Happy 4th Birthday Kenzie

We were actually on our way home from camping on her special day, which was a long drive and no fun, so we decided last minute to throw her a Tinkerbell party complete with a BBQ, bounce house, and various carnival type games/booths that weekend. My sister made an awesome tinkerbell cake for her:

Thanks Kristin, it ROCKED!! We had games like a bean bag toss, face painting-thanks Misty, balloon animals-thanks Trisha, and a cupcake walk- thanks again Kristin. Garrett planned a fun fishing game as well as a ball toss that each kid won a fish, and of course a pinata!!! It was lots of fun!

Kenzie hitting the pinata

Kenzie getting a ropin' rope for her birthday. She loves tieing things up as well as roping a steer so now she can have at it without creating huge knots for us to undo!

Fun face paiting with Aunt Misty! Kenzie loved her butterfly

All the kids on the bounce house: Evelynne, Carson, Chloe, Noah and Kenzie!

I cannot believe that my baby is 4! Time has flown by sooo fast!! She weighs in at 42 lbs. and is 42 1/2" tall. This year I have seen so much growth in her! She is soo helpful and will do things that we ask. She loves to sleep in our bed at night and is going through the "I'm scared" and "there are monsters" phase. She knows she can get what she wants from her dad, and mom is the stricter of the parents. She loves to read books and work on letters by tracing them on her whiteboard, and naming her flash cards. She is still into horses, likes to color but ends up wanting us to color or draw for her while she watches, loves being home and wathcing movies, and loves to work on projects with dad. Garrett gives her her own wood and tools to use and she is right there beside him. She definately has attitude and when has the pout down when she is mad or doesnt get her way! Her cousin even has picked up the fake cry and pout from Kenzie. Sorry Kristin!Kenzie has a love-hate relationship with her cousin Evelynne. They ask to see eachother and then end up fighting over toys, pouting, ect. She loves her cousin Carson and they enjoy playing together. She loves her sister and has been being a great mommy to her doll and horses by nursing them and putting them in the baby wrap, feeding them a bottle, wiping up their spit-up and putting them to sleep. She's a natural but also a sponge to all that we do with Paige! She has become addicted to treats, and loves to steal drinks of me diet coke!! I just love her to pieces!!Happy Birthday Kenzie!

One Month Pictures

Here are some cute picts of Paige just before her 1 month mark...

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Paige Ruth Hardy

So sorry this post has taken so long but our sweet little girl has been too much fun!! I went into the hospital at 11am on sat. July 24th for my c-section and got all preped and ready. I of course hate getting the IV started but once it was in I was good to go. We just sat and waited for our time to go into surgery and actually got bumped back due to an emercency c-section. As I was laying there waiting I started to get really nervous and did not want to go into surgery. But luckily, after about 10 minutes of all that, the nurses came in to get me and we walked into the surgery room. I received my spinal and of course 2 seconds later I could not feel my feet and then my butt started to get numb. From the time of the spinal to the time she came out was only about 10 minutes. As I laid there feeling the pressure and pulling I heard them say we had a big baby. Garrett said she looked little and the Dr. argued that she was probably a good 9 pounds. They brought her around for me to see before they weighed her and she looked cheesy and chunky!! Very different from little Kenzie, but soooo cute!! Besides the weight difference, I thought I had given birth to another little Mackenzie. They looked identical. She arrived at 2:16pm and weighed in at 8 lbs. 2 oz and 21 1/4" long. Garrett went with her to get cleaned up as I was getting stitched up. As I laid there I could see the reflection in the lights of my stomach split open and them stitching me up, yup, gross!! Once I was able to go to my room, my parents brought Kenzie in to see her new sister!! She thought she was cute and got to hold her with daddy's help! All of my siblings came to see me that day which was fun to have everyone come by!! I spent 3 days in the hospital and it all went great!!

Here we go:

Our family of 3 about to become 4! This was on our way out to the hospital!

Our princess is here! Chunky and cheesy!

Daddy consoling Paige while i was getting stiched up. i am jealous he gets to hold her first!

Kenzie holding her sister for the first time!

Our sweet little Paige! They always look so peaceful when they sleep!

Not too much longer...

And our newest addition will be here!! I am currently 38 weeks and 5 days. I am super excited to hold her and see how Kenzie does with her new little sister. This pregnancy has been really easy, but the last week or two have been uncomfortable and emotional! I find that I cry pretty easy and I am always tired. The heat doesn't help at all!! As long as I live in AZ i will not be big pregnant again in the summer. It is just too dang hot. I am trying to occupy my time with spending time with Kenzie, making preperations for the baby, looking at houses to buy, and staying comfortable. Some days I really look forward to my afternoon nap with Kenz, as I am just tired and it keeps me going till 10. This baby will be a bit different of an experience as I am having a planned C-section, and I know what is coming. I get to show up looking cute (and big bellied :)) and get the good drugs and have a baby. I hate getting poked with needles and am not looking forward to the IV or the epidural needle. I am sure it will go by fast and nothing too emotionally damaging. I told Garrett I would not cry but that is a complete lie! i am sure that i will be super emotional and over whelmed with the new sweet spirit i get to hold! I am just so excited to have her here. I will post pictures as soon as I can, but have a 3 day stay in the hospital. Wish me Luck...

This was me at 37 weeks and 5 days

Rim Trip

Well, we just couldnt get enough of the cool weather and headed back up to the rim to visit my parents who were staying at Woods Canyon Lake. We had a blast visiting, relaxing, taking a hike, going to the lake and dad got a boat to tour the lake in, and going to see Despicable Me. We ended up staying the night and slept with the trailer door open all night because it felt so nice and cool. It was a ton of fun and look forward to having another trip just like it later on!!

Kenzie sure loves her grandma and grandpa

The Bald Eagle babies that were sitting on there nest!

Kenzie hung her feet over the boat while daddy held her up. Such a daddy's girl!!

We are running out of weekends till the baby comes and hopefully will have something cool to post before she arrives. Not too much longer!! I cant wait to hold my little girl and to have Kenzie come see her little sister!! We are soooo excited!!

Fourth of July

Over the fourth we enjoyed the cool weather up on the rim and the awesome fireworks in Winslow. It was great to feel cold at night and not have it be 108 outside!! i am ashamed to say that I took no pictures over the weekend but Garrett took 1 cute one of our little camper Kenzie equipped with a headlamp, compass and homemade bow.I will have to get some more from my mom and post them later!!

Updated Family Pictures

So, there is no doubt that my family will be changing here in 24 days, but, I really wanted to get pictures taken of our family the way it has been the last 4 years. It is has just been us three, so I wanted to get some cute pictures and we have never really made time to go. So on Sunday we woke up from a nap, decided that is was time, got dressed and grabbed the camera. I think they turned out super cute! p.S. I love having a remote to my camera, it makes taking your own picts sooo much easier. So here are some of my favorites:

Kenzies New Do

So every mom who has a daughter has had the experience of getting ready for the day and everytime it comes to combing the hair, it is a crisis!! I get so tired of fighting over a hair do, so yesterday i got my scissors and yup... snip, snip!! The detangle process is now shorter as well as the hair length and amount of time needed! Here is my cutie and her new do...

Fathers Day Weekend

So this was a great weekend that was full of fun. Friday was my nephews 3rd Birthday party which was a total blast, saturday was Toy Story 3 and swimming, and sunday was celebrating such a special daddy, WE LOVE YOU GARRETT, and then church followed by a quick road trip up to Payson to go hike Tonto National Bridge. We have driven by this park a million times and never stopped and it was so worth it!! The hike was pretty easy, considering an 8 month baby belly rock hopping, and Kenzie was such a little trooper. She was fearless and ready to hike and throw rocks in the water. Next time we will hike down on the other side so we can enjoy getting wet from the falls! Here are some fun pictures from our hike down to the bridge.

Family Picture...Awww

kenzie in the CAVE.

the rocks behind us used to have flowing water down/through them as they we very porous and water damage was very visible but totally cool

The native Javalina to the area just enjoying some great green grass!

Nothing New

Kenzie and I are just hanging out most days, trying to stay busy. I am feeling much larger now and way less motivated to do much of anything. The countdown is on!! The last 2 doctor appointments I have measured 1.5 weeks larger. Maybe she will let me go early?? I did get some of the new outfits washed and I cannot believe how small the clothes shrink. Good thing I did not buy too many new outfits! Kenzie is excited for her little sister to come. She comes up to me and shakes my belly and says " I am shaking her cage" and also throws out " look at this big belly" followed by a kiss. She informs me that she is going to " help rock the baby, give her a binkie, and feed her" A little mommy in the making!

Funny story, Kenzie has been on this cigarette kick lately. No, she has picked up the habit but insists on spotting every cigarette butt and saying, "we don't like cigarettes. Those are yucky." Even a casual conversation will usually turn into her answering my question and then adding, "...but we dont like cigarettes. " Same thing with "Toffee" as she calls coffee. And when she is in a real mood, she will say that both coffee and cigarettes are yummy. What a terd!

Ta Ta for now. i have a dr. appointment tomorrow so we will see how it all goes!

Congrats...

To Garretts little sister for graduating from high School!! We drove up on Wednesday to witness the blessed day when Trisha could peace out high school. It was a long day as we drove up and back in the same day, but totally worth it! Now, we look forward to having Trisha live with us for some time in the fall while she attends MCC. We love you Trisha!

Notice the expanding belly!! I have 8 weeks to go!

My Workin' Man

So, Garrett landed a great internship for the summer that allowed us to stay in Arizona, as well as great pay. He is working crazy hours but in hope to have a job after the summer and upon graduating from ASU! Way to go love!! Here is a picture from his first day at Holder Construction.

Sea World

So I got the idea in my head to take a vacation before Garrett started his internship. I pretty much had it all planned out and it did not take too much convincing to get Garrett to agree! so, we loaded up and headed out to San Deigo on thursday. We really enjoyed the weather, the beach, and the highlight was Sea World. Kenzie has such a great time seeing all the animals. She got to feed the Sea Lions, pet and feed the Sting Rays (this was a favorite for her!!), and loved seeing Shamu jump out of the water and splash everyone. Garrett took her on the Rapids Ride which kinda freaked her out since they were the only 2 in the raft and it kept turning them backwards. But she survived! I am sooo glad we went now, cause since I am 29 weeks i am feeling large and got pretty tuckered out walking around all day. Here are some pictures of our trip.

kenzie in front of the Polar Bears

This cave was just a walk through on the way to see the whales and polar bears, and it had a recored bear growling which Kenzie thought was real, so she screamed and wanted nothing to do with the cave. The next day she told us she wanted to go to the cave and when we got there she screamed and ran off, not going in at all. Crazy girl :)

Petting the Sting Rays

On the Rapids Ride. she did not enjoy getting wet either!!

Lovin the sand and cool weather at La Jolla Cove. Next time we are bringing our snorkel gear as there were all kinds of cool fish to see!!

Our front row Soak zone seats!! Totally worth getting wet for. Garrett got more wet than I as he was protecting our little Kenzie from getting wet and having a melt down. in fact, she started to whine and say she was all wet and then realized she was not that wet at all!

We also checked out Downtown San Diego and saw the Mormon battalion Memorial. It was a neat tour and then we got to pan for gold at the end.

Asu and Nau semester is over!!

It has been a very busy semester! i am proud to say that my husband, the hard worker that he is, completed his semester with straight A's!! what a stud! And I finished with 2 A's and 1 B! Not to shabby!!

Ok then..

Here is the short synopsis of what has happened:

1. found out we are having another girl- names still being discussed

2. Went the world wild life zoo out in Glendale- had a blast!

3. Still waiting to hear on our offer for the house we want- super annoying it is taking sooo long

4. Spring break was uneventful as Garrett's school and my school had different weeks off- LAME

5. Enjoyed some time seeing my sister and her kids on their trip from Utah

6. Had a great time at Emmetts blessing and Easter festivities

7. Kenzie had her first "official" haircut by an acutal stylist, not her mother. I told Miranda a trim and kenzie kept saying "keep tutting, I want it short". not this time love!

8. School seems to be going crazy! We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, for this semster anyways!

Pictures:

garrett and kenzie touching the star fish

Crazy Alligator

Giving kisses thru the fence

Feeding the Gairaffe

the front view of our house we are waiting on

Getting ready to color eggs

My cute girl and I all done with eggs

Kenz and the cousins after getting hyped up on sugar and given more!

Her first official hair cut not my mommy. It only took us 3 1/2 years to have someone else cut it!