IT's BegiNning tO LoOk A lOt liKe ChriStmAs!!!

You know he is thinking "I really want to touch that"

We got our decorations and tree up early this year and Kolsen did such a good job. He didn't get that we needed to hang the ornaments and not play with them at first, but he came around. He also found one of mine that is a train and wanted to drive it all over the tree. It was to cute so we got a little video of it. It won't post right now but I will try again later. Hope everyone is having a good time getting ready for Christmas.

Our lights twinkle so a good picture was hard to get

WhAt A WeeKenD!!!

Well, I hope everyone had as much fun as us this weekend. It was packed full of fun family activities and lots of food. Our Thanksgiving day was a blast. We went to the Davis side for lunch and then to my side later that day for dinner. It was a lot of fun with a lot of good food but the bad part was Kolsen got sick about 2:00 with a fever and didn't feel good the rest of the day. The good thing was he got to sleep most of the evening at my parents house and the next day he was much better. It was a weird 12 hr thing and he is fine now.

Then on Friday Jason got the day off and we got to do our Christmas decorations and we got our Christmas gift early. We got our selves a garage door opener and can actually use our garage now. It is amazing what a difference pushing a little button does for my lazy self. Anyway, our house looks so nice and I am so in the Christmas mood now. There is something so special about this time of the year when we get to think about Christ's birth and life and then wonderful things he has done for us. You can see it fill the air and everyone is a little happier than usual.

Saturday was also a big day for our family. Heather and Spencer went through the temple to be sealed together and to Lexi for All Eternity. What a special miracle that is. They are such a sweet family and I am so glad that they are in my life and have made the wonderful choice to go to the temple and receive all the blessing that come with that. I love them very much and can't wait to see what is in store for their family. When they get the pictures back I will steel some and post them. Since then our life has slowed down a little and is starting to get back to normal.

Oh yeah and I also did my hair different. I have been in kind of a funk and been really down on my self lately. I don't know if it is the hormones or what but I just needed a change to liven things up again so I decided to dye my hair. Heather and I decided that I should go darker and I absolutely love it. It is a Reddish brown color with Blond highlights and Heather did an amazing job. I am so spoiled to have her in my family and to get to take advantage of her whenever I want. She is amazing with hair and I will never go to anyone else!!! LOVE YOU HEATHER!!

And last the belly bump has finally come. I am about 18 weeks now and we can find out what it is in the next few weeks, I am sooooooo excited. I still have no idea what it is but we will be happy with whatever come. Stay tuned to find out!

STICKY FOODS ARE SO MUCH FUN!!!

OK, SO ON SUNDAY WE GOT UP EARLY AND HAD A WONDERFUL BREAKFAST OF GERMAN PANCAKES AND EVERYONE LOVED THEM. ESPECIALLY OUR SON. HE IS LEARNING HOW TO USE HIS UTENSILS AND IS DOING REALLY GOOD, BUT I THINK HE GOT A LITTLE TO EXCITED THIS TIME AND MAD A HUGE MESS WITH THE SYRUP. AFTER A FEW MINUETS OF BEING MESSY WE LOOKED OVER AT HIM CAUSE HE WAS GIGGLING AND THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND. HE HAD STUCK THE SPOON TO HIS NOSE AND IT STAYED. JASON AND I LOST IT. WE PROBABLY JUST TAUGHT HIM THAT IT IS FUNNY TO PLAY WITH FOOD, BUT IT WAS TO HILARIOUS NOT TO LAUGH. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS BATH TIME AFTER THAT. I LOVE HAVING KIDS.

The many costumes of Jason

Jason had a Halloween party for work and he wanted to do something fun so he bought a bunch of makeup and went to town on his face. The picture doesn't do it justice, but you can still get the effect. It was very scary and hard to recognise him. Kolsen didn't know what to do when he saw him and came running to me. After he said something it was OK and he just kept pointing at him and looking at me. Then I called Jessica to come over and look and they couldn't stay for very long because every time kernan looked at Jase he would start crying. It was sad but funny.



















Then he went in Alan's costume for trick or treating later that night. We should have gotten more pictures of it but we didn't. He would let the kids sit on it so it looked like they were going potty. We got a lot of funny comments as we were walking.

It took me long enough!!!

Here are some trick or treating pictures.

My Little Pirate. He didn't get the whole trick or treating thing. He was so excited to go for a walk with everyone that he just grabbed the first piece of candy our neighbors dropped in his bucket and ran out ahead of everyone giggling the whole way. It was cute.

The gang from the right: Lexi, Kolsen, Chase, Mallory, and Clark

Yummy sticky suckers!!! We didn't hear a peep out of these two for a while.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween everyone!!! I hope you all are having as much fun as we are. We just carved our pumpkin tonight and Jason did an awesome job. He is so creative and did all of that free hand. I am OK if I have a pattern to follow but Jason did that all on his own. Amazing huh!!! Good job Hun!!! I know you can't see it very well, but the Head stone on the left has Kolsen's name on it too. It was hard to get a good angle on it. Kolsen also had a good time. We let him carve a little (WITH SUPERVISION) and he thought that was the greatest thing ever. There is a video of it at the end. He definitely did not like cleaning it though. He would not touch the yucky stuff inside the pumpkin. It was hilarious. We tried to get him to put his hand in it and he screamed. Then Jason put some on his hand and he violently shook it until it fell off and then GLARED at us like "What did you do that for". If you have not seen his mad face it is so funny. He gives the nastiest looks sometimes. I wish I could have gotten it on camera. Anyway, here are our pictures and I am sure we will have tons more after tomorrow.

I NEVER WANT TO PAY RENT

Target had the cutest shirts on sale and we couldn't pass this one up.

Baby CLARK is Here!!!

This is the newest addition to the Kurtzeborn family. His name is Clark and he is the cutest little guy ever. He was born on Thursday and was 7lb 9oz. He is healthy and him and mom are doing great! Here are some of the pictures that we took of him in the hospital. Congratulations you guys! He is beautiful and we can't wait to see him again. It is funny cause I always thought Kolsen was small until he was standing next to him. Now he looks huge.

Holly looked beautiful as always!! I wish I looked that good after just giving birth!

Baby Clark and his aunties

Kolsen was really interested in him and couldn't stop looking. I don't think he knew what it was but he was very gentle. Which is a good sign of things to come. Hopefully!!!

It's Shower Time!!!

Craziness is here and will continue for the next few months. I just did a bridal shower on Saturday for my cousin EMILY who is getting married in November and them we are doing one in December for Kim. So we have had lots to do and it has been a blast. Here are some pictures from the shower. I had fun making a towel cake. The picture looks like it's leaning but it is just the shadow on the ribbon. There is also sparkling cider down the middle that is hard to see. They are so much fun and they make beautiful center pieces. It was a lot of fun and we had a really good turn out so everything went really smooth. Then today we had a party for my family cause we have so many birthdays in October. We celebrated my dad's, brother in law Spencer's, my Grandma Richardson's, and Kim's (which is in September but we didn't do one for her yet). It was fun and it is always nice to get together with family!

WOW HOW THE WEEKS FLY!

Well, a lot has happened in our lives in the past few months. Where do I begin? Well, to start my cousin Jaci had her baby about a month ago now and I told her I would watch her daycare kids for 3 weeks so she could get a break and enjoy her family and the new addition. It was a lot of fun, but a lot of work. I don't know how people can do daycare. It is one of the busiest jobs I have had and is emotionally draining to. It probably wouldn't have been as bad if I only had a few, but I had 6. It is just a little overwhelming all at once. It also didn't help that I was throwing up all the time and they couldn't figure out why I kept running to the bathroom. Kolsen loved it though and they were all really good kids so they made it fun. Anyways, on Thursday night after the kids had left I started bleeding pretty bad from over working myself and Jason and I got a little worried. I didn't have anything like that with Kolsen so I called the doctor and they got me in the next day to be checked out. Everything looked fine and the baby was healthy and bigger than we thought so I was relieved but they told me that I had to go on a light bed rest for the next two week and then they want to see me again. It was all a little scary and really shook me up. I only had the bleeding for a few days after that and it is completely gone now so I am sure everything is OK but on Saturday I had a complete meltdown. Has anyone else gone through that? I was throwing up all day, (which has not slowed down yet), I was drained from the scary weekend, and was exhausted from 3 weeks of daycare. So I laid in bed all day, cried my eyes out and now I feel much better. I think my body had just had enough and once I had the chance to release it all I was able to start feeling better. Anyway, enough of my sob story... Here is a picture of the daycare kids (not all of them).





Well that is how I am doing. Jason and Kolsen are doing great. Jason is just busy working and going to school and Kolsen is still working on talking. I don't know what his deal is. He can do anything you ask him to so I know he understands me, but no words yet. Hopefully they will come soon.

LABOR DAY REUNION AND SEVERAL BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENT #1

They are finally engaged!!! Cameron proposed about a week ago and they have set their date for Jan 5Th. They are very excited and are planning away. So what is she now, my sister or sister in-law???

And this is the ring. We couldn't get a good picture of it, but it is beautiful! Her and my uncle Danny designed it together.

ANNOUNCEMENT #2

READY OR NOT BABY #2 IS ON THE WAY. It is a little unexpected, but we are really excited about our new addition to the family. The funny thing is the baby is due on April 30Th, which is Kolsen's birthday. I don't think I will make it that long, but that is too ironic. The other bad part is that the morning sickness has already started and is a lot worse than Kolsen. But I guess you have to take the bad with the good and try to see the positive side. I will start losing weight if I keep it up much longer. Other than that we are doing good and had a fun time camping at our Labor Day Family Reunion. We got lots of rain which kept things cool and played lots of fun games and hung out with our family. Kolsen had fun a usual. If he is outside he is good and can keep him self entertained. It was wonderful. Also Jason and Jeremiah played in the horse shoe tournament and almost won it. They did an awesome job! Here are some pictures and a cute video.

Jason and Jeremiah got 3rd place in horse shoes.

The wonderful faces of camping

Kolsen found Shane's car and decided to sit on it. It was a cool remote control car!

WE NEED A DOG

Kolsen had to much fun with my parents dog GUS the other night. Rachel was watching them and said they did this forever. Kids are so easily amused!!!

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ME AND MY MAN...

I got this from Brittany and I love doing these so I hope you enjoy!

Basics
1. Who is your man? Jason
2. How long have you been together? 8 years on November 20Th wow that is a long time!!!
3. Dating/Engaged/Married? Married for 3 years on November 6Th
4. How old is your man? 24 on august 31st

You or your man?
1. Who eats more? definitely Jason and he doesn't gain a pound. It makes me sick!
2. Who said "I love you" first? Him. It was a few months after we started dating and he said it just before we left to go home one day. It was so exciting!
3. Who weighs more? He better.. I would never want to outweigh him
4. Who sings better? Jason hates singing. I love it and I try to get him to sing with me, but he never gives in.
5. Who's Older? Him
6. Who's smarter? Depends on what we are talking about.
7. Who's temper is worse? I guess it would be me. Neither of us have tempers, but I get my feelings hurt easier.
8. Who does the laundry? ME, but I am spoiled because Jason helps with everything.
9. Who does the dishes? ME usually, but again Jason is good about helping
10. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Him, I get the left.
11. Who's feet are bigger? His. I would look funny with big feet!
12. Who's hair is longer? Are you kidding! Jason's cuts his hair so short, sometimes you can barely see it.
13. Who's better with the computer? Me. I learned from my dad so I can get around pretty good.
14. Who mows the lawn? That is all Jason. I have allergies so I let him do most of the outside work.
15. Who pays the bills? Me, but he brings in the money.
16. Who cooks dinner? I usually do, but Jason is a much better cook!
17. Who drives when you are together? Jason. He never lets me drive.
18. Who pays when you go out to dinner? Jase
19. Who's the most stubborn? Jason
20. Who is the first one to admit when they're wrong? Definitely ME!
21. Who's parents do you see more? Well, I think that is a toss up. Both of our parents live close and we see them about the same. They are always fighting over Kolsen.
22. Who named your dog? No dog yet. I think it will be a while before we get one. I am not ready for the mess that comes with them.
23. Who kissed who first? Jason kissed me first.
24. Who asked who out? Jason asked me out my freshmen year of high school and we have been together ever since.
25. What did you do? Well, I was only 14 and we couldn't actually date, so my first real date was going to old navy and the next night was prom. Cool first date huh!
26. Who's more sensitive? Me all the way. Jason has the suck it up and deal with it attitude!
27. Who's taller? Definitely Jason. I am a shrimp
28. Who has more friends? I think we are equal. We have the same friends.
29. Who has more siblings? We are even
30. Who wears the pants in the relationship? we both "wear the pants" in different aspects.

Daddy's Little Helper

Kolsen has been so cute lately. He is in the copying stage and has to do whatever you are doing. Whether it is laughing, doing your hair, cooking, or anything that daddy does outside. We just recently bought him his own lawn mower so he could help Jason and he does such a good job. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen! Oh yeah and he doesn't have a shirt on because he got really dirty from dinner and still needed a bath so we just took it off. He is getting such a big belly! Here is the video and some pictures.

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THE BIGGEST BUG EVER!!!

OK I HAVE TO ADMIT I AM A WUSS WHEN IT COMES TO BUGS, BUT THIS ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HUGE. THIS MONSTER WAS IN OUR ENTRY WAY ABOVE OUR DOOR. JASON SAID IT WAS A MONARCH MOTH. "YEAH RIGHT, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY MOTHS THAT BIG." I KNOW YOU CAN'T TELL HOW BIG IT IS, BUT IT WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF MY HEAD. OK THAT WAS AN EXAGGERATION. IT WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF MY HAND, BUT THAT IS STILL BIG FOR A BUG. ANYWAY, I MADE JASON GET IT DOWN AND IT DIDN'T EAT US SO WE ARE ALL OK. IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE IT WAS THERE ON THE SAME NIGHT I HAD ACTIVITY DAY WITH OUR CHURCH GIRLS SO I GOT TO SHOW ALL OF THEM MY GROSS BUG. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE. GROSS!

Branden and Jen's new BUNDLE OF JOY

INTRODUCING
JADEN ALEXANDER


Welcome Jaden Alexander!!! Branden Peters and Jennifer just had a brand new baby boy on Sunday August 12Th. He is 7lbs and 20 1/2 inch long. He is a beautiful baby with lots of black hair. Mom and Dad are doing very good and have had lots of fun having a little one around. You can feel the love they have for Jaden every time they look at him. Babies are such a wonderful miracle and seeing him makes me so baby hungry!!! Anyway, we went to see them in the hospital on Monday and spend some time with them. I am so excited for the journey they have ahead. Enjoy your little boy Branden and Jen, and know how much we love you and are glad that you are in our lives! My advise is take lots of pictures of him because they grow up so fast! Congratulations!!!

The Fohawk

Kolsen got to stay with our family's this weekend while we went out of town and I think they had a little to much fun! I stole this off Rachel's blog

(I hope that was ok Rachel.) Thank you to both family's for all that you do for us. We are so lucky to have you both so close to us and to know that you are so willing to help when we need you. I know Kolsen had a lot of fun and love's you very much. Thank you!!!

FINALLY A VACATION!!!

Well. I have good news and bad news. The good news is that Jason and I got to go on a vacation this weekend to California and we had a wonderful time. The bad news is that we didn't take any pictures so I don't have any to post. Sorry, but there was no way I was going to take a picture of myself in a swim suit. Anyway, we had a wonderful time. We stayed by the LAX airport at the Sheraton Hotel and were only a few minuets from Santa Monica pier. We spent a lot of time on the beach, which my husband is not to happy about now cause he got fried. It was awesome because we got there on Friday at about 11:00 and there was only a couple people on the beach. We had it all to our selves for about a mile both ways. It was beautiful! We also did a lot of shopping. There is a really good outside mall called the "3rd Street Promenade" that I love. It is about 3-4 blocks of the street that they closed down and turned into shopping and entertainment. They have street performers, a farmers market and all kinds of fun things to do. I love it. We also went to the pier and played at the amusement park. Jason played a few carnival games too and won Kolsen a prize. It was a cute dog and he hasn't put it down. Well, that was about all the excitement that we had, but it was so nice to get a way for the weekend and spend some time together. We also almost died a couple of times too. The drivers over there are crazy! Other than that California is the best vacation spot!!!