Thoughts.

You know when we as mothers get really worried about our kids? Maybe it is just me, but I have a hard time functioning when I have a sick little one. I can't focus, I feel helpless, like I missed the mom first aid lesson and am falling short! Sigh! Hopefully my sweet Rhianna will get to feeling better tomorrow....

Summer Life!

Gotta love summer, huh? Trips, brandings, (i guess those are spring) t-ball, etc. The Iveson's are wild as usual! Joe is working on our little place, getting a driveway put in and plumbing updated. Kids are riding horses, glad to be done with t-ball and baseball, swimming, rodeos,laying around, all the good stuff. We got back from Nancy's last night, SO glad she is feeling better. Now to play catch-up (not to be confused with ketchup!) on laundry, house, and life in general!!!

Easter!

It was so nice to get to spend Easter with family this year. All the Brown Girls were there. Mom and Dad were so proud. (or afraid!) Nikki hosted. It was complete with a wonderful dutch oven dinner, divine desserts, including the traditional bunny cake, and an easter egg hunt at Nikki's neighbors. So nice to be close again!

Baseball Fever!

The kids have started baseball! Rhianna is elated! This is her first year she is old enough. Once she gets over her fear of the ball, she will do fine! She is an agressive, little thing, wanting to out-do her brother, but she closes her eyes if the ball comes to her. (she might be a little like her mom!) Cooper is on the same team. He is the big man this year, and I am pretty sure he loves it! He hit a home run at practice, complete with a slide into home! Very "Sandlot" like! Dad came home with gear for the kids, a mit and tee for RK and a bat for C. Cooper said it was just like Christmas, and went to wake up his sister so she could see it. Love to see their enthusiasm! Kassidy has even caught the bug, she is throwing balls all over the place. "Daddy, watch dis", she says, showing off! So fun that spring has hit, just in time for summer and all is well!

New Beginnings

Lots has gone on in the Iveson's lives lately. We sold our beautiful, new, hard-work earned (joe!) home and moved. The new plans we made fell through when we got to the new locale, but some new ones emerged, and I know where we ended up is where we need to be! Our new home is 106 years old, we love it, and are enjoying discovering its' personality. Cooper is in second grade, super smart, and starting his leather working project for 4-H. AND he sunburned his legs today, cause he HAD to wear shorts, apparently 2 hrs of outside PE is too much for his whities. Rhianna is so excited to be in kindergarten next year. She is beautiful, competitive, giggles, and is doing gardening for her 4-H project. Kassidy just turned 2 last week. She is an animal, hilarious, loves her big bro and sis, and can count to 6 all by herself. Joe is still traveling with Anipro, he loves his work, is now the regional mngr over the West, and is glad to be right down the road from the ranch where our cows are. Me, I am adjusting. For some reason, I have been in a state of weirdness. I won't dwell, though, cause I got out of my state! I got to go to BYU womens' conference last weekend. It was beyond words. I was spritually fed, enjoyed myself completely, and feel once again like I will make it, I have faith, "things" are not that bad, and the Lord loves me. I remembered my children are walking blessings, reminders of the trust God has in me, and constant sources of JOY!! Whew, what else, oh yes, I am growing 25 strawberry plants, still "doing Mary Kay" and loving it, and doing my best to keep up!

I need HELP!!!

I can't figure out how to get those darn dots off my posts. AND I can't figure out how to re-align all my stuff. Who is super smart at this? HELP!!

OK!!! So don't shoot me! I have not updated my blog for A YEAR!! I forgot my password, and moved, and had several meltdowns, and and and got hooked on Facebook, and turned 31 and discovered vericose veins, and and and you get the picture. I will do my best to add some pics, change some things around, and get my blog all cute again! KD

PS things have changed A LOT since this pic, need to download!

Game Ball

Cooper got the game ball after his game tonight! He was so very excited! His coach said it was becuase he always hustles at practice, tries his best with a good attitude, hustles to and from the plate, whether he got a hit or not, and cause he got 3 hits tonight. We are so very proud!!!

The herd, Joe in the smoke, gathering

Moving on!!

I am not even going to attempt to remember everything that happened since the last time I blogged. I am going to let it go and move on! Currently, Joe is in Vegas "working!!", Cooper is almost done with 1st grade, Rhianna finished pre-school, Kassidy turned 1 in April and I am just trying to keep it all together! Pics will be of our branding, baby's b-day and other misc. items you should be able to figure out! Until next time......

Where did my Baby go?

I had a breakdown moment today. Kassidy and I were playing on the floor. I looked up and she was walking towards me, big as ever. I scooped her up and started bawling. When did she get so big? I mean, we all knew she was walking a little, but man, I just felt (feel) sad! She took 9 steps in a row today. I can't believe almost a year has gone by already....

Happenings!

Kassidy has taken 3,then 4, then 5 steps, learned to flush the toilet, discovered the water in the toilet, said Dad, mamamama, moooo. What else? whew, as if that weren't enough! Umm, she goes around the kitchen, opening all the drawers, throws everything out, and moves on to the next. Also, she has discovered pencils make marks on the tile! I had to take them out of the art drawer after she refused to only color on paper! Unreasonable child! I did replace them with paint brushes, and she is happy with them! Rhainna is growing taller, finally! Also, she is heartbroken. She is not old enough to play t-ball and will have to wait another year. I felt so bad! Darn late b-day anyway! Cooper is in love. He has a huge crush on a little girl in his class. I am not surprised, Joe and I both had loves that young, but we never told our parents about them! I am a little nervous about the situatiuon. He is excited to play "coach pitch" this year.

Babble...

I was so annoyed this evening! Joe got a call during dinner, with a very chatty guy, I might add. The kids were talking about boogers most of the time and I was thinking oh, this is just great and getting very frustrated! I started F.H.E by rolling my eyes and trying to get Joe to read the story I had picked out. He wouldn't, telling me he would keep baby occupied while I read. SO with another eye roll, I doled out the assignments. Rhianna op. song, Cooper, prayer, and so on. Rhianna picked I Love to See the Temple. We started singing, (Joe even chimed in, I think cuase he was trying to make me feel better, he never sings!) Rhianna was "leading" the song and the funniest thing happened. Kassidy started "singing" and copying Rhianna leading. We were laughing so hard by the end of the song! Of course family home evening was saved and we all felt proud of ourselves for making the effort! Ahh, another FHE survived, but just barely!

My Beautiful Babies

More pictures. Kassidy thought she was so big, she was supposed to be napping. Kids sledding, Cooper face-planted into the snow bank and Rhianna is so lite, she flew down the mtn.!

Terrible

OK, I know I am the worst as I have not updated my Blog since school started. That should tell you a lot about life around here! Kassidy is 9 mo. ALREADY and sleeping. Coop and RK are watching a movie as we have already played ranch, built a snowman, snowforts, watched the propane guy fill the tank, so what is left, really? MOVIE = a quiet minute for mom! Life is good! The pictures include Kassidy, so cute, the primary program in October and Iveson's first annual Christmas Eve Sledding Adventure!

Daddy's Girl

I love this picture. Rhianna thinks the sun rises and sets on her Daddy (as we all do) and this kinda looks just like that!

Wells Jr Rodeo

Cowboy Cousins!

Rhianna, Cooper, Falen, Austin

Birthdays!