Visit to Grandmas in Las Vegas

In January we went to visit Grandma Donna in Las Vegas and the Matt Yergensen family came down from Roosevelt. We had a great time going bowling and hanging out with cousins.



Holding Hands!



Helping feed baby!



AJ explaining bowling to McKade?!?



Chloe and Jadyn



High Fives!



Kennedi and Anna



Christmas 2011

For Christmas this year we were minus two kids. McKade and Jadyn got to go on a Hawaiian cruise with their other side of the family. When they got home Santa had left them presents but I forgot to get the camera out. OOPS!



Anycia-19, Kamri-4, Kennedi-2, and AJ-17

Kennedi and Kamri

AJ and Anycia

Helping Dad build the Barbie Jeep!

Anyways, we had a great Christmas with all the kids getting things they wanted. Examples: a Barbie Jeep, Barbie house, IPod Touches, Clothes, etc. Santa sure does know how to spoil everyone. Thanks Santa!

Kennedi to "Abbi"

Kennedi decided one day that she should be called Addison (her middle name). If you asked her what her name was she would reply Addison.  So Jadyn started calling her Addi this and Addi that. Soon after that she started saying her name was Abbi. So for the past few weeks we have had an Abbi at our house. And she will let you know that it is Abbi.

Me: “Kennedi, what ya doin?” Her: “My name not Kennedi, It's Abbi!”

She definitely has a mind of her own. She is a sweetheart and we love her so much!

Coed Softball Tournament Toys for Tots

Andy got a phone call from some friends from Heber asking him to play in a softball tournament because they had some people bailout on them. It was a toys for tots charity softball tournament consisting of 83 teams. Everyone on the team donates a $10 toy for charity. That is 830 toys or $8300 worth of toys! WOWZA! That is so awesome!

Anyways, the games started Friday night. They had 2 games, won one and lost one. But they had a girl playing that was 7 months pregnant and she wasn’t doing to hot at the second game. So Andy offered to her that I could take her place if she wasn’t feeling well tomorrow. Yep, she wasn’t feeling so well so we got the call for me to play. I hadn’t played in probably 3 ½ years. I struck out the first time but hit each time I was up after that. I was so proud of myself! (Yes, I am lame!) It was lots of fun and I got to play 2 games with my awesome hubby and our kids watched and cheered us on!

Andrew's Birthday

My dear sweet handsome sexy husband turned 43 this year! We didn’t do much for his birthday (I have been slacking). We went to Las Vegas and went shopping. He got a new luggage bag for his traveling and a shirt. I know, I know, I am a HUGE slacker! Sorry baby, but you have everything already;) Just know I love you and hope you had a great birthday!

Thanksgiving

This year we decided to stay in our new home. Normally we go to my parents for their Thanksgiving on Sunday, but thought we should go up for the Christmas party instead. Anycia and AJ went to their mom’s and McKade and Jadyn went to their Dad’s. So we had Kam and Kenn with us. We made a little Thanksgiving dinner of Ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, and stuffing. For dessert Andy made is famous popcorn that we all love! It was fun with just the little ones but we missed all of us being together. 

On Friday (Andy’s Birthday) we drove to Grandma Donna’s in Las Vegas to hangout, see her and wait for Matt, Chelsea, and cousins to join us. We had a good time visiting and playing.

All-American Girl Pageant

Jadyn had the opportunity to be in a pageant. Our neighbor friend, Callie Horne, is an All-American Girl for the state of Utah in Little Miss Division. Her mom was putting on a pageant here in St. George and 2 nights before the pageant Callie and Jadyn came begging for her to be in it. So after the begging was over and Andy and I talked about it we agreed she could do it. Luckily we had 3 different outfits/dresses for her to wear. Callie and her mom taught Jadyn how to walk, what to say, etc. She did really well for her first time and she absolutely loved it! She won most beautiful! She is our little beauty queen!

Halloween

Our neighbors had a Halloween party the Saturday before Halloween. Andy and I even dressed up as pirates. It was lots of fun and the kids did a little dance to “Thriller”, taught to them by a 13 year old. It was great.

This year was the first year in a long time the kids could wear their costumes and not have to put big heavy coats over them. We had the privilege of the Dixon’s staying with us to trick-or-treat. Jadyn was a pink pirate along with her friend Callie, Kamri was Lemon from Strawberry shortcake, Kenn was Minnie Mouse. Aliya was the Little Mermaid, and Brad was Lightning McQueen from Cars.  It was fun and they all looked to cute!

St. George Marathon

Another St. George marathon has come and gone, but another memorable moment! We had a pasta party at our house for the runners to get some carbs in them. It was lots of fun.

The runners this year were Andy and AJ Yergensen, Kris Thacker, and Shawn, and Trish Holmes.  This was AJ’s and Trish’s first marathon! They both kicked some bootie! AJ ran it in 3:21:04 he won the silver shoe award (1^st Southern Utah resident in his age group to cross finish line) and got 3^rd in his age group. Andy, Shawn, and Trish all ran together for most of it. Andy’s time 4:24:46 Shawn’s time 4:17:25 Trish’s time 4:17:25. They ran to have a good time and to finish strong. They all did and they all survived. Kris ran very well too her time 4:26:44.



Andy seeing the kids and going over to say HI!

 

Kris Thacker stopping to say Hello!



Tricia with a thumbs up and Shawn sticking his tongue out!
They don't seem tired at all!



We are always proud of the runners. It is a super long distance of 26.2 miles and all the training that goes into completing one. Way to go runners!

Running...Running...Running...

AJ has been running with the Cross Country team. He has been getting up in the mornings to run and then running at night too. It is super hot most days and he gets into an ice bath afterwards for his muscles. He is getting good and fast. We knew he could do it! Great job AJ!

McKade and AJ's Birthdays

September 9^th was Kade’s 12 birthday. We had cake and unwrapped some gifts. (He is now taller than me and wearing a size 10.5 men’s shoe!)  He is a good kid who loves to annoy/tease his sisters. He loves the computer games and Xbox. He is really enjoying football right now too. Happy Birthday Kaders!



McKade



AJ

AJ turned 17 on September 11. He got an early birthday present running spike shoes for cross country. He hangs with his friends, loves the Xbox, loves lifting weights and helps when needed. Happy Birthday AJ Buddy!

Football

McKade decided he wanted to play football this year. I signed him up for a full contact football league. I didn’t think he would like it much and thought I would have to push him to practice and to the games, but man was I ever wrong. HE LOVES IT! He was ready 2 hours before practice began and 2 hours before games began. Took him a little bit to get the hang of how it all worked because he had never played before, but by the end of the season he was a star! I am really proud of my little (not so little) football player! Way to go Kade!

School Fun

Riley (McKade)



AJ



Kamri, Jadyn, and Kennedi

First day of school, in a new town, in a new school, with new teachers, and new friends. Jadyn goes to Little Valley Elementary. She is in 4^th grade and her teacher is Mrs. Lewis.  McKade goes to Sunrise Ridge Intermediate. He is in 6^th grade and has 6 periods with different teachers.  AJ is a Junior this year and goes to Desert Hills High School. He is running on the cross country team. Let the fun begin!

Labor Day Weekend



Kamri



Kennedi



AJ, Ella (Cousin), Andrew



Playing in the freezing cold river!



Jadyn and Zak (cousin)

Over the Labor day weekend we traveled up north for Swiss Days in Midway and then on to a campout at my sisters cabin in Hyrum. We had a blast camping, eating, and playing with cousins. I finally got a haircut after 3 months and decided to change my hair color to dark brown!

Jadyn Turns 9

Jadyn’s Birthday

On June 23^rd, Jadyn turned 9 years old this year. She is a beautiful young lady who loves to take care of her sisters. Our newest motto in our home “Don’t leave a sister behind!” and she does pretty good at taking care of them and including them. She loves to play with our new neighbors and is a good helper!

Happy Birthday Jady-Poo!

The Big Move!!

Back in February 2011 a job announcement was sent to all the appraisers in Utah by mail from Washington County about a Certified Appraiser position. I was so excited to receive this. We had always wanted to move to St. George and I was in a job that I wasn’t particularly happy with. So after talking about it with Andrew we decided that it would be a good time for me to try for the job. I applied and got a call 3 weeks later for an interview. I traveled to St. George early that morning... Interviewed and then took the 50 question test that followed. After the test on the drive home I knew I was for sure not getting the job. That test was hard and it made me feel stupid. About a week later I got a call for a second interview, which really surprised me (there were 48 people who applied).  Again, I went down and interviewed, but had to stay the night because I needed to interview with the Assessor the next day because he was out of town. After those interviews I didn’t know what to expect, but it was narrowed down to 2 of us. I was excited I made it this far in the process (I guess I should have more faith in myself!). Andy had sat down with his boss and was approved to work from home in St. George!! I heard through some of my “references” that they were calling about me.  A few days later I got the call from Art Partridge!! I GOT THE JOB! We were so excited, nervous, scared, happy,  pretty much any emotion you could have, it was going on. It was a new adventure, a new beginning!

They were kind enough to give me 6 weeks to quit my job and move, which was close enough to when school ended for the year. We went to St. George a couple weekends in a row house shopping. We found one and after a little negotiating our offer was accepted, our house in Heber was rented and absolutely EVERYTHING was falling into place. It felt like this was the right thing and everything was landing in its spot at the right time. It was absolutely amazing.

We closed on our home May 13^th and moved our stuff in May 14^th. We lived with my parents for 3 weeks and I started my job May 31^st. We love where we live, we love our new home, we love our neighbors, I love my new job, Andy loves working from home. It is all Good!

The 2010 year in a Nutshell!

Happy Holidays to all of our friends and family!
Here is a small recap of some of the Highlights and Lowlights from 2010:
We were blessed to take many mini-vacations to Southern Utah. We also ran many running events: Hurricane 5k, Spectrum 10k, Homestead 15k and Swiss Days 10k (with AJ) and then Andy’s 5th St. George Marathon in October. Holly and Anycia also did the Woman of Steel Triathlon in American Fork, Utah. Anycia took 2nd in her age group.

We had other exciting things happen with Anycia graduating High School (Now a Freshman at SUU), Kennedi turning 1, Kamri turning 3, Jadyn turning 8 and getting baptized, AJ turning 16 and driving and McKade getting his Scouting - Arrow of Light Award! Andy’s Park City Indoor Flag Football team went undefeated and won the Superbowl. Also… Andy, Anycia, and AJ teamed up with his friend Tommy (and son TJ) in Roosevelt for a 3 on 3 soccer tourney for UBIC.

On the flip side of things we had some tough times with Andy’s Dad (Mike) passing away in June (at 67), and Holly’s Grandpa (Grant Jensen) passing away at the young age of 101! In July, Andy tried catching a Softball with his non-glove hand and popped his knuckle and also ripped off his finger nail (7 stitches), and then on Halloween he did an interesting trick (not treat) and had an emergency appendectomy. Also, we had a minor flood in our kitchen requiring new flooring in the kitchen and dining room. (parlayed into new flooring in family room too!)

Over Thanksgiving we were able to spend a week in Las Vegas for a Yergensen family reunion (and memorial), the kids were able to do a zip line at Fremont Street and rides at the Circus Circus Adventuredome, and play tennis and basketball at the Rental House when they weren’t jumping in the Jacuzzi or playing with cousins.
Well that is our year in a nutshell (not everything, but most). We have had a wonderful and busy year with our ups and downs!
Life is good at the Yergensen Household! We are very blessed to be happy and healthy!
We wish you and your families the happiest of Holidays!!

Summer 2010

I haven't posted in a long time. Our summer has been crazy and this is my attempt at starting to catch up. Here is Andy, Anycia and AJ at Anycia's High School graduation.

At Jadyn's baptism after-party the little cousins had some fun. Aliyah, Ella, Lauren, and Kamri.

Golf Tournament in Price Utah

Kamri Eating Cold Stone Ice Cream
Kennedi Smiling

Andy and Kennedi

Kennedi

Kamri digging for Dinosaur bones!

Kamri and I in the Ti pi.

Andy plays in a golf tournament in Price every year. Kamri, Kennedi, and I went with him this year. We arrived Friday night to the Holiday Inn. They had us in a one bed handicapped room. I had a guarantee 2 bed room. I have worked in the hotel industry and understand when you get busy that things just don’t work out properly but if you are guaranteed a 2 bed room I want it. So I had to show her my confirmation and then they finally changed us rooms. After that we went swimming and then settled down in our room. Andy got up the next morning to play golf, which he shot a 78. The girls and I went to McDonald's for breakfast and played in the play place. Then we went to Walmart for a few items and for items I didn’t need but got anyways. We waited for Andy to get done golfing then went to lunch at Ricardo’s Restaurant. It was good. We then went to the Dinosaur museum. Afterwards went back for a much needed nap. They didn’t sleep long. We got ready and went to the golf tourney steak dinner at the country club. Then went to the park and off to bed. The next day Andy went golfing again and shot 81. When he was done we went back and sure enough he got 1st place in his division. Way to go! After spending his money in the pro shop we drove home. It was a nice little vacation with the little girls.

Catching up...

Kennedi and Daddy...She is getting so chubby!
AJ, Kamri, and Anycia at AJ's soccer tournament.
Jadyn, Kamri, and Liv at seven peaks.
Kamri, Kennedi, and Daddy at seven peaks playing in the water. Kamri was checking on Kennedi making sure she was ok. She is very protective!

So I‘ve been a HUGE slacker when it comes to my blog. So I will try and catch up on what has been going on in our lives…where to begin?

The month of May…we went to St. George for Andy to run the Hurricane Half Marathon with my sister Mari and Ty. We hit Provo, only a half hour from home and Kamri vomits everywhere, all over her, all over the car, all over her car seat! So we hit a Kmart tried to clean it up and bought a bucket and air fresheners. She didn’t feel well the whole trip. But we had fun and it was warm and sunny which is what we needed.

The month of June…we had family come visit. Andy’s mom (Grandma Marylin) came from Texas and his brother’s family (Chris, Val, Leif (4), and Liv (2))came from California. They stayed with us for 2 weeks…which it rained most of the time. We went to the Kamas pool and we got Leif to go down the big slide by himself…we also got Grandma Marylin to go down who is deathly afraid of heights! She said it was so much fun. We were so proud of them both for taking the challenge. We also went to seven peaks and had a fun day at the water park.
We hung out a lot and watched the rain…

We have also been working on our backyard. We were hoping it would have been done by the time they arrived but it wasn’t. We are still working on the yard and it would probably have been done but the weather has not cooperated! Top soil is going down this weekend and sod comes Monday! WAHOO!

AJ and Anycia had teams that went to the Utah Summer Games. Both teams took the silver home. Great Job!

I am back at work now. I came back June 29th. It’s a hard transition to make but you gotta do what you gotta do!

Andy is working hard on the yard. He borrowed a tractor from our Bishop which was very helpful in moving the dirt around. AJ has been here to help too and he has been a great little helper! Andy is not a big handy man and he has dug trenches, put in and connected sprinkler pipe, drove a tractor and moved dirt, and set the sprinklers! I am so proud of him! He has done such a super job!

We got Anycia a job at the Dairy Keen. So she has been working a little and playing a little and getting into trouble a little. She now has a boyfriend named Paul who she hangs out with a lot. SCARY!

AJ has been here for 2 weeks. He has helped a lot on the yard and with the kids.

McKade is at his Great Grandparents house in Escalante. He got to stay for a week and is enjoying every moment. If he got his way he would have stayed all summer. He’s been fishing, feeding chickens, etc.

Jadyn just turned 7 on June 23rd. Coach Pitch just got over for her. Andy was her coach.

Kamri is talking a whole lot more and running around like a crazy girl. She tries to keep up with the older kids…and she does quite well. She is a very protective big sister and tries to help out with Kennedi.

Kennedi is a chunk! A cute little fatty! She is smiling and making more noises. She loves to be held and is spoiled rotten. (She is the baby of the family) She is now 12 weeks old.

So our summer is going great and everyone is healthy and happy! What more can we ask for…