So Fun!!

This weekend I had a chance to go down to St. George for Katie's baby shower. She is having a little girl and naming her Loryn. We were all roommates and friends in college at some point. As one got married another moved in. We laughed and talked, and talked until 3:00am in the morning...I felt like we were really back in college a couple of time during the night. (Except where was the Mountain Dew :) It was so fun to talk and see what everyone had been up to in the last 5 years. We have all stayed in contact throughout the years. Heather moved to Florida for a while, KT & Lindsay moved to St. George (Yes we are all jealous) and Wendy and I are true Utah County girls. I sure never thought I would say that. Now Heather is living in Cedar City while her husband is pursuing his masters.... and the rest re-main the same.

For my record...
I met Heather at waffle night at the apartments by Columbia Lane (Mutual Guy friends)

I met Lindsay through my friend Mckinzey (who I played softball at UVSC with ) sister-in law Krystal (who was from Monticello & so was Lindsay).

I met Katie through Heather who met Katie working at Nuskin....

I met Wendy in summer school at UVSC in a Early Childhood Development class...

Wow and there it is. Lindsay thanks for letting us all stay at your house.

Girls I recommend this to all of you. Having Girl friends, Sisters, Moms, Sister-in-laws, Mother-in -laws & grandmas...Is so amazing. The connection that women have is awesome and such a great support. I put a challenge to every girl out there to look up someone they haven't talked or heard from in a while... someone you have been thinking about (because I know everyone has someone they have wondered about.... how they are, where they are, or just simply how they are doing) and go out of your way to contact them, do something nice for them, send a letter, e-mail. ect...YOU BE CREATIVE>>>>>>The rewards are great!

I was also so glad to come home to my little family of 2. I loved the college days and every now and again it is so great to
relive them and catch up with old friends....But then I quickly realize how blessed I am to have a wonderful husband who treats me so good and loves me and Kali so much. I am so glad I have them in my life...I hope I can always live everyday to the fullest.


Kristan, Katie, Lindsay

Heather, Katie, Lindsay, Wendy

Shower!!

Well this is something on a whole new level for "mom", I asked Kali today if she would like to watch Barney while I took a shower. She said, yeah! I thought to myself, ok I will take a quick shower and I will see if she would stay in the chair like I asked her to...And to my amazement, she did. This is how I found her....Mom can officially take a shower without Kali wanting to get in....I love this little girl....

Lawn

Well I had to try and show everyone how long our lawn got. We had not mowed in about a week and a half....and we fertilized the week before so our lawn just took off. I took Brian and I about 2 hours to mow the front and back as well as weedwihp. Brian is very particular about the lawn and the grass for anyone that knows him. He does a great job at making our yard look nice. Thanks Babe for all you do...

Welcome Home Elder Lindsay

Brian's only cousin Kevin is home from serving a 2 year LDS mission in England. We are so exited that he is home. Brian and Kevin grew up together living just around the corner from one another. Brian's Mom Marilyn and Kevin's Dad Sheldon are brother and sister. We love there family so much and are so thankful we get to travel so much with them.
>>>>>WELCOME HOME KEVIN>>>>


Kevin & Pam seeing each other for the first time in 2 years.

Sheldon, Kevin & Pam (Together Again)

Grandpa & Grandma Lindsay what are great support they are to all of there grandchildren.

Say Cheese!!

This is Kali's first attempt at saying cheese for the camera. I have been trying to get her to say cheese and she has caught on. I love how she doesn't really know how to smile with her teeth. We have been playing all day together. Running errands (I got my car's safety and emission, dropped the dry cleaning off , shopped around burlington (looking for some sing a long dvd's) racing up and down the stairs. (She can really move ) And just laying on the floor putting on and off mom's shoes and tickling her to death. I love days like this. . . spending quality time together.

WILDE HAIR

Well I was experimenting with Kali's hair for a minute to see, just how long it was...This is the first "do" I came up with...Oh gee someone please help me!!

Feeding the Ducks

This is something Brian and Kali like to do when mom is gone. They ride there bike on the trail to a little park that has a pond with ducks. These ducks are so tame. People feed them all the time. We got Kali a little bag of of bread and we where on our way....She loved throwing the bread and then at times would get mad when they would eat it so fast....

24th of JULY

Again our family loves the month of JULY because we can sit back and reflect on how blessed we are to live in a free country. We spend the 4th of JULY with Brian's family and the 24th of JULY with my family. THis year we started the week off by going to the Spanish Fork Rodeo. Before hand we went to Glade's drive inn and at dinner. Then walked down to the fairgrounds. This was one of the best Rodeo's I have ever been to. Our family had such a great time. Even though it was a late night we had lots of fun. Here are some fun photos.

Grandma Carter bought Kali her own Cowboy hat....I didn't think she would wear it but she loved it. I think because everyone else had on a similar HAT.

Daddy & Kali in there HOT hats.

Seth, Kali, Paul, Jeff & BC ( Brian and Kali's first time EVER touching a horse) If you can believe that.
Dad & Kali
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Marci & Jeff aren't they HOT

Last but not least...MOM & KALI

Kali 15 MONTHS

I can't believe my little girls is already 15 months. She had her doctors appointment a couple of weeks ago and she is doing great. She is 24 pounds and 32.5 inches tall. I am still not sure where she is getting this height from :) But I will take it while I can. She is so smart. She has a very keen mind. She understands everything you say. We are already starting to spell things....(I hope she won't be spelling for a while) Kali is loved by everyone, being the only grandchild (for now) she has lots of attention. She knows most of her sounds (puppy, kitty, train, car, motorcycle, pig) and so forth. Her favorite work is YA....Anything your say her answers in YA...She has not learned to say NO yet but can shake her head if she doesn't want something. She loves to play and read books. Go on walks and swim in the pool.

4th of JULY!!

Happy 4th of July (A little late) Our family loves the 4th of July...especially Brian...it is his favorite holiday. All the younger kids camp out on the parade route to be sure we get a great seat. We are also very lucky to have the owner of Lon's Cookin in our family. We camp out right in front of his place. The parade starts at nine and of course we need to be there at 8:30 to be sure we are ready and in our seats before the jets fly over (Brian's favorite). Then we watch the parade which is always fun with all of the CARTER'S...our family is growing and we are loving it. Later we head over the Nate & Tiffany's for a BBQ and swimming (it is great to have a pool in the family ) We spend the afternoon there. Then we can't miss the Leishman's party....They have popcorn, burgers, salads, snowies and whatever else you can think of. Thanks Leishman's!! Then off to the park for a friendly family game of baseball. We use a wiffle ball and bat and it is kids against adults. The kids usually win but now that we are all growing up and getting married....The adults may start getting some win's under there belts. Then of course we finish the night of with fireworks of our own as well as the stadium of fire...We have a great view from Brian's parents house. I should have taken more pictures but I didn't....So we are PROUND TO BE AMERICANS!! (And this year we were glad to have my sister Marci come and hangout with us.

Grandpa Carter & Kali in her very own pool. She thinks she is pretty cute. She even got to eat corn on the cob in "her" pool.

Curt, Brian, Marci & Melissa

Rockband For the Wii

Brian & Kali have been having a fun time playing Rockband. Kali dances while Brian plays and she is quite good. I think she like's the drums the best. Anyone who is wondering if they should buy the Wii.....YES is the answer, we have had such a great time playing and singing and dancing!! I recommend it to anyone...And I hear Wii Fitness it awesome...I am going to have to try it out.

PLANTS

Yes it is true we have almost been in our home for 2 years and have yet to plant plants, or flowers for that matter. We assumed that since we came from the Condo living lifestyle someone else would shortly be around to plant plants & flowers in our yard. Well 2 years later no one had come by so I thought I better grab my neighbor (Jenny) who know;s a whole lot more about plants that I do and drive to the Lindon nursery. ....And in my amusement I had a fun time picking them out deciding what would go where and I am even having fun watering them, and praying that they GROW!! THANKS Jenny for going with me....Brian was a real trooper and planted them for me. He is a great husband and helps me with all of my little project list.

Where was this on her BIRTHDAY!!

Well the other day I had to make cupcakes for some primary visits in our ward and I decided to give Kali a white cupcake with chocolate frosting...(This is my favorite so I thought for sure Kali would love it) AND SHE DID.....




This is a picture on her birthday...I couldn't hardly even get her to touch the cake. I am trying to let her get dirty every now and again!!

Happy Father's Day Brian (Kali 14 Months)

Well I decided to get Kali's pictures taken at Portrait Innovations last week for Brian's for Fathers Day gift. These are only scanned images because I didn't buy the CD....There is also one more picture that I chose but I gave them all away before I had a chance to scan them in...probably the cutest one....but what do you do :)
Brian is the most amazing husband and father. We are so grateful for all that he does for us. I don't know many husbands that have gotten up...every single time with me when Kali was little and still continues to do so if she wakes up for some reason or needs a bottle. He never complains even when he has to be to work early the next morning. Brian is a very thoughtful person. He is always thinking of Kali and I before himself. He is very smart, and athletic. We have lots of fun watching him play softball. I am so thankful that he honors his priesthood and takes that role in our home. Brian we love you and appreciate you so much. Love Kristan & Kali

Swimming!!

Some of our friends invited us over the other day to go swimming in there nice and heated pool. Kali is my little water worm. She loves the water and is not scared one bit. I think this is because she has been swimming since she was 3 months old. Thanks Tyson & Chris for inviting us over.

Grandpa Carter

Grandpa Carter and Kali are great friends. We are so lucky to live close to both of our family's but extremly close to the Carter's. We live about 6 miles apart. We love chad so much. He is so considerate of other, thoughtful, and kinds. I am so thankful to have such a wonderful father in law who I get along with great and don't mind hanging out with him. Chad thanks for all you do for our family...

Bee's Game

For Father's Day this year we decided to go up to SLC on Saturday night and go to the bee's game and watch fireworks after. We had such a great time. I am so thankful for my dad. He is an amazing person. I can't really put into words how much he means to me and what a great relationship we have. He is the kind of dad who is smart, fun, kind, serving, serving (I had to put that twice because he is always willing to help someone out. I admire him more that he know. Dad I love you!!

Orem Fest

This last Friday night we headed to Orem fest with some friends of ours. Curt won a little frog for Kali and she loves it, even still. We went to dinner before hand and wished we had waited when we got there. There was so much great food and fun booths to look at. It was a great night for walking around. Thank goodness the weather is finally warm...
Melissa, Curt, Brian & Kali

Babysitting!!

Today I baby-sat my friends 3 little girls. She was setting up for Orem Fest. She makes and sells amazing things. You will have to check out some of her things on www.etsy.com, her name is wiggle worm creations. Or you can take a visit her booth out to orem fest this weekend. It was lots of fun. We played with the bubble gun for quite a while, ate popsicles and of course since the older girls were holding there's Kali had to hold hers as well. (She actually didn't even get to sicky) We watched part of Madagascar and read lots of books. They are cute girls and Tessa is a great friend... I was glad I could help her out...Her husband is at tori pines right now enjoy the U.S. Open :) How would it be!!

New Cousin!!

I have been dying to tell all of my blogging friends...that Kali is going to have a new little cousin...Yes it is official Uncle Nate and Aunt Tiffany are going to have a baby in December. They told us when we went to Florida by buying 2 mickey dolls and letting Kali take them out of the bag...and then saying one is for Kali and one is for her cousin to be. We are so exited for them. We are so thankful that we are so close to them and will be able to have your kids grow up together...