Tyler, Kelani & Schale Welstad

Busy winter months

2010-02-09T12:25:00.000-06:00

My new camping chair! I can't wait until it's warm so I can sit outside!

I didn't do it mom!

My first snowmobile ride! I love being outside!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-07T10:07:00.000-06:00

I did NOT like Santa!

Family picture!

Grandma Kim

my first baseball glove from uncle Dustin!

The whole Family!

Firetruck from Uncle Braden

Isaiah (12 months) Schale (13 months)

Surprise!

2009-12-23T09:13:00.000-06:00

I was surprised by Tyler, his mom Kim, and Schale the morning of my birthday with a beautiful necklace! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family! Thank you!

Family Pictures

2009-12-17T14:55:00.003-06:00

We were lucky enough to have Jason Gemar take our family pictures and Schale's one year pictures. They turned out awesome! Thanks Jason. You are so talented!

Attempting Christmas Pictures

2009-12-05T09:09:00.003-06:00

We attempted to do Christmas pictures the other night!

And this is where we ended our attempt!

Fall days!

2009-11-09T09:35:00.002-06:00

This past week the weather has been beautiful. It even hit 70 degrees this past Friday! We spent lots of time outside playing in the leaves!

Birthday!

2009-11-09T09:31:00.002-06:00

My first present!

uncle Braden got me this awesome car!

Helping Daddy put together my new wagon from pappa and grma.

It was great grandpa Myron's Birthday too!

my cake!

It's hard to believe that Schale is already one! It just seems like he was this little tiny baby! We love you Schale!

Halloween!

2009-11-02T12:49:00.004-06:00

Not so sure about this!

What are these things?

Take it off mama!

Oh wait, these are cool!

Schale had a wonderful first halloween! He dressed up as an elephant! We went trick or treating up in Newburg at grandma Evette's and great grandma and grandpa's. Then headed to Upham to go with Lunde's! It was a very long night and Schale was fed lots of candy by uncle Russ! Naughty naughty! We are working so hard on getting our new teeth we don't want any cavities! Schale has 6 teeth now! I will post pictures of his first birthday soon!

Fall already?

2009-09-14T12:05:00.002-05:00

I can't believe it's already the middle of September!!! Where has the time gone? In this past month Schale has gotten his first haircut, went to the Bismarck Zoo, went to the splash pad, and has grown into such a little boy!

silly daddy!

Lovin' the water!

3 generations of Welstad's!

I love my daddy!

Poser

2009-08-17T15:11:00.001-05:00

Turtle Races

2009-08-16T15:26:00.006-05:00

We went to Upham on Saturday for the Turtle Races! It was the 30th Annual and they had over 130 entries. It was a great day, street fair, supper, bouncey houses and games for the kids, turtle races and the street dance.

Schale (9.5month) Brock (6 months)

"How's the crop comin'?"

Icky Helmer!

I also included a video of Schale. He is starting to walk a little with some help! He loves walking behind his toy!

Summer Fun!

2009-07-27T08:39:00.003-05:00

NDSF Parade! It was a long parade!

I love my bath!

Messy!

eating puffs

Mom wasn't looking!

Fourth of July weekend!

2009-07-08T10:16:00.002-05:00

We had a wonderful weekend at the Big Lake! We used our camper for the very first time and loved it! We can't wait to go camping again soon! Schale got his first jet ski ride and first boat ride! He fell asleep almost instantly on the boat. Thanks to the Nelson's for letting us come down and spend time you all! We had a wonderful time!

Tyler and I got to have some fun on the jet ski too. Thanks Dianne for taking Schale in the boat!

Schale lovin' life!

Time for a snack!

Happy 1st Father's Day!

2009-06-25T08:39:00.002-05:00

Happy Father's Day! We went to Buffalo Lodge and went pontooning with the Lunde's for Father's Day! It was a wonderful day. The sun was out and we all got a little tan! Thanks Lunde's for letting us come with! Schale also went swimming! He loved the water! Happy 1st Father's Day Tyler...we love you!

Sand in the butt crack!

I like this mommy!

Not sure what he was trying to do!

Update!

2009-06-21T19:35:00.003-05:00

These last couple of weekend's we have gone to the zoo and gone to the lake. I don't have pictures of the lake because I forgot my camera sorry! Schale loved the boat ride and loved playing in the water! He also like the monkey's at the zoo too! Schale's cousins were here from Duluth to go with us to the zoo. Papa, grandma, uncle braden and Keri came too! Thanks everyone for a great weekend!

My boys!

Blake's impression of a tiger at the zoo!

Waiting for my first parade to start in Bottineau!

Beautiful weekend!

2009-06-01T11:09:00.002-05:00

Schale loves the outdoors. He sits up now all by himself especially in the grass. When we take him inside from being outside he cries...poor thing! He love cheese and graham crackers are his new favorite snack! It's hard to believe he's 7 months old already. He's about 20 pounds and 28 inches long! He's such a good boy!

Memorial Day Weekend!

2009-05-25T10:27:00.003-05:00

It was a beautiful weekend and we spent it up in Newburg. My cousin Travis and his wife Dayna and their son Blake were home. Uncle Kevin came home too so we all decided to go golfing up in Westhope!

Schale loves being outside!

Grandma and Schale

The boys also had to put up a shed in grandma and grandpa's yard for their new golf cart!

Great Grandma and Schale on the golf cart!

All of the boys trying to figure out what happens next!

Thanks for the great weekend everyone! We love you and loved spending time with you!

Sorry we don't have any pictures from Keri's graduation! Congrats Keri we are so proud of you and are excited you are going to be living in Minot this summer/fall!

My baby is growing up!

2009-04-29T09:19:00.002-05:00

Schale will be 6 months old on Friday! It's hard to believe. It seems like we just got home from the hospital and he was so tiny. Now he's huge! We have shots next week so I will update with weight and length at that time. I'm guessing about 18 pounds or so and 27 inches long! Big boy!

Insane Stories!

2009-04-17T06:16:00.002-05:00

After having lunch with a couple of good friends and sharing my insane stories of where I work with them they told me I needed to blog about them! Now remember I am not in any way shape or form making these up. This is really what I deal with!

My work opens at 6:00 a.m. and closes at 5:30 p.m. This particular week I was scheduled to open everyday. It was a Tuesday morning if I remember correctly in January. I got out of my vehicle and got my keys out to open the front door to the office. I put my key in and to my surprise the door is already open. Being the stupid person that I apparently am, I decided to just walk in thinking everything would be normal. It was not. In the dark office corner was a man. His hood was up and I couldn't see his face. So instead of running outside and calling the police, like I've been informed several times I was supposed to, I asked "Hello? Hello?" He answered back and told me his name and the morning went on. He and I were the only ones in the office for quite sometime. Around 8:00 a.m. I decided it was time to send him out to the jobsite. I got his application and noticed that his photo id was missing from the I-9. I asked can I see your id please. So he grabs a bunch of papers from his pocket and unfolds this one paper and you will never guess what it was????? A WANTED sign with his mugshot on it from our local police station!!!!!! I calmly stated that I was not allowed to use that form of id and he left...never to be seen again!

I will post other stories later..my heart is now racing again after typing up this story!!!!!

Florida Vacation!

2009-04-03T09:15:00.004-05:00

First time at Daytona Beach

Lovin' Life

Hangin' by the pool with my cousins!

I love mommy!

I got to meet great grandma Linda!

Four generations of Donnelly's!

Great Aunt Kristy

My first plane ride!

Welstad Family 2009

We had a blast in Florida! Schale was such a good boy! We got to meet daddy's family and play in the water! This was mommy's first time and mine too to see the Atlantic Ocean. We hope to go back soon and visit everyone again!

Naked Baby!

2009-03-18T18:43:00.002-05:00

Schale LOVES the bath tub. He starts to move his legs and arms really fast when we get him undressed to get into the tub!

Our little chatter box

2009-03-16T20:30:00.003-05:00

Schale is 4.5 months old now. He loves to talk!!!!

4 months old!

2009-03-02T12:48:00.001-06:00

I am four months old now and I am a big big boy! I weigh 16 pounds and 6 oz and am 25.5 inches long. I am so close to rolling over from my back to my tummy...I just can't quite get it yet! Mommy and daddy constantly tell me how much they love my cheeks! Everyone kisses them ALL OF THE TIME!

Update

2009-02-21T12:27:00.002-06:00

As many of you have heard my aunt Mavis passed away on February 12, 2009. Our lives have been in a whirlwind since then. Schale is still growing like a weed but has decided that sleeping through the night is no longer an option. Hopefully we can get back into a routine and he will start again!

Many family and friends have been home this past week. My uncle Tom and cousin Kristin came from Washington and my other cousin Jolyn came from Michigan. This was the first time in several years that all of the cousins from the Froseth side were together! Devonne and her family got to come from Japan as well and will hopefully be here for a little while. It was good to see everyone but very sad. Mavis was a wonderful person and will be missed! She touched so many lives. My heart hurts right now but I know that she is in a much better place!

3 months old!

2009-02-03T08:26:00.002-06:00

Here are some pictures grandma Evette got with her camera! Schale is now 3 months old!

Pictures Galore!

2009-01-29T06:49:00.002-06:00

Schale got his pictures taken last night! It's hard to believe he's almost 3 months old! Where has the time gone! He is getting so big. He is sleeping through the night now (with a little help from cereal) and is such a happy boy! We think he weighs about 14 pounds and is about 25 inches long!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

UND HOCKEY FAN!

First Time Bowling!

2009-01-26T19:08:00.005-06:00

Uncle Braden and Keri went to the UND hockey game this past weekend and brought me back some cool stuff!

I look so cute in my Sioux gear!

Take me to a game soon!

Russ and Laura and their kids came down Sunday night and we all went bowling. This was Schale's first time bowling! He was such a good boy!

This is how I like to bowl

Russel is funny!

Daddy telling me how to do it!

Weekend!

2009-01-22T10:27:00.004-06:00

This past week/weekend Tyler's dad Kirk and his wife Dianne were here. It was so nice to see them and spend time with them. This was their first time seeing Schale and he loved them so much! We all went out to supper at Speedway one night and had a great time visiting! Thanks again for coming to see us!

Photo Tag...I'm it!

2009-01-21T07:58:00.001-06:00

The rules are simple...

1. Go to the 4th folder in your computer where you store your pictures.

2. Pick the 4th picture in that folder.

3. Explain the picture.

4.Tag 4 people to do the same.

This is Candy on one of our ever so popular SARC'S nights! I believe we were at the bowling alley for drinks (to cheer Rhonda up) and it was happy hour two for one! You go girl!

I tag: Erin, Candy, Chele, and mom!

Cold!

2009-01-15T09:08:00.005-06:00

This morning it is -35 air temp and -63 windchill factor! It's cold!

more snow :(

2009-01-12T10:57:00.003-06:00

So we received yet another 8 inches of snow last night. They told us we would only get around 4 but we got 8. Our Walmart has closed because there is so much snow on their roof that they have to have cranes remove it. All schools are cancelled today around the area and once again NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED. Not only that but we are expected to get another 5 inches again tomorrow into Wednesday! Is anyone else ready to move?

Smiley baby!

2009-01-11T19:47:00.003-06:00

So we have a very smiley baby on our hands! We are so lucky to have such a happy, content, wonderful baby boy! He is getting so big and so handsome!

Complete the sentence!

2009-01-08T14:19:00.002-06:00

I got this from Jen so...tag your it!

Feel free to play along in the comments section or on your own blog.

Today I: took Schale to daycare and came to work and got stuck in our parking lot

Tomorrow I will: go to work and then pick up Schale and spend the whole weekend playing.

I'm looking forward to: the weekend so I can spend the whole day with my baby!

I could pass on: the snow storm that we are supposed to get this afternoon and tomorrow

Newest song I like: not sure

Last show I saw: What happens in Vegas

Something aggravating: people who drive while texting

One thing you may not know about me: I love having my back tickled.

I can still: remember how to play the saxaphone even though I haven't played it since high school.

Gift I'd want if money was no object: a bigger house, a new car with 4 doors, and an endless supply of clothes and shoes

Tag, you're it!

Shots!

2009-01-02T16:58:00.000-06:00

So Schale had his shots today...he did very well too. Only screamed for a couple of seconds..poor baby! He is 12.5 pounds and 23 inches long. He is a healthy big baby boy!

More snow!

2008-12-30T19:30:00.000-06:00

Last night Minot got another 5 inches of snow! We have now received over 37 inches of snow in November and December with 24 inches coming just in December. Plus we are expected to receive more snow tomorrow! Tyler has been busy blowing snow out of our yard. When he does this our dog, Angus, goes nuts! She chases the snow blower and bites at the snow....hope you enjoy the video

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T10:13:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas Everyone! Today is my first Christmas! Mommy, daddy, and I stayed up at grandma and grandpa's in Newburg. On Christmas Eve we went to Church and saw lots of people. I was a very good boy and slept the whole service. I really liked the music!

Christmas morning we woke up and opened lots of presents. I got an exesaucer. I'm so excited to use it. I hope my daddy will put it together for me! Then we are off to great grandma and great grandpa's house for turkey dinner! There will be lots of people there so I will get lots of kisses!

Have a Merry Christmas Everyone!

Busy Weekend

2008-12-21T12:52:00.000-06:00

Welstad Family
Bierman Family

Tyler, Kelani, and Schale Welstad

I look so sexy in my tux!

Braden and Linsey were Schale's sponsors

Kim and Murray!

We had a very busy weekend! On Saturday when it was -20 air temperature with 30 mph winds Tyler, Schale and I made the rode trip up to Newburg. When we got there Schale and I headed over to the church for a lovely shower put on by the women. Schale got lots and lots of nice things..clothes, toys, blankets, diapers etc. Thank you so much to everyone!

On Sunday we had baptism. Schale was perfect and slept through the whole service. He looked so handsome in his tux that grandma and grandpa Bierman bought him. Then coffee and lunch at the Bierman house. It was a wonderful day!

Just a reminder to everyone: only 4 more shopping days left until Christmas!

Big News!!!!

2008-12-19T12:06:00.000-06:00

Big news in the Welstad house!!!!! Schale can roll over. From his tummy to his back he can roll over all by himself! His mommy is so proud..a little sad though that her baby isn't quite a baby anymore! He's growing up so fast and getting so big. I also attatched a picture showing just how much he looks like Tyler. Daddy gets up with him in the morning and feeds Schale breakfast. This morning they decided to do it just in their undies! I don't think there is any of me in this baby!

ND Blizzard!

2008-12-13T19:49:00.000-06:00

We are in the middle of a blizzard right now so dad was telling me all about it....there were a few stories about hunting and fishing too!
Grandpa Kirk got me an early Christmas present! A Schwin bike!

Daddy thought that it was ok to wake me up from my nap to show me my present!

Mommy was not impressed with that at all!

Thanks Grandpa!

Here I am in my bear hat!

Christmas Pictures!

2008-12-12T10:24:00.001-06:00

Last week while daddy was making deer sausage (over 1200 pounds were made) mommy and Schale took a trip out to see Katelin Moen (daughter of Tyler and Kylee). While we were there Kylee took some great christmas pictures of me! I tried to be on my best behavior and sit nice for her but sometimes I just got a little mad at her and mommy....how dare they make me wear a pink Santa hat! Don't they know that I'm a boy!!!!

Schale is one month old!

2008-12-05T14:53:00.000-06:00

It's hard to believe that my little baby is already a month old. The time has flown by. I have another month off and will return to work on Jan 5, 2009.

Schale is getting so big. He is up to eating 4 oz now and loves his passy! He loves to come to grandma and grandpa's house too. I think we've been there every weekend since he was born. It's nice to have my mom help me too. What would I do without her?

Schale Bruno Welstad!

2008-11-14T19:15:00.000-06:00

After several months of waiting and waiting Schale Bruno Welstad arrived on November 1, 2008 at 10:38 p.m. He was 6 lbs 6 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. He did arrive a few days early.

After several weeks of very high blood pressure I was put on bed rest. They then decided to induce me on the night of October 30 thinking that I would have a Halloween baby! Well Schale was not ready to come into this world on that day...so we continued into November 1. After a very very long day it was decided that he would have to be delivered via c-section. So after many many many hours and weeks and months of waiting we finally have our beautiful baby boy!

patiently waiting.....

2008-10-20T07:50:00.000-05:00

I have never had much patience throughout my life, so you can about imagine how I am doing counting down the days and waiting PATIENTLY for the baby to arrive. I try to keep myself busy either by cleaning or watching tv or reading. But waiting has to be the hardest part of pregnancy, especially now that we are down to the last few weeks.

Movie Review

2008-10-09T08:59:00.000-05:00

So my aunt Penny came down to stay yesterday with us and we decided to take in a show in the afternoon. She chose to go to the movie Nights in Rodanthe. I hadn't heard much about the movie but I did know that Richard Gere was in it. I figured why not....for a pregnant lady who cries too much to begin with this was not a good movie to go to. The whole story line was very good and the acting was good and the scenery was beautiful. I just wasn't impressed with how it ended. Did I mention I cried throughout the whole movie! So if you have seen it already let me know your thoughts...if you haven't...Unless you need a good cry and are in that kind of mood...I don't recommend it.

Blogger fun!

2008-10-06T10:15:00.000-05:00

Rules: list 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions, and 3 random facts about yourself. Tag 3 people at the end.

Joys
1. Being with friends and family
2. Having a day with my husband with no cell phones
3. Reading a good book

Fears
1. Snakes-I am completely terrified of them
2. giving birth
3. not having my mom around

Goals
1. to be a good mom
2. to finish my college degree
3. to visit the Atlantic Ocean

Obsessions
1. facebook
2. myspace
3. television - I need to cut back

Random Facts
1. like Jen I can't whistle
2. I am almost 9 months pregnant
3. I am scared to death about becoming a mom

tag: Candy, Chele, and mom

Swollen Feet!

2008-10-01T13:26:00.001-05:00

When I signed up for the pregnancy thing no one ever told me about the swollen feet! They are huge and it doesn't matter what I do they just don't seem to get back to their normal size? I drink water all day long and of course we all know what happens when you drink water....

So my question is for all of those ladies who have been through this before....Will my feet ever look normal again? Or as close to normal as a foot is supposed to look?

bad day?

2008-09-23T15:15:00.000-05:00

I was having a bad day on Tuesday until Dustin showed me this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg

It made me feel so much better and i laughed until I had tears.

What's in a name?

2008-09-22T07:27:00.000-05:00

We finally set up the crib yesterday for the baby! I can't believe that in like 6 weeks he will be here! He meaning we have no official name picked out yet!

I never realized how hard it would be to pick out a name! Everytime I think of a name and decide it's a good one we change our minds. People have told me that you really won't know until he comes and then it will just come to you! I'm praying that's the case. We do have a few names to choose from but we'll just have to wait and see.

Another thing that I was not aware of is that I never thought in a million years I would be so anxcious to get this baby here! These last few weeks have seemed to take forever! Just hurry up and get here already!

Proud!

2008-09-11T11:20:00.000-05:00

It was this day 7 years ago. It started out as a normal day, I was getting ready for school and I heard the news. The twin towers had been hit. My heart has never ached so much for so many people I did not even know. It is this day every year for the rest of my life that I will remember what happened. God Bless everyone who lost their lives or a loved one that day 7 years ago. You will always be remember and you will all be missed. Thank you to all of those who are or who have fought for our country. It is because of you we are FREE. And it is because of you I am proud to be an American!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pncCn8VqaPk

Randomness

2008-09-10T10:15:00.000-05:00

Have you ever had one of those days or weeks in your life where you just don't know? It seems lately that I get up in the morning and I just don't know about the day. I don't care about what is happening around me and I just want to stay in bed forever and stay snuggled up with the dog! Maybe it's just getting to that point in my pregnancy and it's normal?! I'm not sure. Work is so crazy this week again and when I wake up in the morning I just don't care to go to work. And even if I do have the ambition to go to work when I get there I just don't care what's happening! Only 8 weeks left of my pregnancy! We are super excited and I can't wait! Soon we start moving into the new house and we can get the baby's room set up! Yay!

Winter already?

2008-09-03T10:50:00.000-05:00

September 3, 2008...that is the correct date right? It's not November? Or even October? I woke up this morning and it felt a bit chilly....so I turn the television on to our trusty weather channel and what do I find the temperature to be? 40 degrees outside! Yup that's right 40 degrees! Little chilly wouldn't you say? So for the first time in a very long time I put on long pants and socks and closed toe shoes! I even put on a light leather jacket. So I'm driving to work and I see this guy walking along side the road near our university here. He is completely dressed in a parka with gloves and a stocking cap! This dude is soooo not going to make our winters here!

Onto another story. I got a call at work a couple of weeks ago from a woman who is going to move here from Seattle for the work in the oil industry. These are just some of the questions she asked:

What is the date that the snow starts to fall? I'm sorry I can't give you an exact date. One year we had 15 inches of snow October 5, last year it didn't snow until the end of November.

How cold does it get there? The air temperature can get to -30 and the windchill can be colder than that.

What is a windchill? Look it up on the internet please!

So what does -30 feel like? Bring a scarf, it's cold!

I'm all for the oil industry and I think it will bring great things to Minot, but if you are going to move here from somewhere.....BE PREPARED TO BE COLD!

Harvest

2008-08-18T10:09:00.001-05:00

This is why I love North Dakota!

Prayer

2008-08-18T08:41:00.000-05:00

Prayer is the act of attempting to communicate with a deity or spirit. Purposes for this may include worshipping, requesting guidance, requesting assistance, confessing sins, as an act of reparation or to express one's thoughts and emotions. The words of the prayer may take the form of intercession, a hymn, incantation or a spontaneous utterance in the person's praying words. Secularly, the term can also be used as an alternative to "hope". Praying can be done in public, as a group, or in private. Most major religions in the world involve prayer in one way or another.

I never gave it a second thought about our Church's prayer chain until just recently. See we have this thing in our church a whole list of people...you start with one and that person calls the next and so on...each person says a prayer to help whoever starts the prayer chain. My aunt was diagnosed with cancer not too long ago in her lung. On 8-8-08 at 8:00 a.m. they went in and removed part of the lung. After sending that off to the lab and finally receiving the test results back from mayo clinic we have learned that the rest of the lung does indeed have cancer as well. So today mid-afternoon she goes in to have the rest of her lung completely removed. Hopefully this will take care of it. They are unsure yet though if she will have to do radiation and chemo but probably because the type of cancer that she has is very aggressive and is also in some of the lymph-nodes. After finding this out on Saturday as we were driving to Bismarck to see her, the first thing I did was start the prayer chain. Prayer is amazing and I truly believe that with all the people praying for her she will find the strength with God to fight this!

TGIF!

2008-08-15T10:47:00.000-05:00

After going home the other morning to grab something...this is what I found. Angus is not allowed on our furniture at all and little did we know that she was doing this during the day while we were not home. Our dog was born deaf so she doesn't hear anything when we open the door and come in. I just started laughing because I thought wow...she is just a sneaky little thing! So here is our not so perfect pooch!

weekend update!

2008-08-11T09:53:00.000-05:00

Saturday I went to my first ever turtle race! What an event! Upham holds this event once a year for the past 29 years. You put your turtle in the center circle and stand around the white circle about 15 feet out...then you lift the container that all of the turtles are held in and watch them go! I was just amazed that so many people turn out for the turtle races...who would've guessed!

On Sunday we went down to Bismarck to visit my aunt. Check out her caring page website: http://www.caringbridge.org/cb/viewJournal.do?method=executeInit. This will tell you the whole story. She looks good and we are praying the results come back in our favor so they don't have to remove the whole lung! Pray for her!

Sunflowers!

2008-08-08T11:44:00.000-05:00

If you have never been to North Dakota you wouldn't know that this time of year is harvest for us. That means combining late nights, running the grain cart, and crabby farmers. I do love this time of year though. The sunflowers are starting to pop and they are so beautiful. The heads on a sunflower can get very very large and when you look across a field that is full of sunflower heads it makes you very cheery. When I was in highschool I was told that the sunflower head follows the sun. I was completely intrigued by this. If you watch the sunflower head you will notice that their heads are turned to the east in the morning when the sun comes up and it really does follow the sun throughout the day. When you look at them in the evening you will notice they now face the west because the sun is setting. What a weird little flower!

Canning

2008-08-04T11:34:00.000-05:00

Have you ever canned peaches? Well I haven't..that is until this past weekend. See my husband loves canned peaches and peaches are in season right now so my mom being the awesome mother-in-law that she is said that I should come up and she would help me can peaches. I thought that there couldn't be much to it so I said why not, plus I would get to spend some time with mom. So on Saturday afternoon we started to can peaches. Wow! Messy, sticky, lots of pots and pans, and time time time! The whole process isn't hard to grasp and is actually pretty easy, but wow...that is how I can best describe canning. After canning 6 canners of 8 jars per canner on Saturday we still had more peaches left...so that left Sunday! Two canners were done on Sunday and then we headed up to Bottineau to see my grandma in the home! She is doing much better and will hopefully be able to head home soon!

I know I'm going a little backwards but now I have to tell you about Friday...We decided late afternoon to head to Newburg on Friday night because Tyler Moen had called my Tyler and asked him to harvest for him this weekend. So we get out to Moen's house and Moen said I need you to go to Fargo to pick up a trailor we just bought. Now my husband Tyler had been up since about 4:30 a.m. that morning for his regular job and didn't want to travel to Fargo, which is about a 5 hour drive or more in a semi, by himself. So I went with! Holy smokes for bumpy! We left Newburg about 8:00 p.m. Friday night and drove all the way to Fargo to pick up this trailor. We pull in and hitch on about 1:00 a.m. Then we head over to the truck stop so we can sleep, unfortunately the truck stop was completely full...so back to Grand Forks we go! Arriving in GF around 2:15 a.m. we finally get to go to sleep. Now imagine if you will two grown people sleeping in a twin size bed in the sleeper! It was definately cozy...Needless to say we finally got back to Newburg around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning and were both completely exhausted. But it was an experience neither of us will forget!

Crazy!

2008-07-28T11:02:00.000-05:00

What a stressful week! Work was horrible! The North Dakota State Fair was this past week and WOW were we busy! I don't think I've used my brain that much in a long time! I only attended one day of the 9 day event...it was hot and miserable. I think we were there for a total of 3 hours..if that!

On a great note, my friend Jessica had her baby! She and her husband welcomed a baby boy on Saturday! Congrats! Also finding out that our good friends Russ and Laura are expecting #3 this February! Babies all over the place! Can' wait!

The zoo!

2008-07-21T11:02:00.000-05:00

This weekend was great! My mom and I went to the movie Mama Mia with Braden's girlfriend Keri. It was great! We haven't spent a day together in a long time. It was also mom's 50th birthday this past Wednesday and we were not allowed to throw her a party or even come home for supper because mom told us gas was too expensive and she didn't want us driving out! The older she gets the more stubborn she gets! Then on Sunday Tyler and I went to the Zoo with some friends and their kids. We hadn't been to the zoo in forever and it was so nice to go. It was a beautiful day and lots of fun! Can't wait until our little one is big enough to go and see everything. After the zoo we made a trip to Walmart. I don't go out there very often because it's always so busy and you have to stand in line forever! To our great surprise Russ and Laura informed us that they were buying us a crib for the baby. So we picked out the crib and hauled that home. We grilled outside last night and it was just an all around great weekend! Living in ND is the best and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't trade it for anything.

North Dakota State Fair - What a ride!

2008-07-16T13:54:00.000-05:00

Weddings are over!

2008-07-16T11:25:00.000-05:00

I was in my last wedding for this summer! RaeAnne Deschamp got married to Ryan Ellsworth on Saturday. Everything was beautiful! The weather was a little icky but oh well. We live in ND what can we do?

Fair time is just around the corner. We are busy preparing at work for everything. I really don't care for the fair that much. Oh well! Tyler is busy at work as well. It seems like we are never home. Hopefully things slow down a little before the baby comes so we can get some stuff done. We are moving into a bigger house at the end of September. I can not wait! We have outgrown the one we are in and it's time for something bigger. Especially with junior on the way!

July!

2008-07-08T13:43:00.000-05:00

Wow...I can't believe it's already July 8th. Where has the summer gone? Every weekend in June was occupies by a wedding. And another one this coming weekend too. Then the NDSF and then I think we are going to try and head to Medora for a trip. The crops are starting to turn already so harvest isn't far away. That means late nights and eating in the field. It also means harvest moons. They are my favorite!

I have posted a few pictures from Bethany Hall's wedding. That was June 28. She was a beautiful bride and the weather was awesome!

Crazy Summer!

2008-06-20T07:23:00.000-05:00

Today we head off to the big city of Las Vegas! We are heading down today and returning on Monday. Tyler's dad is getting re-married! I am excited to get out of town but I am not excited for the 106 degree temperatures that are expected! I'm going to die of heat exhaustion! Lost has happened in the last couple of weeks. Tyler's great grandmother Vi passed away last Friday. Her funeral was on Tuesday. It was beautiful and she would've loved everything and everyone that came for it. Well I will update more when I get back and get some new pictures on here!

wow!

2008-05-30T11:36:00.000-05:00

Wow what an interesting weekend this past one! Grandma Deverenne fell and broke her knee at the cemetary Friday night and had surgery on Saturday night. She is now in the home in Bottineau because no weight can be placed on her knee for 3-6 months.

On an exciting note, Tyler's sister graduated from High School! It was a great day. Lots of family and friends were at Lindsey's open house! Congrats Linz!

Tyler's dad also informed us that he and Dianne are getting married on June 21, 2008 in Las Vegas. So we are headed down to the big city!

Tyler left on Monday with his dad and Dianne to bring some things back of Kirk's and also to bring home our Harley! He will be getting back sometime today. I can't wait to have the Harley back! It's finally starting to get nice here so it will be nice to ride! Hopefully this weekend will be a little less exciting and some relaxing can get done!

Wedding Pictures

2008-05-22T15:25:00.000-05:00

Graduation time!

2008-05-22T10:58:00.000-05:00

Hey there. Well tis the season for graduation. Tyler's sister is graduating from high school this Sunday so everyone is busy preparing for that. Kirk (Tyler's dad) flew in from Vegas with Dianne yesterday. We are very excited to see them. Had another doctors appt and everything is going well. I am at 15 weeks now and feeling 10 X better than I was before. Sometimes still get a little sick but nothing compared to before. I am learning that my normal clothes no longer fit so I have been shopping a lot lately! It has been extremely windy here in the flat state and very very little rain. I just heard this morning that the burn ban was put back on! Well I will get some new pictures up soon. Hopefully some family ones after graduation this Sunday! Have a great Memorial Day!

Monday

2008-05-05T11:36:00.000-05:00

I thinkI am the worst blogger ever. I always forget to blog and update everything. Things have been very hectic lately. Last week at work was very busy. My cousin and his family are coming to ND this coming weekend and I can't wait. It will be fun to see everyone. Hopefully the weather is nice and not windy like it has been here. Braden moves in with us starting next weekend. He is working at one of the funeral homes down here this summer. He's excited...but I know there is no way I could do that! Well off to another busy day!

Long week

2008-04-25T15:33:00.000-05:00

Well, it's been another long week. Sunday and Monday I was sick again. Everyone keeps saying that after the first tri-mester it should get better. Well I'm at 12 weeks now so anytime would be good. The doctor told me to start taking Zyrtec. So I've been doing that and so far so good. Both grandma's are home now and doing well. Thank you for the prayers and good thoughts. Braden had prom last week in Kenmare with his girlfriend. I posted a picture so you can all see. He keeps telling me that he looks like a young Tom Cruise...oh how big his head is.....mom and I are going to the Dakota Rose bed and breakfast tomorrow for the church spring gathering. It should be fun. I like spending as much time with my mom as I can. She's pretty special!

Update!

2008-04-17T09:01:00.000-05:00

Well grandma Lorraine is still in the hospital and her blood count is still low. They will be giving her another blood transfusion sometime today. Grandma Vi was admitted to the hospital yesterday morning and is supposed to have the fluid drained from her lungs sometime today. Thanks for all of the prayers and concerns. I truly believe that prayer is a magical thing.

It all happens in one day!

2008-04-16T06:10:00.000-05:00

Have you ever had a day that feels like it just takes forever to get through and anything that can go wrong seems to go wrong exactly on the same day? That was my day on Tuesday! It started out ok, I got to sleep in a little because I had a doctors appointment. Got done with that and everything went well. Got to work and things were going ok, then bam! Got a phone call....grandma Lorraine has been brought to Minot by ambulance. When you get that call of course the worst runs through your head.....So....I stop whatever I was doing immediately and took off towards the hospital. Grandma has some internal bleeding which we then find out is a bleeding ulcer. After several hours at the hospital my mom tells me that I look exhausted and that I need to go home. Also: I have to open for work today so that means I have to be up at 5:15 a.m. So I go home....I call my husband when I get home to see where he is at (he was working up in Bottineau that day) and he states...I'm at my great grandma's house and I need to bring her down to the ER. Seriously! So here I am on this Wednesday morning at 6:15 a.m. at work already for the day...with very little sleep. Please say a prayer for both our grandma's and hopefully everything will be fine! I just need to catch on some zzzzz's.

2008-04-10T16:16:00.000-05:00

tag ~ you're it!
Tag! I'm it....
and If you're reading this, YOU'RE IT!!

Two names you go by:
1. Kel
2. Kelani

Two things you are wearing right now:
1. black dress pants
2. grey cropped sweater

Two of your favorite things to do:
1. hang out with family and friends
2. myspace

Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. to feel not sick
2. to be done with work

Two favorite pets you have had or have now?
1. Angus
2. Ali

Two people who will fill this out:
1. Jen already did
2. ?

Two things you ate last night:
1. home made bun
2. noodles

Two things you ate today:
1. subway sandwich
2. watermelon

Two people you last talked to:
1. Karla
2. an employee

Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. working
2. hanging out with my husband

The longest car rides I've been on:
1. North Dakota to Washington State then to California
2. North Dakota to Lincoln Nebraska

Two favorite holidays:
1. Thanksgiving
2. Christmas

Two favorite vacations:
1. San Antonio, TX
2. Edmonton, Canada

Two Favorite Drinks:
1. a diet coke...I would love one of those
2. water

Birthday: December 22

Now copy, paste and blog it. I look forward to it!

Morning Sickness

2008-04-09T13:13:00.000-05:00

Ok, I understand that in the end I will have this beautiful baby and everything will be great. But right now, I'm kinda not likin' the whole morning sickness which isn't so much morning sickness as it is most of the day especially the evening/night sickness. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. I have tried the following and they have not worked: Powerade, Seabands, queasy drops, ginger tea, lots of water, and switching the time I take my pre-natal vitamins. But I just need to keep telling myself this won't last forever and it's all worth it!

2008-04-01T10:36:00.000-05:00

November 17, 2007

2008-04-01T10:23:00.000-05:00

My first time!

2008-04-01T10:18:00.000-05:00

Welcome! Ok so this is my very first time blogging so bear with me. First I will tell you a little about me. I am a 24 year old North Dakotan that has lived here her whole life. About 7 years ago I met the man of my dreams and we got married this past November 17, 2007. I can't believe that it's all over! And now we are expecting a baby in November. Wow life comes at you fast. Tyler is my husband and he is originally from the Upham area. He was living in Vegas for about a year doing some construction down there but his heart belongs up here in farm country. We recently started our own business Turbo's Construction. Tyler is definately handy and is already very busy with different projects. I have worked for Command Center Inc. the only staffing agency in Minot for over 5 years now. I can't believe it's been that long! I have posted some wedding pictures for you to look at. Hope you enjoy and even though life is super busy I will try to blog as much as possible. Thanks for checking in!