What a Weekend!!!

On Friday, the 18th, my baby had his first surgery. He had to have tubes put into his ears. Poor little guy! I was very nervous about this surgery seeing how he was only 6 months old. Braden has had 2 surgeries under his belt now, and one for Carter. So you would think that I would be used to this idea. WRONG!!! It doesn't ever get any easier! I know that tubes are a very mild surgery (the actual surgery time was 10 minutes... no joke), but the though of his limp little body on the surgery table gave me nightmares!!! Now that it is all over with, and I am not saying that it was a walk in the park... even though it was much easier than I thought it would be, I am extremely pleased. He is FINALLY sleeping!!!! It's still not an all night thing, but I don't have to go into his room every couple hours to put his binki back in and sooth him.

Later that afternoon (the same day as his surgery) we took off to Burley for a fire training. Crazy... I know! This could also be the cause of all the pre-surgery nerves. It wasn't that bad. I did get a little frustrated with Braden and Carter because they were so stir crazy. I swear that the more I tried to calm them down and keep them quiet, the louder and more crazy they were. I guess that is boys for you! All in all, it really was a fun weekend, and Kade did great! But I am glad to have it over with!!!!

Before surgery...

... and after

Fun in the tub after swimming

The boys - one. It was too cold and windy to take Kade out to see Daddy

Some Much Needed Updates!!!

I have really been slacking when it comes to blogging. I really enjoy looking at what everyone has been up to, but for some reason I always put off updating mine! So, here is what we have been "up to."

Kade is growing up so fast! He is a little slower than my other boys, development wise, but I am ok with that, and I am not worried. He is starting to roll all over the place and is figuring out the whole sitting up thing. We have struggled with ear infections with that poor kid and he is scheduled for some tubes on the 18th of this month. Hopefully things will start looking up for that poor kid!

Carter is trying so hard to keep up with Braden. He is becoming quite the little tag along with him. If Braden does something, you know that Carter is right behind him. He is also becoming quite the little tease. It is so fun to see their little personalities grow! He is still super shy and still dreads going to nursery, but we love him anyway!!! His favorite thing is being tickled (not to make him laugh, but more the gentle massage tickle). If he is super tired he will ask "Tittle my bat" (a.k.a. tickle my back) and he will be asleep in no time!

Braden is getting SO smart. It is amazing how fast they learn and grow. He is in the CTR 5 now and loves learning about the gospel. The primary challenged us as families to read scriptures together and Braden makes sure that we remember every night. He idolizes his older cousin Madison, so if I need him to do something for me, all I have to do is say. "Madi would do it." It almost always works. He also can't wait to go to pre-school and asks frequently when he can go. I don't know what I will do when he is gone. He helps me so much!

Jason is back at the fish farm and is really starting to enjoy what he does. He doesn't really like working out side while it is cold, but he is getting used to it. He is now in the Elders Quorum presidency and is trying to adjust to that. He really liked being in the Young Men's and was sad to leave. Last month he turned 28 and didn't like that much either. He thinks he is getting too old. I keep telling him that the older he gets, the hotter he is! He doesn't believe me. He is also loving having three little men around that he can teach to hunt, fish, and play sports. He can't wait until they are old enough to tag along while he is hunting. It is so fun watching them play together!!!!

As for me... I am still at home doing what I love! Being a mother! I recently was released from my calling in the Primary Presidency and I bawled. I really loved my calling. Now I am just flying under the radar waiting for what comes next. I also have lost 26 lbs! It has been quite the journey, but so worth it!

I love these little farts!!!

AdJUstiNG to 5

So, life has been pure chaos in the Kimball home since we brought Kade home. We are definitely adjusting to our new family of 5! Kade is growing faster every day. I can't believe that it has been a month already since we welcomed that cute little guy into our family. He is a pretty good baby as far as sleeping goes. He naps all day long and sleeps until about 4 a.m. at night, which I know is AMAZING! He has had a little naughty streak in him for a couple weeks but I think that he is getting over it. He has even smiled a few times! Braden and Carter have been mommy's little helpers. They love to help me burp, hold, and wrap up Kade. Braden is definitely adjusting to having a baby around better than Carter is though. Carter has had a hint of jealousy especially when daddy holds Kade. But, as time goes on he is getting better. Jason is even loving having Kade around. He is adjusting much better to Kade than he did with Carter. (Those of you who know me and Jason know what I am talking about.) He still hands Kade to me when he starts fussing, but what male doesn't do that? As for me, I love having my 3 beautiful boys! I definitely cannot get things done as fast as I used to, but I'm ok with that. I love the chaos! It keeps me on my feet and I never seem to get bored. Life is good!

Proud big brother

Braden and Carter love to get in the bassinet

Zonked out together!

So peaceful

4 Years Already?

It is hard for me to believe that Jason and I will be married for 4 wonderful years tomorrow, March 10th! Then I look back and think... has it really only been 4? So many things have changed/happened since that wonderful cold day on March 10th, 2006. Here is a flashback of those 4 years.

• We were married in March (as I have said 3 times now, haha) and one month later on April 3 we found out that we would be expecting our first child. Kinda crazy, I know!


• On November 30th, 2006 we welcomed to the world a beautiful little boy. We named him Braden LaRon Kimball.


• September 19, 2007 we found out that we were going to be having another baby... to our surprise!


• In January of 2008 we moved to Grace where Jason started working with his grandpa at the family fish hatchery.


• Two months later, and a day shy of my 21st birthday we bought and moved into our first house! What a great birthday present!


• Sometime in May Jason quit the fish hatchery and started working for Utah Power and Light as a summer temp.


• On May 20, 2008 after much frustration I finally gave birth to another beautiful boy, Carter Jason Kimball. He was two days past due!


• Two months later Braden gave us a scare and fractured his arm above the elbow and had to have surgery :(


• Jason went back to the fish hatchery after the Utah Power job ended. Needless to say this would not last long.


• A few months later Jason got a job with Coca Cola.


• A few months... again... and we decided that things weren't working out very well job wise and we decided Jason should go back to school!


• November 2009 we found out that we were expecting our third child!


• On February 18, 2010 we found out that that third child was also going to be our third boy! I am going to have my hands full!


• On March 10, 2010 we will celebrate our 4th Anniversary!

Like I said before... what a wonderful/crazy 4years!

I LOVE YOU JASON!

And baby #3 is...

It's a BOY!!!

Updates...

So... I know that it has been a while since I have last posted, and I have so many pictures that it would be a major overload. I guess that I will just share some of the bigger news. First of all... Jason and I are going to have another little one in July (I know, I know. The middle of the summer)! We are very excited, but a little nervous to have three little squirts running around giving their mother stress. Braden is especially excited because he thinks that he will be getting a baby sister (which Jason keeps trying to brain wash him into thinking that it will be another brother). I guess that we will just have to see. I have about another month until we can know for sure. All that I ask is that whatever that little bundle of joy is,I hope that he/she is healthy. What more could a mother ask for, right?!!

Braden is now three and has graduated into primary. He still isn't sure what to think about it because they don't have all if his favorite cars in his Sunbeams class, but he will get used to it. I just hope that he will start paying attention instead of turning around and waving to me every five minutes. Haha!

Carter is now 20 months and has already started to prove the middle child syndrome theory to be correct (I can say this because I, too, am a middle child). He absolutely refuses to go to nursery. He has turned into this cute little monster that is absolutely in love with his daddy. It is so hard to get mad at that cute little blondie!

Halloween Fun... and other stuff!

So, it has been a while since I last posted. I haven't had the desire to do any new posts and considered giving up the whole blogging idea, but I decided that I had better not. I enjoy seeing what everyone has been up to, so I guess that there is someone out there that may like to see what we have been doing. Jason is doing well with school. It has been a hard transition, going back to the whole poor school family thing and all, but I just have to think about the big picture! We have pretty much given up on selling out house seeing as we have not showed it once since we got a realtor. That is OK with us though. Braden and Carter are getting bigger and bigger every day. Braden will be 3 this month and Carter will go to nursery this month too! Kinda a big month for us. We also have a new addition to our family, and no it is not a new baby! We decided that the kids needed an indoor dog since the one we have outside is way to big for them to play with. He is a little Yorkie and we decided to name him Beau, since that is an easy name for our kids so say.
For Halloween I had to work and Jason's family was out of town so we decided instead of going to Poky, we would just do our own thing here and it turned out to be way fun. The kids really enjoyed getting tons of candy. Carter never really warmed up to the idea of having complete strangers talk to him, but he loved the candy. Braden could care less to say trick-or-treat, he just went straight to the candy. It was kinda funny. I think that I have the cutest little fireman and little devil out there!

Bat Hunting!

A nice action shot

Gettin' ready

Like father, like son

Weird, I know! But for some reason Jason and Alyssa love to "hunt bats." I enjoy watching them make fools of themselves so I let them do it. Haha. I captured a few good pictures... ENJOY!

BlaH...

I know that I have been totally neglecting my blog, but I have good reasons. I cannot for the life of me find my dang camera. I am so mad. I have some cute pics that I need to download, but I can't. So... I guess I just have to wait until I find it (assuming that I am just an air head and I really know where it is in the back of my mind). I will catch up a.s.a.p. I promise!

Moving blues :(

I have been EXTREAMLY frustrated lately because we thought that we had our house sold TWICE. Yea, count em, twice. I know that we have been very lucky to even have someone look at our house already, since we don't even have it on the market officially. That is one great thing about living in a small town where they don't really have much else to do besides gossip. No offence to all you Grace natives. I am starting to feel like we are never get out of here! It isn't that I am anxious to leave, (trust me, I'm not) I just feel bad for poor Jason. He has to get up at 4:30 am every day of the week so that he can be in Logan by 6:00am. So that means that he has to be in bed by 8:30pm. SUCKY! So, in order for us to get back to a normal family life, we need to sell our house. AHHH! Oh well. I know that there are people out there that have it much worst than us, so I should be grateful for what we have (or so my Dad tells me). Haha. I am grateful though. I have a wonderful husband who works so hard to bring home the meat and two beautiful, bouncing boys that keep me buys while Jason is gone.

Anyways, now that I am done moping about my WONDERFUL life, I ask you... my fellow bloggers to ask around and see if there is ANYONE out there that is looking for a house to buy in good old Grace, Idaho. I would be happy to let anyone come and take a peek! Thanks!

Our wonderful home

What A Month!

So much has happened since my last post and I don't even know where to start. I guess I will go from the most exciting news. Carter turned the big 1 on May 20. HOLY COW. My baby is growing up so fast. I told Jason that I am scared because that means that I am getting closer to getting ready for another one. That probably won't be for a while (knock on wood). Carter also has started walking. It is so CUTE. He is still pretty wobbly, but he is getting better and better every day. He gets so frustrated when he falls and I can't help but laugh. Braden is a proud big brother. He thinks that since Carter can walk, he can also wrestle. Haha. Poor Carter.

Carter opening his presents

Carter's cute cake

The aftermath

Now for the big, kinda exciting but then again, not so exciting news. Jason FINALLY got a new job. YAY! The bad part is that we have to move. BOO! I never thought that I would be sad to leave the big town of Grace, but it has definitely been a struggle for me, and we haven't even moved yet. I am kinda excited to be moving to Preston though, and it has been fun looking for houses again. I am a little frustrated though because there are SO many homes for sale. They are all starting to run together. It is a good thing that we took notes and have pictures of the ones that we looked at. I wouldn't know what one was what. But before we buy a house, we have to sell ours. We find out tonight if it is sold or not. I am nervous! I will fill everyone in as soon as I know. Wish us luck!

Easter Fun

The day before Easter we had a little egg hunt with some eggs that Barbara (my Grandmother-in-law) gave us. Braden loved it. Jason was the dedicated egg hider, and what a great job he did. It took Braden a whole two seconds to find them all. Haha! Oh well. It was fun watching him have fun. Carter didn't care much to find the eggs, just as long as he could chew on them. On Easter Sunday we traveled to good ol' Pocatello and had dinner and another egg hunt with all the nieces and nephews. It was funny watching Jason help Braden find the eggs. He was so competitive. We made sure that everyone got the same amount of eggs, but Jason had to make sure that Braden was the first to find them all. What a goof ball. I was just glad to be able to celebrate with my family! Braden and Carter were thrilled that I was actually letting them eat candy and that they got some new toys from the Easter Bunny. I can't wait till next year when both my boys can enjoy it!

3 Years and Counting...

I can't believe that Jason and I have been married for three years today! It seems like just yesterday we were going on our first date to Sizzler, haha. It is amazing what can happen/change in three years. One thing that will never change is the way I feel for him. Thank you Jason for the best 3 years of my life! I LOVE YOU!

Super Bowl Weekend

Saturday mom and dad came down to good ol' Grace for some snow machining. What a blast. I am not very good at it, but I sure had fun. We had our kids for about an hour so we pulled them behind the snow machines in a bug tube. We also let Braden have a go at sledding down the hill all by himself. He LOVED IT! Then Sunday after church we took off to mom and dad's to watch the big game. I have to admit, I was kinda disappointed with the outcome, but I really didn't care much. I just like to see the underdog win. It was a good game though!

Jason's 26th Birthday!

For Jason's birthday we celebrated it a few days early with my side of the family. We had our monthly f.h.e. as well and for our activity we did some indian leg wrestling. For those of you who don't know what that is... the pictures will hopefully explain a few things. Lindsey told me that she would kill me if I posted some of the ones of her... but I am going to anyway. Sorry! Everyone got into it, even the little kids. I was very impressed with my mom because she beat everyone, including Dad. I wasn't able to get that one on camera but I just had to let everyone know. Never pick a fight with mom! I better give Dad some credit because she only beat him once and he made up for it and beat her 2 or 3 times. Still... pretty impressive!

Called to Serve Him!

It's official... Kameron is in the MTC! I can't believe it! It seems like he is still too young to be on a mission. Yea, he is only 2 years younger than I am, but I just seem so old compared to him. Being married and having two kids could be why, who knows though! It was a bitter/sweet thing because we were all so glad that he FINALLY decided to go, but none of us wanted to say goodbye. The saddest part for me was watching him say goodbye to my kids. Most likely they wont even remember him. I guess it is a good thing that they will still be young when he gets back. They will have a lot of time to catchu up on things.

Here is Braden cutting Kam's hair a couple days before.