Wednesday, July 1, 2020

And time still goes on....

Well, the collective blogospehere has taken a tumble from their heyday of 2008. 

It's been 6 years since we've last updated. 

Well a few things have happened (duh). Mostly do due with kids.

Kenzie
Kenzie is now 7.  She just finished first grade. She LOVES reading. It's been amazing to watch her grow up.  She is a go-getter and we expect great things from her. 
Jenny hates it when Danny suggests this - but the only person who would be able to put up a fight with Jenny would be a descendant of Jenny. Kenzie is like her mom in a lot of ways. I'll take a little stubbornness (don't hurt me Jenny) for all the spunk, independence, and hard work we get in return. 

Grace

Gracie, our second, is now 5! She is the sweetheart of the family. She loves to take care of the baby (more on him shortly). She is a good dancer and good at math. Probably more of a girly girl - so she is into dance and fashion. Her best subject is probably math and is very anxious for kindergarten.
Grace has had her share of health issues.  Nothing serious, but several very unpleasant trips to the doctor/hospital. Because of that we may have a soft spot for her. We may say 'yes' to her too often.  That is entirely possible.

Benjamin

Ben is..........there is no other way to put this. He's our hell-raiser. This kid is so destructive it's impressive. Victims of Ben's mayhem include : his own tongue(ER trip), the tip of his finger(same ER trip), several blinds, an iPhone, Danny's head(threw a cymbal at him), his own head(lots of bruises from running around), multiple dishes(gravity still works folks), our living room carpet(big can of paint) and Danny's formally thick, lush and bright hair.
The funny part about Ben is that he has such a cheery disposition - he's probably naturally the happiest out of all the kids.  So these acts of destruction are never done in rage or out of anger, he's doing stuff because he thinks it's fun. So it's hard to stay mad at him. I(Danny) always hear how I deserve it because I was the same way.  Others find that funny right now. I am not there yet. 


Joe

Baby Joe (Joey, Joseph, The Big J) is our 4th and likely last child. He is coming up on a year old. He has the best smile and laugh right now. Getting him to laugh is a treat. He wasn't our fastest to walk, but he is walking quite a bit for his first birthday. Unfortunately, he is good at making messes right now - he is really into playing with the dog food. We kind of hope he has the disposition of his Uncle David and less like his Dad. We'll keep you posted on what happens.

Jenny has taught preschool for several years. It has been great. The corona virus has us in a bit of a holding pattern for 2020-21 year, but we will be patient and see what happens.

As those around us have experienced significant blessings and trials we realize each day is a gift. We hope those we love can find happiness and joy even in these tough times. Y'all are great and deserve to be happy.

 See you in 6 years. 
 








Thursday, February 20, 2014

And time goes on....

This girl will just not stop growing.  She continues to amaze and capture our hearts every day. 

Friday, November 1, 2013

Halloween

I am afraid Kenzie isn't a huge fan of Halloween.  She did however look adorable. Here we are at Danny's work party. 





Monday, October 28, 2013

Pumpkin carving!

Aaron came to visit us at our house last night and we carved up our pumpkins.  Kenzie loves following him around everywhere he goes.  After pumpkin carving they snuggled  in some blankets and watched a movie .  It was pretty dang cute. 




Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Black Island Farms


My wonderful sister in law gave us some tickets to Black Island Farm! We had never been there so we really didn't know what to expect.  It was amazing! There is a lot of fun stuff for kids to do, a corn maze, a hay ride and a farm animals.  Kenzie really loved the animals. We didn't get many pictures, because our camera was dying, but it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.  

Getting ready to go. Obviously very excited

Getting ready to go down the slide

Climbing the hay
Pumpkin heads
Kenzie enjoying the bumpy hayride. 


Sunday, September 29, 2013

Back by popular demand





Okay, maybe just back from a crazy whirlwind of life.  So here is our updates followed by some pretty cute pictures of the one and only center of our lives at the moment. Danny had graduated and is  working for a company called Spillman.  He loves working there and looks forward to seeing the company grow. We moved into a beautiful house in bountiful and spend much of our free time painting, cleaning and doing yard work! We are really excited for the snow to cover up all our messy lawn. I am staying home with the bundle of joy and really enjoying being a full time mom.  It's not nearly as easy as being a full time teacher but definitely worth it.  Kenzie is growing fast.  She will be a year old in November. She is walking around everywhere and loves to make messes.  Seeing how we missed documenting the whole first year of her life on this blog I will try to post the pictures in order.



Camping with grandma and grandpa kohl

Thanksgiving point

Zoo time with dad

Just being cute

Really mom?



Daddy's favorite treat and baby girl


Our little bug!

There you have it!










Sunday, April 1, 2012

In case you were wondering...

I hope the picture is clear enough.