Kountry Kreations

Good Ol' Clogging!

2009-02-24T16:03:00.000-08:00

Kryshna and Hailee had a clogging recital last night at the High School. Kryshna is on 2 teams, one of which is a couples team and they are super cute! Hailee's team performed to Michael Jackson's "Thriller". They turned all the lights off and just had black lights on the stage. The girls wore their white petticoat over their dress, white gloves, white socks, and glow in the dark ribbons in their hair so only the white things glowed and it looked really cool. You girls rock!

He was a skater boy....

2009-02-24T15:50:00.000-08:00

Kyler does try to use his skateboard that he got for Christmas, he has mastered tipping it up and also sitting on it and riding it. DUDE, your AWESOME!!

Billvia's 41st Birthday!

2009-02-24T15:09:00.001-08:00

Bill's B-day was February 16th. Happy Birthday Old Man! I love you!

VALENTINES DAY

2009-02-24T14:58:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentines Day!
I sent things to the kids at school and they were excited!Valentines Breakfast

I love you kiddos!

McCall Trip

2009-02-24T14:20:00.001-08:00

Mom and Dad rented a condo in McCall in January and we had a blast! We went sledding on the last day.
Kyler was tired of walking back up the hills.So, Popi saved the day!

Popi decided to try this hill...

"Mom, can I smile like this?"

2009-02-24T13:26:00.001-08:00

Little Bruceter asked me this question when I was trying to get a nice picture of him at Christmas. You gotta love this kid!

Sleddin'

2009-02-24T13:11:00.000-08:00

Yup, we still sled on Memorial Hill and have a BLAST!!!

CHRISTMAS 2008

2009-02-24T11:25:00.000-08:00

Here are a few Christmas Eve and Christmas pictures I am FINALLY getting to...

Nani and Popi had a surprise visitor come to their house on Christmas Eve!

Then the grandkids acted out the Nativity with Karley as narrator.

We have a tradition of opening 1 present on Christmas Eve, but the kids know that it is ALWAYS.....

PAJAMAS!!!!

Christmas Morning - Krysh with her cell phone and Karley's MP3

Kayden and Kyler with their remote control 4 wheelers

Mama Mia and Twilight!

Can anyone say "Hospital Visit"?

Then we went to Nani and Popi's for more presents. I made this for Hailee on an old window from Great Grandma and Grandpa Frank's home.
I made these for Chels and I love the way the clock turned out. The saying on the board says:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away!

I made Dad a picture of Joseph Smith recieving the Priesthood with Dad's line of Authority over the top of it on vellum paper. I also made him a mouse pad and a movie with our most recent family pictures that Marilyn took of us. I will try to post the movie later.
We then went back to our house to spend the rest of the night with Bill's family.

This is Shawn and Erika's baby Caleb.

Kyler kept calling him Uncle Baby Caleb!

MaryAnn, Chase and Dave.
B.J. and Maggie
We had a great Christmas!

Weiser 1st Ward Christmas Party

2008-12-23T10:17:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas party this year was wonderful! We had an awesome activities commitee who actually put some thought into the theme! It was "Picture a Christmas". 5 of the larger families in the ward were given a Norman Rockwell painting to set up in these HUGE frames that some awesome Brothers in the ward made. Our family was given the painting of the mother holding the turkey over the table and everyone Ooohing and Ahhing over it. Santa was awesome, but Kyler still would not sit on his lap, so no picture of him AGAIN this year.
Kayden Joseph

Kryshna Shae

Karley Dawn

Our version of the picture. Mom and Dad are standing and Lula, Dustin, Hailee and Myself are sitting around the table. After we "posed" for our picture, we sang "Over the river and through the woods" to go along with our "picture". It was fun!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

Primary Cookies!

2008-11-19T11:41:00.001-08:00

I have been the Primary Chorister since January of this year and absolutely love it! To get the kids to learn the songs a little better, I gave them a CD with all the songs on it and told them to listen to them every week. For every time that they listened to the CD, they would get to put a bean in their "music jar" every Sunday. I told them when they filled up their jars, they would get a surprise! They finally filled their jars right before their primary program, so I ordered a cookie cutter shaped as a music note and made 100 sugar cookies!! I had flour, frosting and chocolate sprinkles from one side of my kitchen to the other! It was so worth it to see these smiling faces!!

Junior Primary

Senior Primary
I love these kids so much and am so proud of the AWESOME job they did at this years Primary Program! Always remember: You are all Children of God - Keep singing!

Halloween 2008

2008-11-19T11:17:00.002-08:00

Halloween was really fun this year!

Kayden as the SPECIAL White Power Ranger

Kyler as a basketball!

Krysh as a scarecrow

Karley did go to a theme party where I made her a toga, but she did not want to actually trick or treat this year. She is so grown up now ya know!

The whole gang at the trunk-or-treat at the church. If you can't tell, Huntyr is a baseball, Sienna is a Bumblebee, Denica is a Fairy, Dauge is a Dalmation and Brynlei is a Princess!

Karley and Kyler's BIRTHDAYS!!!

2008-11-19T10:57:00.000-08:00

Since I have not had high speed internet for a while, I have missed blogging about some VERY IMPORTANT events in our lives! So, I am now back-tracking a little to get caught up!

Karley and Kylers birthdays were September 6th and 14th - right during our move to the new house, so, we celebrated a little late.

THE CAKES - Karley started volleyball this year and had a blast, so I decided to make her cake a volleyball. I then thought I would just make it a sports theme because Ky Ky loves football. I got a little carried away with the 4 cakes, but they turned out so cute!!

Karley Dawn is now a TEENAGER!!

Kyler Bruce is 3!

I LOVE this picture!

Mom and the B-day kids!
I love you two and hope you had a good late birthday!

New House!

2008-11-18T11:40:00.001-08:00

So this is our new house. For those of you Weiserites that follow my blog, you may recognize this house as the Woods house. Norm and Joan Woods lived here with their family of 7 or 8 kids, I can't remember - does anyone know? I can remember beautiful Wendy, Lori- because she taught me piano lessons in this house, there was another daughter but I can't think of her name,Ryan went to school with my sister Stacy, and I can remember a Kent. Norm used to be the Bishop of 1st ward in Weiser when I was growing up. Anyway, we like it and are adjusting nicely now that we are getting settled in.

Front of house

Side view

Back of house - The kids love the tire swing we put up!

We were very blessed that this house was available and we know that the Lord was looking out for our little family in our time of need! I am so thankful for the gospel and the knowledge I have that it is true! We are truly blessed!

UPDATE

2008-11-04T14:11:00.000-08:00

OK, so I have had a couple of comments left on my last blog by my beautiful cousins, and I feel the need to update everyone on my little situation. We have moved, which is a story all it's own, and one that I will tell at a later date. But for now I will let you know why it has taken me so bleepin' long to update my beloved blog.
We already lived in the middle of nowhere in little Weiser, ID - but we now REALLY live in nowhere land! We actually only moved a few miles from our old home, but it is way out in the boonies! We cannot get DSL, which was the high speed internet that we had at our old house, just a few piddly miles away! When we called to have them change our connection, they informed us that we were not in the service area at this time and that it could be anywhere from 4 months to a YEAR before they get their butts in gear and get DSL to our new home! Talk about bummer! Since the move we have had DIAL UP!!! Can you believe that nonsense - I can no longer be on my laptop and on the phone at the same time - that is ridiculous!!! Downloading pictures?- FORGET ABOUT IT!! I feel like I have reverted back to my early teenage years in Junior High where I was the awkward brace face with the bad home perm who pegged her pants and wore socks with Birkenstocks!! I am so out of the loop because it takes so long to get onto anyone's blog to see what is going on! I am no longer the confident girl with the straight teeth and hair who would never again wear such tight pants or socks with any kind of sandal whatsoever!! I am at this very moment, using my parents computer to type this blog update - can anyone say LOSER?!
So, to my beautiful cousins with their snippy comments - BACK OFF!! Your giving me a complex already! I am stockpiling pictures and stories to tell once I get back to the real world of high speed and wireless internet where I can lounge on the couch and blog to my hearts content! Ahh blogging, how I miss you! And, I miss all of you too! I had to come to Mom and Dad's to get my "blog fix" and see what you are all up to! Lindsay has been VERY BUSY and has a beautiful baby girl - Brynlee Louise - check out her blog!! I will be back soon! Love you all!!
Summer

SCHOOL

2008-08-21T10:19:00.001-07:00

I seriously can't believe my kiddos are already back in school! This year they are all in different schools. Karley is in 7th grade a the Middle School, Kryshna is in 4th grade at Park School and Kayden is in 1st grade at Pioneer School. The girls officially started yesterday and this is thier 1st day pic!

Kayden just went to meet his teacher, find his classroom and put away all his supplies in his desk.

Kayden loves to remind people whenever possible that he is now 6 years old - (does he enjoy making his mother feel OLD?)

So Ky-Ky wanted one showing his age - AND wearing his backpack like the other kids.

Kayden's backpack probably out-weighs him by 30# or so, but is this not the cutest picture?!

Kayden is still in his picture taking mode - so this is the one he took of me and Ky. Can you see the anxiousness on my face? I still get nervous every year when I have to send the kids off to school. I think I hid it well.

Then Ky had to try his hand at picture taking - with a little help from the Mom!
Sienna and Kayden are in the same class this year and boy, are they EXCITED! They look too little to be going to school EVERYDAY this year - What am I going to do?

This is their cute teacher - Miss Lukehart - they will have a great time!
This is a pic from this morning - Kayden's 1st official day of school and the girls 2nd. I felt really special when the girls asked me to do their hair this morning. They are so independent now that I hardly ever get to help them anymore. Isn't this cute?.... I mean, very grown up and sophisticated!Off they go to catch the bus - at least they all gave me a kiss and hug before they left - I didn't even cry this time! Kyler and I are now home alone and missing these guys !

HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR KIDDOS! I LOVE YOU!

Twin Falls Temple

2008-08-14T09:31:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to be able to go through the Twin Falls Temple open house. I was going to pick-up Karley from the airport tonight, so we decided since I would be going that way, we would make a day of it. Bill felt he could not miss work, so Kryshna and I went and had a great time.

The temple is so beautiful.

Summer, Mom, Chelsey and Hailee

Clayton (Chelsey's boyfriend) came with us. Clayton, Chels, Dad, Mom, Me, Hailee and Krysh

Krysh at Shoshone Falls

We had lunch in the park.
Then we started taking pictures - I climbed on this thing-
Then we ALL did!

AH, the cute couple!

Picking up Karley from the airport. She had been in Salt Lake for 2 weeks with her Aunt Kym and had a blast. Now on to shop till we drop!

Fun in the Sun

2008-08-13T08:54:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I woke up and decided to take the kids for some swimming at Manns Creek Reservior. Mom and Chels came with me and we had a great day!

Brynlei and Kyler love these little chairs.

Dinky had her very own seat - she does not enjoy the water at all!

Kayden was making a sand castle with a moat. All Kyler and Bryn wanted to do was stand in that moat! So, Kayden dug them their very own moats (which were basically a hole they could fill with water) and they spent their time refilling their little "moats" and standing in them. This was after we had been there a few hours, so yes - the diapers were OFF!

Krysh and Hailee could spend all day in the water.

Blog Obsessed!

2008-08-12T22:37:00.001-07:00

This is a little conversation I had with Kayden tonight:
Kayden: "Mom, I want to take a picture."
Me: "Of what?"
Kayden: "You."
Me: "Why me?"
Kayden: "Cuz you are always on the computer putting pictures of us on there." (We just had a talk about why I put the picture of him in his undies on my blog - he was very against the idea)
Me: "OK, do you want me to pose?"
Kayden: "No, just lay there."

So here is the picture of me laying on the couch blogging. I have to admit this has become an all-too normal sight in the Sylvia house, but I am addicted! Dinky loves to lay on my butt while I am sprawled out like a beached whale - and I am usually there long enough that she almost always falls asleep! Am I pathetic?

Recent Projects

2008-08-12T21:41:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of my recent projects.
This is our FHE chart. I cut the lettering with my vinyl cutter.

I let each of the kids pick scrapbook paper for their nametag. I had so much fun making these! Their names are out of vinyl as well. They love to move their tag each Monday after FHE. Kyler knows that his is the green one, and sometimes moves it more than neccesary!

This is a pillow/blanket that I made Kayden for his "quiet time" at school.

He can fold up the attached blanket and tuck it into the dinosaur pillow.
I have wanted to make a demin quilt out of old jeans for SO LONG! One day I just started hacking away at a box of old jeans and decided that Kayden would be the lucky recipiant. I put a few pockets here and there and they are my favorite part!

The back is out of the striped flanel that I used for the stars on the front.

I am now working on one for Kyler that I am super excited about. I will post pictures when I'm done!

WARNING: For those who are thinking of making a rag quilt out of denim, my hand is still recovering from all the cutting and sniping that is required to complete the project - but it is worth it!

Puppies!

2008-08-12T20:26:00.000-07:00

Our Fertile Myrtle Chiuaua, Daisy Mae, had her 2nd litter of puppies July 31st. Only 3 this time - last time there were 4 ! This little hussy needs a trip to the vet! They are pretty darn cute though.

KAYDEN IS 6!

2008-08-10T19:32:00.000-07:00

This adorable little boy is now 6 years old! This is Kayden at 2 years old.

So, Kayden loves Power Rangers and wanted a chocolate Power Ranger cake. Thank goodness for Aunt Hailee who is really getting into baking lately. She told him she would make the cake, but she did not know what a Power Ranger looked like. Kayden had the perfect solution -

I just got him these Power Ranger underwear last week when we went school shopping. He loves telling people that Hailee copied the Power Ranger from his tightie-whities! Anyway, mini Martha Stewart (Hailee) made an awesome cake!

Blowing out the candle!

This year Kayden had a little competition - The Olympics - here is everyone being total couch potatoes watching women's gymnastics.

As you can see, the TV was still on even during present opening!
Kayden bugged me for weeks because he wanted this gun SO BAD for his birthday!

Kayden on his new bike! He was riding around the horse pens showing off his skillz!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYDEN JOE! WE LOVE YOU!

Another Comment!

2008-07-24T22:16:00.000-07:00

I am now constantly obsessing over my blog, and had to check it before I went to bed tonight. I was so happy to see the third comment on my blog was from my other gorgeous cousin, Natalie! Horray! I love this new Mommy and her blog! Thanks Nat!

Happy Birthday Katie!

2008-07-24T15:14:00.000-07:00

Katie is 12 years old today! I can't believe it! I still remember that little bald-headed baby crawling around with Karley. How did you grow-up so fast? We love you Katie Bug! Happy Birthday!

I am officially a blogger!

2008-07-24T13:35:00.000-07:00

Today I feel like an official blogger! Although I have had my blog for a while, it has taken me forever to learn what the crap I am doing and actually post more than 2 times. I also recently learned to leave comments on other blogs so they knew that I had a blog and am no longer in the dark ages! I commented on my cousins blogs a few days ago and when I checked my blog today I had my first 2 comments! Al-le-lu-ia!!(sing that in your mind) Now I feel like I have just been initiated into some secret club or something. I love to blog!

Thank you Lindsay Lou

And Whitney Lynn!I love you guys and your adorable families! I am blessed to have such awesomely gorgeous cousins who blog!

Muddy Buddies!

2008-07-14T18:56:00.001-07:00

My boys and Stacy's kids love mud! Stacy has the perfect little "mud hole" in her backyard where the kids can turn on the water and play in the mud to their hearts content.

Kyler and Huntyr - look at those smokin' hot bods!

These pictures are at Nani and Popi's house.

WORMS!!!
Kayden and Sienna

YUMMY!!!

Kyler Bruce - what a cute mud baby!

Zoo Boise

2008-07-14T17:58:00.000-07:00

So, at the end of the school year I went on 3 field trips - one with each of my kids in school. Here are a few pictures of my trip to Zoo Boise with Kayden and his Kindergarten class. Stacy's daughter Sienna was also in Kindergarten, so we made it a family affair! All our kids were there except for Karley and Kryshna who had to be in school for finals. Mom and Chelsey went and we invited my Gramma Combs who lives in Boise to join us. After the zoo, we went to the park and had a picnic and played. It was a great day.

The whole gang at the park - Kyler is zonked out in his stroller.

Kayden at the penguin exibit.

Kyler at penguin exibit

Camdyn (Kayden's buddy), Kayden, unknown girl who snuck in our picture in back, Sienna, Denica and Huntyr

Kyler, Me and Kayden

Punkin' Patch -OR- Weed Patch?

2008-07-14T11:10:00.000-07:00

Last summer a guy rented our little 2 acre piece of land to plant pumpkins in. Well, he planted the pumpkins, then never returned. We watered a small part of the field so that we could at least have some pumpkins for Halloween. The poor plants became surrounded by puncture weeds and Dad (Popi) felt so bad for those plants that he came up a couple of times to weed the patch. All the kids wanted to help - sort of - and this is what happened.

Doing good so far - look at all those puncture weeds!
The kids are still helping, this is about the 4th wheelbarrow full.
After they filled up the wheelbarrow, they would haul them to a huge pile for us to burn later.
Yes, my boys are without shorts most of the summer. Kayden is doing his part.

The kids are getting restless, but still trying to help Popi. They all helped Popi wheel the 50th load or so, over to the pile, and then........

Popi wheeled them back!

Halloween 2007

2008-03-18T19:13:00.000-07:00

I was going through some old pictures and found these of Halloween. Stacy, Chelsey and I always go together with our motley crew, and here are some pics at the trunk-or-treat at the church.

Krysh was a Weiser cheerleader, Karley was a pirate, Kayden's a ninja(can you see him?), Denica's a horse, Sienna's a bumblebee, Brynlei's a clown, Kyler's a football and Huntyr is a basketball. All of these costumes were handmade except for Kayden's ninja (thank goodness)

Sucker and Snot anyone?

These pictures are at Brynlei's grandparents house. Her Grandpa Mark is in these pics. We love the Suttons, they give great candy! Dauge is in these pictures as Winnie the Pooh.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Anderson's at the Walker Cabin 2007

2008-03-15T08:48:00.000-07:00

Last Summer the whole Anderson clan went to Larry and Maryann Walker's cabin for a little vacay. We had a blast. Here are some pics - keep in mind that we were all natural - which for us girls means NO MAKE-UP!! Not so pretty in my case, but here ya go.

BB-Q Time!

Everyone had fun playing on this thing - except Denica - Uncle Caleb loved it!

Then we had smores - if you couldn't tell.

Brynlei, Kayden, Huntyr & Kyler..................... Kayden, Me and Krysh

Our Family......Bill and Summer

Bill and Kyler 4-wheelin' ................................ Kyler, Uncle Caleb and Huntyr

It was Kayden's 5th birthday while we were at the cabin and he still talks about it to this day!

#5 for Kayden!...PRESENTS!!

That night Karley, Hailee and Krysh let the little kids do their make-up and paint their nails. They were georgeous!

We had so much fun playing in the water!

Karley ............................................................... Kryshna

Kayden................................................................................ Kyler

Stacy and Dustin left a couple days before the rest of us, so we had just enough 4-wheelers to go on a big excursion. We packed our lunch and headed for the hills! It was so fun to explore the mountains around the cabin.

Karley, Hailee and Krysh...........Karley, Kyler, Brynlei and Summer

Brynlei and Ky-Ky ...........Snack time!

In the cabin is this huge doorway to a bedroom. We had been there before, so we knew to bring the swings to hook up in that doorway. Ky-Ky loved swinging!

Thanks so much to the Walker's for the use of their cabin. We had a grand family vacation!

Here I go again!

2008-02-17T22:14:00.000-08:00

So, Here I go again - trying to start this flippin' blog! I must be crazy, because if you were to ask any of my family, I am the epitome of starting something and not finishing! Ask my husband about the enormous pile of craft projects (that I had every intention of finishing and displaying proudly in our home) that has found their way into the garage. As you can see, I tried to start this blog a while ago and am just getting back to it now! In the words of Ace Ventura Pet Detective - What a L-ooo-s-er! I got so frustrated trying to figure everything out, that I just gave up as usual! Luckily for my husband, this blog could not be thrown into the garage as well!

I actually have to thank my cousin Miles for directing me back to the light (or just to my unfinished blog). I spoke to him tonight and he inspired me to get back on and try this puppy again! If not for anything else but to communicate with my family and let them know what is happening in my life! We had a neat talk and it made me realize how much I miss him and other members of my family that I have not seen in so long. So, Miles I want you to know that I love you and you better enjoy this!

Grampa Anderson

2008-02-15T10:44:00.000-08:00

On February 7, 2008 my Grampa Lynn Alfred Anderson passed away from a heart attack in the Boise Idaho temple after his shift was over. I can't think of a more perfect way for my Grampa to leave this earth, than in the holy temple that he loved and worked in since it opened 23 years ago! (Yes, I realize that I spelled Grandpa incorrectly, but this is how I have spelled it since I could first write, and I always will!)

My Grampa was the happiest man I have ever known! He had the best laugh ever! I can still hear him when I look at pictures of him and his adorably contagious smile! He loved his family, the farm, the gospel and the Lord! He was the greatest example of service to me! He served the Lord literally until the day he died, and I know he has not stopped! I am so thankful for my knowledge of the atonement of my savior, Jesus Christ! With this knowledge, I am at peace with the thought of my Gramma and Grampa's happy reunion! I love them so much, and I know that I will see them again if I live the gospel in the way that they did! His passing makes me want to be a better example for my children and family!

We had the most awesome family reunion and 90th birthday party for Grampa over Thanksgiving. About one third of our family could not be there, and still there was about 120 of our family members in attendence! This included all 7 of Gramma and Grampa's children. The family legacy that my Grandparents left is incredible! I am so very thankful for this time we had with him.

I know that my Heavenly Father loves me because he blessed me with the most perfect Grandparents ever! He knew that I would need the love, support, and example that my Gramma and Grampa ALWAYS showed me! And now they are together again and waiting for the day that we will all live together as an eternal family!

I love you Grampa! You will be SO MISSED!