Merry Christmas Taya, From Daddy.

It's that time of year! Mataya got her braids again. Kenyon gave me some cash the other day and told me that he wanted Mataya to have braids for Christmas. Mostly because she looks adorable with them and also because it gives me a little break from doing her hair. Tay was so good the whole time she was getting them in. The minute we left, this big sassy attitude came out of this small 2 year old body. It was like she knew how cute she looked and she was eating it up.. These pictures are hard to see the braids so I added some from the summer time, so you can get a better look.... Merry Christmas Taya we love you..and your sassy attitude :)

Family Pictures

We have been the biggest slackers about having our family pictures taken. For some reason I kept putting it off. I am so excited we finally got them done. They turned out so good, considering that it was super cold! My good friend Shawna was the photographer. She recently started a side buisness taking pictures. Being the perfectionist that she is, I knew they would be awesome. Her buisness name is Photos By Murry. Check out her blog. www.photosbymurry.blogspot.com She does A wonderful job. Thanks Murry......

Long weekend by Kenyon

It may not seem that long for some of you but for me it was a nice break, any time I can get 72 hours out of the cab of that Kenworth I am jumping all over that. Kara and I both had dentist appointments Friday morning in Cedar. then we went to lunch with my family. After lunch My brother Shon and I went out and shot up about 500 rounds with our pistols and did some much needed target practice. I had a real good time and always enjoy spending time with him, I wish we lived in the same town so that we could get together more often.

Saturday morning my neighbor Billy and I headed south of town to see if we could call in a coyote to shoot. We left town about 6:30 and was out in the spot we wanted to be before it was day light. We only had time for two quick stands the first was prefect, The sun was not up yet and the moon was full from the night before and still hung quite high in the west. We had a perfect view of a large valley with a big wash running through it with very little cover and lots of room for a dog to come in.We called in this location for almost an hour and no sign of anything. We jumped in the truck and headed about a mile or two down the road to the south, we were running out of time because Billy had to be back to town by 9:30 so we pulled off the road and just hiked a few feet from the road and gave it one more try. We split up about 15 feet and just after starting to call something was getting to me and I started to sneeze and sneeze and then my eyes started to water. I was thinking we are never going to see anything now with all this noise and moving around I was doing when Billy got my attention and he had his rifle up and looked like he was going to shoot but never did. We had a dog coming straight for the call and just as billy was getting ready for a shot it spotted our truck and took a hard turn and was gone. We had a lot of fun and I am looking forward to my Christmas break so I can go out again and try some more calling.

Saturday night Kara and I went to a Christmas party hosted by our friends the Clark's. All of our friends were there. We had a delicious dinner and a hilarious white elephant gift exchange.

Sorry I don't have any pictures to go with this blog!!!

The Princess and Her Princess Tree!

Ok, I know that alot of you might think this is cheesy, but I could'nt help myself. Mataya and I have been eyeing up this tree for a few weeks at the lovely Wal Mart Super Center. I finally gave in and bought it the other day. Kenyon was not impressed!! Anyways, when I pulled it out of the box Mataya did this funny little Gasp and said " Oh pretty Princess Tree" It was priceless.. We set it up and she could not keep her hands off of it. She was trying to hug it and attempted to kiss it, as you can see in the bottom picture.. What a little cheezer.

Urkle Is Back!!

Mataya loves to put any kind of glasses on. These pictures are so funny I had to post them... Hope you all enjoy

Baby Urkle

Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving this year was great. We had dinner at My Grandparents new home, which was a little weird just because all my life they have lived in the same place. But there new home is beautiful and is a good place for family to gather. Friday was fun because My Mom, Annie, Taya and I all went Black Friday Shopping in St. George. Annie was quite the shopper! She even had a list of things to get. I was a little shocked! Jk Annie. Then on Saturday Kenyon, Tay and I all went to Salt Lake to meet his family at the Jazz Game. Even though we are really not huge Jazz Fans, It was actually really fun. Kenyon's Brother Brandon Hooked us up with a really nice Suite and tons of yummy food!! I can't beleive how fast the holidays come and go. I really don't want Christmas to fly by either, but Im sure it will...

Mataya Sporting The Fro

Cute Siblings..

Black Friday Shopping

Daddy Daughter Date

I look forward to Wednesdays and Thursdays. Those are the nights Kara is cutting hair late and Mataya and I try to go on some kind of date, just the two of us. This is so much fun for me because I don't get to spend very much one on one time with her. So today I got off early from work and we took a little drive up to New Harmony to see the horses and visit family. We stopped at the cemetery on the way into town and looked at my grandmothers grave then we took the horses a few buckets of grain and Mataya was having a blast feeding it to them. We also went down to my uncle Verniles house we had so much fun talking and catching up with him and Elmalyne. Then we went with Vernile looking for deer. We seen some very nice bucks but it was getting to dark to get a good picture. We stopped at grandpa Darces house on the way out of town Mataya was very good around him and Donna. She sat with both of them, probably because grandpa gave her a brownie. I sure enjoyed spending some time in New Harmony. I thought back on lots of childhood memories growing up there. Some times I wish I was still living there. I am so thankful for the time I was able to spend with Mataya, this is one of those days that will be with me forever!!!

Prom Night At Forks High.

This post is for all of you fellow "Twilighters". If you have never read the twilight series you are missing out!! I have been so EXCITED for the Twilight movie to come to theaters on November 21st. I keep looking it up on the internet and watching trailors. I guess you could say I am a Die Hard Fan... Last night the phone rang and the caller i.d said private. When I answered it was this creepy voice telling me to check my front door. Luckily Kenyon was home so I wasn't that scared. I went to the door and found this apple on the floor mat.. pinned to it was a invitation to the "Forks High School Prom". I thought it was so clever I had to post a picture and tell you what it says..

Kenyon,

Edward you are not

But you are all we got

So, ask the apple of your eye

To be your prom date at Fork's High

Due to the hunting season

We are running low on deer.

Please donate five dollars by Tuesday

To keep your wife's neck clear.

November 21, 2008 7-9 p.m.

Prom Attire

Anyone may attend the late show following

prom night..

I am so excited about this. It has totally made my year!! Thanks Amy and Shawna..

DEAD SEXY!!!

Oh My!!

Brother from another mother


First Prize!!

This one's for you Claudine! I know that Halloween was last week, but I have had a few requests for these pictures of Kenyon.. I had nothing to do with this costume/outfit of his. He totally suprised me Halloween night. I was laughing so hard that my checks where sore the next morning. I don't think I know anyone else who gets more in the Halloween Spirit than he does. We hope you all enjoy these pictures, or not. Thanks to my friend Shawna for the fabulous photography. This is the true meaning of DEAD SEXY.. haha

The Big 9

Well I am proud to say that today Kenyon and I have been married for nine years. What a cool thing to be able to say. We were so young when we were married. I was barely 18 and he was 21 and we thought we knew it all! Little did we know we would have some major bumps in the road and Im sure there are more to come, but they have all been worth it.. It is so fun to remember the night of our reception and what we where doing at this time of night. I remember the NEVER ENDING LINE of people who came to support and congratulate, the loud music from the DJ, the yummy pumpkin rolls, the silver confetti stars that where everywhere, my beautiful bridesmaids, my 20 lb bouquet (which was beautiful), all of our wonderful family, and most of all my handsome new husband!! Things definately did not turn out the way I had imagined they would when we were first married,,, they turned out so much better. I can't wait for #10

Halloween Party

Mataya and Hunter (Belle and Mr Incredible)

The Girls

The Iversons

Scary

Cute Princess's

The Dorius Family, some nun's and Belle

Last night I laughed harder than I have laughed in a long time.. Something about Halloween brings out the giggles in me. We went to a costume party, and I have to say there where some pretty good costumes. I have always loved the holiday, but having a family of my own to dress up with is so much fun. There was lots of yummy food, games for the kids, and a costume contest for the adults.(we won the best couples costume, and Kenyon won the best guy/girl costume). So being in the festive mood I was in, I decided to enter the women's potato sack race. It was to funny!! Keep in mind that there was alot of people watching this. There where about 10 lady's in the race. I was tied for the lead with my friend Melissa and just when we where about to cross the finish line we both biffed it big time. Kenyon came running out on the field yelling WE HAVE A NUN DOWN, WE HAVE A NUN DOWN. This made me laugh even harder, I think I may have peed a little!! Little Miss Mataya was the prettiest Princess there. She could not figure out why everyone looked so different in all the costumes. She just sat and watched everyone in Awe. It was such a fun time. I can't wait for Halloween night...