More of the same

Life has become busier in the Kemp home. I got a new calling last week, to serve in the Relief Society Presidency. It was somewhat terrifying... and I am not quite sure how to put into words how I feel, so let me simply say that however inadequate I may be, I know the Lord called me here for a reason and the joy of the Spirit has blessed our family already. I am so excited to serve with the other 3 women, I have so much to learn from them.

Friday night Talan spent the night, which was fun for the boys. He came with us to Kaeleb's last soccer game. By the way, if it ever stops raining, the rock yard you see here will be grass...
Kaeleb became quite the little defender. Most of the time his coach had him as a midfielder and defender. He got in a goodly amount of blocks and had a great time doing it. He took his position very seriously. I love this guy! That is him up front.
After lunch I took the boys to Talan's sisters' dance recital. This is the older girls who dance at their studio. Although none of my niece's are in this, I thought it looked so beautiful that I had to include the picture.

Here is Bailee (2nd from the right) doing a dance called Sassy.
Next, little Miss Saige (5th from the left)- (the cutest one) being a butterfly fish. They performed Finding Nemo. Saige got to be on the poster they hung all over town. :)


And, finally little Krystal as a clown fish.They did such a good job. These kids have wriggled their way so deeply into my heart. I am so glad we live here so my boys can grow up with cousins their age. They love each other and always play so well.

After the dance I took Kaeleb shopping and out to dinner. It was such a good date with my K. He is growing up so fast and I love the boy he is becoming. Smart, thoughtful, studious, and witty... He is getting pretty funny. I love to hear him laugh. Precious little gives a mama more joy than the sound of her child's laughter.

Last, but not least, we have the Bren-guy. One morning while I was upstairs getting ready for the day I heard a good deal of banging around in the kitchen. Soon, Brennan came running in to my room exclaiming "Mom! I made a cake!" Instantly nervous, I asked "Really? Tell me how you made a cake." He said "I put applesauce, yogurt, oatmeal, and a little salt in my bowl! Let's go put it in the oven!" I was able to convince him that the oven would melt his bowl, but he did insist on candles and me singing "Happy Birthday" to him. He saved it all day to show Kaeleb and Daddy. I just love this guy. His enthusiasm for life is so contagious.


The good news is, after 3 and 1/2 years, Bren-guy sleeps through the night. Woo Hoo!! The secret to our success? Imaginarium Train Set. I bought a train and track set and told him for every night he stays in his bed ALL night he will earn one piece of the train. I am so happy and proud of him.

Easter and Soccer season!!

Spring is finally (somewhat) upon us. For Kaeleb, that means soccer season! Here he is on the field. He has been loving the games this year and is really getting into it. He takes his positions very seriously and stays exactly where his coach tells him to be, even if the rest of the team is on the other end of the field. I think he might make a good goalie. :)
During the games Brennan takes the opportunity to run through the grass. I know this is a weird picture, but if you look in his eyes, you will see that this picture captures the essence of who this kid is. He is on his way to have as much fun as he can as fast as he can.
We celebrated Easter by decorating eggs with Kris, Barbi and their kiddles. I know they don't look super excited here, but they actually had a very good time.

Kaeleb and Talan, best cousins in unplanned matching shirts.Easter morning egg hunt
Emptying the baskets
Looks like someone woke up a little earlier than he was expecting... (Brenny woke him up)


Don't tell Kwint this one is here. He is shy about this kind of thing, but I think it is so AWESOME! This is a pic of him testing for his fancy new purple belt in Kenpo.
The same night, Kaeleb was awarded his orange belt, and as you can see from the black stripe, he is now a member of the Black Belt Club. (If he sticks with karate as I believe he will, he will get two black belts, one as a youth, which means under 12, and one as an adult, anytime over the age of 12.)
This is Brennan's friend Ashtyn. She is the girl version of himself. They both think they are hilarious. I adore her, and so does he. I heard him tell her that she is the prettiest girl in the world. At the moment, she was dripping wet, because they had been spitting water on each other. Yes, they thought they were very funny.
Kaeleb went on a field trip to a farm where they gave him a stick horse, so of course I had to figure out how to make another one for Brennan. As you can also see, we are beginning to landscape our yard. We are getting sprinklers this week. Yay!!
This is picture Bailee drew with oil pastels and I loved it so much I had to take a picture of it and show it off.