"Happy Birthday Cake" Video

Melia's Haircut and a little update

Well since both girls are asleep at the same time, I have some time to blog! We took McKenzie to her 6 month check up today... she is really 6 1/2 months old, but oh well! She was 20 1/2 lbs and 29 1/4 inches long. She was 100th percentile in height and 99th in weight. They actually told me that they want her eating more than she is! I was like WHAT?! Anyway, she is a well baby and definitely tired from the whole immunizations ordeal. Melia got her hair cut yesterday. She did well except she peed her pants during it... yeah, she was sitting on my lap and I was still in the middle of getting my hair cut. Luckily, it was at a friends house that lives around the corner so Treven just ran home real quick. Melia was concentrating so hard on staying still that she completely forgot. She started crying so hard and kept saying sorry! It was so sad that she was so disappointed in herself. Then she had like 4 accidents throughout the day which is NOT like her at all... We haven't had any accidents today though so maybe it was just a one day thing (hopefully).
One funny thing from Melia is that she has this princess crown light which burnt out so we took off the cord and it is just the crown now. She thinks it is a "Happy Birthday cake" so for the last three days she has had us sit down and sing happy birthday to her and blow out the candles. (We will post a video on our blog). Then there are five points on the crown and she named them... It was hilarious. The middle one is Papa. To the left is Daddy then Melia (or Ma na as Melia says her name). To the right is Grammy and Mommy. I always want to see through a toddler's eyes just to see what it is like since I don't remember when I was a toddler!
I had a month long time period where I couldn't seem to go to the gym or anything with the girls and Treven studying and going to school and work. BUT I finally figured it out! I am so sick of not being where I would like to be and not exercising... so I started this week with going in the mornings before Treven goes to school or work. Mondays and Wednesdays I go to a cycling class from 6:30-7:20 am, Tuesdays I lift weights and do the elliptical from 5:30-6:30 am, Thursdays I go at 6:30-7:30 am but do the same thing as Tuesday, then Friday I go from 5:30-6:30 and run the indoor track. I have done through Tuesday and it has been wonderful. I also started counting my calories which is a lot easier than I thought it would be. I have already lost 3 lbs which sounds good to me! Anyway, I really am loving getting back to exercising and where I want to be. My reward for losing 20 pounds is a trip to San Diego to visit my sister, Marnie! I am determined to get there! So only 17 more to go!
My birthday is coming up this next week on the 18th so I am looking forward to that and turning 23! I think we may go out somewhere on Monday since that is the day Treven has off from school.
Well that is the little update and here are some pictures of Melia's hair cut.

Video of Melia dancing

There is a video over at www.sundryseven.blogspot.com of Melia dancing if you would like to see it... it took 35 minutes to load so I didn't want to do it twice... sorry!

Kim

Beautiful Baby Contest

I entered the girls in the Regis and Kelly Beautiful Baby Contest... I figured it doesn't hurt and the winner gets a 125K scholarship for college and the 4 runner-ups get 25K... I think they are beautiful, but I am their mother. Anyway, if you want to enter your kids, you have until February 13th. Then people get to start voting on the website.
These are the pictures I put in for it.

Kim

Potty Training and more!

Everything seems to be going by so fast... January is almost over! It is crazy! Anyway, so here is an update from us for those of who don't know... Treven was accepted to WSU Vancouver... again. The first time he applied, there was a mistake and he applied for Spring. Well he is going to BYU Idaho so he was supposed to apply for Summer. He got accepted for Spring so we had to cancel that and then apply again for summer. Well he just got that acceptance letter and everything seems to be working great. We are moving back to Vancouver, Washington in April. Treven is done here on April 9th, but we are not going to leave until the 14th so that we have a couple of days to pack things up. Our friends Matt and Kate are probably going to be moving into this apartment after we leave. They are thinking of coming out a little early and we can help each other move. We are going to live at my parent's house at least through the summer. I am going to try and get a teaching job, but if not, well... I can substitute and still make a decent amount. WSU Vancouver is about a block or two away from my parent's house so that will be nice to have it so close. It is also going to be so much fun to be near a bunch of family again.
We absolutely love our new apartment so it kind of stinks that we will be moving so soon. My mom even asked, "do you like it enough to stay?" and I replied, " Almost, but then I look outside at the weather and say forget it I am moving!" It is nice and big for the girls to run around and it has tons of storage for us to put away things. It keeps me from being driven crazy by a mess everywhere. It is just easier to keep clean.
More news is that Melia is potty trained! I tried for about 2 days and it just seemed to not being working right but then my wonderful sister-in-law, Tracey, gave me advice that worked like a charm with Melia! She was potty trained in about 2 days and doesn't even wear pull-ups anymore. She is fine during the night and during naps. We have gone on several trips to Idaho Falls and the grocery store and she does great letting us know that she needs to go. I just know now that McKenzie will be harder... I just had it too easy with Melia.
I am just relaxing and enjoying being a mom full time. I am going to start subbing, hopefully, in February. We will see.. we don't need it right now so I don't want to make it a burden on Treven or the girls.
McKenzie is 6 months now, but is in 9 and 12 month clothes which is great though because now I can match the girls' dresses. She is just a BIG baby! She is very tall and chubby. We will see where she is at on February 10th at her wellness check up. She rolls EVERYWHERE! She is starting to pick up everything off of the floor so I pretty much vacuum the floor every night. She pushed her torso and head all the way up, but hasn't connected that the legs need to as well to be able to crawl. She is eating solid foods like a champ! I found I have to add rice cereal to everything to make it thicker. She is loving stealing toys away from Melia... I think there is a change coming that Melia will have to get used to.
Melia loves our new ward's nursery and she just seems to be getting smarter every day. She loves being social with other kids and sometimes it is a little excessive.
Well McKenzie woke up and wants to eat the keyboard so I will have to leave it there... I will be posting some pictures later..

Kim

No, It is Mine!

Melia has been on this kick that everything is hers and not ours... here is a preview when we visited Treven while he was studying.

Kimberly's Celebrity Playlist

Shed a Little Light- James Taylor- Same as Anne… This song reminds me of the car ride with Marnie, Anne, Mom and Dad. Dad, of course, was doing his arm movements. Every time I hear this song, I can’t help but to do the movements Dad did.
Santeria- Sublime- Well this song actually reminds me of two things: San Diego in general and Spanish 5/6 class. My friends and I always listened to this song at the bonfires or when we just went to the beach. In Spanish class, we had a unit on songs and we were able to bring in our favorite songs. This girl brought this song in and everybody in the class loved it and I remember tons of people singing to it… I know weird, but I think of that every time I hear it.
See You Soon- Coldplay- The next two songs are two songs from the move to Washington… This one was when I really was missing San Diego and wanted to just go back. I listened to A LOT of Coldplay to help me through it… It always relaxes me!
Don’t Panic- Coldplay- This is another song from the move to Washington. This reminds me of rainy dark mornings when I was heading out for seminary. This song is when I started to love Washington and the beauty there.
Such Great Heights- Postal Service- This reminds me of when I was introduced to Postal Service to my only roommate that I am still great friends with. I love the sound of Postal Service… This song reminds me of my freshman/sophomore year in college.
Since U Been Gone- Kelly Clarkson- This brings back a lot of memories of driving in my roommate’s convertible baby blue beetle around Rexburg in the Summer and singing at the top of our lungs.
To Make You Feel My Love- Garth Brooks- This is our song and Treven sang it to me at our wedding reception. BUT I can never find the Garth Brooks’ version that we love. Anybody have it… let me know!
The Woman in Me- Shania Twain- This always makes me think of how I feel about Treven and how much he does for me on a daily basis.
Banana Pancakes- Jack Johnson- This song just reminds me of when Treven and I were engaged… This album came out during that time and we both loved it. It was an essential CD to listen to in the car!
Hide and Seek- Imogen Heap- Brent introduced me to this song in his car one time and I have loved Imogen Heap ever since. Melia also used to fall asleep to this song when she was a baby ALL THE TIME! Now it calms her down in the car.
Single Ladies (Put A Ring on it)- Beyonce- HA! Well Melia LOVES this song and every time it is on she dances in the middle of the room shaking her hand back and forth and says Marnie! Marnie! It is also one of my favorite songs to run to.
Naked As We Came- Iron and Wine- I am just getting into Iron and Wine and love it! I love the sound of their voice and music…. very relaxing and chill. When it is quiet time in the house with the girls, we put this song on first and they love it. It calms them right down.

Okay I know I have 13 and 14 but I had to add these on since they both have affected me.
I Stand All Amazed- Various Artists- This song is just a song that has always strengthened my testimony throughout my life and it shows me the love that the Savior has for us.
Sacrament and Symbols- Various Artists- This song reminds me of Marnie and her friends singing this is sacrament meeting. I felt such a strong spirit when they sang it and it has stuck ever since. I absolutely love it and think of Marnie singing it every time I listen to it.