Mommy Olympics 3rd Place

So I went, I competed, and had a blast, and came home without the playground. :( But I did come home with a birthday party for McKinlee and 15 of her friends. Too bad most of her friends live in Cedar City! But it was seriously a blast! There were 20 finalists, and I came in 3rd place. The first event was an obstacle course on the blow up bouncy toys. We crawled through a hole, climbed over a wall, smooshed through a little hole, crawled through a tunnel, up a wall, and down the slide. It was a rush! I felt like a little kid on a playground. The best part was Big Budda from Fox 13 was there with the whole thing live on TV. I got pretty beat up, road rash on both of my arms.

So here is a clip of the obstacle course (Pause the music player to hear the sound).

The top 8 times advanced to the "elite 8 competition" which was a baby food eating contest. Being that I have 4 brothers, my mom thought it would be easy for me to eat fast. Well it was Sweet Potato flavored baby food, and we had to eat the whole can. I was drooling, and stuffing it in my mouth as fast as I could. Afterwards I was burping sweet potatoes (I know gross!) Here is me finishing the delicious food (it really was nasty, especially so early in the morning on an empty stomach)

So then I made it to the final 4. We had to carry a 25 pound pack up a ramp, through a tunnel, and down the slide 3 times. The first 2 girls went, and I thought I had it in the bag. I threw the pack over my shoulder, and started, got to the top, and the velcro on the pack came undone, and fell on the ground. So that totally through me off, and I stumbled the rest of the time. Sad to say that I lost by 1 SECOND! I honestly didn't know how competitive I was until I lost! It stunk! Here is my sad defeat.

Although I lost, I honestly had a blast. My arms are scraped up, by knees are bruised, and I will admit that I am sore! But it was a lot of fun. Thanks for all of you who voted, and for my fans on the day of the olympics....MOM, BRAD, JENA, JILL, MCKINLEE, and HUNTER (and Jordan watching from home).

McKinlee did get to be on a little commercial/preview for Mondays show with Big Budda. He thought she was pretty cute. Here is the clip of that, don't mind her bed head, we woke her up at 6:00 AM and came straight out of bed! My kids were troopers!

Here is my cute little reporter, she thought she was pretty big with the microphone in her hand.

Mommy Olympics Here We Come!

WAHOO!! We are one of the finalists! Thank you to all of you that voted! Now here comes the competition......I GET to go to the Backyard Adventures in Draper on Friday and compete against 20 other moms in an obstacle course. The winner of THAT wins the playground. So I'm gonna need to work on my playground skills! It will be live with 97.1 ZHT and Fox 13 Big Budda Friday Morning starting at 6:30 AM. Wish me luck!

LAST DAY TO VOTE!!

Today is the last day to vote for McKinlee to win the Backyard Adventures Playground. If you haven't voted already, please do! Also if you know anyone that would vote, please tell them! I find out tomorrow (Wednesday) whether or not she made it, and I get to compete in the "mommy olympics." Here is the link to vote for McKinlee #89

http://www.971zht.com/pages/backyard_adventures08/

VOTE FOR MCKINLEE!!!

So I entered McKinlee into a little competition. The radio station 97.1 ZHT has a contest to win a backyard adventure playground. The contestants Mommy's with the most votes get to compete in a "Mommy Olympics," to win the playground. That should be fun and probably pretty hilarious to watch! So I need your help to vote for McKinlee. Follow the link below and vote for contestant

#89

Tell others that you know to vote!

http://www.971zht.com/pages/backyard_adventures08/

This is her entry:

I was born with a condition my parents call EAE (EXTREME AMOUNT OF ENERGY!) I need to find a way to channel it! I'd make a perfect motor for a swing all I need is a chance! I plan on teaching my brother the EAE way, this is a perfect training ground!

Thanks for voting!

Congrats Mike & Kelly

My little bro and sis had their baby Saturday night, a little boy named Cohen. He has had a few struggles with breathing these past few days and been in the NICU, but things are looking up. Hopefully he'll come home in the next day or two. We are so excited to meet little Cohen! Congrats Mike and Kelly we are so proud of you and your strong faith! McKinlee is so excited to have another cousin!

My first popsicle!!

So I gave Hunter a Strawberry popsicle the other day, and he absolutely loved it! I just barely started introducing solid food to him, and apparently he LOVES sugar! It was the cutest thing to watch. Everytime I took the popsicle away from him, he cried. I know his hair is SO long, but I just can't break down and cut it.....I'm afraid that once I cut it, he won't look like a baby any more, he'll look like a little boy. I know I need to cut it, and eventually I will. Also like our dirt pile in the background?? Grass coming soon!!

How Can We Help?

I'm going to do something a little different with this post, hopefully to use my blog to help someone in need......

My brother Brad has a friend named Justin. His dad Russ passed away last week. Those of us who know this family can testify that they are always willing to help those in need. That's a trait they learned from their father Russ. When Russ passed away he didn't have insurance and lived in Arizona. The kids are paying for the funeral and the expense to have their father flown here. I know this is a huge weight on all of their shoulders and I think all who can should try to lighten it a little. This family would kill us if they knew we'd been soliciting for help, (they like to help, not ask for it) but we know it's something they will appreciate in the long run.

So there's two ways to help....

-The family set up a memorial fund at Zion's bank under Russ Vanderlinden

-Or donate to the 'Ride In Paradise' (RIP). For the last three years my family has put together a motorcycle ride/bbq in memory of my brother Jason after he died and donated the money to "Operation Kids." This year we wanted to help families that are mourning directly. Any money that we have donated has been possible due to the great people we are surrounded by. Next Saturday were going to show up at Justin's house and hopefully have a decent amount to help cover the expenses they now are dealing with.

Having gone through the experience of losing a loved one directly, we were greatly blessed with others who showed their generously. Now it is our turn to help. If you would like more information, you can email me at kerihennefer@gmail.com. And just think, by serving others, you are serving the Lord.
Obituary link:
http://www.legacy.com/DeseretNews/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=106965217
Ksl Charity Ad:
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=3013631&cat=2&lpid

Thanks for your help!!

Thanks Nana!!

This past week my mom came and stayed with us for a few days, and we had so much fun. She came just to visit, and because she missed us. She is such a great mom and "Nana." We stayed up late and made new things for McKinlee's room, and had great talks. She helped me come up with ideas for McKinlee's room, which hopefully will turn out cute. We went to dinner, lunch, to St. George to go shopping (which was hard with the kids :), and went to the park. Too bad my kids don't like shopping as much as my mom and I do. But they were troopers, it was a long day of shopping for them. McKinlee loves her Nana. She cried and cried when she left. McKinlee can't wait until Kelly has her baby so we can come up and visit! So get on the ball Kelly! HE HE It was so much fun to spend time with my mom. Thanks Nana for coming and visiting!!