The Kitchens

2009-02-06T12:37:00.004-07:00

we've moved!

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what's new???

2008-12-19T15:30:00.004-07:00

in no specific order...

it snowed!

I bought this "trashed" peg perego stroller at my neighbors garage sale for $10, which just happens to be the same stroller that Kai's car seat (that chad gave to us) goes to. What a steal!

Kai apparently thinks he is a real man... falling asleep with his remote already.

Me and Berg made a gingerbread house this year!

Another steal from Diona's garage sale... Kai loves his new walker/car. As you can see by the look on his face, it gets pretty intense sometimes.

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!

cheese, anyone?

2008-12-08T14:57:00.003-07:00

Sianara

2008-11-24T16:51:00.003-07:00

Taylor is really gone. Two weekends ago we had his open house and farewell, and then we dropped him off at the St. George airport where is flew to Salt Lake, then flew to Dallas, and then straight to the Brazil MTC. It still hasn't hit me that he really is gone, probably because he wasn't home much anyway. We love you Tay and we are so proud of you! You will be the best missionary ever to roam Brazil!

ketchup...

2008-11-12T20:44:00.004-07:00

It hasn't been that long since we last posted, but a lot has been going on so here's a little update:

Josh decided he needed to do a mud mask. Hermana Ricks would be proud!

Josh and I went to Vegas with our friends Landon and Britt. The water show was magical, as always!

Us at the atrium. That place blows my mind.

Kai sporting his beanie, getting ready for a morning stroll.

And lots of Baby Einstein!

Taylor played in his last "Ketcher" concert on Nov. 1st. They rocked the Electric Theater! Tay has an open house at my parents on Nov. 14th from 6-8, speaks in church at 1:00 on the 15th, and departs for Brazil from the STG airport on Tuesday. Everyone come and say your goodbyes this weekend! We will miss you T-Bone!

TAG! I'm it.

2008-11-02T10:53:00.004-07:00

It's picture tag. Take the 4th picture from your 4th folder and tell about it. This was our first family picture taken in St. George. Taylor was about a year old, I was 4, and Bryn was 5. It was taken in Sunbrook (you may notice the famous bridge in the background). The photographer gave all of us kids pennies to hold in our hands so that we wouldn't have fingers flying everywhere. What a cute little denim family!

Now it get to tag 4 people... I tag Megan Hardy, Brittney Wimmer, Liz Shelley, and Haylie Weston.

BOO

2008-11-01T12:13:00.005-06:00

Here are just a few pictures of our Halloween. I don't really have much to say about it. I'm kind of sad that I didn't get a better picture of Kai because he looked so freakin' cute in his little giraffe costume, but he would not smile for us. Oh, well. Josh ended up being "goth" and he was so creepy. And I was a viking, if you can't tell by my massive horns. Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!!

MY FAMILY'S AWESOME PUMPKINS

JOSH'S FRANKENSTEIN AND MY SKELETON

KAI IN HIS GIRAFFE SUIT

SO HAPPY TO BE OUT OF HIS COSTUME!

ALL OF US IN OUR HALLOWEEN-NESS

Kitchen News{ies}

2008-10-29T11:49:00.005-06:00

I haven't posted in awhile and I am really sick of those cheer pictures being the first thing on my page, so I just decided to post a cute picture of Kai. It totally reminds me of that show "Newsies". Thanks Sheryl for the cute outfit! We love it! We haven't really been doing a whole lot lately. Kai is just crawling all over the place. He loves to throw everything, kiss his reflection in the mirror, and squawk at us when we make him mad. Josh just started a new job working as a legal secretary, and I have been doing lots of cakes ! Luckily I have a break now and am just enjoying my free time and getting ready for Halloween!

I'm too old for this...

2008-10-11T11:11:00.003-06:00

HOMECOMING... A few months ago I was at my in-laws house and me and Tiff realized that all four of us girls could cheer together at homecoming this year. It sounded like a funny idea, so I agreed to do it. Stupid me. The day got closer and I was getting pretty unsure about my commitment, but didn't want to go back on my word. So the night came and I was brave enough to sport my uniform one more time. I remember it feeling pretty skimpy when I put on a uniform for the first time in high school, but after wearing G's it felt like I was naked! We were planning on Melissa joining us but she just couldn't bring herself to doing it. I felt SUPER lame for awhile, maybe because I was the oldest one there by like 3 years or something, I don't know. Anyways, we ended up just having fun with it and it turned out to be way better than I thought. I actually surprised myself by remembering all the cheers and even whipping out a few kicks! haha Scary, I know. I would NEVER do it again, but I'm glad I had the guts to do it with my cute sisters!

Tooth #2 and 3

2008-10-11T11:04:00.004-06:00

In my last post Kai had gotten his first tooth. I tried to get a picture but he was being difficult. Well on Monday tooth #2 popped up, yesterday #3 joined us, and now the first one is poking out pretty good! This time I got Bergen to help me get him to smile and now you have proof of Kai's newest little friends.

Tricky, tricky!

2008-10-03T15:33:00.005-06:00

Kai has been learning so much lately. It has been so much fun to watch and interact with him. Last week was a big one for our little dude. He started crawling and he got his first tooth (which has been kinda crappy for nursing, but it's still exciting! haha). Kai can also pull himself up to standing while holding on to furniture, and push himself to a sitting position from crawling. And now he is getting brave so he tries to let go of stuff and stand by himself sometimes. So, he's pretty much the bomb! I can tell I am in for it though because he is already so active and daring. When he starts walking I am seriously going to be chasing him all day! It already feels like all I do is clean up mess after mess, so I may go completely insane in the near future! Just keep me in you prayers!

2008-09-29T11:50:00.002-06:00

This post is a little late, but in this case it really is better late than never! Last Tuesday, the 23rd, my dad celebrated his birthday! I feel like my birthday is pretty lame now that I am getting older, so I can't even imagine how insignificant it must feel when you are that old. Not saying that he is THAT old, he is actually fairly young, especially for being a grandpa! Anyway, I just wanted to give him and shout out and tell him how much I love him. He is the absolute best dad in the whole world. He is such a great example to me and I am so lucky to have someone that is so incredible to watch and admire. Being Bishop I have been able to see a side of him that I rarely saw before... his "soft" side! I love how after 22 years I am still finding out new things about him that make him even more amazing. I love you more than I can show, dad! Happy Birthday!

Birthday Boy!

2008-09-20T16:30:00.005-06:00

I just thought I would say happy birthday to my favorite little brother, Taylor! I offered to make him a cake, but all he really wanted was a Dairy Queen ice cream cake. Psh.... However, we did get him one of his favorite movies... UHF. He turned 19 on the 18th, and I seriously can't believe he is that old. I feel so much older than him, but I swear my 19th birthday was like, 2 weeks ago. Taylor leaves for his mission in 2 months and we are going to miss him so much! There is not a party without Taylor because he IS the party! He is so much fun and is some dang good entertainment. We'll just have to enjoy him while we've got him. Happy Birthday T-bone! We love you!

HAPPY HALF!!!

2008-09-10T12:15:00.002-06:00

My brand new baby turned six months old on Monday, and I can hardly believe it! It seems like we've had him forever, and that he just got here. We went to the doctor for his check up and he made us (especially Josh) very proud! Kai weighs 17 lb. 13.5 oz, which is in the 58%, and was 28 inches, which is in the 93%. Happy Half Birthday Baby Kai!!!

Labor Day Fun

2008-09-03T12:52:00.003-06:00

After delivering the birthday cake I did on Monday, Josh had a great idea to go hiking somewhere. We originally thought to go to Zion but on our way there we decided just to stop and hike the Red Cliffs. It was a little hot, but luckily there was a slight breeze coming through that saved us! The scenery is so amazing out there. I think we forget we live in such a beautiful place until you take the time to actual go and enjoy it. Josh packed Malakai the whole time and I could barely keep up! He acted like he was taking some dinky nature walk or something, and I was behind him wanting to just die at some parts. In the end I was so happy we went, and so glad Josh didn't let me wuss out. We had such a blast just being able to hang out all together! Cheers to Labor Day!

all about Malakai, of course

2008-08-28T16:27:00.004-06:00

So... Malakai was pretty sweet at the first of the summer because we would take him in the pool and he would just hang with us and was cool with whatever. But now he is BOMB! He loves to sit in the shamu shelf and splash, slap the blue tile (random, I know), and "swim" around. He is getting so big and Josh and I are loving it! Kai is so much fun!

Our baby model... you gotta love the windblown hair...

Kai laying on the jacuzzi ring splashing

The other thing that has been so much fun to do with Kai lately is eat! He loves food more than anything and will eat whatever you give him. We've been feeding him peaches, bananas, pear, sweet potato, etc. and he totally digs it. He's got that "Kitchen" intensity though so he doesn't just eat nicely, he has to grab the spoon from you and shove it in his mouth! Crazy kid. At least we don't have to worry about him not gaining weight. He hit 18 lbs. yesterday!

Kai making a complete mess of himself and his high chair...

and enjoying every second of it!

We LOVE you Malakai!

Our look-a-like meter

2008-08-20T10:43:00.001-06:00

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HUGE blowout!

2008-08-15T13:27:00.004-06:00

Last weekend we decided to go for a drive and while we were out Kai started getting kinda fussy. We figured he was just hungry so we stopped to feed him. Josh looked down and noticed a little yellow spot on his shirt just above his shorts. Since we'd eaten a couple things that day we didn't really think it was a big deal. He didn't seem too interested in eating so I stood him up and faced him away from me. SHA-BOOM! There was poop all up his back. We started stripping him down and literally, there was thick, yellow poop streaked from his knees to his nipples, back and front. Not only that, but it smelled SO terrible!! We threw open the doors and and stuck our heads out trying to inhale fresh air. I really think it could have caused some serious brain damage if we were to take one more sniff of his foul mess. It was the craziest blowout he has ever had. I pride myself on being able to clean up just about any diaper mess with one wipe, but this was insane... it was a 7 wipe job! As you can see in the picture, Kai was having a great time watching us try to clean him up. By the time we were all finished and the diaper and wipes were all rolled up it was the size of 3 of my fists... no joke. We're hoping to never have one this bad ever again... probably wishful thinking, huh?

Park Day and the Home Life

2008-08-11T13:59:00.004-06:00

Wow, I don't think I've gone this long without posting in awhile. Well life feels like it's pretty much the same with a few fun things here and there. I won't bore you with too much writing... I'll just get to the pictures.

Last Friday we went to the park to have a picnic and some much needed frisbee golf. Unfortunately Kai started getting a little tired so we left before the game was over. It ended the lamest way possible... in a tie.

The last couple weeks Kai has gotten so good at sitting up! He still tips over sometimes, especially on soft surfaces, but we're so proud we don't even care.

He also learned his favorite new trick recently... jumping. There is practically no such thing as just standing anymore. Josh is hoping that he is the next basketball legend. We'll see about that...

When I do laundry I will sometimes let him sit in a basket of clothes and watch. I don't know why but he loves it, especially if I carry him up or down the stairs in it. It's amazing the things that entertain babies.

weekend fun

2008-07-26T10:19:00.004-06:00

This weekend one of Josh's mission companions came down to visit, so Friday we went to Sand Hollow to go boating. I haven't been since last summer, plus I had a baby so I am way out of shape and it was so tiring! But it was still way fun to get out and just be on the lake.

My lame attempt to wakeboard

One of Josh's sweet jumps

Taylor's "epic" run on a slalom

Also, it was Pioneer Day last Thursday so we got a few little fireworks to light. It's amazing how many fireworks you DON'T get for your money. Oh, well.

American Idiots

2008-07-26T09:56:00.002-06:00

This question is for all you So You Think You Can Dance fans: WHAT!?! I was completely shocked and extremely disappointed with the outcome this week... well 50%. We all know that Comfort stayed in way longer than she should have, but Will??? Seriously, I thought he should win the whole competition. He is by far the most versatile dancer of everyone. I cannot remember a time that he had a bad week. And his solo this week... FREAKIN' AWESOME! So why did he leave us this week? Here's my theory: everyone just figures that he will get votes since he is like, the best, and so they vote for people that are more the underdog. The same thing happened on American Idol when Michael Johns left us. He was one of the best competitors and ended up getting booted off way before his time. So America, start voting for the BEST competitor, not just the one you think needs the votes.

CAKE!

2008-07-25T18:10:00.002-06:00

I did a cute birthday cake for someone last week, and rather than posting everything about it on both blogs, I just did it on my cake site. I know I don't post very often on that one though, so just thought I'd let you know!

there's a party in my tummy!

2008-07-15T15:18:00.002-06:00

Yup, I'm pretty sure that's what Kai was thinking. Lately he's been so interested in food so last night we gave him rice cereal for the first time. Rather than mixing it with milk or water we added apple juice to make it half way decent tasting. Kai liked it so much, it was hilarious! When we'd start putting the spoon to his mouth he would grab it and shove it in his face. He's an animal! Needless to say, we'll make this a daily routine from now on.

our weekend

2008-07-09T10:41:00.004-06:00

Josh and I went up to Provo last weekend to spend the 4th with my mom's family. We had such a good time! Here are some of the highlights:

Kai had his first taste of chocolate ice cream. As you can see, he LOVED it!!

On Friday morning we went to the parade in Provo with my mom's whole family. Kai loved watching everything, but was not happy about the sirens, gun shots, and loud noises.

That afternoon we took a bunch of my uncles tubes and a raft and we floated the Provo river. It was FREEZING cold!! I'm not very good at guessing temperatures of water, but they were saying it was about 60-65 degrees.... so cold!

We took tons of blankets and laid right outside of the Stadium of Fire to watch fireworks. It was such an amazing show! They had fireworks I've never even seen before, and they lasted forever. It was a great way to end the 4th!

On Sunday night we went to a birthday party for Josh's grandma Carma. Kai is the first great-great grandchild for his grandma Higginson! We couldn't pass up getting this photo with 5 generations.

ALSO... Taylor put his mission papers in on June 18th, so we were expecting to get them back on the Wednesday before we went up north. Unfortunately, they didn't arrive, so we figured they would get here the next week. My family went home Saturday morning and checked the mail just incase his call came while we were gone, but nothing! Around 6 p.m. Taylor checked the mail box again and there they were! So Saturday night he opened them and he has been called to serve in the Bele Horizonte, Brazil Mission. He will report straight to the Brazil MTC on November 19th. Congrats T-Bone! We love you!

Now, of course Taylor couldn't just do things like a normal person. Let me explain. When he opened his call on Saturday night he steamed it open very carefully, then resealed it afterward. On Sunday he went to his college ward and took his mission call to church. He got up to bare his testimony and since the "spirit was so strong" he ripped open his call at the pulpit and read where he was going to everyone. He totally made them all think that he was opening it with them for the first time. He's such a nerd.

Loni, Blakeley, and results!

2008-06-30T14:31:00.004-06:00

Once again, this last week was crazy. I find myself saying that almost every week! It just feels like in the summertime there is so much going on. I truly feel busy all the time! Anyway, last week really was intense. As most of you know, we had the hair poll going on. I'll let you know how that went later, but I also had 2 wedding cakes this week. Yay! They both turned out so darling. I've posted 1 picture of each, but to see more pictures click here.

On Friday, I did this cake for Loni Holyoak and Terrance Aldridge.

Saturday, this cake was for Blakeley and Andrew. This is lame, but I don't even know their last names!

I'm sure this is what you have all been waiting for...

BEFORE

AFTER

We decided to go with the majority and give his hair a little trim. Only our ideas of "little trim" were a bit different. (surprise, surprise) I was thinking that 1" off of the top would do, but Josh wanted his hair to be 3/4"!!! Well, as you can see Josh won. I got him to go up to 1", but it's still pretty short. I was pretty ticked at first, but now I don't think it's so bad. I would have liked to see another 1/2" or so, but it will grow I guess! Thank you to all of you that voted!

The big debate

2008-06-24T11:38:00.002-06:00

Okay people, we need your help. For the past couple weeks Josh and I have been disagreeing on whether or not to cut Malakai's hair. I am all for letting it grow, and Josh is all about cutting it. So now I'd like to know what YOU think! If you side with Josh it's okay, I won't hate you forever. Only until Kai's hair grows back :) Please! Cast your vote. We want to know your opinion!

5 posts in 1

2008-06-16T09:21:00.014-06:00

Wow. I think it's been 2 weeks since my last post so I am way behind. We have had so much this last little while fun and have a lot to share!

It all started with our 2 year anniversary. We were going to be on a vacation with my family on the 10th, so on the Friday before that we spontaneously decided to go to Vegas at about 6 p.m. So we packed up Kai and one nights worth of clothes and

head

ed out. We went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner and pretty much went straight to sleep. The next morning we hit up the Bellagio atrium and ate at the cafe. And of course

we couldn't leave without

seeing a water show. It was a short trip, but so much fun! I couldn't believe it had been 2 years... it seems like it's been at least 5! I love you Josh and can't wait to see where life takes us!

This was probably the best part about our Vegas trip. An old, white lady with a cheetah print bag and Apple Bottom jeans with this embroidered on each butt cheek. Priceless!

Kai turned 3 months on Sunday. He is just almost 16 1/2 lbs. and is as cute and big as ever! He has been into his toes lately, so when he was in the tub playing with them I couldn't help but get a picture. I was trying really hard to make it G rated but it was pretty tricky to get him doing it without his little "thing" hanging between his legs. Luckily I'm pro. haha

On June 9th we went to my favorite place on the planet... Laguna Beach. We actually stayed in Newport, but close enough! This is the last family vacation we'll have with everyone for 2 years since Taylor is going to be on his mission, and we had a blast! On Monday we didn't get there until the afternoon and it was pretty cloudy, but still warm, so we hit up the beach right after we got there. That night we just got a pizza and hung out at the hotel. The next day was kinda cloudy again so we played putt-putt and tether ball at our hotel and then got ready and went to Balboa Island which was so awesome. Wednesday morning my dad and I were sitting on the balcony eating breakfast and we literally watched it go from overcast to not a cloud in the sky! So we all hurried to get our swimsuits on and got to the beach. We boogie boarded and skimmed for hours and had so much fun. That night we hit up Carlsbad to shop at the outlets. Thursday we stuck around as long as we could! We went to Fashion Island to get some last minute shopping in and ate at PF Chang's before we left. Taylor and my dad left us that morning to head for San Diego to watch the U.S. Open... Taylor's graduation present. It was such a fun vacation and it was so nice to get away!

Right when we got back I started working on my cake that I had that weekend.

I did a cupcake tower for Cassidy Jorgensen and Brady Miller which turned out so cute!! Friday and Saturday was so busy and crazy trying to make 100 cupcakes, plus a small cake to go on top. Go to my cake blog for more pictures.

We all know it was Father's Day on Sunday, and that was the finale to our week. Since we'd bought stuff in California we didn't really make a huge deal out of it, but it's still fun to celebrate. As all of you know, I have the absolute coolest and best dad in the whole world. Show me another 45 year old dad that is as awesome as mine and I might reconsider.

But I doubt

anyone could find one. I love you dad! You are the best! Also, this was Josh's firs

t year as a daddy! Wahoo! Josh is so good at helping with Kai. He is always changing diapers and bouncing him around. Malakai loves his dad so much. Josh was the first one to get Kai to laugh, and I guarantee he will continue to be the

fun parent. You are such an amazing dad and husband Josh. Love you!!

So there you go. We are finally all caught up! We'll try to stay on top of it a little better for all you fans that are dying to hear what's next...

my cake blog

2008-06-03T14:43:00.006-06:00

I just made myself and new blog that I'm really excited about. I have been wanting to make a website for my cakes but don't have the patience, time, or money to mess with that. So instead I made a cake blog. I've posted pictures of all the cakes I've done (well, the ones I have pictures of) and will continue to post every time I do a new one. I think it'll be a super good way for people to see my work and just a fun way for me to keep track of what I've done! Check it out!

http://www.brittanykitchenscakes.blogspot.com

p.s. I've added the link to this page under the picture of the cake too

my lifesavers

2008-05-31T18:24:00.003-06:00

2 things that have made life so much easier! I have been able to accomplish so many things with the assistance of my new favorite things: binkies and a jumper/activity center. Between the 2 of them we have practically eliminated crying and having to entertain 24/7. I highly recommend both.

F-A-T

2008-05-30T15:24:00.003-06:00

Not much has been going on with us lately. Pretty much the same old stuff. But I figure we're due for another post, so I got thinking. I looked through our camera and then it hit me... Malakai is so fat! He's always been a big boy, but lately he has really plumped up. Why is it that when babies are fat and rolly it's so cute? Lucky.

Double Dose

2008-05-15T17:58:00.002-06:00

I forgot that I had something else to post. I have been trying to get a picture of Malakai smiling for SO long and yesterday morning I finally got one! He has been scared of the camera every time I try to get a picture of him but this time he was okay with it. We love our cute little baby Kai!

WE'RE BACK!!!

2008-05-15T15:21:00.007-06:00

It has been so long since we last posted! I have been such a slacker, but we have been busy so I have an excuse even though it's a lame one. Here's what's been going on...

I did a cake for Lui Castro's open house on May 10th.
We moved out of the Henderson's house because their daughter Jesika is coming home for the summer. So we moved in with my parents and we'll be here until we have to go to Utah State in January... brrr!

We had Mother's Day and I had to speak in sacrament meeting... thank you dad. So Happy Mother's Day again, Mom. We love you!

Yesterday was Josh's birthday and he got the day off so we went up to Zions and did a little hike. It was way nice weather and it was so fun to take Kai up there. We forgot to bring a hat for him so we had to wrap a little blanket around his head so he didn't get burned. He looked so funny but it worked! Then we went to Samurai 21 for dinner with both of our families and had dessert at the Kitchen's. It was such a fun day. We love you Josh! Happy birthday!

summer has begun

2008-04-23T15:05:00.003-06:00

Last weekend my family all went hot tubbing one night and we took Kai. Since he had just pooped we figured it'd be awhile until the next one so we just undressed him and my dad held him while he sat on the step. After about 10 or 15 minutes Kai ripped a big one, but we thought it was just gas until we saw little floaties! My dad lifted him up and yellow poop was all over! So... my mom bought him some swim diapers and an awesome ladybug floater and my little sis and I took Malakai for a swim yesterday. It was such perfect weather, and our jacuzzi felt just like a bath tub. Kai was DIGGIN' it! He was so much fun to have in there with us. This summer's gonna be the best!

More Malakai

2008-04-22T10:50:00.000-06:00

When Malakai was 2 weeks old we had these CUTE pictures taken of him by Kellie Larsen at elements photography. I know I just barely posted a collage of him, but I couldn't resist! And look! I learned how to make a real collage. Pretty cool, huh?

IT'S BUSINESS TIME

2008-04-22T10:12:00.001-06:00

This is for all you married folks out there. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

2008-04-17T17:07:00.003-06:00

We have had a busy week! Tuesday the 8th was my birthday, and Kai turned 1 month old! Birthdays are pretty lame when you get old, so it wasn't anything special. My parents took Josh, Kai, and me to lunch up at the Ledges which was so awesome! I hadn't eaten there before and it was super good. Plus, just the atmosphere and surroundings are so pretty that it just makes it that much better. After lunch we pretty much just hung out until later, and then went and got $1 ice creams at Baskin Robbins. It was pretty sweet... a real cultural shocker. I don't want to say too much, but St. George is being taken over! Go check it out for yourself. The ice cream is really good! Anyway... then Josh's brother was baptized Saturday and confirmed Sunday morning, along with Kai's blessing on Sunday as well. There were 3 baby blessings in our ward that day, and compared to the other babies Kai looked so big! The other 2 babies were these tiny little things, just sleeping soundly. Then Josh holds up Kai after he blessed him and he's this massive baby just wide awake, hanging out. He looked so cute in his little outfit! Since Josh's birthday is just right around the corner we decided to share a big, cool present that we will actually use, so we bought a Nikon SLR. It's so dang cool and lucky for us we have a little model living with us! We have loved having a big, nice camera to take pictures of our cute little babe! I'm sure you will be seeing lots of pictures because I'm obsessed with it! And if you can't tell, I don't know how to do a collage... Someone help!

OUR BIG BOY

2008-04-07T18:53:00.007-06:00

Malakai is growing so quick, I just thought I would add a couple random pictures of our cute baby boy! He has already gained 2 pounds so his little body is fattening up quite nicely!

The Man

2008-04-05T22:12:00.003-06:00

I just wanted to give a "hats off" to the man who always knows the perfect day for the perfect treat... the ice cream man. As I was taking Kai for a walk today, my ears suddenly heard the refreshing sound of "It's a Small World" coming around the corner. At once, I knew who it was. Who doesn't recognize the ice cream man when they hear him? With all the technology and new ways of life, what a wonderful thing it is to know that on a beautiful spring day the ice cream man will still come and spread his frozen cheer... it's so American. So thank you ice cream man for sticking with us.

COCO

2008-04-05T12:09:00.003-06:00

Last night my family went to the Colbie Caillat concert at Tuachan. It was amazing! I didn't expect her to sound so good. She sounded better in concert than on her CD, and if you have heard her CD, it's freaking awesome. If any of you get the chance to see her in concert I highly recommend it. I definitely wouldn't pass up the opportunity to see her again!

BATH TIME!

2008-03-31T14:59:00.003-06:00

Josh decided to take Malakai in the shower the other day for the first time. It was so funny! He totally loved having the warm water hit his body. The whole time he was in there he just squinted his eyes and was so relaxed just laying in Josh's arms. It wore him out so bad that after I took him out and dried him off he pretty much fell asleep instantly. Babies are the best entertainment!

Rewind and Easter

2008-03-29T17:18:00.007-06:00

In January Josh and I went to L.A. for our last getaway before Malakai was born. We took a camera but when we got there we realized that it wasn't charged. So for the first time in a really long time I had to buy film and wait until I had 24 pictures to develop it. Oh, the inconvenience! Anyway, I just barely got them printed. Here are a few pictures of us at the L.A. temple which is SO beautiful.
Also we got our first family pictures on Easter. Unfortunately I look super pale and pregnant still, but with these dang film cameras you can't see how retarded you look and retake. Oh well, I am just so happy to get rid of this stupid film!

He finally made it!!!

2008-03-14T17:19:00.003-06:00

Malakai Arden Kitchen finally decided to come out on March 8th at 11:35 am weighing in at a whopping 9 lb 3 oz and 22 inches. We still can't figure out how he fit inside of me! But he is here and we could not be happier!

He doesn't look very happy in this picture, but at least I caught him with his eyes open!

My Hubby

2008-02-29T11:25:00.003-07:00

I was tagged...

1. What is his name? Joshua Arden Kitchen
2. How long have you been married? 2 years in June
3. How long did you date? 5 months until we were hitched

4. Who eats more sweets? We both eat way too much sugar
5. Who said I love you first? Josh

6. Who is taller? Josh
7. Who can sing better? NEITHER!! But we both like to pretend
8. Who is smarter? Depends on what. Usually Josh cause he loves to learn
9. Who does the laundry? 99% of the time... Me.
10. Who pays the bills? Most of our bills come out of our checking account automatically. But otherwise I usually do it.
11. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Well if you are laying in the bed, Josh is on the right

12. Who cooks dinner? Me, a restaurant, or my parents

13. Who drives? Josh does for the most part
14. Who is more stubborn? Hm... maybe Josh? I don't know!
15. Who kissed who first? It was pretty mutual

16. Who asked who out first? Josh did the asking
17. Who proposed? Duh... Josh, of course!

18. Who wears the pants? Depends on the day... we take turns!

I tag anyone who would like to be tagged

Surprise, Surprise

2008-02-29T10:29:00.002-07:00

Yes, folks. I am STILL at the same point as I was Monday. He did strip my membranes again, but since I'm not dilated very big it may not do anything... like last time. There is always a chance that I could have it, but it looks like I've got another week(ish). The good news is Dr. Astle will be the on-call delievery doctor next weekend. He is by far my favorite doctor, so I think I would actually be okay waiting for him to get back. Plus, the longer my baby is inside the bigger his thighs and cheeks will be!!

One Comfy Uterus

2008-02-25T09:48:00.003-07:00

So I went to the doctor again today for a checkup. I was hoping to be dilated to a 4 or 5, but when I was in this morning he said that I look the same as last week. Are you kidding?!? Doesn't this baby know how much fun it is OUTSIDE of the uterus? I don't know what I have to do to get him out of there. If anyone has a pogo stick I could borrow that would be great!

Another Appointment...

2008-02-19T18:03:00.004-07:00

I went to the doctor again for a checkup, only this time I saw Dr. Ott. Last Tuesday Dr. Astle broke his hip while he was on a bike ride and will be out of the office for a few weeks. He said that he still is going to deliver my baby, so I'm crossing my fingers that he heals quick! Anyway... I am now dialated to about a 3, I'm totally effaced, and he stripped my membranes today. Since he stripped my membranes I was thinking I might go pretty soon here, but he told me that I look like I'm on track for a March baby. BUMMER!!! That means probably 2 more weeks of hauling this lump around. At least that will give Dr. Astle some time to recover.

Baby Update

2008-02-11T10:48:00.000-07:00

So I just had another appointment today and here's the scoop: I am still dialated to a 1 (same as last week), but! I am now 75% effaced and the baby HAS dropped. He said to remember that most women go over their due date with the first baby, so not to get set on having it early. It's better to shoot for a little later and be surprised if it comes early. But at this point it's so hard to think that it could be LONGER than 2 more weeks! I'll hang in there.

More belly fun!

2008-02-08T13:41:00.000-07:00

Ok, I am having way too much fun with this camera thing. There's really no point to this post. I just find it so entertaining to take skewed pictures of myself right now.

BIG BELLY

2008-02-07T16:18:00.000-07:00

I thought it was about time for another post. And since I don't really have anything else in my life going on, I decided to have some fun with my big, huge belly!! Somedays I literally feel like this baby is going to POP out! It will be so nice to get rid of this bulge in the middle of my body. Only 18 days!... hopefully.

My First Quilt

2008-01-28T15:44:00.000-07:00

I just finished a crib quilt that my mom and I made for my baby. She did a ton of the work, but I learned how and hopefully next time I can do it by myself! It was so much fun, and now I am addicted to quilting. I am working on a t-shirt quilt now, and I am trying to get it done before this baby comes.

Nicole Tagged Me...

2008-01-25T09:55:00.000-07:00

If you were an animal, which would you be? Lynx, Josh says I look like one
If you were a city, which would you be? Laguna Beach, Nicole stole mine
If you were a flower, which would you be? Calla Lily
If you were a vegetable, which would you be? Butternut Squash
If you were a color, which would you be? a cute shade of green
If you were a fruit, which would you be? Orange... it's an unappreciated classic
If you were a season, which would you be? Spring
If you were a shoe, which would you be? Peep toe
If you were a vehicle, which would you be? Mercedes S550 in pearl white
If you were an appliance, which would you be? probably one that's always broken
If you were a Disney character, which would you be? Sleeping Beauty, duh! Can't you see the resemblance?
If you were a dessert, which would you be? Ice cream with magic shell
If you were a time of day, which would you be? lunchtime
If you were a cereal, which would you be? Honey Bunches of Oats
If you were a instrument, which would you be? Harmonica

BERGEN!!!! I tag you

Mammoth Feet

2008-01-24T18:01:00.000-07:00

Isn't pregnancy so beautiful? After wearing a pair of flip flops today for only 30 minutes these are the results. Luckily I found a set of shoes I could even wear! This morning I put on some different sandals that I wore for most the day. Then I took them off around 2 and by 5 o'clock tonight I couldn't even squeeze my big fat feet into them! This is almost too embarrassing to post, but I couldn't help myself.

Hiccups?

2008-01-16T10:37:00.001-07:00

So I've been having these weird pulses in my stomach lately that I haven't been able to figure out. It feels like a heartbeat only it's not going at the same pace as my heart. I've asked Josh about it and he was no help, then I asked my mom and she gave me the same answer as Josh. But then I made her feel it and she told me that my baby has the hiccups!!! I had no idea that could really happen. Last night I told Josh about it and he laughed at me and said that I was crazy and he would only believe me if I could find it on a credible source like the mayo clinic website. Sure enough, I pulled it up on the internet and at week 30 it says the baby is starting to practice using it's diaphragm and when it gets the hiccups it may cause spasms in your uterus. So there you go! Babies get hiccups before they are even born. I love stuff like that!

Baby is coming!!!

2008-01-12T11:49:00.000-07:00

Ok, so even though no one is even looking at this, I'm having tons of fun playing with our blog. I just found this baby countdown thing on the internet and I'm way excited about it. I can't believe how fast this is all happening! Pretty exciting though!

New everything!

2008-01-09T14:45:00.000-07:00

I finally decided to jump on the blog train and have no idea how to do this yet. Hopefully I'll find some time to play with it and figure it out. Right now Josh is staying busy working full time and also going to Dixie full time. It has been a lot of work but he is pushing through. Last semester I'm pretty sure I earned his CIS grade for him because I swear I did 75% of the work. haha This semester I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be quite as much help. In only 7 more weeks we will have a new little person in the house. I'm not sure what we think about it yet. Sometimes it's exciting, and other times it scares us to death! I am getting huge and it's starting to get a little uncomfortable at times. But I have no room to complain because I have had the best pregnancy ever. Hopefully everything will continue to be the same!