Forever Smiles

Memories of the year.(sigh)

2008-06-03T03:00:00.003-06:00

I can't believe one year has passed since I had my little Tevin. This is a gushy one so be prepared. Last year at this time I had checked into the hospital to have Tevi. I was started early because of my diabetes and was so excited and scared that he was soon on his way. The night consisted of small contractions until early in the morning. I was apparently not cooperating as usual so the good doctors helped a bit. I was soon progressing a little too fast and holding out for the epidural. I waited a little to long and within minutes I had the epidural and a full emergency medical team taking me in for an emergent c-section with Tevin in trouble. He was born within half an hour and was perfect. I remember holding him and looking in those amazing little eyes and it was like we had known each other forever. I believe that was the most incredible moment in my life. The last year has had plenty of changes but none that I regret. Tevin is amazing every day. With each new tooth, smile, giggle, gesture, step, and sound I can't wait to walk into his room and have him reach for me and give me a kiss and a snuggle every day. He is such a blessing to our family and has such a gentle and giving spirit. He is my sunshine, just like our favorite song. Mommy loves you Tevy! XOXOXO

Tevin's First Birthday!

2008-06-03T01:43:00.001-06:00

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Hogle Zoo 2008 for Tevin's Birthday!

2008-06-03T01:19:00.001-06:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Horsey, horsey!

2008-06-03T00:40:00.003-06:00

These crazy kids have been challenging each other to see who could keep going as the horse. Dahlia was the winner as you can clearly see. She is a strong one!

Yeah Utah!

2008-06-03T00:35:00.003-06:00

Dahlia and Tristan just did their program at their school to celebrate Utah. They did some cute songs in which Tristan played the maracas under protest (but did a great job) and did the electric slide, and Dahlia did a dancing routine with a group. They both were fantastic and I was so proud of them!

Summer Days!

2008-06-03T00:27:00.003-06:00

The kids have been outside playing a lot lately. They have so much fun in the water and Tevin has become quite the little fish! The kids are so good to take him along wherever they go that he is sure he is as big as they are. He started walking about three weeks ago and there's no stopping him now! I'm trying to learn how to you tube to show his cute little walk. He spreads his legs wide for balance and man is he fast! Not quite as fast as his ability to slide down multiple levels of stairs in seconds, but pretty fast. This is a few pics of them playing.

Mother's Day 2008

2008-05-12T02:01:00.003-06:00

I have had good Mother's days before but this will undoubtedly go down as the best! The kids were all here and it was so nice to be together. We opened some gifts. Got some great capri's, cards, and a painting from Diane of the kids. I think the best gift was time together as a family to take a family picture and get some hugs and kisses. We were off to Grandma's for lunch and to take Maddie back after her birthday weekend with Dahlia. Aunt Jennie made Aussie chicken, and Uncle Brandon cooked. Bosco and the kids did a little baseball. Uncle Lane, Aunt Cally, and Brian played with kids and dogs and caught some Jazz fever! The babies had so much fun and we got to go take lilacs to the cemetery. Such a nice day together.

Family Fun!

2008-05-12T02:00:00.002-06:00

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Dahlia's 10 Year Old Birthday!

2008-05-12T00:36:00.002-06:00

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April 25th

2008-04-25T21:30:00.003-06:00

Today is a big day! Today is Bosco's birthday, my celebration of life day from my accident, and Diane's celebration of not being an 8th grade cheerleader and have to sacrifice the 24th of July and an extra two hours of sleep a day. We are pretty happy today so we decided to go the park with grandma and Maddie who came to visit. We had a good time! We're going to eat some birthday strawberry shortcake now! Yum!

Right Now

2008-04-25T16:49:00.002-06:00

Right now Diane is trying out for the Cheer Team. I think I'm definitely more nervous. She is so great and has such a positive attitude! Keep your fingers crossed. I think I have everything on my body crossed and a few million prayers in for my daughter to come out happy! Keep you posted!

Busy Big Boy!

2008-04-24T12:06:00.003-06:00

Tevin has found an enormous amount of energy and has been very busy lately. He has enjoyed fresh strawberry smoothies on the grass. Discovered he hates grass to touch his legs, but will crawl all over it with pants on. The babysitter has a great big blow up jumping house and slide and that is right up his alley. Tevin is a monster in there! He was so cute after getting dressed for church last Sunday I had to take a picture. All the kids are so great with him that Tristan laid down with him so I could get ready yesterday morning. You can see that Tev wanted to lay on top of him sound asleep, not on the side and Tristan sweetly obliged. Tev has also learned how to stand on his own this week, no steps independently yet, but will stand in the tub, couch, ground, anywhere he can try. Fearless this one!

Cool Grandma Guilbert!

2008-04-24T11:55:00.002-06:00

We just love our Grandma! She recently redecorated her back room after her love of Hawaii. I took a few pictures to show it off for her. She is so talented and great to all of us! We love you grandma!

Tristan's Space Derby First Place!

2008-04-24T11:44:00.007-06:00

Tristan and I had a great time making his rocket for the space derby. After googling it to figure out how to make a rubber band motor we were off! (Who knew men are freakishly obsessed with this thing as we found out on many google sites) We shaved it down with a potatoe peeler and sanded, and painted and sanded again, tilted our wings at an angle for extra lift, oiled the rubber bands, and we were ready for race day! He won three out of three races and was first out of 29 rockets. Needless to say he was pretty excited, and thought it was pretty cool that my girl scout and grandpa learned skills came in pretty handy! We labeled it Mr. T as grandma nicknamed him at Disneyland. It was super cool!

Tevin's Spring Finds!

2008-04-12T16:21:00.003-06:00

Tevin had his first popsicle. First he went to grab the whole popsicle with both hands. He has now learned the joy of the stick at the end keeping your hands from freezing. He has also developed a love for the wonderful---VANILLA WAFER--as you can see by the one he licked and glued to his cheek for later. He is such a fast crawler that now I wonder if he will learn to walk as early as we thought. He has learned his knees get him everywhere and is a serious master of stairs. He also got on the mini motorcycle with dad today and refused to get off. He would keep holding on until daddy took him again. He had a great time and this may be the child Bosco has dreamed of loving to ride! Dally was just loving the sunshine!

Finally Spring!

2008-04-12T16:11:00.003-06:00

Well, this weekend has been busy yet again! Diane had another competition at Roy High School and did incredible. She added a few flips to her rally as she entered the floor so she was hot stuff today! We're still anxiously awaiting cheer tryouts. Her mom got to come see her today so that was really fun and then we all went to lunch at Wingers. It's always nice to get together. It's very warm today so we also got to spend a little much needed time outside and I straightened the garage a little that that Grandma had so wonderfully cleaned when I had Tevin. I hope to get out a little more and maybe work on the lawn. Just a great day!

More cuteness!

2008-04-06T22:39:00.004-06:00

There's just to much to tell so I'll let the pictures do it. The kids wanted some action shots so here they are!

LDS Conference Weekend

2008-04-06T22:23:00.003-06:00

On Saturday Diane had a Cheer Competition at the E Center in Salt Lake. We got to go watch her perform and she did great, just like always. She's on pins and needles as she prepares to try out for her school cheerleading team on April 25th. We know she'll be great. We made it back home on Saturday and everyone got to relax and watch a little conference. On Sunday we got out the Conference Packets Aunt Jennie sent to us and the kids loved doing them and got a lot more out of the conference than usual. (So did mommy with the little ones busy watching. Thanks Aunt Jennie!) The kids enjoyed getting to know the new Prophet, Thomas S. Monson, and all about his life. During the afternoon break we made a trip to the park in Layton. They fed the ducks and played on the playground. While mommy was sitting taking pictures she got splattered by segul poop of course-can you believe it! The kids thought it was the funniest, so I guess it was worth it. We made shish-ka-bobs after the afternoon session and some pineapple upside down cake. They helped with everything and we really had a great time together! Love them to pieces, now you know why I call them forever smiles. The smiles they give me stick with me forever and ever!

Tevin's firsts!

2008-04-06T22:08:00.004-06:00

Tevin has had a lot of fun recently. He is starting to eat some table food which he is certain makes him a big boy. He has this new thing with clicking his tongue when he gets around, growling to daddy like a lion, turning his eyes down and his head up when he looks at you (so cute it's a personal favorite), and he has learned how to kiss on the lips! What a guy and a pretty good kisser if you like a lot of slobber. He also had his first beaters from mixing brownies and wasn't so sure at first but then he realized the stuff is good! He had his first swing in the big boy swing and visited the ducks. He has his two upper front teeth and one trying to come in at the bottom so that will make five. He turned 10 months on the 3rd and he's our little BUDHA! We all just eat him up. The giggle would melt you in a flash.

Diane's Birthday

2008-04-04T23:27:00.003-06:00

Diane just turned the big 13!! I keep telling her I'm so glad she's a giggly overly talkative teenager! This year she had the big girl birthday and got to go to the mall and shop for her own birthday clothes, and boy can this girl shop! Grandma, Aunt Jennie, Maddie, Brynee, and Emmie came to visit for the occasion so it was a real girls day. Di had a cake with 13 candles and had her favorite dinner of roast and potatoes. Of course I couldn't resist turning the potatoes a lovely green for the St. Patrick's day birthday girl! Tev thought the candle was a hit and is looking forward to his birthday. They sure grow up fast!

Happy Easter!

2008-04-04T23:17:00.003-06:00

Tevin and Mommy went to Grandma Guilbert's for Easter. Diane and Tristan went to Pocatello to be with Mommy Irene and Dahlia went to Arizona to visit Mommy Kim. Everyone had a great time! Tevin got to celebrate at his first Easter Egg Hunt and as you can see he really liked the candy and blue colored lips from the Easter Eggs! The kids even shared with Maya the dog. Tevin has lots of cousins to play with and keep him busy. Aunt Marilyn and Cousins Jessie and Cheryl came to visit from California and Tev had fun getting to know them. We had a huge picnic and a great visit at Grandma's yet again!

Fun Kids!

2008-03-19T00:41:00.001-06:00

This crew is a constant crack up. They played dress up with Tevin one day, practiced their singing and dancing, and had fun at a Utah Jazz game. All good times! Tevin also had his six month birthday cake!

Christmas 2007 at the Kayembe's

2008-03-19T00:29:00.000-06:00

We were fortunate enough to have the four youngest kids stay with us for Christmas this year. They had a great time at the Clayson/Guilbert/Andrus family Christmas Eve party with pinata included! They were up early and ready to go. Check these happy faces out! Tevin also got his two front teeth on Christmas!

Tevin's Blessing

2008-03-19T00:21:00.001-06:00

We had Tevin's blessing in September. It was a great day with lots of family and friends. We were so glad many could come and share in our special day. Dahlia got to stay with her mom and visit in Arizona so we missed her but were glad she had the opportunity. Enjoy the pictures!

The Cheerleader-Lady Di!

2008-03-19T00:11:00.000-06:00

Diane is our brand new 13 year old as of March 17th! Yahoo! Luckily she's the teenager that is infectiously giggly and never never stops talking. I'm so lucky! Diane also stays with us during the school year and has A grades due to her hard work. Yes, that makes four children versus 2 parents so we are frequently outnumbered, but not outsmarted-hah! I'm sure this will change over time. Diane is in a competitive cheer and tumbling team and is their star tumbler. She's preparing to try out for the 8th grade cheer team on April 25th. She says she'll make her dad proud for his birthday that day. Diane is very responsible, trustworthy, and a dedicated big sister. She constantly helps around the house and is becoming quite the chef! We love her tons!

Our Dilly Dally!

2008-03-18T23:53:00.001-06:00

Dahlia is our little 9 year old Diva of the house! Dahl is always good to have the biggest most contagious smile. She is our singer, actress, songwriter of the group. Dahlia recently wrote a song and a tune for the school reflections contest and won an honorable mention trophy and ribbon. She is an A student and excells in reading. She loves to be around the other kids because she usually always has someone to do something with. One of her favorite things to do is play Next Top Model with Grandma Guilbert. They are soooo crazy! They make up all kinds of contests and scenarios. She's one of a kind and we are so glad to have her with us!

Tristan and Footbal, Football, Football

2008-03-18T23:34:00.000-06:00

Our Tristan is now 10 years old! He lives with us and attends school in Utah. He is an excellent student, a terrific brother and son, and OBSESSED WITH FOOTBALL! We can't turn on a tv in the house without ESPN popping up. Any day Tristan has a new football fact. He has played for two years in the local teams and this year two coaches actually got in a fight over who got him. He got full game playtime with positions on offense and defense and couldn't have been more exhausted and delighted. Tristan had some friends over for his November birthday and Grandma and cousin Krissie, and Uncle Matt came to celebrate. It's always fun when the gang gets together. Tristan has been so helpful with shoveling the tons of snow we got this year and can be counted on to provide some muscle!

Our new addition! Tevin Robert

2008-03-18T23:09:00.003-06:00

We had a new addition to our family this year and he was quite the suprise! Tevin Robert Kayembe was born June 3, 2007 and we can't get enough of him. He was 7lbs 1 oz and 19 inches long. Our little Tevi has lots of dark hair and was such a peaceful and content baby. He started sleeping through the night when he was 3 months old and has been nearly consistent since. He got early visits from Aunt Jennie and Uncle Matt's families. Grandma Guilbert came and stayed with the kids while Bosco and I were at the hospital and the kids thought they had died and gone to Heaven with Grandma's good cooking! Thanks to everyone's long hours of work finishing the basement and repainting the upstairs Tevin had a beautiful new room to come home to, and the girls each got their own rooms in the basement. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this big task. Aunt Dolores and her family came to visit from Canada and that was a nice treat. Grandma and Grandpa Bauer also came to visit from Canada and the kids loved every minute! Since all of this has happened, Tevin is now 9 months old with the absolute cutest personality. He loves all his big brothers and sisters and learns something new from them every day. He is crawling so fast, scaling the furniture, doing death dives off the beds and couches, and trying to eat table food (naughty daddy!). Bosco can't get enough of Tevi and the same for little Tev. This morning Tev came into the big bed for an early bottle and some snuggle time but much to mommy's dismay Tev crawled over to dad and layed across his tummy and fell right back to sleep. Oh how fast they grow!

Getting on the blog train!

2008-03-15T22:20:00.000-06:00

I guess I'm a little out of the blog world. I'm jumping in and we'll see how I do! Hopefully this will be a good way to get pictures and updates to everybody!