blessing

One year ago today we blessed our little C. I can't believe one year has already passed since that wonderful day. I remember it all so well, I had prayed and prayed for three days that my kidney stone would pass so I would be able to go to the blessing, well the Lord really did hear and answer my prayers because for three days straight I was sick, throwing up, bed ridden, in pain, and couldn't eat a thing, but miraculously Sunday MORNING my stones passed, Church was at 9:30 and I was able to go to my little boys blessing! I felt so bad because my mom flew into New Jersey on Thursday and we had all these plans to do fun things but those three days were spent helping me get better and her and Keith's mom taking care of Carson during the day and at night because Keith was sick too. It was a very wonderful blessing given by his father- Keith. I'll remember that day forever, he didn't even cry. I was so glad that my stones passed so that I was able to enjoy the blessing and the rest of the trip, the next day we were able to go to Philadelphia and show my mom all the historical sites including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. I just soak all the history stuff up- I love it! I'm so glad my Mom said she had a fun trip even though I was sick a lot of the time she was there, her and Keith's mom became good friends :) It was such a fun three week vacation, it's crazy it's already been a year since we've been out to New Jersey, I'm hoping to take Carson there in the summer, so we'll see how things go.

oh...and HAPPY EASTER!!! We had such a fun Easter (except for Keith not being here), Saturday we got all the cousins together and had lunch, dying Easter Eggs, & hiding the eggs. Carson found the eggs but didn't want to put them in his basket, he just wanted to play with them haha. Sunday was absolutely gorgeous and we had a turkey dinner over at my uncle's house down the street with my family, all in all, besides missing Keith, it was a good weekend.

Conference and Chicago

I loved loved loved all the talks at General Conferece but a couple really stood out to me, Elder Holland's and Utchdorf's. Man, these men always have amazing quotable talks! Don't you just love  Utchdorf's advice to "Stop IT!" What were your favorite talks?

I wish I could say that I am in Chicago with  Keith having a blast, but no we didn't get to go on this trip, sadly. Keith is away for work in Chicago, Indiana, and Ohio till the end of the month. I miss him terribly but little man keeps me company. I am a little jealous he gets to go to Chicago, a place I've never been. There's so much to do there; shopping, deep dish pizza, the City, museums, oh just fun things. Oh well maybe next time. Miss you babe.

WeeKenD GeTaWaY

Last Thursday-Saturday we spent our time in McCall, Idaho for a little winter getaway. We had a blast going to Gold Fork Hotsprings, sledding, going to the McCall Winter Festival & looking at all the ice sculptures, hot tubbing, eating yummy food, watching movies and just hanging out with family at the cabin. It was so nice to get away for the weekend and just chill. McCall had so much snow which I was so excited about because Boise has zero right now, so there was plenty to sled in, most of my family went snowboarding or skiing at Tamarack, but Keith and I opted for Gold Fork instead...and boy am I glad we went! It's basically heaven on earth. They have 6 different pools ranging in temperatures from 98-108 degrees. Oh I'm going to make sure we go back there. Here are some pics from our trip!

The most amazing hot springs I've ever been to!

Keith wanted to be in the cooler pool and I wanted the warmer one...haha go figure

 

Usually there are a ton of people here and this little waterfall is always being snagged but there was hardly anyone there that day...probably cuz all the snow, so we got to enjoy it!

Some 3 of the 6 pools (they have one huge one and then five other ones)

little oasis

I want this cabin and this kitchen! I loved all the log type furniture

the cabin

can you spot carson?

mmmm fireplace

Kirk pulling Brielle in the sled

Krista and Barry getting ready to sled

Smackus!

Joan, Mark and Brielle, Keith, Me Krista, Barry, Kirk, (Shae was taking the pic)

This hill was a blast!

My favorite sculpture

cupcake!

Keith put his suit on the balcony to dry and it froze it like this...guess you just had to see it but it was pretty hilarious.

11 Penrod Events of 2011

 Our family highlights of 2011....

1. January- Carson's birth!
Our first little bebe came into the world 1.29.11. This was one of the best days of our life (next to our wedding of course)
6 lb. 11 oz. of pure preciousness

2. March- Our big move to Boise.
We finally left good ol' Rexburg for my hometown of Boise, Idaho. Love this place and am so happy to be here once again. I mean it was time to move on...both of us graduated from college & still in a college town....yah we weren't feelin' it anymore. We love love love being around family and in a bigger city.

Carson and his two cousins Skylee and Brielle--the day we arrived in Boise.  First time the Lewis family met Carson.

3. April- Trip to New Jersey
We took a three week vacation to New Jersey to visit Keith's family in April. We got to do a lot of fun things...once the kidney stones passed, Carson was blessed, we went to Philly, Atlantic City, the beach, the bay, and the Cape May Zoo.

                                            Carson's blessing 4.10.11

Eating a philly cheesesteak at Pat's in Philly

In the Mall on the Atlantic City Boardwalk

4. May- U2 Concert!
So Keith and my favorite band is U2. We had the opportunity to see them in concert in SLC and it was AMAZING! Love them even more now...if that's possible.

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5. June- Keith started his new job.
Don't ask me what he does because it's very complicated stuff I don't understand, but he enjoys his new jobs and it keeps our life interesting and entertaining with all the trips we get to take!

6. June- Keith's Alaska Trip
So for Keith's birthday/fathers day gift he took a week long trip to AK. He has always wanted to go and I have three brothers that live there so he thought it was the perfect opportunity before he started his job to go. He had a blast and we want to return hopefully sometime soon as a family.

Fishin' on the Kenai in Alaska

7. July- Trip to Jackson Hole
Our fun little trip to Jackson Hole for a week was a perfect little getaway. Jackson is such a fun touristy town!

8. August- Trip to Phoenix, Arizona
Loved loved loved this trip! Even though we went in the summer to an already hot place it was so fun to relax by the pool, cheer on the Arizona Diamondbacks at the baseball game, and hang out with my awesome newlywed niece Chelsea and her husband James. I would love to go there again!

9. September- Trip to Helena, Montana
This was the longest of our trips for Keith's work. We stayed a month in Helena and did a lot of exploring. I even made a new friend and her little boy, Carson and I all hung out. What a pretty pretty state! It was nice to also have no sales tax. :)

10. December- Our 4th Anniversary.
12.28.07----Has it seriously been 4 years already?!!! Wow it has flown by so fast! I love Keith more and more each day and am so grateful for him and his patience with me. We had fun celebrating our anniversary with a little P.F. Changs. mmmmm yummy Chinese.

Four years.

11. A year of Firsts
This year was a year of firsts for all of us...but mostly Carson. Carson's first Valentines, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. And of course mine and Keith's first fathers and mothers day.

The 4th

Trunk-or-Treat

Family Halloween Party

Christmas morn

And the first event to start off 2012 will be Carson's first birthday at a cabin in McCall! So excited!

Oh what a wonderful year 2011 has been! I'm so grateful for all my blessings and the wonderful experiences 2011 brought, especially my little Carson bear. Here's to a wonderful 2012!!!