Kearsley Korner

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

It's been a long time!

Well, it's been so long since I blogged that I am going to give you all a quick review of our last few months.

Halloween has come and gone!

Our WONDERFUL trip to Mexico has come and gone!

Uncle Darin and Aunt Erin's wedding has come and gone!

The birth of my sweet new nephew Cameron Paul has come and gone!

Uncle Nates missionary farewell has come and gone!

Thanksgiving has come and gone!

(no pictures, sorry!)

Our visit to Boise to meet Cameron Paul and spend time with my brother Mike has come and gone!

Our 5th Anniversary will come and go this weekend!

Christmas has almost come and almost gone! We are so blessed at this time of year! It has been a wonderful one for us!

Much love to all of you and yours!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

After the baptism we had a bridal shower for Erin! Brian's brother Darin will be marrying Erin on November 14th! She and her mother (right) Suzanne were baptized last month in Georgia! They have since moved to Victor and we are very glad to welcome them to our family! Erin has a 4 year old son, Clay, and he while he's not too into us "girls" he has taken to his new "Uncle Brian" and seems to get along with Emily and the other kids well! The bridal shower was a blast and we had fun getting to know Erin and more importantly helping her get to know us! Craziness and all!

Erin and Suzanne

4 pieces of Bublicious in her mouth! She only missed 4 out of 13 questions about her future husband. Really good!

We had a "wedding dress competition" out of wrapping paper our three models were SO beautiful! The competition got a little intense and we we're there were no fist fights!

Bride Kayleigh!

Bride Emily!

Bride Marlene! (Brian's Grandmother!)

After it all Grandma Hansen gave her bouquet to Erin and "welcomed" her to the family!

Logan's Baptism!

This weekend has been wonderful! Last night Nathan, Brian's youngest brother received his endowment in the Rexburg Temple. He was the last of 6 children to do so! It was a ver touching moment as I sat by my wonderful mother-in-law and held up six fingers and gave her a smile! She smiled back and said it was a moment they had been waiting for for a long time! The best part was that ALL six of them were there. What a moment!

Then today their oldest grandson, Logan, was baptized! The Spirit was very sweet there and you could feel the importance of the choice he made to follow the Savior. The WHOLE family sang during the program and I realized how lucky I am to belong to a family such as this!

Logan and his dad, Ken (Brian's older brother)

Kayleigh and Emily (Cousins)

Kandis (Brian's older sister), Rob (her husband) and Raygan (their sweet baby girl!)

General Conference

We are so lucky to be able to hear from our Prophet, the 12 Apostles and the other General Authorities every 6 months! General Conference is a time I look forward to with great anticipation. I can only hope to embody some of the great counsel and teachings I hear and become a little bit better because of what I hear. It's so refreshing!

This year was especially good for us as we can see our little ones starting to catch on. Emily is recognizing several of the leaders and is excited to see them on TV. Andrew enjoys conducting the music as the choirs sing their beautiful music.

I know there is great peace and understanding to be found in these tumultuous times when we follow the counsel and example of these leaders who have been chosen by God for our time to lead, direct, guide and uplift us. There is great hope in our Savior Jesus Christ and in His Restored Gospel! All is well! All is well!

If you would like to read, hear or watch the talks go to

http://www.lds.org/

Follow the links to General Conference, October 2008

Emily Eden

Emily is 5! She has started kindergarten now and is LOVING it! She spends most of her "spare" time coloring, writing notes and creating all kinds of things on paper. She also enjoys playing outside, making her baby brother laugh, playing with her friends and doing family activities. She is also in her 1st season of soccer and is having fun and doing quite well! Her favorite things are still princesses, dancing, going somewhere "fun," listening to music, eating out and watching shows! She is a great helper around the house and is taking responsibility for more and more things. She doesn't need quite as much help with the basic things anymore! While she wouldn't dare admit it Andrew is her best friend, even though they are fighting terribly now. She helps lead her brother along and isn't afraid to tell him what to do! You're such a great big sister sweetie! We love you!

Andrew Paul

Andrew is 3! He is a PROFESSIONAL mess maker! He is his sisters little shadow and he talks just as much as she does! He says some of the funniest things! The other day he was feeling my baby belly and he said, "Mommy, when the baby wakes up and come out, it can have breakfast!" Logically! He got a very fat lip recently and after biting it while chewing he said "Daddy, take it off!" His favorite things include balls, cars, riding his bike, being outside, going to Toys R' Us to see "Spike" the Dinosaur, saying "cheese" for the camera, dancing, dirt, his cowboy boots, climbing on and bouncing off of all things, books, his Daddy & his "Em-I-LY!" Despite his destructive and opinionated nature he's still the sweetest boy on the block! You're my little "buckaroo!"

Levi David

Levi is 10 months old! I can't believe it. He is an angel boy who has been a serious blessing in our life over this last year. He brings so many smiles amid the stresses of the recent physical illnesses. While his mom was in the hospital for thos 5 weeks he got is 1st 4 teeth! Since then he has gained 4 more! He also learned to sit up and roll over while I was there. But that is old news now, as he is in the brink of crawling! He usually isn't happy unless he's moving or eating. He is a boy! He has such a love for people and is not shy toward anyone! If you smile at him or even get near him, he is your friend! No questions asked! His toothy smiles are so precious! He LOVES his big sister Emily and is a little bit scared of his big brother Andrew, although he still enjoys watching Andrew's craziness and is trying to figure hime out! Levi has found his voice and will let someone know when he is not pleased! We love you baby!