A Merry Kenzi Christmas...

Merry Christmas to everyone. We had a great Christmas. And really it was a Kenzi Christmas. Alex and JT had to watch Kenzi open a lot of presents before they got there presents from us. Really it is just pay back for all those years Carter and I had to watch them open all of their presents. And I think they got the best last. JT had to open his gift about 5 times. You know, one box inside another! :0) And Alex had to do a Christmas version of the amazing race. He first had to find a note under a light bulb and it continued onto the park, counting our lights on our house, and even getting a clue from a block of ice. Though I think the longest task was a word find which he did not get right the first time. And all of that led him to an iTunes gift card in the box he originally opened. It was great! Kenzi got a Kitchen from Santa which she loves and plays with often. She got a guitar from her Uncle Len & family and a drum from Gramma & Grampa G. She loves playing with all of her toys and I still have to find room for them in the house. Dax and Georgia were even happy with the Christmas knuckles. They spent the whole morning chewing on those. It was great to have the in-laws in town to share this time of year with. We are sorry that we cannot spend it with everyone. I think my favorite gift besides the spa weekend in Calistoga CA are the aprons that Kenzi and I got from Gram Mac. Mine says Cookie Maker and her says Cookie Taster! Oh how true! Anyway, I hope that your family and friends are doing well and have a wonderful New Year!

Baking for the Holidays!

So Kenzi I endeavor to make Christmas goodies. She was so excited to help and in the beginning was there for ever measure and pour. Then about middle of the way through she started doing her own baking by cutting an orange with measuring spoons. By the time we finished our five items she had lined up my flour, sugar, and brown sugar bins and was playing with her toys on them. It was a lot of fun and I thought Kenzi looked so cute I had to take pictures. And she insisted she dance with the dog while I did so. Don't worry I made her wash her hands again before we kept baking! Kari P.S. Yes that is marshmellow cream on her face and she was the official taster! She had quite a bit of sugar that day!

OK...

So I have been so out of touch since my Palm died. It is pathetic, I know, that I rely on a device to remind me to take my vitamin, but such is my punctilios nature! So I have some posts that I have been meaning to put on the blog and just haven't, so bear with me while I do some catch up. (I know Keri, I don't have to catch up but they are such fun video and pictures I have to share!) Like this video of Kenzi. She was so cute that day and got so much attention over her purple outfit especially the hat! Enjoy! Kari

Guess who has a webcam now?

I finally got the webcam set up that I bought several months ago. If anyone is on Live Meeting drop me a line and I'll give you my log in name. Let me know and we can talk, or if you want you can talk to the dog, she is a better listener.

3650 Days ago today...

I remember the first time I told Kari I loved her she laughed at me.

To be fair, we had not been dating long. We had gone to the Irvine Spectrum to see a movie, (It was the Wedding Singer, which was the first movie we saw in a theater.) and we were walking back to my car. Kari, being the person that she is, started to dance in the parking lot. Now, she and I had been getting to know each other pretty well at this point, but at that moment, it just seemed like I was seeing her for the first time. She seemed so happy and full of joy. And at that moment, I realized that I loved her. Now, this is not the kind of realization that allows you to “play it cool” and use your “poker face”. Its not like I was trying to decide between having a burritos and tacos for dinner, and decided on tacos. Needless to say, I must have looked kind of funny, because Kari stopped, looked and me, and the following exchange took place:

Kari – “What are you thinking?”

Me – “You don’t want to know.”

Kari – “Tell me, I want to know.”

Me – “No, you don’t.”

Kari – “Yes. I. do.” (Said in the kind of tone that lets you know that if you don’t fess up, there WILL be trouble.)

Me – “I love you.”

Upon hearing this, my future wife, the mother of my children, my best friend, my eternal companion, the flame on the candle of my soul and the person who makes my life complete, laughed.

She laughed long and hard. At me.

At my heartfelt declaration of love. .

Let’s soak that in for a moment shall we?

Once I got to know her better, I found out that Kari laughs like that when she is nervous, and that she was not mocking me, but I made her nervous by telling her what I was feeling. At the time, not really feeling good about that. Fortunately she only laughs when I tell her I love her sometimes now. (Just kidding)

Kari and I were married for time and all eternity 10 years ago today. Kind of a big deal. I am not sure how we ended up together, or why. But I am glad that we did. We’ve been through some interesting stuff over the last 10 years, but I would not change it for anything. I love Kari, and our relationship has become the best thing that I have.

Thanks for marrying me babe! I love you!