Idaho Trip

This weekend we got to go to see Mike and Sue's new house. It was a beautiful house and was a lot of fun!  The weather wasn't as warm as I heard it was in Utah but it was still nice. I fell in love with their neighbor's dog and went over everyday to see if I could go walk her. I think I just felt bad that she was in a kennel all day long. It was fun to make some new friends though. Jay and Clara are an older couple who invited me into their house to show me pictures of their grandkids and Jay showed me a 78 pound fish he caught in Alaska. I should have taken a picture of it. It was huge! Here are some fun pictures from Sunday when we went to walk around the Idaho Falls Temple. 


                                                                The whole Family!

Kiddos being silly

and cute

and lovey!

So we were all looking at the ducks and then we looked down and DJ had pulled down his pants. He really had to go I guess! You can tell we all thought it was hilarious. 

Kambree looking shocked by what she just saw!

It Died!

It was losing it's steam the last few days from turning the fan on while I worked out. The air from the fan sucked it in a couple of times and it sounded like the ceiling was falling down on us. So yes I took the scissors to it. :( So sad, but it was time. Balloon lived 2 months long.

Game night with the Carlile's

Last night we had Jake's mom over for a birthday dinner. It was a lot of fun. Jake's mom wanted to play Ticket to Ride since she had just played it with Jake's brother who lives in Idaho. We were really surprised she liked this game because it is a little difficult at times to understand and she often doesn't understand games. Well basically she didn't really get the strategy of this game either and was collecting half the deck of cards. It was so funny and we kept teasing her about it. She didn't care at all though, she was having the time of her life. And that made it so worth playing.

Jake's Grandma Van was able to come as well. She kept telling us how PERFECT Kambree was. She couldn't believe how she played the whole time and never got fussy. Good thing she doesn't know the truth! She also couldn't believe how many new "gadgets" they have for babies now. And she also was shocked that jake took care of her so much and knew what she needed all the time. I guess she comes from a generation when men weren't as involved with rearing their children. Kambree loved her.

Marie, Jake's sister, also was able to come. Kambree loved her as well. It was a great night. Happy Birthday Cynthie.

Any day now

Everyone keeps asking if Kambree is walking yet. For months it has been almost, any day now. She is just so happy walking around holding on to everything. She even walks behind me holding on to my pants. She LOVES her walker and just learned how to turn it around. She picks the whole thing up and balances while putting it down where she wants it. I know it will be any day that she will start walking but honestly I love that she isn't. She still seems like a baby to me that she needs to be held and carried everywhere I take her. And I wouldn't want it any other way.

Miss Independent

Kambree loves to eat! She is such a good eater and never seems to dislike anything we give her. There are some things that she prefers though. One of them being yogurt. The other day I let her feed herself and she was doing great until I left her for a second and came back to see that she had tried to drink the yogurt and it was all over her.

Doesn't this remind you of the commercial of the girl who loves the yogurt so much that she just guzzles it down?


She would concentrate so hard to get the spoon in her mouth, but loved being Independent!

Magic Balloons

So I know this is a weird post but I had to show you a picture of these balloons that I got on January 26th from my friend Denae. I keep waiting to throw them away but they have some magical helium inside, these balloons just keep staying afloat. The one in the back that says Happy Birthday is starting to die down a little but the flower one is so full and looks brand new. I will let you know how long they last! Curious if anyone has had balloons last this long? It has been three weeks so far.

I decided to post some new pictures of Kambree and some of her silly things she does.

Wow she looks a lot like her Daddy!
Trying to get the glasses
Jake's way of teasing her back.
Getting into all my piano prizes. She makes so many messes!
Nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby.
Her silly face she makes when blowing raspberries.
Giving Loves to Mr. Bear.
Walking is a few weeks away, she is now standing on her own

all the time, and loves it! Not sure if I should be excited or not. :)
And this is Sequoia giving us the "Feel Sorry for Me" look. Even

though she got to go on two walks and have her ball thrown outside for 20 minutes. I think she forgets. Or else she knows how to work it to get more attention. Probably the latter.

Happy Valentine's Day! I know I have a lot to be grateful for and so much to love.

Not sure what to do about these knees?

I have been really frustrated lately with my knees! I had surgery a few years ago on my right knee to fix a tear in my miniscus. It turned out to be a lot more damage then they had thought and the recovery was a few months on crutches. Everything was going great until I started to run after having Kambree. Then my left knee started to pop a lot and make a grinding noise. I am worried that I may need surgery again on this knee now. And just when you thought I would have learned my lesson I went running this weekend but I wore a brace on the knee that was bothering me. Now both knees are popping out of place and hurting. I am curious if any of my readers have bad knees from running, or also if it could be from all the extra weight I gained through the pregnancy. I really don't want to go to the doctor so I am open to any advice you have at hopefully fixing the poor things. Thanks :)

P.S. the picture I attached is where I wish I could go running! Maybe that's the problem the bad weather and lack of sun is effecting them.