Graham Cracker Houses

So I know everyone usually makes gingerbread houses, but we decided to do graham cracker houses! Wahoo!!! It was very fun, the girls loved doing it, they got so messy & sticky!! They kept sneaking frosting in there mouths, but honestly, what kid doesn't?! I'm glad we were able to do this as a family for christmas, I want to make it a tradition! :)

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Thanksgiving

So this year was our first year having thanksgiving at our house. First time cooking the turkey, ham, potatoes, gravy everything. And.... Drum roll.......... IT WAS A SUCCESS!! Everything tasted delicious! Thank you to my Dad, Mckell, Meeshie, Brad, Jaxon, Kendra, Nathan, Cami, Silas, Chris, & Kailey for coming and spending time with us.

Also thank you to Julie, Dad, & Becky for coming over and spending time with us beforehand. It was great seeing a lot of my family! Love them!

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*My Sisters*

I'm so grateful to have my sisters. They are my best friends. I can always count on them when I need something. I honestly don't know what I'd do without them. I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for them.

My older sisters name is Michelle. She is beautiful, always has been. I remember growing up we were best friends, we did everything together. She is now married to a wonderful man Brad, and they have the cutest kids, a boy Jaxon and a girl Kendra. She is the best mom, those kids are lucky to have her. Michelle is so caring, she wants everyone around her to be happy, and if your not, she will do everything she can to make you happy. I love that she loves spending time with family. She is such a great person.

My little sisters name is McKell. She is also beautiful, and always has been too. Mckell is the most caring person you will ever meet in your life. We have always been close, she is my best friend. If it wasnt for her and how caring she is, I promise you I would not be here today. She has helped me through all of my trials, all my hard times. She has always been there as a shoulder to cry on. She has the cutest personality. I love that she comes to visit me and my kids all the time. My kids love her to death, they always talk about her. She is such a hard worker. She is a great person as well.

My last little sisters name is Courtnie. We adopted her when she was little. She is handicaped, she is missing her 13th chromosome, so she can't talk, walk, or do really anything. She gets fed through a tube in her stomach. Anyone that knows her knows that she is an ANGEL, a miracle. She will be 16 in december. I hardly ever see her, but when I do I know she remembers me, she smiles and laughs so much. Courtnie and I will always have a special bond. Before we even adopted her I had a dream about her, she was an angel in the clouds, and then she was with our family and laughing. Then we went to go see her, and I knew she was the one from my dream, I knew she was meant to be my sister. It was an amazing experience. I love courtnie so much, she is the strongest person I know.

I tried looking up some cute quotes about sisters, and these were my favorites-

* A sister is a forever friend.

* A sister is someone who knows everything about you & loves you anyway.

* Having a sister is like having a best friend for life.

* A sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of.

I just want my sisters to know how much I love them, and how much they mean to me. <3

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My husband Josh <3

So I am without a doubt the LUCKIEST person to ever exist. Why you ask? Because Josh Kipp is my husband, my best friend, my hero, my better half. I am so lucky to have him in my life, to have him as the father of my kids. He is the most amazing person I know. I would do anything for him. He is so smart and is such a hard worker. I know he will do great things in life. The first time he asked me on a date, I was going to say no because I didn't know him, and didn't like blind dates. The spirit told me SO STRONGLY that I needed to go on this date. I'm SO glad I listened to the spirit, we fell in love instantly, and knew we were meant to be together, that we had known each other before and were just reuniting at last. We swear we dreamed about one another before we even met, and we know we have seen our kids faces before. Its crazy how somethings are just meant to be. Josh cares so much about others, and always would choose to be kind to everyone. He loves to tease and pick on me, and the kids, and he wouldn't be josh if he didn't. He loves to be loved. He is so fun to be around. He would do anything for us. He is honestly the greatest man I know. I love him so much. Not to mention his love making is just great to! ;) and these are the reasons I'm so lucky to have him as mine. :)

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A little about me!

So I decided to do a post about me. I do not have good self esteem, and I really wish I did. I feel like my husband and kids deserve a wife & mother who loves herself and doesn't put herself down a hundred times a day. So I'm going to write a little bit about what I like, what my dreams are, and just random stuff about me I guess, to help myself figure out who I am, and hopefully build up my confidence/self esteem. So here goes...

*My favorite color is green

*My favorite food is snow crab, my favorite place to eat is Red Lobster

*I have 3 brothers & 3 sisters, my youngest sister was adopted and is handicapped

*My parents got divorced when I just turned 14

*I reunited with my dad this last february, it was 9 years since I saw him last, and I know it was the right thing to do, to see him again.

*My best friend in high school was Crystal Hutchison

*I am in love with Harry Potter, a little to much actually

*I grew up being a member of the LDS religion

*I met my husband at our old jobs, I was a cake decorater, he was a banker

*Me and Josh have only spent 1 day apart since we met

*I got pregnant when I was 19, I was engaged at the time

*I have 2 daughters, Hailey who is 3, Jordyn who is 2, and 1 boy, Kaden who is 10 months, and im done having kids

*One of my pet peeves is when people have dirty ears, its disgusting

*I'm addicted to Dr Pepper & coffee

*I have OCD& panic disorder

*I got sealed to my family when I was pregnant with jordyn, in 2009 in the bountiful temple

*I love to read, and camping is my favorite thing to do.

*I want to go to school to be a pediatric physical therapist or a pediatric medical assistant

*My favorite show is Prison Break

*I love all the seasons

*I like my eyes

*I'm trying to grow my hair long

*I'm terrified of spiders, raptors, and voldemort

*I love comfy pants

*Im a stay at home mom

*I hate talking in front of big crowds

So this is just some of the stuff about me, and I hope it helps me find confidence in this life journey. If anyone has any other ideas, feel free to let me know! 

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So here is the thanksgiving stuff we made, as mentioned in a post below. my girls had so much fun!

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Yay!

So my sister Michelle told me about this blogger app, trying it to see if it works and if I can post pictures! Here goes!

If it works then this is a silly picture of jordyn!

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Kipp Family Thankfuls!

So a couple days ago I decided it would be fun to make paper turkeys with the girls and then cut out pieces of paper that look like feathers and have everyone put one thing they are thankful for on 4-5 feathers, and we would hang them up on the wall. It was so fun doing this! I wish I knew how to upload pictures from my phone onto my blog, its so frustrating that I can't. Hopefully ill have pictures up soon. The things Hailey is thankful for is Batman (she thinks he's her boyfriend), Jordyn, Kaden, Mommy, & Daddy. Jordyn is thankful for the color blue, Alex the lion (On madagascar), food, snowmans, and the floor. Kaden is thankful for Mommy & Daddy, Bottles, Baths, and Hailey & Jordyn. Josh is thankful for Family, our house, his job, & beer. Im thankful for Josh, Hailey, Jordyn,& Kaden, my cell phone, coffee, Being with my dad again, & our house. These are only a couple of things we are thankful for, we are so lucky to have so much. :)

So! Here is finally an update on us Kipps! The reason it took so long to update is because we recently moved to a condo in West Jordan! We don't have our computer up and running, and I just barely figured out how to blog on my phone. We have been here for a month now I believe, and we are just loving it! It is still only a 2 bedroom, (the 3 kids are sharing a room) but its so much bigger and nicer! We actually feel safe here. We can go outside and play and walk to the park without fearing for our lifes! We feel so blessed to have found this place. There were so many other places, and things just didn't work out one way or the other. I got extremely discouraged, and didn't know what we were going to do. Then out of the blue we found this place, and everything worked out. We were meant to be here! I count this as a major blessing.

Labor Day Weekend!

So I must say I was so excited that Josh had a 3 day weekend, and that I got to have him for those 3 days!!! We have all been super sick lately, for like the past month, and finally doing better! So we decided to do something fun.

Sunday night we had a birthday party for my brother Brockly Boo, we ate pizza and watched a movie at my sister Michelle's house! It was so good to see most my family again, I missed them so much!
Monday we went up to Silver Lake, (our favorite thing to do is be in the mountains) and walked around. I had the girls feed some pot guts, they were so excited, they had never been that close to them before. And Josh took Hailey to climb up the big rock, it was so cute! The only downfall to this day was Hailey deciding to jump on all the rocks on the side, slipped and fell and landed on a rock right on the side of her face. :(
After Silver Lake we drove through the Provo Canyon, and I have never ever seen Sundance before, so Josh drove through there a little bit, I loved it!! We decided we NEED to go on a date there! After that we drove past Bridal Falls, I love that, its SO pretty! Then we stopped in Orem for lunch, when Kaden decided to choke on a fry and throw up. LOL its all good though.
We had a great weekend, I love spending time with my family. I just wish it didnt come and go so fast.

Baby Silas is here!!

I have been wanting my brother Nathan and his wife Cami to have a baby forever!! Finally, on Aug 19, beautiful baby Silas was born.  I love this little guy, and just cant get enough of him!