Happy First Birthday Hurley!

Hurley is one today! I can't believe that a year has passed since I had my sweet baby boy. Hurley is such a happy, healthy, strong boy. He usually is smiling. He climbs anything and he is not afraid to explore new things. He loves to be with his big sister Jensyn. He loves to eat. If he sees something he wants to eat he will make mmm sounds (like yummy noises) until he gets it. If he doesn't get it as fast as he thinks he should he starts to growl. I am so grateful for my sweet boy Hurley.

Today started with a candle in a Twinkie for him and Jensyn and me belting out Happy Birthday. We had some family and friends over for cake and ice cream. It was a nice evening. Thanks for everyone who came. And thanks for the gifts. Birthdays really are the best and I hope my kids know that I tried to make their day special for them.

Who came (for my info):
Grandpa/Grandma McKellar, Parker, Great Parker, Great Thacker, the Moffetts, the Wahlquists, Angie and kids, Nicole and kids, Robyn and James and kids, Ellen, Dwight and Ashley, The Birds, and the Sumners.

What he got:
books, a ball, trucks, clothes, curtains, a kitchen, sleeping bag, more trucks, cell phone, cards, and money

25th Street and the Fourth of July and a birthday celebration

On Friday I took Jensyn, Hurley, and my cute niece Morgan to 25th Street to look at some horse statues that are on the sidewalks. We had a lot of fun. Jensyn loved this horse called "Hershey". In fact she kissed it-she kissed all of the horses???? I don't know where that comes from. I don't kiss random things.

Jensyn and Morgan with Hershey the horse.

We also walked over to the Union Station and looked at the trains. Jensyn really enjoyed that. I think it is so neat that you can get up close and that it is so well kept.

Morgan, Jensyn, and Hurley with the "Lellow Train."


My happy baby Hurley is a sleepy baby. He sleeps so much in his little stroller. I think he falls asleep on most of our outings. Hmm, I wonder if he gets bored.

Little did I know that the night we went to look at the horses that there would be a car show going on. Or more like it, a Harley Davidson show. So I took a picture of 25th Street to show you how busy it was. It was so nice that the road was closed. It made it easy to go back and forth.

Look how big this truck his. I don't like the truck-why would anyone put so much money into a vehicle. Jensyn thought it was pretty cool.
We had a lot of fun. Morgan was an awesome helper. I like that in the summer time there is so much to do. I don't want the summer to pass and for us to feel like we didn't do anything out of the ordinary.


Now for the FOURTH OF JULY. My pictures start from the evening and end with the parade cause of the way I uploaded them and I was too lazy to change them.

Darwin and I waiting for the fireworks to start. We fell in love around the Fourth of July when we were dating so it is always something we get excited for.

Jensyn playing with a sparkler.

Here is Hurley waiting for the parade to start.

Jensyn and Darwin sold popsicles again. It was not as productive as last year I think it had to do with the cool weather.

The morning of the Fourth six members of my family ran in the Plain City 5K. It was a great way to start the day. I ran it in 28 minutes and 28 seconds. A personal record, which was easy to set since it was my first 5K!

L-R My dad (he took second in his age division), Morgan (she placed in her age division, maybe first), My mom (first in her age division), Crystal, Travis (he took third overall), and me, and my cute cheerleader Jensyn!

On your mark, get set, Go!!!


My biggest support! I am glad that Darwin and the kids came. I know it was early and we had to wake this kids up but it meant a lot to have them there.

On the 5th the Thacker Family celebrated June and July birthdays. It was a crazy day. There were 10 birthdays that were celebrated.

Here's Jensyn playing with some of Hurley's new trucks.

Hurley waiting for his turn.

Hurley left us for Millie (Darwin's cousin). They played "catch" together. It was quite cute and Hurley loved all the attention that Millie gave him.

It was a fun afternoon!

Paying it Forward

Since I was one of the lucky winners of Lacei's Paying it Forward, Lacei sent me a very cute wooden flag. See picture below. Now it is my turn to Pay it Forward. Here are the rules:
1: Be one of the first five people to leave a comment on my blog
2: I will make something crafty and give it to the five people
3: Once you recieve your craft from me, you have to make a craft within one year and give it away to five people from your blog.




*I will have your craft to you within one year's time, I don't like to feel pressure!

Mammoth Marathon in Bear Lake, Utah

Last night Jensyn, Hurley, and I went to Bear Lake to cheer on my mom and my brother Jason. They both ran the Mammoth Marathon in Bear Lake. My mom did the Half and took 3rd for her division. That is great. She looked so good. I ran part of the last mile with her and I was impressed by her speed. When she was done she said that she felt great and wondered if she should have pushed herself harder. I think she did it just right. Jason ran the Full and he took 2nd in his division. I think he is so amazing.

We had a very fun time. We laughed a lot (I have the FUNNIEST brothers), at some, and talked, talked, talked, talked. The weather was OK. It was rainy and overcast but not cold. BJ is moving to Maryland this weekend so it was good for all of us to spend time with him and his family. He will be missed. Angie and I were just talking about when he left on his mission and how hard it was then. Change is always hard but sometimes necessary. I hope and pray that things go really well for him and his family. We love you, McKellar family.

Here is Nikell, Hurley, and Jensyn waiting for Grandma Nancy and Jason to pass. We had an amazing view of the lake.



Hurley hanging out, and getting rained on but he did not seem to mind.



My mom after she ran 13.1 miles!!!!




Jason after running 26.2 miles!!!




The Winners, I mean The Runners!

Anything New? Maybe...

So it has been almost two months since I last updated. Such a long time. We have moved. I'm sure my parents are happy to have their house back to themselves. It is good to be back in our house and in our ward. We have missed it. We moved back the end of May and Darwin has been BUSY with our project list. So far we have painted the inside, replaced some windows, cleaned, done yard work, put a vanity in the bathroom, put in ceiling fans-quite the task because all of our lights were on the walls, cleaned, and done more yard work.

Our ward has been amazing. We love our neighbors. I have always been impressed by how generous people are. We have friend (Scott Sumner) that has been stopping by to see our progress. Well one night he came over and asked if we needed halp with anything. Darwin said there was not much more to do (that night) and that he was going to go to the storage unit to get a load of stuff. Scott said, let me go talk to my wife and then I can go with you. It took over two hours to sort the boxes and to get the essential things (kitchen stuff, cleaner, bathroom stuff, and bedroom stuff). Scott helped the whole time. I am very grateful.

Then a few days later Darwin got himself a present. A new TV that he is quite excited about. When he got home from the store he asked me to help him carry it inside. He told me that it wasn't too heavy and that I shouldn't have a problem. So I tried and I gave up. The TV weighs 120 pounds (according to the box). Well another friend of ours, Britton Hayden, was driving pass and asked if we needed help. I was quite relieved and I am sure Darwin was too cause his TV made it inside in one piece. So thank you neighbors and friends for your help.

James helped Darwin finish getting the stuff out of the storage unit. Now we need to sort our things. Why do we have so much stuff? Am I really going to need it all? I don't want to just get rid of it cause that seems wasteful but I don't want to keep it all cause that seems pointless.

I am going to run a Half Marathon in August. Some people in my family are keeping me motivated. Yesterday I ran 4.3 miles. I can't believe that I did it. But I did. Jason (my brother who is AMAZING) called last week to see how my running was coming and when I started with excuses, he put me in my place. So I ran and then I called him and my mom (who also runs and is amazing) to tell them. I need a lot of pats on the back-kind of pathetic I know.


I wanted to quickly add two funny things that Jensyn has said.

First, I asked her to pick up some toys in the living room. She started then looked at her hands and said, "Mom, I only have these two hands. I can't carry everything."

Then this afternoon she was in Hurley's room and she starts yelling, "There is a spider! There is a spider! Come kill it." So I go into the room hoping that it is a small spider so I can actually kill it and not be freaked out. She points to the "spider" that is actually a fly. I say, "That's a fly." She responds, "So shoot it."
Darwin and I got a pretty good laugh.

I should be cleaning, instead I am blogging!

The kids are better!!!!! No more runny noses, coughing, throwing-up, or fevers! Yeah. I love my kids. I am glad that they are both feeling better and that they are back to their happy cute selves.

A month or so ago, Crystal and Travis posted that they needed jobs. Both of them. So they asked everyone to keep them in their prayers. They both got jobs fairly quickly and they are both happy. Well, I am asking for everyone's help. Darwin is working right now (which we are grateful for) but it is not enough to pay our bills. He has applied at The Base again and he just got an email saying that he is qualified for a job that is open. We are now waiting for a phone call to schedule an interview. So please pray for Darwin that he can be interviewed and get a job that will cover all of our expenses. I know that Darwin is qualified for it and that he is a hard worker. So please please please remember us (Darwin) when you are saying your prayers.

We have been very busy. Just ask me. Jensyn keeps asking me if I am tired (it must be because I have yawned a lot today). Yes, I'm tired. Yes, were busy. At the first of April we were lucky enough to help South Ogden City fill Easter eggs. We have done this once before when Jensyn was a baby and we really enjoyed it so we did it again. Jensyn helped...some. She mostly wanted to eat all of the candy. We did let her have one. She insisted that the candy and the egg match. So pink wrappers went in pink eggs. It kept her busy and happy. Hurley relaxed in the box of eggs. He was cute.

We spent Conference weekend at Darwin's mom and dad's house. We had a lot of fun and ate really well. Darwin and his dad went to the Priesthood session together. Darwin was excited to go with his dad. On Sunday Marc and Julie (Darwin's uncle and aunt) came over. It is ALWAYS fun when they are around. We ate dinner and played the Wii. Then on Monday Darwin and I went to work and Adele watched the kids. I am so glad that she stayed home from work (my mom normally babysits but she is in AZ). We watched Bedtime Stories and headed back home. It was a fun, fast, busy weekend.

On Wednesday Jensyn, Hurley, and I went to Ashley and Dwight's. I love going over there. Me and Ashley talk, talk, talk, talk. We always have stuff to say. The little girls played. Jensyn played in all of their dress-up stuff. They pretended that they were going on a trip to St. George. So they packed their bags and boarded the "plane". It was fun to watch them play. They have such imaginations. Hurley just watched the girls. He started crawling and he could follow them some. I mostly kept him by me though.



Grandpa Parker and Hurley blowing on each others' cheeks.

Darwin and Hurley filling Easter Eggs.

Hurley relaxing in the box of eggs. (I think S.O. fills over 20,000 eggs!)


Jensyn and Hurley (they always hold hands).


At the Parkers'.


I don't know why we took this picture-I just like it so I am posting it.

Jensyn all dressed-up and eating Apple Jacks.


Jovie showing off her "I love candy" shirt.


The girls getting ready for their trip.
We are looking forward to this coming weekend and all the Easter festivities.

Still sick....

Just to keep you updated (and so I can remember) Hurley now has RSV. Darwin took him to After Hours. I am sure that they are getting sick (pun intended) of us. His temperature was 102.3, his oxygen level was 88. So they immediatley did a breathing treatment which helped, after the treatment is oxygen level was 94. They took chest x-rays to rule out pneumonia and he was tested for the flu (negative). He now has to have a breathing treatment every four hours. It is a good thing that we already have a Nebulizer. We got one last Thursday cause Jensyn was in need of breathing treatments too. Now both kids are getting them. Jensyn is down to one or two and day and she seems to be doing lots better. Hurley also got a booger sucker machine. (I don't know the actual term for it.) I feel bad for him. The last few days he has coughed a lot, not moved a ton, kept his head down, and slept. I feel bad for sick kids. I hope that Jensyn and Hurley get back to the good 'ol selves before too much longer. We are starting our fifth week of being sick.

I wonder if Jensyn even remembers what nursery is since she hasn't been in over a month.

Zoe Jean Parker

Dwight and Ashley Parker's little Angel Zoe Jean Parker was stillborn this morning at only 23 weeks. Ashley had a routine checkup yesterday and they were unable to find a heart beat. Please keep Ashley, Dwight and their little girls in your prayers. We love them very much. Their blog is private so feel free to leave comments for them here.

The Winners!!!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a hard time waiting for things. I just get too excited!!! I made a list of all the names of people who had left a comment, linked their blog to mine, or placed a MK order (there were 39 names in all). I went to www.random.org and selected the winners-randomly!!!!

The first winner is my cousin Carol. She gets the Happiness Collection.

Winner number two, is my sister-in-law, Jeri Dawn. She gets the Ultimate Masacra-it is amazing!
My mom is winner number four, she also won the Ultimate Mascara.

My friend Kara is the fourth winner. She gets lip gloss!

And the final winner is...my sister, Angie. She won the Acne Treatment Gel.

I took the pictures of my beautiful winners off their blogs-I hope no one minds. Remember you have to claim your prize by Tuesday, or I will pick new winners. Thanks to everyone who left a comment, purchased MK, and who linked their blog to mine.

We finally got an answer.

Jensyn is always coughing and then throwing up. It is sad because she is so small to begin with (an even 22 pounds). Darwin and I have talked to her peditrician about it, and he never says much. At least three times a week Jensyn will start coughing in the middle of the night and cough and cough until she throws up. It is VERY frustrating for me and probably more so for Jensyn. The last three to four weeks Jensyn has been sick. At first we thought she had a cold. It would last a few days and then come back but with more severe symptoms. Over and over we went through this. Last Friday we were told that she had un Upper Respiratory Infection (what were we told to do?...Wait it out). The last few days Jensyn has coughed more and more. She has asked to lay down and she has asked if she could take naps. This is unusual for her. Normally she is so active that I have a hard time keeping up with her. This morning my mom told me that Jensyn sounded wheezy. I called the doctor's office immediatly. We met with a P.A. this afternoon. Her oxygen level was kind of low, 93. It is supposed to be in the high 90's 93 isn't too bad but it isn't too good either. The doctor listened to her lungs. He said that her lungs were so tight that there was not a lot of air moving. Jensyn's ears had fluid in them but no infection. Her temperature was 103! He asked about how long she had been sick and asked if she had had a lung infection as a baby (nope). He asked if she coughs a lot at night and if she wakes up to cough (yes-like every other night). He asked if she coughs after she's been playing or outside (yes). He said it sounds like asthma. He recommended a breathing treatment. The nurse helped Jensyn with that. The doctor listened to her lungs after the treatment and said that he could hear improvement immediatley. We got a Nebulizer and now Jensyn will be doing a few breathing treatments a day until she gets better. I am glad that we finally an answer (and we weren't told to wait it out).

*All pictures for this post were taken with my cell phone*

Jensyn's first breathing treatment.

Waiting, we were in the Scooby Doo room-perfect for Jensyn.


After the doctor's appointment, asleep.

Mommy and Hurley-Happy Hurley, like always!