..Lake Powell..

All I have to say is “wow, what a week I have had!” I got the opportunity to be asked to go with the young women in our ward on their Lake Powell trip. Robin Vaughn asked if my mother and I would like to come out and bring our boat, be leaders over a few girls, and have some fun. Of course me and my mom were like, umm... heck yeah! Who in their right mind would turn down a trip to Lake Powell anyways? If you do, well then you are just plain out some type of crazy person. My mom left on Friday with my dad to go out and get the boat into the water and have a few days to them selves. I just honestly think they wanted to play hooky from work, but that’s just my opinion. I drove out with the girls on Monday. We were all so excited and ready to go. Monday came around, we were having a blast. Heading out after we ate some dinner to play on the water, and I wanted to take a ride on the wave runner. Little did I know what was in store for me. I was just out there having fun and playing around, when I decided to jump the wake behind the Vaughn’s boat. Yeah, Bad News! I jumped and totally hit wrong when I came down cause I smacked my face on the plastic and had my teeth come threw my lip and jacked up my teeth. Talk about some terrible pain, it was horrible. I rode up to the boat thinking that I had broke all my teeth and done some bad damage. Justin got me to the houseboat as soon as he possibly could. Once we got some ice on it and looked at it, it wasn’t as bad and I thought, but it still was bad. Yeah pretty much, there went my fun for the week. Anyways the rest of the week just seemed to fly by, we all had fun. I got to go inside the Glen Canyon Dam. That thing is pretty awesome, if I have to say so myself. Learned a lot about how it works and everything. Its pretty cool going down inside of it to look at the turbons that spin the water to create the energy that is produced off of it for us to use. We played on the water some more and we went for sunset rides. I got to surf, and I loved it. It is so much fun to surf, I really want to get one for our family.. or maybe just steal the Vaughn’s board every once in a while, haha. All in all it was a fun trip!

Once I was home late Thursday night, or should I say early Friday morning, I got some rest and went to go see Randy. My awesome boyfriend Brecken called his dad for me so that he could look at my mouth and try to fix it. After an hour in the chair, and some horrible pain, my teeth were all back in place. I didn’t even cry, yeah I would say I was proud of myself. Thanks babe for calling your dad, and thanks Randy for taking such good care of me. It means a lot to me that you would take time out of your day to help me. Now I just have to wait for my teeth to set and they will stop hurting, yes they still hurt. I can hardly eat, its all about the soft foods right now. Yay! Not! I’ve been craving a dang steak, and I can’t eat it cause it hurts way too much. Hopefully it will heal fast!

Well that’s all for my little update, more pictures will come when I get my own computer back from its doctor.

Much love, Kenz!

Happy Fourth of July (:

Sunshine on the lake for the fourth, yeah you can count me in. All I can say is that it was beautiful out there. It was a little windy on Friday night, but great tubing water! Kati got to come with me for the weekend. I was super excited! The only thing that stunk about the whole thing, I got sick on Friday night and had to sit out on tubing. From the stories I heard when the crew got back, Mom gave Gavin a good ride. I guess at one point he was totally air born on the tube and landed the whole thing, Go Gavin!

I found out that Brecken was going to coming into town the day I was leaving. So I didn’t get to see him, which made me so sad. He was coming home to do some work at the summit for his dad. Then they were going to be driving his truck back to Louisiana on Sunday. Luckily enough they decided to come home on Sunday, instead of going straight from the summit down through Colorado. I was so excited to see him! Even if it was just for one night, nothing is better than being with the one you love. Now that he is back in Louisiana, I will be looking forward to the next time that I get to see him! I love that boy so very much!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you ooh ooh so much!!!

Genius over Blonde won this battle of the blog. I’ve been told so many times now that the comment part of my blog wouldn’t work. After assisting some much needed help from my practically sister of mine, brie, I think we got it fix. So comment comment away!! I would love to hear from you now, on the blog.. not just in text messages(: thanks doll for being such a life savor!!

LIL FYI:

*I’ve been making some really cute bead watches lately. I will get some pictures up soon of them.. I will be making some for sell, if anyone is interested. Get ahold of me! If you don’t know my number, comment or email me.. get my email from the link on my page..

*My mom is also making some way cute car seat covers. I mean so freakin’ cute ones! I will post some pictures of those soon too! She sells them too! Let me know if you want information and pricing on them..

*She also still makes the towels with tops (pictures posted soon, promise) they are $10 a set. So again, if you want info; get a hold of me!!

Happy Fathers Day Daddy!

Looking back now at all the memories we have made over the 20 years, i cant wait for the ones that we will create in the future. hello, who can beat disneyland, all the times to costa rica, panama, mexico, lake powell, and so so many many more. i am so thankful for all the many things that you have taught me so far. from changing a tire, caramels, how to back up a trailor, to my work ethic; and so many more. thank you for all the things that you do not only for me, but for mom and levi too. i know that we may not say it all the time, but we do appreciate it! i love you oh oh so much, times infinity plus one!

love always, sissy!

I never realized how much I could miss you, until you weren’t here by my side. I miss all the simple things that you brought into my life. I miss your smile, and the way you made me laugh. I miss your hugs, and your tickle sessions. I miss our hands intertwined, and our million goodnight kisses. Most of all, I miss your arms around me. I miss the way we use to snuggle, the warmth of your body next to mine. The way you would lay your head down on my lap and just look up at me and smile. I can honestly say this, nights are the hardest part of this distance. This is the time that I think of you the most. Its hard for to fall asleep, without you kissing me goodnight. I hate it when I awake during the night, because you’re the only thing on my mind. I love you, yes I do. I can say this, because it is true. Love always, Love me...

New Hair.

New Glasses.

New Look!

Bad Romance Remake

by University Of Oregon

If you don’t laugh at this,

Well you must be a retard..

I wanted to pee my pants when my mom

Showed this too me.

Here you gooo, y’all.

Hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did..

Mother,

As I look back on my life
I find myself wondering...
Did I remember to thank you
for all that you have done for me?
For all of the times you were by my side
to help me celebrate my successes
and accept my defeats?
Or for teaching me the value of hard work,
good judgement, courage, and honesty?
I wonder if I've ever thanked you
for the simple things..
The laughter, smiles, and quiet times we've shared?
If I have forgotten to express my gratitude
For any of these things,
I am thanking you now..
and I am hoping that you've known all along,
how very much you are loved and appreciated.

Happy Mothers Day Mom!

I Love You ooh ooh so much!

Thank you for everything.

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Today, Remember this..

Remember how much your mother does for you.

Thank her, write it down.

Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future.

Always remember to tell your mother,

thank you and I love you.

The Testimony of a Child..

Nothing melts my heart and makes me feel the spirit more than a child’s testimony. I love fast Sunday more than any other Sunday by far. I love hearing the people around me tell me how their personal testimony has grown. In my eyes there is nothing that makes a personal testimony grow then hearing the strong testimony and experience that another person has in their personal life, well besides when you get to experience those things that make your testimony grow like crazy.

As I was sitting on the couch in the foyer at church today, a small voice came across the intercom and was telling us about how she believes in Christ. She knows that Joseph Smith is a true prophet and was sent by Heavenly Father. I love hearing about the things that children learn in primary, they get so excited to tell us after class. I love knowing that they actually learn and that they want to learn. Nothing melts my heart more than that, and when they get up on the stand before everyone and say their testimony to the whole congregation it just makes me understand why I am here. It makes me want to be here even more, and it makes me know that this is the true church of our father in heaven.

Chantz Douglas Drake

Chantz Douglas Drake

November 8, 1991 – April 30, 2010

Chantz, I still cant believe this is real. I am going to miss you soo much. All the fun memories that we have made and all the times that you were there for me. You will never know how much I love you for all the things that you have done for me in my life. I still think about the time that you and wes tried to pull a prank on me at the cleaners when you showed up in your pepsi hat and your tried to convince me that you were his cousin. The time that you sat there on the bench with me at the park when I cried my eyes out for hours. You wouldn’t leave my side, you even took off your shirt so that you could wipe the massacara off my face. All the times that you would scare the crap out of me when I was sittin in my car in the morning before school. The time you tried to tell me that a group of guys was after cause you went through them on your longboard and you were wearing a black bandana. The time you were tryin to talk to me when I brought you banana pudding, you had just gotten your wisdom teeth out and you wanted that pudding so bad. And the best memory of all, every hug and smile that I got from you, I miss those like crazy. I miss you so much chantz and you will always be in my heart. I know you touch every person that you ever came across. They will always remember you, cause I know I could never forget you. Rest in Peace Chantz, and I hope you really get to know your daddy up in heaven now. Look over us down here. Love you always and forever. You will be missed more than you could ever believe.

your family is in my prayers.

rest in peace.

i cant wait to see that smile again up in heaven.