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Thursday, December 24, 2009
Merry Christmas!
Wishing everybody a Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year! Soon to follow, a post on all the Christmas fun around our house.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Thanksgiving.....Part 1
Now there are no guaruntees I will get around to posting anything else. But I wanted to show you all what I did for Thanksgiving dinner with Kyle's mom's family. For the Recipe, click HERE!
Here is the picture of them!
More to come when I have a little more time!
Here is the picture of them!
More to come when I have a little more time!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Torch Relay
Just a little something from Torch Relay! It was a great day and I learned a lot about myself and other things. I'm so glad I was able to participate and that Libbi was so excited to participate too!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Please Help!
Friends and Family!
I would like to ask for your help. Most of you know that I work for Marriott Vacation Club who is partnered with Children's Miracle Network. Locally, they support Primary Children's Medical Center, but support many other hospital's through out the United States. For the First time EVER, CMN is bringing their Torch Relay 5K to Salt Lake City. This is a huge deal. I would like to ask for your support as I do this 5K. As I feel this is an important thing to participate in because of what Primary Children's has done for my family and having worked there, seen the amount of work they do for every family. I have also registered Libbi to participate in the 5K with me and she is very excited. She asks me all the time, about the race we are going to be in to help the hospital.
I would like to ask you to help us reach our goal for fund raising. If you would like to donate, please, please do. All donations go to Primary Children's Medical Center. But never fear, if you live outside of Utah, then you donations, even donated under myself or Libbi, will go to the local hospital that CMN supports by you. You can also register to do the 5K. The race is November 5, 2009 and will start at the RC Willey on 20th South and 3rd West in SLC. We would love to have you come participate. Marriott is planning a big party at the Gallivan Center, were the race ends. If you choose to register, you can either create your own team, or join ours. If you want to join ours, send me a quick email to this address and I'll send you the instructions. If you want to donate, click here and then search for my name or Libbi's name and donate. If you want to donate cash, let me know and I'll get you the address to send it too.
Thanks for you help in advance. This should be a fun day and we are hoping that CNM will continue to bring Torch Relay to SLC to benefit Primary Children's Medical Center.
Love you!
Jessica and Libbi
I would like to ask for your help. Most of you know that I work for Marriott Vacation Club who is partnered with Children's Miracle Network. Locally, they support Primary Children's Medical Center, but support many other hospital's through out the United States. For the First time EVER, CMN is bringing their Torch Relay 5K to Salt Lake City. This is a huge deal. I would like to ask for your support as I do this 5K. As I feel this is an important thing to participate in because of what Primary Children's has done for my family and having worked there, seen the amount of work they do for every family. I have also registered Libbi to participate in the 5K with me and she is very excited. She asks me all the time, about the race we are going to be in to help the hospital.
I would like to ask you to help us reach our goal for fund raising. If you would like to donate, please, please do. All donations go to Primary Children's Medical Center. But never fear, if you live outside of Utah, then you donations, even donated under myself or Libbi, will go to the local hospital that CMN supports by you. You can also register to do the 5K. The race is November 5, 2009 and will start at the RC Willey on 20th South and 3rd West in SLC. We would love to have you come participate. Marriott is planning a big party at the Gallivan Center, were the race ends. If you choose to register, you can either create your own team, or join ours. If you want to join ours, send me a quick email to this address and I'll send you the instructions. If you want to donate, click here and then search for my name or Libbi's name and donate. If you want to donate cash, let me know and I'll get you the address to send it too.
Thanks for you help in advance. This should be a fun day and we are hoping that CNM will continue to bring Torch Relay to SLC to benefit Primary Children's Medical Center.
Love you!
Jessica and Libbi
Monday, September 28, 2009
Happy 20th Birthday
Happy Birthday to my favorite youngest sister Carly. It's been a great 20 years full of awesome memories. Thanks for picking us to be your family, it hasn't been the same since! Hope you have an awesome birthday!
Love you!
Happy Birthday Travis!
We just wanted to wish Kyle's little brother Travis a Happy 17th Birthday! Hope you have a great day!
(Travis is on the right, Libbi parked her chair right in the middle of her uncles!)
See what happens when you won't smile for a picture, it ends up on the blog haunting you forever! :)
Happy Birthday Travis!
(Travis is on the right, Libbi parked her chair right in the middle of her uncles!)
See what happens when you won't smile for a picture, it ends up on the blog haunting you forever! :)
Happy Birthday Travis!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Milestones
We hit another milestone this last week. Libbi went to preschool with Grandma last week. She loved it. She is only going to my mom's Wednesday class, but Libbi loves it. I think it has to do with the fact that it's Grandma's house AND she gets to sleep over AND when preschool is over she gets to hang out with Grandma. Now I know she goes to daycare and it's just preschool at Grandma's house, but I had a moment when I put her in the truck with my Dad Tuesday. I knew when I saw her again, she was going to be a preschooler, not just my 4 year old! Here are some pictures that Miss (Grandma) Cynthia took for me! Thanks Mom, Libbi LOVES preschool!
Happy Year of Preschool Libbi Lou! We love you and are so proud of you!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Undecided (Part 1)
****I was informed that the comments section had been deleted, it's back now. Feel free to comment!****
I am really undecided about this and want you, my blog friends, to help me come to a decision. Feedback would be great and participation would be even better. One of the reasons that I love working for the company that I do,
is because of the community support that we offer. One of our main partners is Children's Miracle Network. Which is a main contributor to Primary Children’s Hospital here in Salt Lake? For the FIRST TIME EVER CMN is bringing their Torch Relay to Utah and we are participating as a partner. This is a great opportunity to show support for something that has been such a big part of my life. 
But, I'm undecided about whether or not to participate in the walk...the last two days I've been thinking pretty seriously about it and I'm almost 99.9% sure this is something I'm going to do.
Here is the group participation part...Who else would like to participate in the walk? IF we have enough people who want to participate, we'll start a team, if there are only a few, then I'm going to stay with my work team and you are welcome to join. So I need to know how many people would want to walk/run in the relay. It's about 4 miles and will end at the Gallivan Center with a big party. (Marriott is planning the end party and we don't do anything small. Go big or go home!) The race is November 5, 2009 and starts at 11 am. If you walk/run, you get a t-shirt and a tote with snacks and water and lunch at the end with the huge party! You can also register your kids to join you...12 and under don't have to pay the $15 registration fee, but still get the perks. If you can't participate in the actual walk/run.....Don't worry, you can still play. Those of us who will be in the race will be accepting donations. Everything that is donated will go directly to Primary Children’s Medical Center. For those of you who don't live in Utah, never fear, you will still be able to participate. When you donate under me or another team member, your donations go to the CMN partner hospital in your area. If you want to be included or want more information on how to register to participate, please leave me your email address in the comments, don't worry, they won't show. We need to get a team together fairly quickly, so don't delay, don't think about it to long. Our goal is to have each person raise $250 in donations. That is in now way a requirement or required. Also, when you are donating to this race, it's a flat donation and can be whatever you want to donate. If you want more information, again, leave me your email address and we'll get an email prepared for those of you who want more information or want to register. Now, Who Wants to Play?!?!
I want to share with you all why this is such a big deal to me and why I'm all "gung ho" about it. Most of you know about my little sister, Carly. She is amazing. She is the most loving and caring person I know. She is the best example of a Christ-like person I know. She has given these amazing qualities because of the trials she has had to endure. Don't get me wrong, we fight like sisters, we disagree and she has done her fair share of annoying her older sister. And she's really, really good at it. Many of my early childhood memories include some sort of involvement with PCMC and Carly. From doctor's visits, to surgeries, to hospital stays. I remember watching through the window of the NICU after Carly was born and seeing her there in her bed with tubes and waving to my mom through the window. The hallway smelled like bubble gum. (This was in the old Primary Children's Hospital) I know there are pictures of this, but I do remember looking through that window to see the penguin I had made in Kindergarten and given to my mom to give to Carly. I think it was in that hall way that I made the decision the first time that I wanted to be a nurse, a NICU nurse at that. My plans changed over the years, but when I graduated from high school, I was set to be a nurse. (That plan was modified and then put on hold a short time later.) But it didn't change how I felt about the people who are able to work and care for sick kids. We have taken Libbi into the emergency room there, mostly because I would rather take her to a place I know specializes in children. She was severely dehydrated after having the flu for a few days when she was about 8 months old. They were so good and so caring. Lib got an IV for fluids and all I remember about that night is that she had on her turquoise flower footie jammies from Grandma Cynthia's house and Kyle sleeping on the stretcher and holding Libbi while the fluids ran in her iv in her hand and her sleeping about as peacefully as she had slept in days. I was so grateful to have a hospital so close to help us out. About a year after Libbi was born, I was offered a job on the Neuroscience/Trauma Unit at Primary Children's Hospital. This was an amazing opportunity for me. I loved my job, and I loved the people I worked with. They were/are amazing. It was so a great opportunity for me to be able to care for kids who were chronically ill, for those kids whose lives were briefly interrupted and for those families whose lives as they knew them started a new journey to "normal". Primary Children's is amazing, they will never turn away a family for any reason, they are allowed to get the medical treatment that they need and sometimes it's more than medical treatment that is offered. It's the support that you aren't alone; it's the support that somebody else has been through this. Sometimes it's the fact that there is somebody there to listen. Sometimes it was finding a new family, your hospital family, that once you go home, you may never see them again, but you know that if you need them, they would be right there to help you. There are so many things that I gained from my time there that I will never be able to share. This I will share put your helmet on EVERY SINGLE TIME....No exceptions! And watch for kids behind your vehicle, walk around have a spotter.
Ok, enough mushy stuff. You know, at Marriott, we have fun and lots of it! Here is the question of the day... Who Wand’s to Come Play with Us and Have Some Fun!?!?!
I am really undecided about this and want you, my blog friends, to help me come to a decision. Feedback would be great and participation would be even better. One of the reasons that I love working for the company that I do,
is because of the community support that we offer. One of our main partners is Children's Miracle Network. Which is a main contributor to Primary Children’s Hospital here in Salt Lake? For the FIRST TIME EVER CMN is bringing their Torch Relay to Utah and we are participating as a partner. This is a great opportunity to show support for something that has been such a big part of my life. 
But, I'm undecided about whether or not to participate in the walk...the last two days I've been thinking pretty seriously about it and I'm almost 99.9% sure this is something I'm going to do. Here is the group participation part...Who else would like to participate in the walk? IF we have enough people who want to participate, we'll start a team, if there are only a few, then I'm going to stay with my work team and you are welcome to join. So I need to know how many people would want to walk/run in the relay. It's about 4 miles and will end at the Gallivan Center with a big party. (Marriott is planning the end party and we don't do anything small. Go big or go home!) The race is November 5, 2009 and starts at 11 am. If you walk/run, you get a t-shirt and a tote with snacks and water and lunch at the end with the huge party! You can also register your kids to join you...12 and under don't have to pay the $15 registration fee, but still get the perks. If you can't participate in the actual walk/run.....Don't worry, you can still play. Those of us who will be in the race will be accepting donations. Everything that is donated will go directly to Primary Children’s Medical Center. For those of you who don't live in Utah, never fear, you will still be able to participate. When you donate under me or another team member, your donations go to the CMN partner hospital in your area. If you want to be included or want more information on how to register to participate, please leave me your email address in the comments, don't worry, they won't show. We need to get a team together fairly quickly, so don't delay, don't think about it to long. Our goal is to have each person raise $250 in donations. That is in now way a requirement or required. Also, when you are donating to this race, it's a flat donation and can be whatever you want to donate. If you want more information, again, leave me your email address and we'll get an email prepared for those of you who want more information or want to register. Now, Who Wants to Play?!?!
I want to share with you all why this is such a big deal to me and why I'm all "gung ho" about it. Most of you know about my little sister, Carly. She is amazing. She is the most loving and caring person I know. She is the best example of a Christ-like person I know. She has given these amazing qualities because of the trials she has had to endure. Don't get me wrong, we fight like sisters, we disagree and she has done her fair share of annoying her older sister. And she's really, really good at it. Many of my early childhood memories include some sort of involvement with PCMC and Carly. From doctor's visits, to surgeries, to hospital stays. I remember watching through the window of the NICU after Carly was born and seeing her there in her bed with tubes and waving to my mom through the window. The hallway smelled like bubble gum. (This was in the old Primary Children's Hospital) I know there are pictures of this, but I do remember looking through that window to see the penguin I had made in Kindergarten and given to my mom to give to Carly. I think it was in that hall way that I made the decision the first time that I wanted to be a nurse, a NICU nurse at that. My plans changed over the years, but when I graduated from high school, I was set to be a nurse. (That plan was modified and then put on hold a short time later.) But it didn't change how I felt about the people who are able to work and care for sick kids. We have taken Libbi into the emergency room there, mostly because I would rather take her to a place I know specializes in children. She was severely dehydrated after having the flu for a few days when she was about 8 months old. They were so good and so caring. Lib got an IV for fluids and all I remember about that night is that she had on her turquoise flower footie jammies from Grandma Cynthia's house and Kyle sleeping on the stretcher and holding Libbi while the fluids ran in her iv in her hand and her sleeping about as peacefully as she had slept in days. I was so grateful to have a hospital so close to help us out. About a year after Libbi was born, I was offered a job on the Neuroscience/Trauma Unit at Primary Children's Hospital. This was an amazing opportunity for me. I loved my job, and I loved the people I worked with. They were/are amazing. It was so a great opportunity for me to be able to care for kids who were chronically ill, for those kids whose lives were briefly interrupted and for those families whose lives as they knew them started a new journey to "normal". Primary Children's is amazing, they will never turn away a family for any reason, they are allowed to get the medical treatment that they need and sometimes it's more than medical treatment that is offered. It's the support that you aren't alone; it's the support that somebody else has been through this. Sometimes it's the fact that there is somebody there to listen. Sometimes it was finding a new family, your hospital family, that once you go home, you may never see them again, but you know that if you need them, they would be right there to help you. There are so many things that I gained from my time there that I will never be able to share. This I will share put your helmet on EVERY SINGLE TIME....No exceptions! And watch for kids behind your vehicle, walk around have a spotter.
Ok, enough mushy stuff. You know, at Marriott, we have fun and lots of it! Here is the question of the day... Who Wand’s to Come Play with Us and Have Some Fun!?!?!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Sad News
I want to share with you some sad news....Libbi's little Rollo, that she picked out for her birthday has joined the other Rollo's in Rollo heaven. We had a moment of sadness and now she doesn't seem to care. I'm not really that sad, the lady at the pet store seemed to think this chinese dwarf hamster would be the best for a small 3 year old. We couldn't even hold the thing because it was too fast and it would bite. Well, good bye Rollo...you will be missed!
Rollo
Libbi and her Rollo on the day we brought her home.
Rollo
Libbi and her Rollo on the day we brought her home.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Football
Go Blue or GO HOME!
I'm looking forward to the start of football season and spending some quality fun time with my sister, my brother-in-law, my dad and Kyle at the game tonight. Go Aggies!
I'm just saying, the ticket office at the U is a joke if you are the opposing team!
Pictures and stories to come AFTER the game!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Happy Birthday!
Just wanted to wish my Dad a happy birthday! Thanks for being the greatest dad! We love you!
Happy Birthday!
In Memory of my Grandma Hjorth. She would have celebrated her 93rd birthday today! I miss her everyday! We love you!
Grandma Hjorth and my mom at the Price is Right taping. Grandma Hjorth loved to watch the Price is Right with Bob Barker.
Libbi with Grandma Hjorth on the 24th of July of 2006 when she was the grand marshal of the Mapelton parade.
Grandma Hjorth and my mom at the Price is Right taping. Grandma Hjorth loved to watch the Price is Right with Bob Barker.
Libbi with Grandma Hjorth on the 24th of July of 2006 when she was the grand marshal of the Mapelton parade.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
About a Year Ago
We started this blog a little of a year ago in hopes to share what we are doing for fun. I have loved blogging and keeping a record of whats going on. Somedays I'm bad at blogging, but there are things I want to remember. Hope you have all enjoyed reading it.
Just a poll, if you are still reading, leave me a comment. I'm thinking about maybe making it private....maybe.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Some Pre-Wedding Fun
On Tuesday, I picked Libbi up from school extra early (she was still asleep for naptime.) I put her in her carseat and we started driving the wrong way "home." We got all the way to the Centerville exit before she asked me where we were going and if we were going to see Grandma. All I kept saying was that we were going to do something fun and to just relax. When we pulled into the Wal-Mart parking lot in Centerville, she couldn't figure out what was going on. We went in to wait for a suprise and in came Grandma, Kjersti, Carly and Aunt Mary! Libbi took off running towards them. What was the big suprise you ask...we were having pedicures so our toes wouldn't look stupid in our sandals for the wedding. Below are some pictures of our afternoon of fun. I had so much fun and so did Libbi. She even got her toes painted and flowers. We even got Carly to paint her toes! That has to be a first.
Libbi and Carly's Toes (their dresses were blue!)
Libbi waiting patiently under the dryer (machine) that messed up her toes...or so she says.
Kjerstin and Libbi having their toes done
Libbi getting her toes painted
Everybody's toes after
Libbi and Carly's Toes (their dresses were blue!)
Libbi waiting patiently under the dryer (machine) that messed up her toes...or so she says.
Kjerstin and Libbi having their toes done
Libbi getting her toes painted
Everybody's toes after
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Hair Cut Fun!
Ok, so because Kjerstin was getting married, I broke down and took Libbi to have a real, professional haircut! A BIG THANK YOU to Vince and his patients and expertise for putting up with my wiggly, overexcited and energetic 4 year old. She had fun. As we walked out of the school, she fluffed her hair and said..."Don't we just look so beautiful with our new haircuts! Daddy will just LOOVE to have his hair cut here!" Libbi actually did really well all things considered. The secret, I made Vince turn her away from the mirror and took in a book she hadn't heard before and read to her like a teacher reads to her class. Really, she was just in for a trim, to even up the edges of her kitchen hair cut a few months ago.
24th of July Fun!
For the 24th of July, we were given tickets to the Bee's game to use a suite. So we asked Dusty and Amanda to come with us. It was a fun night, free food, free tickets and fireworks. Below are the pictures from that night.
This is Dusty trying to be funny....I on the other hand did not think this was funny and it made me nervous until Libbi's feet were safely on the ground.
Libbi and Kyle watching the game
Kenzi was so excited to be there!
Libbi and Kyle watching the game.
Ha-ha, I just thought it was funny!
Our Happy Family
Kenzi, Libbi and Manda watching fireworks
Fireworks
This is what most of our fireworks looked like.
If you ever want tickets to the Bee's, let me know, I happen to know a guy!
This is Dusty trying to be funny....I on the other hand did not think this was funny and it made me nervous until Libbi's feet were safely on the ground.
Libbi and Kyle watching the game
Kenzi was so excited to be there!
Libbi and Kyle watching the game.
Ha-ha, I just thought it was funny!
Our Happy Family
Kenzi, Libbi and Manda watching fireworks
Fireworks
This is what most of our fireworks looked like.
If you ever want tickets to the Bee's, let me know, I happen to know a guy!
Girls Night Out!
I love Girls Nights! I especially love girls nights with my mom, sisters and cousins. We have been making it a tradition to go to a concert at least once a summer and this year....
Kenny Chesney was in town. So we got our tickets and even talked Carly into going. It started with dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then we got to Rio Tinto Stadium around 5:30 pm. I swear, it was one of the hottest days of the summer because we were "Sweating in the worst possible place!" Right down the sides of faces. The concert was great fun. Below are some fabulous pictures from that night. I did decide that I don't like concerts at Rio Tinto....much to crowded and not very great sound. I vote next time, we only go if he plays at Usana Ampatheater!
Up close of the stage before the concert started.
This how far away we were sitting from the stage.
Encore...Somebody gave him a University of Utah hat (yuck!) and so he put it on for the encore.
Kjerstin waiting for the concert to start
Mom and Carly
Kenny Chesney was in town. So we got our tickets and even talked Carly into going. It started with dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then we got to Rio Tinto Stadium around 5:30 pm. I swear, it was one of the hottest days of the summer because we were "Sweating in the worst possible place!" Right down the sides of faces. The concert was great fun. Below are some fabulous pictures from that night. I did decide that I don't like concerts at Rio Tinto....much to crowded and not very great sound. I vote next time, we only go if he plays at Usana Ampatheater!
Up close of the stage before the concert started.
This how far away we were sitting from the stage.
Encore...Somebody gave him a University of Utah hat (yuck!) and so he put it on for the encore.
Kjerstin waiting for the concert to start
Mom and Carly
Monday, August 10, 2009
Libbi's 4th Birthday of Fun (a Month Late!)
Happy Birthday to our Beautiful Princess. We started the day with letting her open her presents. She was so excited! The rest of the day, we just sort of hung out. We took her to lunch and to the park. On Sunday night (her birthday) we had strawberry shortcake so she could blow out a candle. She ate her straweberries and the whip cream but left the cake in the bottom. I thought it was funny!
On Monday evening, we had a party with the family's where we had popsicles and cupcakes, per Libbi's request. Can you believe that the only picture I got at the park is the one listed above?
Below are the pictures from her birthday:
Libbi got lots of fun things for her birthday. Thanks to everbody who helped us celebrate! We are still working on thank you notes, it's a long process when her attention span is very short.
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