Raising the Baugh

Its Been a While

2010-01-31T21:08:00.000-08:00

It would take me way to long to catch up so I'm not even going to try. Here are some random pictures from over the last few months. ENJOY!

Christmas in Utah

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Kennedy's birthday

2010-01-31T20:33:00.001-08:00

My little girl is 6! I swear I just posted about her turning 5 and now she's 6 already. Its been quite a year for her, moving across the country, starting Kindergarten, taking gymnastics, and playing soccer. She is such a sweet little girl and has a heart of gold. She teaches us so much and is so patient with her brothers. We love having her in our family and are so grateful for her example to all of us. Stay just the way you are Kennedy, you are PERFECT! We love you and hope you had a great birthday. Happy Birthday Princess!

November Already

2009-11-08T13:50:00.000-08:00

Our friends Chad and Debbie came up from Tucson and brought their boat this weekend. The closest lake to them is Lake Pleasant which works great for us because its less than 15 minutes from our house. The kids rode on the banana and loved it. The girls kept giving Chad the thumbs up to go faster and poor Neal (the designated rider) couldn't wait for it to be over. When they were dumped into the 65 degree water we all awaited the tears but were pleasantly surprised with clapping from both of them. It was a hit, thanks uncle Chad!

Two of my best friends!

This is after I landed my back flip!!!!!
Chad dumped them right after this picture. They loved it! Well, the girls did.
Two thumbs up...........hold on Kyson!

Halloween and the Trunk or Treat

2009-11-01T07:54:00.001-08:00

Kennedy at her Halloween parade at school. They paraded around the whole school and then went back to their class for a party and crafts. She looked so cute and everyone loved her costume.

Kyson turned 3!

2009-11-01T07:29:00.000-08:00

Kyson is really into dinosaurs right now so we had a dinosaur party for him at the park. By the looks of these pictures you would never believe he had a good time but he really did love it. We were lucky enough to have Bret and Amberly out here with us to celebrate.
Kyson is such a fun kid to have around and always keeps us laughing. He is a pretty mellow kid (unless he is trying to wrestle Boston) and is really good to go with the flow of things. He loves to tease his sister every chance he can because he knows her tears are really close to the surface, and when those come he is victorious!
He finally loves to go to nursery and every week it is a guessing game as to what the snack will be. On the way to church we all have to take a guess as to what we think the snack is and on the way home he is so excited to declare the winner.
I still have 3 years with him before he starts kindergarten and somedays I admit 3 years seems like forever, but for the most part I am so glad he will be around. I don't know what I would do without him.

The Many Faces of Kyson

2009-11-01T06:59:00.000-08:00

Love this boy! Here is the little conversation I had with him the other day.

Mom: Kyson, you need to get down so you don't crack your head open.
Kyson: Thats okay,if I crack my head open then you can get all the candy out!

First day of school

2009-08-25T21:45:00.000-07:00

My little girl started school last week and loves every minute of it. In our school district Kindergarten is all day with a choice to come pick them up before lunch for a half day. I asked her if she wanted to just do a half day, and she looked at me like I was idiot. On the first day of school I was so worried about forgetting to send her with lunch that I forgot to feed her breakfast. So I was not only a basket case as I left her but once I remembered she didn't eat you can imagine my morning. 5 days later I still cry when I drop her off and lose her in the crowd of kids. Every morning she says to me, "mom, I'll be just fine......I'll see you at 3:00." (wait....who is the mother?) What would she say if she knew I drive by the school at recess to see if I can see her on the playground. She loves her teacher and loves the fact she has red hair just like her. She has met a lot of new friends and thinks she's pretty cool eating lunch in the cafeteria. We will see how long the love for cafeteria food lasts. Love you Kenna!

Oregon

2009-08-25T21:03:00.001-07:00

We were able to meet my family up in Oregon for the week. It was so nice to get out of the heat and enjoy the cooler weather up there. High's in the 60's are perrrrrrrfect for me. Tillamook cheese factory, crabbing, lighthouses, sand dunes, tide pools, are a few things we did while we were there. Loved it!

Random Happenings

2009-08-02T09:25:00.001-07:00

The Boss-Man
My adorable niece Logan and my brother
Uncle Shane and Kennedy
I cant figure out who Kyson looks like????

Wedding in Spokane

2009-08-02T09:05:00.001-07:00

My brother got married in Spokane this summer and it was the most beautiful place I have ever been. The luncheon was at the Coeur d'alene golf course and that was a sight to see. We sat right here by the floating green and watched after they would T off their caddy would drive them out in a boat to the green. The picture doesn't even do it justice. The scenery was amazing! Welcome to the fam Amberly, we love you and couldn't have asked for anyone better for Bret.

Goodbye to Friends

2009-08-02T08:55:00.000-07:00

One last disney/universal trip

2009-08-02T08:51:00.001-07:00

The 2 graduates!

2009-08-02T08:30:00.000-07:00

We are so proud of both of you. You did it, way to go!!!

super man

2009-04-28T16:47:00.000-07:00

April Happenings

2009-04-28T16:28:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I've posted anything and it would take forever to catch up on all the things going on. So here's the shortened version......Trip to Utah, trip to Argentina, trip to Arizona, back to Utah for a Jazz game, Western Boards, Easter, selling our condo, trying to rent our condo, cleaning carpets, packing up the house, changing diapers, trying to find a house in Arizona, did I mention cleaning carpets?, Arizona state licensing test, researching elementary schools, BBQ's, school, and 3 kids! Just to name a few.

2009-04-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

Baby Boston

2009-03-06T19:08:00.000-08:00

He's Here! 20 hours of labor later baby Boston made his way into the world. Although it was a long day I couldn't have asked for a more precious gift. We love him so much and are so greatful to have him in our family. Welcome to the world little one!

The Brother!

2008-11-22T20:15:00.000-08:00

Wannado City

2008-11-22T19:28:00.000-08:00

For Kennedy's birthday instead of doing a party I let her choose a friend to take to Wannado City. We've wanted to go since we moved here but we were told its better if they are a little older and can understand more. Its set up like an entire city with lots of different jobs for them to role play. When you walk in they give the kids a "check" for $100 dollars that they have to take to the bank and get cashed. And then depending on the job they choose to do they earn more money that they can spend at different shops within the city. They have a jewelry store where you can buy jewelry. A candy store that you can make your own candy. The salon where you can either work and do nails to earn more money, or pay your money to have your nails done. A pretend fire in a building and when the fire stations called they jump in the fire truck and they drive them to the fire. They have a real fire hose the kids get to hold and spray the fire. The way they have it set up is so cute and the girls felt pretty special. Here are a few pictures of some of the careers they did.

Chef

Cashier

Nail Tech

Fire Fighter

Fashion Model

I need help...

2008-11-16T20:05:00.000-08:00

As youl know, I'm having a boy and I'm having the hardest time coming up with any names for this poor little guy. So I'm asking y'all to keep your ears open to some cute names and send them my way. Here lies the problem.............I have a few restrictions. It has to be more than one syllable due to the one syllable last name. For example: Neal Baugh....... not the best combo. I'm also trying to stay away from the "K" names since I already have 2 of those. Picky I know. Neal thinks he has it already picked out so I need to find something else to replace it. So if you could send me your lists of cousins, nephews, neighbors, friends, and so on I would greatly appreciate it.
XOXO

Happy Birthday Kennedy!

2008-11-14T07:46:00.000-08:00

I cant believe my little girl turned 5! I remember being pregnant with her and it seems like yesterday. I don't know what I would do without her. She is my best little friend who keeps me laughing and humble all at the same time. She is such a sweetheart and is always concerned about other people and I love her for that. Her teacher tells me she has to be so careful at school when someone is in trouble because Kennedy gets more upset than the person in trouble. She says that after she talks to the person in trouble she has to sit Kennedy down and explain to her why that person got in trouble and assure her that they will be just fine. She is so thoughtful and is always looking for things to do around the house to help me. I couldn't have asked for a better sister for Kyson. She is so patient with him, and includes him in all that she is doing. Kennedy I love you so much and I am so grateful to have such a pretty princess for a girl! Thanks for all you do for me, and especially your awesome example. I love you princess and I hope you have a happy birthday!!!!!

Kennedy 4 years

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Kennedy 3 years

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Kennedy 2 years

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Kennedy 1 year

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Kennedy 2 months old

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Kennedy 1 month old

pictures pictures pictures

2008-11-04T14:36:00.000-08:00

These are all pictures from our trip to Utah for Halloween. It was so fun being home and to trick-or-treat with all our family. I miss the fall!

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Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-23T08:04:00.000-07:00

Its a BOY!!!!!!

2008-10-04T06:38:00.000-07:00

I was in Utah for the weekend and my sister-in-law who is an ultra sound tech up at the U called me one day on her lunch and had me come up to be scanned. It was fun to be able to do it there with her. We took Kennedy with us and I was worried about her reaction if it was a boy but she was so excited. Of course I left all the pictures of the ultra sound in Utah but their really not that exciting to look at anyway. So I'm sorry theirs no alien type pictures to post with this, just know its a boy!!!

Uncle Bret

2008-09-22T20:55:00.000-07:00

Sandcastles and Seaweed

2008-09-22T20:42:00.000-07:00

Kyson is 2!!!

2008-09-22T20:23:00.000-07:00

We celebrated his birthday at the second best place on earth.....Chuck E Cheese! It was fun to have my brother here to celebrate his birthday with us. I guess the terrible two's officially start!

2008-09-22T19:59:00.000-07:00

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-08T20:31:00.001-07:00

We went up to Orlando for the weekend and were able to go to all the parks, have lunch with the princesses, and relax for a change. Its been so fun to live close to Disney World and to be able to go up a few times since we've been here. I don't know how many more times we'll be able to do it before we leave. The kids are at a perfect age and Kennedy was so excited to finally be 40 inches tall so she could do all the big rides. The only one she didn't like was splash mountain because she said her stomache came into her mouth. We also buzz lightyear over 20 times and after any other ride Kyson would say "go do buzz?"

Lunch with the Princesses

2008-09-08T19:58:00.000-07:00

We were finally able to book a lunch with the princesses. The waiting list is months long to get a reservation but someone canceled and we were able to go. Kennedy just loved it. When you walk in they have Belle waiting for you at the door and escorts her to her table. Once you order and start eating one by one the princesses walk around and come to your table. The first princess that came was Aurora. As I reach into my purse to grab my camera I realize I have left it in the stroller with Neal. I text him to have him bring it to me and as we wait the next princess that comes by is Ariel. Then Cinderella. Then Jasmine. Then Belle. So by the time Neal gets back I've missed them all. It gets better... I talked to the waitress and she made arrangements to have them stop by our table on their way out. So I've got my camera ready and we see Aurora coming. I turn my camera on and my battery sign starts flashing. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!! So after all that these are the only two we got and needless to say my "mother of the year" award went to someone else.

2008-09-08T19:54:00.000-07:00

Playing in the water fountain. Kyson was laughing so hard at Kennedy he couldn't keep his balance.

We're expecting #3

2008-08-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

The big news from the Baugh home is that we're expecting our 3rd baby! My due date is March 4th, right before Neal takes his boards and right before we move. Ahhhhhhhh! But I am getting more excited now that I'm out of the first tri-mester and feeling back to normal. I go in for my ultra sound in a few weeks so as soon as I have any other news I'll post it.

First day of Pre-School

2008-08-26T20:34:00.000-07:00

It was a bitter sweet moment for me as a mom. I think I was the only parent with tears of sadness when I dropped her off. She was so excited she was dressed and ready to go when I got home from running at 7:00. She was waiting by the door for me to get home and didn't want anything for breakfast. She spent the day getting to know all the kids and "doing her homework" as she told me when I went to pick her up. I do miss her in the mornings, but knowing that she loves it there makes it a lot easier for me.

New baby Cardin

2008-08-26T20:19:00.000-07:00

Kennedy and Canyon are the best of friends. It was so fun to be able to go visit them, they were so excited to see each other.

Here Fishy Fishy........

2008-08-26T20:15:00.001-07:00

Good luck Blake and Amy!

2008-08-26T19:53:00.000-07:00

My darling sister-in-law and brother-in-law just moved last weekend to Spokane Washington to start Law School. We were able to spend a week with them in Oregon before they left and had an awesome time. As you can tell from the pictures my kids didn't leave them alone for a minute. I just wanted to wish you guys the best of luck, and I hope you love every minute of it. Although its hard to believe it really does go so fast. We love you guys so much and cant wait to see you at Christmas time. Thanks for all you guys do for my kids, they love you!

2008-07-16T19:56:00.000-07:00

Kennedy in her ballet class. I'm outside the door so you cant hear the music but they do their dance to Ariel's song "Kiss the Girl." Miss Erica does such a good job with the girls and Kennedy is in heaven!

Post 4th of July bash!

2008-07-16T19:45:00.000-07:00

Quick trip to Philly/New York

2008-07-16T19:33:00.000-07:00

With our flight benefits we are taking complete advantage. Over the 4th of July we headed up to visit some friends in Philly. It was so fun to be there on Independence day. We even got to meet up with the Jensen's who we haven't seen for over a year. Kennedy was so excited to see her friend Janzie but when they saw each other they were both so shy the reunion wasn't like I thought it would be.

Children's Museum

2008-07-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

Beach Beach Beach

2008-07-16T19:22:00.000-07:00

Kennedy and her friend Emma at the beachHe just loves his sister always trying to mother him :)

Random pictures from Utah

2008-07-16T19:06:00.000-07:00

Moab, Zions, Lagoon, Hogle Zoo, etc. We had such a fun trip to Utah and don't worry, we're on our way back next week. Thanks to Neal working for Delta its so nice to be able to go home whenever we want.

Another one down!

2008-07-16T18:41:00.000-07:00

Well a lot has gone on since my last post, but I'll do the best I can to get caught up. Another one of my best friends has left me here in Florida. Shanda has been such a good friend to me and the best running partner ever!!! I miss you so much Shanda but I'm so happy for you and your family. I'll see you soon. Love you!

Date night

2008-05-21T06:05:00.000-07:00

I think the last time we went out without our kids was when we went to Wicked 3 months ago. So we got a babysitter and went over to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. They have shops, music, food, a water show and of course the casino. As we were walking through the casino to get outside I put a dollar in the Wheel of Fortune slot and got back 45 bucks. It paid for our night out as well as the babysitter so it was a fun night and best of all it was free!!! Hopefully my luck can carry over when I go to The Price is Right in a couple weeks.
p.s. I'm not pregnant, its just a bad shirt.

2008-05-21T06:04:00.000-07:00

Not a good day.........

2008-05-21T05:44:00.000-07:00

As I was searching my house today for quarters to do laundry, swearing under my breath because I cant stand not having my own washer and dryer, of course it escalates into thinking about going grocery shopping and having to live on the sixth floor trying to haul groceries up by myself with two kids. Well after much searching I finally found enough quarters in the kids cash register to wash Kennedy's "too much to drink the night before" bedding. As I walked outside my front door I walked out to this............. And then I realized how much I really do love it here. I love my house and cant think of anywhere else I would rather be going to school. (I'm just glad it wasn't pouring rain when I walked outside, that would have been the topper .)Top: view from my balcony
Bottom: view from my front door

Ariel has fins???

2008-05-21T05:25:00.000-07:00

For those of you who know my little Kennedy and know how nervous she is about EVERYTHING this is probably the closest thing to moving mountains for her. She went from not even putting her face in the water because she "didn't want to get her hair wet" to THIS????? She is so proud of herself and now insists that we go to the pool everyday. Way to go Kennedy I'm so proud of you, you did it!

My sick boy....

2008-05-21T05:20:00.000-07:00

He had such a high fever for about 3 days with no cough, runny nose or anything. I don't know what it was but all he wanted to do was to watch his "Monster show." I felt so bad for him but I did enjoy the fact that for those 3 days all he did was lay around. I cant get him to sit for more than 2 minutes a day.

Kangaroo Zoo

2008-05-21T05:15:00.000-07:00

While in Utah my aunt and I took our kids to a place called Kangaroo Zoo. They have tons of bounce houses and glow in the dark mini golf. The kids loved it and it was so nice to sit and have them entertained for hours.

Utah!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-21T05:02:00.000-07:00

We went to Utah a few weeks ago to see two new babies. One on Neal's side and one on my side. Neal had finals so we left for the week. It was a pretty short trip considering how long the flight is to get there. I do have to say my kids were pretty good on the flight. These pictures were taken just before Kennedy tried to lift Kyson to sit him on the tray, the tray folded up, she dropped him and he landed all the way under the guys seat in front of her. So I have him crying because he's hurt and her crying because she feels so bad. But after 5 1/2 hours (and thats the non-stop flight) we made it!!!

Before

2008-05-21T04:49:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately there isn't much of a before picture due to the fact she really doesn't have much hair to cut. My poor little girl wants hair more than anything but as luck would have it my little boy has 3 times the amount of hair at 1 year than she does. This is her first hair cut at the age of 4 1/2. My aunt and I were joking about putting your baby's first haircut in their baby book, but her first haircut will have to go in her Kindergarten book. We had to cut the ends off and stack it a little in the back so maybe it looks like we are going for a short hairstyle. It looks cute on her and makes her fine and thin hair look a little thick.

During

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This is the best picture I could get After the haircut

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T*Ball

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Batters Up!

Kennedy and Coach Chris

Kenna's #1 Fan

Kennedy's Real #1 Fan

Playing First Base (the envied position)

Practice Swing

Midnight Snack

2008-04-17T20:48:00.000-07:00

Kyson decided right before it was time to go to bed that he was hungry. With his appetite (or lack thereof) we'll let him eat whenever he wants!

TO NO AVAIL.........

2008-04-13T19:16:00.001-07:00

Three out of the four of us had seen "Wicked" and loved it so much we thought we'd try a girls night out and see if we could get lucky again. This time the word must have gotten out because there were a lot more people there. We didn't get tickets but since we were already out we might as well hit The Cheesecake Factory. And that we did!

2008-04-13T19:13:00.000-07:00

"Wicked" Cool

2008-04-13T18:52:00.001-07:00

While Neal's mom and sister were here the musical "Wicked" was in town. We didn't have tickets and the shows were all sold out. We heard through a friend of ours that they set aside 20 tickets every show and raffle them off about two hours before the show for $25 dollars each. Our chances didn't seem very good but we tried it anyway. There were for of us so we all put our name in and with lots of fasting and praying it worked!!! We got 4 tickets on the 3rd row for $25 bucks. First of all I have to say, I'm really not into things like this but mother and sister-in-law promised I'd like it. Well............I loved it! After the show I got the cd and me and Kennedy know every song by heart.

Update.....

2008-04-05T19:48:00.001-07:00

We had a fun week this week. Neal's mom and sister came out so we got to spend some time with them. The first night they got here we went to Princess' on Ice. Neal wasn't able to go so we had an extra ticket and Kennedy invited her friend Madilyn. Kennedy was dressed up like Giselle from the movie Enchanted (our new fav) and Madi was dressed up as Belle. The girls loved it! We had a funny /unfortunate incident on the way out of the stadium. As most of you know downtown Miami isn't the place to be after dark. We were walking out of the stadium and a homeless man was sitting on the sidewalk with his hand out and some change in it. Since he was sitting down he was exactly on the girls level. Without thinking Madi reached out and gave the poor guy (no pun intended) five and his change went flying everywhere. We felt so bad at first and didn't know whether to help him pick it up or run like mad. Luckily there were enough people walking we just got lost in the crowd. Poor Madi felt so bad and kept saying "why did I do that?" But needless to say the night was a hit! We also went to the beach while they were here and hit the park a few times. It was so fun to have them here and I loved the help. Thanks Grandma and Lacey for coming to see us. We miss you! Oh, one more thing.....we went to "Wicked" while they were here but I'll write about that next post when I get my pictures. P.S. don't mind Kennedy's face in this picture, she isn't going to kill anyone she just had to go to the bathroom. I made her pose for the picture before intermission. For some reason I cant find the other pictures I took at Princess' on Ice.

Praying for Sadie...

2008-04-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

I read something today that made me re-evaluate my life and the priorities in it. A friend of mine told a story of her friends precious little girl named Sadie Huish. She was diagnosed a few weeks ago with a brain tumor that has wrapped itself around her brain stem making it impossible to treat. Her family has set up a blog in her behalf with pictures and updates on her progress. After reading about this little girl and her family I realized how truly blessed I am in my life. It made me think about how short life really is and how fast it can be taken from you. I wondered.....am I doing the things I need to be doing as a wife/mom/sister/daughter and friend? Can I do more? What is truly important in this life? So the next time you have a bad day, think about this family and the trials their going through in their life. I've attached a link of this brave little girl and the minute you see her she will steal your heart......I promise.

Simon and Olivia

2008-03-26T20:57:00.000-07:00

Our friends adopted twins a few months ago and this is the first time Kennedy got to hold them. She has been waiting so long but since they were preemies I had her wait a while. When she finally got to hold them she was all smiles.

Happy Easter!

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I was so surprised that my kids would sit on this Easter Bunny's lap. I think this is the scariest bunny I've ever seen.

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Only a few of his made it on the table and not on the floor.

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Never a dull moment!

Bear Scare

2008-03-18T21:13:00.001-07:00

Here's what we've been up to this month! First of all this morning I was leaving to go running and I peeked into the kids room to check them before I left and Kyson wasn't in his bed. Of course my heart dropped at first as I stared to look for him and I found him buried in the basket of stuffed animals. I took this picture after I pulled some of the stuffed animals off his back to make sure he was still breathing. Its still a mystery to me of how he got in there and the fact that their room was a complete disaster from the day before didn't help my search.

Our boring birthday party

2008-03-18T21:04:00.001-07:00

Kennedy told me that this was the "mostest boring birthday party ever." Happy Birthday Neal!!! I really am sorry it wasn't a better day. I have to agree with Kennedy and say that it was pretty boring. But thanks for all the hard work you put into school for us and all the sacrifices you make. I love you so much and I am so greatful to have such a wonderful husband. Love you!

Dad's Birthday

2008-03-18T20:51:00.000-07:00

I felt bad for Neal on his birthday this year. His birthday fell on a Saturday but he had 3 midterms, one on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (need I say more). In fact Kennedy was in tears on his birthday because she felt so bad for him because no one was coming over for a birthday party. She couldn't imagine that someone would have a birthday and not have 50 people, birthday hats, streamers, music, and mounds of presents to go with it. But needless to say while he was studying all day we did attempt "birthday brownies."

Beach with the uncles

2008-03-18T20:24:00.001-07:00

We took a boat ride called the Water Taxi which takes you all along the inter-coastal waters, pretty much through people's backyards. As you go along they tell you all the famous people who live in the houses and its pretty amazing how much money people have. So along the way they have different stops you can get off at so we got off at the beach but realized no one had beach attire. Of course we found a shop and all had to buy new swimsuits. We had slim pickn's but Kennedy was pretty proud of her pick and had to pose like the "Cheetah Girls."