Snowman Party

I read in a Parenting magazine about having a "Snowman Party" in January to keep the holidays alive for just a little longer. So, the idea was to decorate the house with everything Snowman. Kaylee and I made snowflakes and hung them from the ceiling, and we had just a couple neighbors be our testers of this new idea. (so, I apologize if you were not invited, it was very small) Everyone was suppose to bring their own snowman decor to show off. And we had a little potluck. It was a lot of fun. I made Pasta Fagioli soup (melted Italian snowman) and we made a cute little snowman craft. Shown at the end of the pics. I highly encourage you all to do a "Snowman Party" in the middle of January. It will be a new tradition in our home for sure! Thank you to all who came. Happy January!

Wendy, Ayden, and Marie (her sour face is because Marie is not much of a crafty gal) Ironically, her snowman was very cute.

Ladies working hard and having fun!

Grandma Kathie helping Kaylee paint her snowman!

The SNOWMAN CRAFT, very easy and fun to make with kids.
Tip: use a thick glue, not a thin Elmers glue.

Christmas Morning!

Ok, so this is Christmas Morning. I realize I am posting a little bit late, but I have been having trouble posting pics.
I love Christmas! Not only for the celebration of the birth of our Savior, but it is a magical time for children. We put out the milk and cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve. Then Christmas morning, Kaylee woke up her usual cranky self! ha ha (she is cranky in the mornings). So, we laid her on the couch and gave her her morning shake and waited until she was normal. Then we opened our presents all together! It was wonderful!

This first pic is of my VERY handsome husband in his new overcoat. Did I say he was handsome? YES! He is a wonderful man and I am so thankful we found each other!

This is Kyle and Kaylee opening up her Santa gift! He brought her a "Princess Treasure Chest". It had 3 princess dresses, shoes, jewelry, and a wand! That was the best moment ever! She LOVES her dresses. She couldn't wait one second to put one of them on! She is a little princess!
This pic below is of me and Kaylee. She just opened up her "Princess Jewelery Box"! She loves to play jewelry, so this was a big hit for her! She was in heaven. And she is wearing a dress that Santa brought her. Princess Jasmine.
Below: Is Konnor and his bow! That is all he really cares about anyway! ha ha

Konnor and his cheesy, adorable, make you want to squeeze him, smile! He really did love the bows on his gifts more than the gifts themselves. Silly little guy! He is so much fun! (8 months old now!)

Some highlights of Christmas!

Every year we have a "Brothersen Christmas Party". This year it was a lot of fun because Kyle's sister Kim met Konnor for the first time! This pic below is their first meeting! He loves her already!
Here is Kellie, Konnor, and Kim. The "aunts" snugglin up with Konnor! What a lucky boy!

Each year at the Brothersen Party, Santa comes to visit everyone! This picture below, is Konnors first time to sit on Santa's lap! He was mostly excited about that big bow on the top of the present! ha ha

After the Brothersen party, we decided to go bowling with the girls and kyles dad, Keith.
It was a lot of fun. It was Kaylee's first time bowling and she smoked most of us!

Christmas Letter

Brothersen Family

Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”

Merry Christmas to all! At the time we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, many families and friends take time to catch up with one another. This is a short update on our little family.

Kyle
What a wonderful man. Kaylee always says, “Daddy, you are a good man!” I couldn’t agree more. He stays pretty busy. He is serving as the Elders Quorum President in our ward. He works with all of the families in the ward and assesses needs and serves many people in our neighborhood. He is doing fantastic at his job. He works for Digicert. They issue SSL security certificates for websites and web-servers, which makes the web a safer place to do business. And best of all, he is a loving husband and father who selflessly provides for his family.

Karen
I love being a wife and a mom. It is such a blessing to be able to stay home with my children. For church, I was just called to work with the Young Women in my ward, ages 14-15. They are so much fun. I am going to start teaching dance again. I will be focusing on Ballroom, Country, and Latin dancing. I really love my life! I am very blessed to have such a wonderful husband and sweet children. I am very happy and we are all healthy.

Kaylee- 3 years
Where to start with Kaylee-girl? She is very interested in Cinderella and Tinkerbell. Kaylee loves to play “jewelry” and dress up. Her imagination is so fun to watch. She is at the stage of her little life where she will repeat ANYTHING she hears. (Good thing Kyle and I don’t swear!) She and I have been learning sign language. (Her cousin Abby is deaf and we want to be able to communicate with her.) So now Kaylee knows over 50 signs. She is doing really well!

Konnor- 7 months:
Konnor is such a little smiley man. I like to call him my “Konn-man”. He is a big boy. He weighs 17 lbs. He has 4 teeth and counting. He loves music. He will just light up like the fourth of July when he sees his daddy come home from work. He rolls one way. (He is a little too heavy to crawl yet!) Ha ha. Konnor smiles ALL the time and can make any hard day seem like no test at all. We are very blessed to have him in our family.

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a joyous new year.

The Brothersen Family

4 Things Tag

The tag is Fours

Four Things I like about my Hubby:

1. He is a Spiritual GIANT!
   
2. He loves me, even when I am impossible to love! :)
   
3. He has a wonderful sense of responsibility. He provides for our family so selflessly. He is a hard worker!
   
4. He is the whole package! He is handsome, smart, motivated, loving, hilarious and kind. I could be here all day, but it only said 4 things.
   

Four Jobs I have had:

1. I have taught dance since I was 13 years old.
   
2. I worked at an optometrist office as an assistant and secretary.
   
3. I worked for Sheplers Western Wear in Arizona for 4 years. I know how to dress you in western wear and shape cowboy hats. ha ha
   
4. I cater weddings now. I do appetizers, dinners, dessert buffets and wedding cakes! I love it.
   

Four Movies watched more than once

1. Do Disney princess movies count? Kaylee watches them over and over and over....
   
2. Sahara
3. Overboard
4. Twilight
   

Four Places I have visited:

1. Orlando (on our honeymoon)
   
2. All over California
   
3. Cancun
4. Nashville (for world dance competition)
   

Four Places I have lived:

1. Chandler, Arizona (C-Town)
   
2. Kona, Hawaii (with my dad)
   
3. Salt lake City (as a missionary)
4. Orem, UT (now with my sweet family)
   

Four foods that I like:

1. CHOCOLATE
2. Steak
3. Shrimp
4. Did I say, Chocolate?
   

Four Places I would like to visit:

1. Italy
2. Paris
3. Egypt
   
4. New York
   

Four People I tag:

1. Heather
2. Marie
3. Candace
4. Karen P.
   

A Temple Square Christmas

Many of you know that I LOVE Temple Square in Salt Lake. It is not only a beautiful place, it is a very special place. Temple Square is where I served my mission for 19 months. It was a wonderful experience for me. I will always hold those memories dear to my heart. Every year from now on.... we will go to Temple Square to look at the lights and feel the Spirit of the Lord there. Here is a few of our pictures... Enjoy.

Our little family (minus Konnor, it was too cold for him)

The Salt Lake Temple took 40 years to construct! Faithful pioneers dedicated their lives to the building of the temple!

My favorite little corner of Temple Square... the cherry trees.


Daddy- Daughter love that can't be broken.

Kaylee and I were having a lot of fun talking to each other. She was so cute. She kept saying, "Mom, Dad... Look at those pretty lights. They are sparkling." "I love the Salt Lake Temple." "They have lights like ours huh dad!"
Kaylee is truly our little angel. She brightens up our lives in many ways.

O' Christmas Tree

We put up our Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving except for our tree. We wanted it to be alive for Christmas day, so we waited a little bit. We got our tree put up for our Family Home Evening this week! It was a lot of fun. Kaylee was such a wonderful helper (as always).
If you can't tell, our tree theme is "candy cane". There would be more pics about this fun night, but I am having technical difficulties.

Cute Turkey

A few days late, but who's counting right?  Thanksgiving was fun.  We went to Kathie and Pauls house Thursday.  I was in charge of bringing a 12 layer jello and an appetizer.  I wanted fruit, so this is what I came up with....  GOBBLE GOBBLE

It is a fruit and cheese appetizer on skewers. A big hit.