Loving Life

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO??? I THINK I SAY THAT EVERY TIME I POST, SINCE I POST LIKE EVERY 5 MONTHS.
MY FAMILY IS JUST GETTING BUSIER AND BUSIER THE OLDER THE KIDS GET.

KYSON,KYSON,KYSON.... HE'S GETTING SO BIG AND WITH THAT COMES ALOT OF BACK TALKING, BEATING UP HIS LITTLE SISTER, MAJOR ATTITUDE AND ALOT OF LOVE!!! HE IS SUCH A BIG HELPER AROUND MY HOUSE. I NEVER HAVE TO ASK HIM TO CLEAN HIS ROOM CAUSE IT IS ALWAYS CLEAN, HE LOVES CLEANING THE TOILETS AND SWEEPING THE FLOORS SO I CAN'T EVEN PUNISH HIM WITH CLEANING CAUSE HE ENJOYS IT. KYSON JUST STARTED HIS 2 ND YEAR OF {PRE}SCHOOL AND IS LOVING IT. I'M HOPING HIS ATTITUDE OF THINKING HE'S SOOO BIG WILL STOP DURING SCHOOL YEARS.

HE IS DEF. MY LITTLE STUD AND NATE'S LITTLE BUDDY. HE LOVES NATE AND I LOVE WATCHING THE 2 OF THEM TOGETHER. IT MAKES ME LOVE NATE EVEN MORE WHEN HE IS SUCH A GREAT DADDY TO HIS KIDS. KYSON AS BEEN HAVING ALOT OF INTEREST IN SPORTS LATELY, SO WHAT DOES NATE DO?!? GOES AND BUYS KY A MIT AND BALL ALONG WITH A SOCCER BALL AND POLES ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I THINK THEY ARE OUTSIDE PRETTY MUCH ALL NIGHT NOW TILL IT'S DARK.

TAIGE, TAIGE, TAIGE

WHAT A SENSITIVE LITTLE THING. YOU LOOK AT HER WRONG AND SHE'S FIGHTING BACK TEARS. I THINK THAT'S HOW SHE HAS NATE AND I WRAPPED AROUND HER FINGER. SHE IS FULL OF SASS AND PERSONALITY THOUGH AND SHE LOVES PLAYING HER OUR NEIGHBOR KENZI WHO IS JUST A FEW DAYS YOUNGER THEN HER. THEY ARE THE BEST OF FRIENDS AND I LOVE WATCHING THEM PLAY TOGETHER.

TAIGE STARED {PRE}SCHOOL THIS YEAR AND LOVES IT. THE FIRST DAY WHEN I WENT AND PICKED HER UP, I ASKED HOW IT WAS AND SHE SAID," I SOOO EXCITED FOR SCHOOL I LOVE MISS JANA SHE'S SOOO NICE." SO NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT HER MISSING ME DURING THE 2 HOURS SHE'S AWAY FROM ME.

TAIGE IS SUCH A BIG HELPER WITH HER BABY SISTER, SOMETIMES ALITTLE TOO MUCH HELP. BUT, KOLBI LOVES HER EVEN IF SHE PLAYS A LITTLE TOO ROUGH SOMETIMES. THEY WILL BE THE BEST OF FRIEND TOO (I HOPE).

AND MY BABY WHO'S NOT SUCH A BABY ANYMORE... KOLBI MAE

OH DO I JUST EAT HER UP!!! WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO HAVE HER IN OUR FAMILY! I NOW MY FAMILY IS COMPLETE NOW THAT SHE'S HERE. I'M SO GLAD I FOUGHT FOR HER AND DON'T WORRY I TELL NATE THAT EVERYDAY.

KOLBI MAE IS 7 MONTHS! WHY CAN'T THEY STAY LITTLE LONGER???
SHE'S STARTED ROLLING OVER AT 4 MONTHS, SAT BY HERSELF AT 5.5 MONTHS AND STARTED CRAWLING ABOUT 6.5 MONTHS. AWWWW I JUST WANT HER TO CUDDLE AND LOVE ME LIKE SHE DID WHEN SHE WAS IMMOBILE.

WE WENT TO THE UNITAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND WHAT A TROOPER SHE WAS. SHE HAS ALWAYS LOVED FOUR-WHEELING, BUT SHE DEF. WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT GETTING DIRTY. I WAS NERVOUS AT THIS NEW ADVENTURE FOR HER, BUT SHE LOVED IT.

NATE, NATE, NATE
IS BUSY BUSY AT HIS JOB. WHICH IS FANTASTIC, MINUS THE FACT HE WORKS LOOONG HOURS AND SOME SATURDAYS. BUT, HE REMINDS ME EVERYDAY,"JUST LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE." SO THAT'S WHAT I TRY TO DO {WITH A SMILE}

HE FINALLY RECEIVED A CALLING IN OUR WARD.... ASSISTANT WARD CLERK. SO HE'S EXCITED AND I'M EXCITED FOR HIM TO GET O KNOW MORE WARD MEMBERS. HE'S ALSO BEEN BUSY GETTING OUR YARD DONE. THE GRASS IS FINALLY HERE AND WE I GUESS HE PLANTED 9 TREES AROUND THE HOUSE. WHICH IS MAKING IT LOOK NICE.

AHHH I JUST LOVE THIS BOY FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK, HIS PATIENCE, HIS FATHER SKILLS AND HIS EXAMPLE.
AND AS FOR ME......

I AM TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS BABY FAT. LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY GREAT TIPS!! I'VE DECIDED I ENJOY FOOD WAY TOOO MUCH!

I AM THE 1ST COUNSELOR IN THE PRIMARY SO THAT AS KEPT ME BUSY, BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET ALOT OF WARD MEMBERS BECAUSE OF IT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS WHERE I AM SUPPOSED TI BE RIGHT NOW. SO I CAN BETTER MYSELF ALONG AS BE A BETTER EXAMPLE TO MY KIDS. IT'S OPENED MY EYES A TON ON LEARNING PATIENCE. I AM ALSO BUSY WITH MY CRAFTS WHICH IS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUT OR TO HAVE EXTRA MONEY TO PLAY WITH. I'M ALSO DOING HAIR STILL. ALOT OF NEIGHBORS HAVE FOUND ME SO THEY ARE KEEPING ME BUSY. OTHER THEN THAT, I AM ALWAYS BUSY BEING A MOM AND TAKING CARE IF MY LITTLE RUGRATS WHO I JUST ADORE.

THEY ARE ALL SO UNIQUE WITH THEIR OWN PERSONALITY'S. I AM LOVING WATCHING THEM GROW AND DO NEW CHAPTERS IN THEIR LIVES. I WOULDN'T TRADE MY BUSY LIFE FOR ANYTHING!!!

{Long time-No post}

WOW IT'S BEEN A LONG WHILE SINCE I'VE POSTED. THAT'S HOW GREAT I AM I GUESS AT KEEPING THINGS UP TO DATE FOR A JOURNAL!

ALOT HAS BEEN GOING ON.
{KOLBI}
MY BABY IS 4 MONTHS YES 4 MONTHS! I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF HER. KNOWING SHE'S MY LAST I HAVE BEEN TAKING EVERY LITTLE COUGH, GIGGLE, CRY, BUM CHANGES, FEEDINGS, COOING ALL IN. SHE'S BEEN A GOOD BABY. IT WAS ROUGH FOR A FEW WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT FORMULA WOULDN'T UPSET HER, AND SHE'S BEEN SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT SINCE 3 MONTHS. SHE BEEN ROLLING ONTO HER SIDE SINCE 2.5 MONTHS AND STARTED SMILING AT 4 WEEKS. LATELY SHE HAS FOUND HER VOICE AND SITS AND TALKS AND GIGGLES IF ANYONE WILL LOOK AT HER.


SHE L-O-V-E-S TAIGE. SHE'LL HEAR HER VOICE AND START LOOKING AROUND TRYING TO FIND HER BIG SIS. TAIGE HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP AND CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF KOLBI EITHER. WE TOOK KOLBI ON HER FIRST 4-WHEELER RIDE OR RZR RIDE. SHE RODE WITH MY PARENTS ON THEIR RZR. WHICH WAS A GOOD THING SINCE NATE DECIDED TO ROLL OUR MACHINE ON TOP OF US.

SHE WAS A GREAT SPORT PRETTY MUCH SLEPT THE WHOLE TIME.

{TAIGE}

IS 3 TURNING ON 17! SHE IS OUR LITTLE DRAMA MAMA. SHE HAS TO WEAR A DRESS EVERY WHERE, SO MOST MORNINGS IT'S HER AND I BATTLING IT OUT! IF I CALL KOLBI LITTLE PRINCESS SHE STEPS RIGHT IN AND SAYS, "SHE'S NOT A PRINCESS I AM, SHE'S A SWEETHEART" L-O-V-E IT! SHE ALSO CALLS HER TOBY SHE HASN'T GOT THE KKKAA SOUND DOWN YET WITH HER NAME BUT, SHE CAN SAY KYSON JUST FINE.

SHE STARTED RIDING HER BIKE WITHOUT TRAINING WHEELS, SHE WAS SO EXCITED TO SHOW ME SINCE KY WAS THE ONE WHO TAUGHT HER. WHAT A GREAT BIG BROTHER DOING A PARENTS JOB

SHE CAN'T WAIT TO START PRESCHOOL NEXT YEAR. IT'S SAD TO THINK I'LL HAVE TWO GOING TO SCHOOL NEXT YEAR. AWWW I'M GETTING OLD!

{KYSON}

IS JUST GETTING TO BIG! HE'S BEEN A GREAT HELPER AROUND THE HOUSE. HE'LL SWEEP MY FLOORS, DUST, KEEPS IN ROOM EXTRA CLEAN. HE JUST GRADUATED FROM PRESCHOOL

HE'S LEARNED SO MUCH OVER THE PAST YEAR AND LOVED LOVED HIS TEACHER MISS JANA

AND THIS LITTLE GUY DOESN'T GO ANY WHERE WITHOUT
HIS GREEN RAIN BOOTS.
( IF YOU NOTICE THE PICTURE OF TAIGE RIDING KY'S BIKE HE'S IN THEM.Ü)
HE LOVES THEM. WE ARE ALWAYS BEGGING HIM TO PUT SANDELS ON, BUT HE REFUSES AND PULLS THESE THINGS UP AND OFF HE GOES!

{NATE}

IS AS BUSY AS EVER! WHICH IS GOOD FOR STARTING A NEW BUSINESS. HE'S LOVING WHAT HE'S DOING SO I'M SO HAPPY FOR HIM. EVERY CHANCE I GET WITH HIM I TAKE ADVANTAGE WHETHER IT'S TO DO'S OR JUST SNUGGLING WITH HIM. I LOVE HIM MORE EACH DAY. HE TRULY IS MY BEST FRIEND AND I KNOW HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME AND OUR FAMILY. HE'S PLAYING BALL TUESDAY NIGHTS IN BRIGHAM AND DUCKING LOW FOR A CALLING IN THE WARD. HE'D RATHER WATCH KOLBI. HE PRETTY MUCH EATS HER UP TOO. THE DAY HE ROLLED OUR 4-WHEELER WAS THE DAY HE DECIDED TO PUT IT UP FOR SALE. AND SURE ENOUGH AFTER PUTTING IT ON KSL 15 MINUTES LATER HAD 8 CALLERS AND A GUY FROM S. JORDAN CAME UP AT 10:30 AND DROVE AWAY WITH IT. SO 3 DAYS LATER NATE FOUND A RHINO ON KSL. WHICH FUNNY STORY WE GO TO CHECK IT OUT AND THE GUY ASKED HOW OLD I WAS AND WHERE I GRADUATED, SO I TELL HIM 27 AND FREMONT WELL COMES TO FIND OUT I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIS WIFE. JENNIFER HANCOCK. SHE'S GORGEOUS AS ALWAYS AND I SHOWED UP AND GRUNGY CRAFT CLOTHES SO I LOOKED AWFUL! BUT, THE RHINO HAS BEEN A BLAST SO FAR. AND NATE HAS ALREADY ALMOST ROLLED IT.

{AND AS FOR ME}

I AM JUST BUSY BEING A MOM! CLEANING, COOKING, WASHING, TAKING CARE OF LITTLE MUNCHKINS. BUT, I LOVE IT! I'M ALSO STILL BUSY MAKING CRAFTS AND DOING VINYL FOR "JUST BEE SCRAPING" IN BRIGHAM. I'M ALSO TRYING TO DECORATE OUR NEW HOUSE TO MAKE IT OUR HOME! I JUST GOT CALLED AS THE 1ST COUNSELOR IN THE PRIMARY. A LITTLE OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE, BUT, I GUESS THAT'S OUR THE LORD WORKS. I STILL DON'T KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR WARD SO HOPEFULLY THIS CALLING WILL HELP GET TO KNOW THEM. THE PRIMARY PRESIDENT SAID," SHE HAD NO IDEA WHO I WAS AND WHEN SHE WROTE MY NAME DOWN TO GIVE TO THE BISHOPRIC SHE WAS JUST HOPING I WAS IN THE WARD." LUCKILY I WAS MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE HID MY HEAD LONGER FROM HAVING KOLBI. Ü I HAVE BEEN QUESTIONING MY MS LATELY CAUSE I HAVE BEEN FEELING SO GOOD, AND MY DOC. WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT HAVING A FLARE UP AFTER I HAD KOLBI, SO INSTEAD OF JUST IMMEDIANTLY GETTING BACK ON MEDICINE I DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION FROM A NEW DR. WHICH I REALLY LIKED HIM AND HE'S SHOCKED MY DOC. BEFORE NEVER HAD ME DO A SPINAL TAP, I GUESS IF THE RESULTS COME BACK POSITIVE FOR SURE IT'S MS BUT, IF IT'S NEGATIVE IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. SO I JUST HAD THAT DONE AND AM NOW WAITING FOR THE RESULTS. WOULDN'T THAT JUST BE AWESOME IF IT WAS NEGATIVE AND I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE MS. WAHOO! I WOULD TOTALLY CELEBRATE, BUT THEN BE TICKED FROM ALL THE MRI'S, MEDICINE AND DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS I NEVER REALLY NEEDED. SO I WILL WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE RESULTS. OTHER THEN THAT THINGS ARE STILL SAME OLD SAME OLD. OUR YARD IS COMING TOGETHER SLOWLY BUT SURELY. SOON WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOW, YAY!

I'LL TRY AND DO BETTER AT UPDATING, SINCE THIS WAS ONE OF MY GOALS FOR THE YEAR.

:Little miss Kolbi Mae:

KOLBI MAE CHRISTENSEN

BORN ON WEDS. FEBRUARY 10TH, 2010

AT 11:06 PM

WEIGHING IN AT 6 LBS 6 OZ.

19 INCHES LONG

PROUD {BIG} BROTHER AND SISTER

THE HOSPITAL STAY

LOOK HOW LITTLE JUSTI IS! WE ARE ORIGINALLY DUE 1 WEEK APART, BUT SINCE I WENT EARLY OUR BABIES WILL BE 2 WEEKS APART.

THE TANNING BED

COMING HOME {YAY}

DAYS AT HOME

KYSON CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF HER, SO WE MADE HIM PUT A MASK ON TO BE BY HER,CAUSE HE HAD THE SNEEZES

(BO'S) LITTLE BABY CARDON at 5 MONTHS WITH KOLBI 5 DAYS{WOW} 2 WEEKS ALMOST ALREADY! IT'S SAD HOW FAST TIME REALLY GOES BY. THE ON THE 10TH, I FELT FUNNY ALL DAY, BUT I HAD TO GET SOME ERRANDS DONE, SO I RAN TO "BEE SCRAPIN" TO DROP OFF SOME CRAFTS AND VINYL ORDERS, RAN TO THE BANK THEN DECIDED TO GO TO WALMART TO GET SOME GROCERIES FOR NATE, JUST IN CASE I WAS TO GO INTO LABOR, HAHAAA. THEN CAME HOME GOT IN THE BATH LAID ON THE COUCH UNTIL NATE GOT HOME, FEELING SOME HARD CONTRACTIONS, BUT NOT THINKING TO MUCH ABOUT IT. THEN ABOUT 7:30 OUR NEW RELIEF SOCIETY PRESIDENCY SHOWED UP TO MEET ME. AFTER THEY HAD LEFT AT 8:15 I CALLED MY MOM TOLD HER MY CONTRACTIONS WERE ABOUT 5 MINS. APART, SHE TOLD ME TO BRING HER THE KIDS AND GET TO THE HOSPITAL. SO NATE AND I ARRIVED AT DAVIS HOSPITAL AT 9:30. THE NURSES GOT ME ALL HOOKED UP TO THE STRESS TESTS, MY CONTRACTIONS WERE 2-3 MINS APART. THE CUTE NURSE TELLS ME MY DR. WILL BE THERE IN A 1/2 AND THAT I WAS HAVING THE BABY. MY THOUGHT WAS WAHOO! THEN I STARTED TO PANIC THINKING "I DON'T REALLY WANT TO GET CUT OPEN TONIGHT." BUT, THE C-SECTION WENT WELL AND FAST. I WAS ABLE TO WATCH SOME OF IT WITH A MIRROR, WHICH WAS PRETTY COOL TO SEE UNTIL I WOULD REMEMBER IT WAS MY INSIDES I WAS LOOKING AT. THE DR. HELD KOLBI UP FOR NOT EVEN A SEC. FOR ME TO SEE AND THE NURSE, NATE AND MY MOM TOOK OFF TO GET HER CLEANED UP. LITTLE DID I KNOW SHE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME BREATHING SHE HAD A LOT OF GUNK IN HER LUNGS, SO THEY HAD TO POUND ALOT OF IT OUT OF HER AND PUT HER ON OXYGEN. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SEE HER IT WAS 2:00 AM, AND ONLY HELD HER FOR A MINUTE CAUSE I WAS STILL DROWSY FROM THE SPINAL TAP.
SHE HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING TO OUR FAMILY. NATE AND I ARE USUALLY FIGHTING OVER HER, AND THE KIDS ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER. I'M NOT USED TO ALL OF HER DARK HAIR SINCE THE OTHER 2 WERE TOTALLY BALD.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET ALL MOVED INTO OUR NEW HOME THE WEEK BEFORE AND GET ALL SETTLED IN. THANKS TO ALL OF OUR FAMILY WHO HELPED DO EVERYTHING FOR ME!!!! WHILE NATE AND I WERE IN THE HOSPITAL MY PARENTS TOOK KYSON AND TAIGE TO BEAR LAKE FOR THE WEEKEND. THE KIDS LOVED IT. KYSON DROVE THE SNOWMOBILE LIKE CRAZY AND TAIGE HAD A BLAST ON THE SLED THAT THEY PULLED BEHIND MY PARENTS RAZR.
I AM VERY BLESSED. I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NEW HOME, GREAT FAMILY WHO HAVE BEEN SUCH GREAT HELP WITH THE WHOLE NEW ADJUSTMENT, AN AMAZING HUSBAND WHO HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD AND HELPING ME ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE 3 BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY KIDS. I LOVE MY LIFE AND AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT I HAVE!

{Snowmobile Fun}

KYSON MY "LITTLE MAN" IS GETTING TOO BIG! HE LOVES TO BE WITH HIS DADDY AND LOVES TO DO WHAT NATE DOES. NATE HAS BEEN GETTING AS MUCH SNOWMOBILING IN AS HE CAN BEFORE THE BABY COMES. HIS FAVORITE PLACE TO GO IS UP TO BLOOMINGTON LAKE UP IN BEAR LAKE WITH MY DAD OR WITH HIS BUDDIES, BUT LAST WEEKEND MOM AND I DECIDED TO HEAD UP TO BEAR LAKE AND DO CRAFTS WHILE THE BOYS WENT RIDING, KYSON WAS SOOOO SAD THAT HE COULDN'T GO WITH THE BIG BOYS. SO WHEN NATE AND MY DAD GOT BACK THEY TOOK HIM FOR A RIDE ON THE ROAD OVER TO MY DADS BROTHERS CABIN WHICH TOOK THEM LIKE 30 MINS. WITH KY. DRIVING ALL BY HIMSELF, AND THEN NATE SPENT AWHILE IN THE PARK WATCHING KY DRIVE AROUND LIKE A TYPICAL BOY! {CRAZY!}

NATE BUILT A JUMP, AND KYSON WAS LOVING IT. THE FIRST TIME HE HIT IT HE FELL, THEN THE SECOND TIME HE GOT STUCK ON TOP OF IT, AND THIS IS HIS 3RD ATTEMPT, AFTER HE MAKES IT OVER IF YOU LISTEN CLOSE HE SAYS "I DID IT!" OOOHHHH HOW I LOVE THIS LITTLE MAN OF MINE!

:Fighting for Names:

NATE AND I ARE HAVING THE HARDEST TIME AGREEING ON A NAME FOR THE BABY! SO I WANT TO HAVE A VOTE AND SEE WHO LIKES WHAT THE MOST, AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE NATE AND I CAN PICK THE ONE THAT GETS THE MOST VOTES!

NATE'S NAMES ARE....
BLAYR
RILEE
SKYE (SKYLAR)

MINE ARE......
KOLBI
KORI
MAELEE

WE ALWAYS HAVE A HARD TIME AGREEING ON GIRLS NAMES! BUT, I WANT TO BE READY WHEN THEY BRING ME THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE IN THE HOSPITAL AND WRITE A NAME DOWN! IT'S GETTING CLOSER. I HAVE MY C-SECTION SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 18TH, I HAD THE OTHER 2 AT 37 WEEKS SO I'M CROSSING MY FINGERS SHE STAYS PUT UNTIL THE 18TH, SINCE WE WILL BE MOVING INTO OUR NEW HOUSE ON THE 11TH. IT'S CUTTING IT A LITTLE CLOSE, WE'LL PROBABLY STILL BE LIVING IN BOXES, BUT ALEAST I CAN BRING HER HOME TO A BRAND NEW HOUSE.
SO START YOUR VOTING NOW!Ü