Big News

To quote one of my favorite movies of all time ("Juno"):

"My eggo is preggo!"

Yep, that's right, we are expecting our second child and we are so excited! I am due September 13th.

Malea has been so cute about the whole thing. We tell her that there is a baby in mommy's tummy, and she will kiss my tummy and when we ask her where the baby is she will point to my tummy. I know she is going to be a big help. She already loves playing with her baby dolls and pretends to be their "mommy". It is going to be fun to have her as my little helper.

Malea's face is so funny in this picture....

I am so excited, but I am also nervous, anxious, and a little scared! I can't believe I'm going to have 2 kids! It's funny because I remember feeling that way when I was pregnant with Malea, and then once I had her and got used to it, now 2 kids just seems like so much. I'm sure it will be an adjustment, and I especially worry about Malea and making sure that she still feels loved and gets enough attention. But I feel like it will be good for her to be the "Big Sister" and be mommy's helper.

I have been sooooo sick, I was pretty much confined to the couch for most of January and February....but thank goodness to my doctor, I got some medication that is helping with the nausea. I definitely don't feel 100%, but it takes the edge off which is wonderful. I am 11 weeks and hoping that in the next couple of weeks once I am out of the first trimester I will start feeling better (hopefully!). I was pretty sick with Malea too, and maybe I just don't remember but I feel a lot sicker with this one. Maybe it will be a boy?....lol

Happy 2nd Birthday Malea!

My baby turned 2 today! I can't believe how fast the time has gone! Malea is so much fun and I'm so grateful to have her as my daughter.

Here is a little year-in-review of pictures:

1 year old!

13 months old
(first trip to the zoo)

14 months old
(first Easter egg hunt...she wasn't very happy!)

15 months old
(family trip to Seattle)

16 months old
(watching the parade at Art City Days)

17 months old
(4th of July)

18 months old
(lounging by the pool!)

19 months old
(our little cougar!)

20 months old
(Happy Halloween!)

21 months old
(wearing mommy's boots)

22 months old
(Merry Christmas!)

23 months old
(watching "Cars")

2 years old!

Here are some of my favorite things about Malea:

-She loves to pretend to be a mommy, and she will take care of her "babies" (dolls, stuffed animals, etc). If she sees a baby she says "awww, cute"

-She likes to "hide" under blankets whenever we walk in to a room....she totally laughs and wiggles around while she is hiding but she thinks you can't see her! It's so cute.

-She is starting to talk so much....she repeats a lot of what we say (we have to watch ourselves!)

-One of her favorite things to do is go play at the "toys" (McDonald's)

-She loves our fish Timmy, and every night when she goes to bed she says "bye Timmy"

-She loves Cars, Dory (aka Nemo), Elmo, and Thomas

-She loves to rough-house and loves to be chased around, especially by her uncles

-She could live off of popsicles and cheese if we let her!

-She loves to be outside, which has been really hard this winter! We've had to think of other things to do (like McDonald's)

-Even though she is still learning to share and not hit, she has a tender side, and when anyone is crying or upset she says "awww" and will go give them a hug

I could go on and on but I just want Malea to know how much I love her and I'm so proud of her! I'm excited to see what the next year brings!

Happy Birthday sweetie pie! We love you!

Malea {Hearts} "Cars"

"My name is Malea, and I'm a 'Cars'-aholic."

Well, at least that's what she would say if she could speak in sentences. Or even words with more than 2 syllables for that matter.

My child is obsessed with the movie "Cars" right now, and pretty much anything that has to do with it. Every morning when she wakes up, the first thing she says is, "Cars"? If she sees anything when we are out with "Cars" or Lightning McQueen or Mater or whoever on it, she points and says "Cars"!! She has a "Cars" toothbrush, sippie cup, books, etc. We saw some "Cars" pajamas at the store the other day (that were intended for boys) but I thought that was a little too much. Maybe if they were pink.....

Anyway, we have even started to slowly get her some of the "Cars" cars. So far we have Lightning McQueen, Mater, King (her favorite, which is kind of odd), Sally, Doc, Ramone, and I can't remember the rest. She just loves to play with them and line them up all OCD-like. She will hug and kiss them too, which is ADORABLE.


I love my little girl!

"Thanta" Found Our House!

Christmas Morning!

This was the only picture I could get where she was actually looking at the camera smiling...the rest of the pictures were of her focusing on the presents! lol She looks so cute with her hair all disheveled. She is really into Thomas the train and anything "Cars" related right now.....you would think I had a little boy!

Malea was so funny this year. She was all about unwrapping the presents, whether they were for her or not! We didn't really get to open our own presents, but we didn't mind. The tree before we were unleashed

Our cute stockings :)

My dad and step-mom gave us a Kitchen Aid Mixer! We were so excited, it was such a fun surprise!

Malea got a lot of fun things. The best reaction we got was when she opened this toy shopping cart....she let out a little squeal when she opened it! It was really cute.

We had a really great Christmas and were able to spend a lot of time with family and friends at various parties and events. We are so incredibly blessed and grateful for all that we have. I can't believe another year is starting! It seems like we just had Malea and now she is almost 2! Where does the time go?

Temple Square Lights

This Christmas season we decided to go up to see the lights at Temple Square in SLC. It had been a couple of years since the last time we had gone, and I forgot how beautiful it is! It was Malea's first time seeing them, and she loved it. It was pretty cold but we bundled up!

This red tree was so breathtaking....it was the only thing that had red lights in the whole square, so it really stuck out.

Malea kept pointing to the lights saying "tree!" It was so cute.
P.S. She wasn't too happy in this picture for some reason!

Malea really enjoyed riding Trax....it was nice to get out of the cold, too!

All bundled up!

5 Years!

Yesterday (December 18th) Keith and I celebrated our 5th anniversary! Wow, where has the time gone? Here is a walk down memory lane:

Wedding Day - 2004

2005

(This was the only picture I could find, that was the year we got our first digital camera for Christmas so there wasn't much to choose from! Plus we both gained a lot of weight that first year, and I didn't want to post a picture of that!)

2006

2007

(Pregnant with Malea)

2008

2009

On our anniversary, we ate lunch at the new In 'N Out in Orem, then after Malea took her nap we took her to my neighbor's house and then went on a date! We went to see the new movie "Avatar" (which was great by the way, I highly recommend it!) and then had dinner at Olive Garden. Another highlight of the night was that we got new phones! Our phones were over 2 years old and were both just falling apart, but we were due for upgrades so we picked out new LG Xenon's. They are so nice, we are really excited to have phones that work!

It has sure been an adventure these last 5 years, with lots of ups and downs, but I wouldn't want to go through that adventure with anyone else!

I love you honey, and I can't wait to spend the rest of this journey together with you!

Love, Kenzie :)

"Thanta's" Lap

Malea with Santa - 2009

This picture just makes me laugh so hard! We took her to see "Thanta" this year (that's how she says "Santa" - every time we see a Santa on anything, she points to it and says "Thanta"!!). I was worried we were going to have a repeat of last year.

Here is last year's picture with Santa:

She was about 10 months old in this picture. I love how her legs are totally tensed. She was NOT happy! (I love that it's the same Santa, same chair and everything). We tried to "brief" her before we went up there this year by talking about how nice he is and how he brings presents and stuff. I think that helped. :)

I love the holidays!