Let Me Know

Hunter's favorite phrase lately is "Let Me Know". When he asks if dinner is ready and we say not yet his reply, "Let me know". If we tell him he can't have candy right now, his reply, "let me know"...when it's okay. He really is a hoot.

As we were driving home last night Hunter asked Kelly a little bit about his work. Here is a little on how the conversation went.

Hunter: "Dad, you have to go to work tomorrow?"
Kelly: "Yes, I have to go to work tomorrow."
Hunter: "You go to work all day?"
Kelly: "Yes, all day buddy."
Hunter: "What do you do all day?"
Kelly: "I'm an accountant. I count money."
Hunter: "Let me know when you count to 40, okay!"

I'm still interested in why 40. I love these every day conversations. They make me laugh.

I Peady Mom

When I put my makeup on it isn't unusual for the girls to go through my makeup bag and play with (but not put on) my makeup. Yesterday as I was putting my makeup on, my phone rang. Kora left the bedroom while I was talking on the phone and then I hear Kelly knocking on the outside of the bathroom door upstairs. He opened it and I heard him say "go get the camera". Kora comes running up to me and says "I Peady Mom" as she handed me my tube of mascara. All I could tell her was "yep, you're gorgeous!"

The Start of Something New

This picture was taken a little over 2 years ago when Kelly completed his Bachelors degree from University of Phoenix. Kelly and his brother, Bryan completed their Bachelors degrees just months apart and had the opportunity to actually walk together during the University of Phoenix graduation ceremony. In May of 2007 Kelly started classes at University of Wisconsin Whitewater to get his Masters Degree via the Internet. Today he is officially done. His final test was today and he is now, done with school. He opted to not walk in Wisconsin so I will have to settle with the graduation pictures I took when he received his Bachelors degree. We are so proud of him. He has worked so hard and he is finally DONE. Yay! This is actually very new for us because he has been going to school since the day we dated. I wonder what he will do with all of his free time?


Kelly, we are so proud of you. Congratulations! Thank you for all your hard work. We love you!

-Nicole, Hunter, Kora & Mylie

It's a Boy!

We have just adopted a 15 Month old BOY. He's Blond with Brown Eyes and very BIG. He's already Potty Trained and gets along well with the other kids. Kora is scared to death of him but she's getting better. Hunter is absolutely in love and Mylie crawls all over him. Kelly is so excited to have this new addition to our family that you can literally see the excitement and love on his face. It's adorable. Here is a picture of him and Mylie.

We were in a store up in Carson City, Nevada when a woman walked up to Kelly and I and asked us if we wanted a 15 month old, Potty Trained, Good with Kids, Golden Labrador....for Free. Kelly and I looked at each other and told her how very tempting the offer was. We got her number and talked it over and called her almost 15 minutes later telling her we wanted him. We drove up to a meeting point and picked him up. His previous owner called him Chico but we decided to rename him. Because we were made the offer in Carson City we decided that he should be named Carson. He really is a great dog. After being around a psycho, hyper, destructo dog named Joy, I was a little hesitant about getting a dog but Carson seems to fit in perfectly. He's very tame and the fact that he's already potty trained made the choice even easier. He actually made a 9 hour car ride home without going once (even though we stopped several times so he could go). Once we got home Kelly took him for a walk and then he went. His previous owner said he's a chewer but as long as he has some chew toys he wont destroy anything else. I'm hoping this is true. We'll have to see.

As for our trip up to Minden, Nevada to see Kelly's Nani and Papa...it was great as usual. The kids loved being with Nani and Papa and cousins and family. Hunter's favorite part was playing with Nani and Papa's dog, Sunny. He spent the entire day playing with her that he actually got sick Friday from being out in the cold. He was heart broken when we told him that he couldn't play outside with her any more because he was sick. You could only imagine his excitement when we told him we met Santa and he brought him (and our family)an early Christmas present. When we were getting ready to leave he kept a good hold on Carson's leash asking if we could get him and take him to "our house". He was going to make sure we didn't forget him.

We had a wonderful time with Nani and Papa and as usual it was way too fast. We had fun with the Perucci family who also came up to visit. Going up for Thanksgiving has been sort of a tradition we've kept for a few years. We love it. Hope each of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Let's Talk Potty

I tried to take the most decent potty picture I could. Kora will probably hate me when she gets older but I HAD to take a picture for her scrapbook. She was all too willing to pose. So, I'll use that as my excuse when she gets older.

Kora has decided it was time she started going to the bathroom on the potty. One day she woke up and told us that she had to go pee pee on the potty. So, I took her and she went and we had to do the pee pee dance (whatever we have to do to help encourage her). She still uses a diaper but she will often tell us that she has to use the potty. Hunter was never so easy. I'm still encouraging diapers for her since we are going to Minden this week and I don't want to have to deal with a potty training baby and underwear on a long trip. But as soon as we come back I think it will be underwear from here on out. Yay!

More potty talk....

I dropped Hunter off at School a few days ago and here was a little conversation we had. To give you a little background, Hunter's school is in Chino which often smells like cows.

Hunter: It's stinky out here!

Me: Yes, it smells like cows.

Hunter: I think someone needs to wipe the cows bum bums.

I laughed for days about this one. It was one for the memory books. Only a child could be so honest.

Comfortable Enough to Sleep?

One of my favorite parts of being a parent is watching my children sleep. It's a great time to get a few things done in temporary silence but my favorite part is the funny positions they seem to fall asleep into. I can't recall ever being so tired that I couldn't just lay comfortably on the couch or in my bed. I could probably fall asleep anywhere but there is no way I could fall asleep if I wasn't comfortable. These positions don't look comfortable to me but I doubt they would have fallen asleep if they didn't think so....or maybe it's that they are just too tired to even care?

This picture was what originally prompted this post. Mylie fell asleep last night by our front door while she was playing with 2 balls. Kelly took pictures then put a blanket over her. I'm starting to think she would be able to fall asleep anywhere and in any position.

This is the only one I could find of Kora sleeping in a funny position and it's not that recent. She actually falls asleep pretty "normally". This may just be the one time she was an exception to the rule.

This is my favorite of Hunter sleeping in a funny position. I posted it awhile back but it's one of my favorites so I wanted it in this post.

Halloween 2008

Mylie (above) was Auntie Fester. We called her Uncle Fester but she is a girl so we will oblige her years from now when she asks us why we dressed her up as a man, we can say we didn't. Surprisingly she gave us no problems when it came to putting her face make-up on. She was actually trying to eat the little sponge as it got close to her face. When we gave her the light bulb we were afraid she would throw it. She put it exactly where it was supposed to go. Too bad it didn't light up.

The story behind her costume was her lack of hair. Kelly said she's so bald we should make her Uncle Fester for Halloween...and so it was so.

Kora was our Cinderella or as she called herself "LaLa". I tried to get a straight on shot of Kora in her costume but the girl refused to smile. So this was my favorite of the millions I tried to take. As we were walking up to one of the houses and got our candy we started to head back down the driveway and wouldn't you know, she actually lost her shoe on the driveway. Prince Charming wasn't around so I put it back on her foot. Even if he was around I think I would have to tell him to come back in about 30 years.Hunter was Indiana Jones this year. He had been telling people for months that he was going to be Indiana Jones. When we went to Disneyland last month his souvenir was his Indiana Jones hat. He has been wearing it everywhere. One funny thing about his whip was...I completely forgot to get him one. How can Indiana Jones not have a whip? I went to 5 stores and each were sold out. I told Kelly's Uncle Steve that he wasn't going to have a whip so he attempted to make one. I think he told his neighbor our dilemma and next thing I know his neighbor, Scott was out on his lawn spray painting a rope that he put a little handle on so Hunter could have a whip. I'm still amazed that Scott had all these supplies around his house. Hunter was extremely grateful and of course it completed his costume. What a great guy! Hunter and I made him some pumpkin bread to thank him.

Overall it was a great night. We went Trick or Treating with Colt Christensen. He is a Handicapped boy that Kelly's Aunt and Uncle watch. The kids had such a great time together going door to door and getting candy. I just love Halloween. Hunter is already planning his, Kora and Mylie's costumes for next year.

Hunter's first Primary Program

As most of you know, cameras are not allowed in the chapel so unfortunately I have no pictures. Hunter's first primary program was yesterday. He was so adorable. The girls in his class are nearly an entire head length taller than him. I kept hoping that maybe the girls were standing on a step but sadly, they weren't. Our boy is small but I love it. I just hope he'll have a really good growth spurt someday.

Hunter had 2 lines yesterday: "My name is Hunter and I am a child of God" He said it perfectly. His second line however "Our theme for April was I will follow the Prophet" was not exactly understandable. The only reason I know what he said was because the leaders had mailed me his lines to help him learn them. We went over them but like most Sunbeams he must have forgotten and said what he thought he heard the Primary President tell him. It was cute regardless. I was just proud that even though you had no clue what he said (in his second line) he still spoke loudly. I am shocked and amazed that Hunter is old enough to have his first primary program. Kids grow up way too fast. I still recall flying up to see Kelly's sister, Jodie and her family in Virginia. While we were their our oldest Nephew, Preston had his first primary program. Preston just turned 8 this year so that was 4 years ago. At the time Hunter was about 3 months old. I can't remember what Preston's lines were but I remember thinking he was so cute. I also remember him being a head taller than all of his classmates. He's going to be a tall boy, I just hope Hunter will be too.

Primary programs are always cute because of all the kids but when your own child or a child that you know is in it, it makes it even more fun. What makes the programs so adorable are the lines the children have but also the songs that they sing. Nothing is sweeter than children's voices. We couldn't hear Hunter but we could see that he was singing. It was a fun sacrament meeting. Great-Grandpa Kerr, Nani Susie, Grandpa Yaden and Callie all came out to see him.

Mylie Milestones

Last night when we put Mylie down for bed and went into our room Kora started screaming something about Mylie. A little scared I ran into their room only to find Mylie standing in her bed. Not such a bad thing when you look at this picture but this is after we lowered it. Mylie is finally pulling herself to the standing position which has meant lowering her crib from the infant laying level to the now more mobile baby level. What a sad yet happy moment. Even sadder still is the absolute lowest level which we will probably have to lower to in a few months. This means our little baby is growing up and way too fast if I may add.

Another milestone for our little Mylie also happened today when I looked down at her toothless grin and saw that her first little tooth has popped through her gums. She has been so good that I didn't even realize she was teething. No more toothless gummy grins for this baby girl. She's growing up!

Much Needed Vacation

This past week has been quite a busy one for us. We started the week like any other but on Tuesday night we left our home and headed to the Jolly Roger Hotel which is walking distance to Disneyland. When we arrived, not only did it look like we had the entire hotel to ourselves but it also looked like it was closed down and being renovated. Slightly panicked Kelly headed to the closest hotel which we later found out owned the Jolly Roger Hotel and thankfully had our reservation.
In the morning it was off to Disneyland. We picked a perfect week to go but boy was it HOT! As usual, Disney went all out and decorated for Halloween. Even the characters were dressed in Halloween costumes. At California Adventure Minnie Mouse was out and Kora got to take some pictures with her. She loved Minnie Mouse. She ran right up to her and gave her a huge hug.

Mylie wasn't fond of the rides. This picture doesn't really do any justice for the way Mylie reacted to ALL of the rides. Sadly, with each ride she started to freak out more and more. She would claw at us and try to crawl up Kelly or My shoulder, bury her head then look around panicked. Poor thing.

These are my bugs at the Bugs Life Show. Hunter appears to be all smiles in the picture but before this picture he was freaked out. At one point he said he was going home. Kelly told him we would see him later and he actually walked halfway out of the tunnel. Kelly had to chase after him. He hates bugs. He watched the show and did just fine, actually, so did Mylie. I think it was just the movement of the rides she didn't like.

After spending 2 days at Disneyland, which Kelly and I have concluded is perfect. Neither of us could handle much more than 2 days. We were able to ride everything we wanted on Wednesday with little wait but Thursday it seemed like the whole state of California decided to go to Disneyland. It was packed with extremely long lines. We stayed to watch the parade (which the kids loved) but made the mistake of trying to leave when it ended, everyone else had the same idea. I think next time we'll ride a few rides after the parade ends and then try to leave.

The second part of our vacation we drove down to San Diego and visited the Midway. The Midway is a retired aircraft carrier for those of you who don't know (I was one of them before this trip). It was a great visit. There wasn't much for the kids to do but the little there was (like pretending to pilot a plane) they enjoyed.

Here Hunter and Kora were manning the controls in the Engineering room. I have to say that I actually enjoyed the Midway a lot more than I thought I would. They had headsets that explained the different rooms of the aircraft carrier. We didn't get to see everything so I can't wait to go back and finish the tour.

After the Midway we headed to the home of some very old friends of mine, Derek and Lupita. Instead of Day Care I used to stay at their home from Junior High to High School until my Mom got off of work. They had become like second parents to me. The last time I saw them was 2 years ago at my brother, Jeremy's wedding. Since they moved down to San Diego more than 7 years ago I haven't seen or talked to them much. It was great to see them and catch up. Hopefully the next time I see them will be a lot sooner than 2 years.

The main reason we were going down to San Diego was to visit the Midway and to go to the Zoo. When Derek and Lupita found out we were going to the Zoo they gave us free passes. Derek and Lupita have season passes to the San Diego Zoo and I guess when you have a pass you are allotted free tickets you can give to friends and family to use throughout the year. Thank You Guys! We had a great time.

I loved all the animals but I think I loved the monkeys the best. The San Diego Zoo has tons of Monkeys all throughout the park. They are so smart. While we were watching the monkeys one of them walked up to the window then turned around and sat right in front of the glass.

Hunter's favorite animals were the Tigers and Lions.

Here is our little Diva, "No Pictures Mom". Kora's favorite animals were the Giraffes and Elephants.
Sadly, like all good times they end way too quickly. It's great to look back at our pictures remembering the fun times we had. We are so glad we were able to take this little vacation. These are memories we will always have. The older we get the more we realize how important it is to spend good quality time with our children and get to know them better. This has been a wonderful trip that we will always remember.

Love and Hate

Looking at this picture you would probably think that Hunter and Kora really love each other. Actually, you would be right. Kora adores her brother. She loves playing with him and is always trying to do what he's doing. If Hunter gets in trouble or gets hurt she is the first one to run up to him and give him a big hug and ask him if he's okay. Hunter does the exact same thing for her. It's really sweet when they are so lovey with each other. That brings me to the next part of my title...Hate. How can two people who adore each other and show such love and kindness be so mean to each other? Throughout the day I am constantly breaking up mini battles of she's not sharing, he hit me, endless tattling, calming crying and silencing screams. I told Kelly the other night that this is Karma getting back at us. I said I remember the endless battles with my brother and Kelly says he remembers the same with his siblings. It's an endless circle that we as parents now get to see the other side of the fence. I'm really not looking forward to the long car rides (post car seats) when they start complaining the other is touching them, won't leave them alone...yada yada yada. This was big with Jeremy and I. I can see Karma slapping me in the face with that one. Right now the car is the only place I never hear complaining. I enjoy it. Don't get me wrong, parenthood is great. The sweet moments like those in these pictures is pure bliss and actually, they aren't arguing all day long. As a parent you just wish that they could always be as sweet to each other.

Chino Youth Museum

Yesterday we had the opportunity to go to the Chino Youth Museum with a few friends from Church. Hunter has been asking to go to a Museum for weeks if not months now so I thought I would finally plan a day to go. This was our first time to this museum and the kids loved it. It's a very small museum with the words "First National Bank" engraved on it. I'm guessing it was originally a Bank converted to a museum which explains or at least helps you visualize how small this museum was. It was set up like a little town including the Post Office, Bank, News room, Farm, Water Department, Home, Science Center, and Police/Firehouse. Each room had an enterance for adults but had small kid size doors for the kids to enter through.

Even though Mylie is just crawling she got in on the fun too.Hunter had to dress up like a Fireman. These stairs take you to a little ledge that leads to a pole you can slide down. Hunter didn't know what to do with the pole but he liked to jump off the ledge.

I love this shadowy picture of Kora. I can't take credit for it because I didn't have my camera. Thanks to my friend Amanda who took all these great pictures for me. Thank You!

Kora spent a long time on this motorcycle. She loved all the buttons. At one point she told me to get on. When I asked her where we were going she said "church". What a great imagination.

This is one of our new little friends, Peyton Horvath. She's 10 months old. She's a cute little baby and very good. I don't think I heard her make any noises. I love my little Mylie but sometimes I think of how nice it would be to have a nice quiet baby. I guess you're only allowed one per family. Hunter was our quiet, easy baby so I guess that's it? Well, Kora was easy too...but just a bit louder.

This cute little guy is Tyler Kelly. He is actually born on the same exact day as Mylie just a year apart. In the farm area there was a grocery shopping section with a lot of fruits and vegetables. He would bring us the foods and do the sign for more. Poor little guy was hungry and mad at us because we wouldn't let him eat the plastic food. Good thing his Daddy brought him snacks. He seemed content and ready to play after that.



This has to be one of my favorite pictures. As you can see...none of the children are looking at the camera. From left to right there is Peyton, Tyler, Hunter, Mylie and Kora all riding on the Motorcycle. Peyton is looking at the chaos us parents are forcing our kids to endure while Tyler is trying to push Hunter off his lap, Hunter is wondering when he can get off and finish the coloring page I made him stop doing while Mylie is screaming bloody murder because I forced her to sit with her brother and Kora is just too interested in driving to look at the camera. Classic! That's what we get when we force kids away from fun for a quick group picture.

Overall we had a great time with new friends. Can't wait for our next group outing!

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Night with Angels

Yesterday Kelly called me during the day and told me that he got tickets from work for the Angels game. I wasn't about to turn down free dinner and a fun evening with the kids at the Angels game so my answer was an ethusiastic, "Yes". We got to the stadium, found our seats and just waited for the game to start. While we were waiting we looked over at the big screen and our entire family was on it. The kids waved but really didn't know what the heck was going on. From that moment on Hunter kept looking at the big screen to see if he was on it again. I'm sure we were never on TV, but it was a fun thing that happened and I wanted to remember.

Since yesterday marked the 7 year anniversary of September 11th they had Marines walk the colors to second base. While the National Anthem was sung a group of poeple opened a giant flag and waved it at the end of the song. They had a moment of silence for the victims and families and it was amazing that even with all those people you could probably hear a pin drop. After all these years I still get emotional remembering that day.

By the way, to end a perfect evening the Angels beat the Mariners 7 to 3

Look Out World, She's Mobile

It's that time again, to go over the entire apartment looking for possible chocking and strangulation hazards. Our Mylie is finally moving. This task was a lot easier with one child because now Hunter and Kora contribute to the floor clutter. The funny thing is Hunter and Kora each started sitting at 5 months. Mylie has just started sitting and is still a little wobbly. Because she was a little slower at sitting than her siblings I thought for sure she wouldn't start crawling until later. Hunter started crawling at 6 and a half months and Kora started crawling at 6 months. It looks like Mylie is back on track. Although, I was hoping she wouldn't crawl until a lot later. Life is so much easier when they just sit there but it is fun to watch them develop, learn and explore.


The picture on the right is of Mylie sitting. She HATES sitting. She can do it, as you can see but if you sit her down she'll scream and then scream some more until you either pick her up or lay her on the ground. She's a funny baby but she sure knows what she does and doesn't like. I'm sure that when she realizes how much more she can see and do from this new position she will love it.

Kora's "2" at Last

Our sweet little Kora is finally 2 years old. The last few weeks we had been trying to hype up her birthday in hopes of getting her excited for the big day. We would tell her that she's going to be 2 and we are going to have a party but I think she's still too young to realize what that means. I let her pick out the party decorations, she chose Mickey Mouse, yet it still never dawned on her that we were having a party just for her. I think Hunter was more excited anticipating Kora's special day than she was. Nevertheless, the day has finally come. We had a nice small little family party, missing the family out of state and on vacation, but we had an enjoyable time with those that were able to share the day with us.

Among the presents Kora received she got a Little Mermaid push cart rider and happily drove it around the family room and kitchen. The seat lifts up and she stores her sunglasses in it. She would pull them out of the seat, put them on, sit on her cart and then do a cute little wave. I was trying to get a picture of her waving but for some reason kids refuse to be cooperative when it's forced. I guess that's why you need to have the camera ready at all times. I'm sure Kelly's favorite part of this new toy was when she picked it up and threw it on his foot while she was trying to turn it around.

By the way, yes, Kora's glasses are upside down. I guess she prefers them that way. As Kora opened her presents she started handing out the clothes saying, "this one's for Great-Grandpa, this one's for Kristin, this one's for Grandma..." It was nice of her to choose the teal shirt for Great-Grandpa because I don't think the purple skirt would have went very well with his shirt.
I can't believe she's 2 years old. I still remember the day she was born and how a dog named Joy put me into labor. Since I was so determined to have her on the 26th I waited the entire day to go to the hospital, certain they would send me home. Well, I still say they would have if the nurse hadn't purposefully broke my water. I guess she was ready to come and we were happy to have her. Happy 2nd Birthday Kora, We Love You!

What Happened to Cooing?

Mylie has finally started talking. She likes to say "Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba" and "Da, Da, Da" but I don't recall Hunter or Kora ever screeching. At first I thought she was crying...then when I looked at the big smile on her face I knew she was actually just talking. It is so loud that I miss the days of the cute babbling and coos. I sure hope this stage goes by fast. I guess all I can say to this is, at least she's not crying!

Also wanted to share that while I am writing this, Hunter is taking a nap on the kitchen chairs. He was eating his dinner and the last time we checked on him he was sleeping. I guess he's done eating.

...and Kora is doing puzzles. Hunter and Kora's latest favorite thing to do is puzzles. We have about 4 of them and they just love putting them together then dumping it out to do it again.

Spousal Tag - Kelly's Answers

1. Her full name? Nicole Puanani Kerr
2. How long have you been together? Married 6 years.
3. How long did you date? 1 year.
4. How old is she? 29.
5. Who eats more? Me, by far.
6. Who said "I Love You" first? Nicole, very quickly after we started dating.
7. Who is taller? Me.
8. Who sings better? Nicole. Her voice is much nicer to listen to.
9. Who is smarter? Nicole is as smart, if not smarter, as me in most areas, except sports. I still tell her after all these years that in baseball, we count the score in runs, not points.
10. Who does the laundry? Nicole. I did my share of laundry on my mission.
11. Who pays the bills? Me. I figure I should put my education to use at home, too.
12. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me. This is because she was scared to sleep closer to our stairs in our first apartment. Strangers, robbers, ghosts... whatever could get her. She figured if they got me first, it would give her time to escape.
13. Who mows the lawn? The gardeners in our complex. Hunter and Kora do a pretty good job of keeping the grass short when they play outside, though.
14. Who cooks dinner? Nicole. I did my share of cooking on my mission.
15. Who drives? We both do. She can't stand it when I drive, and I can't stand it when she drives. In the end, we both lose.
16. Who kissed whom first? Me. I was told by an unnamed source that she was ready for me to take her hand and kiss her; but try to do that when your future spouse constantly has her arms folded and doesn't seem to be interested.
17. Who's more stubborn? Me, absolutely.
18. Who asked whom out first? Me, to a baseball game. When she said yes, I figured that was a good thing because of my affinity for baseball and other sports.
19. Who proposed? Me. I was scared she would say no, so I drove around for a while thinking about what would happen if she said no. I figured that Yang Chow's would taste better if she said yes...and I was hungry, so I asked her.
20. Who has more friends? Nicole. I have only one true friend, whom I miss.
21. Who is more sensitive? Nicole.
22. Who has more siblings? Me: 1 brother, 2 sisters.
23. Who wears the pants? Me, but only by defferal. We try to make decisions together.

6 Happy Years and More to Come

I am not very good at doing tags but I thought that because today is our 6th anniversary I thought it would be fun to do the Spouse tag. Our dating years were a little wacky and took awhile to get started but as a married couple we fit each other perfectly. I love everything about him. He makes my life complete. He's a wonderful Daddy and a great Husband. Sometimes he'll tell me that he's lucky to have me as his wife but he doesn't realize that I'm the lucky one to be married to him. Not very many men are willing to support their wives 100%. No matter what the situation and what we have to do to make that work. This statement applies to all situations but it especially applies to work. He is willing to work so that I don't have to. Because of this, I am able to stay home with our children. He always puts his family first and I know with all my heart that he loves me and our children. After a hard day at work he'll come home and play with the kids and then gets on the computer to spend a few hours doing homework. We are lucky that he tries as hard as he does, for us. Everything that he does is for his family. He is a wonderful husband, provider and friend. I'm so glad that we found each other. He is more than I ever wanted. I look forward to the many more years (decades)we will spend together. If they will be anything like the first 6 years then I will surely die a happy woman. Happy 6th Anniversary Kelly, I love you!

1. His full name? Kelly John Kerr

2. How long have you been married? 6 years

3. How long did you date? 1 year, 2 weeks

4. How old is he? 28

5. Who eats more? humm...Kelly, but I could probably hold my own

6. Who said "I Love You" first? I think I did and he said "Thank You". Not the response I was looking for. Later he told me he meant thank you for telling him but still not really the answer I was looking for.

7. Who is taller? Kelly

8. Who sings better? Kelly, but he'll never admit it. I love it when he sings.

9. Who is smarter? Kelly is absolutely brilliant. I was born a brunette but deep down I'm a blonde at heart.

10. Who does the laundry? I do, but Kelly could if he needed to.

11. Who pays the bills? Kelly, after all, he is an accountant

12. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does when we are laying down

13. Who mows the lawn? Wish we had one. I love to mow so I hope I get the honors when we do have one. Great exercise you burn 300 calories an hour.

14. Who cooks dinner? I do, but Kelly can cook a mean meal when given the chance.

15. Who drives? He does and I close my eyes the whole time. When I drive he does the same.

16. Who kissed whom first? Kelly, about a month and a half after our first date in the driveway of my parents house. We both liked each other but were too shy to take the first step.

17. Who's more stubborn? Kelly is "more stubborn" but I'm a close second.

18. Who asked whom out first? Kelly asked me out after a single adult fireside.

19. Who proposed? Kelly. He asked on a hill top in Chino Hills at night over looking the city. Earlier that day he called me and asked if I wanted to go to the park and walk around. We had never done that before so I thought it would be fun. When he picked me up he looked agitated and said it was too dark to go walking in a park. We proceeded to drive around aimlessly for about 30 minutes and then pulled into a housing area that had a great view. He got out of the car and walked over to my door opened it, let me out then got on his knee and asked. Afterwards we went to Yang Chows for dinner then later saw the movie Mothman Prophecies.

20. Who has more friends? Not sure

21. Who is more sensitive? Me, there is absolutely no question about it.

22. Who has more siblings? Kelly, 1 brother and 2 sisters

23. Who wears the pants? Kelly and he looks so cute in them too!

Where You'll Find Us

We have added a new ritual to our daily routine. Once Kelly gets home from work we eat dinner then head to the pool. Last summer I would take the kids swimming during the day and the kids loved it. When you have 2 kids and 2 arms it works quite nice. Now that we have 3 kids and 2 arms it just doesn't seem to work as well. Especially with Miss Daredevil Kora who doesn't care if she can't swim or care if someone is in the pool to watch her or not. She has perfect faith that when she goes in and sinks that someone is going to save her. Thank goodness this has been true so far. Because of this we wait until Daddy gets home, 4 arms and 4 eyes work better with 3 kids. At first we tried the arm floaties with Kora, unfortunately the parent watching her didn't enjoy much because she kept going under. The constant fear of her drowning made it hard to relax. She refuses to stay close to the steps and actually tells us to "GO!" if we get close to her in order to save her. I finally remembered the life jacket I purchased a few years ago for the Kerr family houseboat trip and life is good. Kora can be Miss Independent and Miss Daredevil and Kelly and I can enjoy our swim. We also went the extra mile and put arm floaties on her so she can stay upright. Last night when we put her arm floaties on she was so anxious to go swimming she didn't wait for Kelly to finish putting both floaties on. After Kelly put one on she dove in. The life vest flipped her onto her back and with only one floatie on she couldn't pull herself up. She was screaming and kicking and flailing her arms which made her spin in a circle. We knew she was safe so we started laughing. Eventually she stopped kicking and let Kelly finish putting the other floatie on. I think anyone walking by might see her and call us over cautious but seriously, first, they don't know her and second my kids lives are more important than how silly they may look! Honestly, with a smile like that she'll never look silly and I think she looks darn cute in her head to toe fluorescent orange swim gear.

As for Hunter, he has kept his promise. When that kid tells you he's going to swim and jump in the pool when he turns 4, then he is going to swim and jump in the pool when he turns 4. You would have never thought it possible a month ago. He would scream in terror when Kelly and I took him to the middle of the pool. His idea of swimming was walking on the steps. The arm floaties have given him confidence and allowed him to keep his promise to swim when he turned 4. I had been searching for those arm floaties for weeks. I found some at Target but because they had the Speedo name on them they were almost $8. After nearly giving up I went to the seasonal section at our grocery store (Winco) and found them for 88 cents. I'm so glad we found them because I would guess that Hunter would still be swimming on the steps if we hadn't.

So, next time you try to call and we don't answer we're probably at the pool and thanks to the life vest you may even find us at the pool during the day too!

4 on the 4th

Hunter turned the big 4 on the 4th. He has been talking about his "Transformers" Birthday for months and it has finally come with as much anticipation as a 3 year old could possess. He has been telling everyone that when he turns 4 he can shower, jump into the pool and swim all by himself. Well, he's 4 now and he hasn't accomplished any of his goals as of yet but we're working on them.

In case you can't tell or just don't know his cake was Optimus Prime the good guy Transformer leader. The cake wasn't perfect but it was sweet when Hunter woke up and Kelly took him down stairs to see the cake and he came upstairs and thanked me for his cake. It made the 5 hours it took to make well worth it. I wish it would have looked better but when the birthday boy is happy and thrilled with it, I'm happy.

Hunter's birthday was small and simple. Just how us K Kerr's like it. Hunter is pretty fortunate because his birthday falls on a holiday it is easier for out of town family to come and visit...although also bad because California Family go out of town and may not be here. We had the pleasure to have Lisa, Bryce and Lisa's Mom, Karen visit as well as Jodie, Taylor and Mason and a special last minute surprise visit from Stevie and Seema. I only wish I had taken my camera out sooner to take pictures of everyone. It was a nice day spent with family and NO FIREWORKS. For all of you who know our little 4th of July baby he is scared to death of fireworks so after the party was done we went home and played Hunter's newest video game, Mario Kart.

Quick Funny story: Kelly and Gene tried all day to get the water slide set up and working. They found numerous holes and patched them up. After they patched up a hole they would let it set and then turn the slide back on only to have it not fully inflate. Hours later and after several people already left Gene thought he would put the hose on the slide to see if he could see any bubbles. Next thing we know the slide is filling up with air. I guess the water plugged up the holes. Who would have guessed? The kids got to use the slide and had a blast going from warm spa to slide and back...again, and again and again. Fun Day!

Hunter with his Cousins Bryson and Taylor

Great-Grandpa and Kora Swimming in the Spa

Mason riding the whale. This kid is such a hoot.

Mylie and Nani

Kora (her eye looks so much better)

Grandma & Grandpa with Mylie

Hunter braving the water slide

As a final statement aside from Hunter's Birthday I would like to add how grateful I am to live in this country and for all the freedoms we have because of our servicemen. I am so thankful for the sacrifices they have given so that we are able to celebrate our freedom and live the way that we do. Thank You to all the servicemen and their families because I know that the families sacrifice almost just as much.

Happy Belated 4th of July!