Almost forgot

These are the ties that I made for Dawson. He was in desperate need of church attire so I made so way cute ties. I also made some way cute onsies for a friends babyshower, but I totally forgot to take pictures so I am very mad at myself. Oh well maybe she wouldn't mind me going to her house to try and grab a picture. We'll see. Anywho good night!

 

I love my kids!!

 

This was the only picture that we could get of Dawson in his Easter outfit, I made his tie to match Syd's color of dress and even though he didn't want a picture he looked so handsome in his sunday outfit. Silly boy.

 

 

These kiddos crack me up. They can be so sweet with each other one minute and then fight like crazy the next, but atleast they love each other. They especially love seeing each other in the mornings and when they wake up from naps. It's so sweet when they get so excited to see each other. I love my kids so much even when they drive me crazy and times I wouldn't have it any other way. There is alot more to tell about our family, but it is getting way too late for this mommy who gets up at 5:30 almost every morning, so I'm going to call it a night and I will do better on this blog darn it. I have to so don't give up on me!!

Girls Rock!

Oh my sweet Sydnee. She is getting so big and so smart. She makes us laugh everyday, with all her crazy dancing all the funny things she says, and the way she and Dawson play together. Syd loves going outside to ride her bike and go hiking at the park with all the rocks. She loves preschool and her teacher is amazing and helps her so much. She is still in speech therapy and is improving, but they are still trying to correct the way she says somethings because she heard words said wrong for so long before she got tubes in her ears, but she is defianltly improving. She dances and sings ALL THE TIME and I love it because it gives me an excuse to join right in with her. She is such a good little girl. We do have some issues with her, but she is getting so much better with her little tantrums that she was known to throw at times. She is all girl that's for sure. She loves anything princess and especially Rapunzal from Tangled. She loves to give hugs and kisses which I can't get enough of. Sydnee is really a sweet little girl and we are so grateful for her sweet little spirit in our home.

 

 

Syd in her Easter dress that she can twirl and do all the dancing her little heart desires.

 

Syd was being silly and really wanted me to take pictures of her so I did and I am so glad that I did because she was so funny and so darn cute!

 

Daddy wanted to teach Syd how to shoot a gun and she loved it! I guess it's never too early to start in this family,

Yah for boys!

Dawson is getting way to big for being our baby. He is actually still not that big in weight considering he only weighs 23 pounds and is a little short stack, but he thinks he is so big. He talks really well for being 21 months. He says: bike, I silly, that funny, Syd (for Sydnee), doggy, Yeah, uh uh for no, ouchy, mommy, mom, daddy, dad, sorry, where my mommy, my mommy, toy, bed, binky, look, please, mine, yuck, duck, ok, blanket,why, bad guy (which he learned from his sister), this, "tank you" for thank you, "here go" for here you go, hey, outside,baby, he loves to bark like and dog and act like one which way too cute, I know he says a few more words, but it's way too late to remember all of them. He is so sweet to babies and wants to give all babies hugs and kisses and tries to hold them. He loves and adores his uncles and aunts. He doesn't really understand other's personal space, but luckily most people don't mind. He is defiantly our cuddle bug. He is so silly and lets everyone know it. People can't get enough of how cute he really is. He is although going through the separation anxiety stage right now and that isn't always fun for nursery, but he usually stops crying after a couple of minutes after we leave. He is such a mommy's boy and sometimes I love it and other times I need a break from it, but good thing he absolutely loves his daddy too. Dawson is also obsessed with cars. He has to have some type of car with at all time. He sleeps, eats, and even bathes with his cars. He is so funny and particular with his cars and where and how he puts them. If you move his cars from the way he had them he lets you know by yelling and you saying "Hey no" and his eyes are so expressive when he gets mad. He cracks us up. I just can't believe that our baby will be two in July. We love him so much and he brings us so much joy in our lives.

 

WE started putting Dawson in time out a few months ago and he does pretty well with it. He crys, but he stays in there until he is happy and stops crying then he'll come out on his own and then he comes up to us and says sorry. It's hilarious when he is time out because he looks to small and sad. But it makes us laugh.

 

WE put Dawson in a twin bed when he turned 17 months. I know that sounds early, but he refused to sleep in his crib, so we took it down so we could have more space and he loves his bed. He has only fallen off of it twice so he does pretty good. He sleeps so much better in it then he did in his crib. What a funny kid.

 

 

 

Soda Springs!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In January some of my most amazing friends and I went to Soda Springs where one of my friends grew up for a girl overnighter. It was a much needed and energizing time. When we first got there Ashley took us to see and try the natural springs that we could drink from and we also brought some back to the house and put some crystal light in it and it was divine. So good! We also went to see the only man made geyser in Idaho. It went off I believe every hour and was actually really cool and went pretty high. After all the excitment on the tour we went back to the house and had an amazing dinner and then went off to lava hot springs, which felt amazing on the body. We then came back and stayed up way too late playing awesome and fun games and watching a movie. It was an amazing time spending it with some very special women in my life. Thank you too all you fantastic women who made that weekend unforgettable. Thank you to our husbands for taking care of our children and letting us getting a way for a few hours. WE love you all!!

Pay it forward 2011

I got this off of a friends blog and I thought it would be fun and interesting. I'm not promising anything amazing, but hey at least it'll be from the heart right?

I promise to send something hand-made to the first five peope who leave a comment here. You must in turn post this on your blog and send somthing YOU make to the first five people who comment on your post. The rules are: the item has to be HANDMADE and must be sent to the five people sometime in 2011. So do it! I can't wait - this could be so fun!

Also send me an e-mail with your address so I can mail it to you! There's nothing better than getting a surprise package in the mail right?! My e-mail is bonnyandklide22@yahoo.com

Thanks and let's do this thing!

Explanation

Just so quick notes. I put a lot of pictures up so you need to scroll down a little ways to see all the posts and also the last post about my kiddos the pictures sometimes have a hard time showing so if you click on them and the wait for a second and then get on my blog then they should show up. I don't think that made any sense to anyone reading this, but it made sense to me and that is how I get it to show so sorry and good luck! Thanks and have a great day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas this year we spent in Kimberly with Brandon's family. It was a lot of fun and really enjoyable. All of Brandon's brothers were there and my two new sister-in-laws (welcome to the family Sara and Rachel!). I was sick with really bad stomach flu the Thursday before Christmas so we weren't sure if we were going to be able to make down there, but luckily it was only a rough 24 hour bug. We made it down there on Christmas Eve and it seemed that almost everyone was either already sick or just got over from being sick so we were quite the bunch :o) It was alot of fun and we all got spoiled. I can't even list off everything that we got. Brandon got me a GPS which I love and I got him a pair of pants, a awesome shirt, and a new razor which he desperately needed. The were spoiled by everyone. My mom and dad got us this beautiful and amazing children's primary book that is really unique and tells you the history of the songs with beautiful illustrations so thank you mom and dad! It was a truly an awesome Christmas and fun! Thank you everyone for the great couple of days. We love you all and we hope your Christmas was special and had a great time with the ones you love.

 

 

 

 

Decorating for Christmas

For Family Home Evening we decorated the Christmas tree. Dawson was sick that day so he went to bed early so it was just Sydnee, Brandon, and I. It was so much fun. Sydnee absolutely loved every minute. She was so cute. We let her decorate the bottom of the tree with the decorations that weren't breakable or could get ruined (so we thought). Dawson, that little stinker figured out how to get to decorations that were somewhat edible and tried to eat others that were not edible. so more than half of the decorations got thrown away and so not even half of our tree ended up decorated. I wish I would have taken a picture of the tree before we took it down to prove how pathetic our tree ended up looking. It was truly sad.
I Love this time of year. I love the smells, the lights, the fun activities, but most of all the spirit that is felt all around. This is truly the giving season. I wish I was more like those people that are truly amazing with service. I admire and love those men and women like that and I hope that I will be better by their example and light. Christmas is truly the season and reminder of our Saviors birth and I am so grateful for that reminder. I learned a lot this season and it has made me a better person so watch out new year a new Kandra is coming full of service and gratitude. Thank you to all those who made the year of 2010 so special and wonderful. I love you all and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

 

 

Fun in the first snow

We woke up one morning to snow. Not a lot of it, but enough to go out and enjoy our first snow of the season. Sydnee was so excited and loved every minute. Dawson on the other hand was a little skeptical of it. He liked it, but couldn't quite figure out how to walk in those darn snow boots so he kept falling and it was so cute and funny. Brandon helped make a snowman, but it was a naked snowman because it got destroyed and kicked down before we could put anything thing on it. Oh well it wouldn't have lasted either way with all the older kids we have that live in these apartments. We had such a great day that day. It was such a fun family day and it was actually pretty warm. the pictures are pretty self explanatory so enjoy!