One 3 year old, one 2 year old, and two 15 month old kids. We watched his sisters kids for a week while they were in Hawaii.

Shelby and Blake sharing just like we tell them to. This first picture is "The Picking of the Booger" and the next picture is "The Passing of the Booger" It was great!


This is Hallie and Tyler thankfully they

only shared their toys.

So you know how when kids get really upset they scream so hard that it takes them a while before they breathe again. Well Shelby takes it one step further and decides to turn blue, get all stiff, have her eyes roll back in her head, go limp, pass out, and then she decides to breathe again. All the while I'm freaking out because somebody else's kid is not breathing in my arms. All of this lasted for about a minute and a half then the ambulence, cop car, and a fire truck show up, and of course she's fine by then. This was probably the scariest moment so far. My heart still hurts when I think about it. Apparently she is one of the 10% of kids who do this, they eventually grow out of it. Her mom said she use to do it everyday for about a month and thought she was over it. I know better!

Anyway on the up side I'm pregnant! Yea! I'm due April 20 and since we have one of each, if I can do it, we might make it a surprise!

I'm glad everyone's doing great!

Josh Groban

Last night I went with my mom and sisters to the Josh Groban concert at the ESA (Energy Solutions Arena...I really wish it were still the Delta Center...so much easier to say)!!! It was such an awesome concert! We were lucky to be in a suite and we sat in the center, slightly to the right. The seats were great, there was dinner and treats, and a bathroom all in the suite! All things a pregnant girl like me could ever want! :) So I tried to take a picture and would have posted it here, but the flash was having issues, meaning we all looked like white ghosts! Which I probably look like right now with my office tan anyway, but you get the picture ;)

Anyway, it goes without saying that Josh Groban is EXTREMELY talented! His voice is absolutely amazing. But he also plays the piano and the drums and is pretty dang good at both of those too! Why is it that some people seem to get all the talent?! Anyway, he is only 26 which still amazes me and he was such a great entertainer. He was so funny and just a down-to-earth type of a guy. Go see him if you ever get a chance! You will not be sorry! And it also doesn't hurt that he happens to be pretty dang good looking too (yes, I am happily married, but I still have eyes!)!! That's the latest from me!

Hey guys how is everyone!! Holy Cow!! I cannot believe how busy everyone is traveling around and such!! Congrats on all of the graduations, weddings, babies and trips!! I am so happy for everyone and so glad that everyone is doing so well. We have just been hanging out, I have been busy with a few shoots, just enough to keep things interesting. Drew and I mostly play, here is one of our fun afternoons outside. We should hopefully be moving back into our house the first week in October. I can't wait!! This year has been crazy and hard and I can't wait to finally be settled and move on. Drew and I are always looking for buddies to play with, so give us a call if anyone is planning anything. I hope that no one feels like I am barging in on this blog. I know that I haven't been close to everyone for a few years, but I have always considered you guys friends. You don't know how many times I have looked up to each of you. Through out life I never really felt like I fit in anywhere, so I guess I just hopped around trying to find my spot and ended up being a home-body. I guess that's what I like most about having my own family. I know where I fit in. I am a wife and a mom, what I had always wanted to be.

Megan & Ashlee Wedding Shower

This is just another reminder for the Firths wedding shower on September 8th at 10:30. We will be having it at Jacee's parents house in sandy. We will be sending more info and directions if you need them. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS BLOG IF YOU CAN COME OR CANT!! We are making plans for the day and want to make sure we have enough of everything.

Thanks

Karlie & Jacee

My art eh?

if you guys want i have an art show that went up last week up. it will be up until the 16th. it's at a little place called alchemy coffee (390 e 1700 s, slc.) it would be cool if you had a chance to check it out.... see what i've been doing with my life for the past little while. well hope everything is well with everyone. Emily you are a freakin rad as hell! Have a good day kids.

Finally our own blog!

So I couldn't figure out how to link our blog to this one. But our blog is http://jakeandwhitney.blogspot.com
Enjoy...
Whit

WEDDING SHOWER

This is just a heads up for every one that checks the blog. There will be a double wedding shower for Megan and Ashlee Firth on September 8th at 10:30 AM. We are planning this a little early in the day so we don't take away from any ones plans for the afternoon or evening. We figured that with mostly everyone living in the Sandy/SLC area we will have the shower at Jacee's parents house. We will be sending out invitations soon. If your address has changed and you don't think that it has been updated on our friends list please send it to me. (Karlie) karlie@foundationsinsurance.com or just reply to the blog. Also reply if you will be able to make this date so we can get an idea of how many people will be there. Thanks so much hope to see you there!!!

The Barbecue

Thank you everyone for coming to the Barbecue. It was great to see everyone. I really have appreciated your friendship. I was thinking last night how amazing life is, how we all touch one another's lives and learn from each other. I truly feel blessed to have friends that I have known for so long. Here are some pictures! I will keep you updated (mostly on our blog)

Europe

Well...I'm finally posting about our Europe trip. I'm quite slow since we've been busy and Bryce steals our computer every night to work on his school project! We went to Europe for 16 days in July and had a blast! We started in Paris and went throughout France (Paris, Versailles, Marseilles, Cannes), Italy (Pisa, Florence, Venice), Austria, a bit of Germany (Munich) and Swizterland (and the tiny countries of Monacco and Lichtenstein)! Seeing the Eiffel Tower was probably the coolest for me since I've wanted to go there since I was a wee child. So it was exciting! My favorite place in France though was a little mountain called Mont St. Michelle. It was amazing. There's a church at the very top of the mountain and the base of the mountain is a little town with shops. When the tide is high it becomes an island (except the road leading into it).The most humbling places were D-Day beaches (the huge cemetery) and the concentration camp in Dachau. That is something I will never forget. It was just insane to see the pictures and movie of what happened there. We saw lots and lots of old churches (amazing architecture and art), museums (lots and lots of art) and definitely got a feel for the difference in culture. We went to Venice which was a crazy city...but very neat at the same time. No gondola ride...seeing that they cost a boatload! :) We just took the huge water taxi instead! (We also sweated like crazy in Venice...it was SUPER hot there.)

We stayed in Austria for a week and I loved it there. It was just small towns that were gorgeous. Fun houses with flowers on every balcony and very peaceful. It was quiet in summer but I can just imagine how hopping it gets in the winter with all the ski resorts. Switzerland was the most expensive place. Bryce got a big mac value meal and it cost him $10 for his alone!!!!! We felt quite lucky that we were able to go though. Bryce is now doing rotations until December so there will be no more trips for us (besides our 2 year anniversary...2 football games in 2 days!!!!!) :) Our house is about a month from being done and we are getting excited. I'll have to post a picture of that some other time though (once the front door is painted). Well it's always exciting to read about everyone's news and lives! I'm glad people are still posting and sharing everything! Hope everyone is doing great! :)