mikes fathers day

our fathers day tradition is always taking pictures of kenadee for her daddy.

we always go to the same spot and have them put in a little frame.

it is a fun thing to do and mike says it is a must until she is at least 18!!!

here are a few of the pictures.

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forty is fabulous...

i am trying to get caught up on my blog. nothing exciting happened all winter and now there is so much to blog about...my birthday for one!!!

if you know me well you know i love birthdays... i think everyone should love their birthday!! it is a very special day! so this year i turned the big four-oh!!!

i celebrated with mike and friends at cafe sabor. my big day was actually on fathers day so mike and i celebrated together with family. it was great!! my birthday

present was a new camera...i have wanted one for a long time. now i

just need to learn how all the bells and whistles work.

thank you so much to my family and friends for a very great birthday...especially my incredible husband!!!

cheers to being 40!!!

birthday kisses from my honey!!

cant have a birthday dinner at cafe sabor with out the sombrero!!!

okay...so i was going to give you all 40 fabulous facts, but i cant think of that many!!! hey...what facts do you know???

remember...celebrate your birthday...
it is your day and you deserve a ParTy!!!!

summer fun

finally...some summer fun pictures. we had a fantastic time in moab with the ordunos, the maryotts and their families!!! a few little mishaps...throwing up kids...and adults, almost tipping over 2 jeeps, a 'little' rain storm, but...no broken down jeeps!!!

mom, dad, and kenadee...we love jeepin'

me and my honey

kenadee and mommy

after the rain...very muddy jeeps, but very happy boys!!

boys will be boys...

one of my favorite pictures

yes, we had a little rain...check out the waterfall. awesome!!

mike on the obstacle 'white knuckle'.

hmmmm....i wonder why they call it that???

the boys and their toys...mike, steve, joe, chris

the jeepin' boys

and all the kids...ben, kenadee, talon, jordyn, alec, ryan, garrett, gavin, zander.

the 'little jeep' did great!!!

cant wait until next time!!!

our soccer girl...

the long awaited soccer season has started. we got the jersey (kenadee chose #20), the shin guards, the socks, and the cleats. we met the coach and had a 15 minute practice right before our first game.

'skinners' team kicked some soccer butt and won!!!

our little soccer girl

practicing up before the game

go yellow team!!!!

and she is chasing the ball.

the coach told us he was worried about getting everyone in to play and having to take players out so others could go in. he didn't have this problem with kenadee...she told him when she needed a break!!

so this was her first game and her team did fantastic. and her coach is great.

i didn't get pics of her second game but i have to tell you about it.

so kenadee was doing really well, but started feeling bad because she wasn't able to kick the ball!!?? she actually started crying and i was not sure at first what was wrong until i went to talk to her. she just wanted to kick the ball and make a goal. 'i haven't kicked it and made a goal...that is all i want to do'. her coach and his dad were so great and kept telling her to 'believe' she could do it. he told her she had to stop crying and when she was ready he would put her back in. the coaches dad kept saying,' you have to tell yourself you 'can do it'. and was telling her where to be and how to get the ball. (he was fabulous!!!) she told me to go sit with dad and after another minute she was back in the game. it was right before half time and kenadee got the ball and took it down the field and MADE HER FIRST GOAL!!! it was so awesome, i don't know who was more excited...me or her!!! (good thing i had sunglasses on because i got BIG tears in my eyes...hey, i was very proud!!!) it was perfect and i didn't even get a picture of it. her coaches were so proud of her and told her that they knew she could do it!! it was amazing the positve attitude and motivation from her coaches. they really are incredible!!

oh...and we kicked some soccer butt again and won!!!

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the time we were cheering for kenadee i guess we had a little earthquake...i called my mom to tell her kenadee had scored and she said her couch had just been shaking. i didn't believe her...i thought she was thinking crazy. but she called me back about 5 minutes later and said we did have an earthquake!!! i guess i should listen and believe my mom!!!

oh how proud we are of our little soccer player...

but we have to tell her..."there's no crying in soccer!!!"

i know...i know...it has been awhile. but i am back!!

yes i know. it has been quite sometime since i have 'blogged'. so here is a little update on what our family has been up to.

~in february i took kenadee to 'annie' at the eccles theater...it was fantastic.

~the mumms are officially a jeep family. now i have my own jeep. mike got me a grand cherokee for valentines...it is even red!! kenadee...barbie jeep, mike...jeep wrangler, and now me!!)

~we spent valentine weekend in boise with judd & jill and had a very relaxing weekend watching the olympics!! i love the olympics...especially apollo!!!

~for Christmas kenadee got a gift card for build a bear. we finally made it to SLC and she got to build her special bear 'rainbow'

~my great husband got a raise at work...that is saying something about nucor, especially in this crazy world now. i am so proud of him!

~in march it was my turn to host our monthly bunko night. i decided to do an 80's theme. oh what an 'awesome' time we had!!!

do you recognize anyone???

~kenadee is doing great in school and is reading really well!! a little sassy at times and always likes to be the leader. she is our little sweetie and she makes us so proud!!

~the winter has been long and we can't wait for summer. we have a trip to moab planned in june with our jeepin' friends...the maryott's and the orduno's.

~Easter was great (other than mike was working graveyards) my brother and his family came up and we had the traditional dinner and easter egg hunts at grandma donnas!! it was fabulous!

~the easter bunny left kenadee some great spring toys, like a new bike (didn't get that in the photo), sidewalk chalk, spring dresses, shorts and shoes, and of course some new sunglasses!

finding the easter eggs

how beautiful is our sweet little girl in her new easter dress!!??

~easter isn't all about the bunny and candy. we can't forget what easter is all about. and i am so glad that kenadee knows all about Jesus and what he did for us ALL!!

~my great friend deena and her daughter came up to logan to visit over spring break. we had so much fun. i don't believe we have spent that much time together since high school. it was great!!

~kenadee has been wanting a pajama party with her friends. so over spring break we planned a little party with pj's, movies, crafts and lots of fun. oh and of course popcorn!!

front: julles, reagan, kenna back: jillian, macie, kenadee

well that is about it...winter was pretty long. now that spring is on its way and summer to follow i am sure we will have lots more excitement to 'blog' about!!!

smiles to you all and thanks for the friendship!!

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

I absolutely love Christmas. I truly believe that celebrating the holidays with family and friends, carrying on the traditions of our family and remembering the birth of our

Savior Jesus Christ is really what Christmas is all about.

Here are some of our Christmas memories from 2009!!!

On Christmas Eve Mike's family tradition is having oyster stew for dinner. Since Christine and I have married into the family we have added other soups to the menu. We get our tummies full, exchange gifts, and I always read the story of the birth of Jesus from the bible. Christine also read an incredible story called ' the Christmas Jar'.

Nothing better than family!!! Mom, Kenadee and Dad!!

Kenadee on santa's lap.

Kenadee and her doll from Grandma Betty.

Love the 'cousins' picture...all dressed up. Makena, Madison and Kenadee.

...in their Christmas Eve jammies.

Kenadee left a letter for Santa thanking him for the gifts and of course some yummy chocolate chip cookies...Santa's favorite!!!

Christmas morning...oh how i love it. Mike and I in the past woke up before Kenadee and had coffee, opened our presents in our stocking and then woke up our little princess. We were lying in bed and Mike wanted to go wake up Kenadee (6:30am). I told him 'please let me brush my teeth and get the coffee going'. Then we heard Kenadee get out of bed and creep quietly into our bedroom. 'Good morning sweetheart' I said. 'It's Christmas. it's Christmas' she squealed. Then all she wanted of course was to open presents and see what Santa had brought her.

Looks like Kenadee got everything she asked for...and more!!! She wanted a baby alive and a nintendo ds!!

She was a little confused about the helmet. Dad surprised her with...

a four wheeler!!!!!

Mom and Dad gave her the pink nintendo ds!

This was Kenadee's present to her Dad. We dipped her hand in wax in the 'i love you' sign and then poured plaster inside to make a mold of her hand. Dad said it was his favorite gift of Christmas!!!

Their first 4-wheeler ride. Dad was a little bummed because Kenadee didn't want to go at first. Finally she went for a ride. When they got back her cheeks and nose were bright red and she said, 'that was awesome, can we go again later??!!' I am not sure who had more fun!!

Christmas afternoon we spend at my mom's with more food and presents.

Kenadee got zhu zhu pets from Grandma Donna and Grandpa Andy.

Grandma Donna and Kenadee. I love this picture.

What a very long and exciting Christmas. Kenadee all tucked in and fast asleep. (notice she is snuggling with her baby alive and it is snuggling with its teddy bear!!)

...and to all a good night!!!

I hope you all enjoyed the magic of Christmas this year...

I know we did!!!