Photo Shoot with Kinsley

While in Parker, we took advantage of Ashley's photo-taking skills and tried to have a mini photo session with Kinsley.  Kinsley didn't want to cooperate too well though.  Here is Janessa with the soothing lullaby music.
 

Ashley being the patient photographer while trying to get Kinsley to calm down and go to sleep again.
 

It finally took mommy getting involved to calm lil' baby.
 

We did get some cute photos!
 

Then it was time to say goodbye.  Josie got into the truck and wanted to go home with us.
 

She wasn't going to let her daddy open the door.
 

Oh I wish we could have brought you home sweetie!  We love you!
 

Off to Parker!

A few weeks after Kinsley was born, we took off to see Josie, Ashley and Jared in Colorado.  Jay had some stops along the way relating to Redi so we stopped at this rest stop for a few minutes.  It was quite nice.  I had never been there before.  Besides the bathrooms.....they have a little museum that is opened in the summer.
 

It was SO fun to see this lil' Miss again!  Oh how I miss her not living close by!  Her personality is big and it is so much fun being around her after she warms up to you.  I always hate when we leave because I know she will forget us and we have to start all over again in getting Josie to come to us but oh she is a cutie pie!

This day Janessa, Josie, Kinsley and Grammie went for a walk around the neighborhood.  Don't you love her sunglasses!?!
 

 

 

 

What a big smile!
 

Such a happy girl!
 

Kinsley didn't really care where we are as long as we didn't disturb her beauty rest!
 

Sleepover Part 2

Tyson loved the Carousel!  In fact, we were in Malowi's eating pizza and he spotted it way across the street!  It cost $1.00 to ride.  One of the few times I actually had money so it was easy to say "yes" to Tyson.
 

Before he got inside he told me that he likes horses and they are his favorite animal.
 

The toy store was fun.  I don't know how much this contraption was but Tyson sure had fun on it!  It seemed easy enough to manuver for him too.
 

He wanted to jump and hop around the plantings along the stores.  Of course Tyson also asked me to take his picture in between the trees.
 

If you look really close (click the picture to make it bigger) you will see Joel's Thursday night date.  She is 6'2" and very pretty.  They were in the same ward this past semester and she came over to say goodbye to Joel.
 

Have to remember Tyson's prayer......last night before bed, we read our scriptures and had prayer.  We asked Tyson if he wanted to say it and he said no.  This morning though we asked if he wanted to say it before we left in the car and he did say it.  So cute!  He was thankful for being able to come have a sleepover at grammie's and grampie's house.  He blessed us.  He asked us to drive safe.  He said how much fun he had.

I love this little boy so so much!

Sleepover

Emily, Tyson and Annaly have been in DC visiting Emily's sister and her family so we haven't seen everyone for awhile.  We went over to visit last night so we could see the kids (and Jason and Emily).  It was fun to see Annaly now crawling!  Corbin fell asleep after a few runs around the room so we invited Tyson to come have a sleepover at our house.  We told him that he would have to go on a long trip to pick up Uncle Joel the next day from BYU and he was excited.

We got home and blew up his little air mattress and put his sleeping bag on it.  He promptly pulled it into our room and put it right against the end of our bed.  He has done this before.  When he was younger, he use to sleep in the front room.  He slept very good.  We got up around 7 a.m., had a breakfast of doughnuts and chocolate milk and then headed to Provo.  I told Tyson that I was glad he came along for the ride since Grampie fell right asleep when he got in the truck.  At least I had Tyson to talk to on the way down to Provo.  We looked at all the colors of trucks and wondered if we could find a purple truck.  Sure enough!  We saw one awhile later.  Tyson was so good!

After loading up Joel and all his belongings we headed to our favorite pizza place in Provo.  Malawi's.  It is fresh items and the dessert pizzas are excellent!
While we were eating, Tyson spied the carousel across the way.  We headed over there after we ate.  

Next stop was the toy store in the same area.  Tyson loved riding this toy!

He must have had a good time because the car ride home was very quiet.  He fell asleep after we passed Bridal Veil falls in the canyon and didn't wake up until he woke him at his house!  Thanks for playing Tyson with grammie and grampie!  We had a fun time with you!

Playtime at Heritage Park

What a beautiful day it was on Tuesday when the boys asked their daddy to take them to grammie's house to play!  We couldn't just stay inside and play with the train sets with such warm weather so we walked down to the park to play for awhile.
 

 

I loved how Corbin is now big enough to get himself up the stairs and he can walk to the different slides to play.
 

 

 

Corbin really is happy here.  Wanted me to push him higher and I wasn't moving fast enough for him!
 

 

 

Seriously.  Tyson ASKED me to take his picture here.
 

Janessa's baby shower

Last night we had Janessa's baby shower.  Emily, Hailey Lamb (a friend) and I got together and planned the event.  We decided to hold it at the library so no one had to have it in their home.

Look who showed up???!!!  Jessica was able to surprise Janessa by coming!  I think she was asleep more hours than she was awake while she was here but we were so happy that she came!  Jessica couldn't get off work on Friday so she drove yesterday and got here about 4 p.m. and left this a.m. at 9 a.m.
Right after she arrived, we drove over in her car to see Emily and the kids.  Poor Annaly woke up crying from her nap.

Corbin showing Aunt Jessica his cars and toys.

Jason came home and was surprised to see his sister there.

Yea!  Annaly is now happy!

Tyson wouldn't come in the house.  We finally had beautiful weather to play outside and all of his friends were riding their bikes.  Jessica tried to get Tyson to look at the camera but he was in a mood and didn't want to cooperate.

We left their house....ran to Taco Time for dinner then off to the shower to set up.  Janessa said that she saw a girl walking in the parking lot with the water container but didn't think anything about it.  Surprise!!!  It's your sister!

Part of the food table.

Emily made a great fruit salad!  The pineapple was yummy!

Janessa got lots of nice items for the baby!

The owl cake.  Janessa made the baby a quilt with owls on it so we tried to carry that theme on to the shower.

Jessica was not going to give up Annaly!

Some of the teachers from Janessa's school.

Hailey Lamb and Cindy Jackson, a friend from Big Piney.

Chit-chatting.

Janessa only got 2 items that were the same.  It was this bumpo chair.  Both were even the color purple!

Several cute outfits.

And other baby items.  I tired hard to get the many facial expressions of Janessa.  :)

 

 

 

 

 

I gave her these clothes and 2 bathing suits.  The one that is 3 months looks bigger than the 12 month one! 

Newest grandbaby's quilt.  It says "Adorable" "Cute" "Kinsley" "Bright" on it.

The onesies I appliqued.

The Redi girls went in together and bought Janessa a nice high chair.

 Hailey made this pillow for the guests to sign on the back.  She blew up the shower invitation and used it for a pattern.

This morning Jessica had to leave so I went with her to fill up her car.

Here it is!

Was a fun time!  Hard to see Jessica go but so glad she was able to make it!
Now bring on the baby!