I hope they call me on a mission

This is my youngest brother Ryan and he left to the MTC (missionary Training Center) for my church, (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)!  I'm so proud of him.  He was so excited to get out there and felt like being at home his life was on hold.  So on September 16th he went to the  MTC and then October 7th he went to the Atlanta, Georgia.  He's serving in Smyrna, Georgia and is really loving the people and making an impact on the lives that he is coming in contact.  He's always been a real people person and he loves to make friends where ever he is.  Sounds like he's just trying to gain the trust of the members there, so that they will refer their friends for him to help teach the gospel.  I love getting his email to the family each week.  Way to go Ry!

Kherrington 4 month check-up

Ht: 24 inches (32%) 

Wt: 13 lbs 6.2 oz (38%)

Head Circumference: 41 cm (45%)

So Kherrington is a "perfect little baby" as Dr. Adkins says.  She did great with her vaccines again and really her demeanor didn't change too much yesterday. He said that I could start her on cereal if I'd like too, but didn't have too since she was growing and gaining weight as she should.   Go KHERRINGTON!!

Palouse Empire and Latah County Fairs

So if you can't tell we love Fair food, but love to walk through the barns and people watching.  So here are some updates on the other two fairs we attended.

So we also hit the Palouse Empire Fair and just wandered around.  It's not quite the same as when we at home, but it was fun to see ward members and just enjoy the beautiful weather we had that day.  We had invited Renay, Garrett, and Gabe to come with us.  Renay was on call for the PRH, but once they drove into the parking lot.....No Cell Service! Darn it. When we got home we foudn out that Gabe didn't understand we they were going home and why we got to stay!  I felt bad.  I wish we would have kept him with us.  But we didn't really stay long, cause we didn't stay for the Rodeo.

The following weekend though, we got to get with the Vance's and go to the Latah County Fair.  My Mom had come to town a few days before to help babysit for us so she came to.  We got to walk through all the great booths and see all the produce and photos that we always do!  Way fun to be there.  We were sad though as we sat and watched the band and reminisced about Mike and Jen Barnes, our original Latah Fair buddies!!  Can't wait til they move back closer to us, and get out of Connecticut!! Hint Hint!!
I totally took this picture on my iphone and sent it to them.  It was like 9 pm our time.  Didn't think about what time it would be there until after I sent it!!  OOOPS.  Just thought I'd share.

September 7th- SE Idaho Fair

So as my friend Averi said, if you've been to one you been to them all.  Fairs!!  We were able to hit the SE Idaho Fair while we were there for Marcus.  Kherrington did great, she just slept the entire time in her little carrier.

So we can't go to the Fair not eat the greasy DeLiouS Food.  We always have to get a Prime Steer hamburger.  It has ham with the fixing!!  So yummy!  We also have to get a chocolate dipped cheesecake on a stick.  They are so stinking rich we share one!  To die for!.  It was great to hang out with family and as always....People Watch!

So on our way out we stopped by my Grandparent's travel trailer to pick up some potatoes for my Mom and Aunt Mel, and to stop for a visit. But we couldn't stay long because we had to get Chad to the airport to fly home.  Well when Chad got to my parent's car that we were borrowing.  We had a flat tire.

So Derik (Chad's nephew) was nice enough to take Chad to the airport and my Uncle Tom and Cousin Braxton who were also at my grandparent's trailer, came with me and changed the tire so I could get home to IF with Kherrington.  It really couldn't have worked better than it did.  It's nice to remember what it's like to be surrounded by family and have that support!!  Even better the tire got repaired without any cost!!  Awesome all the way around.  What can we say We Love The FaiR!!!

Joos visit-July 6th

We spent time with my family on Sunday.  My brother Ryan was leaving for his mission and having his farewell the next Sunday.  It was nice to be able to spend some more time with him before he left.  When we were home last, I said goodbye thinking it would be the last time that I'd see him before he left. (that was like 7 weeks before he was to leave).  Labor day weekend my family was originally going to be up at Mel and Larry's cabin in Island park, but since we ended up coming in town that weekend, they just camped out my parent's house and did fun things all weekend long.  We were able to get in a great dinner of 7-Up Chicken and corn on the cob. MMMM!

Monday Chad and I went to the Eastern Idaho State Fair, look in the future for that post... But then Chad left Monday evening to get back in time for his rotation the next day.

Kherrington and I stayed til Wednesday so we could have some more time with Ry.  It was great to have that time to spend with him.  It was great to see him so excited to just get out in the field.

Kherrington fell asleep and as Grandpa and Mom were talking and watching TV. Here she is in on hand

pajamas from Grandma Joos' stash (leftover for all of her kids).  Isn't it gorgeous!!  It sure came in handy 

when she pooped on the others. 

Stephanie and Marcus' Wedding-Sept. 5

So we never even thought that it would be a possibility that we'd be able to make it down for Stephanie and Marcus' wedding.  But with it being Labor Day weekend and getting the Monday off, Chad talked to the people in his rotation to see if it was possible for him the have the entire weekend off.  They were kind enough to take those shifts and we took advantage of the 3 day weekend and flew up on Saturday morning.  We needed to be at the airport in Lewistion by 5:30,(So we got up at 4am to leave by 4:45) but with the difficulty of getting out the door with everything, we didn't get there until  6:00am.  The airport staff wasn't really excited about it, but there were a few others that needed to check in a bag after us too. This was Kherrington's first flight.  I was 23 years old for my first flight.  Man is she spoiled.  But they went really well and she did so great on the 2 legs of the flight.

We flew into Idaho Falls,just in time for my parents to drop off a car for us and hit the tail end of the luncheon and then to the sealing.  Chad was nervous that I would forget my temple recommend and the night before reminded me, but when we got to the temple, guess you had their temple recommend and who had forgotten theirs!!  Yep.  Chad didn't have his recommend so once again we had to call Bishop Udy so Chad could get to attend the sealing.  It was a beautiful day and we were so glad to be a part of it!  Thanks to Erica for watching Kherrington while we in the temple!

Later that night we got to hang out at the reception and eat yummy food.  Kherringtont was being

grumpy by that time and so we basically couldn't have anyone hold her, but let her lay on the floor

in the gym.  She's just not used to having so many hands willing to hold her all the time and plays

very well on her own. I feel bad not letting anyone hold her, cause they don't get the chance often.

Boy was she grouchy though.  Sorry all!!

Kherrington's Blessing-July 26th

So I realize that I haven't even written about Kherrington's blessing day. While we were back home in SE Idaho, we chose to bless Kherrington so all our family could be a part of it.  We ended up blessing her in Chad's home ward on July 26th.  It was this Sunday that his ward was celebrating Pioneer Day.  So for tradition they have church outside in the morning.  So last year it was Chad's parents, but this year it was at Talbot's.  It was interesting to have church sitting in camp chairs and we ended up moving half way through to get under more shade.

But it was a beautiful day, and Chad gave such a beautiful blessing.  It was nice that we got to record the blessing.  I have an application on iphone that record audio.  So it's nice that I can listen to the blessing again every once in a while.  What a blessing to have the technology to be able to do so.  It's crazy to even think about the trials and challenges that are going to be hers to grow from.  I also thought about Christ and His love for her and how I know that it's even stronger than my LovE for her.

We were so glad that we were able to have all the family support.  It was a great day, followed by Christensen family pictures and lunch.

My grandparents were able to come and we got a 4 generation picture.  It was wonderful to have their support and effort it takes for them to travel!  We love you Grandma and Grandpa Wrigley.

Christensen Reunion July 23-25

So we went to a cabin in Kilgore Idaho for the Christensen reunion, and we were lucky enough to get the room in the cabin since we had Kherrington.  It was so nice to have a little area close to everything.  I think we would have been on the outs a lot if we weren't right in the middle of it! Thanks JaNae! It was beautiful weather and the surroundings were wonderful too.  Carlos' family also got to use the loft.  So lucky for everyone, by this time Kherrington was only waking up once a night about 2:30-3:00 AM.  Chad went on a horse ride on Camero.  Camero wasn't cooperating as well as normal and Chad was pretty sore.
I was just able to enjoy the time in the cabin and the trees where everyone's trailers were parked.

Hanging out in Blackfoot in July

So while we were home in July we spent some time with Chad's family.  It was so nice to see everyone again...and if was fun to be able to show everyone Kherrington!  Some of our favorite things to watch was Carlos' girls fighting over who got to hold her.  I'm sure she felt loved.
So here is a slide show of pictures of everyone holding Little Miss Kherrington!

Here's a video of Lillian and Kherrington.


Here's a video clip of her trying out the swing.  It's kind of long, so beware.

Kherrington's 2 month Check-Up- Sept 3

So today has been a very busy day.  It's started off with Kherrington and I going with Chad to school so we could watch him give his Senior Paper Presentation.  He did such a great job!! He did his paper on CEM or Contagious Equine Metritis.  It's a venereal disease of horses, that was thought to be eradicated at one point, but has a current outbreak in the US.  I've come to learn a lot through this study about the subject, but was totally amazed and how well he presented the subject and made it move so smoothly!!  Way to go Chad.  One major thing down and now it's bring on the boards!!
Then shortly after that, Kherrington and I got to go for a check-up with Dr. Adkins.  Kherrington passed with flying colors.  The doctor is so pleased with her growth and she dramatically is climbing on the percentile charts and catching up with the majority of other infants her age, even though the doctor's haven't really ever been worried about her!!

So here's her stats:

Ht: 23 inches (68%)

Wt: 10 lbs 12 oz (47%)

Head Circumference: 42 inches (42%)

Dr. Adkins was nice enough to find out the exact percentile for me this time, so I didn't have to eyeball it off the graphs they give us each visit. Now the sad thing is that I knew going in today that she would be getting her vaccinations.  So I was a little apprehensive, cause I just didn't know how'd she'd react. And of course she cried, which made me tear up.  (I'm still blaming it on my hormones!!) I just have to keep remembering that it's important that she has them to prevent future suffering, or to relate to Chad's presentation today, to keep those diseases eradicated from the US.  But as soon as I picked her up she quieted right down and the nurse was so surprised!  "Oh wow, is that it?" she asked.  So apparently she did amazingly well, which I'm not surprised, cause she really has been such a good baby! I know that was a great reaction too, cause I heard a baby next door for a while before the Dr. came in and the nurse explained they had lots of vaccinations to do today. We're so blessed to have her!

Just this last week Kherrington has started sleeping through the night.  She sleeps between 8-10 hrs each night now!!  Which has been wonderful!!  I've finally stopped pumping in the middle of the night since I have a freezer full of milk!! So now I'm feeling great with the less interrupted sleep!!

Also when I go to get her out of her crib in the morning she is usually any which way, but the direction I placed her in the crib.  (Sorry for the horrible picture.  It was taken on my iphone in the dark.)
So I know now that I can't leave her alone anywhere without being totally braced in, and I know that won't last long either.  Wow! She's just grown so fast and I can't believe how the time has flown.
So tomorrow marks my first day back to work.  I only have an 8 hr day, cause we have to get ready to fly to Idaho Falls on Saturday for Chad's nephew, Marcus' wedding!!. Yeah, but BOO HOO for going back to work.  That is the other reason I'm going to use to explain the tears at the Dr's office today!!