Merry Christmas!

Well, I never update unless I have some good pics to post, lol! So, here goes, some of our Christmas pics! I was so excited to get a laptop from DH, buy some maternity clothes for myself, and a tea kettle for making hot chocolate from Santa! This has been one of the best Christmases for me in a long time!

Kalel in some cute pj's my mother got him:

Keilani at her classroom party:

Vivian and Natasha thrilled as can be!

And, Kalel at the end of the day!

Pregnancy

Finally, an ok shot of me pregnant. This picture was taken Thanksgiving Day while we were visiting family in San Fransisco. Just thought I'd share! I'm 5/6 months pregnant here, hmmm, can't wait to deal with the rest of this pregnancy, yeah! I actually do love to feel the baby move around, and this is the last time, so I better savor everything about it, I'll never experience anything like it again.

My sister had her baby!

And I got to be there, she did such a wonderful job, did it all natural, the midwife was such a help! I will recommend a midwife now to ANYONE wanting to go natural. His name is Tane, and he was born 8lbs. 7 oz. and 21 inches long, I LOVE all his hair! I included a picture of me holding him too!

Pumpkin patch pics

We had a wonderful time at the Pumpkin Patch last week, and I'm late getting these pics up, so here you go!

Well, they think it's a boy!

Had my ultrasound last week, and the umbilical cord was in the way, so they "think" it's a boy, because they saw a little thing poking out, but what if that was the umbilical cord, kwim? So, I'm going to have to fork over the dough and get another one some time later, SIGH!

This is a picture of the babies head on the left, the arms flexing, so the tech wrote Daddy's big muscles on there!

Mountains!

Oh, I couldn't resist posting a pic of the kids with Aunt Marie and Uncle Mikie! We went to the mountains on Sunday and took a bunch of pics, it was such a nice visit having them over!

Princess!

Vivian is having a birthday party this weekend. Aunt Marie came over with her new husband Uncle Mikey and bought her this princess dress for her birthday party, she looks so REGAL! This is sure to be a party to remember! I have to go deliver the invitations today! So better get going!

My purse

Tracy Austin posted a cool question today at Lifetime Moments. It was to post a picture of your purse, and what does that say about you. So, I went and took a picture, and was inspired to finally come here and update my blog, lol! Here is my current purse:

What it says about me, hmmmm. I got it at a yard sale, of course, where I get EVERYTHING. I always like to shop the nicer yard sales, not the trashy ones, LOL! In fact, I was disappointed today that there weren't that many yard sales to go to this weekend. I'll have to get used to the fact that yard sale season is closing down. I just LOVED finding all Keilani's "trendy" school clothes for 25 cents each! I got her 80 pieces of clothing that all looks brand new, and only spent $20. You just can't beat that anywhere!

Anyways, I just loved the tropical, classic feeling to this purse, it's totally me. I love the color scheme, in fact, my favorite sb paper sort of looks like this :) It's a little impractical, all it fits is my wallet, a wipe container, and a few diapers, and my cell phone. But, if i need a bigger bag, I just grab one! Anyways, glad I was finally inspired to come share something on my blog, I need to get better at that, and especially now that I'm over the first trimester blahs, I should be able to keep this up to date better!

Oh, did I forget to mention....

That's right, I'm pregnant! That's why I haven't been online as much, updated my blog, etc. I't's been over a month now, and I found out exactly one week after it happened, when I went to the doctors office to get some medication, they told me I would need to take a pregnancy test. I thought, "What for?", "I'm getting my period next week...." Nope, I wasn't, LOL! They brought back the results, and I was SHOCKED! Made them do a blood test just to make sure, and that came back positive! Oh well, this is the last one, lol! Plus, look how big Kalel is getting, he is such a trouble maker now! Oh, those terrible two's will reach us very soon!

Baby Hair!

Yesterday we went to Lagoon (an amusement park here in Utah). I took this picture of Kalel while riding the train. And in good time, because once we came home, my Mom cut his hair. Ken is a little upset to lose Kalel's baby hair, but I told him it would grow back! He does look cute even now with his hair cut though! It's just, we'll miss that BABY HAIR!

Stickers

Someone posted this quiz on 2peas, and I thought it would be an interesting thing to add to my blog!

You are STICKERS! You like brightening things up in life and decorating your living space with your own personal style. You are versatile and able to get things done with a stick-to-it attitude. People love your colorful personality and personal flair! You like exploring new things and are willing to try anything once. But Stickers beware - sometimes you like to stick to someone that you like a little too much and take them into your confidence a little too easily. Your personality tends to make you a steadfast friend, but make sure the friends you choose are worth your efforts!

Patriotism

Yesterday my sister said something to me that really got to me. She said that she no longer feels pride to be an American, that she does not feel an obligation to put her hand on her heart when she hears the national anthem. I was shocked to say the least. I might have problems with some of the things going on in America, but come on! I told her, her very own grandfather fought for freedom in WWII, how could she be so ungrateful. Her and my brother think Americans are selfish, and we deserve anything we get. I just wonder how they can sit here and say these things, while enjoying the very things they are putting down. Instead of seeing anything positive, they only see the negative. I feel sad for them in a way, that this is how they view life. I for one, will be forever grateful for all that I have. Yes, there are injustices in the world, and things need to be done about it. But, I am still proud to be an American, we are very lucky people, and we should be thankful for what we have, and in return, try to make the world a better place, by doing uplifting things, not tearing down the very fabric of who we are.



I did this layout awhile ago of my three girls. The quote says:

"Freedom, is one of the most precious gifts that heaven has bestowed upon men; no treasures that the earth holds buried or the sea conceals can compare with it; for freedom, as for honour, life may and should be ventured."

So, I can see how she can feel bad about how we have freedom, and others don't have it, still, we need to treasure what we do have, and try to make it so others in the world have the same opportunites that we do. We need to build up, not tear down.

WATER EVERYWHERE!

So, just an hour ago, Ken looked out the window to see water overflowing from an irrigation well right into our backyard. The kids immediately wanted to go play in there. I snapped these pictures and came in to make dinner. Ken is still out there watching them. Anways, I came to upload them, Ken walks in to see me on the computer and says, "Oh, there's the oven!" LOL! He can be so sarcastic sometimes! He was just joking, pretty funny guy I married though, huh! Anyways, I'm going to go make dinner now (we're having Garlic Chicken), but first I had to come upload my photos and see what they looked like. Then, I wanted to come record this moment, what an interesting day it turned out to be!

PROUD!!!

This week, Keilani, my oldest daughter who is 9, decided she wanted to do something scrapbooking related for her talent at a talent show. So, we came up with this page together, it started out 8.5x11, then I just kept saying, oh, how about we add this, or that, etc. I really like how it turned out, and really enjoyed the process of scrapbooking with Keilani and teaching her the basics. Before, my girls always just treated scrapbooking as an arts and crafts, let's throw down some stickers and call it a scrapbook page. But, now I am trying to teach them how to make good pages, and it is going well. The other two are standing in line waiting to do a page with Mommy too!

10 Things I wish I had known in high school

Thought this was a cool challenge, that NEEKA posted on 2peas:

10 things I wish I had known in high school:

1. No, Burger King is NOT a cool place to work at!
2. If something is telling you to stay away from something, LISTEN!
3. Take care of yourself, don't just roll out of bed and throw your hair into a ponytail!
4. Stop telling yourself you are not beautiful because you aren't blond or skinny. There are so many forms of beauty.
5. Don't worry about being alone, you'll meet the man of your life soon enough.
6. Apply yourself to your schoolwork. Stop skipping school. You'll have the rest of your life to have your days free to do as you please.
7. Nothing really good does happen after midnight, you are fooling yourself.
8. You don't have to be like others, just be yourself! It's okay to be different, in fact, it's what's really COOL!
9. Really, your friends you have now, you will hardly talk to when you grow up. Stop thinking they are the world, and nothing else matters.
10. Set higher goals for yourself, and don't be afraid to go out on your own.



I think this picture was taken my freshman year. I was a band geek, on the debate team, my freshman year. My sophomore year, pretty much the same, but my junior year, I really started rebelling, and thankfully my senior year, we had to move to the Philippines where I met my dh, and really turned myself around.

Flowers! Flowers!

Oh my! I am addicted to flowers now! I was so happy to find these at a yard sale. This lady was selling them for $1 a bunch, and so all of this was only $4.00! I love deals like this. Right now, they are in my scrapbook room, adding a little punch of color to the place!

Saturday we got to go watch fireworks and go to Summerfest in Orem. The kids got to go on rides, but we got all rained out! That wasn't fun! My mother also threw a party for my girls. A "Tahitian Tea Party". She made the girls these dresses, and summer bags full of sunglasses, shells, bubbles, hair things, etc. What an amazing grandma they have! They made crafts, had a water balloon fight, etc. Here is a picture of them, with their baby cousin Maeva.

Long time, no see

WHEW, this last month we were busy moving! I think I am back in the game :) I am going to try and post some pics of my scrapbook room, hope it works!!!



And, luckily, my computer is right in there too:



I have been busy scrapping, trying to get some layouts done to hang in frames and decorate our house with, it's so fun to scrap without any pressures or deadlines!

Today is the day....

Well, I finally am starting my own blog. I have been wanting to do this, as I am horrible at taking the time to write anymore. What's funny, is that right now as I am typing I have a sleeping baby on my lap. The phone just rang and I can't even get to it. Oh well, that's what voicemail is for, right? Which reminds me, I had a few phone calls I needed to make! Well, a little about me. My name is Clarice Applegate. I was born in Tahiti, but raised in Utah. Yes, I am LDS. I am a mother to 3 beautiful girls, and Kalel, my baby boy, who is almost 18 months old. Not quite a baby anymore, I'd say! I found this blog site due to some scrapping friends I have met online. You know what, that's about all I am going to write right now, as I am trying to figure out how all this works! Be back later!