Harp this Sunday

Hey everyone! I just thought I would let you all know I am playing my harp in my parents ward this Sunday, the 9th. A bunch of you asked me to tell you when my recital was and I forgot to post it. So I thought I would tell you about this. My parents ward is at 11:00. The address is 9150 south 1300 east. It is the cream church by the Kinder Care and Western Gardens on 13th.

Another baby picture

I wanted to post this picture because its my favorite so far. This was taken the day Emily was born. Emily is officially 1 week old. When I was up with her this morning at 4:31 it was crazy to think that last week I was giving birth to her at 4:31. It has been a fun and tiring week! Now I know how all you moms feel.

HO HO HO!!

Hi Everyone!! I hope that everyone is having a great holiday season!! Every year my family and I adopt a family for Christmas instead of exchaning gifts for the adults. It has turned out to be one of my most favorite thins to look forward to and I get more excited picking out toys for the children than I do for my own. This year we have a family that has relocated here due to the Katrina disaster. There is a single mom who works 2 jobs, a 10 year old boy, a 6 year old girl and a 3 year old boy. My siblings and I have split the children up between us. We are asked that each child receive two articles of clothing, two toys and a book. Now that isn't alot to get them, however when I sat back and looked at it, I realized that this is probably all that these kids would be getting for Christmas, and that isn't alot. Especially considering that they probably lost and had to leave behind alot at their home back east, due to Katrina. Anyways I was just wondering in anyine wanted to pitch in with extra toys of clothes of even something nice for the home that a family would enjoy. Like I said, we are going to cover their main gifts, but I just feel bad that we personally can't give them more, which they need probably more than any of us do. If you have any ideas or would like to pitch in, email me at janessa.whatcott@hotmail.com or call me at 891.1372. Oh and everything has to be done by the 17th. Thanks, love you all Janessa

Advent Calendar

I was checking out my cousin's blog today and saw the cutest advent calendar ever that she made!! I try to be crafty, and sometimes succeed and sometimes don't, but I totally want to make this!! I don't have these stamps or anything, but I think I will just make some minor adjustments and make something work. I'll post a pic on my blog if I finish it and it looks decent! But here is the link to check out the tutorial:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/advent_calendar/
See what you think!

Christmas "Party" Details

So the 21 does seem to work out well for most. This party will also be a farewell to Adam and Becky before they leave for the wild wild west!

I was thinking dinner around 6:30; I will make a tomato basil soup, bread bowls, and crackers and a cheese ball. If you guys could bring the odds and ends, fruit, vegetables, dessert, drinks you know what you like. If someone dares to make another soup that would be awesome. I will have plates, cups, etc... Just post what you will do on the blog so others can figure out what they will do.

Then theres the question of what to do after dinner, ideas are very welcome we could just mingle, or do a white elephant gift, or some kind of game???

THERE ARE NO INVITATIONS, STRICTLY WORD OF MOUTH SO INVITE WHO YOU TALK TO, EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

I'll post directions to my house later, if you have any other comments/questions, post 'em or
e-mail me at brobutton@gmail.com

p.s. this is my first planning/gathering event so there's bound to be some screw ups.

Emily Wilson

I just wanted to let everyone know that our sweet baby girl was born on November 28th at 4:31 AM. She weighed 6.9 lbs and was 18 inches long. She has tons of brown hair and two cute little dimples. We haven't decided who she looks like yet so as time goes on we will post more pictures.

This next week is slim pickins but these are the dates that we have available

Saturday December 15
Monday December 17
Friday December 21

I'm working on getting Wednesday 19 I'll let you know
just let me know if any of these days will work for you they'll all be at night
unless it works better for people to have it during the day?

Oh yeah! My brother got his mission call today and he's going to St. Louis, Missouri Nicole's hometown! He leaves January 23 we're way excited!

Halloween and Thanksgiving

I'm way behind but anyway this was our halloween! Hallie was the first to ring the bell and the last to leave, she figured out if she waited there long enough she'd get more. Blake screamed and cried until the first house, then he realized that when you hold your bucket and go to the door they give you candy. Then you couldn't get the bag away from him.





This was the day before Halloween

we went to Gardner Village to
see all the witches. We had a lot
of fun!

Ryan finally got a church calling he does mutual for the 14-15 year old boys which includes weekly mutual and 1 major all day event/or campout once a month. CRAZY!

Not much more to report, although I did feel the baby move for sure for the first time a few days ago!

I hope everyone's holidays have been great! We all need to get together and mingle before everyone's schedules get too crazy! So I was thinking maybe a "Party" except not really cuz those who know me know I'm not capable of such things. But if people were to come to my house one night it might be fun! I was thinking December 10-15 exept Tuesday. Let me know if its even possible for anybody.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

It has been forever since I've written anything on here and I thought it would be a great time to tell you all that I'm thankful for you!!

Life is good - Jeff and I are living in Provo while he finishes up his bachelor's degree in International Relations. He's in the process of applying to grad schools for an MPA. The schools are all over the country but I'm hoping for BYU or the U or a school in California. We'll find out next spring and I'm excited. I'm working at an accounting firm in Orem. I am also taking the GRE because I really want to go back to school, but I'm not applying anywhere yet. I'm going to wait until we figure out where we'll be and then maybe start some kind of program in the next couple of years.

I don't have much else to say other than have a fabulous Thanksgiving!! Eat lots!

Speaking for Karen and myself. . . ."Go UTES!"

Hi!!

Hello everyone! So, 2 weeks ago I got laid off from my job! I worked for a mortgage lender and so if you have watched the news at all you know that the housing industry isn't doing so hot these days. Anyways, if anyone knows of any good stay at home jobs, let me know! I want something that I can do a few hours a day from home when the baby is born. I know everyone is thinking of Jet Blue, but they require your house to be silent. Well, that won't work once the baby is born. So, maybe something that is more of a data entry job or something. Anyways, if you know of anything, send it this way. I would also consider a part time job that is outside of the home for the next 2-3 months. I hope everyone is doing well. Love you lots!

New

Well I changed the website for my blog. Sorry...I guess I'm trying to keep as much annonymity as I can! So my new blog address is http://brykar.blogspot.com. Sorry for those of you who have to change it on your own blog's now! :(

Kids Stuff - Clothes, Toys, Bedding - Giant Sale!

My sister lives in Sandy. There is a lady in her ward that used to own a store called "Kid to Kid" in the Sandy Mall. For those of you who haven't heard of this store, it contains a conglomeration of kids merchandise, ranging from clothes to bedding to furniture to toys and so forth. There are both new and used items. The lady is really trying to get rid of her stuff and has been holding multiple sales at her home. I went yesterday with my sister (by pre-arranged appointment) and found TONS of cute clothes for Colt for super cheap. I mostly paid $0.50 or $1.00 for each item, but a couple things were $4.00, and I got a nice coat and snowsuit each for under $10.00. Anyway, the lady is having another public sale this Saturday if you're interested! There is SO MUCH stuff -- it is unbelievable. Give yourself some serious time to sift. And make sure to check the condition of any used items you want to buy.

The address is 10834 S. Whirlaway Lane in Sandy. HERE is a map link. If you're coming from I-15, take the 10600 South exit and head east. After you reach 1300 East, continue straight but watch for the first road on your right called Bay Meadows. Turn there, then turn at your first left called Churchill Downs. That road bends and becomes Whirlaway, and the house is on your right. I'm pretty sure the sale starts at 8:00 a.m. and will last most of the day, probably till 3:00 p.m. The lady will only accept cash.

ONLY A DOLLAR!!!!!

For anyone who loves make-up like I do go to www.eyeslipsface.com they're changing their name so everythings a dollar its awesome code name is carolina for even more money off. Its the greatest site ever!!! Happy shopping!

Bear BEWARE

Hello Friends,

Here's my HaLLoWeeN!



We were The 3 Bears. Colt is the cutest thing in the world. I mean it; just check out this next pic...



And he is so funny, too! We've begun the adventures of rice cereal and squash. It's a hoot.



Well, in other news, I guess I'll finally tell you all that Adam and I are moving to Wyoming. We feel really strongly that we need to be in Star Valley. It's tough, though, to leave my family and friends. Since Adam graduates in December, we'll take off anytime between January and April, depending on when he starts working. Please keep in touch with me! I will be so sad if you don't because I just love you girls. You are the greatest friends.

Happy Halloween!

I finally have something fun to write about! My brother got home from his mission Oct. 12th! I haven't seen him for over 3 years because I came home from my mission 5 months after he left. The picture on top has the whole Frandsen family together again, plus 2 nieces and a nephew.

The bottom pictures are at the Coles' family Halloween party! (I hope you don't mind Kar!) Halloween is Kris and Karlie's favorite holiday, so I'm sure I'll have fun pictures to share every year. Karlie and Scott won the costume contest. Marn made all kinds of spooky food:) We played some fun Halloween games.

Everything is going well with Kris and I. I feel like everything's the same old though. We're both still going to school and working. I graduate in the Spring. That's about all. I hope you all had a fun Halloween.

Our new blog

Hi guys!
So, I've added a blog to our website. The two aren't connected very well yet, but I'm still working on it.

For anyone that's interested, here is a link to our website,
and here is a link to our blog.

Monumental Moment

So I hope you guys aren't sick of me posting, but I had an interesting experience today! I was going to a wedding tonight with another couple tonight. (Jake is in Utah, so he couldn't come!) So I met Joe (the husband) at the mall so we could go pick up his wife from work. It was about 70 out and gorgeous and I was feeling great today! Hooray! But I had a lot of phone calls to make for my 3rd church calling that I just got! (want more info... check out my blog!) Anyway, so I was calling all the young women and the car was kind of warm, so I put the air directly on me. I started to feel a little sick, so I leaned my seat back a little in hope of feeling better. The traffic was awful, a LOT of stop and go and that motion was definitely NOT helping. I apologized to Joe because I wasn't feeling good.. then proceeded to tell him I was pregnant in hopes he would then kind of understand. At this point I'm not feeling good at all! Jake called and was talking to me and I was not really responsive and asked if I could call him back. He of course said sure. Joe, knowing I wasn't feeling well, said, "If you need it, we've got doggy bags for Cady." (their dog!) I immediately asked for one and TOTALLY THREW UP in his car! Talk about embarrassing! Luckily I had the doggy bag and after that I felt wonderful! But.... ugh! It was awful! Sorry if this is TMI!!!

BABY HAWKINS MAY 11th 2008

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to let you all know that I'm pregnant! I'm almost 11 weeks along, but I wanted you all to hear from me instead of crazy rumors my mom started at church on Sunday! :) I'm super excited, and have been feeling pretty good for the most part. I've had a few tough weeks, but nothing to complain about! I am already showing, it's crazy! Anyway, YEAH!!!

Leaving for London

Inspired by Karen's amazing microsoft paint skills, I created this in honor of Emily, who leaves for London tomorrow:
Good luck in London Emily!!!