Kennedy Corner

Tractors and Checkups

2012-01-20T07:48:00.000-08:00

We have had a really busy and great week. Mike and Marsha took the boys for a couple of days and David and I really took advantage... staying up late and going out to dinner. It was a lot of fun for David to have some time to give 100% of his attention to Violet... and she loved it.
Also this week Grandpa Clyde was in town on Potato Business, so we of course went to see the Tractors at the Ag expo! Always a treat!

Pretty impressive wheels!
I was feeding Violet and an older gentleman came to sit with his. He said "there is nothing about you two that fits in a place like this!" I smiled and sat Violet up just in time for her to let one of her VERY MANLY Belches... Our new friend said "Oh, now you fit just fine!"
The boys just went crazy surrounded by all the MAN TOYS!
Also this week we had Violet's 5 month checkup! I was really shocked to find out she only weighed 11 and 1/2 pounds. She seems to grow every minute and I was sure she was beginning to catch up... so for now she is in the 8th percentile and we just love our tiny little bean!

Every day I watch her and admire her strength. Our hearts just haven't healed from her time in the hospital. I look at these pictures of her covered in tubes and needles and am so grateful that she is with us healthy and strong!

A few things about our little miss:
1. She sleeps 13 hours at night and is FINALLY getting the hang of naps!
2.She loves eating everything EXCEPT mixed veggies... of which she loves spitting across the room
3.She is crazy about Makray (as he is about her) he loves teaching her to spit raspberries, blow bubbles, and smack her lips.
4,She is about sitting up by herself
5.She demands everyone's full attention and loves to look at herself in the mirror! (true girl)

Holly Jolly Christmas

2011-12-26T08:20:00.000-08:00

SO STINKING CUTE!!!!

Violet got her very own pillow pet... she rubbed her little face in its fur and just cooed at it.

Mommy was TOTALLY lovin all over Santa.... Mak wasn't impressed... we have such a good daddy no one even guessed!!!

What are two brothers for.... this is far less dangerous than the activities my brothers forced me into!!!

Happy Birthday Big Kid!!!

2011-12-19T15:43:00.000-08:00

Makray turned 4 years old today... I can't believe that when we moved to Pocatello we had just one little baby and a long 4 years of college ahead of us... We now have three kids and just weeks left of school. Today was such a wonderful day... and though i am sad to see Mak growing so quickly it is a lot of fun watching him turn from a toddler to a big kid!

This is Mak's very manly doll house... hahaha it is batman's house! It includes many shooting devices, batmans motorbike, and a jail for bad guys... it is amazing!!!
Makray wanted a pirate birthday... so here is my attempt at a treasure chest cake!!!
David got Makray his very own binoculars... he is really excited to take them to yellowstone this spring!
It was a bit chilly outside... so my dad braved the pinata on a broom... Papa took a few good whacks to the knee I think.. but he was very brave!
While I was putting the boys to bed Makray told me "Mom I can't close my eyes I am just so happy!" So i think it was a really good day!

Ok so I guess I am the only one who can watch this over and over again and still laugh... but if you have a second.. watch this clip and smile!

Mak Vs. Pinata

Sickies and Snuggles

2011-11-25T15:40:00.000-08:00

Today I was making Violet a bottle and listening to the boys play with her in her crib.... when I suddenly hear a very disturbing phrase...."Emmett, hold her arms down so she can't move for a second." Well as you can imagine I practically flew to her rescue... and this is what I found.
Giant Dora band-aid
Surprisingly... she really didn't mind, she was smiling and talking away. Apparently she had an ouchie... I could barely make out a scratch but I am grateful that Makray is on top of things.

We have been sick for the longest time... as soon as we get rid of something someone else gets something new and we pass it around. We have made the best of it and have enjoyed laying around watching Christmas shows!
Watching our Christmas movie... violet looks like a creepy little doll next to frosty.
Makray is my right hand man... he is always under foot ready to help with Violet. In all honesty he is a lot of help, he will hold Violet for hours... he is great at finding her binkie for her and she thinks he is the funniest guy in the world.. whenever I can't get her to smile he can!

You may be wondering where little Emmett is in all these snuggles...
He prefers his pig...
In sum... we are great. Violet has reached a Whopping nine pounds at her 12 week check up... she smiles and kind of laughs... and most importantly sleeps !!!TEN!!! hours at night. The boys are feeling better and are looking forward to a visit from SANTA WHOOHOO!!!!

Twinners

2011-11-11T19:35:00.000-08:00

Tonight I was folding clothes... and looked over at Violet who was happily kicking her feet and watching her little hands and she just looked SO much like Makray... that I had to snap a quick picture.
So this is little Violet in a rare dressed down (no bows not sparkles no tulle) pic. She is 10 weeks old 8lbs 10 ozs and cute as a button!
Here is Makray he is 4 weeks in this picture and about the same size... probably slightly bigger than his sister is now. They have such the same little personalities... and are the best of buds. Whenever me and emmett have just had it with Makray's non-stop talking we send him to play with violet. She can listen and play with him all day... and he adores her.

Hoppy Wee O Ween

2011-10-31T20:35:00.000-07:00

What a great Halloween Weekend we had. We went to party after party and had such a blast. It is always so fun to watch our little kid's reactions to all the Halloween crazy. The boys loved seeing people dressed up and decorating the house, and the pure joy that every door that opens offers candy. Every house we went to Mak would yell "Happy Halloween!" that would quickly be followed by Emmett's "Hoppy Wee O ween!" It made me smile every time! David had a very rare night off... and stayed out as long as the boys wanted to trick or treat... which was pretty late.. Mak wouldn't be satisfied until the neighborhood was cleaned out.
These are a few of Mak and Emmett's best buddies... the little Dorthy is quickly surpassing me as the most beautiful girl in the world in Mak's eyes.

Our church Church Carnival... they won best Costumes... which made ME so proud... because I made them haaha.
The witch isn't my child... they just really love her!My tiny little piglet... she took Halloween like a champ...
Such cutie pie kids!

Miss Violet's Big Day

2011-10-22T12:03:00.000-07:00

Sunday we had Violet's blessing. It was such a wonderful day spent with great friends and family.
Violet wore my dress from my blessing which was pretty neat, we had to make a few adjustments to it since she is so tiny and i was apparently a fatty!
Proud parents!!! David did such a great job her blessing... I just love seeing him with his little girl.
Four Generations, Great Grandma Robison and Grandma Marsha
Little girls are just the funnest... we didn't put on her dress until last second.. because she is a puker... but i loved this picture of her in her tiny little tights and little bracelet.

I made her these little shoes, they are little ballet slippers. My little nephew was helping me get her ready with all her fun little accessories and he said "Violet is everything a little girl should be" I thought that summed her up pretty good!
This might be horrible... but it was all Makray's idea... he keeps us all on the ball making sure Violet is never without her bows and bracelet on. I think he feels that is the only thing that makes her a girl and he wants people to know it is HIS sister.
I thought this was a funny picture... I walked in the living room to find Violet being safely guarded by Rudolph...

Dave's Deer

2011-10-20T13:07:00.001-07:00

6 Weeks and Counting

2011-10-07T13:58:00.000-07:00

Well little Violet is 6 weeks old... which by adjusted age makes her 1 week old... ya i don't get it either. Anyway we took her into the doctor for a check up this week. She is doing WONDERFUL!!! I thought that she was getting SO big... so i was surprised to find out she still only weighed 7lb 5 oz. That put her into the 2nd percentile. So she is tiny.... but with a big personality!

She is a pretty good baby... but by far my worst sleeper... i am SO exhausted... by slowly she is getting better and i keep telling myself just a few more weeks and she will be sleeping through the night.With the cold weather so came the uggs... yes i know what newborn needs uggs... but they were so fun to make that she has several pairs hahahaha.
Makray would hold violet all day long if i let him... this is his expression in response to trying to take her from him... he LOVES his sister... plus he is pretty bossy.

Emmett is still getting used to having another baby... he loves to hug her... but is pretty unimpressed with her.. he feels that she should do more cool tricks... i'm sure she will in time.
We had David home for a VERY rare couple hours the other day... don't you love how well attended to the little ball of pink is! hahaha The boys were all a little occupied by their gaming!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

2011-09-18T18:33:00.001-07:00

Emmett turned the BIG 2 yesterday, it has been a whirl wind of a month and it was so good to stop and take time out for our big kid. It didn't take him long to figure out the whole wrapping paper thing, he was chucking paper over his shoulder before we knew it.Emmett's very favorite present!Grandma and Grandpa brought a pinata and the boys had so much fun beating it to pieces!I am terribly embarrassed about this cake but it made Emmett SO happy, he loves piggies.Emmett did exactly what you would expect a nearly 40 pound two year old to do... as soon as we finished singing happy birthday he leaned down and took a bite out of his cake!This is just a bonus pic... emmett at last has forgiven me for bringing home a baby and has decided to love her now.

Home at Last

2011-09-13T20:55:00.001-07:00

It is really hard to believe that Violet is already 2 weeks old. After spending 12 days in the Nicu the fact that she is ours to keep is just sinking in.

This is violet still at the hospital but with no tubes or oxygen for the first time... it is my favorite picture because I had been up all night praying she could stay off her oxygen and come home... I took this pic right after my favorite nurse came to tell me I could take her home in 15 minutes!!!On her way home! .... also i made that car seat cover... just to toot my own horn!

David has an issue with the size of her bows.... I really don't care hahahaTwo of my three favorite boys.... Mak is so awesome with Violet. I love watching David have a daughter...he brought her home the cutest pinkest fluffy princess nightlight last night... I am kinda in love with that boy!There are no words.....hahaha

In Case You Haven't Heard....

2011-09-09T18:01:00.000-07:00

Yes! Little VIOLET CLAIRE KENNEDY came into the world on August 31!!! After 5 days of labor... no i am not kidding... 7 shots of terbutaline, tons of pills and a round of magnesium (that was both horrible and unsuccessful) oh and did i mention a changed due date of OCTOBER 2..... our little girl insisted on meeting us 5 weeks early. Her tiny little lungs weren't prepared to breath on their own. This is her at her very worst.... yes i hate this picture... but it is our life for now.
She is already in love with her daddy... and who wouldnt be... he is the baby whisperer!
i have practically camped out at the hospital. We are so greatful to have Grandma and Grandpa, Mike and Marsha have had the boys for ten days now and i am certain they are exhausted; but it has been a tremendous blessing, for me, that the boys haven't had to feel our stress.Violet is both sweet and sassy... she loves snuggling and is happiest being held... she is sure to let EVERYONE know when she is hungry and pitches a pretty impressive fit! We are in love with her.... she is doing well! We are hoping to bring her home oxygen free in the next few days... I keep telling David (and Heavenly Father)that Sunday is my limit but we will see!!!

Embracing the Pink

2011-08-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

Our house has under gone quite a transformation over the past couple months. It has been hard on us all having to witness all the pink and fluff come in.... but emmett by far has had the hardest time. Emmett is what i like to call a horse of a boy. My 35 pound soon to be two year old enjoys only the manliest of activities, it is pretty typical to find him hanging from his bunk in his underwear... the only thing unusual about this picture is that he appears to be fairly clean.

Emmett hates anything pink... for months he has gone about the house chucking anything and everything that looks girly. He will often come in to sit in my lap while i work on my various projects, anything fluffy or made of tulle literally makes him nauseated he will leave the room gagging.

But lately.... he has given up his past issues and realized that much of this pink stuff is soft and cuddly!Some of the pink is kind of fun to play with.

And some of the pink is really quite fashionable.

Regardless of the changes... we are all looking forward to our sisters arrival and are at last accepting the changes coming.

We Are Still Here

2011-08-16T14:10:00.000-07:00

So we are still alive.... It has been far far far to long since i have updated... and honestly i don't know where to start. So i am skipping all our summer pictures for now and going straight to the most recent. I did the boys pictures the other day. We got a few good ones. Here is a small PREVIEW.
On another note.... I ran into a friend the other day who was SHOCKED to see that I was VERY VERY VERY pregnant... and it hit me that I never really made an announcement on my blog. SO yes we are expecting a beautiful baby GIRL in just a few weeks actually... we are very very excited. My pregnancy has been really aweful... I wish i could describe it any other way... but I can't. We have had to work so so so hard to keep this little girl from coming to early and now that it is finally coming down to the end..... I know she is going to make us wait. She will be worth it!

Happy Easter

2011-04-26T09:12:00.000-07:00

We were lucky enough to spend the weekend with my parents in Burley where it is always a party.
We started off with a big easter hunt at the hospital... my first warning sign should have been there was five adults to every toddler.... Out of about a thousand eggs my boys ended up with two each. The parents there were very scary and aggressive, adults took eggs right out of our hands... so some people ended up with hundreds... and some of the more behaved people ended up with nothing. hahaha.... however... my boys are easy to please and were glad with their two little eggs.

Fortunately the easter doggy was there to soften the blow...

We drove out far out of the city to have our annual hot dog roast. Nothing makes little boys happier than an open field, tractors flames and marshmallows.

Papa and the boys filling a drill with seed.

Ahh.. yummy sticky marshmallows.

Of course we colored some eggs. Markay is very good at it... He is always so excited to help Grandma Jill with all of her "projects" as he calls them.

The finished product that Mak so generously donated to our potato salad and deviled eggs.

What's easter without newborn baby lambs. The boys love headin out with papa to see the lambies.

The boys cleaned sure cleaned up and our Easter was closer to Christmas.

OUR California Adventures

2011-04-09T13:22:00.000-07:00

This is a major blog overload I just couldn't resist putting in every single picture I did. We were lucky enough to spend our Spring break in not so sunny, but sunnier than Idaho, CALIRFORNIA. We got to spend some fun time with David's fam, and did every activity in the book. Including: A day in each.... Disneyland, California Adventures, San Diego Zoo, and Sea World.

Emmett was crazy about the characters, we were shocked since we had such a bad santa experience. He was one of those kids elbowing other kids out of the way to get his turn.

How tired do you have to get to find this comfy?

The highlight of our lives hhahaha.

We waited 1 hr and 50 min to ride dumbo, but Mak had seen this ride on the internet and it was the one ride he felt he would die if we didnt get to try.

So happy that we are gritting our teeth and have a bit of the shakes... if you know my boys at all you know this is classic joy.

Mak was screaming "Shamu, Shamu!!!" as loud as anyone else in the park.

This was so exciting to feed the sealions, even though a bird tried to steal our fish. Mak told me his favorite part of seaworld was "When mom punched that bird who tried to steal my fish..." Yes no one messes with my babies so look out... hahaha.

The beach was a cool 54 degrees, but my boys BOTH bailed right into the ocean. We were so shocked... we had to run in and fish them out... Hence... Mak is running around in his underwear and emmett is wearing my sweatshirt.

It was such a LONG week, but the boys loved every second of it. There were no tears over long lines, or complaints over missed naps. They handled 14 hours of disneyland like PROS!!! It was so much fun and totally worth every sore foot and back to take them.

Tractors Tractors Tractors

2011-01-21T08:39:00.000-08:00

Well since its January in Idaho.... there aren't a lot of options for entertainment. We were left with the Ag Expo... which turned out to be a lot more fun than we expected. So here are a ton of pics of my boys being real men.
This is Makray's good buddy Jacobe. Fortunately Jacobe was there because he knows EVERYTHING about tractors!
Yes we tried out EVERY SINGLE TRACTOR.

Is there anything better in this entire world than brothers? I have yet to see it.

Mak never forgets his brother, right now he is saying "Hurry up buddy I see a Green one."

The big boys up on a combine.... I think. HAHAHA anyway this is the perfect picture to me and the reason why I think I could have ten boys and live in my own little man world covered in pizza and tractors. I love boys stuff.

On another note.... last week i turned 24. I honestly never thought I would live to see the day. However it was an awesome day. Amongst other activities a few girlfriends through me a little party. They made YES MADE me this awesome cake, so it sat on display all weekend before we ate it hahaha. Thanks Ally, you made my day.

Fitting I think.

Happy Birthday Big Boy!

2010-12-21T19:03:00.000-08:00

It was Makray's birthday sunday! He turned the BIG 3 and boy do I feel old. He has been waiting a long time for this day, so it was sure exciting.

So this is Mak's Mario cake. He has always loved mario, it took 2 dozen cupcakes.... if anyone wants one please come get some!!!!

Emmett was really excited for all his brothers presents!

Emmett got a pillow pet as well. Thank you grandma Marsha the kids have been dying for a pillow pet for months.

The big thing Mak got was a tool station.... I woke up to the power drill at 7 a.m the next morning and it has hardly rested since.

It was a great day!!!!

These are a Few of my favorite things!!!

2010-12-21T18:46:00.000-08:00

Better late than never...at least that's my theory. It was Mak's Bday on Sunday and i am more than a little late. However, I wanted to make sure that I jotted down some of the best parts of Makray's long gone terrific twos.

1. You are practically perfect in every way. You are well behaved. You go to sleep early and wake up late. You eat all your food regardless of what I feed you. You love to play. You love to smile. There is nothing more I could ask for in a little boy.
2. You are my little perfectionist. You spend a good part of your day cleaning and organizing. Your brother terrorizes you by mixing up your bins and dumping out your toys. You sometimes have to hold your breath and ball up your little hands to keep from exploding when your things are in disarray.
3. You started out your twos being pretty shy. You stuck to my side for the most part. Nursery was hard for you. You always told me the babies in there were loud and stinky. But recently you have become a little social butterfly. You say hi to everyone and yell "merry Christmas." You love all your buddies and can't wait for primary.
4. You make me laugh all the time. You come up with the craziest things to say.
5. You love being a big kid. You gave up diapers more than a year ago, and now you are awesome at getting up at night to take yourself potty. It is great to have such a grown up boy.
6. You have the most incredible sense of smell. You can sniff out anything stinky or sweet. Your number one quote is, "Hey i smell something!"
7. You are sweet to everyone. You like to make people happy and take a lot of pride into showing kindness to others. You are always more than willing to give up toys and candy to others.
8.You are my bubble boy. You love having lots of friends, but boy do you hate kisses and hugs. It takes a lot for mommy or daddy to get a kiss from you. You don't like to snuggle you just don't have time for it.
9. You are my little wrestler! Boy do I love having someone to wrestle with. You are pretty tough and you are always yelling "say uncle say uncle!" you usually win!!
10. Best of all you are the greatest brother. You take such good care of Emmett, always watching over him and keeping him safe. You put his needs before yours, you are such an amazing example, I know E will be a good boy just like you because he watches you and the good things you do.

Emmett's Revenge

2010-11-03T16:01:00.000-07:00

The warnings you see on these types of containers are no joke, although probably not for this reason. I was glad I wasn't to far away when I heard Mak's muffled cries for help. Look close at what's in the container.....

I walked in to see Emmett's angel smiling face and Mak begging me to get Emmett off.
Now I hate to say it.... but Makray had been asking for this for months. Emmett is always getting hurt when it comes to playing with his brother. Emmett is generally the sweetest little thing, taking Mak's abuse in stride.... but every once in a while he shows a side of pure evil. I don't doubt Emmett had been waiting all day for Mak to climb in, and with a little maneuvering of the lid, and just a little climbing... Mak got his!

Weekend at the Cabin

2010-10-17T19:23:00.000-07:00

Well it once again has been far to long since I have updated. I will try to do better... but I say that every week! For conference weekend we all went up to David's parents new cabin! It was tons of fun and so nice to be together as a family, which is so hard to do these days.

They have what they call a ladder, that the spawning fish can swim up and researchers can do... their thing? I guess... anyway it was fun for us. The little boys got their sticks out and life was the greatest.

Anything Mak does... Emmett has to do too!

Even though Emmett isn't quite as good at it....

Emmett made a move for the water every chance he got. It was 80 degrees that day, but I am guessing the water was still pretty cold.

We played on Grandpa's razor every chance we got. Makray loves his rides, no one gets around without him. He rode until he fell asleep... see the movie!

Emmett's Big Birthday

2010-09-24T12:51:00.000-07:00

Emmett had the best first Birthday. It was a weekend long celebration, with several parties and a lot of cake and icecream. Nothing is better than summer days spent with friends and grandparents and big boy cousins!!!Good morning birthday boy. I had to throw this picture in... Emmett is the one and only morning person in our family. This is how Dave and I like to wake up in the morning. He is always full of giggles first thing in the morning and loves to snuggle, which helps us morning draggers feel better about our day.

Mak was definetly more excited about the presents than Emmett. We had a little jealousy, but nothing to serious.

I am super proud of this cake, it was huge and used 32 cupcakes. Emmett has loved elmo since he was about three months old. Wherever we go he points out every elmo. I made this cake the day before his party and I had to protect it from my boys with my life. They were so sneaky. Thanks Brit for your vast knowledge and supplies for awesome cakes!!!!

Emmett thought we were a little crazy, but Karly and Mak and of course ME knew just what to do!
This is Mak's good buddy Talissa, they are on a little cupcake date.

Digging in... there was no happier boy there than Emmett... he had three cupcakes in one sitting.

We are still cleaning up red frosting, and they boys are still slightly pink.

10 Things I Love About You

2010-09-17T09:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Emmett

This is him showing off his new trick, that he is ONE!!!

Okay here are my top ten.................

1. You are HUGE. Not fat, not chubby, not rolly. Just Flat out HUGE. My shoulder will no doubt need surgery in 10 years because of your hefty 25 pounds i carry all day. But it is worth it, because you are a horse of a boy, and its a whole lot to love.

2. Along with that, I love your appetite. I am going to have to start measuring your food in take in pounds like a zoo animal. I love to cook for you bud, because no on appreciates it like you do.

3. I love that you like me best. I had to put up with Mak being a daddy's boy for to long. I am proud of my mama loving baby!

4. You are gross, and it may be the most charming thing about you. Little guy, you stink, literally all the time. You are always covered in goo, and you are always letting them rip. You are flat out nasty, and it is so "stinking" adorable.

5. Like your mommy, you appreciate your sleep. It is awesome! You like cat naps, you like long naps, and you are always more than willing to go to bed at 7 oclock.

6. I love that you are such a good brother. You are crazy about Makray! Your third word was Guk, that is what you call Mak. The first thing every morning you want to do, after a good snuggle, is wake up your brother.

7. Like I said up top, you like to snuggle. You are such a physical little kid. You love with kisses, hugs, bonks, and occasionally the loving bite. You love me to hold you and kiss your toes and your fingers. It is a great end to a long day.

8. Sometime it is hard, but I love the fact that you don't do anything until you are ready. You are a little behind in doing everything, but i found the more I push, the harder you fight. When I was trying to get you to crawl, you would lay on your back and growl at me. One day I quit trying, you saw something you wanted, and off you went. So bud.... you walk when you feel good and ready!!!

9. I love your humor. You are such a ham, you love making people laugh. You like to pull funny faces and make crazy noises. Lately you like to crawl with your eyes closed just so people will laugh when you run into the wall. You also think it is hilarious to sneak up on people and bit their toes or legs. You sit back and laugh when they scream

10. What I love the mostest about you is your sweet little spirit. From the moment you were born you have been quiet and reserved. You hate to bother anyone, or make a fuss. You are always pleasant. You are such a joy to have in our home.

I LOVE YOU BIG E!!!!

Emmett's One Year Pics... well 11 Month Pics

2010-08-21T22:16:00.001-07:00

So these are a bit rough... they haven't been edited, but I was excited to post a couple anyway.

For My Brothers

2010-08-10T08:37:00.001-07:00

So I had an experience yesterday. Tears and tantrums were running strong, and by lunch time all three of us had had it. At which point Mak was sent to his room for basically sitting on Emmett's head. Mak began the usual five minute time out sitting pushed up against his door bawling. Pretty soon Emmett was banging on the other side of the door and pulling on the handle in an attempt to get Mak out. I was shocked after all Makray had spent the morning picking Emmett to pieces. My best attempts to entertain Emmett and keep him away from Mak's door failed, every time he would head down the hall turn the corner and go straight to Mak's door. He had one thing on his mind and nothing was going to stop him.

Whatever, I figured while they were both otherwise engaged (bawling and banging) I would get some cleaning up done. About a minute and half later I realized the banging had stopped and so had the crying. I headed for Mak's room to see what the lack of commotion was about. This is what I found.

Emmett had reached his fat, little hand under the door, to hold Mak's hand. They sat there long enough for me to grab my camera again, just holding hands. After all the quarrels over peanut-butter sandwiches or the tears over the blue dragon that's missing a wing, these two little brothers still had so much love for each other. Which got me thinking...
Thank you to my brothers for tormenting my boyfriends, calling me names, and pulling my hair. Thank you for teaching me how to throw a ball, gut a fish, and punch like a boy. Thanks for getting me grounded and for taking the blame. Thanks for shooting me with sling shots, marshmallow rifles, potato guns, and air soft pistols. Thanks for carrying me home when I was hurt, slipping me money so I wouldn't lose at monopoly, and cutting me more than my share of the Lawn Mowing money when all I did was sit on the curb and pout. Thanks for going on missions, fulfilling your callings, and being good boys. Love you Ty and P!

Our 4th Celebration

2010-07-09T08:31:00.000-07:00

Get ready for an overload of pictures... we had the funnest 4th maybe in history. This year we surpassed our usual Melaleuca Fireworks and opted to visit some family in Salt Lake, and I'm pretty sure we won't ever stick around Idaho Falls again, we had so much fun.
Mak and E are lucky enough to have some of the BEST big boy cousins in the world, these are 9 of his most favorite people and they were all there except one, WE MISSED YOU CANNON
We went to a little canyon just outside of Salt Lake.... it was so beautiful
The only picture we got with everyone looking. (and not crying)
My sister in laws and mother in law (i'm the blonde one haha) Everyone has complaints about their in-laws, but i don't have any about these three. I always wanted awesome sister-in-laws and these two are as good as they get. We had so much fun shopping and playing with our boys.
I'm a little bit in love with the bond my little boys are already forming. Yes and that IS the worlds biggest marshmallow.
Emmett showing off, I was dreading the day when emmett learned that daddy is just so much fun, and I would get bumped from being the center of his world... that day is here.
This is Nixon showing off his rock collection and Mak, equally proud of his candy collection.

My recipe for the perfect 4th, lots of little boys, good food, and plenty of fire!!!
Snapits rock Mak's world.
Ahhh....

This picture pretty well sums up our weekend, just look at mak's face when the first fire work went off.

Hooray for US!!!

2010-06-10T09:42:00.001-07:00

TODAY is our Anniversary. We have been married for FOUR years, and i just can't believe it. It has been my greatest adventure, and I've loved almost every minute of it. Today is a day that I can do nothing but smile at the joys I have in my life. Four years ago I married the best man a girl could ask for and our ending result is........
two more of the best little men I could ask for.......

Memorial Day Weekend

2010-06-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

What a great weekend. We spent a few days in Burley because my brother's little family came to visit. We had such a blast with 3 little boys under the age of three. It was great to see them.
We got to swim at the hotel.

Mak is a pretty awesome swimmer with his little floaties.
Later we went up to Island Park again, to get in on opening day fishing.

Everyone say fishy!Mak was excited and patient on his first fishing trip. He sat and waited and waited for his fish. A friend invited us to go out on their boat, it was really hard persuading Mak to leave his post, but after we promised him a fish on the boat he relented.

Fishing in style on a big BIG ocean boat.
4 hours on the boat... it is getting a little hard to wait for our fish.
Got one at last.

Bear Attack

2010-05-25T10:26:00.001-07:00

So... here is the long awaited story. So we went to Bear World. We love Bear World we go as often as we can, it is always really fun, but uneventful. BUT this time! We were attacked!!! We were driving through the park, Mak was in the car behind us with Grandma and Grandpa. David, Emmett and I were happily filming the bear who had come right up to Mak's window, when we turned the camera to witness what was coming towards us. As a big fat bear began climbing on our car bumper.... we thought it was pretty funny, the climate of our car was happy at that point. But then the bear climbed up onto our hood, and then he began scratching and licking our windsheild. At this point it was becoming less and less funny, when he climbed up onto the roof.... and began to bounce. We heard creaking and cracking, as well as me screaming "get him off, get him off!" Finally a man came and poked the bear with a stick until he got off. We ended up with scratches and dents all over our car as well as a destroyed sunroof. However it was worth it... I guess!

Going through Yellowstone (vacation part 2)

2010-05-15T08:46:00.001-07:00

We went through Yellowstone. It was a lot of fun... but it was even more freezing. The little kids were SUCH troopers, bundled up in at least a couple jackets they hopped out of the car at every stop.

Mak didn't take his hands out of his pockets for almost the entire trip he was so cold... here Raquel got the outside of the jacket and Mak got the inside.
Best Buddies.... with the BEST VIEW
Emmett has learned to give loves and kisses... Mak is really the only one who enjoys the slobberfest.

ahh... precious
Thumbs up after a successful pee on the tree.

Mak at the end of the trip...........
and e at the end of the trip....... is that chocolate or is that poop....... its chocolate.

Schools Out for The Summer Vacation (Part 1)

2010-05-12T17:57:00.000-07:00

Well Dave's school is finally out and so we celebrated with a little vacation. Dave's little nieces came all the way from Virginia to visit so we had tons of fun. Mak just couldn't get enough girl we all loved every minute of it.

We went to Mike and Marsha's Cabin in Island Park and of course we had blizzard.
We saw lots and lots of animals with our way awesome bignoculars.

We learned all about girl stuff, mak is now well educated in princesses, purses and general fluffiness.
We had so much fun with the little girls they are so adorable and fun. Mak loved them to pieces. They were so sweet and loved helping out with baby emmett...which will come in handy with their baby brother that is on his way.
Mak... Natalya..... Raquel .... and E hanging out and keeping warm watchin movies.
We had a lot more adventures on our vacation that we will post soon!!!

Tinisha's Wedding

2010-05-04T20:20:00.000-07:00

ok so this is kind of lame....... considering it is David's Niece's wedding and i have no pictures or her. HAHA but we did have tons and tons of fun with all our little cousins and thanks for the good time and sorry for the lack of pictures to the lovely bride and groom.

Easter

2010-04-23T08:58:00.001-07:00

Well I am nearly a month behind, and it was a very very busy month. So now that our computer is up and running again, prepare yourselves for a lot of updates.
We went to half a dozen easter egg hunts, all with snow, wind, and rain. But we spent our Easter Weekends and my mom and dads in Burley.
I felt so bad sending Mak out to find his eggs in the snow, but he didn't seem to mind.
Mak and Emmett cleaned up with their Easter Baskets, Mak's favorite was his golf caddy. In our attempt to teach mak both the religious and make believe sides of Easter, he got a little confused, and was just so excited that "Jesus brought him Easter Candy" what can ya do?
Emmett enjoyed easter and had his fair share of candy!
But mostly he just wanted to eat all the eggs.

Our Ice Cold Spring Break

2010-04-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

This is what our spring break started out as... pretty crappy huh!!!

Fortunately we visited daves parents who's hot tub kept us toasty warm

This is seriously the first and only picture i have of our entire family looking at the camera.
Mak LOVES to see temples so we stopped at the Rexburg Temple to get a few family pics
I love this picture because it shows our true colors. Emmett is screaming..... Mak is looking for his next act of destruction and sometimes all dave and i can do is, kiss and be thankful we are all alive.
Daddy went on lots of walks and bike rides, despite the frosty weather
Emmett looks appropriately horrified
Emmett still looking appropriately horrified. Mak insists that emmett has every opportunity he does... whether he wants it or not.
What else is there to do on a blustery day then use a diaper box for a sledding device!!
We enjoy making fun of emmett for his extreme weakness, it has taken him several weeks to work up to this kind of strength.
The warmest day barely got over freezing, so we went out to play on the porch

Surviving RSV

2010-03-19T08:38:00.000-07:00

Yes my kids were some of the unfortunate ones who came down with RSV. Mak came through it like a pro and was just super super sick for 4 or 5 days. Emmett was not quite as fortunate having lots of hospital visits, tests, breathing treatments, oxygen ect. It was miserable and i can honestly say there is nothing scarier in the world than little babies not being able to breath.
We mostly laid around, here they are laying in my bed watching elmo, not mak's fave, but definitely emmetts fave.
When we had watched all thirty thousand disney movies we read a LOT of books
It was really bizarre to see mak with a lack of energy, he had such a nasty fever he kept saying, "daddy come home and make me a smoothie because i am so hot." So we had a lot of Dave's famous smoothies.
We had a LOT of baths to bring down the fever.

Arguing over the ipod.
Getting home after being poked and tested at the doctor, and finally being able to breath. Emmett was such a little angel like always. A big part of this was trying to keep him from fussing because if he fussed he would cough and if he coughed he couldnt breath. The hospital was full of screaming children and i was so grateful for a little boy who was patient and loving and hardly fussed the entire time. The nurses loved him because even when he was blue and out of breath he was still smiling and giving loves.
in all we were very fortunate. It has been a terribley long week and a half but we saw a lot of much sicker babies. They were both such troopers through it all and i am so grateful that we are on the mend.
On another note, through the middle of this Emmett turned 6 months old, and as you can see he is so excited. We celebrated in style.... David being the awesome guy he is saw that I was a bit frazzled from our long week of being cooped up in the house or hospital, so he took us all to PIZZA HUT!!! yahoo to ten dollar pizza.
Emmett was super pumped for the first ten minutes laughing and spitting what he does best.
This is him five minutes later HAHA
Mak picking out his pizza. Supreme and extra veggies of course.
If you know mak you know he loves few things more than food. This is him begging for his pizza, everytime a waitress passed he would say, "please, please be my pizza."
Eyeing the prize.
What was left.
For your information.
Emmetts Stats
Weight: 54%
Height: 79%
Cuteness: 110%

The Things That Melt My Heart and Freeze My Feet

2010-03-13T09:38:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday was a BEAUTIFUL day, we came home from church and David promised mak that after his nap he would get the bikes out and go for a ride. Being Idaho weather in a couple hours it plummeted 25 degrees and had begun to rain, but the first thing out of maks mouth when he woke up was "Go on bike ride with Daddy." So being the awesome Dad david is, the went out to the shed and unloaded the bikes. I stood in our drive way in the pouring freezing rain and watched how happy it made my boys.
Draggin out the bikes after a long winter in the shed.
I insist Emmett gets to do everything mak does, regardless of if he wants to. He was a sport like always and loved it.
Bundled up and ready to go.
If you look close you can see maks little face pressed up against the plastic, hes screaming "HEY MOMMY LOOK AT ME!!! I BEING EMMETT'S BUDDY!"
After, we boxed it out a little. haha
We paid for our fun later this week though, because both babies got sick. It was such a bummer to see both of them run down, but we are all feeling quite a bit better.

Drinking their pedialight and watchin shows, it was crazy to see them just laying around.

Life Is Good

2010-03-01T18:50:00.000-08:00

Sometimes don't you just wish you could be a kid again. To be able to sit naked with your best buddy in the whole world. With your biology goggles, a tootsie pop and not a care in the world

Brother Buddies

2010-02-27T08:21:00.000-08:00

Mak wakes up emmett every morning and they play in his crib while i make breakfast(cereal)

This is Maks "boat" emmett isnt a huge fan but he plays along
and everyday emmett wakes mak up from his nap, yes i put him down with a dirty face haha
Just a cute pic of my fat little boy.

The boys rarely get upset with each other, BUT this is the fish game. Mak got it for christmas and loves it, unfortunately emmett loves it too. When ever we get it out i set emmett a ways away so he can still watch. but he always manages to scootch up to it and grab it, which stops the fish from moving and causes serious contention in our home hahaha.

little stinker
and last of all. Makray all his life has had a favorite blanket. It is dingy and old and worst of all he sucks on the edges. He usually only does this when he sleeps, but yesterday i walked in to see both my boys laying in MY bed sucking on the corners of both their favorite blankies.

Grandpa Comes for the Weekend

2010-02-20T20:37:00.000-08:00

Every year my dad officiates at the Simplot Games.... so lucky us he came to stay for a few days. My dad is maks number one pal, so obviously he was pretty pumped. We spent the whole weekend at the Holt Arena and despite the lack of naps we had a blast.Mak hanging out with papa. Mak got to meet a few former Olympic gold medalists and he now speaks of them by name like they are best buds. He wondered when they were coming over. sorry mak.
My dad participated in the coach's race, he got third. I was bragging about how fast I can run a mile then I watched my 53 year old father kill a mile in 5 min 19 seconds. Mak is fast too.
This picture is a good example of how tired they were, our second day, 7 hours in, no naps to speak of and chalk full of Clearance Valentine Candy. haha
Emmett being the goober that he is. haha
If any of you were curious.... yes big E is actually really big now. He gained 5 pounds in three weeks and is now a swarthy 16 pounder. (notice the triple chin)
with two kids it is impossible to get a shot where both children are looking and neither parent is crying or is it both parents are looking and neither child is crying... anyway
Emmett learning to be a dare devil like his brother
Emmett and Mak in their official Simplot Gear
My boys are big time wrestlers.
My little stinkers just keep growing. Emmett is already scootching around a little and sitting up on his own (for the most part). Mak is full of two year old stuff, some good some bad. But he never fails to make me laugh, he is such a smart little kid he amazes me everyday.

New Blog

2010-02-12T20:33:00.000-08:00

mommymakings.blogspot.com

Hey everyone... i just launched a new blog. Its called mommy makings. It is just a bunch of recipes and fun projects for everyone to share. So check it out. It isnt anything amazing but there are a few worth while things on there. My recipes are always pretty basic and my projects always doable and useful. (i think anyway) So check it out. I hope to update it with new fun stuff at least once a week, i have a button for it on the side of my blog!!!! THANKS

These are the Times of our Lives

2010-02-05T10:23:00.000-08:00

Just some more fun times at the kennedy house.
So makray is by far the most skilled at the ipod touch. He always says "gimme the ipod mom. i fix it" Emmett loves to be with his brother, now that he is a bit stronger he can fend for himself a better and spends most of his time hanging out with mak
We think they might be related hahah.
Who doesnt love pudding this much?
I love this little guy in the morning... this is what i get to wake up to

Daddy isnt home much but when he is we sure have fun.
Mak has been on this kick, he gets books and papers and sits down and "reads" out loud to us. This was a very interesting piece of literature
Just ten more minutes mom
Me and the boys are not morning people, we prefer to roll out of bed well after dad gets up, so it takes us a while to get going, so we spend most of the morning goofing off.
Guitar hero... i let mak borrow my guitar. hes not bad
even emmett got into it a little.
We got out the bouncer which didnt make me happy at first, a. it means emmett is getting big, b. the bouncer is huge and clutters my house. But after emmett squealed and jumped in it for most of the day i fell in love with it.
AND GREAT NEWS!!!!! Emmett had another check up and he gained another 2 pounds in 1o days. He is now in the 53% for weight and 73% for height. HE ISN'T WEASILY ANYMORE!!! They also began weighing him according to his actual age rather than his premie age.... so pretty pumped about it.

Bathtime Buddies

2010-01-26T13:08:00.000-08:00

I have to be honest and admit I'm kind of crazy about my boys these days. They are both at such a fun little age. Mak loves to help with everything and comes up with the funniest things to do and say. Emmett is the most laid back little bugger, nothing makes him fuss and everything makes him smile, he has started scooting a bit on his belly always determined to do things himself. my fave is that they are loving to be together one of there favorite things to do is play in mine and daves great big tub.

Also I have to give a small shout out to bumbo. Bumbo i thought you were the ugliest stupidest thing. I avoided being a bumbo mom as long as i could, but now i have to admit i am addicted. Emmett loves his bumbo and it is one of my top picks for must have baby equitment, coming second only to boppy's travel sized swing.

Underwear Days

2010-01-22T17:20:00.000-08:00

So we havent been up to a whole lot, We are having fun just hanging out. Every morning david says, "Mak, want to come to school with me?" and he answers, "No stay home and play with mom." And play is what we do. I realize that makray is in his undies in almost all these pictures, but it makes him happy and yes i promise i get him dressed quite often.

Emmett has really started to interact with everyone. He loves Mak even though mak is kind of scary. Occasionally we have a "picnic" in the living room and emmett loves roll towards mak to steel his mak and cheese.
We have been on a HUGE cooking kick and the boys love to help, yes this is cake dough, what am i thinking? anything that makes them this happy!!!

This toy is for 8 month olds i know. But makray thinks it is a lawn mower. He mows our carpet several times a day.We went to grammys and papas house and holy smokes they have some big carrots. Mak dug them out himself haha.

Mak loves to help my dad cut wood. No my father is not a lumber jack by profession, but he should be hahaha.
So here we sit in our underwear waiting for our banana bread to come out of the oven. And we couldnt be happier

Snow snow and more snow

2010-01-07T11:09:00.000-08:00

In Rigby it snowed mounds on new years day.
Put to work
So we got out the sleds of course
Like usual mak had no fear
Dave and I had even more fun than mak
We even jumped on the tramp.
Dave and Mak built a snow man..... they were pretty proud of him
And this STINKER broke TWO teeth this week. I almost died when i stuck my finger in his mouth and felt those tiny little teeth well on their way. Poor little three month old what is he going to do with teeth.

Our Holiday Season

2009-12-31T10:52:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to MAK

He started his day with donuts for breakfast.
Hot Dogs for lunch
He requested a ball cake so i did my best.

Mak had a great birthday, i can't believe he is two already.

On another note... emmett is doing SO good. He is finally gaining weight well and is growing and eating like crazy. I started him on solids a few weeks ago, it is obviously early but he holds it down better than milk and he loves it as you can see. He has been sleeping through the night for about a month and a half, i put him down at 8:30 and he wakes up smiling around nine. He is still tiny tiny, but he has a huge personality.

We have spent a lot of time with cousins. We went and saw cannon and carters band performance and makray was amazed he yelled and clapped the whole time, and his cousins were awsome
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Robison Christmas Party

This is Sisi on of Maks best cousins. They hold hands and jump around all day.

We had to do a quick pic because mak enjoys standing NEAR santa but this was just a little to close for him.
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Christmas Day

There were ten little boys at Christmas and we were covered in boy things, they all got little skate boards and jammies on christmas eve.

This was the best christmas EVER. Makray was so excited and happy. Everything he opened he hooted and hollered and even callaped in excitement it made me so happy.
See what i mean about excitement.... who is that excited about Potato Man as mak calls him.
We took a walk in the woods for fresh air.
And burned all the extra wrapping present.

Buds forever.
A walk on the frozen river. We found deer tracks, bunny tracks, and lots and lots of little boy tracks.
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Swim Party
my little dare devil

Emmett Loved the pool
We tried out the water wings and mak did great. He was so glad to be free in the water with the big cousins.
We had such a fun holiday!!! Thank you Grandmas and Grandpas and cousins for making life extra wonderful!!!

Happy Birthday Big Mak

2009-12-19T08:28:00.000-08:00

My top ten Favorite things about my little two year old.

10. I love that people always assume Mak is at least three because he is enormous.
9. Mak prefers grown ups to children. He hated nursery for the longest time because he really hated the children haha.
8. I love that whenever Makray says "excuse me", it always comes out "boobies"
7. Mak has a million nicknames for David and I dont know how he came up with them. Dadzilla, Dadin, and even for a while he called him Edna.
6. Mak sleeps in until 9 most mornings
5. Mak is a miniture Dave, i dont see david a whole lot and i miss him, but fortunately i have a litte Dave all the live long day, and that makes me happy..
4. He talks nonstop so i am never never lonely on long days.
3. Whenever he does something bad that he knows he will be in trouble for(ex. pull down the christmas tree, put a dvd in the video player) he always comes running to me at full speed and the first thing out of his mouth is "I LOVE YOU MOMMY"
2. He is the best big brother in the world, he protects emmett when kids take his toys, he always shares his treats, and there is no one in the world mak loves like he loves emmett.
1. I love Mak because he is Mak and there is no one else like him

Way Behind

2009-12-09T16:55:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving at my parents was a blast. We went to utah and of course visited cabellas

I like this picture because mak and dave look like twins both equally interested in the bunny

Mak was way impressed emmett was not... haha
We had a swim party where we did our best to protect maks cast... we failed
Notice the plastic bag covering maks arm... filling with water
Tractor ride with papa... Maks very favorite part.
Cousin LOWE came clear from Arizona
Mak likes to make emmett wear everything, poor emmett is already the picked on little brother.
We went roller skating at our ward party it was a blast. Makray looks like he is doing really well but he was NOT a good roller skater.
The classic what is going on face... Emmett was an even worse roller skater.
Like usual mom is enjoying the childrens activities WAY more than the children
In case any of you are curious i am a WAY better roller skater than dave.

Dave and his three on three championship basketball game that they WON!!!!

Another One Bites The Dust

2009-11-24T08:31:00.000-08:00

So we were having one of those weeks that just wouldn't end. But on Saturday things were looking up, Emmett was holding food down, we were all on the mend from a ferocious cold, I had gotten a few hours of sleep and both boys were in for their naps. Things WERE looking up when i heard a huge crash followed by Mak screaming. He had attempted to climb out of his crib..... a first for him, and had fallen out and broken his arm. What a bummer.
This was the cast he had on for a few days before they put on his new super cool blue one.
His gorilla got a cast too.
Mak was so brave and so good, and we were so proud of him. He thinks he is awesome which is good because he has to have it on for three weeks.
We love our little boys even if they are falling a part.

Raising Another Super Baby

2009-11-18T20:23:00.000-08:00

If you have ever met Makray... you have probably seen him demonstrate his feets of strength. He is always showing off and Emmett is following his brothers example. The bad part is our recent doctors visit showed that along with Emmett's sever Gerd and troubles holding down his food he has LOST weight making him as quoted by doctors "failure to thrive." It breaks my heart and is a constant struggle, however as the pictures show he is a tough little bugger. He is the most pleasant little baby I have ever seen cooing and smiling and even laughing as of yesterday....at every chance. He is pretty tough despite his 8 lbs 4 ounces and has been rolling over for a few weeks and holds his own against a wild big brother. Friends and Family have takin to calling him BIG E and we love him all to teency tincy pieces.

I absolutley love this face... he makes this little cross eyed face when he gets overly happy or excited he just cant focus when he is this happy hahaha.

What we've been up too

2009-11-15T17:22:00.000-08:00

I do not condone the killing of innocent animals but dave is really proud so wait ago davie!!!
Mak was totally obsessed with the deer we had to keep a good eye on him because he would try and sneak kisses... he spent so much time with it that while i was bathing him i found a tick in his hair. I almost bit my lip off trying not to scream and fortunately i got it off before it killed us. I was frantic and mak just kept laughing at my reaction and wanted to keep the bug... i saved it in a cup to prove to dave that i was not crazy and that it was time to dispose of the deer remnants.
Mak talks and talks more everyday... sometimes i think i am going to go crazy.. but it is fun to here new stuff such as.."emmett hold jesus darnit"
Mak had his little nose pressed on the window all day it snowed... he kept saying snow i love you
My bestest best friend in the world is getting married on saturday so we had a fun girls night out... holy smokes the break was much needed.
Mak is a great baby sitter... here he is wearing his howdy partner cowboy hat, and reading emmett a calander... and yes he is naked from the waist down.
It is no secret that i am totally exhausted.... but fortunately emmett is sleeping through the night most nights now... and makray is so much help(actually he is almost two and completely exhausting but he tries really hard to be helpful so i love him)

halloween and Emmetts Big Day

2009-11-07T12:46:00.000-08:00

My little monsters
Grandma marsha sent us this witch... which basically became maks girlfriend. He loved this thing every morning he would go outside and say hi witch i love you, so one week after halloween she is still on our porch.... (he can see her out his window.)

Dave liked trick or treating more than mak
Yet another failed attempt at protecting emmett
It was hard to get a picture without at least one person screaming
It was such a special day for little Emmett he was an angel like always had we had plenty of family to make the day great.
Emmett is getting so big.

Papa's Pumpkins

2009-10-19T18:58:00.000-07:00

My dad worked very hard to grow mak some pumpkins this year, he brought one for mak and one for emmett. They have sat in our garage for a couple weeks and mak hugs them and admires them daily. I have been telling him we would carve them up, so today for family night we got to it.

Mak kept licking the top and eating chunks of the inside i dont really know why

Happy Birthday David

2009-10-15T20:30:00.000-07:00

This is a shout out to Dave who turned 26 today. Like always he is working hard at school preparing for a big test. So today i am just grateful for him, he is the greatest guy. He is such a hard worker and a great provider for our little family. I am so proud of his accomplishments and I know i give him a hard time about spending so much time at school, but i am glad he is a great student. He is the funnest person alive, mak and i literally hang on to his legs every morning begging him not to leave for the day. We just love being around him. Most important david is the greatest father ever. His boys adore him and they are lucky to have him as a Daddy!!!! happy happy birthday dave!

just a cute pic of my little boys(Mak still has fever rash)

A Thin Line Between Life and Death

2009-10-13T17:12:00.000-07:00

I often wonder what is going through emmetts mind in these situations, and trust me he has a lot of near death experiences. Makray loves his brother even more than hot dogs and thats saying something. Since Makray is still in a crib, emmett is stuck in a pack play next to the twin sized bed makray should be sleeping in. This has turned out to not be the safest set up.Makray loves his brother so much he constantly has to kiss him and hug him, and when he does Mak gets so excited he gets the shakes and grinds his teeth, a large part of me thinks holy crap he is going to pop emmetts head off, but emmett doesn't seem to mind to much, so i allow his violent acts of love.

Please note that in this picture both of Mak's feet are off the ground, and he is balancing on the not so stable arm of emmetts bed.

Not so Good

2009-10-12T18:20:00.000-07:00

Well we are all sick. Super sick and it is the pits. It has truly been the longest few days of my life, and nothing is worse than watching a little boy be so sick. We have been confined to our house on recommendation from the doctors considering the probability that it is Swine Flu. it is kind of scary and we are praying hard that emmett doesn't catch it. Not to worry we are on the up side of it and i am sure will be feeling great soon. In the meantime here are some pictures of us on the mend.
With everyones fevers down close to the norm... We are no longer delirious YEAH!!!
I have never seen this kid lay around all day... but 104 degree fever really does it to ya.
A picture of emmett's hair because he will lose it in the next few weeks, and i will miss it
When i think of Gods tender mercies emmett has to fit the catagory while we all layed around or took care of a very very sick little boy, emmett, sat and watched and didnt ask for much
I am so thankful that we are feeling better and hope that we can be back to normal and out in the fresh air soon.

How We are Doing

2009-10-05T17:08:00.000-07:00

Well with a new tiny one we have been up to basically nothing. So these are pictures of us doing nothing.... Mak still is crazy about emmett. He just wants to squeeze him so tight all the time and he wants emmett to do everything he does. He never fails to try and sneak emmett treats when i am not looking, at just short of three weeks emmett has tasted his share of star bursts. Fortunately emmett is still a miracle baby and takes it like a champ. He just sits and lets mak smother him, sing/scream two inches away from his face, and give him endless high fives. It is so fun having two, they are both the silliest little boys and i love it.
Emmett loves his swing, which is nice because Mak can't really lay on him when he is safely strapped in.
Emmett is still so tiny but is growing fast.
Watching the beloved Backyardigans.
Every morning me and my little boys snuggle in bed, emmett enjoys it the least.

A few New Born Pics

2009-09-23T20:15:00.000-07:00

So these are just a few rough drafts but I was so excited about them i had to put them up.

LIFE WITH TWO BABIES
It is nothing like I expected! for the past 7 or 8 months I have tried to prepare for what it was going to be like.... up all night, feeding, crying, feeding, crying and lots and lots of rocking. Having Mak was such a shocking experience, the hospital stay was a nightmare and many tears were shed over nursing. So I was shocked when this little one showed up as peaceful of an angel. He is a great nurser and loves bottles to0o. And up all night..... not yet. He wakes up every night at three and then sleeps until seven. When i need to get something done, i put little emmett in his crib and he closes his little eyes. Emmett is such a joy in our home.
As for Mak... there couldnt be a better big brother. Emmett definetly needs protecting, but it is from the loads of love Makray lays on him. I was really afraid Makray would be jealous... but so far he has been the most loving big brother.

This is my favorite picture.... I LOVE BOYS hahaha

2009-09-19T12:09:00.001-07:00

We are home and doing so well. It is such a blessing and we can not thank the nurses and doctors enough for helping me AND emmett to get better so fast. Here are a few ( ok a ton) pictures for everyone. Enjoy
home at last!!!
Mak laughing after he sneezed a loogie right on his new baby brothers head.

Mak is such a good big brother.... he isnt soft... but he is good.
uncle eugene.... who emmett is named after

HE IS HERE

2009-09-18T12:06:00.000-07:00

EMMETT EUGENE KENNEDY
arrived September 17 by emergency c-section. After a few complications, we made the decision to have little emmet 3 1/2 weeks early when they discovered there was a tear in the placenta and he was experiencing fetal distress. He arrived healthy and happy weighing in at 6 pounds 12 ounces and 20 inches long. He has black black hair and great big feet. He spent his first day and night in the NICU being monitored for breathing but is doing great today. We love our boys so so much.... and are just excited to get home!!! PICTURES SOON!!!!

Bear Lake

2009-09-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been SO long, we have been so busy. We just moved into our new house and have been busy making it our home. I have painted every room in the entire house but the new baby's and hopefully that will be finished up by the end of the week. Makray loves our new house with its extra space a big yard. He also loves his new room, we painted it blue with stripes and he always tells us "Wahoo blue room." Last month David's family had a reunion at Bear Lake. Makray had a blast in the warm water.

Makray is my little daredevil. I was hyperventilating during this picture, and the whole time he just kept laughing and clapping and yelling "watch MAMA"
Notice they are both wearing pink socks. super cool.
Well I am just short of having four weeks left in my pregnancy. I am so excited for this little boy to get here... and to not be fat anymore. Everyone is doing good. Dave has started school and is kickin butt like always and Makray is readily preparing for the inevitable. He always says he is excited to have a brother... but in reality i know he has no idea what he is talking about and it is going to be a big change for him. Luckily for me, he is the best boy ever and will hopefully do just fine. He made it for the FIRST time clear through nursery without me and it was such a relief. I am so grateful for great nursery leaders. He doesn't want to go back but i think he will hahaha.

2009-08-09T13:07:00.000-07:00

Finally an update. Things are going pretty good, David is busy as ever working hard, I am so fat and miserable that the past couple days being cold came as the greatest blessing. Despite the fact that I am always sick, passing out, or in need of an iv, our youngest little baby seems to be healthy and happy and possible huge. Makray is doing GREAT as always. He shocks me every day with not just new words but new sentences. I love to hear what is on his mind which is good because he hears and sees all.... and has a comment to go with it. We recently had a really scary experience, that left me all the more grateful for the wonderful life we live. On a completely normal peaceful morning Makray fell and hurt himself. He quit breathing and and was unconscious for what seemed like hours, we rushed to do everything we have been taught our entire lives, call 911, the steps of cpr, etc.... and when it came down to it a priesthood blessing was what brought our little boy back to us. I am so unbelievably grateful for the righteous priesthood that resides over our home. We are closing on a new house this week and so it will be a mad rush to get things done before another little boy arrives in our home in just six weeks.

Maks 18 month photo shoot.

other fun stuff

Fourth of July

2009-07-13T11:19:00.000-07:00

I know I am a bit late... but better late than never.

Rafting at palisades

Super tasty koolaid cousin sierra. They are best buds.

Shoshone Falls was beautiful.
I have no doubt Mak would have bailed in in a second
Baby cousin Lowe and uncle ty

Hogle Zoo

2009-06-28T15:28:00.000-07:00

Here is just some more busy stuff we have been up to. We took Mak to the zoo while visiting Utah. He is the perfect little kid to take because he knows all the animals and the sounds they make and he is bursting with excitement to see anything. It was long and hot, and out of the three of us Mak was probably in the best mood leaving.

Crashing sticky and naked at the end of the day.
And this last one is at a Chuckars game

My big big boy

2009-06-22T14:00:00.000-07:00

Mak is 18 months and so much fun. I never dreamed that this would be my life and such a happy one. Mak is still the cutest kid in the world and will be for about three more months when he will have to share the title with his brother. Mak talks non-stop, we have to be careful what we say around him because he picks up on everything, I can always tell when i have been grouchy because he will start mimicking my grumbles. So of his favorite things to say are "basketball, no baseball" "No no bad dog" "Hey mama wheres daddin" "night, night love you," baby, no big boy" and "hey animals" Mak is really tall and sure to be an athlete, he loves running races, and showing off. And he still LOVES eating everything from wasabi peas to beets. I am always shocked to watch him become his own little person he is such a good boy and tries so hard to please everyone. Mak is such a joy in our lives and we love him to pieces.

ABC Tag

2009-06-16T12:25:00.000-07:00

Typically I never get around to tags, but this is from Tanelle who is my favorite so here it goes.

A - Age: 22
B - Bed size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: Unloading the dishwasher, putting away the laundry, cleaning the shower.
D – Dessert: Oreos, I don't mind oreos for breakfast lunch dinner or a mid night snack
E – Essential(s) to start your day: I am not a morning person, so as long as my day doesn't start before 8 A.M. I am good
F - Favorite flower: Dark Dark red roses
G- Gold or Silver: Silver
H - Height: 5 feet 7 inches
I - Instruments you play(ed): I can plink out a few tunes on the piano and for a little tiny while i played the violin.
J - Job you had in high school: Subway Sandwich artist, dance instructor
K - Kid(s): Makray 18 months, Baby Kennedy -3 months
L - Lunch spots: Whatever place is having a special, i like any food and a lot of it, and dave likes cheap
M - Mom's Name: Jill
N - Newest item bought: lotion for my dry feet. haha
O - Overnight hospital stay: Oh i have had many experiences but my most recent was when I bled my body weight out my mouth when my recent tonsillectomy scar exploded.
P - Pet Peeve: Ear wax, whiners, and people who sass me at the super market
Q- Quote from a movie: "What do boys learn in school?" Bride Wars
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 older brothers(preston and tyler who are the very best big brothers, usually)
T - Time you wake up: umm... 8:30 or 9, i know that is horrible but i am so not a morning person
U - Underarm deodorant?: preferably dove
V - Very surprising fact: I used to beat people up
W - Ways you run late: sleeping in
X - X-rays you've had:My teeth?
Y - Yummy food you make: I make really really good tortilla soup, and lavish cakes
Z - Zoo animal: Panda Bears

I tag:
Lisa
Andrea
Savannah

We are Still Alive

2009-06-14T16:21:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been a month since my last post, which never happens. We are having a very busy summer and are rarely home, but we have had a blast, even with this crappy rain. Here are few pics of our summer.
We had a big barbeque with friends and we had a Pinata, Mak had become very attached to it and cried when the kids started hitting it, but he got over it.Candy came flying out, the surprise of Makrays life, he just sat down and started shoving all the candy he could into his mouth.

Trying out a super sonic War Head, it almost killed him but he got through it.Falling asleep in the laundry basket of all places.

Grandpa is Maks second favorite person, coming right behind his dad. They worked hard in the garden and fixing the sinks.

We went to the circus but it was pretty lame so here is just Mak at the circus.
The highlight was definetly the butterscotch puddingDespite the rain we have played in the water and taken a few dips in the pool. I think it was about 58 degrees here and the water was like 10 degrees.

Dave insisted I post this picture...because i caught the hugest fish ever at henry's lake and lets face it.... it is one of the proudest moments of my life.
Watching our cousins Cannon and Carter play baseball... they are AMAZING and undefeated, Makray idolizes them.

There is nothing better than coming home to find my boys cleaning house.

Just a little bit about what is going on with us. Mak is growing... still. He talks like crazy and has something to say about everything, my favorite thing he says right now is "hey mama, where is dadin?" He always calls me "hey mama" and i think it is hilarious. He is officially the size of a small three year old and has ALL yes ALL of his teeth except for his two year old molars so i am pretty pumped to be done with that.
Dave and I just had our three year anniversary and we couldnt be happier I dont think. We have the greatest time together and he is an incredible father so what more can i ask for.
Our the arrival of our tiniest little boy is coming up quick, we set a date with the doctor ALREADY (sep. 29 at 1 pm.) and i am so excited and horrified all at the same time. But he is big and strong and most importantly healthy.

A Day at the Zoo

2009-05-19T16:16:00.000-07:00

Today it was hot and muggy and cloudy... so we decided to take our first trip to the Pocatello Zoo. It isn't the greatest Zoo, but it was fun and Makray thought it was the most amazing thing in the world.

ITS A BOY

2009-05-14T13:44:00.000-07:00

We went to the Doctor today for my 20 week ultrasound, and found out that little Makray is expecting a little brother. We are super excited to have another little boy in our home!!

Yellowstone

2009-05-12T21:28:00.000-07:00

Mak is kind of mad in this picture because we wouldn't let him get in the water with the moose.

The buffalo came right up to our car. Mak would have kissed one if we would have let him

Old Faithful
There were tons of tiny little buffalo babies they were so fun.
It was hard to get a picture with Makray NOT pointing at something
Crashin' in his car seat

New Stuff Mak Likes

2009-04-30T20:35:00.000-07:00

Mak loves his new fish, he spends much of his afternoon talking to him and lovingly refers to him as "fishy." We kiss fishy goodnight every night and occasionally reach down into the bowl to pet him.

Mak is very serious about playing wii right now, shockingly enough he isnt to bad at it.

He loves spending time with his Dad no matter what it is. He will do anything to spend time with him and is always on his best behavior. Dave will take him for hours to run errands and not have any problems, I can't take the kid anywhere.

Mak is in love with being outside, this last one he is playing in a huge rain storm, he is soaked clear through his diaper and no way was coming inside.

Ok so he doesn't LOVE being on the potty, but he tries pretty hard. I am not to serious about it right now, I am to tired and getting to fat to clean up to many accidents. But mak will use it and will occasionally come let me know he has to pee. So i am PRAYING i can have him out of diapers before the next one gets here.

And for a funny story........ Mak is best buds with my parents dog. It is a good dog, but not always. After returning from a weekend with my family, Mak took to calling me "Bad dog" everytime I refused him something he wanted. It was cute the first time, but it got old, luckily it only lasted a few days and now a week later i can see that it will be funny again someday.

Easter in Burley!!!

2009-04-17T18:13:00.000-07:00

We spent Easter weekend in Burley with grandma and grandpa and had so much fun. My mom went all out for Mak, and he went crazy.

He loved dyeing eggs. I was surprised how fast he caught on... he colored on the eggs and then THREW them into the die.... we were all covered in color including my moms kitchen... THANKS GRANDMA for putting up with it.Our awesome cakemak could not wait to eat it... he kept stealing fingers of icing

Mak after he finally got his cake.

Mak was such a good egg hunter.... he went crazy

EWWW!!!

2009-04-04T17:11:00.000-07:00

You know you are all boy when you will reach into a bucket of fish pull one out and give it a kiss.

Quick update and Cute Pics

2009-03-29T20:51:00.000-07:00

Time flies and things are going really well. Mak is really into singing right now, he loves to do all the fun signs. Right now his faves are patty cake, popcorn popping, and eensie tinsie spider. He is so good at the signs I don't expect him to learn words or tunes, but it sure warms the heart to wake up hearing his little humming coming from his room. He adores being outside and it is a HUGE downer to have all the blizzards and snow. Mak continues to be our sunshine even on hard days. Dave just had his spring break... which he spent most of the time working, but we did sneak in a few fun dates. I am now about 14 weeks pregnant and feeling so much better... i am acutally thinking i am going to survive.

A Weekend with the Cousins

2009-03-14T20:23:00.001-07:00

We just got back from the funnest weekend. All but a few of the cousins and all the sisters (on Dave's side) got together for a great weekend in Logan. My mother in law got us hotel rooms and we spent the night and morning eating candy and swimming. It was a blast!

On our way to Utah. Mak watched his Einstein Movies and ate snacks the whole way up we hardly heard a peep from back there. And yes that is a black eye, not the first and probably not the last.

We Couldn't get Makray out of the pool he played for hours and hours.

Plummeting to his death....but still smilingHere we got most of the 15 grandkids and grandpa... some are happy and some are NOT.
Being a Daredevil

You know this look can't be good. Mak has no fear of water we had to watch him every tiny second because he would bail right off the side without a care in the world.He was so warn out he could hardly keep his eyes open. Dad had to keep him propped up on a beach ball, but he still just wouldn't get out. Here he is at ten o'clock watching cartoons with the big boys! Notice he is eating healthy haha
Crashing at Golden Corral

A quick update.... Mak is nothing short of amazing... at least to us. He knows all his body parts from his hair to his toes. He adores animals and can point to anything you ask him about and can make a dozen different animal noises (especially snorting like a pig in the middle of sacrament) I am crazy about this stage, I love that he loves to do anything he sees, even if it is mimicing me throwing up. Dave is closing up his first year of Pharmacy School and there isnt a better student. I am so proud of him, he gets amazing grades by studying all hours of the night, but makes sure afternoons are reserved for me and Mak. As for the current Pregnancy, still kind of a drag, but i am feeling a lot better, and am just so excited to see the new little spirit Heavenly Father sends us.

I'm Going TO BE A.....

2009-03-08T18:57:00.000-07:00

That is right!! We are so excited to announce a new little one is coming to our house the end of September. That makes me a little past ten weeks and to tell ya the truth we have been better. I have been pretty sick and miserable, but fortunately I have Mak and David for support. Makray knows the drill and is so patient with me. I spend most of the day and the entire morning in the bathroom and he is so good to brush my hair, flush the toilet and read books. Any how it is a price I gladly pay... We are just so THRILLED!!!

Mine And Mak's Day of Fun

2009-03-03T18:06:00.000-08:00

Every Tuesday, David heads up to Idaho Falls to work. He leaves before Mak gets up and comes home after Mak goes to bed. So to compensate for our loss, Makray and I generally make the best out of our tuesdays. The regular Tuesday consists of us staying in jammies all day, eating on the living room floor while watching movies, baking tons of goodies, and occasionally painting each others toenails.

Today we.....

Played Hide and Seek

Mak loves to hide, every once in a while I will be somewhere in the house and I will hear Mak yelling "HIDE HIDE HIDE" that is my cue to search for him and usually i walk in to find a little bum sticking out of the pillows.

Climbed on and Jumped off the Dining room table which is typically a NO NO

Cooked delicious Cinnamon roles
Makray is a surprisingly good help with cooking.... he loves helping and he is pretty good at pouring stuff in and is a true Kennedy because he is an expert bowl licker.

Drank our own Bath water

This is actually Makray's drowning face... because he didn't think the cup was full when he put it on his head

We laughed at our silly shower hair in the mirror Read some of our favorite books
But mostly we just Laughed a Lot

Makray is growing so unbelievably fast. He talks really well and shocks me almost daily with a new word he has picked up. He is the sweetest little boy, he is so loving to almost everyone he meets, he teaches me something everyday. I truly can never thank my Heavenly Father enough for sending me one of his most precious little spirits.

Valentines Day

2009-02-15T16:37:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentines Day to everyone!!! I hope everyone had as good of day as we did........ we mostly sat around in our underwear and ate candy... well Makray did anyway!!!

Every year I make Dave a gigantic heart sugar cookie. This year Mak got half.

Chowing down on the Valentine goodness

I heard a lot of squealing and laughter and went upstairs to find the best thing in the world a naked happy baby!!Nothing like a little naked basketball before bed.

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!!! and FARM TIME!!!

2009-02-04T21:04:00.000-08:00

To say the very least..... my family is a huge football family. I know more about the NFL than any girl should and because of this I look forward to the superbowl ever year. David, Mak, and I headed down to Burley for the big day and had a blast cheering and shoveling our faces full of food. David had school the next morning so he went home and left me and Makray to play for a few days. We always have the most fun with grandma and papa.

Watching the gameMak hearts snow and mittens!Very grown up and ready for churchrocking out on grandmas piano

When we say "cheese" this is the face Mak makes

A TRIP TO THE FARM

There are three things Mak loves more than anything. Cows, tractors, and grandpa.... put them together and you have one good day. Mak has been saying moo since he was about 8 months old. I have no idea why but he is crazy about them, when he sees them on tv he starts jumping up and down and pounding the tv. We thought this was a good time for him to meet some first hand. He is crazy about tractors as well, he always has a toy tractor in my bag. We went to our friends farm with grandma and grandpa and it was a blast.

Disclaimer

2009-01-05T18:42:00.000-08:00

This is something new Makray learned today..... let us make it clear that Makray did not learn how to do this from experience HAHA. Mak loves babies and will rock anything that resembles one... so tonight when he was rocking his cousin's poo bear, I showed him how to spank a babies bum.... now that is all he will do.

Christmas and New Years

2009-01-03T17:43:00.000-08:00

Wow so busy busy busy.... but so much fun..... we have spent the entire holiday bouncing from Idaho Falls to Burley. We have had a lot of good times but are excited to be going home to the norm soon. Makray loved Christmas which we spent in Burley, he fell in love with his two uncles and their wives. For New Years we came to Rigby to play. We got to hang out with six of Mak's cousins, making a house full of seven little boys. Enjoy the pics.

Robison Christmas Party

Makray loved Santa from a distance, but wasn't so excited when he got up close.

Christmas eve with Papa and Soshie.

Elmo Live YAHOO!

Bounce and spin pony was probably one of the faves. Mak bounced the crap out of it.

Cool elephant slippers from santa!One of our favorite presents was DDR and Guitar Hero

Eating at our favorite restaurants in Rupert... behind Mak they are selling cow hoofs, pig ears, chicken gizards you name it they have it.... we stuck with the tacos.

For New Years we made our way back to Rigby... Mak loves shooting hoops just like dad.

Watching the snow pile upMakray quickly picked a favorite cousin... Carter and Makray were inseparable THANKS CARTER for all the free time you gave me. Makray has always been a daredevil but he is almost to scary to be with in the hot tub. He loves being thrown in, and dunked, jumping off the side or eating snow balls all in the tub. Yahoo for sledding behind Uncle Troy's truck

Mak and Nixon aka Iron ManHolding on tight!!!
Mak and Mom
Frozen Caden Kisses

Me and Dave Hanging on for dear life....... we actually walked away with just a little road rash

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2008-12-18T20:56:00.000-08:00

Wow I have really abandoned our blog lately.... but I am happy to say we are BACK!!! Mak's birthday is actually tomorrow the 19th but David had to work so we celebrated it early. Mak actually had a birthday party last week at Grandma and Grandpa's (tractor themed of course). But he really enjoyed both parties. Sorry for the picture overload..... it was a fun Day.Mak got to play with all of dad's fun hunting stuff including his head lamp... that has nothing to do with his birthday but it's cute.

He had a fantastic meal.... obviously by the on his face.

and then came the cake.............and then the whipped cream.....

and later some bells and whistles to.....after that Mak seriously needed a bath !I SWORE on Mak's birthday I would do something about his hair. His curls were beginning to hang well over his shirt collar and it was out of control as you can see.... so with a few tears from ME.... his curls came off!Mak was surprisingly patient!!! I didn't get a very good after so i will post one later.

Ignore the singing I realize it isn't attratctive... but little Makray never fails to really get into a good song.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-03T19:11:00.000-08:00

Halloween was a blast!!! Makray had so much fun. We went to a few parties through out the week, each one we filled up on fun and candy. This may be Makrays new found fave holiday. At every party his eyes light right up when he saw the endless sweets. Makray was totally in love with his costume, he wore it every chance he got, he was a skunk, I was a bunny, and David was the hunter. We had so much fun and can't wait for next year.

More Ten Month Pics

2008-10-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

Since Mak's pumpkin pictures were SO cute we decided to go get some more..... so here are a couple more cuties if i do say so myself

These pictures make Makray look so sweet and innocent.......... which is not Mak in real life here is what the real Mak does on the side.

This is Makray at his best....... He has all he wants out of life.... fried chicken. mashed potatos, cole slaw, a few good and plenties, and two liters of dr. pepper. He is happy.... he has enough to eat.
This is what Mak does when he hasn't gotten all he wants and enough to eat........ he goes potty in grandmas crock pot.

Ten Months!!!

2008-10-20T09:18:00.000-07:00

Wow a whole month gone and NO posts. Well not a lot has happened.... We are love loving Pocatello and our new home, neighbors, ward, and school. We are even loving this new weather. Makray is now TEN months and I just can't believe it. He is starting to walk a bit, he has wanted to try for a long time and every time he has stood up I have plopped him back down. He is such a busy boy I wasn't encouraging him to walk, but now that he has hit the ten month mark I decided I would let him learn. I imagine he will pick it up in the next few weeks, or at least I hope it takes that long, I am scared that I will get him out of bed from his nap and he will just run off. Mak and I visited Burley for almost a week and had a blast. Makray's very best bud is Grandpa and Grandpa's dog. It kind of hurt my feelings a bit, because Makray just didn't want to do anything unless it was with grandpa. But while they were playing me and my mom managed to shop, visit friends, clean and catch my favorite ballet. We also managed to get Mak's ten month pics too........... so here ya go!!!

The toilet is Mak's fave.