2009.. Where the Heck did it go?

So it is already toward the end of January 2010!! I honestly have no idea where 2009 went.

Time flew by last year!!!

We are looking forward to this coming year.

Adding a teenagers and new baby to our family!!

We have decided to take in teenage girls. We had three who we watched for the past month who went back to their normal foster home.

So now we are down to one 12 year old girl.

So far we have had a GREAT experience as foster parents and are looking forward to add more to our family!

Here is a look back on some of our happenings in 2009

March 2009

Mitchell's brother Dustin married an AMAZING women.... Brittney

We got a lab from my dads littler .. Roxy!!! We sold her in May..

April 2009

Mitchell had a job interview with a company in Salt lake city Utah..

He got the job!!

May 2009

We moved to Utah..

June 2009


Me and Mitchell took and completed classes to be come foster parents.

Kali turned 2!!!!

Mitchell and I had our 3 year wedding anniversary!

July 2009

Kali and I went on a Family camping trip in Oregon with my dads side of the family.


October 2009

* I started a new job as a Peer Parent
* We moved into a 5 bedroom house in West Jordan

We got Buddy... and got rid of him a few weeks later

We also got Hersey (not pictured) and also got rid of him a few weeks later

My wonderful mommy took me and Kali to Disneyland!!!

We found out we were going to have another baby!!

November 2009

*We finally got licensed to be foster parents

Kali and I got to go see Julie and Scott's new house on Petulma California and drove with them down to Venture where Mitchell met us for Nanny's 75Th Birthday!

My dad turned 50!!!

December 2009

* We took in 3 foster girls for a month while their foster mom went out of the country.

Blake FINALLY asked Kayla to marry him!!

Christmas

Christmas was very fun this year.... Kali was very excited to open all her presents.. Thanks you to everyone who got her and us stuff!!!!

We had a very large group this year.....

Kayla and Blake came from California
David, Emily and Lydia
My parents and 1 out of their 2 foster boys
Mitchell, Me and Kali and two out of our three foster girls.

We ate... ate... opened presents..... ate.. played Wii (Mario cart).......... and ate

To Kayla and Blake...

(I stole this picture off Kayla's face book)

Yesterday I got a call from my Sister Kayla, she called to tell me that her and Blake are engaged!!! (Blake it is about time!) I am so excited to get another brother especially Blake he is such a great guy and very good to my sister!!!!!

Kayla and Blake I am so HAPPY for you guys I love you both!!!

California Trip

A couple of weeks ago we made a trip to California. Kali and I went and stayed with Mitchell's parents. Tessa, one of Kali's favorite cousins was also there and she LOVED every minute of it. Kali was also so happy to see her Apple Jul and Pop. WE then drove with Julie Scott down to Ventura were Mitchell met us. We were there For Mitchell's Nanny's birthday! It was so much fun to see every one!!

*** Thank you so much Julie and Scott for everything! We had a blast with you guys!!! Kali Misses you guys alot!

Disney Princess Classics on ICE

Last night Michell and I took Kali to the final showing of Disney on ice in salt lake.. SHE LOVED IT.... She was zoned into the whole time.. I think Mitchell even liked it. It was a cute show..

I know this picture they look far away but we could see really good

Shots

After weeks and weeks of trying to get an appointment me and Kali were FINALLY able to go get our H1N1 shots. Kali was GREAT she didn't even blink me on the other hand had to close my eyes.

Auntie Kayla

My sister Auntie Kayla was here last week. Kali LOVED seeing her.. They day after she left she was asking to go over to grandmas to Kay'a... We had Tons of fun... The whole family went to the zoo (minus my hardworking husband) ... We shopping, out to lunch and a BYU basketball game.

The Zoo

Halloween

For Halloween Kali was "Princess" as she calls Cinderella...

As you can see from her unhappy face, she didn't get a nap that day... Which made getting her in her costume not fun.

We went Trick or Treating in DayBreak which is right by the new Temple in South Jordan.. Kali saw the Temple and said Pretty Castle.. and she kept saying Kali's Castle.

We didn't go Trick-or-Treating very long but this is the result of about 35 or so minutes.