Pictures of Addie's Baptism July 10, 2010

Dad, Addie, Mom


Her Cake


The Primary Presidency


Great Aunt RoseMarie, Aunt Patrice, Sadie, Addie, Dantez, Grandma Hadley, Ethan


Ausjia, Kristian, Aunt Tara, Uncle Chris, Layla, and Addie


Uncle Barry, Kayla, Karisia, Riley, Aunt Michelle, Addie, and Kaden


Grandma, Grandpa, and Addie


Mom's Cousin Mijken and her family, Paul, Elise, Chantelle, Miley, Nathan, Aubrey, and Addie.


Aunt Emily, Mckay, Mia, Olivia, and Addie


Uncle Brandon, Aunt Joyelle, Jax, Maddux, Kapri, and Addie.


Our Family


Maddy, Addie, Koley, and Jax.


Best Friends Maddy and Addie


In front of the font.


Addie and Daddy.


All ready!!!

My COURAGEOUS little man!!!!

I am sooooooo sad!!! Today after I got out of class at about 3 I get a text from my sister-in-law Tara that asked if I was at the school because Koleman just got an award!!! I was like WHAT!!!!!!!!! It was the hero hunt assembly and his sweet substitute didn't know that she was supposed to call and let the parents know about it. I was soooooo sad I missed it. I am SOOOOOOOOOO grateful for my amazing amazing friend Arynne! She videoed it for me! I love her she ALWAYS has my back!! I am sooo proud of Koley and the amazing little spirit he is!! I am also grateful for Mrs. Whetherford for recognizing what an amazing little man he is and his great courage for the daily battles he faces that nobody else understands.

Going to the temple is STILL such a blessing!!!!

A couple of weeks ago Kevin went to the temple, (unfortunately with our schedules we can rarely go together). After he went he had to drive to his work to fill out a paper. His work is just out past Hurricane on the way to Colorado City. So he drove all the way up there, and then when he got back to St.George, he stopped at Maverick on Riverside Drive. After coming out of the store he turned the corner and out of no where some guy punches him right in the face! He, obviously in complete shock, looks over to see what that was all about and he sees another guy in his car doing something. Next thing he knows that guy has his temple bag and is throwing his temple clothes all over the parking lot! The guy who had punched him is yelling horrible things about "mormons" and being really beligirent. Kevin goes over to stop the other guy from throwing his clothes and they run to their car and drive off. WOW!! The only other witness was a Maverick worker who was outside having a break. They called the police and the police man who came told him they can't really do much because they didn't have enough information. So we figure they had to have just waited for a random person to walk out of the temple to target. They had to of followed him all the way to Diamond Ranch and then back to Maverick just so they could sucker-punch him and try to make their point. Kevin's poor face was HUGE from the swelling and had quite the black eye! We are definitely in the last days, and unfortunately I think we are going to be persecuted more and more. We just have to stay strong and hold tight to the rod!!! I KNOW with all my heart that we have a Father in Heaven who loves us so much and that we just need to be obedient, regardless of worldly circumstances, in order to gain our eternal salvation!!! Going to the temple is such a blessing!!! Nobody is going to take that away from us!!

I'm back!!!! Warning.... EXTREMELY long post!

I have been horrible at blogging! Sooooooo much has happened since the last time I posted. Unfortunately I can't find my camera and a all of our recent pictures are on it! I will find it though and post the pictures later. So first things first, on June 8th Kevin and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. Then on the 18th Addie turned 8!!!! We moved into our own house the week after her birthday. We are renting a cute little house in desert sands which luckily is in the school boundaries. Then on July 10th our precious little Addie had her special baptism day! She was baptized by Kevin, and we were able to have her own little baptism so that my whole family could be here. The summer went really fast and we had a good time with my family here most of the summer. The kids had many sleepovers with their cousins and lots of fun playing, swimming, and just being together. School started on August 11th. We had a rough start this year. I had to fight tooth and nail just to get Koleman an I.E.P (individualized education program). I was so worried about him because he is now in 1st grade and sooo many changes happen their first grade year. Addie also had a hard time for just a few weeks trying to figure out little friendships, and getting used to her new teacher. Kevin and I also started school and then both of us got jobs as well. Our lives are absolutely crazy!!!
I have to write about my job and how it came about. I know with ALL my heart that we have a Father in Heaven who lives and loves us!!! So Koleman still hadn't had his I.E.P yet and was struggling at school. His teacher was only there for a couple of weeks and then had a baby and has been on maternity leave. So he had A LOT of changes. The first few weeks after Mrs. Corpaci had gone on maternity leave, I got at least a couple of phone calls a week from the school telling me they needed me to come to the school to help calm Koleman down. It was really really hard on me and especially hard on poor little Koleman. I worried so much I couldn't sleep. I just didn't know what to do to help. I would always think it would just be so nice if I could just be at the school all day, not right with Koleman, but there if they needed me, and also for my peace of mind.
In the mean time of all of this, Kevin got laid off from Big Foot Pest Control, and we were extremely worried about how to make ends meet, especially now with a house. There is no way we wanted to move back in with ANYONE!!! We were at a loss about what to do. We knelt down and said a prayer on a Wednesday of this particular week. On that Friday I had a room-parent tea at the school where the room-parent meets with the teachers to discuss what they the things they need us to do. Anyways, I picked up the kids at school and was just going to run them home and head back to the school for the tea. When we got home Koleman started having a meltdown because he had forgotten a book at school. I told him we would hurry and run grab the book before I had to go to my meeting. I just left the kids in the car and ran into the school to get the book. When I was walking down the hall to his classroom, Mrs.Phillips (who works at the school) passed me and said, "Hey aren't you Koleman's mom?" I told her I was and she proceeded to tell me that they had a job that they would really like me to consider taking. She asked if I had a minute to talk with her and Mrs. North. Of course I did!! I hurried and called Kevin to come get the kids, and then I went and met with them. They told me they would like me to be a kindergarten aide for these little intervention kindergarten classes they created for kids that are behind. Then they told me the days and hours and it was unreal because they fit PERFECTLY into my school schedule!!!! How meant to be!!!! I would be at the school a lot of the day so if Koleman needed me they could just come find me, and I would also get a little income to help with our bills!! I have been LOVING my job and LOVE the children I work with! They are so sweet and have such cute little personalities!!
That following week Kevin got a job with Diamond Ranch Academy. It is a place where they send troubled teens. He is a supervisor over a group of boys. He works really crazy hours so between school and both of our work schedules we hardly EVER see each other! But we know that there is a light at the end and we just try to keep that in mind! What a BLESSING!!!!!
We also finally had Koleman's I.E.P a few weeks ago, and he is doing SO WELL!!!! I absolutely LOVE our principal, Mrs. North, our special ed. lady, Mrs. Hanson, and his teacher Mrs. Corpaci and his subsitute Mrs. Whetherford!! They all were there and ALL came with so many ideas and were so willing to do all they can to help Koleman.
This post is soo long, I obviously use this for my journal so I am surprised if anyone has read this all!!! Hopefully soon I can post some pictures of all our latest events!!

School's OUT!!!!!!!!

I Can't believe school is already out! Where did this year go?! I am really having a hard time, not because the kids will be home, but because they are growing WAY too fast! I really wish we could have a pause button for whenever we wanted to stop time. I love them so much and on the bright side am looking forward to hanging out all day with them everyday!!!
I am so dumb I forgot my camera, but after school on Thursday they had a little swim party at the clubhouse. There were about 15 kids, and they had a really good time. Then Addie had a little sleepover with Maddy and Jenna. Fun times!!!

Addie and Mrs.Carlson after school.


Addie, Maddy, and Jenna having a little sleepover party!!

Koleman's last day of school.......

On Koleman's last day of school his little class had a cute little program. They sang some songs they had learned during the year, and Mrs.Iverson gave them each a folder with some of their artwork, a letter, a diploma, and their report cards. We had cookies and lemonade after!! It was so cute, but I am so sad. I am seriously depressed. I can't think about Koley and Addie getting so big. I can't believe he will be in first grade next year!!!


Cute little dude getting ready to sing!


Getting his "diploma" and other things from Mrs. Iverson




Koleman and Mrs.Iverson. We love her and are so grateful for the AMAZING teacher she has been for Koley. We will miss her!

Crystal Mountain

Last Saturday we went out to Crystal Mountain. It was really cool and the kids had a blast collecting as many crystals as they could!!