Excuses excuses....

So, I know I could make a list of excuses of why I haven't kept this blog updated...
1. I don't have time
2. I rarely remember that I even have a blog that needs updated
3. We have MOVED to Utah and been super busy
4. We are starting a clothing store
5. I am to lazy
but no one wants to hear my excuses... so I'll just get to my updates :)

The biggest thing that has been occupying our time is our recent move to Midway Utah. Yep... That's right... Midway- home of Wayne and Cheri Mitchell (the in-laws). I know, crazy right?!? Who would ever move in with their in-laws (for the second time) hehe. Well, actually they were kind enough to let us crash here till we figure out where we will be doing our store. SO- a HUGE THANKS goes to Wayne and Cheri!! It's a good thing we all get along :)It was quite the process getting all packed up. Moving is NEVER fun! Thanks to my mom and a few people from our ward that helped us pack and load the trailer. I was a little emotional packing up. I was excited to start a new adventure, but sad to leave Spokane, our ward, friends, my job, and especially my family. We couldn't quite fit everything in the trailer so I had to give Malaya's play kitchen away to our Spanish neighbors, along with our portable air conditioner, and other items to my mom. Malaya had fun helping with the packing! (this is one of the shelves Greg had just made for our food storage that we hid behind out couch- unfortunately this is one of the items that didn't make it to the trailer :(
Lets just say, there were a lot of tears and a lot of stress. Thankfully we had Greg's sister Jenny who flew up to help us out and help drive with Malaya and I . I'm so glad she was able to come- she helped entertain and tend to Malaya which was a huge help. Thanks JEN!! We also purchased a portable DVD player for the car- it was the best purchase I've made! Malaya did so good the entire trip and loved watching all her movies.
MOVING ON...

A store? YES!!!! We were lucky enough to find an investor who wants to do a clothing store with us, and we couldn't be more EXCITED!!! Yiiiipppeeee :) So- we said goodbye to Spokane, and Hello Utah! But, we never could have done it without my aunt Val, who gave me a great opportunity to work at her store for the past 4 years. Thanks Dan and Val! Here is my staff at my going away party. I'll miss you guys!

More info on our store coming soon!

We have also been talked into doing a sprint triathlon with Greg's sisters. I know what your thinking... Kalie- running?!? (or biking and swimming for that matter) What the?? Yeah, that's what I kept saying till I was peer pressured into it! Yep- we have signed up for a sprint tri at the end of June as well as the Dirty Dash June 4th. This should be interesting. haha Bff Jenny and Malaya at the Gateway shopping center in SLC.

Surprise!

yep... that's right... I'm actually posting something on our blog. :)
I know its been WAY to long (as I always say), but I promise to be better :) We have been busy with life and work and my new addiction of coupon shopping. I would like to show some videos of Malaya back from Christmas and other events, but I still can't figure out how to get it from my phone to my blog :( So, hopefully those will be coming soon. Till then, here are a few pics:
Our poor little girl! We were headed out the door to church when all the sudden I hear Greg say "run Malaya run"... I look back just in time to witness Malaya trip and fall flat on her face on the pavement. I'm pretty sure my heart stopped for a moment and all I could think is CRAP, I hope she didn't knock out her teeth!.... and then the yelling at Greg set in (because it was his fault of course. After all- it was him who told Malaya to run... so it has to be his fault). She had scrapes all down the side of her head and blood coming from a cut under her nose. She immediately got a fat lip... but no teeth were hurt, and she was surprisingly calm after about 10 min. So, we headed to church, and Malaya went to nursery with bloody face and all. Poor girl! (by the way.... it's still Greg's fault hehe).
Malaya's new favorite thing to do in the bathtub thanks to Grandma Cheri! She loves coloring all over the tub (and herself).
Malaya recently discovered that Mitchell has a drum set in his room. Now every time we go to Grandma's house, this is what we find Malaya doing. I have a great video of this.. hopefully I can figure out how to post it.
I came home from work one day to find Malaya in pigtails! So cute! Usually, I try to do Malaya's hair before I leave to work, because Greg wasn't quite sure how :) But, to my surprise he starting doing her hair and he is actually pretty good at it!

Malaya Sledding

Malaya would count to three at the top of the driveway and Greg would send her on her way. All bundled up... she probably could have stayed out there all day.
p.s. Sorry this is sideways.

So much to be Thankful for

For Thanksgiving this year we headed to Midway, Utah to spend time with Greg's family. I had to be back to work for Black Friday, so we ended up going the Saturday before Thanksgiving for a longer trip. We had a great time and Malaya definitely got a lot of attention.
It was nice to relax and just hang out and we were sad to leave.

We celebrated Cheri's birthday when we got there. She got a train set for all the (future) grand kids to play with. Malaya loved it! She wasn't quite big enough to push the pedal down to make it go, so Greg had to rig it for her... she loved it.
Happy Birthday Grandma Cheri! Malaya was also treated to a kids entertainment play land (kind of like a Chucky Cheese). There were a bunch of fun rides and games to play and it was all indoors. Malaya was a little hesitant to go on the rides, but she defiantly had fun running all around with the other kids. Grandpa helping Malaya All the Girls

me, Jenny, Cheri, Jessica

Thanksgiving morning we bundled up and headed out into the -14 degree weather for a 5K. We must be crazy! It was cold.. but not to bad once you got going... and of course we all finished in record time :)
Here we are sporting our sweet turkey day shirts.
*everyone except Greg (who had a really bad cold), and Ben (who was just to chicken to bear the cold) :)
It snowed a ton while we were there... so Malaya got to do a little sledding in the driveway. We had a great time and we are so thankful we were able to go and spend time with the fam. We are thankful for so many things, including the gospel, our jobs, and our sweet little Malaya who we love soooo much!

PG aka "Puke Girl"

Time: 230am
Date: Nov 2010
Location: Malaya's Bed
Incident: PUKE!

Okay, so for those of you that know me (you shouldn't be reading this blog if you don't) you probably know that I was once known as the infamous Puke Girl (or PG for short) back in my high school days. Yes, it sounds horrible... and that's because it was. I was blessed with an incredibly weak stomach... so let's just say car rides, fair grounds, or the occasional stay up way to late and eat junk food with my girlfriends... wasn't the best on my stomach. Sadly, I have thrown up at just about every friends house, or their parents cars, or at every summer fairgrounds possible. Yuck... Well, over the years my ability to make it to the bathroom has gotten much better and these throw up sessions have been few and far between (except for the THREE months I was puking my guts out while I was pregnant with Malaya, and the yearly flu).

Well... now it's payback time!!!

Actually, I would say my payback began when Malaya was about a month old. She would throw up just as soon as she was done eating... always drenching herself and me. Let's just say- in the first eight months of Malaya's life.... the washer got a beating!

This brings me to the reason for me posting. I just wanted to share with all of you one of my wonderfully eventful night. It started off great. Malaya in bed before 11pm, just starting to fall in that deep deep sleep... when suddenly (at 230 am) I hear Malaya crying out for dada. I go to pick her up and make it to the door way of our bedroom, when I realize that her blanket is wet and it smells like PUKE! Yuck... I called for Greg to turn the lights on and help me out. Turns out that Greg had given Malaya two botles attempting to put her to bed (while I was at work).... and I gave her another one shortly after (without knowing she already had two). Well, lets just say the smell was bad enough that even Greg threw up! Great! Now I had two messes to clean. We ended up putting Malaya in the bath and starting a load of laundy at 3 am... sorry to our downstairs neighbors. I would go into more detail, but at the risk of causing others to puke, I will resist. :)

Trunk -or- Treat

Happy Halloween!!

Saturday night our ward had a Trunk-or-Treat. It was a lot of fun. Malaya apparently wanted to be a witch for Halloween... she kept sealing the hat from the table next to us and running off with it on her head. The kids did a little parade around the gym and up onto the stage. When it was Malaya's turn, she got to the middle of the stage and tripped... then got up and waved to everyone and everyone laughed... ooops! :) After some Chili we headed out side for the candy. Malaya didn't really understand what was going on, but loved running all over the parking lot with the kids. Their was a family that brought their 20ft haunted trailer that was decked out with strobe lights and people in masks. It was a lot of fun and a great turn out.

Carving Pumpkins

Last Sunday we invited my family over to carve pumpkins and my mom and I made caramel popcorn. Yum!

Even Malaya got to join in on the fun and had her own little pumpkin. Then we gave Grandma a sneak peek of Malaya's costume...
Afterwards it was time for a bath...
and this is what I found when I went to check on Daddy and Malaya :)