Backyard Fun:

A couple days ago I decided to blow up the pool and set up the slippin slide so we could have some fun outside. The kids had a lot of fun on the slippery slide and Mais mostly loved the pool. She is such a fish in the water, she just loves it. I wish we had a bid nice pool in our backyard and we would swim everyday. Here are a few pics of our fun day.

NeWeSt AdDiTiOn...

Introducing the newest addition to my family...






Easton Kole Green! He was born on June 5, so he is a couple weeks old (I'm behind on posting about him because I was waiting for pics). We are so excited to be welcoming him into our family and can't wait to watch him learn and grow. He was born into my brother Jeff's cute family. They have two other kids ages 4 & 7 and they just adore their new baby brother. The 7 yr old Kaylen thinks that he is her baby and wants to take care of him all the time, its so cute. Congrats Jeff and Amy, Love you guys.

Lagoon Day:

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. I went to Florida and I have been waiting for my sister to email me the pics so I can post about my trip but she is taking forever. But I will post all about it as soon as I get the pics.

Yesterday I decided to take my 3 neices, my nephew and Mais to Lagoon for the day (we all got season passes). We had so much fun. Mais got to ride a couple little rides and she loved every minute of it. She was smiling so big the whole time. It was hilarious and so cute to watch. The other kids had a ton of fun too. I'm sure we will be back a lot this summer. Any other season pass holders? We should plan a day to go together.

FiRsT sTePs...

Mais took her first steps today and she is thrilled. It was very cute, she could only take two steps before taking the fall but she seemed very proud. She is still a little clumsy but hey she did it. Here are a few pics.


Here she is preparing for take off...



She has descended...



And the landing...

FoRtS oLd ScHoOl StYlE:

There is nothing like being a kid and making your own forts. I know me and my siblings did it all the time when we were kids and we always had so much fun. I have taken on the responsibility of watching my neice and nephew this summer 3 days a week and today they decided to make themselves a fort. It brought back a lot of memories from when I was a kid. It was fun to watch them. Here are a few pics from their fort. I took the pictures after Mais got a hold of it so its not in prime condition...

Here is Taylee and Tanner inside their half made fort...



Here is Tay



Here is Mais with the kids feeling like she's big just like them

FuN wEbSiTe:

My cousin told me about a very fun website for those of you who have girls and need some good ideas on what to do with their hair. It is called girlydos.blogspot.com. Check it out, it has fun and easy do's on there. (Thanks so much Tina)

Day at the Pool:

Today I took Mais swimming for her first time. My dad's house in Farmington has a neighborhood pool so me and my sis took Mais and my neice and nephew. We had so much fun and Mais was like a fish. She loved the water so much. I think we might be spending many days at the pool this summer. I'm thinking about getting her into some swim lessons, anyone know a good place to go?

Kay's shirt...

Here's a pic of the shirt she wore! (Refer to the next post)

I can't believe I forgot...

I forgot to post the most exciting part of our camping trip! My sister Kaylee anounced that she is pregnant. She is due Jan. 7th! We are so excited, we have been waiting for this for far too long. They announced it when she showed up with a t-shirt on that said "I'm pregnant" on the front. My family couldn't be more excited. Congrats sis, I love ya and I know you're going to be a fantastic mother.

CaMp TrIp DoWn MeMoRiAl LaNe...

My family has a yearly tradition of going camping on Memorial Weekend. This year we were so bummed when my dad was threatening to cancel due to the weather conditions. Somehow we talked him into just moving it down South where the weather was supposed to be better. So for the first time we went South and we had a blast, but we did miss my family members that were unable to come (some due to a late pregnancy and others that didn't want to drive that far). Our camping trip included, lots and lots of 4-wheeling, exploring ghost towns, hiking through Goblin Valley, exploring mines, and arrow head hunting. The best was the scary stories around the camp fire with the kids, we had them so scared that they were crying (you have to realize they love it, they ask us to do it every year). We told stories of the green eyed cat as me and my brother took 2 flash lites up on the mountain and shined them through a green shirt as he made cat sounds. They were scared out of their minds, but they couldn't stop talking about it the next day. Cade took his dad's dirt bike up and everyone had a blast on it. Cade wrecked pretty hard (luckily he and the bike were both ok thanks to his helmet and all his protective gear). I saw the whole thing and it scared me to death so I'm glad he is ok. To sum it up it was an adventerous weekend and one that we will never forget. Here are a few pics and there will be more to come...

We found this awesome mine that went pretty far back, it was pretty interesting.



This is my brother Jared on the top of this huge rock. He climbed up it not thinking about how he would get back down. Luckily he didn't get hurt but it made him a little nervous.



Maisey is just enjoying being outside (we had to keep her in her chair when she was outside because she wanted to eat all the rocks and dirt).



This is Cade the first day we were there (he was really happy to be there)!



This is me, my nephew Gavin, and my brother Jason.



This is the inside of an abandoned house we found, kinda cool...



This is the outside...



This is an old abandoned car that was left with the house...

Run Baby Run...

So I am feeling very brave and ambitious lately, so I've decided to train to run a half marathon in October. For those of you who don't know, I have never been a runner. I have always wanted to be but I have always hated it and it has never come naturally for me (I literally feel like I'm going to die doing it). Therefore, the time has come to try and live out my dream. I am feeling very motivated right now so hopefully I can keep it up. I am starting out extremely slow and working my way into it. If anyone out there has ran a marathon or is big into running, any advice will be appreciated. Oh and by the way if anyone would like to join me, the invitation is always open.

gIrLs CaMp...

So for those of you who don't know, I am the girls camp director in my ward and this year we are going to Heber Valley. I have never been up there and yesterday they had an open house for anyone to go up and tour the whole camp. So, me and some of the other leaders cruised up there to check out our camp site. Let me just say that I couldn't be more excited for camp. We have a huge pavillion to ourselves with a huge kitchen, our own bathroom (one for the leaders and one for the girls), and a huge open space for games and activities. We really did luck out getting reservations and I am just thankful to be in a cabin after last years "very wet" experience. Anyone been to Heber Valley before?

nIgHt GaMeS:

So last night me, Cade, and a few of our neighbor's spontaneously decided to play kick the can. So we put our kids down for the night, got our black gear on, met in the middle of all our yards and let the games begin. I felt like a little kid again but it was seriously so much fun. Sometimes I think it is important to do things that bring out your young side. We seriously had a blast and I can't wait until we do it again (because I know we will, it was too much fun not to).

ToP tWo... (American Idol)

My boy, David Archuleta, has made it to the top two and I couldn't be happier. Who does everyone think is going to win? I have always thought that Archuleta would take the whole thing but Cook is giving him a run for his money. Archuleta has got ot step it up next week if he want to take home the title. I guess I would be ok with either one of them winning because they are both great and I would probably buy both of their cd's. But I have to stick with Archuleta because I have liked him from day 1, and I can't help but to love how humble he is.

Sad New's On Mother's Day!

Mother's Day is such a special day and I really enjoy reflecting on the amazing things my mother does as a woman, friend, and mother. So I always enjoy that part of Mother's Day. However, yesterday we got a phone call early on in the day that my 12 year old niece's father passed away throughout the night Saturday night. My sister was married to him for one short year but he has always been a very big part of my niece's life and they have had a very close relationship. Death always makes you put your life into perspective. On any day and at any given time you can have a loved one taken from you. It really made me realize how much I take all my close friends and family for granite. This is a hard time for my sister and her daughter's and for his family, so just please keep them in your prayers.

I've been tagged!!!

Here you go Tina...


4 things I was donig 10 years ago:

- Going to school at North Ogden Junior High (9th grade)
- Living with my Dad and his ex-wife (wife at the time)
- Got my first "boyfriend" (if you want to call it that)
- Fighting with my brother Jake constantly (we were just at that age)

4 things I was doing 5 years ago:

- Doing nails at Shaidz Salon in Riverdale
- Traveling to Logan all the time to do the College scene with my friend Crys
- Playing softball on my family softball team (miss those days)
- Living with my mom in Roy

4 shows I love to watch:

- American Idol
- The Hills
- Lost
- Survivor

4 things that make me happy:

- Cader (that's his nickname... I didn't spell it wrong)
- Mais
- Diet Coke
- A clean house

Tag: Trisha, Corinne, Natalie

My own website:

I have my own official website through modbe now. The site is www.kelsey.mymodbe.com. If anyone would like to order anything you can do it on that site. Also I have my kit now so if anyone would like to try things on I have different sized at my house, and you are welcome any time to come try on. Thanks :)

DoCtOrS aRe ThE wOrSt...

So today I had Maisey's 9 month check up and I thought I was off the hook with shots because they don't normally give shots at the 9 monther but she didn't have her hep B shot done in the hospital so she is a little behind. They gave that to her today, but by my amazement she didn't even cry. She was so brave, too bad mommy isn't so brave. I hate needles and they just jab that thing in there, it is seriously the worst! But just thought I would update everyone on her stats...

Height- 25% (she's is freakin short)
Weight- 55% (she is up to 18lbs 13oz)
Head- 40% (at least she doesn't have a big head)

So she is just growing like crazy. However, the best news is that her ears looked great! Yeah, hopefully we are in the clearing of no more ear infections!

CrAzY gIrL...

So for those of you who can't tell what this picture is... she is sitting on the bottom shelf of her changing table. She is out of control. I left her in her room for like 5 minutes while I made my bed and hung up some clothes. I go walking into her bedroom and she has climbed up onto that shelf and was just playing. I had to take a picture because it was too funny. Anyone have a miracle way to take back her being mobile? Its too much work :)

TWILIGHT MOVIE TRAILER

I saw this on my cousins blog (she always has fun stuff on her blog) and thought it would be fun to add to mine. I was completely obsessed with these books and was so excited when I heard they were making a movie. It sucks I have to wait until December :( So this is for all the twilight fans. I am also very excited for the 4th book to come out in August. Thanks again Tina :)

Please spread the word...

So I have decided to start selling modbe clothing and I need all the help I can get to get the word out there. If you know anyone who would like to order anything or have a party send them my way. They have darling clothes and awesome swimsuits for all body types. I am in love with their swimwear and I hate swimsuits (thats what happens after you have a baby). You can check out there stuff at modbeclothing.com when you click on the shop icon it will ask for a consultant name, just plug in my last name. Thanks all for the support!

Most Exciting News Ever...

So two of our closest friends, Kevin and Corinne, have been trying to have a baby for a few years and continued to be unsuccessful. They had plenty of tests done and could never find anything wrong. They have gone through so much trying to have a baby and after many disappointing months they decided to try and adopt. So for the past six months they have been going through the long process of getting on the adoption list through LDS services. They finally got put on about two weeks ago. Let me just tell you that these two are seriously so amazing and I just knew it wouldn't take them long to get a baby because they have so much to offer. They will make perfect parents. So every day since they got put on the adoption list I have thought about them wondering, "Has someone looked at their profile today?" or "Has someone considered them today?". So Corinne called me on Thursday afternoon and asked if we could come stop by. We suspected that possibly they had some good news for us but didn't want to get our hopes up. We dropped by on Thursday night to find baby stuff sprawled out all over. So they got a call Thursday afternoon and was told that a woman that lived fairly close to the area had gone into labor the night before and had decided to place her baby and had chosen them. They had only 30 minutes to decide if they wanted him. So they confirmed that they wanted him and had to go buy everything that night, so they could go get him the next morning at 11:00. They had less than 24 hours to plan for him (I cannot even imagine). So they brought him home on Friday and let me just say that he is perfect. They named him Austin Wayne. Isn't he cute? This is such a blessing for them and such an answer to many many prayers. There aren't two people more deserving of such an amazing blessing. This was such an exciting thing that I couldn't help but share (sorry its so long).
By the way since they were only on the adoption list for two weeks they set a record in Ogden for how quickly they got a baby.

Shea Gets Home!

Cade's brother Shea got home from his mission on Wednesday. It was so much fun and so exciting. He returned home from the Manchester, New Hampshire Mission. It is so great to have him home and we are really looking forward to watching him get to know Maisey. He was a great missionary and is an awesome example to us all. We love him and are pleased to have him back.

The picture of the three of us is us waiting very patiently at the airport. The other is Mais meeting her uncle for the first time.

By the way...

If you chose to watch the video below you might want to pause my playlist (at the bottom of my blog) before you watch it so you can hear it better!

Logan, the Sky Angel Cowboy

This is the cutest video, I actually got it off my cousin Tina's blog and had to share it with all my friends. It really is a touching video. Thanks Tina.

No No...

Maisey's new obsession is our dog's (duke) food. I have to put it up on the counter because any chance Mais gets she is in the dog food putting hanful's in her mouth at a time. I can't believe she doesn't spit it out but she actually seems to like the taste (yuck)! This whole mobile thing is quite tricky, not to mention she is too quick for me. She's crazy!

Great Day!

It was seriously such a beautiful day today. I need more days like today. I got some yard work done and just enjoyed being outside in the sun. After a long, cold winter stuck in the house, it was so nice to enjoy a day in the great outdoors, and Mais loved it too. Too bad it's supposed to rain tomorrow :(

No Warning!

Ok so before becoming a parent, why didn't other parents warn me about how miserable it is when your children get ear infections and teeth? Common sense always told me that it would be hard but nobody really warned me about how hard it REALLY is. It is seriously the worst thing ever. This is her third ear infection in 2 months and it is the saddest thing. She is so miserable and there isn't a whole lot I can do for her. It's a very helpless feeling. So for all those parents to be out there be prepared for the awful ear infections and teething, it really is the worst thing in the world.

Eventful Weekend!

Saturday was Cade's birthday so we had a fun day. Cade's girls had a soccer game so we went out to that and then Cade had Priesthood. After Priesthood we went out and celebrated at the Mandarine in Boutiful, like the yummiest resturaunt ever. We had a lot of fun. Sunday was a very special day. Our neice Alexie and our nephew Cody both got blessed. I love baby blessing because there is always such a special spirit there. We also celebrated Cade's birthday with his family. He got a couple gift cards to Applebee's and he couldn't be happier about that. He is so obsessed with Applebee's. So I hope Cade had a good birthday! It was such a great weekend.

Mission Reuinion:

On friday night Cade had a little open house mission reunion at his Mission Presidents home in Salt Lake. It was so much fun to see some of Cade's closest friends from his mission. The best part was getting the chance to meet one of Cade's dearest friends, Alex Winters, that he served with. He is from England and him, his wife, and darling daughter came to Utah to visit. He was actually Cade's companion when Cade got my first letter. So I have always heard so much about him and was so glad I finally got to meet him. He will be here for another week and a half so hopefully we will get to spend some more time with him. In the picture above he is the one in the middle with the glasses.