Baby Shower :)

September 11, 2010 my sisters threw me a baby shower in Ftn. Green..... and it was so fun!

Here are some of the cute decorations from the shower and look how cute this diaper tricycle is that my sister Amanda made! :)

Here are a few of the gifts I received!

Rag blanket from my mom-

Carseat and stroller from my sisters and mom... guess we'll be needing that right? :)

Here is a sneak peek at what our little man's nursery is going to look like. Once again, my talented sister Amanda made all the baby bedding, etc..... and I absolutely love it!

As many of you know, my grandma Aagard just passed away the end of August. She had this beautiful blue afghan made by her neighbor Bernitta and had it at her house ready for the shower. I wasn't expecting anything and was a little shocked when I opened this present.... and started bawling. I miss my grandma so much and am so sad our little one won't get to meet his great-grandma.


Here are a few pics of everyone at the shower. I feel so blessed to have such great families and friends!

Here is my sisters, mom, and Olsen clan at the shower!


My mother-in-law Analee and sister-in-law Shanell

Sister-in-law Dustie, me, mother-in-law Luwena, and sister-in-law Shelby

Me and my grandma Smith


Ellen- Me- Annie

My two inherited grandmothers... Bernitta Johnson (my grandma's neighbor) and Beth Mikkelson (our next door neighbor all growing up)


And then after the shower, Alyson and I got a little camera happy and decided to take lots of prego pictures. I would be 32 weeks here and she was 38. Luckily here little man decided to stay inside and she was able to host the shower at her house and be there too!

Head shot looking down at our bellies.

I always bugged Al that I wanted to have babies at the same time and here we are, 6 weeks apart! :)

She is absolutely tiny and her little belly just pokes straight out, where as my whole belly is huge:)



And then here are me and both my pregnant sisters. It's so fun being pregnant together and I am so excited for all of our little ones to get here!

This was at my grandma's funeral on September 4, 2010 ( so don't mind the wind-blown hair and streaked make-up!)

28 WEEKS!!!

I can't believe our little guy will be here in 11-12 weeks! We are so so excited and can't wait to meet our little man!

Here we are at 28 weeks! Obviously you'll be able to tell looking for yourself from the pics... but have I told anyone how huge I feel?? We've really been packing on the pounds and growing just the last 7 weeks.

Everything seems to be going great with this pregnancy though. Our baby's heartbeat is always strong and right on track and we are both measuring great!

And here is our little man at 27 weeks! We were able to do a 3D ultrasound, but once again due to his hands always being up by his face, we weren't able to get any clear pictures. Every ultrasound we have had up to this point, he always has his left hand by his face (so cute, but not great for getting good face pictures:) We are already so in love with him and can't wait to get him here!

Some of our other pregnancy facts:

• He is constantly moving around... like crazy (and it never gets old, we love it)
• He is usually most active at night and right when I get home from work everyday
• I miss sleeping on my stomach so bad, but am really getting used to the routine of tossing and turning from side to side every night :) I think the lack of sleep is only preparing me for the future.
• Palmer's cocoa-butter is a nightly ritual and has been since day one. So far it's working like a charm, but who's to say these last weeks won't throw us for a few surprises (I'm crossing my fingers though)
• I think we've finally decided on a name.... but you'll all just have to wait for that :)
• It's always fun to feel him move, but it's been so crazy feeling him kick on one side and punch on the other (supposedly he's around 16inches right now, and due to mine and Coby's genetics... he has the chance of being a tall fella)
• I am so anxious and excited to get his nursery all ready. My sister is so close to finishing the bedding, and this next week we are picking up the dresser and chair..... and then the decorating will begin! I can't wait. His nursery is going to be so cute!
• I still haven't really had any cravings (I don't think), other than constantly wanting Apple Jacks cereal and banana cremies when I was in my throwing up days.
• I can't wait to see Coby with our little one- he is already so great.... with rubbing the cocoa-butter on most nights, beaming everytime he gets to feel him move, still can't forget those weeks of Coby bringing me food/breakfast in bed every morning to prevent me from throwing up and being nauseated, and him getting so excited to set up the crib (which he did the day after we bought it) dresser, etc. He is going to be such a great daddy!
• And have I mentioned how excited we are to get our little one here??? It's all we think about. We can't wait to meet our little Baby K!

4 YEARS!!

As cheesy as it may sound -


So I may be a month and 9 days late, but on July 7th Coby and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary!! I couldn't pass up the opportunity to reflect on our last 4 years togeher.

We were married in the Manti temple on July 7th, 2006 and it is a day I will always remember!
The past 4 years have brought so many fun and exciting adventures/memories into our lives. With Coby I first experienced snowboarding, yankee stadiu/New York, viewing our Presidents home in D.C, the Statue of Liberty, the Thriller dance production (and it's scary zombies), Jazz games........
The Sanpete County Rodeo, Washington D.C. and the Nation's capital, the Anniversary Inn Jungle/Safari Suite, Washington monument, the Jazz......

BYU football, living in and loving California, the Fairview derby, National Arches in Moab, Bear Lake.......

Along with many other adventures! :) Coby has taught me so much in the last 4 years and I am so lucky to have him in my life. These last 4 years have flown by and I can't imagine my life without him. He truly is the best thing that has happened to me. It's been fun looking back at all the many things we have done..... and remembering all the fun (California, Park City, current Ephraim home), stressful (Mary Nielson RA's), and ghetto (Greenwood Hall in Ephraim) places we have lived and experienced. AND we are so excited for our biggest adventure yet to come... our little boy in November. We couldn't be happier and are so excited to start this part of ourlives together!

This year we celebrated our anniversary by going to the Anniversary Inn (2nd year in a row, thanks so my IHC discount and last minute decision :)

If you've never been to the Anniversary Inn, I totally recommend it. It is such a fun/neat experience and you feel completely secluded and relaxed... just what every couple needs every now and then.

We stayed in the Mountain Hide-away suit and loved it. For one of the cheaper rooms, it was still very nice and we enjoyed every minute.

Once again, I can't believe that I lucked out and caught such an amazing guy! Coby, I love you more and more everyday, and am so lucky to have you! Here's to many many more years full of adventures together!

~LAMB DAYS~

For any of you who know me, then you most likely know that Lamb Days is my most favorite time of year!! I absolutely love the holiday and can't wait for it to get here every year. As always, the week was full of the town co-ed softball tournament which happened every night. We love playing in it every year.... unfortunately I was on the sidelines being a cheerleader, supporting Coby. But you better believe I will be back and playing next year (with no prego belly:)

During the middle of the week, we were able to go swimming at Burastons with our cousins Josie and Marc, along with Amanda and Brandon. It was so much fun. Here are some pics of the boys and their craziness on the huge rope swing!

This would be Coby doing a back flip (this kid is seriously a fish and he always makes me nervous when doing tricks)
Here's Marc

And Brandon... with the one handed Tarzan look!

Coby finally just jumping normal

And here's the guys!

Here are me and my sisters at the parade!


And the brotherly-in-law love shown here by the excited guys :)

Another new festivity currently joining the Lamb Day fun, is the now annual volleyball tournament. Once again, I was on the side line.... and have I ever mentioned to anyone how much I hate watching from the side. I would so much rather be playing, especially when it comes to volleyball. None the less, I was a great coach :) and babysitter!

Coby, Amanda, Jenny, and Brandon playing 4-on-4



They came out victorious.... and claimed the title of "Lamb Day Volleyball Champs 2010"
Everybody's muscles and my hubby's poor injured arm. He re-opened (for like the 3rd time) a huge scab on his arm and it started bleeding pretty bad. Luckily here we had bandages and a wrap, but the first night all we had were the supplies of a diaper bag..... so yep, you guessed it.... we cleaned it with baby wipes and wrapped it with a diaper!! :) I literally almost peed my pants, it was so funny.

Team prizes

I was so proud of my little team (I call it my team..... just so I can feel involved:)


All in all, Lamb Days was once again a huge success! Filled with lots of fun, family, food, and softball/volleyball. Can't wait til next year! Mark your calendars for the 3rd weekend in July 2011.

4th of July!!

So this year we celebrated the 4th all over Sanpete County. We started the day off at the Moroni parade. It was so fun having Brooklynn there!! She was loving all the treats... especially the otter pops! I seriously love this little girl and can't wait until we have our little one!



Here's Amanda, Brandon, Brooklynn, Coby, myself, and my dad and mom at the parade (just before taking off for a BBQ!!


After the BBQ we headed down to Mayfield to continue the celebration! Anytime you are around the Knudsen boys and there is nothing to do..... fishing always seems like an option! :) My sister-in-law Shanell and I weren't going to be left behind again, so we made the trip along with the guys!


Here is Coby reeling in the first catch of the day... He's just slightly excited!

Shanell and I just relaxing/fishing from the back of the boat

Between all of our posing, Shanell had a bite.... caught it perfectly on camera :)


And then here are the guys: Dustin Shakespear (cousin), Shane, and Coby. It looks like they are using the bathroom, which is what I thought they were doing, but they were luckily just stretching their legs. The trip was a successful one for Coby and I.... he caught 3 and I caught 2.... and that was all our little crew brought in!

And then we topped the evening off with a spectatular fireworks show, right there in the driveway in Mayfield! Compliments of my completely PYRO happy husband. Anytime there are fireworks, fire, etc.... you can bet Coby is in charge or involved!

All in all it was a great 4th of July. I love summer time and all the festivities and family functions it brings!