Birthdays and other random stuff

So July and August are birthday months! we celebrated Kennedy turning one and Benjamin turning 3! Woohoo! They both loved getting to eat cake and getting presents from family! During July I went up to Utah to visit my family. We had a lot fun. Ben and Kennedy got to play with cousins, go to a fair, go swimming at a water park, play at a couple splash pads, go to a dinosaur museum, and eat BYU ice cream! It was a great trip, I just wish flying on planes with 2 little ones was less stressful! Kennedy started walking a few weeks ago and now she is unstoppable! In other news, Corey is down 88 pounds since March and he looks awesome! He fits in the suit he wore for our wedding reception! So proud of how well he has done with his new diet and so grateful to have good insurance! And, I am down 22 pounds since March! I haven't tried on my wedding dress, but I'm pretty sure it would fit just fine! I got braces put on for the first time about 6 weeks ago. Wow, are they uncomfortable, but I can already see a difference with my front teeth. And, the last bit of news in our family is I am now an independent distributor for Treasure Scents. MY brother is the owner of the company. If you want to check out our products, my website is lizk.treasurescents.com We sell high quality fragrances oils, perfume, cologne fragrances, as well as fragrances that can be used to make your house smell great. I am looking forward to challenging myself with my own business and getting a chance to channel my energy into something new!

 Kennedy with her birthday cake!

 Kennedy with Aunt Lauren at the Fair in Utah.

 Ben and I on the carousel

 Ben on the carousel with his cousins and Aunt

 Ben riding a motorcycle!

 Ben riding a boat with his cousin!

 Ben checking out one of the dinosaurs at the museum

 Kennedy checking it out too!

 Ben thought this was awesome!

 He wasn't really supposed to touch them, but oh well.

 That is the pelvic bone of one dinosaur. WOW! HUGE!

 Ben smiling ear to ear as he gets ready for his Birthday cupcakes!

 We had a rainy day in August. It was over 100 degrees, but Ben wanted a sweatshirt on since it was raining!

Kennedy enjoying the swing in the backyard. She loves it!

Random Pics

A ton of pictures of my two beautiful kids ranging from April to June! They are both growing so fast and have more energy than I can handle!!!! 

At the park! Kennedy loves to eat sand and anything else she can fit in her mouth!

Playing in the front yard!

Benjamin wearing his dad's hard hat.

Kennedy crawling. She is unstoppable!

My baby girl.

Hanging out together on Ben's bed.

Sharing a snack together.

Check out this photogenic baby!

Ben with his dog. Lately, Benjamin likes to put the leash on the dog and make her follow him around the house.

Happy girl!

Kennedy loves playing outside, just like Ben.

Kennedy eating.

Happy Father's Day! These three are my whole world. And check out how slim Corey is looking. He is down over 60 pounds! Woot woot!

Me with Kennedy!

Kennedy playing with daddy!

Took the kids to an indoor playground to beat the heat. Ben loved this magnetic/block toy.

Kennedy loved all the crawl spaces.

Ben checking out all the trains.

Another way to beat the heat is to turn on a sprinkler!

Ben showing me a rock!

This girl crawls over and under everything!

And yet another way to escape the heat! We went to Baskin and Robbins for the $1 kids' cones.

Easter

Easter this year was very low key. I didn't even coo a special Easter dinner since Corey and I are both on special diets. Ben did an Easter egg hunt on saturday in the backyard and on Sunday morning they got their Easter baskets.

 Benjamin found an egg!

 Ben's favorite item in his basket was definitely the bubbles!

And Kennedy got some yummy snacks, socks, ans sunblock!

 (sorry, pic out of order) Benjamin checking out what is inside his egg.

 It is so hard to get a picture of the two of them together, both looking at the camera, smiling. After many attempts, this was the best I could get!

 Kennedy with me!

Feb and March

February and March of this year were pretty calm for us, nothing too crazy happened. Here are some cute pics of Ben and Kennedy!

 Kennedy fell asleep on the way to church! She was so sleepy, she didn't even wake up when I undid her straps to take her out.

 Here is Ben enjoying the swings at the school by grandma's house.

 Kennedy is rolling around at Grandma's

 Ben playing with one of his trucks with a winter hat on. He loves trains and trucks!

 Ben enjoying his first ice cream sandwich from an ice cream truck!

Kennedy loves her swing!

January 2013

Nothing too exciting for us in January. We started off the new year with some of the coldest temperatures we have seen while living in Arizona, followed by the kids getting sick and then Corey and I getting sick. Hopefully February brings some warmer weather and less sickness. Still got some cute pics though!

We put a couple swings up in the backyard for the kids as part of their Christmas gift. Ben loves them and I think Kennedy needs to get a little older before she will enjoy it!

Kennedy with Abby. Of our two dogs, I think Abby is her favorite because her hair is soft and long enough to grab. Abby likes her too and likes to give her a lot of kisses.

This pic was in the beginning of January, when she could almost sit on her own. Now, she can sit for a while without any support!

One of our cold days! She is all bundled up to play! A bib is a must, since she is such a drooller!

Ben all ready to go on the swing, despite the cold weather.

Kennedy playing on her tummy!

January brought a several day phase of Ben wanting to take his naps on the floor in his room. He is so adorable! Luckily, he is now back to sleeping in his bed.

Kennedy with her daddy!

Not to get into the toy gun debate, but here is my opinion: even if you don't give them a toy gun, they find things to use as toy guns-such as the handle to my vacuum.

Benjamin with the dogs! They are his pals. He can call them with his own version of a "whistle" and tells them to sit or lay down. If we let him, I think he would have them sleep in his room. PS, he insisted on going in the kennel and having the dogs join him-I do not use this for time out, usually. Hahaha!