A Pocket Full of Poseys

Love This Time of Year!

2011-12-18T19:13:00.000-08:00

Gingerbread House "Kinley Style":

Temple Square:

Waiting to see Santa:

Fun Family Pics:

So ready for Christmas!!

Kinley Turned 6!

2011-12-08T12:10:00.001-08:00

I know I am a few weeks late, but Kinley turned 6 on Thanksgiving Day this year and we had several parties to celebrate. We had some family over a few days before for cake and of course presents! Then the night before her birthday we took her to Play Planet for some pizza and games! On her birthday she was surprised with a big cookie which she said was her favorite part! I scored on that one!

I can't believe my baby is 6. Time flies when you're having fun!

Halloween!

2011-11-02T13:35:00.000-07:00

We had a super fun Halloween this year. We started off the weekend by having our annual pumpkin carving party with my brother, sister and spouses. They all turned out pretty cool, I think!

The kids dressed festive for church that Sunday!

Then my brother had a Halloween party and that was super fun! I haven't dressed up for Halloween for a few years so we had a good time gettting our costumes together. We were going to go with the Scooby Doo gang, but I just couldn't seem to make the costumes work so we settled on Peter Pan.

Brittney: Wendy, Adam: John, Kinley: girl Captain Hook,
Trevin: Peter Pan, and Berkley: Tinkerbell
Kinley helped me make eyeballs for dessert!

Halloween night we had fun parading around the neighborhood all dressed up and Kinley brought home a loot to share with mommy!!

Our neighbors had a coffin out so Kinley excitedly jumped in!

Thank goodness the weather held and it was a nice night for Trick-or-Treating. It didn't start to snow until the following morning!

Our Little Getaway!

2011-10-25T11:58:00.000-07:00

We were going to do the whole Disneyland thing this October then decided to postpone it until next year when the twins are older. We want them to remember it a little and really have fun. So instead we took a little jaunt up to Park City. It was the perfect weekend and we had a lot of family fun!

fun at the hotel

Loco Lizard (best salsa in town!)

Park City Resort
I think we exhausted all three of them!

It was a great time of year to enjoy the outdoors, beautiful fall leaves, and some super great family togetherness!

This and That

2011-10-17T13:29:00.000-07:00

Adam has been busy with a few work deadlines, but in between we have been able to squeeze in a few fun things...

Took Kinley to a Ute football game. They didn't win, but we had a really good time anyway!

Surprised the kids by taking them to the circus. They thought it was a lot of fun!

Took advantage of a nice fall day and went to the zoo! Warm weather + no crowds=perfect zoo day!

And of course the pumpkin patch!

Can't believe October is almost over! But I am really excited for Halloween! Putting the finishing touches on the costumes this week. They are going to be soooo cute!

BIG DAY!

2011-09-07T15:30:00.000-07:00

It was Kinley's first day of Kindergarten today! She was so excited and looked so cute! I can't believe my baby is at the "big" school!

Kinley with her teacher Miss Schmidt

It's Going Too Fast!

2011-08-04T13:09:00.000-07:00

I feel like summer is flying by. Maybe that is because we have been super busy with super fun summer stuff!

Lagoon... Kinley was tall enough for the "big rides" this year and she was all over that! Her favorite was the Wild Mouse and Spider!

Real Salt Lake Soccer Game and Fireworks...we do this with my family every 24th of July. The soccer game is fun, but it is going down on the field to watch the fireworks that is the highlight for us! They put on THE best show in the state!

Berkley loved the fireworks and
laid on Adam and watched the whole time.

Bryce Canyon...our annual camping trip we take with my family. We were a little hesitant with the twins this year, but as always they were wonderful and we had a fabulous time!

We hike to this waterfall every year, the highlight of the trip, and splash and play in the water. Trevin LOVED it! Before the trip we were making fun of families that wear the matching shirts. So of course Adam, Kinley and I surpised everyone by making tye dye shirts. We looked so "cool"!

Kinley "accidentally" fell. I think it was a perfect

excuse for her to get even more wet!
He loved the jelly toast!

Maybe August will slow down a little. I am super excited to take Kinley back to school shopping for the first time!!!

That Time of Year Again...

2011-07-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

We figured since the twins turned 1 it was time for family pictures again. For some reason this always stresses me out. Especially this year because I didn't know if the kids would cooperate. Thank goodness I was wrong and they were COMPLETE ANGELS! Trevin's smile melts my heart, Berkley's blue eyes are mesmerizing and Kinley is so stinkin' adorable and looking too grown up!

The only problem I have is she took too many good ones. I have over 200 pics and they are all super great! Lucky me!

What Once Was Long is Now Short!

2011-07-12T11:26:00.000-07:00

Kinley has been telling me for a couple of weeks now that she wanted to cut her hair. I have been trying to talk her out of it because I love her long hair and I can do so many cute things with it. But yesterday I finally let her do it!

Before...

After...

Oh man she is cute! She absolutely loves it and so do I! She is growing up!

4th of July Weekend!

2011-07-08T10:52:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun, fun, fun 4th of July. We started it a little early by going to the zoo the Thursday before. We saw the weather wasn't supposed to be too hot, so Adam met us after lunch and surprised Kinley! She was so excited when she saw we were pulling into the zoo, then super excited when she saw Adam pull up too.

We had BBQ's at the Posey's on Saturday night. After the BBQ we stopped and bought some fireworks for Kinley to enjoy later, watched the Riverton fireworks and enjoyed snow cones. Berkley loved the fireworks and would point and laugh, Trevin mostly cared about eating of course!

Sunday we went to the Sheldon's for another BBQ where we lit our fireworks and ate watermelon and cookies. The twins weren't big fans of the fireworks that screamed, but liked the lights. Then we had fun in the hot tub!

Monday we had our own little family BBQ and a fun day in the water! We had to take a break for a little bit when the rain came, but we went right back out afterwards and Adam and Kinley had a huge water fight. I think this was my favorite day. I love sitting back and watching my family have such a fun time together.

Now we are looking forward to Lagoon in a few weeks and the traditional Real Salt Lake Soccer game and fireworks with my family for the 24th of July! Summer is going by too fast!

Father's Day and Fun in the Sun!

2011-06-22T14:39:00.000-07:00

We had a great Father's Day weekend. My aunt was in town so we did a lot with family. Adam is such a great dad and I cherish the moments I get to watch as he plays, teaches and loves them. They are lucky kids!

And since it is the beginning of summer we thought what better way to celebrate than with a day in the sun and water! I have water babies! All of my children would spend all day in it if they could. We had a lot of fun getting really wet (me included)!

Kinley is totally into posing lately!

I am so glad it is warming up and we can finally begin the summer fun!

One Ends, Another Begins...

2011-06-13T14:03:00.000-07:00

Kinley's soccer ended Saturday and she played the best she has played! She was right in there kicking the ball and making some great plays! I think I was more sad to see it come to an end than she was. We all really enjoyed her games. She, of course, was loving that she got a trophy at the end and it sits proudly on her shelf in her bedroom.

Today she started swim lessons. We are just keeping busy so far! She really enjoyed her first day and can't wait to do it again. The twins loved watching all of the kids splashing in the pool. Hopefully, she will be able to ditch the life jacket and swim by herself after these lessons!

Let the summer fun begin!

Our 2011 Graduate!

2011-06-09T17:01:00.000-07:00

Kinley had her preschool graduation the other night. And of course, beautiful day, then a storm decided to blow in for the bbq. But the kids still were super cute and sang songs. I can't believe she is headed to kindergarten in a few short months. Where has the time gone?

Trevin & Berkley Turn 1!

2011-05-31T15:32:00.000-07:00

The Twins had their first birthday, Saturday, May 28 and it was great! Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate to have the BBQ outside, but it was still fun inside. Tons of good food and a Cat in the Hat theme! It was a blast!

I had fun with the decorations!
I made a banner from their birth to 1 year.
It was fun to see have they have changed.
Thing 1 and Thing 2
(Berkley was born first so she was Thing 1!)
Kinley was the Cat in the Hat!Fun new cars from G&G Sheldon. They absolutely LOVE them!

Fun cupcakes!
Berkley was very dainty in eating hers and would pick off small bites.
Trevin on the other hand totally went for it!

Cupcakes on a stick as a thank you.
I didn't get a picture with them all in it, but they turned out cute.

I can't believe they are already one! It went by way too fast. I can't wait to see what they do this next year. What a blessing it has been to have them as part of our family!

Late Mother's Day Post

2011-05-19T10:27:00.001-07:00

I know this is a bit overdue, but I had a wonderful Mother's Day. Just look at those cute faces...3 angels that I get to hear call me "Mommy". So blessed!

(Love Berk's scrunchy face in this one!)

I made these cute cupcake sunflower bouquets for our moms. I let Kinley paint the pots. First time and kind of on the fly, but I thought they turned out really cute, and the moms loved them too, so I would say success!

We are busy getting ready for the twin's "Birthday Party Extravaganza" next weekend. That is what I am calling it because I feel like that is all I have been doing for the last 2 months! I probably have gone over the top, but they are our miracles and so worth it!! Plus, I think we deserve a good party for "surviving" the first year!

Easter!

2011-04-26T12:25:00.000-07:00

Had a wonderful Easter. The kids looked absolutely adorable in their matching Easter clothes!

Only one more month then the twins are one! Where has the time gone?

April Fun!

2011-04-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

What a snow storm we had at the first of April! And of course Kinley was up and playing in it at 8:00 am and dragged Adam with her!

I think my kids have the cutest eyes EVER! I don't know where they got those big beautiful eyes, but I love them!

Kinley started soccer last weekends and she is so cute in her little uniform. She really liked it and did a pretty good job kicking the ball. The weather was great, just hope it stays that way!

We survived another tax season and are looking forward to a week with Adam home and enjoying some much needed family time!

CUTE KIDS ALERT!!

2011-02-17T18:12:00.000-08:00

I have random cute photos of my lovable children to share...

They love their honeydew!They are at my favorite age!! I love 8 to 12 months so much! Literally loving every minute of everyday of them right now!

Gettin' So Big...

2011-01-26T08:47:00.000-08:00

The twins turn 8 months on Friday and are getting quite the personalities. Trevin is always smiling and examines every toy (and has his two bottom teeth!) & Berkley has a mischievous grin (troublemaker in the making) and every toy goes in her mouth! They really light up when they see big sister! She can make them laugh no matter what!

I still can't believe we have survived 8 months! It is going by so fast.

Santa Clause Is Coming To Town!

2010-12-23T14:35:00.000-08:00

Our house is full of excitement as we anticipate Santa's arrival on Christmas Eve!

We got to visit with him at our Ward Party last weekend. We enjoyed this opportunity to get a pic of all the kids with Santa since next year the twins might not be as cooperative!

Merry Christmas!

Birthday and Solid Foods!

2010-12-06T18:17:00.000-08:00

Kinley turned 5 the day before Thanksgiving and she wanted to celebrate at, of course, Chuck E. Cheese! I have a feeling this will be a popular place for us for the next few years!

A few weeks ago we started feeding the twins rice. Not big fans of the rice! They ended up with more on their face than in their mouths, but now they are eating some fruits and veggies and it is getting a little better! Trevin is definitely diggin' it a little more than Berkley is!

I still can't get over how stinkin' cute my kids are!!

And growing up way too fast!

Welcome to the Hundred Acre Woods!

2010-11-15T08:51:00.000-08:00

Kinley had her birthday party on Saturday and it was so fun and loud! We had 8 girls and they enjoyed a Winnie the Pooh party. They played pin the tail on Eeyore, colored, wore Super Sleuth badges and went on a treasure hunt to find their goody bags and ate cupcakes. Kinley loved getting presents too of course! All I know is putting on a birthday party is a lot of work, but so worth it! The best part is the twins slept through the whole thing!!

Happy Birthday to my big 5 year old!

THE POSEY PUMPKIN PATCH!

2010-10-30T19:32:00.000-07:00

Trevin
Berkley

Kinley

We had a great (and wet) Halloween! Kinley got us plenty of goodies!!

5 Months Old!

2010-10-28T21:45:00.000-07:00

Just a few cute Halloween photos of Trevin and Berkley. They are now 5 months and just today Berkley has mastered the art of rolling over! Trevin is not far behind either. I am getting nervous for the crawling, I don't know if I will be able to keep up!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Girls Day Out, Another Wedding & Flower Girl!

2010-10-05T20:11:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I took Kinley to What a Women Wants Expo and we had so much fun. Glitter toes and hair sparkles! I loved being able to spend some quality time with her and she is at such a fun age to start doing these "girly" things with. Can't wait till she can go with me to get spa pedicures!!

The twins are 4 months old now and growing so fast. Berkley is 12 lbs and in the 56% for height. Trevin is 13 lbs. and in the 89% for height. He is super tall!

My sister got married yesterday! Yipee! It was a beautiful wedding and I have to gush, my children are the cutest! Kinley was once again the flower girl. This makes #3. I think she has done her duty and I hope this is the last one! Lets just say Berkley has a lot of dresses to be princesses for Halloween in the future! Unfortunately I didn't get a pic of the bride and groom, too busy with all the kids! They make a great couple and we wish them the brightest future!

Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Smolka

Such a pretty bride!

Cutest dancers there!

I love October and Halloween and can't wait to dress up the family this year. We will be the Posey Pumpkin Patch!

Say Cheese!

2010-09-21T15:51:00.000-07:00

We had our family pictures taken last week and getting good shots with three kids is hard work! But all in all we got a few keepers!

We took the kids to the zoo as well and enjoyed a spectacular good weather day and no crowds!! The twins slept the whole time, except Trevin woke up just in time to ride the train!

And my worst nightmare has come true...it is official...Berkley is a thumb sucker! I absolutely hate this and unfortunately I can't stop it. I am not a fan of little kids that suck their thumbs and I am not sure how, but I will prevail in breaking this awful habit! May be cute now, but not when she is 2 or even 1 for that matter. Germs, wrinkley and chapped thumb, slobber, GERMS, eew!

Happy Fall to all!

Finally...

2010-09-09T12:58:00.001-07:00

I finally have a little time to update the blog. Busy, busy, busy.

First the twins are 3 months and getting so fun! They smile all the time (especially Trevin) and laugh out loud too! Kinley can hardly wait until they want to play with their rattles. I think she tries everyday to get them to hold them and play, soon I am sure! They are also sleeping through the night now from about 8:30 PM to 6:30 - 7:00 AM. It is super!!

Kinley and I had a chance to go to the University of Utah football game last week against Pitt. It was a nail biter, the U won by 3 in overtime! We had a ton of fun and went with my sister and brother.

Then on Fast Sunday Kinley wanted to go up and share her testimony. She wanted to go up when we blessed the twins, but we ran out of time by the time she let me know so Adam took her up this month. I asked her that morning if she wanted Daddy to help her and she said "no I am going to do it all by myself." I then asked her what she was going to say..."I am not going to tell. It is a surprise." So I naturally was a little nervous as to what she had on her mind. To my surprise (and the rest of the congregation I think) she went on to give the best testimony I have ever heard a 4 year old give! She talked about the resurrection and how we can live with Jesus again, but in detail. A guy in front of me turned around and asked how old she was and that she did a WONDERFUL job!! Adam and I were both approached by several other members during church that told us how super she did and she sounded more like 12 than 4! We are so proud of Kinley and her strong testimony and the fact that she wanted to share it with others!

I am loving this fall weather, although I am really not ready for it!

First Day of School!

2010-08-24T17:15:00.000-07:00

Kinley had her first day of preschool today! She loved it! Last night we went to orientation and when we got home she said "I am so excited I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight!" I am so thrilled she loves it, it made my job as "mom letting her go to her first day of school" so much easier and tear free! When she got home she said she made so many new friends and tomorrow they are learning how to use scissors!

I just hope this enthusiasm lasts for the next 12 years or so!

Fun in the Sun!

2010-08-11T08:19:00.000-07:00

We had our 11th Wedding Anniversary last week and decided to spend it with Kinley and took her to Cowabunga Bay. It might just be the second greatest place on earth. Grandma Posey was kind (and brave) enough to watch the twins again so we could spend some quality time with Kinley. We had so much fun and can't wait to go back again.

11 years & still going strong!

Adam

Kinley

Brittney

The Twins!

Summer is going by way too fast! But it sure has been a fun one! Kinley is getting excited to start preschool in two weeks. She is growing up!

Trevin & Berkley's Baby Blessing

2010-08-05T15:24:00.000-07:00

Adam blessed the twins on Sunday and he did an amazing job. They looked like angels in their white clothes!

Kinley looked like an angel too!

The twins are growing and are starting to interact a little more. They are 10 weeks and weigh about 11 pounds. They are both smiling and cooing and they love their big sister. She can calm them down better than I can! They are an absolute joy to our family.

Summer Fun!

2010-07-22T08:49:00.000-07:00

We have been trying to enjoy our summer as much as possible since we are a little limited on our activities with the babies, but I think we have been pretty successful! Adam took Kinley to Lagoon for his work party and of course she had a total blast!

Then I got to spend a day with Kinley at the pool while Grandma Posey was brave enough to watch the twins for about 6 hours! Amazingly she said they were wonderful and she survived and even had a smile on her face and all of her hair when I picked them up! Yeah!!

And I can't do a blog update without some cute pics of Trevin and Berkley! They are already 7 1/2 weeks old and growing so fast!

We are getting ready for a fun 24th of July weekend with a BBQ and Adam is taking Kinley to the Real Salt Lake Soccer game with fireworks afterward! Summer is just going by too fast!

A Wedding, A Flower Girl, and A Holiday!

2010-07-05T15:51:00.000-07:00

We had a fun filled and eventful 4th of July weekend. First, my brother got married on July 1! Kinley was the flower girl and she did marvelously! She is a pro by now and looked super cute in her dress and tiara!

Trevin chillin' before the ceremony!

The happy couple! Congrats Cam & Melissa!

Kinley's favorite part...dancing with Dad!

Our huge family!

Then Saturday we went to the splash park and enjoyed the cooler weather. Perfect to take the babies out in.

Tuckered the twins right out!
(for some reason blogger won't load this horizontally)

Then we enjoyed an intimate BBQ with just the five of us and dressed in our red, white and blue!

We had a fun weekend and loved the wedding and spending time with lots of family! I am getting braver at taking the twins out, but it does take about 20 minutes to load us all in the car!!

Our 3 Angels!

2010-06-18T11:46:00.001-07:00

Oh, What a Joy They Are!!

I love being the mom of three!!

SURVIVING!!

2010-06-10T16:38:00.000-07:00

We are surviving! Actually things feel pretty "normal" now (with the exception of lack of sleep!). The twins are thriving and Kinley is loving them up!

I needed some "outside" time since I have been cooped up indoors for about a week, so I took Kinley out back and let her run through the sprinklers. She had a total blast and I enjoyed the sun on my face and the wind in my hair! Oh, the little things I miss!

Of course Adam is still home. He goes back to work next week so we will see how my sanity is doing then!

And Now We Are Five!

2010-06-04T10:56:00.001-07:00

We are proud to introduce two new members of the Posey Clan:

TREVIN & BERKLEY

Trevin Chase: 7 lbs. 3 oz., 21 inches

Berkley Rae: 6 lbs. 8 oz., 19 1/2 inches

Kinley loves being a big sister!!

They are already holding hands!

We unexpectedly went into delivery on Friday, May 28. My blood pressure was going up a little so the Dr. decided to be safe and just deliver. They were born without complication and had very minor issues. Berkley needed a little oxygen for about an hour and they both had low blood sugar so they had iv's for about a day. They got to come home with us and all is well! We have been very blessed with two more beautiful angels!

Catch Up!

2010-05-17T08:24:00.000-07:00

Wow, we have had a busy start to May! First, my brother Cameron graduated from the U with his Masters in Accounting. We all went to dinner to celebrate and Kinley learned how to eat with chopsticks! My Grandma Sheldon flew in for Albuquerque and we had a fun few days with her too! The table next to us told me they just thought Kinley was adorable and loved her! She is just too cute!!

Then to capture the ever growing huge belly and Kinley's future roll as big sister we had some photos taken of the two of us! Only 2 weeks to go...

We finally got the nursery together, well sort of, final decorating touches still needed to be added, but the cribs are up! Kinley was a huge help!

This weekend Adam and Kinley got our garden planted. We expanded this year so we should be eating well in a few months! We planted tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, cucumber, potatoes, radishes, carrots, onions, lettuce, spinach, cilantro, boysenberries, watermelon, strawberries and blueberries. I think that covers most of it!

Now we just have to finish getting the office put together and the finishing touches on the nursery and we will be ready for our two new bundles of joy! I can't believe it is almost here! So far no bed rest and no complications. According to the ultrasound they are BIG and growing a little ahead of schedule so we are hoping to go full term (37 weeks for twins) and have healthy babies!!

So In Love Am I!

2010-04-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

Best Husband Ever Alert...

Last night I was having a "pregnancy craving" for...

Snickerdoodle Cookies! I have never made them before, but I found a simple recipe online and decided to make some. The recipe called for shortening. I knew I had some in the pantry, only it was about 4 years old. I opened the can and it looked a little yellow and smelled a little funny, but when you have a craving nothing stops you. So I went for it and made the cookies. They looked delicious, but I kept having an uneasy feeling that I shouldn't eat them. So Adam tried one first...his face said it all, "not edible"! They tasted liked they smelled, like motor oil, as Adam put it. So there went three dozen cookies into the garbage. I was a little sad, but what are ya gonna do? I will just find something else later.

Then a little bit later Adam comes to me with a new recipe that didn't include shortening. Come to find out he had been looking for a new one that he could make me! So there he was slaving away in the kitchen at 9:00 at night making me Snickerdoodles! What an awesome husband!

So we had the perfect romantic evening...Kinley in bed, warm Snickerdoodles cups of cold milk, and a foot massage to boot! I don't know how I got so lucky, but so in love am I with my wonderful husband!

EASTER!

2010-04-06T08:03:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter weekend full of fun activities! We started by dying eggs on Friday night. It was fun because Daddy got to come home a little early so he could help, which Kinley loved!

After they were dry we glittered and beaded them!

Then on Saturday we went to Brie's house and had a painting day. She was teaching me how to glitter letters so I can finish the babies names for the nursery and Kinley got right into the action. I think she got more on her hands then her wood!

Easter morning Kinley woke up to her basket filled with goodies from the Easter Bunny! She was so excited to get her movies, especially Princess and the Frog! Then she had to find the eggs the bunny hid which were filled with more goodies (she better share)! Lucky me, she let me do rag curls in her hair!

Yummy Easter/Conference breakfast: Belgian Waffles,
fruit and hard boiled eggs!

Our cute Easter girl! I know we didn't have church, but how can I resist and occasion do buy her a new dress and doll her up! We then visited family and enjoyed dinner with G&G Sheldon and dessert with G&G Posey!

Hope you all enjoyed your holiday as much as we did!

Enjoying the Weather!

2010-03-29T08:08:00.000-07:00

We have been able to finally go outside and enjoy some nice weather. Kinley is loving being able to go out and run all around the backyard and let out some of that winter energy!!

Last Sunday we hadn't seen Kinley for awhile so we went looking and this is what we found...

asleep under her bed with some "friends". How stinkin' cute is that?!

Little Miss Baker

2010-02-19T10:44:00.000-08:00

We made cupcakes for Valentine's Day and this was my super helper! Doesn't she fit the part perfectly?

The best part...licking the spatula!
Not even that bad of a choco face!

February is almost over! Let's bring on Spring!!

Pink & Blue!!

2010-01-20T08:16:00.000-08:00

We had our ultrasound yesterday and got to find out the gender(s) of the twins! Drumroll........

GIRL & BOY!!!!

Girl
(she was a little squirmy so we couldn't get a good profile shot)

boy

We all let out a sqeal of delight when we heard the news! Kinley kept asking for a brother and a sister and she couldn't be more excited!

They are perfect and healthy and all of that good stuff. They are also very active and I dont' think I go 5 minutes without at least one of them kicking and moving. It is a constant party in there! We feel very blessed and can't wait to meet them!

Christmas Day!

2009-12-30T07:58:00.000-08:00

It was a great Christmas at the Posey house. On Christmas Eve we had a wonderful dinner with my family and enjoyed spending time with Grandma Sheldon who flew in from Albuquerque for the holidays.

Christmas morning was a joy as Kinley's face lit up to the fact that Santa had visited our house. She thought she was only allowed four presents from Santa so when she opened up her doll stuff she got so excited and said "I thought I wasn't going to get this until next year. Santa must have thought I was a really good girl!" I love the belief a child brings.

Both of them got their Transformers! So happy!

We enjoyed the rest of the day visiting family and eating way too much! It comes and goes way too fast, but we know we are very blessed and grateful for the birth of the Savior. Kinley would tell us the Christmas Story every night and it is so great to know she knows the "Reason for the Season"!

All I Want for Christmas...

2009-12-22T18:15:00.000-08:00

is a Tinkerbell house, bendaroos, blendy markers and a Jungle in My Pocket Panda Hut! Not too long of a list, I think Santa can pull it off!

Our house is brimming with excitement and a four year old that is squealing every 10 minutes that she is "soooo excited"! This will be a fun year! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

We Are Seeing Double!

2009-12-10T10:08:00.000-08:00

We are so excited to announce we are having TWINS!!

Baby 1

Baby 2
The Twins!

The Posey Twins are to make their debut in late May/early June! Kinley is already the protective Big Sister making sure I have a blanket "so the twins stay warm" and listening to them with her stethoscope to make sure "they sound good". When we heard the heartbeats at the last appointment Kinley said "is that them laughing?"

We are overjoyed with our two new blessings!

Kinley Turns 4!

2009-11-25T09:21:00.000-08:00

We've had an eventful few days celebrating Kinley's 4th Birthday. We had my family over Monday night for a little Scooby Doo party.

Then on her birthday (Tuesday) we had Mickey Mouse pancakes for breakfast and I gave her her first suprise...she has been begging me for days to "draw" on her self with her washable markers. So I told her she could go to town after she ate all her breakfast. She was way too excited for this! It all came off in the shower!

I took a few pics of her all dressed up for a night on the town! Loving the silver!!

She picked Chuck-E-Cheese as her birthday dinner and we had so much fun! The pizza wasn't even half bad!

Then it was home for more gifts! I have no idea where this is all gonna go!

Her own scrapbook stuff! I love having a scrap buddy!

It was a great celebration and she can't wait to celebrate with The Posey's on Thanksgiving! Happy Birthday to my beautiful little girl!

Halloween Fun!

2009-11-02T15:24:00.000-08:00

A couple of nights before Halloween we had a pumpkin carving party! Adam loves pumpkin seeds and this year he has enough to last until Christmas!

Kinley wanted Adam to carve Ralphie so she drew him a picture of what it should look like!

Here was the final Ralphie pumpkin! Not too bad!

Here we are at the Ward Party!

I kept pushing for Kinley to be a witch just because I thought it would be cute, but she insisted on being a scarecrow. I think she made the right choice! Cutest scarecrow I've ever seen!

Everytime you asked her what she was she would stick her arms out just like the scarecrows do. So that is how she posed for all the pictures.

She had a lot of fun and brought home a lot of candy for me, I mean her!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-26T16:31:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch and got our pumpkins. It was a little cold, but found success!

Now the fun part...carving them into something ghoulish!

Still Alive!

2009-10-19T15:02:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a long time since I posted. Just haven't pulled out the camera lately.

We took advantage of the great weather on Saturday and took Kinley to the zoo. We all had a really fun time.

Unfortunately, it looks like Kinley's naps are slowly fading into oblivion. Everday she tells me "Mom, I'll be good witout taking a nap". And she has been. So the napping is maybe once a week, if I'm lucky. But here are a few positions I have found her in a couple of afternoons. . .

Obviously she isn't quite ready to give up that nap!

Bryce Canyon 2009

2009-08-17T09:12:00.001-07:00

We had a great time at our annual camp-out at Bryce Canyon. Our days were jam packed with games, hiking, ATV riding and so much more!

Roasting hot dogs
Kinley enjoying her jelly toast at breakfast

Lounging in the hammock

Kinley sure enjoyed her time with Grandma & Grandpa!

And Daddy too!
cuddling with her kitty cat (it's fake, but looks so real)

One day we all rented ATV's and went on a 4 hour scenic ride. Kinley was grinning from ear to ear the whole time!

When we would get to a look out point we would keep our helmets on because they were too confusing to get off!

Showing her big riding muscles!

Then on the ride down the mountain, Kinley fell asleep and took about an hour nap! Good thing she was pinned in between us pretty tight!

Adam cooking our sloppy joe dinner!

Another day we went into the park and enjoyed some beautiful views! No matter how many times we have seen it, it takes our breath away every time!

Every year we take a hike to the waterfall and Mossy Cave. It is the highlight of our trip because the waterfall is so fun to play in!

On the hike

Adam getting brain freeze!

Brittney almost getting brain freeze!

Mossy Cave

Horsehoes! The young guys vs. old guys. The young finally won the last of 6 games! They were pretty excited!

We love this trip and look forward to it every year! All summer vacations are over and now it is time to catch our breath!

Summer Trip #3!

2009-08-10T08:08:00.001-07:00

We headed up to Montana to spend some time with the Posey clan last week. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed a lot of activities with the family.

Cousin Ryley was a little shy when we first got there, but Kinley broke the ice with a sucker peace offering! Worked like a charm and they were attached at the hip the rest of the trip!

bath time

The next morning we went water skiing, Grandpa was determined to get Brittney up on the water ski. . . didn' t happen, really close, but maybe next time!

The stud before the big ski!
After someone went, Kinley would ask, can I go now? No fear!

So Adam took her on the wakeboard! She was so awesome!

Here is Kinley doing her thing!

After a little boating we played in the water!

The next morning the three of us decided to try our luck fishing. Even with Kinley calling out "here fishy, fishy" we still didn't catch anything, but we had fun trying!

I was innocently standing there when all of a sudden I was

whacked in the head with wet fish bait! Cute picture huh?!

Later that morning we went on a hike to a waterfall. It was 3 miles round trip, I think Kinley walked about 3/4 of the way, not too bad!

We tuckered them right out!

Then we visited with Great Grandma and Grandpa!

Eating smores!

These two had a great time together and loved
playing with their matching Montana bears!

We made it through yet another vacation this summer unscathed! Now we are getting ready for trip #4 to Bryce Canyon in a few days! It has been a lot of fun, but I will be glad when I can sleep in my bed for more than a couple days at a time!

Thanks G&G Posey for a wonderful trip!

10 Years Ago Today. . .

2009-08-02T17:42:00.000-07:00

I married the most wonderful man in the whole world, my best friend, my eternal companion.

It has been THE best 10 years of my life and I can't wait to see what the next 10 bring! I am one very lucky girl!

24th of July

2009-07-27T12:07:00.001-07:00

For the 24th of July we went with my family to the RSL soccer game. It was our first one and it was a lot of fun. I had my doubts that it would be a little boring, but we can't wait to go to another one!

After the game we got to go down onto the field to watch fireworks. They were put to music and it was one of the best displays we have seen in a long time. I could see this becoming a yearly tradition!

No we are getting ready for Montana and then Bryce Canyon! Busy summer!

Vegas Baby!

2009-07-21T17:29:00.000-07:00

We had an absolutely fabulous time in Las Vegas! The first night we met up with everyone and went to dinner at Tony Romas.

Then we played on Fremont Street where they play music and have a light show. Kinley liked dancing to the live bands.

Kinley took this one!

At the hotel Kinley said she needed to get a little

reading done and pulled out the phone book!

Practicing her flower girl duties at the rehearsal.

Saturday we went to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. That was super awesome and Kinley liked the thunderstorms that happened during lunch.

We got cool light-up cups!

After lunch we went to the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay, but Kinley needed to take a little nap first! She fell asleep on the bench while we were waiting in line to buy tickets.

Kinley loved taking up her whole queen bed!

Getting ready for the wedding! (Notice her chin. She scraped
it on a rock the night before playing hide-n-seek
at the rehearsal dinner! Figures!)

She is so stinkin' cute, pretty, adorable, lovely, precious . . .

Walking down the isle! She was perfect!
She made sure she got out every last petal!

It's dance time!

This video is a little dark, and sideways, but Kinley loved the dancing!

It was really hot, average was about 110 degrees, but we had a blast! Who knew Vegas could be so fun?

Getting Ready for Vegas!

2009-07-16T08:00:00.001-07:00

We leave for Las Vegas soon and we did a little primping to get ready for the trip. I took Kinley to my hairdresser to get her first real hair cut. I trim her bangs but she has never had a full shampoo, cut and blow dry before. Since she is going to be the cutest flower girl ever we got her hair evened up! Angie did a great job. I think Kinley enjoyed being pampered! True girl!

Then we had a little girl time (I can't wait till Kinley is older so she can come too! Maybe next summer!) Gotta love the spa pedicure! Now we all have cute feet for those flip flops in 100+ degrees!

Hopefully this Vegas trip will go 100% better than last years Vegas trip (when Kinley broke her arm)! What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. . .

Lagoon Magoon!

2009-07-10T08:24:00.000-07:00

That is what Kinley calls it. We went to Lagoon Thursday for Adam's summer work party. Having a kid makes things so much more fun! She asked us all week if it was Thursday yet so we could go to Lagoon Magoon!

My sister and mom came with us and then after dinner my brother and his fiance (yes he got engaged over the 4th of July weekend, Yipeeee!) and Brie's boyfriend met up with us.

We got there around noon and spent the first half of the day at Lagoon-a-Beach. Kinley went down water slides and loved floating in the lazy river. She is such a water lover! We even got my mom to go down a tube slide with us and she didn't tip once, but then trying to climb out of the pool she slipped on the stairs and fell in. Super funny!

Then we hit the rides...

Puff was her favorite. She rode it three times!
I love her face in this pic!

In line for the Haunted House!

Being silly on the carousel!

This was a new one, the dino drop. It takes you up then
drops you down (gently). It was one my favorites!

Aunt Brie and Uncle Cam won her the monkey
and Daddy won her the dog!

Kinley has no fear. She went on everything she could. She rode Rattlesnake Rapids and got soaked and when it was finished asked if we could ride it again. I love my brave little girl! I also rode the tilt a whirl (the whip is what we call it) with my mom and Brie and I laughed so hard I was crying. That is one of our favorites and I couldn't tell you the last time we were able to ride that together. We thought we would be going home around 8pm, but we didn't leave until 10:30pm after the park had closed. We had so much fun and that grin didn't leave Kinley's face all day!

4th of July Weekend!

2009-07-06T10:27:00.000-07:00

WOW! We had THE FUNNEST 4th of July weekend. It was jam packed with activities. First we took Kinley to her last day of swim lessons, heavy sigh. It was so fun to watch her learn so much I am sad they are over! The video is of her putting her face in, but she now puts her head completely underwater all by herself! That is big!

Then we had a picnic and played at the splash park for a few hours.

After dinner we took Kinley bowling for the first time. Talk about the cutest thing ever. She insisted on doing it herself and didn't do to bad. Our games took about an hour to play because it took about 5 minutes for Kinley's ball to make it down the alley, but we had a total blast. Our second game was even Cosmic where it was dark with blacklights and she thought that was pretty fun and busted a few moves to the music!

Then we came home and did some sparklers!

On the 4th we had my sister Brienne and her friend Don come over for a super yummy BBQ! Kinley swam and showed us her cool new goggles!

After the BBQ we all headed to Riverton to see the firworks and play on the swings!

It was such a fun weekend it was sad to see it gone. We had great weather, food and fun! Whatelse could you ask for? Perfect!

Another Fun Day!

2009-07-02T13:43:00.000-07:00

Grandma and I took Kinley on the train to the Gateway mall yesterday for some Build-A-Bear fun! Man I love that store. If only it was around when I was a kid! She picked out the cutest dog and helped stuff her up nice and soft!

Then she kissed her heart and put it inside.

Making sure it is stuffed enough!

I think one her favorite parts was giving it a bath!

She then picked out some pajamas and bunny slippers for her naps and nighttime and then got a cute little shorts and shirt outfit complete with shoes and roller skates for the daytime!

She then gave her a name, "Scooter", and printed out her birth certificate.

A new best friend!

The she insisted on Scooter riding in the stroller instead of her.

We then spent the rest of the day at Grandma's house where she wore Uncle Cam's crazy hat....

And played in the rain! She loved doing that!

We had another great summer day!

A Day With A Friend!

2009-06-29T10:17:00.000-07:00

Saturday I was out washing the cars and outside windows of the house (I know I am a good worker!), Adam was weeding and Kinley played with her friend from across the street, Brinley. They were playing so cute I couldn't resist taking pictures!

Chalk Art

Washing the Car

Popsicles

Digging in the Dirt

Lunch Time

It is so nice to have some friends that are the same age as Kinley in the neighborhood. They had a great time together and Adam and I got a lot done!

Father's Day!

2009-06-23T10:35:00.000-07:00

We had a great Father's Day weekend. I am so blessed to be married to a man that is such a wonderful dad to our beautiful little girl! She looks just like him! No wonder she is so cute!

I love these two together! I just sit back and watch them play and read stories together and I can't help but smile and be so grateful for my little family! Truly blessed!

A Fishing We Will Go!

2009-06-08T17:39:00.000-07:00

Saturday was fish without a license day so we did just that! Herriman has a man made fishing pond that is just 5 minutes from our house (Adam loves that he can go fishing after dinner) and since the weather held out for us we spent the day there. I caught a fish after only about 15 minutes of being there (nothing really to speak of, but Kinley insisted on keeping it). Then after lunch Kinley had a great bite, but unfortunately, it got away. Then shortly after Adam caught a tiny little blue gill. Kinley said "it was just her size".

our first catch

our little one

I love this pic!

After some fishing we spent some time enjoying the little park and Kinley had a blast on the slides.

It was a great weekend, and like always, went way too fast!

I Can't Believe It's Time!

2009-06-02T11:55:00.000-07:00

We bought this pink case and Book of Mormon for Kinley when she was about 6 months old. We kept them hidden until we felt it was the right time to give them to her. Her primary class has been encouraging the kids to bring scriptures to church and each time they do they donate a penny to the missionary fund. So Sunday at family night we decided to present her with her very own scriptures. She squealed with delight and immediately started marking them with a red pencil and even read us a story about Jesus from them. The most precious thing ever! I love how she is just absorbing the gospel and learning and loving it too!

I can't believe it was time to finally give her the pink case with her own Book of Mormon so soon! Time goes by way too fast!

Guess What We Saw. . .

2009-05-31T15:53:00.000-07:00

UP!

Loved it, Kinley loved it! I highly recommend it. Just one thing. . . bring tissues. Don't tell, but Adam even got a little choked up (no pun intended)!

Learning to Swim!

2009-05-28T07:41:00.000-07:00

Kinley had her first swim lessons yesterday. She absolutely loved it. When it was over she said she wanted to keep swimming. Our little polly wog! I have signed her up for 2 consecutive lessons so she is swimming until the first part of July, 3 times a week. I love watching her interact with the other kids and learn the basics.

She learned to blow bubbles, kick on her back and her tummy, picked up rings and rubber duckies and slid down a slide all in the first day! It won't be long before she is swimming lapse around me!

starting class

ring a round the rosies

kicking to run away from animals!

back time!

tummy time!

blowing bubbles

All done!

I remember loving swim lessons when I was a kid, so I love that Kinley is loving it too!