I think it's time to shave!

This is what my sweet Kelsee does when she is bored….

She is so crafty. I love how she uses her imagination.

 

She even made a paper “shaving kit” but it ripped before I could get a picture of it.

The tooth fairy is pretty busy these days.  Kelsee (my #3) lost another tooth the Monday after Mother’s day.  She was so excited to show off her HOLE.  She came home from school and went right in to get a snack, like always.  After eating some cheetos she went into the bathroom and came out holding her tooth.  (thus the CHEESY smile!)

The best part of it was that little Delaney came running over to me and said “mama, look my toofs are coming out too.” And she wiggled her tongue back and forth in her mouth.   That little girl cracks me up!

Kelsee's Special Day

Well the OTHER special event that I have yet to blog about is my sweet 8 year old, Kelsee Nicol,  was baptized on October 30^th, 2011.  She turned 8 on aug 28^th but with moving and all we had to put it off a bit. PLUS we had to wait til Gramma and Papa could come out for the SPECIAL OCCASION. 

My parents flew into Detroit, MI Friday night.  We got to spend all day Saturday playing and just catching up.  Gramma and Papa were such troopers and were sleep deprived, I am sure. The girls had them going all day long and they LOVED it!  We went to Mickey D’s for lunch and to SuperWally World (they don’t have one in California where they live) We also went to our ward Trunk or Treat that night.  It was fun to have them here to see the girls dressed up. They haven’t been with them at all… only seen them dressed up in pictures.  Although it was FREEZING cold (40 degrees) outside we went from car to car “trunk or treating” and the girls LOVED it!

Sunday morning we all slept in til 8am (that is a HUGE feet for us Conrads. There is usually someone up at the crack of dawn!) we all got ready for Kelsee’s SPECIAL day!  Collecting all the clothes and odd’s and ends, making sure to not forget anything. We went to church and then shortly after church was Kelsee’s baptism.

 (the dress she wore today was the same dress that I wore, as well as my sisters and all my nieces and Kelsee's 2 big sisters; so far)

Haylee, her big sister gave the opening prayer. Gramma Lightbourn gave the talk on Baptism.  Sister Evans gave the talk on the Holy Ghost and gave Kelsee some fun “gifts” to remind her about the things that Holy Ghost will do for her. Then Papa Lightbourn preformed the baptism with her daddy as a witness.  Then when she was all dried off her daddy confirmed her a member of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints. As well as Papa, Bishop Torrance, and the missionaries stood in the circle.

What a special day to have so many people there from our new ward to support us and make us feel welcomed.  We loved every minute having my parents here. Shortly after returning home from church we were loading the truck again to take my parents back to the airport.  The trips are NEVER long enough.  We wish we lived closer but such is life.

To find out more about our faith and what Baptism is, check out 

mormon.org 

Kelsee turned 8

I am such a bad mom!  On August 28^th my sweet Kelsee Nicol turned 8 years old.  Life has been so crazy with all the goings on… I feel like I just can’t catch up. So here is Kelsee’s Birthday post (just a month late LOL)

My sweet girl has been counting down the days til she turned 8.  She cannot WAIT to get baptized… BUT she’s gonna have to wait a LITTLE longer, til Gramma and Papa can come to visit in October.

I can hardly believe that Kelsee is 8!  Where did the time go?  I remember the day I gave birth to her… the day after my oldest started Kindergarten. She came out a little red headed spitfire! And has been on the go ever since.  I can’t imagine life without our monkey.

Since her birthday was just 2 days after we got here to Michigan, she didn’t get a “party” with friends L BUT we made the best of it and celebrated as a family.  

I decorated her bedroom door, as tradition has it. I also made a BIG BIRTHDAY sign for her. 

We went to Sacrament meeting that day (it was a Sunday) and then came home and played the day away and watched tv.  Kelsee of course took no time to change into her "TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY" tshirt either

 Daddy BBQ’d Ribs and Corn on the cob for dinner and we had yummy cake. 

All in all it was a SUPER day!  I think she felt LOVED and appreciated (at least I HOPE she did)

Happy Birthday my sweet MONKEY!  We sure LOVE you and are so happy you are a part of our family!