A Wedding

A co-worker was married yesterday!

Our sister was able to watch the kids while we attended a wedding and reception in the Freeman Park. It was an evening short wedding with good food afterward. We barbequed with chips and drinks. Then the sun set and they broke out the glow in the dark sticks and silly string. Everyone grabbed a paint bottle and we all squirted it on the wedding dress. We all got carried away with the helium tank, cupcakes, jelly ball war, and human glow stick "horse shoes".

We left early enough to put the kiddos to bed. A BIG Thanks to Heather for helping out with such short notice. And of course, a huge congratulations honeymooners, Sierra and Aerica!

JK

Rosie Pie

Rosie had been excited for her Birthday Party for weeks. We went to the park last week and when a group of people arrived, she opened her arms really wide, started to run toward them, and said, "My Birthday Party is HERE!!!!"

She is a "hand-full" but definitely worth every minute of it. Potty training has had to be on her motivations. This last month we had another talk about differences in wearing underwear and diapers, and has been making definite strides toward being a "big girl" now. I love how the girls are so close in age, but sometimes not close enough. For a while my four year old wanted alone time, or I would hear something in accordance with, "Mom, Rosie keeps bugging me."

We invited family and friends to Rosie's 3rd Birthday Party on the 14th of March for a Pie Party. The pies were all a big hit. (None of them made it to the following afternoon.)  A family member brought Strawberry Pie, and the rest were made from cupcake pans. I had made Banana Cream and Coconut Cream; however, by the time the Apple Pies were finished, so was I. I had planned and prepped for Chocolate Cream, Peach, Butterscotch, Peanut Butter and Chocolate, and Cheesecake. Between cleaning, cooking, mommy-ing, and trying to be a good hostess, my check list wasn't all crossed off by the end of that day. One gallon of bubbles, some games, and Chewbacca ready in the backyard and the kids were hooked. The kids are still having fun with the remnants of pin the tail on the donkey. I was so glad it came with numbered stickers instead of the pin.

Even though I'm still picking up and finding balloon fragments from the battle, the war hasn't ended, because they are still finding balloons for me to blow up. Not to mention the dishes are still racked up. The torture of dishes shall commence in T minus 3, 2, 1....

Toodles
JK

A New Adventure!

In January this year we went to Roberts, Idaho to find a pup! He came from a litter of 14 and was born on Thanksgiving morning 2014. We wanted a young pup because the kids in our house are so young I didn't want to correct any bad habits. We named him Chewbacca, but we can't resist calling him "Chewy."
(If interested, he is a pug and lab/pit mixture)
I don't have any photos yet of our mutt but he is adorable! Our sweet neighbor is always admiring him.
Even though we have had to go through the potty training, I've enjoyed the rest of his training. He is such a sweet and smart little pup! He enjoys the kids, the local dog park, and likes to play... a lot. He has already picked up on "sit, down, up-up, inside, outside, kennel, stay, come", but I want to see if I can get any really fun ones, like, "roll over ad play dead"...

Well I noticed the time and the family is getting HUnGrY!!!!! Almost 8pm yikes! Calling it close tonight. The time change really has messed up something with recognizing what time it is with the sun position this time. Hopefully next time I'll have some recent photos and more on this years trips and events (and it won't take me as long to write another log)
JK

Alexandra Rose

This is our newest addition to our family! She was born in March!

She was 5.12lbs and 19 inches! =)

 

When she smiles, she just about comes right out of her skin!

 

New Beginnings as "Bookkeeping Maid"

If you would like some book work done please let us know!

We have started a profile on Facebook called Bookkeeping Maid!

All but One!!!

This semester went by a little fast! I'm somewhat glad!!! So we have found out that the new addition will be a GIRL!! Dan and I are so excited! We have Dan Eugene IV, Samantha Jazmine and so I'm thinking Vanessa Rose? Or Victoria Rose (After Aunt Vikki)? Everytime D sees the computer he asks "Sammy is on the compuuuuder, Mom! Silly Baby" Sammy says cute things too! She'll be goofing around, and she'll walk fast in circles and say "Whoa, whoa, whoa!!!" and when she falls on her bum, she puts her hands on her cheeks and says "Ut-Oh"... amazing... The other day I asked a co-worker if there was a set date she's decided to retire on, and she's been mentioning it on and off for a year or so... "when I retire this and that"... A while ago she said that it would be in December and now it's December! hahaha! She is such a spit fire! After I asked her when the big day was and she said, "who knows... so whens the baby due?" And I said March 10th. She says "Oh so in three months!" And it hit me just like a truck...

I'm going to be a mother of three in three months! Suddenly I felt like Sammy in saying "WHoa whoa whoa,..." Then I says to myself, I need another job.

So I've applied to some Credit Unions this evening and a part time position opened up and I applied for that at EITC. I would love to continue working there! The sad thing is that I'm stuck in Idaho Falls until I graduate and there are some positions opening in Boise that I actually might have a fun time doing... bummer, but no worries!

Because the school cut everyone's work study hours, I have to document the time spent job searching in order to keep my food stamps! They want to see five hours a week spent applying for a position. I don't mind, but it makes it rather difficult when Sammy wants to press buttons because thats what mommy is doing! lol! Or finally getting to the last section of an application and D walks up with his Christmas Stories Book and presses the power button on the Lap Top... Ooh little buddy! As he asks "Mom, are you doin homework?... All done!"

It's not that I mind, but that I was done trying to impress someone who doesn't know me at all... temporarily. I've been blessed with jobs that hire me within the first interview or I was offered a position while they were looking at my application. My nerves are just in a shudder of pringles. It's faint, but it's still there! Sometimes it takes a few days for them to get back to Dan for a second interview and the waiting is the most tense feeling ever!

The part that hurts the most about it is well because of our particular situation we would have to move if we did make a comparable position for Dan's degree because of the low income housing. So they take him in for a third interview and never call back. They have told him the hours, clothes for the proper uniform, or even what time they will call by. He's even been slided on jobs within depatment stores because they want him for the electronics department. And nodda! It makes the entire process that more intimidating! But one day I'll look back and laugh... may that day be soon!

A dress I made for Samantha

I just finished this dress for Samantha to wear at Monte and ShaReese's wedding on the 14th. i can't decide if I should add a white or green ribbon around the waist. I have to either way because it's a little big.

School runs my Life!

A lot of things have happened, and some i really don't feel like posting! lol. Anyways I have class soon, but I would like to announce that Our family is expecting one more on feb 20, 2012. So the next few months will be so much fun! Congrats to Mante and ShaReece on their engagement! And future prenuptuals! I can't wait to go to Logan! I love to get out of Ammon and go for car rides! Even if we just drive around! lol. ShaReece's Bridal Shower is this Saturday after Conference. So it looks like Ashley wants to hitch a ride with me and Samantha! I can't wait! I am prego so we might have to stop a couple of times.
I'm 17 weeks as of today and we'll know what gender on Oct. 17 or 19th I can't remember! I'll try to keep up to date, but it looks as if I need to get to class! ToOdles!

Love yah!

New Hours

I am so excited about this semester. We had a meeting today with Financial Aid and My boss and the other workstudy, Lindsay for WFT. She has taken another position outside of the school and they decided that I should get the extra hours she can't work anymore. So I'll get twenty hours instead of the fifteen I've been working lately. Wahoo!

I also was offered an extra ten hours a week for the Fire Academy this summer - I can't wait! It starts April and ends in July! YAY! So in total for a little while I'll have thirty hours a week! Mariha and Ken have been so much fun to work for - I will miss them so much when I graduate! I told Ken today that I have only one year after May and he shook his head from side to side. I forgot to mention that Anna Lea had taken the kids photos in early December and thay are so awesome!

Here are a few:

Christmas. New Years. Sam Jaz's Blessing.

Its been so much more enjoyable with School being out. I go back on Monday with thirteen credits and I'm so excited that in May I will be able to say that I have one more year till my associates. It's seems so long now with all the changes with my major. Christmas was a ton of fun! I had the sharing time in primary and we all had such a christmas spirit this year it was wonderful. Samantha, D, Dan and I went to his mom's apartment for Christmas morning after we had done something of our own.

New Years Dan and Sammy J went to Janeils for games and a good time because D and I were in kind of a haze of sickness. It was fun just me and D at home. We played games together, but I had a hard time understanding him because of his stuffy nose. The doc said its a virus so there isnt much he can do for the little guy.

Samantha was so beautifull in her blessing gown. I say gown because it is so pretty! We took some pictures! I'm going to have to put them up some time. Anna lea will be taking some next weekend we'll have to see if I have time to post them. It was nice to get the family together again. Linda and Paul were there and we made an aquaintance that weekend Shorty brought his girlfriend down with him from Logan. Her name is Shareece. We played some games and had lots of fun while Monte and Shareece were down along with Ian and Ashley! Santa brought D a miniature Trampoline and he loves it "Look mom I jumpin"

Little Lamb

Janeil had D enolled in a choir for children. They had a concert in the Festival of Trees on last friday. He has another concert on Dec 1 at 7pm. It will be at the Piano Gallery. We aren't sure if we are going to resign him up. But then today while at Ashleys Piano, D was pressing the keys nicely and singing his song. Well only the parts he could remember. Little Lamb is the song they sang and i think they are singing an arcrinim of CHRISTMAS. D is the second from the left.

Welcome Sammy J!

Born Oct 15, 2010. I've been really busy with the new little one and school. I have two more weeks of school, and then I have almost a complete month off of school. I've been trying to get together a scrap book for th elittle ones. most of our pictures are digital and so it's been hard to sit down and do it. D is growing so fast.

We went to Ians and Ashleys for Thanksgiving Dinner. D had so much fun with their dogs, Copper and Tana. Gavin joined us, which was a lot of fun because we don't get to see him very often. Monte went to Logandale to see some friends that had invited him down. I hadn't been to Ian and Ashleys since they moved further into American Falls. One day Dan and I will buy a house, I can't wait for that day!

Baby Shower!

So we had the Baby Shower this morning at Tammys house in Idaho Falls. It was so much fun! I'm going to try and get some pictures of all the onesies(?) that we made. It's been so crazy the last week! We had a close call on Thursday and so the hospital says any day now! YA! Well it looks like I can't keep a secret, I thought it was lame sitting there at the shower trying not to tell. However, when she comes, her name will be Samantha Jazmine Kunz.
I layed D down for a nap and Dan is over at his mom's helping with the Bountiful Basket she ordered. The house hasn't been this quiet in a long time. Heather let D take some of the balloons home. He has been traking them all over the house, since. Well looks like I spoke too soon. Good Bye blog, hello life.

Baby Shower and some Updates

I would love to invite anyone who wants to come, but I don't know some of your addresses, since the move. Heather, Dan's sister and a good family friend are putting on a Baby Shower for our expected girl. It will be on the 9th of October. I know some of the addresses of family, we are sending onesies(?) to be decorated and sent back. If you want to participate, just give me an email with your address in it, julie.kunz@my.eitc.edu.

I'm due on October 12th, and we are so excited! Heather said we can't keep a secret, so I'm afraid we are trying to keep the name quite until the day we all meet her! We are trying our hardest to prep D for the new baby. When we ask him if he wants a baby sister, he either says "Uh...um...I don't know?" or "No... nope... I don't think so."

I found that the healthcare industry isn't for me and I'm not sure if I posted that I switched to the accounting program at EITC. I finished my general courses and all of those transferred. I have 13 credits this semester. I am loving it and my Instructors are awesome. I got a 100% on my last test in Accounting 210!!! I'm still working in the front office and am loving it. Lately my supervisors received other positions so it's been crazy in the office. One received a position for our new fire program coordinator at EITC and my other supervisor applied and recieved a position in the healthcare division for EITC. I use to think my division manager was somewhat of a "the sky is falling, the sky is falling!!!" type of person, but now that he's right next to my desk it's not as dramatic when something arises.

The live stream from General Conference wasn't working this morning so we're listening to the radio braodcast. I need to get the baby's quilt done, so I'll try to post a picture next week. I'm taking Occupational Relations and I'm learning a lot. One of the books we have already read is Leadership and Self-Deception. I suggest taking a class like this or reading the short novel. It has helped me in many ways, one of the things that I have taken from the class: To inspire trust.

Happy 4th of July!

This weekend was fun at Heather's house! Ian and his new wife Ashley came from American Falls, and Unlce Monte came down from Logan! Heather, Janiel and Immogene were there of course. It was an amazing view of the fireworks from Heather's new house. Gavin's sister, Teresa and Bub came with their kiddos, and we had yummy root beer floats, for those of us who could! I was able to get my house clean in the morning and then we headed to Heather's barbeque! She has fun games for the backyard. One of these days we'll have to bust out the slip and slide again. I don't think little D understands the concept of a slip and slide yet, but it was fun watching him the first time.
If I haven't mentioned it before we are expecting a girl in October. It was a little uncomfortable this past week with the weather warming up. Congradulations to our cousins Amy and Colin Sturt!!! They had their baby girl! As I hear it she weighs 4.5 lbs! We are so happy for you two...I mean three! We can't wait to meet her and good luck with picking a name! We find it hard to be confortable with any of our ideas. But we still have some time to figure out something to call her.
I apologize for not updating my blog for a while. It's been difficult to find time to spend time on the computer without getting distracted or needing to do something else. I have been called as the First Counselor in the Primary. I am trying to get the Sacrament Program together for October. And a Quarterly Activity together for September. So far it's been challenging for the juggle of family, primary, work, and school. I can't believe Math 123. It's been definitely challenging all by itself this summer semester. That class ends on the 15th of July for me and man o man I CAN'T WAIT!!! Well, looks like there are certainly other things going on so, as Tigger puts it TTFN! TaTa For Now!!!

Can't believe it...

I'm counting down the days of this semester! Man -o-Man has it been a long one! Finals are the first week of May! I'm loving my doctor for this pregnancy. She does an ultrasound every time, and I get to leave with at least two pictures. Janeil was so excited she could make out the picture this time. I am 15 weeks along, and my next appointment will be on the 29th! I love working at the college. My boss cracks me up. She says I'm an angry pregnant lady! hahah! They have hired me on for the summer as extra help so I will be able to get extra hours on top of my work study hours! I am way excited to have math 123. I'm a little scared because my placement test for math was such a long time ago. But I'm not too worried. Next week I have to give a Persuasive Speech. I am WAY too excited for that! YUCK... Last week I had to give an Informational Speech, my nerves gave me such a hard time I thought I was having an anxiety attack. It was a lot easier in the beginning of the semester because I hardly knew anyone in the class. Hopefully this time it will be smoother.

Happy Easter

This weekend we spent at Grandma Janiel's and Aunt Heather's house. It was a lot of fun. We were able to go to WalMart and have D get his pictures taken in a church outfit Uncle Monte bought him when I was still pregnant with D. Our little guy is always on his new bike! It is so much fun watching him try to figure it out first before I help him. I can't believe I have only four more weeks of school! YAY!!! I can't believe it snowed this whole weekend. Not a blizzard or anything, but off and on. D's stitches are healing nicely! We all enjoyed conference. It was nice to spend it with family, too. Well I have class in the morning. Hopefully I'll have time to add some pictures of Easter later! TooDles! 

Exciting Day At the Doc's

A couple of days ago we found out that D and I were eligible for medicaid. So Dan took D to the doc's office today because he has had a cough and sniffles for a while. Turns out he has a little ear infection and sour throat. Doc gave him some antibiotics. Dan went over to his mom's, Janeil's house for dinner that evening. I had called to see how the appointment went at around 3:30pm and Dan had told me that D went to jump into Janeil's arms and ran stright into the coffee table! It split open the brow of his nose. Dan had to take him back over to the doc's and get it glued shut; however, by the time I had gotten off the phone and walked through Janeils door, D had picked the bandage and the glue out of the abrasion. So off we went to the doc's again. When we got there he said that he should have gave him stitches in the first place because almost 100% of the kids who get it glued have to come back in to get it stitched because they pick at it. So they strapped D down to appopy board for kids and kind of looked like a little mummy. Dan held his head while the nurse put numbing stuff in the wound. Then they poked it a bunch of time with a seringe until the outersides turned white which was pretty cool! And then he took this hook thing and started stitching. It took a while I felt so bad for D. He kept telling us "No! No! No!.... mommy I stuck!" over and over then when we were all done he said "We done yet?" It was the sweetest thing. I took some pictures after we were finally home:

Happy Valentines Day!

So as most of you know it's dan and me's birthdays! We had fun this weekend. Dan and I went to the MarriotSuites in Poccatello. Then we had a long lunch at Texas Roadhouse, which wasn't all too busy for a Saturday. Today we went over to Janeil's house and had fun with the family! Tammy, Steve, Chaz, Ree-C-Roo, Gavin and Heather were all there as well as grandma great and of course Janeil. D got pretty grumpy so decided to cut out earlier than norm. I heard from Kev-dog, my big bro, which made my day! Dan got a MP3 player and I got some PREGO outfits. YES, I did say prego! YAY!... Dan has a job interview later this week on friday in Logan, Utah. I won't be able to go, but D and I will wish him the best from afar. WE LOVE YOU DADDY! GOOD LUCK!

D turned Two!!!

D truned two on the seventeenth!... We had some friends and family over for hotdogs and hamburgers, and we had ice cream and CAKE! D has gotten so big. This past year has been kind of tough with my parents divorce and the struggles of going to school. But we have our own sort of fun, when we have time. Some of D's favorite things to do is watch ELMO!!! Elmo, Elmo, Elmo and yes... Elmo!!!! He loves trucks, singing, sqweezed hugs, slobbery kisses, and reading books. Some of his favorite things to say are "i wob you.", "Weecy-Roo", "O-MA's HOUSE!","I See You" "Ta-DA!", and my personal favorite is when he calls for his dad "DAN,... O DAN!!! Where You?" Kids say the darndest things.
My favorite story this year isn'y the best of all stories, but one day he was driving his car around outside and was turning a bit sharp, when he calmly says "Oh, chit", as the car tumbles over!
That story is one that has mostly been mentioned when we're around friends hanging out late and the kid is asleep. Well, everybody ....CHEERS to the stories that are never forgotten....
P.S. One day when he is dating someone he'll be bragging about how he was a little cute kid, and he'll find his favorite thigs and mommy's favorite story will be in his remeber book!