Kids Halloween Pics...2008

Hey all.... Well here is some pics of Kennedy and Kelden in their new halloween costumes!!! Kelden is a Penguin this year! Kennedy is a Flower this year! Enjoy your festivities we are sure enjoying ours!

Brant and Jills Wedding...Flower Girl and Ring Bearer

After Brant's wedding...

Well of course, I could not find my digital camera for Brant and Jill's wedding. So I don't have any pictures from that yet, but here are some after the wedding.... we all had a great time.

Daddy and Kelden all tuckered out from the wedding.
Kennedy snoozing on the couch.
Mommy and Kennedy resting together.

Crazy hair day...spending time in brothers room.

Kennedy and Kelden watching "toons" cartoons in Kelden's bedroom. We just switched to direct TV so now Kelden has a TV in his room to watch toons.
Here is one of our new favorite pictures. They love photos if you can't tell. The kids love spending time together and sometimes get along like this photo.

Swinging at papa and grandma "ilestors..."

Here are the kids at papa and grandma silvester's house. They love to spend time swinging on the swing set together and lounging on the hammack. We love you papa and grandma and love to spend time with you.
Kennedy being independent and swinging by herself. But she always says mommy and daddy watch me... and take a picture of me. She definitely loves her photo taken and loves to be the center of attention which is sometimes hard with a little brother.

Spaghetti anyone?

Kelden loves spaghetti. This is one of his favorite meals and I think you can see why... he loves to make a big mess when he eats.
Kennedy loves her pagetti as she calls it. As you can see she is only a little bit cleaner then her baby brother.

Go Big or Go Home?....

Kelden's first birthday party. Talk about going big or go home? We rented this large inflatable slide for all the kids and adults to play on for the day. It was lots of fun. Kennedy still asks where the slide went?
Kelden got a baby 4-wheeler from papa and grandma "ilestor" Silvester. Kennedy calls them papa and grandma ilestor. papa and grandma West also gave him a baby tractor to ride on as well. He and Kennedy love them the bikes the best and ride them each day.
Kelden's birthday cake. He of course loved the sugar high.
Kelden is very independent and he would climb up the stairs on the slide all by himself. It took him awhile to get up there but he loved it. He would meet daddy at the top and dad would make sure he was ready to go down the slide again by himself. Over all it was a great celebration and we want to thank everyone for there support and love. We love you.

West Family camping trip Jackson Hole WY over Labor Day!

Here are some pictures from our Labor Day West Family camp out. We travel to Jackson Hole, WY in hopes of seeing some bears. This year we did see a black bear in a tree near are camp site. You will see some pics of us on our hike at Jenny Lake. Jenny Lake is in Teton National Park. We all loved the camping trip despite it raining the last couple of days. You can see us backpacking with the kids at the Jenny Lake hike. The kids were able to ride the boat across and meet us at the waterfall with grandma West and the others while Papa West, Chris and I decided we would like to hike over to the water fall. It was a fabulous 2 mile hike. We were able to hike back with the kids. Thanks to papa and grandma West for helping us to learn about nature. We loved Jackson Hole as always and look forward to it each year! Others who came and enjoyed Jackson with us were: Chad and Christi Lunt and girls, great grandma and papa Lunt, great grandma West, Auntie Jaimie and Ryan, and Auntie Krista and Uncle Cort. Overall we had a great time with all of you. Thanks for the memories.

More pics from August Silvester Campout!

Top:
Kendi just chillin with her daddy! She is definitely daddy's little princess.

Next:
Kenders first horseback ride with Uncle Ned! She loves horses and is no longer afraid of them!

Below: Kennedy and Kelden hanging out by the horses at the ranch!

Bottom:
Kelden, Daddy {Chris} and Kennedy on the 4-wheeler!

We were able to borrow papa and grandma West's 4-wheeler and take some time by ourselves for some off-roading in the Uintah's during our Silvester Family Campout! Overall it was a fabulous weekend!

Kennedy at Silvester Family Campout!

Here is Kendi riding on daddy's shoulders! This is in August in Evanston, WY at Silvester Family Campout! Thanks great papa and great grandma for this fun weekend!

Wow what a week! Last weekend Brant and Jill Chris' brother and new bride were able to get married! They were married on Oct. 4th at Aspen Landing Reception center in SLC, Utah. It was a great event and a fabulous wedding! I truly believe weddings remind us of our own wedding day, and bring us closer as husband and wife. Kendi did great as the flower girl! It was pretty funny because she through all her flowers at the top of the stairs and still had the stairs and a walk way before she was done with her part in the wedding. It was really funny because after she walked down two stairs she realized she did not have any flowers left, and ran back up the stairs to collect what she could before the wedding planner told her it was okay and keep walking! Kelden was the most beautiful ring bearer. Although he will not walk by himself, so I held him as we both walked down the aisle carrying the ring pillow. The baby tuxedo he wore was very cute and Kennedy called her gold dress her princess dress! She still wants to wear it every day! She also turns on music every day and walks around the house carrying flowers, and anything she can find like a bouquet. She tells us she is going to marry Brant and Jill.

This weekend was very busy with the wedding but it was also a great spiritual boost as we were able to catch the last two sessions of conference! I get so excited when it comes time to hear the prophet speak to us. As we all know with the economy the way it is, and the financial crisis of banks and mortgage companies it is always good to hear the reassurance of the prophet Thomas S Monson. I definitely cannot wait until the next conference in the spring time.

Life is still very busy with work, and soon to be busy with family functions as the holidays are fast approaching! Christmas shopping anyone? I know it is scary to think about and I am a total Christmas person! This year we purchased a condo/time share and will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving evening and the remainder of the weekend in our condo at the Canyons resort! I am looking forward to the weekend with Chris' family and the skiing, {snowboarding for me} as I am finally not pregnant this year!!!! I am also looking forward to the day after thanksgiving shopping at the outlet mall! For those of you who do not get into this it is an extremely fun day to save a ton of money and run in craziness to get to the best deals! If you have kids... it is a must!

Well enjoy each day at a time and realize as the holidays approach... we are only on this earth for a short amount of time, and make memories that will last an eternity with your kids and family!

Love,

Shanell