Eric &Kendra Larsen

Halloween Fun!!

2009-11-03T16:19:00.000-08:00

We had a blast on Halloween!! The kids loved it, Parker was done after about 10 houses!! However Kinzley loved every minute of it!!! She would get so upset if we skipped a house!! It was so cute and so so much fun!!

Halloween Pics

2009-10-20T12:22:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago we had Parker, Mylee and Kinzley's pictures taken!! It was an event, but some how we got a few good pics!!

A joyful moment!!

2009-09-23T11:39:00.000-07:00

Sunday after church we headed to my parents house for an amazing dinner and a great family home evening!!!! My mom is so amazing, she has been teaching a new Scripture story each week and I am amazed at how much Parker can remember!!! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful mother who blesses the life's of her children and grandchildren everyday! I love you mom!! Last Sunday she told the story of Nephi building the ship. Part of the story talks about how God granted Nephi the ability to show his brothers that God was directing him. Through the power of God, Nephi by allowing Nephi put forth his hand and "shocked" Laman and Lemuel. Then they realized that Nephi had the power of God with him. Laman and Lemuel repented and began helping Nephi build the ship.

Monday at preschool Parker was hit by one of the other students. Upon arriving at home, he told me that he prayed to God for the power to "shock" the disobedient schoolmate so they would repent and become righteous.

I am amazed at the simple faith he had, and his willingness to be obedient!!! He never stops teaching us and he is such a blessing in our lives!!!

Parker's 1st day of Preschool!!!

2009-09-21T09:27:00.001-07:00

Parker started preschool a couple weeks ago!! He loves going to preschool, and he loves his teachers!!! He was very excited this year because Mylee, is in his class!!! He also get to go to school with a bunch of his friends!! I am sure they are going to have a blast!!!

The 1st day of school was hard on Kinzley, she kept going in Parker's room looking for him!! Then the first thing she did when he got home was go and put on his backpack!! It was so cute!! She loves her big brother Parker and misses him when he is at school!!

My 1st Triathlon

2009-08-17T15:19:00.000-07:00

I really need to be better about posting on my blog!! We have had a crazy busy summer!!!
This is one of the things we have done!!! I am going to be adding a few more in the near future ( I hope)!!

My 1st Triathlon was harder then I thought it would be!! The fact that I only got 2 hours of sleep didn't help!!! We had a commitment in Utah Friday night and didn't get home until 3:00 am!! Despite the sleep problem it was still fun!!!The swim was the worst part!!! If you know me you know how much I love to swim!!! Hahahaha I hate swimming!!!! Because I love to Swim so much my Mom had a hard time believing I was actually going to do this ( and to tell you the truth so did I, It must have been the per pressure)!!! After the swim it was on to the Bike and this went great, besides the fact that my bike was having fits ( my chain came off twice and I was never able to shift gears) I really enjoyed riding despite my troubles!!! Last came the run, normally this is a cake walk but after you ride 13 miles your legs don't work and just standing is difficult!!! By the second mile my legs were finally feeling better and I knew I only had 1 mile to go!!! All in all I really enjoyed doing the Triathlon and I might even do it again next year!!! I was really glad I got to do it with Ashley and Shalaina! It was so fun to train with them, they are awesome and I had a blast!!! You guys rock, and I Love ya!!! I just have one question for you guys what is our next adventure???

My 1st Half Marathon

2009-06-22T11:01:00.000-07:00

On Jun 13th I ran the Teton Dam Half Marathon!!! It was a blast, and I was lucky enough to be able to run it with one of my best friends Ashley!!! We have been training for a couple months!!! However once we started the race, we began to wonder if we were ever going to run down hill!!! During our training we just ran in Rigby, which is all FLAT!!! The race was in Rexburg so about 11 miles of it where up hill!!! We only got to enjoy 1 mill down hill!!! Bummer, I loved the down hill!!! I was sore for 4 days, I think it was because of all the hills!! It was so much fun!!! I was so lucky to be able to run it with Ashley, she is amazing and we make the best team!!! There is no way I could have done it with out you!!!! Your the best!!! I can't wait to see what our next adventure will be!!! Maybe the Full!!!

Coupon crazy!!

2009-06-09T09:40:00.001-07:00

I was with a friend a couple months ago and we went to Walgreen's on a coupon shopping adventure!!! My eyes where opened when she got toothpaste, floss, and a toothbrush for FREE!!! After that I was hooked on using coupons!!!!!! Over the past 2 months I have bought $1536.00 in Merchandise and only paid $ 412.00!!! I have cut our grocery bill in half!! The best part is that I have increased our food storage!!! In a couple more months we should have a full year supply!!! Got to love coupons!!! They are the best!!!

Parker's Birthday!!

2009-05-07T16:33:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy, and very entertained on facebook that I have neglected my blog!!! Parker had his 4th b-day on March 15!! I can't believe he is 4!!! He is such an amazing Son!!! I love him to death!!! From the day Parker was born he has been a blessing to our family!!! He is amazing to Kinzley, he loves to play with her and teach her new things!! There is nothing better then when he walks in the room and put his arms around Kinzley and tells her how much loves her (except maybe when he does it to his mom)!!! Parker is such a righteous boy, he loves learning about the Gospel!!! He loves going to primary and I am always amazed at the things he knows about the Gospel!!! One of Parker's favorite places is the Library!!! Eric takes him about once a week, and they love going together!!!He loves to read, he is starting to learn words and he can't wait until he can read on his own!!! Every night before bed he begs his Dad or Mom to read him a couple books!!! A couple nights ago after Eric had taken him to the Library all he wanted to do was read his new books, they had checked out 10 and they read together for about 2 hours!!! I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for allowing one of his chosen sons to come to our home!!!! Parker is a blessing in our lives and we love him very very much!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARKER WE LOVE YOU!

Kendra goes to work!!!

2009-03-01T21:10:00.000-08:00

The past few weeks Eric has been buried at work!!! (which is a huge blessing) He has been working crazy hours from about 6:30 in the morning to 10:00 or 11:00 almost every night!!! He was desperate for help on Friday so he called me and said he had a babysitter and he needed my help!! So I headed over to his shop to help him work!! Things where going well and then the fun began, we started putting cabinets together, we had a good system going which involved me using the nail gun!!! I have used a lot of nail guns and felt like it was no big deal! However I have never used this nail gun and I quickly found out that it was very temperamental!!!! The nail gun had a few problems one of which was the trigger was broken and u have to push really hard to get it to fire!!! Eric was holding a cabinets and was ready for me to nail it together, I put my finger on the trigger and got ready to nail it together and all of the sudden it went off and SHOT ERIC RIGHT IN THE FINGER...I couldn't believe it, I felt awful, the nail stuck right in the tip of his middle finger!!! Thankfully it didn't go in very far!!!! Eric just pulled the nail out and back to work we went!!! I am glad that it Eric is OK and his finger will make a full recovery!!! I though after this experience he might think twice before he wanted me to come and help again in the shop but I was wrong and I headed back to work on Saturday and thankfully I have no injuries to report!!!

A sad day!!!

2009-02-22T17:04:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was a sad day in our house!!!I have been cleaning out our basement!! I am hoping this well help speed up the process of finishing it!! We have finished our storage room and I have been trying to get it organized.. It has been a ton of work!! I have had to go to our storage unit and bring back all of our stuff, it has been a never ending process!! After working all day on it I headed up stairs to get ready because Rachelle was coming to town YAHOO!! We where getting ready to walk out the door and I looked down at my wedding ring!!! I could not believe what I saw!!! MY DIAMOND WAS GONE!! I couldn't believe it!!! Eric and I looked and looked but we have had no luck!! I am thankful we have insurance, but it is not the same!!! It is one of those sentimental things you never ever want to have to replace!! I keep praying it shows up!!!

Fun in West Yellowstone!!

2009-02-04T07:42:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago we went up to West Yellowstone for a weekend of fun in the snow!! We had a blast and we are looking forward to going back up in a few weeks... While we where up there we got to snowmachine a ton, and the kids enjoyed the swimming pools!! It was a blast and we are excited to do it again!!

Tag your it!!!

2009-01-29T13:41:00.000-08:00

I was tagged by Natasha.The Big 88 THINGS ABOUT MEHere are the Rules:1) Post rules on your blog 2) Answer the six '8' items 3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment

FAVORITE TV SHOWS
Private Practice
24
Grey’s Anatomy
Biggest Loser
American Idol
Jazz Basketball
Anything On FOX News channel
Americas Funniest home videos

8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY
Took Parker To Preschool
Made File folder games for churchMade dinner
Sewing ( my favorite thing)
Saw my mom and Brittney
Watched AMERICAN IDOL
Went to the store
Talked on the phone with a friend

8 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO
Going Snowmobiling in Feb. and March
Going on a trip with Eric and Brooke and Jeff in April!!
Seeing Rachelle next weekend!!
Watching Shalyse run track next week!!
Making Kinzley a Valentine outfit!!
Playing in a Basketball league in Pocatello!!!
Going to Disneyland in Nov… With the Family!!
Getting Kinzley Potty trained..

8 THINGS ON MY WISH LIST
Finish our basement!!!
Sell our house
Go on a cruise
Go to more Jazz games
Get a boat!!!
Finish School
Play more basketball
Spend more time with friends and family!!

8 PEOPLE I TAG
Melanie – mom
Rachelle
Brittney
Ashley
Kacie
Nancy
Ellen
Ani

Christmas 2008 At the Cabin

2009-01-13T12:05:00.000-08:00

We had such a great Christmas... We got to go up to a cabin with the whole family!! It was awesome, it snowed the entire trip... I loved it... It was such a blessing to get to spend such much time together.. It was the perfect setting to remember the true meaning of CHRISTmas!!! Grandma had a cute story of the birth of the savior, with pics of each character... Mylee and Parker loved the story so much!!! They asked her to tell it over and over!! Than Parker went to nursery the Sunday before Christmas and asked his teacher if she could tell the same story about baby Jesus that his grandma had!! It was amazing to see them catch the real meaning of Christmas!! They understood that Christmas was all about baby Jesus. It was an awesome Christmas!!

6 Years!!!

2008-12-19T11:20:00.000-08:00

Eric and I had our 6 year anniversary on Dec 12. 2008... Eric surprised me and took me to Utah for the night!!! We had a fun little get away and my mom watched the kids!!! THANKS MOM YOUR THE BEST!!! When we left Eric told me we where going to the Jazz game and then to Anniversary Inn... He got us awesome tickets to the game... I am so blessed that we share so many of the same interests... We both love the Jazz and Basketball!!! It was the perfect night for both us!!! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful Husband!! I am so lucky to be married to my best friend he is my rock!!! Eric is such an amazing father I love just watching him in action with the kids... Eric I love you and I can't wait for the rest of our lives together!!! I LOVE YOU!!! I got this cute Tag from Ashley... Thanks Ashley you rock!!! Love ya...

1.What is his name? Eric
2. Who eats more? Eric does!!! He is a great eater!! I love cooking for him!!!
3. Who said I LOVE YOU first? Eric did, I can still remember being in my apartment at college the first time he said it!!
4. Who is Taller? Eric is 6'0" and I am 5'7"
5. Who is smarter? Eric is!!!~:) He has an amazing memory... Especially when it come to the Scriptures!!!
6. Who is more sensitive? I am!!
7.Who does the Laundry? I do...
8.Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do, it is closer to the bathroom!!
9.Who pays the bills? Eric makes the green.. But we pay them together!!;)
10.Who cooks more? I do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11. What meals do you make together? Eric is really good at helping me in the kitchen, so we cook a lot together!!
12.Who is more stubborn? Eric is pretty easy going... I tend to stick to my guns!!
13.Who is the first to admit they are wrong? I think we are both pretty good at that!!
14.Who has more siblings? Eric does he has 5 I have 4!!
15.Who where the pants in the relationship? This is a hard one.!! I think we are pretty even matched!!
16.What do you like to do together? We love to go boating or snowmaching!! We also love watching almost any kind of sport together!!! We Love playing basketball, hanging with family, and friends!! It doesn't matter what we do we just love doing it together!!!!;)
17.Who eats more sweets!! I have to say, It might be me... I can't say no to a Reese's... Eric has a weakness for cookies!!! ( especially my mom's they are amazing)
18.Guilty Pleasures? Sleeping in on Sunday!!! However it is less and less.
19. How did you meet? We met on the LOVE BOAT!!! We met on a Cruise!!
20.Who asked who out first?... Well this a little bit of a long story!! We hung everyday on our cruise, Then he asked me for my number our last day on the ship... He said don't you want my number... I told him I had a rule that I don't call boys... He gave it to me anyways... When I got home I was telling My best friend Brooke about the cruise.... Brooke said I want to meet this guy... She new my rule and I told her about him giving me his number...Without me knowing she called him and pretend she was me and asked him out... Later she told me I had a date for the night... I asked her who and she said Eric the guy I meet on the cruise.... So I guess It was Brooke in my behalf!!! Love ya girl!!!
21. Who kissed who first!! Eric did!!!
22.Who proposed? Eric did he took me to this is the place and did it there!! It was awesome!!
23.His best features? Wow it is hard to pick just one!!! I love his dimples, his smile,he eyes, I love everything!!!
24.His best quality? I think Eric has so many amazing quality... I think he is the BEST DAD EVER!! He is amazing with our kids!! Eric is also one of the hardest workers I know, he also is very Musical... He can play just about anything on just about anything... He is so talented!! He Is the best I love ya....
25.. Tagged? anyone who wants to!!

Kinzley's B-Day

2008-12-13T22:32:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it Kinzley is 1!! This year has gone so fast!!! It is hard to even remember our little family without our amazing daughter Kinzley...I know we have been so blessed with the addition of Kinzley in our family!!! She is amazing!! She has the most amazing spirit and I am so grateful to my heavenly father for this choice daughter he has blessed us with!! From the moment she was born I knew she was truly a blessing!! She has always been so sweet, she is so easy going, and loves to play with anything but especially her big brother Parker!! It is awesome to see the joy in her eyes when she greets you at the door!! There is nothing better then looking in her beautiful blue eyes and feeling her close to you!!! Our little girl is one of the most beautiful miracles in our life, and she is one of the greatest joys we will ever know, she is one of the reasons why there is a little extra sunshine, laughter and happiness in our world today!!! Happy Birthday Kinzley WE LOVE YOU!!

Thanksgiving Fun!!!

2008-12-03T22:45:00.000-08:00

We had a great time In Utah over Thanksgiving!!! Here are a couple Pics!!! We spent time with Eric's Family!! We also saw a few friends.. Which we always love doing!!! Here are some pics from Seeing Natasha, James and Talyor... Parker Loved playing with Taylor... After we left he kept saying mom when can I play with Taylor again!!! He is my friend... He loved it... I can't wait to do it again!!!

Christmas Pics

2008-11-30T18:31:00.000-08:00

Here are a few of the fun pics we had taken for our Christmas cards!!

2008-11-15T19:26:00.001-08:00

Halloween Pics

2008-11-15T19:07:00.000-08:00

We had a awesome Halloween!!! I can't believe how long it has taken me to get these on here!! I am a slacker!!!

Bread with Grandma

2008-11-06T09:05:00.000-08:00

Mylee and Parker getting ready for the 1st JAZZ game!!! Go JAZZ!!!;-)

A couple of weeks ago, I was at my mom house she was making her world famous bread!!! It is the best bread ever!!! While we where making bread, we put Kinzley in her highchair ( my mom has the kind that hooks on her kitchen table!! I love it!! I think they are the BEST!!) we gave her a couple of JELLO boxes to play with(she loves them) she was doing great, then my mom and I look up and she had fallen asleep!!! She was so dang cute!!!

These pics also show how far she has come!!! She has enough hair for a tiny Ponytail!!! Ya I can't believe it... She not even 1 yet!! I can't wait tell it gets longer!!! Then I can really torment her with all the fun things I will do!!

BASKETBALL GAME

2008-10-28T11:13:00.001-07:00

Last night I had a basketball game! I am on a team and we play in a league in Sugar City.. I love it... It is fun to still be able to play!! Every week we play in the late game, because we all have kids and they are in bed when we play.. It works kind of nice!!! Parker has been asking me if he could come and watch me play for weeks!! So last night he was finally able to come.. ( he didn't have preschool, and grandma took Kinzley ).. The fun all started when I changed in to my basketball clothes, Parker knew that if mom had changed he better to!! So we got him dressed in his basketball gear. Then we where on our way to the game! On our way Parker kept telling us how excited he was to be going to the game!! He was so cute at the game!! He loves basketball and If you ask him , he will tell you it is his best sport!! I could hear him cheering for me all game and I loved it!!! During our halftime he came over and was telling me how good I was doing... It was so dang cute... Then he also tried to give me his ball so I could practice...What a sweetheart !! After the game I set down to take off my basketball shoes and he had to take off his basketball shoes too!! The only problem was he didn't have any other shoes!! But It was all good!!He told me that the game was over so he needed to take off his shoes too!!! I wish he could come every week!! I love watching Parker and Eric on the sidelines... They are so cute... Eric is such and awesome dad... I have a hard time wanting to play and not just watch them..I love playing basketball, but the thing I will remember most won't be the game.. It will be Parker and how much fun he is!! He is growing up way to fast!! Some days I would like to freeze time!! Last night was one of those days!!! He is such a wonderful boy and such a blessing to us!!!

The 1st Snow

2008-10-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we had the our first snow of the year!! Parker was so excited to see snow!!! It was all he could talk about! His grandma explained to him why the leaves change colors and fall off trees... Parker was so excited to see trees going to sleep for the winter! He knew when the leave start to fall off we could get some snow.. We saw the first snow on a Sunday! When we headed in to church their was about 2 inches on the ground!! After church we walked outside and the snow was gone... Parker said "Mom I am so sad, the snow is gone! I didn't even get to ride on the snowmachine!! I hope it comes back soon!!" Their was an older man who walked out with us and he said " Parker has it right... He has skipped over snowman and straight to the fun winter toys!!!" I have to say I totally agree!!! I hope the snow comes back soon!! It was so fun to see Parker's excitement for the snow!!

Girls Weekend!!

2008-10-06T15:46:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I went to SLC for a girl's weekend!!! It was some much fun!!!:) It was awesome to hanging with the gals like in the good old days!!! We had some fun shopping, eating, dancing and staying up late talking... We stayed at the Crystal Inn (what an event) we played on Friday night and we stayed up late talking!!! Then at 8:15 we where woke up by an a loud compressor and a nail gun!!! It was loud and we could not sleep at all!!! It all worked out, we got a free stay for next year!! You got to love that!!! It I love ya guys!!!

Where does the time go?

2008-09-24T15:08:00.000-07:00

Well, it seems like it has been awhile!!! I don't even know where to start!!!
OK for starters PARKER started Preschool!!! I can hardly believe it!!! He
is growing up so fast... He loves it so much!!! It was all I could do to hold
myself together on the first day of school!!! After dropping him off I shed a
few tears on my way to my car!!! It is amazing to see his love of learning already!!!
He loves to learn new things and he is always so excited to tell us what he learned!!!

Next we have lost Rachelle to the city of Mnt. Home!!!! She has a job their and she loves
it!!!! I love being able to call her with any questions I have!! I just wish she is was closer!!
We miss her and we look forward to her trips home!!!

We have also become huge I.S.U. Soccer fans!!! We love watching Aunt Ellen play!!!
She is awesome at Soccer!!! Parker has become a huge Fan!!! He loves the games!!!
It is so cute to her him cheer for Ellen!!! He is even warming up to Ross the Superfan!!!

On Friday Brittney, Jed, and Mylee will be coming home!!! YAHOO we can't wait!!!
Yesterday Parker said " Mom Mylee is coming home she is done with Washington..."
He is so excited to see MYLEE!!! He has missed his little play mate!!!

I will ad so pics later!!!
Chow....

Tennis & Olympics

2008-08-13T21:06:00.000-07:00

Today we went to play tennis!! It was a ton of fun!! I think Parker is a natural...
He was so excited to play... He only wanted to play with the boys red racket, not mom's yellow one... He was so cute, he had brought 2 footballs to play with and when we where playing tennis he took them over and put them in Kinzley's seat .He said "she needed something to play with".
He is such an awesome brother... When we got in the car he said "mom we need to go watch the Olympics"... He has loved them!!! It has been fun to see the Americans do so well... I just love the Olympics... I will be sad when they are over...:(

WOW I HAVE THE BEST HUSBAND EVER!!!!

2008-08-04T20:34:00.001-07:00

Today I came home to an wonderful surprise!!! My amazing husband had left me the sweetest letter along with 2 dozen roses!! I am so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man... I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband and father!!! I am so lucky to have such an amazing eternal companion you are my everything...I love you babe!!! You are the best!!!:)

Yesterday during breakfast Parker posed an amazing question!! He said "Dad where dose Heavenly Father Live??" Eric answered then Parker asked " How can we hear Heavenly Father? " Eric told him that after we say or prayers we must be very quiet and listen and then we will be able to hear him!!!!

Then when Eric and I put him 2 bed after his prayers Parker said " Dad Heavenly Father wants me rest and sleep well all night!!"

I am always learning from him!! He has such a sweet and tender spirit!! I wish I could freeze these moments in time!!! Instead I will just cherish them as long as I can!!!

Rachelle's Graduation and Mylee

2008-08-02T10:15:00.000-07:00

Wow what a weekend we have had!!! Brittney and Mylee surprised us and came to town for Rachelle's graduation... I was so awesome to see them....

Then on Friday we went to Pocatello and saw Rachelle Graduate...

It was so awesome... She has made it... She is a Physician Assistant... P.A.

WOW!!!! Rachelle we love you... You are so awesome!!! Congrats.....

What an amazing accomplishment.... Wow...

After graduation we went to Ross park with all the girls and kids...

We had a lot of fun... I think the kids really love playing in the water....

We had a fun time watching the kids and talking...

It was so awesome to be together...

I love you guys...

Mylee and Parker where so excited to see each other!!! The fist thing they did was hug It had been a while!!! They love each other and they are such good friends!!!!

On our way to graduation, we drove past the soccer field at ISU, we saw a bunch of girls playing soccer.... We didn't want to interrupt their practice so we looked for Ellen's car.... We wanted to leave her a note... we looked all over by the field.... but we where unlucky... anyway it was so cool to see her and her team on the field at ISU....

WOW we made it home!!!

2008-07-31T15:11:00.000-07:00

Well I am making another attempt at adding a blog..( This time it is with out help from Ellen) I hope I can do it and all goes well!!! We have had a great family event of the past week and it was amazing !!! Ben got Married!!! YAHOO.... He picked and incredible wife, together they will make an awesome Family!!! We love both Ben and Ali so much and we look forward to what the future holds for both of them!!!( I am sure it will be great things!!!!) They had an amazing wedding and we were blessed to be their to share in there Joy!!!!

Eric ran in to his old High School Buddie Scott!!! ( He loved seeing him) So it was fun to see him and take this cute Pic with him... The story behind this pics is a must... We where out decorating the car for Ben and Ali with the Moyshs and They came to get in the car ready to be out of their and to be on their honeymoon and the only person we could find to take a Picture was poor Ben... But he was a total sweetheart and took it for us!!! THANKS BEN !!!!! We Love ya!!!

This is all for now I will chat at you soon!!!

1st Bloging

2008-07-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

Hello!!! This is my first BLOG (rock on)!!!!:) My sweet sister Ellen has helped me YAHOO!!! So we will all see how this goes!!!!