24 Years Young

For my 24th birthday, my mom made my sister and me a dinner, my dad made my sister and me a dinner, Shane came down from Idaho so we could go to the Clint Black Concert, Sydney's graduation (Pictures coming soon), my birthday party and meet my entire family. Poor Shane. Hahaha I would dare say that this is the best birthday I have ever had. Thank you to everyone who made my day special.

24 Random Facts About Kelsie

1. I HATE FEET. They make me freaking sick.
2. I make nicknames or code names for anyone or anything. If the name or code doesn't make sense to you, it wasn't meant for you to know.
3. I know the speed limit in Arbon Valley.
4. I prefer summer over winter.
5. My favorite holiday is the 4th of July.
6. I have a phobia of people around me dying...which is weird, because of my job.
7. I would have 10 babies if they stayed newborns forever.
8. If I am really tired, beyond exhaustion, I laugh at absolutely everything.
9. Before I die, I want 15 stickers in my passport.
10. Carter is my most prized possession.
11. Eleven is my lucky/favorite number.
12. I would rather spend time with family and friends. No matter what.
13. I like to take a ton of pictures.
14. I would rather have a bithday cake made out of frosting than have any cake at all in it.
15. I still wish on shooting stars sometimes.
16. I plan to go camping this year with Carter and Shane. (Heaven help us all...)
17. I have the strongest sense of smell and hearing. My eyes...not so good.
18. I used to truly believe in my heart I would always be alone for a lot of reasons.
19. Of all of the things in my life that I wanted for myself, being a mom is one of the things I knew I could never sacrifice. I love being a mom.
20. Brand new babies melt my heart, no matter what.
21. I have realized that no matter what you do in life, someone will have something to say about it. What does that mean to Kelsie? It means do what makes ME happy and what is BEST for my son. FORGET everyone else. (Family/Friends included. If you can't be supportive, I don't even care what you have to say...Seriously.)
22. I believe in a higher power. God, angels, all of it. I love to think there are people watching over all of us.
23. If I had to choose eating or sleeping, I will always choose sleeping.
24. I love Carter Clayton Oxborrow and Shane Kit Lewis Tillotson.

Party of Three, Please
First picture all together

 



The Girls walking to the Clint Black Concert 2011



Dani, Kelcie. Spring, myself, Kamille, Brittany, Nicole and Lacey
My 24th birthday party



Kelcie and Kelsie
My 24th birthday party

Memorial Day Weekend

Over Memorial day, Carter was with his dad so I went to Idaho. (Weird) While there, I learned how to tube dive, lost a debit card, got in my first spat with Shane, hung out with Kelcie and Brixen, Hung out with my new Idaho friends, went camping at 3am (I was not stoked about it) and did a whole lot of playing. I love Idaho. I cannot wait to end up there. (=

Breanne, myself, Whitney and Michella

Myself, Shane, Whitney, Michella, Cody and Breanne

What is Your Favorite Movie?

I was listening to my dad and Carter have a conversation the other night. This is how it went....

Dad: Carter, what is your favorite movie? Do you like Up, Toy Story 3, Cars, Shrek or Nemo?
Carter: ummmm...... silence
Dad: Which one would you rather watch?
Carter: I wike to eat Macaroni and Cheese.

Living with my parents has been hard at times, because we are blending 2 families. (Essentially) However, 98% of the time I have loved it. My dad and step-mom have had opportunities to grow with Carter and me. Carter needed the structure, I needed their love and support. My parents split up when I was 5 years-old. I feel like this is helping make up for lost time. I am such a lucky girl. Little moments like this make me never regret my decision to stay with my parents until I am ready to take the next step, whatever that may be.

Thought of the Day

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want." -Ben Stein

Lately, more than ever, I am pretty clear on what I want. Thank the lord. I thought it would never happen.

Fun For Carter

Carter is pretty dang interested in poop. I don't understand it. He goes outside and looks around for dog poop in the lawn. Whatever... So I filled up a squirt gun for him yesterday. What do you think he wanted to go shoot? Freaking poop! So we went out and hunted for dog poop for him to shoot. (We don't shoot people or dogs. Ask him about that...)



Poop Hunting, Shooting his water gun at the poop

 We also went and played with Ayden and Kylee yesterday. Kylee and I have been friends for going on 9 years now (Holy smokes) and the boys are 6 months apart. They fight so bad. Oh man. So bad. Like Brothers. It was amazing when it went quiet for a second. I peeked around the corner to see this....

Carter and Ayden in the Pack and Play together. They put themselves there.

10 Reasons

I Love Being A Mom

1. No matter what happens in my life, I have a man that stands by me and never makes me feel like I don't deserve to be in his life.
2. Carter is always honest with me. He came in my room the other day while I was getting dressed and said, "Oh no Mommy, your panties are too small."
3. If he won't kiss me, I can force the issue.
4. I always have a date. Always.
5. He makes me feel like I have a purpose in life. I always had drive, but he is my reason.
6. He reminds me that I truly want to be a mom to more kids. He fills my heart with so much joy.
7. He teaches me patience every single day.
8. He always tells me I am so pretty. There is nothing more sweet.
9. No one loves me like Carter loves me. He is the only person that knows what my insides look like.
10. He is the best teacher I have ever had. He teaches me about life every single day. He was my rock through my divorce and my reason to make things right in my life.

Carter and me, Christmas 2010

In case You Need a Laugh

Let's reminisce about my conversation with Shane the other day. It's story time... It is a good one. Picture this. Shane, Kody (Shane's Uncle) and Kit (Shane's Dad) sitting around the table having some morning coffee. Regular occurrence. I got this story secondhand, so forgive me if the details aren't completely accurate.

Kody: Shane how much do you weigh these days?
Kit: Why don't we just ask Kelsie?
Shane: Smug look on his face....followed by the devious little laugh he does. I am sure he said something, but he left it out of the story.

Rewind.....Why in the world would I know how much Shane weighs? Honestly. I am not his mother. (Do mothers even need to know how much their kids weigh?) I know nothing about it. Beeeeli-eve me! I am completely innocent. Last time I checked, I am not a scale. (: