Stand Tall

So my mother being the amazing grandma that she is made these adorable quilts for all the mother's in the family, along with this sweet letter. 

To my favorite daughter, Kelsi,

When a new child is born into a family, the question comes to mind, "What are the most important things we can teach this sweet little child?" The new parents in the video presentation, "God's Plan for His Children", felt it was important to teach their brand new baby girl that she was loved, that she was a daughter of our Heavenly Father and that families can be together forever. I would agree that those are some of the most important things we can teach our children while they are in our care. I would like to add another item to that list. We need to teach them to STAND TALL. 

Standing tall means to be courageous in decision making, not compromising principles, not violating spiritual values and not shrinking from responsibility. Basically, standing tall is doing what is right. Jesus Christ is our perfect example of one who always stood tall. He is the one who personifies integrity, strength, and courage.

Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley said, "Every one of us needs to STAND TALL and be strong and faithful and walk in the footsteps of the Master. We need to examine our own lives to see that they radiate the Spirit of the Lord who taught us the great saving principles of the gospel."

Teach those little children tot STAND TALL. They can be someone to look up to no matter their height. They can learn to stand tall for righteousness. 

Pres David O. Mckay said, "What the sunshine is to the field and to the flowers the Holy Spirit is to the life of man." Teach your children to always "reach for the sunshine". Words of truth from the scriptures and from the apostles and prophets can be that sunshine. 

"Read to your children from the scriptures. They will not understand all that you read, but they will ahve a feeling in their hearts of something good and true and precious." (Pres. Hinckley) That is sunshine!

May the giraffe always be a reminder to "stand tall" and "reach for the sunshine."

I am now obsessed with giraffes and I know exactly what I want do with my little boy's room. :)

Heading into the WILD!!!

I had a family baby shower this last weekend and it was probably the cutest thing I have ever seen! Lorraine Knox...(My 2nd mother and good family friend) and my mom and sisters put it on. She's amazing as you can see. She did my wedding too. It was "sophisticated" jungle theme. Seriously too cute. 

Her food is always to die for!

I love the animal print water bottles :)

We played a game where they got a picture of me and one of caleb and groups cut them up and put together what our child will look like using different parts of our faces. It was pure comedy! Such a fun game I highly recommend it. Some were actually quite handsome..

Others...not so much!! hahahah! Can't you see the resemblance? 

This was the winner that I picked. Melanie did a good job! He could be cute! :) 

My mom made this quilt...the story behind it will come in a future post. She's amazing. 

All of this was made possible by this lovely Lorraine. She traveled all the way from vegas and she always blows me away. I just love her!

And these ladies. I have the best mom and sisters a girl could ask for. They sure spoiled me!

Tiff and I were reunited at last! I had not seen her for 2 years! She is now a mother of 1 and has another on the way!

My 1st college roommate and forever friend Jaynee.

Baby showers are just too much fun. I am so grateful to have such wonderful family and friends who are supporting us as we are starting our little family. We were too spoiled. If any of you look at this blog. Thank you THANK YOU!!!

34 Weeks!! and feeling great!!

Girl's Weekend 2011=Best New Tradition Ever

For the past few years the boys in our family have always done a boy's weekend where they go up to Island Park in the winter for a weekend as well as a backpacking trip in the summer. So this year we decided to start a annual hopefully semiannual girl's weekend. We headed up to Utah...no kids...I repeat no kids. Unfortunately 2 of our lovely sister-in-laws couldn't come but they will make sure they make it next time! I love my sisters and to get them away from their everyday life of motherhood was rejuvenating and fun to see. They felt like kids again! 

The temple, Ikea shopping, lots of food, laughter, girl talk, temple square, late nights, inside jokes, and much needed time with my mom and sisters!

Oh and Aunt Shelli of course! but she's like one of the sisters. 

Can't wait till the next one!

If you ever go to Temple Square again please go see "God's Plan for the Family" at the visitors center. Just ask the sister missionaries about it. It is a walk through video. You will cry but it is AMAZING!

My Valentine

Valentines Day was just another day of work, I got home and made Caleb's favorite dinner, then he said babe go pack your bag! He took me to rexburg's finest: Americinn Mayan room. It was so fancy! I loved it! He treated me to a massage that was very much needed and we enjoyed a perfect evening together with no distractions. It was just what I needed. Call it a babymoon if you must. I have been a bit emotional lately due to the fact that it's not just going to be Caleb and I anymore. Don't get me wrong I can't wait for this little boy to get here but I know that it changes things quite a bit. I have loved these 2 years as just the two of us and with Caleb being so busy lately it has hit me that we don't have much time left. So cabe knew this was just what we needed. :)

 There I am getting large and in charge! 

 I am now almost 30 weeks and I passed the glucose test! I was sweatin it because I am a sugar bug to the max. I can't believe how fast it is coming. Caleb and I are definitely soaking up the sleep while we can ;)

How can I keep my face from being pregnant? haha It has blown up like a balloon!

This Summer....

We are headed to SAN ANTONIO! Home of the heat and boots!

We are excited to move here for the summer mainly because caleb's sister and her family live there right now!

It will be an interesting summer with a new babe but we are excited to take another adventure!

Other updates:

*Caleb is working hard in school and trying to get ready for selling again this summer.

*I am getting larger by the day and LOVE feeling this little boy move around inside of me. So crazy. Currently I have pink eye...I know I am a walking disease. People really enjoy being around me :)

BUT on the plus side I feel pretty good pregnancy wise. Food is now my friend :)

*Two weeks ago I started teaching 5, 6, and 7 yr. olds DANCE and I love it. It's just a small group of girls and they are just being introduced to the world of dance and it's so fun to watch them learn to love it so much. It is also rather comical to watch me dance around 6 1/2 months pregnant. :)

*Baby boy inside of me is doing everything he is supposed to do, doc says everything is normal and good!! 14 weeks left and I am not prepared in the slightest!

*We are finally settled in our apartment and love it! It is so fun to have our own place. And we absolutely love our ward!

Thats all for now. Love to my bloggers.

Holiday Break

We had a fabulous Christmas break this year. Starting off with the David Archuleta/ Mo Tab concert. It was brutal getting there...I won't go into details because it's embarrassing beyond words but a nice family let us cut in line to get in the conference center bless their hearts. 

 Christmas was at the Fullmer's this year. The WHOLE entire family was able to be together. It was so great. Lots of laughs, kick game, sledding, eating, and unfortunately some sickness. 

Rockin the Shape-ups! haha 

For New Years we went to dinner with my brother brett for his Birthday at Stockmans. Then headed over to Hilary's for the New Years eve Fullmer Just Dance competition.

 It came down to Caleb and I in the Championship...I pulled out the win. 

 Then we went to ring in the new year with some friends!

Over the break we moved into our very own very first apartment! We have lived in Caleb's mom's house since we've been married while she was on her mission. It has been so fun decorating and making it our own. And finally being able to use our wedding gifts! 

Also on January 1st my brother brett had their baby boy--Camden Dee Kesler. 

He's perfect. So excited for ours to arrive!

Merry Christmas from the Kesler's!

Last year we sent out a Christmas card with these precious pictures....

This year...we took it to a WHOLE other level...Check out the video below.