Nate & Karolee Keith Family

I'm back!!

2009-02-03T09:32:00.000-08:00

I have been slacking in blogging department for quite a while, but that just means we've been way busy around here. Lets see where do I start? I'll start with Christmas. Santa hit our house hard! And if that wasn't enough he had more to drop off at Nanno and Poppy's (Nate's Parents).

Nate and I had our 6 year anniversary on the 2 days after Christmas and we went to an expensive dinner at Prairie Schooner. It was really yummy and I was so thankful to have that romantic time with my cute hubby. He is so awesome!

A few days later there was a huge snow storm and our satellite went out. Nate decided he couldn't miss the big Utah game so he decided to climb our on our roof to dust it off. He fell 20 ft to the cement. He cracked his left foot and sprained his left knee. We were really lucky because anytime someone would ask what happened, they would come back with ...I knew someone who died, or was paralysed. I'm really glad that I still have my wonderful husband with me.
Derek's Preschool had an art gallery at the Library. He painted "Vase with 12 sunflowers" by Vincent Van Gogh. We were so proud of him.
We also went to Las Vegas to visit Nate's Parents at their new winter home. We went to this really fun Mexican restaurant called Viva Zapata's. They had a mariachi player, and the kids went crazy dancing. It was really cute. We had a really relaxing weekend swimming and eating. We get to do it again next week. I'm really loved Nate home with us.

Well I think that has caught you up so far and I'll try harder to be better with this whole blogging thing.

Obsessed!

2008-12-08T20:06:00.000-08:00

I've been really bad with keeping up my blog, because I have not been able to put down the twilight series. So I just thought I would let every one know that I'm still alive, just majorly obsessed. I heart Edward!!!

These are the Days of our Lives.

2008-11-22T09:15:00.000-08:00

I had an action packed week, although not plan to be action packed. To start on Monday we went to the park when Macie really started to take off walking. It's bittersweet to see her walk around like a big kid. I miss my baby but my back is thankful. She and Derek have grown a lot closer since the walking as well.Then Nate was goofing around on the Internet and typed his name "Nate Keith" on YouTube. Two of his old lifting video's were on there, and together they had over 1000 hits. We were glad to see that all those years in the gym doing crazy things, are still out there for people to see. It made his night.

Now this next thing could have been tragic but thank goodness it wasn't. I was giving Derek and Macie a bath the other night and baking brownies. After I had gotten Macie out, lotion on, footsie PJ's on, and hair combed, then the oven beeped for the brownies. I ran downstairs to putt them out and Macie had gotten back into the bath with Derek. The funny thing is Derek started saying "I'm sorry Mommy, I'm sooo sorry." I asked him why he was sorry and he said he put Macie in the tub. Of coarse I didn't get mad...I ran and got my camera. We then had a talk about how Macie can't swim, and Mommy or Daddy need to be in the bathroom all the time if she's going to be in the tub.

Yesterday Kim came over to see my house and then we went to Olive Garden and to Aaron's play "Plaid Tidings." He did such a good job. It was a really fun night. Meanwhile Nate had the kids and because he was a widower his parents took he and the kids to as Derek says"the place that you choose" aka Chuck-a-Rama. While they were there Derek played the claw game and actually won. It was a fun week but certainly not planned to be. I just love life with kids.

Baby strut your stuff!

2008-11-17T09:26:00.000-08:00

Everyone Macie's walking!! I'm so happy. She's not the lightest thing in the world, and I was 2 steps away from breaking my back having to carry her all the time. She's been walking for about a week but now she's getting good on her feet. She still has her relapses to crawling but they're not near as often. I'm so proud of her! Walking at 15 months.....hey she beat Derek by 2 months.

Hair today...Gone tomorrow!

2008-11-11T09:25:00.000-08:00

Hair Before

Well I have tried to hold off as long as I could....Macie needed a hair cut. She had so much hair and it would be perfect if she would keep her ponytails in, but she would leave them in for 5 minutes at the longest. Nate and Derek needed hair cuts as well, so we pack everyone in the car and headed to Great Clips. They were really good with her, and the girl said she was the most well behaved child she's had under 5. That's a shocker to me because if she would sit that still while I do her hair we wouldn't of had to cut it in the first place. She didn't cut too much off but she blended it so she has a style.

After Front

After Back

Halloween Fun!

2008-11-03T21:38:00.000-08:00

Well Halloween was really fun this year. It seemed like it lasted forever, because be celebrated so much. The kids got a lot of use out of their costumes. We started the festivities about 10 days before Halloween.

We started our festivities with choosing our pumpkins. Our family rule is "if you can pick it up, you can have it." Needless to say I don't know if that rule will stick seeing as Derek dropped probably 13 or 14 pumpkins. It was still a fun day.

The next festivity was Derek's preschool field trip to Dabs pumpkin farm. That was on Nate's Birthday so we brought him donuts and balloons and celebrated. Then we carved pumpkins, made cider & cookie's, and booed some friends.

The next day was Trunk or Treat at Grandma and Grandpa Ford's Ward. I though I was really clever, because both of my kids were Super Hero's I decided to go as "Super Mom." I wore pajama bottoms, a big t-shirt, my hair like I just rolled out of bed, and my bathrobe tied around my neck like a cape. I didn't realize that everyone comes back home for this event. I saw so many people from when I was a teenager, and I looked like I didn't know how to dress myself. People were probably saying "Oh, poor Karolee is so overwhelmed with those kids she can't even get dressed." I'm being dramatic but the only person who asked me what was supposed to be was my brother. Needless to say that was the end of me dressing up this year.

The next day was the family Halloween party with all the cousins. We had Chili and home made root beer. YUMMY!!! We played Halloween charades and decorated cupcakes.
The next night was Halloween and we did the trick or treating thing in our new neighborhood. It felt great being at our own house meeting out own neighbors.

Poor Baby!

2008-10-15T08:38:00.000-07:00

If you haven't heard from me in awhile, that is because our sweet baby Macie is sick. She has Stomatitis, which is open soars in the mouth. It's highly contagious so we've been quarantined. We all got it a couple years ago and it's very painful. You cant eat and have a really hard time sleeping, because of the pain. They say if you've ever had a coldsore in your life you have had Stomatitis. Some cases are worse than others but it will never be as bad as the first time. We are so lucky to be infected with herpes of the mouth for the rest of our lives. She should only have a few more days left and maybe we can both get some sleep.

Chuck E Cheese

2008-09-29T22:07:00.000-07:00

Last week Derek reminded me that I promised if he went potty on the potty all the time We would take him to Chuck E Cheese. I'm glad he remembered because it was a good time.

This is all the stuff we won. (sideways)

Tonight Nate was filling out his logs for work and had some extra papers so Derek pulled up a chair and started logging with him. He takes it so serious when he's working. I love it.

Library Fun!

2008-09-28T08:51:00.000-07:00

We went to the library yesterday to choose some new books. Our library has a play area with Lego's, blocks and other small toys. Derek started playing as I looked for some books. A little girl named Emma came in. Derek and she became lifelong friends. It was as if they new each other for years. I have never heard Derek talk that much to one person. It was getting to be time to go and I told Derek to find a book to read. He said "OK. I'll be right back Emma." Then he got up and pulled the first book off the shelf. He said "ooh ice cream." It turns out the book was Everyone Poops. We all got a good laugh from that. Now it's his favorite book of all time. He is such a boy.

Setting up for Fall

2008-09-18T16:20:00.000-07:00

I got my hair done the other day and went from blond to brunette. It's taking some getting used to but I like it. At least I wont have to get my roots covered as often and my eyebrows match now.

Today we put up Halloween decorations. It was a lot of fun and the kids really loved helping. We got out our witch and Macie wanted to help by eating the Styrofoam packaging. Derek was also a big help because all of the decorations were broken (so he says) and he got out his tools to fix them all. I'm so glad I have such good helpers.

After we put up what we had, I wanted some more. I had some gift cards to blow so we went to Quilted Bear and Target. Derek was so good while shopping (which is a rarity) he got to choose a toy. We made it a learning lesson about money. I said he could get something that was $5. We looked and looked (mostly at things in the $50 range) and finally we found it.... McDonald's Drive-thru set. It has a head set, and cheeseburger, french fries, and drink. We played drive-thru window the rest of the night and everything we ordered was "5 dollars please."

Silly Kids

2008-09-17T23:01:00.000-07:00

We were taking pictures of Macie, and Derek wanted us to take pictures of him too. We were happy to; you can never have too many pictures of your kids. I just wish I could get one picture of him not being so cheesy. If I tell him to "smile pretty" he just says "smile pretty" then I get a picture with his mouth wide open. You just can't win.

Macie always gets messy when she eats, but this time was really funny. I looked over at her and thought "Spot". She was really tired and was rubbing her eye. She looked like she was wearing an eye patch.

Macies Messes

2008-09-15T20:41:00.000-07:00

I was doing breakfast dishes and Macie was helping me. Then all of the sudden I realized she was missing. I went upstairs and the door to Derek's room was closed I went in and no Macie. I notice his closet door is closed also. I slowly open the door and see this........ The worst part is I just got done putting away laundry. But come on, could you really get mad at that face?

Macie's new trick!

2008-09-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

Macie is now making fish faces. It's so cute and I have video of it but my computer wont upload it. I'm super bummed because I want to share but I'll keep working on it.

Excited for Fall

2008-09-12T13:52:00.000-07:00

Today we are still all feeling a litlle under the weather, but that wasn't going to stop us from enjoying the beautiful weather outside. The kids and I went outside and played around in the front yard. I weeded while the kids played. It was really relaxing. There's something enjoyable about cleaning up your own yard(yes Mom I said it). Derek was really helpful in telling me he found a weed for me to pull. He has great eyes. Macie was trying to figure out how she could sneak away and play in the big black stretch infront of our house, also known as the STREET!

First Day of School!!!

2008-09-11T21:39:00.000-07:00

Derek had his first day of Preschool. He's going to a cute little school called "Wee Wonders." His teacher is Miss Lori. When I picked him up I asked him what he learned and he said "to save water." Side story.. He went to some summer camps IE: art, science, tumbling.... anyway when ever I would ask him what he learned he would say " how to save water." I wonder if one day he'll tell me what he really learned. He went to the first day and then we all got really terrible colds and hasn't been back. Now I know how my mom felt when she payed for something and I'd get sick. It's definitely frustrating. Hopefully he'll be better tomorrow.

I'm back!!!

2008-09-11T21:13:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have been officially the worst blogger ever. I want to try and get better, but I don't know if I'm ready for a full on commitment . Most of you may know we sold our condo in Feb. We got an offer we just couldn't refuse, and the house we were going to buy fell through. We were about to be homeless when my saintly in laws said we could live with them until we found something. It was really amazing because just a week after we moved in with them Nate's job started slowing down. Then a couple weeks later Nate sliced his thumb open and had to be put on light duty at a lower wage. Just as he was released from the Dr. they put him back to work and he wasn't fully heal and his cut ripped open again. There was another 10 days with crummy pay. I really grew strong in this trial of our life. Just as you think God has dropped you from a cliff he holds out his hands and catches you. Nate's work picked up after all that, and we found our house. I am so much more appreciative of my husband, kids, home, family, and the Lord after going though this. I never thought I would say I'm thankful for my trials but I am in deed.

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"

2007-12-16T18:49:00.000-08:00

This weekend was really fun. It all started with taking pictures for our holiday cards. I tried to do it on my own, but Derek refused to hold Macie. I started at 10:00AM and got so frustrated that I called my friend Tara over to help me. Between the two of us we couldn't get a good picture. Needless to say we gave up at 1:30PM. Nate came home and we were finally able to get an acceptable picture (even though Macie is falling asleep). We also went to the Christmas Village in Downtown Ogden. All sorts of local businesses set up displays outside and there are little Christmas concerts, hot cocoa, and Santa. There was also some firemen collecting toys for needy children. Derek got to check out the truck. I thought it was pretty cool. We had a really good time. Derek was so fun this year. He is really starting to get the whole concept of Christmas. I can wait for Christmas morning. It really is true what people say about being able relive your childhood through your children.

Yay!!!!!

2007-12-10T10:09:00.000-08:00

I was in my closet and Derek came in saying "Mommy Look!!" I looked and he had a truck in his hand. I was so excited because for 6 months he has been talking about his blue truck and how it was gone. I had several people looking for it. I asked Derek where he found it and he said "Elmo's chair." I didn't understand so I had him show me. Come to find out he put the truck in the chair where the battery pack is. They sometimes hide things too well. 6 months later....can you believe it?

2007-12-08T20:40:00.000-08:00

Santa Baby!!

2007-12-08T14:36:00.000-08:00

We went to the movie Enchanted this morning. Exit realty throws a movie party every year where they rent out the entire theater, and the kids can sit on Santa's lap. As soon as we walked in the door Derek went right up to Santa completely ignoring the other 4 kids in line. I told him we had to wait our turn and got in line. When it was our turn he hopped on Santa's lap and told him he wants a fire tuck. He knows the routine. Santa gave Derek a candy cane and before he could even get off Santa's lap it seemed his candy cane was all gone (I know don't we ever feed that kid) We took our seats in the theater and Derek couldn't help but to dance up and down the aisles. We got a large popcorn and large rootbeer which were bigger than him. He insisted on holding them, but hey it kept him quiet the whole movie. That was the first movie he sat through. It's a very cute movie by the way; I would highly recomend it. Derek has been so lovey with Macie. She is growing up so fast. She likes playing in the excersaucer. She is the most smiley baby ever. She'll lay on the grownd on her belly and lift her arms and legs up and high center. She is so fun.

2007-12-05T18:48:00.000-08:00

Macie's new trick!!

2007-12-02T16:56:00.000-08:00

I got Macie out of the bath today and was trying to make her smile. I was clicking my tongue and she started copying me. She found out clicking her tongue is a really fun game!!

Snow Day!!!!

2007-12-01T10:48:00.000-08:00

Today is the first of December and we are so excited that it's snowing! Derek came downstairs this morning and said " It's Christmas mom!!" So we went to Wal-mart and got him some new snow pants, boots and gloves(they grow so fast) and played in the snow. I had to say to him what Eskimo moms tell their babies..."Don't eat yellow snow." We had a great time and then we came in and had hot cocoa and cinnamon toast. It was fun to have our first snow day!