Girls night, gliders and school pics

For those of you who are still following this blog, I finally posted... but it's on our new blog www.schaiblefamily.blogspot.com

First Day of School

Hey, for anyone still following this blog (are there any of you out there??) I posted about Kaylee's first day of school on our new family blog: http://schaiblefamily.blogspot.com/

Seriously Addicting!

I just started digital scrapbooking over the weekend. It is seriously addicting! I made these two pages tonight...

Wedding Pics & New blog

For those of you who follow this blog (I think there are at least two lol) I started a new blog now that we have a new addition to our family. Our new blog is www.schaiblefamily.blogspot.com

I posted our wedding pics on there!

The Unparty

Every year my aunt and uncle have an un-party on the 24th of July. Everyone is invited, come if you want, if you don't come, that's okay too. If you go, you bring something to bbq and a side item. It always turns out to be a lot of fun with good food. Kaylee and I have been going every year since we moved here, so this year was #5. Last year Kaylee REALLY wanted to help with the fireworks, but she was too little. My uncle told her that if she came back this year, she could help him set up the fireworks. Well, Kaylee has a very good memory, and we've been talking about it for a year now. Yesterday, she finally got to help and she was thrilled! Thanks Darrell!!

Carl bbq'd some delicious steaks and we all had a great time! It's always fun to see who comes to the party... and nice to catch up with the extended family. I love that we have so many family members living in Utah now, I enjoy spending time with my family.

Kaylee absolutely cracks me up when it comes to taking pictures. She LOVES looking back at pictures of her when she was younger.... but hates having her picture taken. This doesn't work very well with me, because I'm one of those people who almost always has a camera with me, I love taking pictures and capturing memories! Here's a picture of her when I asked if I could take a picture:

And here she is with her cheesy smile when I asked very nicely for her to smile for at least ONE picture:

And now we're down to SIX DAYS until I get to marry the man of my dreams (who is the sexy man pictured below).....

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

Last night Carl, Kaylee and I had the chance to go to the open house of the newest temple here in the Salt Lake Valley, the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.

A girl in my ward has relatives who worked on the building of the temple, and she gave us 4 pages of details of things to look for and stories about different things in and around the temple. It made our visit there more interesting to know the history of different parts of it.

Growing up in Washington, there was one temple and it was just off the freeway that we drove on frequently. So, I've never lived somewhere that the temple was far away. But, as you drive on the freeway here, there is a spot where you can look around and see all three temples in the south part of the valley, the Jordan Valley, Draper and now Oquirrh Mountain temples. That is just amazing to me. I'm sure Kaylee is probably tired of it, but whenever we're on I-15 I make her look around and see all three temples.

In Kaylee's life she's seen the Seattle, Hawaii, Bountiful, Ogden, Salt Lake, Timpanogos, Provo, St. George, Draper, Jordan River and now Oquirrh Mountain temples. And she's been to two open houses (Draper and Oquirrh). She was only 3 weeks old at the Hawaii temple, but I have pictures to show her that she really was there!

Going into the temple before it's dedicated is a special experience. I love showing Kaylee the rooms and teaching her what happens in the temple. Seeing the baptismal font was very interesting to her, and she wanted to know how old she had to be to be able to do baptisms for the dead there. I'm glad she's growing up with an appreciation for temples and for the gospel.

I'm engaged!

Yes, if you've heard it through the rumor mill, it's true - I'm engaged!

Carl and I met on an LDS dating website in May and have been inseperable since. Our stories are a lot alike, we even both have daughters named Kaylee (well, his is Kayli, I can't help it if he spells it wrong). We've been calling them K1 and K2, but not sure how long that will last. Besides, his Kayli is older, but my Kaylee thinks she should be K1. So... we might have to come up with new nicknames to keep them straight.

Third time is a charm! We both have been married twice before. Our first marriages ended from circumstances out of our control, and our second marriages were both huge mistakes. This time we feel it's right. We've both taken the time on our own to get over our pasts and can move forward together with a clean slate.

When we met, neither of us were looking for anything serious. We were just dating around and having fun, but not looking to settle down. That lasted until maybe the second date... if even then. We just click. We joke about being the male and female version of each other because we're so alike. I didn't think I'd ever find someone who was so compatible with me. I thought that if I wanted to get married again, I'd have to settle. I can honestly say that I don't feel like I'm settling at all, I love everything about Carl.

So... to the proposal because I've been asked so many times....

Yesterday Carl and I took the afternoon off work and went up into the Farmington Canyon. It's beautiful up there!

We drove up Farmington Canyon and onto Skyline Drive. Carl had a place all picked out to propose, but there were people there. So we kept driving and found an even better spot. As we were driving we talked about how neither of us was born in Utah or grew up here, but how this is our home and we want to raise a family together here in Utah.

We got to a cool spot on the trail where we could pull over and get out of the jeep. We had a beautiful view of the valley and the canyon and it was there that Carl told me how before he met me he thought he'd never want to get married again, how much he loves me and how he can't imagine anyone else he'd rather spend eternity with. Then he got down on his knee and asked me if I'd marry him. I immediately said yes! When I saw the ring, I was amazed. It was more beautiful than I'd imagined it when we were designing it!

Yes I love the ring he gave me, but even more so I love the man that gave it to me.

We realize our courtship has been fast, but when it's right, it's right. We're not planning a big wedding, just something small with my parents and Kaylee.