The Knights

2010-06-15T05:57:00.001-07:00

Hey all! I don't know if anyone is still following our blog because I haven't posted anything in so long. We are all doing really well. Tyler just finished his first year of pharmacy school so 3 more to go! Kemp is getting big and follows Hunter around everywhere. Hunter will start summer preschool to help keep him occupied and prepare for kindergarten. And I am training for a triathlon in Wheeling, WV.

We are enjoying the different weather here. It is very humid and rains a lot more here than it does in Utah. This morning at 5 a.m. we were awakened by an amazing thunderstorm. It was seriously crazy! So loud! And so bright that it hurt my eyes even through the curtains. It was actually really cool.

We love and miss all our Utah friends and family. Hope someone is still following our blog so we can keep in touch! Talk to you soon.

Hunter's 5th Birthday!

2009-11-05T07:19:00.001-08:00

We went to Virginia Beach for Hunter's birthday. It was way fun but couldn't play at the beach much because it rained the whole time. So Hunter decided he wanted to play at the hotel pool all day. We had dinner at Joe's Crab Shack because Hunter wanted crab legs. And we went to see the MSS Wiscounsin battleship in Norfolk. It was huge! (that's what she said). He got his big present when we got back home. A new bike! He was so excited and picked it out himself. He wanted to get a spiderman bike but they were all too small. So he settled on this one and said, "yeah yellow is cool.".

Charleston West Virginia

2009-08-16T20:43:00.001-07:00

Here are some pics from our new home in charleston wv!

2009-04-29T09:45:00.000-07:00

This poem was read at Ty's grandpas funeral, Mel Knight, it really describes his life and gives us courage to continue to sacrifice for greater things.

Good Timber
by, Douglas Malloch

The tree that never had to fight
For sun and sky and air and light,
But stood out in the open plain
And always got its share of rain,
Never became a forest king
But lived and died a scrubby thing.

The man who never had to toil
To gain and farm his patch of soil,
Who never had to win his share
Of sun and sky and light and air,
Never became a manly man
But lived and died as he began.

Good timber does not grow with ease:
The stronger wind, the stronger trees;
The further sky, the greater length;
The more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snow,
In trees and men good timbers grow.

Where thickest lies the forest growth,
We find the patriarchs of both.
And they hold counsel with the stars
Whose broken branches show the scars
Of many winds and much of strife.
This is the common law of life.

2009-04-18T10:50:00.000-07:00

Bulldog Puppy

2009-03-18T23:37:00.001-07:00

So Ty and I have been talking about wanting to get a pet when we move. We would love to get Hunter a puppy it would be a perfect combination, or lethal hard to tell. So we got online yesterday and started looking up different breeds to see which would be best for children. Also I don't want a real hyper dog because I already have a hyper 4 year old and of course I want one that is loyal and fairly passive. Ty and I have both always wanted a bulldog so we pulled up some pics of them. We found this one and thought it was about the most adorable thing we had ever seen (aside from our children of course). Who wouldn't want to put that little guy in their pocket and take him home?

BLESSINGS

2009-03-07T12:35:00.000-08:00

Just to update everybody on what we are up to. Kempton was blessed March 1st (which happens to be the day we were sealed exactly four years ago). The blessing went really well and Ty did a great job. It was pretty adorable because Kemp was talking the whole way through it.

Also for those of you who don't know Ty is in West Virginia right now interviewing for pharmacy school at the University of Charleston. So we are pretty excited about his accomplishment in making it this far. He will be interviewing at the University of Montana on March 21st. We are excited about the Montana one because it is closer and it's in Missoula which is where "A River Runs Through it" was filmed. Really pretty place with lots of great fishing. We should know by the end of April, hopefully, where we will be moving to.

Kemp Getting Chubby

2009-01-23T20:49:00.000-08:00

More Pics

2009-01-23T20:20:00.000-08:00

(Above: Christmas outfit.)

(Below: Brothers watching a movie on mom and dad's bed.)

(My sweet baby.)

This pic is mid-hiccup that's why his sides look weird. He gets the hiccups all the time it drives him crazy!

Baby Kempton 7lbs 5oz, 19 3/4 inches

2008-12-16T22:19:00.000-08:00

Baby Shower Time!

2008-11-28T18:43:00.001-08:00

My sweet friends threw me a birthday shower. It was a nice surprise as I was not expecting one since I am having another boy. This was actually my second one for this baby. My first shower was a joint shower, shared by pregnant buddies Katie and Rochelle, thrown by our awesome friends, but unfortunately we forgot our camera that time. We got some way cute clothes which is super nice since all we had for the baby till then was Hunter's hand-me-downs. I am excited to put him in his very own outfits. We got a whole bunch of other cute stuff too and I want to thank all our friends and family for their kindness and their gifts. We love you all and can't wait to show off our new little boy.

P.S. Yes I am aware of how much weight I have gained. That's why I added a picture of me, top right, running in my first triathlon when Hunter was 10 months old. It makes me feel optimistic.

Tagged

2008-11-26T20:02:00.000-08:00

So I got tagged for the first time!
Here are the questions:

7 things I can do:
1. Complete a triathlon
2. Make yummy cinnamon rolls
3. Paint (for fun, I am not good)
4. Write (poetry, stories, anything)
5. Save your life in a medical emergency
6. Raise my children
7. Play the piano (still learning)

7 things I can't do:
1. Become a vegetarian
2. Become a liberal
3. Understand racism
4. Vote for a black president (totally kidding)
5. Like carrot cake
6. Make my bed every day
7. Change the oil in a car

7 things that attracted me to Ty (spouse):
1. His full lips
2. His green eyes
3. His unique sense of humor
4. His ambition
5. His confidence
6. His tenderness
7. His hands

7 things I say the most:
1. So like...
2. Guess what Hunter said today?
3. Someday when Ty is done with school...
4. ...or whatever...
6. When I was an EMT...
7. Hunter you are a wild man.

7 people I admire most:
1. Tyler
2. Missionaries
3. Our U.S. soldiers
4. The LDS church general authorities
5. My grandparents
6. Ty's grandparents
7. Lance Armstrong

7 favorite foods:
1. Chinese food
2. Garlic bread
3. Snickers
4. Chocolate
5. Ranch dressing
6. Pasta
7. Cafe rio pork salad

7 people to tag: Lisa, Jess, Katie, Rochelle, Kelly, Crystal, anyone who takes the time to read my post.

Halloween and Birthday fun!

2008-11-05T09:13:00.000-08:00

Hunter loves sponge bob so of course that is what he wanted to be for halloween! Ty really wanted to find an adult patrick, sponge bob's starfish friend, costume but to no avail. It was quite the eventful day for Hunter. He got to go trick or treating three time!! First at Ty's office, then with Grandpa Knight, and later that night with some friends in our neighborhood. Needless to say he got a ton of candy and of course Tyler and I have eaten most of it.

Tyler and I don't always dress up but Hunter really wanted us to this year. He was especially interested in witches this halloween so I humored him. In this picture Ty is actually wearing two costumes: the mask we got him and the bacon costume his friend at work brought him. His friend had an egg costume so together they were bacon and eggs. Pretty cutsie. They won honorable mention at their office costume contest.

We helped Hunter carve his pumpkin this year as he is still too young to be trusted with sharp objects. He said he wanted the eyes to be circles, a triangle nose, and no teeth. I did the best I could with the circles but I guess they look more like ovals. I hope that doesn't stick with him all through his life, the confusion between circles and ovals because his mom sucks at carving.

I know this is not in order as halloween is actually after Hunter's birthday but I accidently downloaded it this way. Anyway this is Hunter about to blow out his candles for his fourth birthday. It's pretty crazy to me that he is already four. Even though he looks like he is about six. We had a lot of fun. We just did a little party at our apartment with some family, friends, and neighbors. I should have taken a picture of his room after all his friends had gone home. It was amazingly disasterous. He has friends over all the time but I had never seen it such a mess. I am not kidding every inch of his carpet was covered in toys. But we didn't mind it just meant they had a good time.

Hunter chose "Curious George" as his birthday theme. If you look real close you can see three little Curious George figures on top of the cake. Those two have a lot in common.

The baby is doing well growing in the 65th percentile. My doctor thinks this one will be about a pound and a half bigger than Hunter was. So we are thankful that he is doing so well. I am about 34 weeks along now so about six weeks left to go. I am hoping he will be a little early like Hunter was but my doctor says to not count on it. We are still up in the air about his name. We thought we had decided but I am still not sure. I think I will make a final decision once I actually see him. We are so excited!! It will be nice to have another baby. Hunter is excited too which I am thankful for. I am hoping that means that he won't have much trouble with being jealous. I think he will just be happy to have his own little baby brother.

Getting There!!

2008-10-06T12:41:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to add some more pictures of
my growing belly! We are getting so excited!!
Can't wait to have another sweet little boy.

Look at those handsome boys!

2008-08-17T20:27:00.000-07:00

Hunter holding his "ketchup and mustard buggy" (named it himself) he made it for a library contest.

Below: Ty found this bug outside one night on our porch. He was way excited. We don't know what it's called but it was huge. We have been getting books from the library for Hunter to learn about bugs. It's been fun catching all kinds in this jar throughout the summer.

My pregnant belly at about four months. It's bigger now going on five and 1/2 months.

One day out of no where I found Hunter in my bed with my glasses on pretending to read a book. (the book was upside down). I laughed so hard I almost cried. (That's Taina with him in the background).

Video above: Ty and Hunter started out playing "three little monkeys jumping on the bed" then it just turned into a jam session. Pretty cute. Hunter's favorite instrument so far are the drums. With another boy on the way Ty figures he will have a complete band: drums, bass, and guitar.

August 2008

2008-08-15T18:55:00.000-07:00

We are about five and a half months pregnant now and things are going pretty well. It's another boy and we are way excited!! He is due december twentieth. The best christmas present ever because with my health problems we did not know if I would be able to have anymore kids. It has been a high risk pregnancy and a little stressful. Most likely this will be my last pregnancy. We feel VERY blessed to have him.

Tyler has been studying a ton lately preparing for the PCAT. One more week left! We should know by this time next year where he will be going to pharmacy school. It's a big step for our family and we can't wait!

Hunter is going to be four this coming October. He is so fun we love that little dude so much. He is starting to get interested in playing the drums and the guitar, especially the drums, so Ty and him have little jam sessions together. It's so cute. I need to take some pictures and post them here for you to see.

The Knights

2008-07-21T23:02:00.000-07:00

Still trying to get this blog stuff figured out so bear with me. Nothing much new to report. All is well. I will come back with something more fun later.