Allergies strike again!

To add to the 'excitement' this past weekend of the funeral and 1400 miles in the truck, Kimber broke out in some serious bumps/hives. It started with just a few around her diaper, then spread all over her entire body.... I mean from the top of her head to the bottoms of her feet. Luckily she didn't run a fever, so we weren't too concerned.... but still concerned enough. She wasn't acting like they were bothering her, however, the bumps did get bright red in the heat and places where she got hot.... so we thought it might be heat rash. Anyway, it continued to get worse each day we were on the road. We tried to keep her away from the other babies fearing it might spread to them. Luckily we got her into the Dr. and he confirmed that it is an allergic reaction to something. We are having a hard time finding out what the heck is causing it but she does seem to be doing a bit better since we've been home. It's really rough on her skin and it looks dry/flaky. It did start to itch her yesterday so we've been trying to stop her from scratching. This poor gal has had a rough 15 months!

This is her rash now that it is doing better. It's still pretty bad but it really looked awful the past 2 days!

More fun in the Kitchen

I couldn't pass up this picture of Kimber. She is so funny!

Here's Holdyn having fun with the bowls again :)

They are quite the drummers!

Fun with Cousins

It is too bad that it takes a funeral to get our family all together. Holdyn couldn't get enough of playing with her cousins. Especially Courtney, they were joined at the hip. We had a fun time and a huge sleep over at Grandma Oakeson's house. I'm sure going to miss that place! In the picture below are her infamous teal colored couches from a LOOONG time ago :) They've always been a staple in her home as long as I can remember. They are totally retro and coming back in style. We had to get a picture of some of the kids on them.
Here is uncle Joel torturing Holdyn, as you can see she LOVED every minute of it.

Here is Courtney and Holdyn with a statue at the mortuary.

The mortuary also had a huge play area for kids (and obviously some adults) to go while the viewing was going on. It was nice to have them entertained so we could visit with people who came to pay their respects to Grandma.

Grandma's Funeral

There was a beautiful funeral service for Grandma Oakeson. My mom gave an excellent talk on Grandma's life and all she had accomplished. The great-grandkids sang, and my Uncle John also gave a great talk. We were sure glad our family could attend!

Here is Ben with his two girlies.

Brielle and Holdyn

Here is Holdyn at the Luncheon.

Debbie, John, Lynette, Phil, Susan, Blaine

(Grandma's kids and their spouses)

John, Lynette, Blaine

Grandma's 3 living children

Jason, Brad, Adam, Brenda, Jill, Mindy

My siblings

The Pallbearers

The Great-Grandkids all sang a few songs during the service. Here they are practicing. They did a great job. Grandma had 27 Great Grand kids!

Here are the cousins on my side... all except Sophee...

we missed you Sophers!

A quick stop in Fredonia, AZ

We got to stop on our way home from Grandma O's Funeral in Fredonia, AZ. Holdyn was in 7th Heaven playing with Kenzie, Emma, and Taylor. She got to sleep over at their house and we went with them to see the horses. Holdyn didn't even want to ride in our truck when they were around. She pretty much stayed with their family the entire time we were in Fredonia.

Above is Holdyn with Kenzie and Emma by the horses.

Below: Holdyn riding her horse named Cokey.

Above: Kimber on Cokey. Kimber LOVED all the horses from a distance, but wasn't sure what to think when she was close to them.

Below: Here is Taylor the tornado sitting on Flicka.

Grandma's Obituary

WILMA OAKESON

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Wilma Spencer Oakeson "Together Again" Wilma Spencer Oakeson, 93, of South Jordan, went home to our Heavenly Father on September 21, 2009, in West Jordan at the home of her son.She was born in Bluffdale, UT to Reuben Benjamin and Edna Brown Spencer on May 1, 1916. She learned the value of hard work at a young age growing up on a farm and being the second oldest in a family of 10 children. She married Harold Edward Oakeson Feb. 4, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity. They moved to Crescent on a 94 acre farm. Wilma had the honor and privilege of being a stay-at-home mom for their children: John, Lynette, Blaine and Sharon. She served all her life in various church callings. Wilma served with her husband, Harold, as a temple ordinance worker in the Salt Lake and the Jordan River Temples. She loved her temple calling and served faithfully until her release in Sept. 2008. Wilma had many talents and enjoyed oil painting, writing poetry, quilting, sewing, knitting, and crocheting and visiting with family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold, daughter Sharon, sister Eunice, brothers; Vernon, Elmer, Merlin, and John. She is survived by sons; John (Debra) of West Jordan, Blaine (Susan) of Plain City, and daughter Lynette (Phil) Baker of Washington City; 14 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 26th at 11:00 a.m. at the River Ridge 8th Ward 10194 S. 1000 West. Viewing will be Friday, Sept. 25th from 6-8 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley 1007 W. South Jordan Pkwy. (10600 S) and Saturday 10-10:45 a.m. at the church. Interment, Crescent Cemetery.

A wonderful Legacy has returned to her sweetheart.

I just got a call and found out my sweet Grandma Wilma Oakeson passed away this morning. She left footprints in my life that I will never forget and I hope I can learn to duplicate. She was one amazing woman and although we are sad to see her leave us. I know she is having a joyful reunion with grandpa. We Love you Grandma!

Holdyn LOVES School :)

There are a few moms that I met up with from church to start a little joy-school for our kids. We rotate being in charge and we are doing one letter a week. I did "A" last week and we had a blast!! There are 6 kids in all so it only rolls around to our house one week (only 2 days a week) out of every 6. It is perfect for little Holdyn! She LOVES it and has her backpack and folder all ready to go the night before. I forgot to take a picture of the whole class last time they were together... so I've only got 3 of the 6 kids. (Charlotte, Josh, and Holdyn in the bottom picture). It has been so fun and it's fun to see Holdyn learn to interact with the other kids.

While daddy's away, the girls play!

I'm not sure what the fascination is, BUT my girls have discovered how much fun mixing bowls can be. They especially love them on their heads as you will see, they also work great as beds for dolls, drums, step-stools, and just about anything else you can think of. Who knew they could be so much fun!

Here is Holdyn helping me make home-made noodles. She really likes to help roll them out and cut them.... but I think she likes throwing flour around the most.

A quick trip to the L.A. temple

We finally found a babysitter who could watch the girls all day so... we could make the trip to the temple in L.A. We've been trying to get someone for the last couple of Saturday's that Ben had off... who knew it would be so hard! But now we have a list of great babysitters so hopefully we can go more often! We'd never been in the L.A. temple and it was an awesome experience and very big and beautiful, inside and out.

I had to put this picture below up because Ben is concentrating so hard on holding the camera straight. He did a pretty good job getting the sky scrapers in the background.

Anyway, we had an awesome day! We had a great dinner afterwards and really enjoyed the drive! It isn't to often we get to spend a whole day without the girls. We missed them but it was great to just spend time with each other!

Kimber discovers the bike horn

Here is our little Kimber! She finally started taking more than one step yesterday! She is almost 15 months so we are super excited she's finally getting it down! She's had a rough life in many ways, but she seems to be pulling through and doing better each day! We love you Kimber!

Back yard fence and fun

We haven't seen much of Ben the past few weeks, but we did have him for a whole 2 days in a row last week! It was GREAT! We've been wanting to put something up around the little garden/dirt area next to the wall.... not to keep the kids out, but the dog. She LOVES to dig holes and she's been working on destroying this area since we moved in. Ben and I decided to put this little fence in. I even got to use the drill, watch out Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor! Now we can plant some veggies and other things and not worry about the dog digging them up. Anyway, it was great to have a project and a husband with a day to work on it together!

As you'll see in the video, the girls pretty much just hung around and played in the water with the dog. It was very fun to have a family project that we could work together on, plus I thought the finished product turned out quite nice.

Holdyn showing her creativity side

Holdyn LOVES doing anything with glue, paper, scissors, markers, paints, crayons, play-dough etc. etc. etc. So today we focused on the leaves in our yard. She had a blast picking them...hopefully she doesn't try to pick them every time we go out now.
She's also been wanting to go to school for the last few weeks. She wakes up every day and asks if she can go to school. So far the answer has been, "Not Yet Holdy-locks." SO, she decided to make a school of her own with her and Kimber's dolls. Not sure where the bowls come in but she also uses them as beds for her little ones. If I go to the cupboard and find it empty of mixing bowls, I usually know they are full of her animals/dolls and I must be quiet, because they are having naps. I also never knew that wash clothes and dish towels doubled as blankets. Not sure where she comes up with it, but hey, it keeps her entertained and using her imagination. Fortunately, there are 5 other moms from church with the similar situation of young children wanting to go to school. We met up yesterday and we are starting a pre-school HOORAY! Our first day is at our house and I will be teaching the infamous letter "A" We are very excited since we will only have to host the pre-school 2 days a month. It works out VERY nicely for the kids and moms involved!