Happy New Year!

It's been a great few days of 2011 so far... but just as busy if not busier as all of December! (which I am SO behind on btw!) :)  

Just wanted to hop on here and update a little bit while I have the chance:

*I signed up for a triathalon for this upcoming May!  I'm starting to train this week and it has been awesome so far!  :)  I'm sure when it's been 30 days and not just 3 I'll be a little less enthusiastic about it! ;) but for now I'm loving the good attitude! :)  And the greatest thing is that I'm doing it with my mom!  (So, then I have someone to encourage me to keep training for it!) :)  I'm also really pushing this new year to prioritize my time.  5 days down--so far so good!  I can already see a change in my attitude and my time.  More on that later! :)

*Ryan still loves his job just as much as ever.  He has recently really enjoyed playing "Wits and Wagers" and "Ticket to Ride" lately and still loves to read his business books!  The very exciting thing going on in his life right now is that he applied for grad school in December and we just found out that he got an interview this next week for BYU's MBA program.  We are so excited he got an interview and if you know Ryan at all, you know he is a people person and loves to "shmooz" a bit... so we're praying all goes well and they love him!  He is just so right for their program! :)  

*Kamryn is still in diapers.  I think she is understanding how to go potty more and more every day, but I just don't have the time or energy to be on top of her all of the time and really push the potty training.  The timing is the factor holding us back, but I think I will lose my sanity if I'm thinking about it constantly...so we're waiting but not discouraging it.  Her favorite things to do since Christmas are play with her princess dolls, build towers out of blocks, watch Little Einsteins, and paint pictures (watercolors).  She looks and talks older and older every day!

*Kyler is a big big 9 month old.  I can't wait to go to the Dr. with him on the 14th and find out what percentile he is now.  He seems HUGE to me...but we'll see! :)  He scoots everywhere, but refuses to crawl.  Kamryn was the same way.  He pulls to a stand and already climbs on small things like step stools and buckets.  I'm in for a ride in the next year I think!  SO different than Kamryn.  Overall, Kyler is very happy and exploratory.  But the one thing I wish for everyday is a better nap schedule from him.  He just will not nap!  Today I got half an hour in the morning (which I have seen 2 hour naps then from him here and there!) and then only an hour this afternoon (which is actually decent for his afternoon) but it just never feels like enough.  And he HATES going to bed at night.  He screams and screams and screams as he is rubbing his eyes and just laying there!  Silly boy!  Just sleep and you'll feel better! :) 

Sorry that isn't much.  Kyler is screaming, better go see what is going on! :)  Hopefully I'll be back again soon! :) Thanks for reading!

It's beginning to feel alot like Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!  I hope you are all having a fabulous holiday season---we sure are.  

Kamryn has been so fun this year!  She just can't get enough of decorating and lights and Christmas!  And the greatest part is that she has no idea what will happen Christmas morning.  She isn't expecting a thing!  Don't we wish we all could have that attitude for Christmas?

 Kamryn loved helping decorate our tree.  We did our ornaments the first day--She was VERY into the princesses! :) (of course!) :)

 Cute Kyler!  Getting so big.  Ready for his first Christmas.

 --Candy Canes for the second day--

 We love Christmas!

Kamryn just can't get enough of it!  (I love this picture!) :)

Then we set up everything of my parents' upstairs a few days later--

 Grammy showed Kamryn all her Nativity sets and told Kamryn not to touch.

 Kamryn adores them.  She loves looking at all the "Baby Jesus's"...

 It's just so hard not to touch--but she is EXCELLENT at not touching and just looking!

 Time to help Grandad with lights on the tree

 Kamryn found an extra star in my parents things--so we went downstairs and put it on our tree.  Kamryn called it "candles---tree".  Of course, she wanted to help do it.

There--all set up for Christmas! 

These next two weeks are going to be busy busy busy for us.  (Hence, I'm trying to catch up on my blog now!  I know I'll get behind again!) :)

This week we get to go help Grandma and Grandpa set up their tree and Christmas stuff on Monday, 

then we get to celebrate Daddy's (Ryan's) birthday on Wednesday, 

Then Ryan's aunt flies in to visit for the weekend on Thursday, 

Then Elder Eric Moe gets home from his mission from Brazil on Friday!  

Then the BYU game is on Saturday and we get to spend time with Ryan's aunt.  

Then Sunday through Wednesday Ryan and I are sneaking away for our own little (and much needed) vacation to warm and sunny CALIFORNIA!

Then Wednesday when we get back, Kylie is home too! :) yay!

(And then the rest of the week is even just as busy!  Christmas is right around the corner!) :)  

We wish we could get you all a Christmas card this year--but the blog will have to do!  :)  I have put the card I designed for this year in my header. :) 

We hope all our friends and family will have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday. 

 Best wishes for you and your families.

Love,

Katrina, Ryan, Kamryn and Kyler  

Kyler is everywhere!

This video was taken almost a month ago, so you can imagine what more he is doing now!  But it's exciting to see Kyler growing so fast!  He is getting so big, so aware, and SO exploratory! :) 

Sitting here thinking...

Mr. Cold that has infected my children for the past month---

PLEASE GO AWAY!  

We are tired of not being able to sleep through the night

And tired of the runny noses

And tired of the coughs that wake them up

 And I feel so sad that I don't know what else to do to help them.

So, if you would just leave, I would really appreciate it!

Thanks!

If you haven't--you SO should!

Go see Tangled!

It is SUCH a cute movie!  So funny!  So girly! So sweet!  So full of action.  It's for everyone!

And the music is just awesome!  We love love love it!  

(The problem I'm facing now is that I want to see it again but can't afford it.  Guess a movie ticket will be on my Christmas list!) :) haha

Happy Thanksgiving

This weekend has been wonderful!

• Full of family (my family and Ryan's family got to do Thanksgiving together this year!  It was wonderful!) 
• Full of Daddy. (Daddy didn't have to go into work multiple days in a row!) 
• Full of Food.  (Fried turkey and all!) 
• Full of Pictures.  (I got my main Christmas gift for Thanksgiving to enjoy through the holiday season--a Cannon Rebel SLR camera.  I love love love it!)  :)  
• Full of Shopping  (Black Friday was quite the adventure--but it was so much fun! 2 Walmarts, Old Navy, back to Walmart, Kohls, Target, Old Navy--All in 6.5 hours! :) Thanks Mom for going with me!) 

It's been a wonderful weekend and I don't want it to end.

 Kamryn helping make green beans for Daddy (Daddy doesn't really appreciate green beans) :)

 Daddy's Dad and Grandpa frying the turkey

Yummy!

Our Little Artist

Kamryn has been a little artist lately. 

We were driving home from the store--she had a pen and paper--this is what I found when we got home:

I guess the paper was just not fun enough after a while! :)

 Of course, she had to "help" clean it up.

A few days later we woke up to her coming in our room with Uncle Brandon.  He said "She got into something blue and is covered in it."  Sure enough, she had found blue washable children's paint and created a "masterpiece" in her crib! 

(no picture of her with it everywhere because we didn't figure out what it was till after we had washed her up.)

 Her Jammies---you can imagine what her hands looked like!