Makin' an Offer

Hi! We are super excited to be making an offer on this house. There is already another offer in so we're hoping that we beat it and that our's will be accepted. Pray for us! We really want this house. If you are really bored, you can watch a walk through on youtube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnN3W9op_i0 . My favorite parts of the house are the giant bathtub, the guest room with its own bath, and the awesome back yard. Enjoy!

Bad Words....

Today I have house guests, but not the kind you may be imagining. One is dressed all in white with a tiny shiny halo about her perfectly perfect hair. She looks a lot like me, only with a touch of gorgeous. She's seated on my right shoulder. The other guest is dressed all in red and sporting two tiny red horns in her hair. She's rock star spectacular and she's seated on my left shoulder. Both of them won't stop talking, my goodness. Lefty is telling me to write a nasty, naughty word ladened post today. Something like, "What's with this blankety-blank snow? Shouldn't it be Spring by now? Hello? It's just about May! And what's with the power kicking on and off, if the power goes out today heads are going to roll!" Righty-tighty over here has her side, too. She wants me to write about, "Counting my blessings" and "Looking on the bright side." So what's it gonna be today? Good girl or Bad girl?

Darn it, I can't decide! Lefty seems to have a lot more fun...Righty is, well, right. Man, what's a girl to do?

Ok, Ok, so it is snowing outside. A lot. I don't like it one stinkin' bit, but it won't last forever and I am MOVING! That is my saving grace. I am moving. Granted I am moving to a place with the occasional tornado or hurricane thrown in the mix, but I'll take it. Anything to get me out of here, please....

Card Making With 2 Sketches 4 You

So, I am entering a card making contest this week. I have never done this before but thought it would be fun...and the winner gets super scrapbooking supplies from Shanna Vineyard's Bo Bunny line and a gift certificate. Shanna not only designs stickers for Bo Bunny, but she makes awesome, I mean awesome hand-outs for Young Women which is how I stumbled upon her work! The top image is a sketch provided by the blog. I designed the bottom card with the sketch in mind. I think it turned out pretty cute. We'll see what they think after May 1st. Wish me luck!

Sometimes you just need to laugh out loud...

Ok, maybe I am just bored on a lazy Sunday afternoon, but the following pics make me laugh out loud. Today Jenna was hopping around the living room with a pair of pink tights on her head singing "Little Bunny Foo-Foo" complete with the bopping on the head part. I found it absolutely hilarious! Honestly, I must confess that this wasn't completely her idea. I had tried on a pair of nylons this morning only to find a hole right on the front of my left shin. They were laying on the coffee table and I put them on as "braids" just to get a laugh out of the kids. Jenna's pink tights, which she didn't wear to church were also on the coffee table and she donned hers. Only her's were much better suited to bunny ears, hence the song. Oh, what fun the Douberlys have on rainy Sunday afternoons.

Another First for Kelsey...Can You Tell What it Is?

Do you have a guess?

Kelsey got her first tooth! I actually saw it for the first time on the 14th but it was very hard to see. If fact, the kids couldn't see it at all. It's slowly pushing it's way out and is pretty noticable now. I thought I'd better get a photo and post her latest accomplishment. It didn't go as easily as I had thought it would. Do you know how hard it is to hold a baby, try to get them to smile so big that their little mouth is wide open, and get the photo? You can only see the tooth in the last photo and she's actually gotten all mad at me for all the other shots. Afterwards I thought to myself, why didn't you try it in the bouncy chair. Hindsight is always 20/20 isn't it? Anyways, if you look really closely at the last photo you can see one tiny tooth on the bottom. It was a pretty painful experience for the little princess. I hope all the others are much, much easier.

In my pretty garden...

Here are some photos of my tulips. They are so pretty. I just love tulips in the Spring!

I was hoping they would hold out blooming until Dustin got home but they've already begun. We're thinking Dustin will be home 2 weeks from this Wednesday. He doesn't have travel plans yet, but he should any day now. We are so excited to have him home!

More from Kelsey...

I am so glad that I am adding new photos today. These are so much happier, and Springier (Is that even a word?), and did I mention happier? Yeah. The snow is gone and the sun is once again warming the earth. I think we even hit 70F yesterday. When I took Kels outside for her first photo shoot she ended up being more interested in the grass than anything else. She just kept running her hands through it and totally ignoring me. Little stinker. Even if she isn't looking at the camera I think she's as pretty as can be. She getting the crawling thing down a little bit better everyday. She's got the idea and is working on the coordination. It's fun to see her get the things she wants after all her effort. Oh, I almost forgot... Saturday night I got a sitter so I could go to Stake Conf. adult session. When I got home Kelsey was in her bouncer seat. When she saw me she just lit up and smiled and squealed the best baby squeal I may have ever heard. It was so funny and wonderful. None of my kids have ever been that happy to see me. The sitter and I just had to laugh. She even asked if she always did that. It's those moments that make it all worth while. I can't wait for Dustin to get to see her smile. The calendar is down to 19 days. Can you believe it? Me neither!

If only you could feel this photo...

It's April. It's mid-April and we're having our usual, rediculous Spring Snowstorm...like those two words should even be said together. Our neighbor has already shoveled once this evening. The only proof lies in the small piles lining the driveway. You certainly can't tell otherwise. The snow is simply tumbling and swirling every which way, up and down, round and round, as though it can't decide quite what to do. The snow is like the weather in general...we are supposed to top 60F on Friday. Where does it do that? Snowy and 30F on Tuesday to Sunny and 60F on Friday? It does it out here all the time. Do you know how tired I am of the pile of snow clothes by the front door? Do you know how tired I am of the line of snowboots that lives by my front door? Do you know how I hate sending my boys out in this nastiness month after month? Do you know how tired I am of dragging poor Jenna into places from parking lots, her little legs going as fast as they can while I juggle the car seat and purse and diaper bag? This weather, this place, sucks the life out of you. I never thought I could hate a place as much as I hate Montana. Bears are so very, very smart. They just hunker down and sleep through all of this. They get to get fat all summer long, the fatter the better, eat it up, every last morsel. Then they sleep all winter long and awaken all slimmed down just in time for pool season. Yep, bears are smart. Alright, I will stop complaining now. It's certainly doing me no good. Hopefully, if you are lucky enough not to live here, you will see how nice you have it. Like that old adage, "I once complained about the price of sunscreen, then I moved to a place that had no sun."

Back to the ER, again!

Kelsey 4-7-10
Kelsey and I had quite the adventure last night. We were all sitting in the living room finishing homework and packing backpacks when Kelsey, who was in her exercauser, started choking. I ran over to her and pulled her out of the seat. She was covered in peaches and I felt bad that I didn't know when she had thrown them up. I looked in her mouth but couldn't see anything. She was trying to cough up what was stuck but then suddenly swallowed it. I asked the kids if they had given her anything to eat or any small toys. They all said no but Jenna looked guilty. For the next half an hour Kelsey kept throwing up until there was nothing left. She looked sallow and wasn't acting like herself. That was it. I called the Kingfishers and the big kids ran over. I ran Kelsey to the ER where, of course, she acted completely normal and didn't throw up again. They did an x-ray just to make sure. They couldn't see anything in there, but plastic doesn't show up clearly on an x-ray. I am hoping it was food and just digested once it got down there. All I know is that she was choking and then throwing up for a half hour. The Bishop and Brother Kingfisher came to the hospital and that was comforting. She seems to be fine today. Now I get to check all her diapers for treasures which will just make each diaper change all the more fun! I cannot wait for Dustin to get home!

Basket Time!

Easter Eggs

Despite all the house guests she had, and all the wedding prep, Aunt Linda made time to hard boil eggs for the kids to dye for Easter. They had a lot of fun choosing colors and dipping in the eggs. Henry even ate one and I think he liked it!

Cute Enough For Its Own Post

This photo looks a little wonky but it's because I took it through a white doorway. This was Jeff waiting ever so patiently for them to cut the cake. He is just so darn cute!

Family Photos

Pamela, Rosalie, Jonathan, Mandy, Aaron, Tara, Jeni (Tara's client) & Rick

Shannon and her brother, Christopher.

Pamela, Jim, Grandma Pamela, Kelsey, Nancy, Linda, & Jenna

John and Shannon cutting the cake. They realized too late they were supposed to cut the bottom one!

Jenna dancing with the bride.

At the Reception

Henry dancing with Grandma Pat

Kelsey sleeping right through the party!

Jeff and Mom

Pretty Jenna Mae

All Dressed Up

Here are a couple of photos of the kids all dressed up for the wedding. Sorry, the photos aren't that great. These are also doubling as their Easter photos since Conference coincided with Easter weekend and we didn't have a regular church service. The kids were amazingly good during the wedding. I was so proud of them, especially since it started a little late and they had to wait a while. Way to go, kids!

Modern Technology...

I think the best part of the wedding was that Dustin got to be there even though he is deployed and literally on the other side of the Earth! I got the idea the morning of the wedding and asked him to be logged on at wedding time. If I could get Wi-Fi at the venue he could be there. Sure enough, all I had to do was track down the person with the access code and we were good to go. He sat on the chair right beside me and Tara even asked if she could get a photo of me and my date. You'll notice, he even put on a white shirt and a tie. He's so cute! He cut out a couple of times but got to see most of it, including the ring exchange. It was so fun to have him there with us!

Gifts from Dad

I guess I should mention that we were out of town for Spring Break. My mom flew in from Portland and we drove down to Salt Lake City for Dustin's cousin's wedding. It was a big trip, and Kelsey's first. She did really well, as did the other kiddos. The night before we left, I checked the mailbox to find 2 packages from Dustin. He had sent these cute hats and these wonderful pillowcases which HE MADE HIMSELF! WOW! We waited until morning and while I took the kids to breakfast, my mom put them on their pillows in the hotel. They were so excited to find them when we came back. Thanks Dad!

Jenna's First Real Haircut

March 29, 2010

Jenna got her first real haircut at the salon. She was so excited. We've only ever cut one tiny curl off for her baby book before. She was so good. I think her favorite part was the lollipop at the end, though!