So here is another video of Kelsey crawling that is a little better, although I can not get a really good video, Kelsey gets way distracted by the camera. The other video is her climbing up on the furniture and "talking". I think she has decided that crawling is fun, but walking would be better. I know this means that I am going to have my hands full in a couple months. Which kind of scares me, but I am also kind of excited as well.... I guess I am going to have to wait and see for that.

We all scream for Ice Cream

Quinn decided it would be fun to get an old hand crank ice cream maker. So he looked at Ebay and found a few that looked good but didn't win any bids because they were really expensive. Anyway as time went on he kept bidding and eventually won one (actually two but that's a story for another day) Anyway, we decided to try it out and see how it worked. It was pretty fun and gave our arms a work out. Best of all the Ice cream was really good.

Quinn cranking the Ice Cream Maker



Kelsey eating some of the Ice (she didn't help turn so she didn't get any Ice Cream... That's that rules)


The Ice Cream almost finished

After Kelsey went to sleep Ashley was able to help crank for a little while.

The two of us enjoying our well earned Ice Cream. It was GOOOOOD!

Our little Trouble Maker

This past weekend we have been in Idaho with the Vear Ellis Family Reunion (Quinn's Dads parents family) There were alot of people there, but it was really fun. There was alot of talking, alot of eating, and LOTS of candy. Kelsey started offically crawling there and started pulling herself up on the couches and everything that was the right size. She would then gain her balance and let go! She is going to be walking like next week!! I am not ready!! Please excuse her pj's in the picture....

The candy launcher was a big hit like it always is. A bottle is fitted with a container on top, filled with a little water than lauched in the air with some water! oh... candy is put in the container. The kids really like it and so do the parents. :)

The trip out to Idaho was actually pretty good, traveling throught the night wasn't as bad as it might seem. Especially driving through Wyoming, there is NO ONE there! So it was a really easy drive. The trip back to Colorado, took a little longer, but it was still really good. So we are back safe. Here is a picture of Kelsey I just thought was really cute!

Thanks to all our friends that let us come see them on Thursday. Kathryn and Preston, your house is AMAZING!! I am so jealous! Ed and Bekka, your little Lucy is so adorable. Jon, that was awkward. :P For all those who we didn't see, maybe next year!

My lastest little hobby

So a while ago I started making these little stuffed animals for Kelsey and well Quinn thinks it has gotten out of hand, but I think they are cute. This is the lastest one that I have done, I think it is my favorite so far. It is not a very good picture, but it still looks cute. His name is George the Giraffe.

Just an Update on nothing...

Well nothing really has been going on. Quinn goes to work and I am at home with Kelsey. Next week we are going to the Ellis family Reunion, which we are excited for. Other than that we are pretty boring. These past few days Quinn has been coming home early from work because of the hot sun. Which I don't mind, I get a longer break from Kelsey, not that she is not fun to play with. We have actually been experimenting with ribs, so if you know a good recipe, let me know. OH! We are going to be in Rexburg on the 17th so if you want to get together let me, as well.

I almost forgot we got an entertainment center from a garage sale. We are in middle of painting it, so I will post a picture once it is done. We decided that Kelsey is getting older and starting to crawl (sort of) so we thought we needed to hide all of our DVD's and TV and stuff so it was protected. So we got one, yeah!

Watermelon Tap

For the Fourth of July Celebration we decided not to go see any fireworks because we thought that Kelsey might get scared by the loud noises and the fact that they are at 10:00 at night, was just a little too late to be keeping her up. So instead we just relaxed and look andvantage of having nothing that we had to get done. But we did do something.... We saw this on the internet and thought it would be way cool to do, so we did it! We are thinking that we are going to do it for the Ellis Family Reunion coming up.

Step 1: Cut Opening

Step 2: Clean out Guts

Step 3: Clean Drill Bit

Step 4: Screw on Faucet

Step 5: Smash Watermelon

Step 6: Enjoy!

The (almost) Finished Product

So as many of you know I was reupholstering our couch and I am not totally done with it since I can only use the staple gun while Kelsey is sleeping. But it is done enough so we can sit on it and actually use it for the purpose it was invented. The left side is yet to be done and the right side still needs some fixing, but it is getting there. Unfortunatly I really did get a "before" shot, I had already started to rip the thing apart before I thought about a before shot, so just think, ugly 80's couch with wood and gold parts....

Before

After

Why Kids Are So Funny!

While I was stumbling around the internet I found this story.....
I am not totally sure if it is true, but what the heck! I love it. It's funny.

A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. 'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out. 'What have you got there, dear?' With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'

Like Father, Like Daughter

So I never really realized how much Kelsey looks like her dad until today. I was just looking at her and all I saw was her daddy. Well that's okay, her daddy is cute. But yet, she is more like her father than anyone might think. Quinn has got some allergies right now and well is blowing his nose every 5 minutes... Kelsey just, wwwweeelllll there is a nice little "tidbit" at the end of the video.

Kelsey is 6 months!!

Well Kelsey is 6 months, HALF A YEAR!! She can now roll over and is almost crawling. Her form of crawling is shove my face in the ground and kick my feet. But I think she will figure it out before long. The other day we were at Costco and they had pineapple on sample, OH MAN! I think that might be her favorite. She was holding Quinn's hand to make sure that he didn't move it and that she could suck every drop of juice out of it that she could. She has 2 teeth and has started to really eat food now. It is so weird to think that we have been parents for that long. wow....

For Father's Day I got Quinn a hammock, he wouldn't let me take any pictures of him in it, but Kelsey let me take pictures of her. :) Check out those cheeks!

San Diego Trip

The main reason we went down to San Diego was for my sister's wedding. She got married on May 31st and it was a beautiful day. As you can see Kelsey really enjoyed the warmth. But stupid mom forgot to put sunscreen on her and well everyone knows what happens when sunscreen is not put on a fair skinned baby. Yes she got sunburnt and all we heard at the reception was, "Look at how red she is! You should have put sunscreen on her!" I know. I know. I know. It was like I was at a wedding and was part of the wedding party and I just forgot. Huh.... Anyway, the weather was great, the food was fantastic, the bridesmaids were beautiful (that would be me...and my sister) and I guess the wedding couple was good too. Emily was stunning in her wedding dress and she even carried a parisol.

The best part about the trip down was the ocean. I havn't been in it for just about 2 years!! I missed it so much. Kelsey really didn't like it that much, I think it was too cold for her.

I know what kind of mother am I!? She is showing her stomach! Give me a break! You try changing a diaper when she is wearing a one piece bathing suit! So Kelsey really didn't like the water, but she did love the sound of the waves. Whenever we went down on the beach, she would just fall asleep to the sound of the waves, can you see her?

Even with her teething she was still the cute baby girl that she is. Quinn could only stay for a short weekend, but he did get a chance to try and surf. Apparently he did pretty well for his first time and with the waves being bad. If you want to know more you just might have to ask him. Kelsey and I stayed for the week after the wedding and had fun with family and just being on the beach. Grandma and Papa had way too much fun with Kelsey but that is to be expected.

Family Pictures

We decided we should get some family pictures before Kelsey get too old. Since I had a day off we just went and got them done. So here is our wonderful family. Kelsey was so wonderful. I don't think she realized what was going on but she smiled alot so the pictures turned out great.

A blast from the past

This is a wonderful video of Ashley singing karoke when she was about 12 years old. Her friend found it and sent it to her so I am putting it on the blog for everyone else to see. She will probably kill me for it but It's worth it. Now I have the whole video for those who looked before

Monkey Business

I made this fun little monkey for Kelsey and here is some pictures of her playing with it. I think the monkey is really cute, Quinn hasn't seen it yet, I guess I'll have to wait and see what he thinks of it. But I think I already know what he is going to say about it.... I love this up close picture of Kelsey, she is such a little flirt!!

So an update on Colorado. We like it here so far, I am just at home with Kelsey and Quinn goes off to work. Quinn really likes it here and he really likes his job, yesterday the owner of the company told him that he is really impressed with the work that Quinn has done so far, so Quinn is apparently going to get a bonus on his next pay check. His SECOND pay check. But hey! I am not complaining. Our ward is really good. There are lots of young couples that we will be able to be friends with and our apartment is nice. I will post pictures as soon as I can find some batteries for the camera. :)