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Our Prince in Training is Here!

2011-01-07T11:23:00.001-08:00

Cameron Jay Wiser
December 30, 2010, 3:15 AM
7 lbs 15 oz ~ 20 in.

Our little family is doing great and loving the new spirit in our home.
Oh, and Nora is coming around...she is pretty protective of his stuff now :o)

Crazy Fall

2010-09-19T21:06:00.000-07:00

Life is back in full swing...actually I am pretty sure it hasn't slowed down since we got back from Mexico in April.

Kenny is back in classes...Senior year! Woo-hoo! He is trying to balance school, work, family, and barbershop (He is doing a pretty good job too!) His quartet, The Elements, is gearing up to compete in the District competition in Layton this upcoming weekend. I know he is going to great. It has always been a dream of his to be in a gold medal quartet, so I will be his cheerleader with the video recorder this weekend :o)

Nora Bug is growing so fast...as I am sure all moms can attest too. She is learning so many new words: rock, quiet, stop it, kitty, hi-ya, bite, walk, park, go, book, puppy, please, movie, binky, Hop on Pop, food, milk, eat, meow, piggy, hippo, panda, bock-bock (for chicken), horsey... just to name a few. Oh...on the note of "hi-ya" and "panda," one of her favorite movies is Kung Fu Panda, so her vocab is a bit iffy including attempts at "Dragon Scroll." Nora loves a lot of things but her number one is movies and books are a close second; even doing both at times :o) She is getting the potty training down and gets so excited when she doesn't "poo-poo" in her panties!

I am just working, drawing, wife-ing, incubating...the usual :o) Turns out making a baby makes you either really tired or really emotional when customers get upset at you! Work is going great though. I am still at Ancestry.com and have worked my way up to Supervisor. I have finally hit my year mark, which means I get a paid-day saved up every month! As for Cameron, he is growing and starting to play with my rib cage. Just like Nora did, he thinks it's funny to use my ribs as guitar strings. He strums away and taps his foot...ALL DAY LONG.

Ta-Da...here are some pictures for fun :o)

Graduation in April

Nora being Nora in Mommy's socks

Soaking up the sun and enjoying relaxation time in Mazatlan, Mexico

Guess what? We're alive!

2010-07-13T19:19:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, the Wisers are still alive and well! The blur that has occurred since the last posting:

Christmas

Promotion for me

Moving

Kenny's new job at Red Robin

My birthday

Valentine's Day- and all the barbershop that goes with it

Easter and conference- Kenny sang in Priesthood session

Finals

Graduation

Cruise for graduation and belated honeymoon

Jenni visited with Ky-Ky and Brodman

Pregnant with number 2

Rudd Family Reunion

Kenny started spring semester

Deanna visited with Lexi and Hayley

Josh and Deanna visited with the girls

Fourth of July

Wiser family visits on their way to and from Washington

Sprinkle in Concert Choir concerts

and

a few pairs of shoes that I drew

and

you've got yourself a full menu!

So, life truly has been absolutely crazy in the Wiser house for the past 6 months...and seriously lacking in picture posting. No, I will not make up for all 6 months in a mass posting of pictures (o: I will be posting pictures from random events of the past 6 months every few days...so be sure to check back often. Giggle.

Getting used to the Change Game

2010-01-24T21:27:00.000-08:00

Well, we have officially moved to Riverton.

Things are fairly organized, except for the basement (o:

Nora is loving being around Grandma and her aunts,

Which is such a joy to see

After being away from them for so long.

... other great news ...

My diploma is set to arrive on Wednesday!

I am done with school, a graduate of BYU,

Almost,

And I am loving my job

But also itching to dance!

Hopefully now that we are in Riverton

I can check out the dance studio down the street.

I am missing it so bad!

Nora loves to dance with her mommy though,

So that makes things a whole lot sweeter.

Life is starting to slow down...

2009-12-12T12:55:00.000-08:00

Now that life is slowing down...
I am almost done with school, which is probably what I should be doing.
I don't want to stress some more today.
So, here I am.
That butterfly feeling you get,
Just before something big happens
...
That is what is making me nervous today.
...
Life is about to completely change.
I will be working all day.
Kenny will be in school.
We will be moving from our new comfort spot.
...
It takes me awhile before I can really feel like I am home.
This is the first apartment that has been Home.
I am sad to be leaving the friends that I have made.
I am sad to be leaving the wonderful bishop in our ward.
...
I will cry when this place is empty and no longer mine.
I know the change ahead will be helpful and good,
Maybe tomorrow my heart will agree too.

i love you.

2009-12-08T19:14:00.001-08:00

Halloween Festivities!

2009-10-30T20:34:00.000-07:00

New Pics of Nora!

2009-09-26T14:18:00.000-07:00

Our friends took these pictures when Nora was at their house one day...thanks Heather.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Nora and her Blankie

2009-09-18T19:48:00.000-07:00

This is Nora and her Blankie at about 7 months. This blanket was in the
dirty clothes basket all day before this happened... (o:

Long Time Coming

2009-09-02T19:50:00.001-07:00

Update for the Little Bug!

Her Big Ol Teddy Bear

Midnight Swim Party at Seven Peaks

Nike outfit from Aunt Jordy and Carla

The Ball Pit!

Nora and the Cousins

Random...Missing My Prince

2009-07-01T18:22:00.000-07:00

Anaheim is ringing for the next four days. The Barbershop Internationals are in Cali this year. Hangtime went as a part of the Salt Lake Chorus, The Saltaires. I don't know if they will place since they have decreased in size so much...but my Prince is stoked to meet up with old friends from his Washington Barbershop days. He is loving it. As bummed as I am that Nora and I didn't get to tag along but I am so glad that my Prince gets to experience the love that I have for Cali. One day we will get there...together.

Now...on to my other love...DANCE! So You Think You Can Dance? is amazing this season. The first week had me in tears. All of the dancers this season are phenomenal. I can't wait till cousin Rob gets to look them up on YouTube or audition when he gets home from the mish! (o; Since Nora I haven't gotten to dance much. First I was sad and throwing a little pity party that I was not up there with other BYU kids who auditioned in Salt Lake. That's when I realized that Nora was laying in my lap watching every second of it! Then I remembered how much holding Nora and swaying to music calms her down. My baby is a dancer...it is through her that I get to dance and she lets me dance with her all of the time. She is one of my favorite dance partners (o:

UPDATE!!!!!

2009-06-03T09:29:00.000-07:00

It has been way too long since I have put up pictures so...here goes a ton of them (o: Enjoy!

Watching Music and the Spoken Word.

This is her friend Trisha that watched her during Choir and work.

This is Jordyn and Brody when I came home to visit.

Mom and Nora at Carolina's.

Nora at Grandma's learning how to roll over without letting go of the blankie(o:

Back at home...rolling machine. She started out on the striped blanket!!

She falls asleep funny in her swing.

Sleeping in her diaper...she rolled to her belly before she fell asleep.

These are the cute friends we found while at the Duck Pond on Campus.
The beginning of the adventure...

the end...she finally woke up to see the ducks.

Swinging at the park.

Sitting in the grass...Nora loves grass (o:

Swinging away.

Playing with Daddy.

Longboarding with Dad.

This is us half way back down Y Mountain. We have decided to get out and take in some of Utah's finest while we are still here. I can't graduate and not have climbed the Y!!

Diaper change at the top of the Y.

Getting some hydration on the way up (o:
Nora playing in her music chair by herself!

This is what happens to important papers when Nora sees them (o:

Get a Pair and Live. -Live.by J-

2009-05-22T13:37:00.000-07:00

I'm at it again. My Live. shoes are ready to be drawn and worn! I am done drawing out design ideas and ready to start designing for real. Lots of people have approached me about selling my work and I decided to take them up on that. Here is a pair that I did for Kenny.

If you haven't seen my work in person before, I design white Vans that are unique to the wearer- no two pairs are the same. I find out about the wearer and create designs that fit their personalities and tastes. I tend to do shoes that are unique in a pair but can do them matching too...or a design that spreads across both shoes like a puzzle when put together...your choice.

If you would like a pair, shoot me an email at JKWiser@gmail.com and we can get things moving.

I will charge an additional $25 dollars, on top of the $42 Vans, for the work. If you would like another brand let me know and we will recalculate the cost.

Smiles over the Phone

2009-03-18T09:59:00.000-07:00

I decided that I needed to call up Medicaid in order to get Nora's doctor things in order.

Since we have moved, mail time is more of a treasure hunt.

We still have mail going to the mortuary!

I have been on hold for over 15 minutes now...

even though the unfriendly computer voice told me it would only be 6 minutes.

Now the music has stopped (it was a good song too)

and there is no voice...

just ringing.

Maybe we should take all of the money going into making silly robots that can do and say everything for us

and

put the money toward personal skills

and smiley voices (o:

Waiting on the phone has allowed me to watch the sunshine start to really shine in the courtyard at school though.

That is always a welcome event.

Like Mother like Daughter

2009-01-26T09:31:00.000-08:00

Prince Charming has found a new dancer in his life...NoNos. She giggles so hard when he does this now it is just to cute. When I make her do it she is not quite so charming. I guess she knows who her Prince is too (o:

And just for the record, Prince Charming is also a wonderful Daddy. He has been such a sweet help for me and NoNos in this whole getting used to being a parent and getting my former self back. He stayed up for two hours with me last night sweetly talking me through my frustrations that came out because of a paper and tons of reading (at least 400 pages last night) but the real root was that I didn't know what I wanted to do anymore. Needless to say, the answer was...the same thing I have always wanted to do...teach little bodies how to dance and see little eyes light up when they learn how wonderful books are. Tada...as Wall-E would say. Prince Charming has sure become a giant these last few weeks.

Grandma Shout out

2009-01-26T09:22:00.000-08:00

This is a video we took of Nora and her amazing talking skills as of late. She is growing up so fast...tear :o( She is talking to Nana and Grandma here (o: LUVS!!!

Here is Nora...Sorry for the Wait

2009-01-13T07:11:00.000-08:00

Nora is finally here!!! Actually, she has been here for almost a month...oops. She was born on December 17th at 9:40 AM. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 19 in. long. She has quite a bit of dark hair, although it is getting lighter as the days go by. She is starting to get the red hair from her mommy...especially in her eyebrows...dang it. We still can't decide who she looks like. I guess she is just a pretty good blend of the two of us (o: We tried to compare her to our baby pictures but noticed that we looked a lot alike as babies...Heavenly Father has been planning this one for much longer than Mom and Carla were (o:
Saturday's Warrior is now playing "Our circle love..." giggle.

As for life now, we are both still in school...or the three of us are still in school since Nora comes too. Kenny's professors are awesome about Nora being in class and they think she is just so sweet...even when she is a little cranky. My professors have some sort stick somewhere...we got kicked out of class last week because Nora was trying to go potty (she was grunting (o: ). Oh well. Everything is going well though. We are in yet another new place now in Provo. We moved in on Christmas Eve in a world of snow. Mom Wiser came home with us after the holidays and helped us unpack everything...in just a few hours! We kept calling Mom Christiansen asking where everything was packed since she was such a blessing and packed the whole apartment when we got home from the hospital before break. As for finals...I still have one left that the professor is letting me take this week. Yeah for the nice professors!
**Suggestion: don't let any of your kids become english professors...they will have to be no-fun-grump-a-dump-a-saurus (that's a mom wiser funny)**

Here is a super cute pic of Nora that Kim Draper took at the Wiser family photo shoot.

She's a little late...

2008-12-12T08:52:00.000-08:00

For all of those wondering...Nora is still sleeping inside Mommy. We think she is waiting for us to finish our finals so that she can have all of our attention (o:

Almost There!

2008-11-06T18:12:00.001-08:00

Today we took time to make memories for Nora...

Mommy loves to hold you, and feel your little feet...

Sometimes she gets tired though… And acts a little bit silly…

Through it all, these nine months have been crazy, sleepy, and absolutely wonderful. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

***My prince was giggling at us because it looks like I stuffed a tupperware up my shirt. (o:

Some of My Favorite Things

2008-10-30T08:34:00.000-07:00

Like everyone else, NieNie and her sweet blog has been inspiring me to try and be a better wife and adding to my list of things a good mom does (most come from you Mom :o) My Prince has pointed out that after reading Nie's blog, I am more optimistic and cheerful. I would like to apologize to my sweetheart for my occasional grumpiness..it is usually because of my growing belly. Anyways, I am going to use our blog as he suggested, as my personal outlet, a journal of sorts.

~My Favorite Things~
***This week anyways (o:
1. Watching the leaves fall off the trees, especially when they land on my head like this morning.
2. Hearing my Jordy's voice in the background when I call home.
3. The puffy sheep on our way to the Dr.'s office...who has sheep?!
4. Prince's giggle at me when I am being silly.
5. Sweet wake-up kisses when Spook (that's what we call Nora) and I are napping.
And finally...
Watching the Prince cut his hair (o:

A Meme

2008-10-17T17:21:00.000-07:00

My sister in law has tagged me with a meme. It sounded like fun so. The deal is that I have to post the fourth picture from my fourth folder. I did not expect this picture to be the one. *Tear. This is my brother in law Kip with his son Brody just shortly after they came home from the hospital. Kip is such a wonderful daddy! When I go home, I love to watch him with Brody, they are the best of friends. He also takes such good care of my sister/best friend. I remember wishing I could find a guy like that while standing in the reception line at their wedding my senior year. Well, I found mine and he is gets to show his wonderful daddy loves soon.

Thank you Jen for finding such a wonderful addition to the family. Thank you Kip for showing me a good example of what a husband and father should be. And of course, loves to the second man in my life BROD-MAN!!!

I now pass this meme tag on to Jen, Jessica Sharp and Deanna.

Life Changes...just fun new things

2008-10-13T20:00:00.000-07:00

First of all, I have to brag about My Prince. His quartet placed 4th overall and 1st in their division. His chorus, The Saltaires, placed second overall. At the moment he was kind of bummed out because the scoring for all groups was a lot lower than expected. He's happy about it now though, it is, after all, a great accomplishment for a group that has been together for only a few months. As for me, I made through the weekend without my Protector and Cuddler. I have always been a girl who loves her blankie. Although it definitely helped me out when My Prince was gone, I definitely prefer him to be my Blankie. It's funny how the minute your constant leaves the bed you find yourself in a new place that doesn't feel much like home anymore. I am head-over-heels every day I wake up now that he is home.
Secondly...well, actually everything else that has been going on. I am now 8 months along and Little Nora has discovered the pirouette. Ouch! My Prince and I are at the halfway point in the semester...feels like we just started! He is learning the clarinet for a class and is excited to move to his next assignment-the strings. He really wants bass or cello. Also, on the Hangtime front, things are changing. After realizing that they get really excited to perform again after every acappella concert, the boys have decided to focus solely on their accappella songs. There is definitely more opportunities in that area so as a whole, they are like little kids at Christmas time. (o:

Hope all is going well everywhere else!

Districts

2008-09-26T11:06:00.000-07:00

Kenny and his quartet, Hangtime, are in Colorado Springs this weekend to compete for the top spot. The boys have put in so much hard work and are so excited. (They were like little boys going on their first overnighter for scouts (o: ) As far as I've heard, they are doing great and perform today and tomorrow. Meanwhile, all of their wives and kids are missing them lots...specially this one. I have very few moments of sleeping all by myself in my background because I grew up with a sister for a best friend and we were inseparable and then moved to a sweet Prince who loves to cuddle. Despite the tears and pouts, I made it through the first night ( Yeah me!) Thanks to sweet texts goodnight from my Prince and cuddling up with the teddy bear he gave to me when he proposed, I slept pretty good. Kenny of course sleeps just fine without me, although he did tell me this morning it missed my cuddles last night. I must say, I have a real sweetheart who I am not so sure I deserve but he reassures me that I am exactly what he wanted. **Nora seems to be missing him too. She's not to active since he left except for when he talked to us before we went to bed and this morning when he called us. Daddy's little girl already.

Growing...Wow

2008-09-22T17:57:00.001-07:00

I am now 7 months into the pregnancy and am loving it!! True, I do complain that I look like a whale most of the time but my Kenny reassures me that I am as beautiful as ever. He loves to lay on my belly and tell Nora how much her Daddy loves her. He also likes to sing to her...what a shocker, I know. His quartet always sings "No, No, Nora" when we say her name. She sure loves music though. She will be still the whole rehearsal for Hangtime until she hears her Daddy's hanger. The minute he sings his high note she begins to flutter like crazy! The other day in the car while listening to the radio, I noticed that she was kicking to beat of the song. I guess the off-beat because she would tap my ribs with her feet right after the beat!! Maybe I'll get my tiny dancer after all. Oh, ps~ my Kenny made me make a bunch of funny faces for the pictures (o: He is such a ham!

New Baby Pics

2008-09-22T11:17:00.001-07:00

Here's our little sweetheart at 7 months. She is getting little chubby cheeks and looks a little more like her Daddy and me. Other stuff you can't see in the picture...she has really long legs that take up the whole sonogram screen and she loves to tap her toes on Mommy's ribs before she falls asleep. (o:

Our Little Nora

2008-08-20T17:17:00.000-07:00

This is our sweet little Nora for everyone who keeps asking. One is her face the other is her profile with her little hand by her face. LUVS!

2008-08-06T06:44:00.000-07:00

Family Extravaganza Cont.

2008-08-06T05:56:00.000-07:00

We are finally out of our tiny place under the mortuary and in a much a larger basement apartment that has me wondering where on earth we fit all of our stuff into our old place. Our place is still filled with boxes (most of them empty and needing Kenny's love to break them down) and suitcases filled with stuff. Although it is very chaotic and not like me at all to have lived three days with stuff all over the floor and not being able to even out my curtains (they are currently pulled to far to the left) it has been so nice to be in a place where there is a hallway that is not our living room!

Baby Nora is making it very hard to unpack like her mommy wants to. Oh! A little catch up...we are having a little girl, Nora Lynnlee, on December 9th, although daddy thinks his girl will be here earlier. Anyways, the Doc wasn't kidding when he said to take it easy. I lift one box and my sweetheart inside me tightens up so bad that I am pretty much out of commission the next day. Kenny is being such a sweet husband about it all though. Last night he came home to me being very tired and striving to be super wifey, all the while playing it off that I was fine. He got pretty dad-like on me and asked me to grab my teddy bear and blanket, put in a movie and just relax for the rest of the night. I kinda did what he wanted...I got on top of our finances on the computer and started working on a big project Mom C and I are working on.

For all of those who asked... here is the "bump:" (Caution-I swear the bump is giant in person!) The Doc says that Nora is growing perfectly on schedule and that her mommy hasn't gained anything but that it is okay despite what the nutritionist said (o:

Finally...back to the family visits in July. I already updated most of the Christiansen going-ons except for the part where Mom and I took off with Jordy to Idaho to see Aunt Lindy and Uncle Bruce. Here is the most adorable picture ever of a little cowgirl who refuses to give up her hat and boots at bedtime.

We hung out with the Wiser's up at Vivian Park just past Bridal Veil Falls in the canyon. Kenny and I love this park but it is so much more fun when the Geek Squad is present. We had an amazing picnic, skipped rocks, wadded up a canal thingy, Kenny cut his foot a little, took family pictures in a tree, laughed at Paul and Kenny being Raptors and then laughed at all of the people fishing for "children under twelve or handicapped." It was such a fun day. I don't think I stopped smiling once. Here is my fave pic of the day.

So now that all is quiet on the home front we will keep a better continual update so that next time won't be so long and filled with pictures.

How about one more slide show of the parade, goofy faces, etc.

Just a Little Summer Break!!

2008-07-17T14:59:00.000-07:00

The Christiansen Clan and the Wiser Crew came to visit last week. YEAH!! It was so nice to catch back up with our families. Kenny and I were both like little kids who missed their mommies (o: It was a much needed break for us though. We got to spend the fourth of July with my sisters and my brother and sister-in-law. Their little baby Lexi was so stinking cute!! Her toes were painted and she was in this cute little outfit that Grandma got her for her Daddy's birthday. It was so nice to be around my brother and Deanna again. I have been missing that big brother influence in my life. Kenny and I kidnapped Lexi one morning when she was awake and the whole house was sleeping so we got to really play with her. Kenny is so sweet to watch around her. He says he wants a boy but he would be the perfect daddy for a little girl (o: Jordyn was a breathe of fresh air to our summer "off." She is just so sweet and full of energy. She runs as fast as she talks! Jordy told me that she liked our house because it reminded her of the temple. *tear* She is so amazing. Jani is with us now after a long week in Idaho. She has grown up so much since we were last home. She is really becoming in tune with horses and with animals. She told me that she wants to be a physical therapist for horses or a veternarian that works with them. She has been a welcome spirit into our little home these past few days. She has reminded us how important it is to get out and have fun on the swings in the rain and run around on the grass and just play again. I will add more about our day filled with the Wisers and pictures in a couple of days because we are off to pick up Kirby from SLC. Well, much love from the Wiser Sleep n' Eat (I have decided we are a bed and breakfast now (o: )

Home Sweet Home.

2008-05-01T08:28:00.000-07:00

So, Jamie and I finished finals last week and decided that we needed our own Spring Break since BYU doesn't give us one. We're home right now, babysitting Jamie's little sisters while her mom is at Women's Conference having her own well deserved break.

Babysitting the girls has turned out to be more than we had bargained for, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. The littlest sister is only 3 years old, and cute as a button.....until she misses her nap! haha, but even so, things are going great and it feels awesome to be back in AZ. The heat, the sun, the skies. Anything to beat Utah's reluctance to give us a break from it's cold and snowy weather!

Other than babysitting, Jamie's been starting to feel some morning sickness now and then, and wishes she could keep on dancing. She's applying for a job working at the costume shop for a dance studio in Orem so she can still get her dancing fix through the pregnancy.

Between working 2 jobs and taking care of J, I've been singing tenor with a few buddies in our new quartet, Hangtime!!! We're loving it, and working on some really great barbershop and a cappella numbers for a show at the end of May. I think Jamie's getting kinda tired of hearing me practice my really high notes, so I have to wait 'til she's in one of her "barbershop moods".

Anyway, things are going good and we're looking forward to a great summer. Hopefully we'll be able to keep updating this more often come August when we move into our new apartment in Orem. Hooray for internet! (It's hard to be a student without internet access these days.)

Oh My Goodness!!!

2008-04-19T16:23:00.001-07:00

In case everyone thought that life was moving too fast...

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!

Just thought everyone should know that baby Wiser is on the way around December-ish (o:

Married life at the very single BYU

2008-03-14T13:42:00.000-07:00

For all of those who are wondering what the heck happened to Jamie and Kenny after the wedding...

Kenny and I are now living in Pleasant Grove, UT where we live under a mortuary. Creepy? Sometimes. Our apartment is very cute and home-y though. We are both taking classes at the Y where I will be graduating in Humanities-English and an English Minor next year. Kenny has been accepted into the Music Ed. Program!!! He has been trying since his freshman year and refused to change his mind to a different major (Way to go Hun!).

Other than all that...hmm. Kenny is working at the local Wendy's down the street and can't wait to find a new place to work when we get out of our contract at our apartment. I am working upstairs at the mortuary cleaning the bathrooms and chapel. I know what you are thinking...and yes, we have seen the "residents," no they are not very talkative (thanks Gramps), and we do have stories (o:

Our new favorite thing to do is race each other at the daily Sudokus in the school newspaper. We also love to watch movies and American Idol...Go David A! Of course, like all newlyweds, we also can't wait to get home so that we can just cuddle and hold each other...awww!

Tada! So that is life on this freezing end of the pond ( we are excited for frisbee weather soon(o:).

Our Story.

2007-11-03T21:27:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, this is Kenny! There's been a very popular question that I've been asked WAY too often, as of late. Not that it's a bad question, or that I hate answering it. Heck, I love talking about it, but the answer keeps getting longer and longer. Now I'm sure you're all wondering what that question is. Well, considering I got home from my mission on the 4th of July and am now engaged to a girl I met 2 months after coming home everyone wonders, "Isn't it a little fast?" So, Jamie and I put together this little story to fill you all in on how we met, dated, and got engaged. Enjoy!

Jamie spent last summer working as a camp counselor in California. After a short visit from her family, Jamie and her mom were wondering whether she should stay at camp an extra 2 weeks or take those 2 weeks off before school started again to be at home with her family. After lots of meditation and prayer, Jamie felt it would be best to spend the time at home, in spite of a very good employment opportunity during those 2 weeks.

On the 4th of July, Kenny returned home from serving a full time mission to Mexico City only to help his family load up the moving vans and head to Arizona. Originally from the Seattle area, Kenny was not too excited about this sudden change of scenery, yet decided to spend a couple weeks there to see some friends and extended family before moving to Arizona to be with his family. Upon arriving Arizona, Kenny was determined to start fresh, and began attending the singles ward. He was quickly put to work there in the Elders Quorum Presidency, as well as being given various speaking assignments at the stake level.

Word quickly got out that he was planning on returning to BYU in the winter to study music education. Consequently, he and his family were asked to sing a special musical number at his home ward a couple weeks before Jamie was due home from camp. During their musical number, several friends and family of Jamie's thought that she just absolutely had to meet this fresh-off-his-mission RM.

The plotting began, and the day that Jamie came home from camp, her family had organized a barbecue with several other families in the ward, including Kenny's, with the sole purpose of getting them to meet. Jamie, being informed of the intent of the barbecue, had no desire to meet this RM, who for all she knew was still "missionary weird". Kenny, too preoccupied with an appointment to be set apart by the stake president that night, ignored the comments that a young woman studying at BYU would be there too. He was playing catch (in a dress shirt and slacks) with his little brother and some of the other little kids when he saw what he presumed to be this girl come out of the house with everyone swarming to hug her and say hi. Jamie noticed a handsome guy playing catch in a dress shirt and slacks and knew immediately that this must be the potentially "missionary weird" guy that she was supposed to meet. Kenny's mom took the initiative to introduce them, also being completely oblivious to the intent of the barbecue, and they spent the rest of the time there chatting with their parents and getting to know a little more about the other. Much to their surprise, they realized that they had lots in common, but knew that chances were slim that they would ever meet again.

Coincidentally, it was stake conference weekend. Kenny was at the Saturday session extremely early because of a Leadership meeting beforehand, and was saving a seat for his mom. The chapel quickly filled and the only empty bench was the one he was sitting on. Right at that moment, Jamie walked in with her mom, and being the nice guy that he is, invited them to sit by him and his mom. During conference, Kenny and Jamie both couldn't help but notice some subtle interest in the other, but kept convincing themselves that they were being ridiculous. Afterwards they went with a big group to dinner and kept realizing that they had so much in common it was almost scary! After coloring on the kids' menu and a small choking incident, Kenny asked for her number and invited her to FHE the following Monday.

At the Sunday morning session of conference, Kenny sang in the choir and couldn't help glancing in Jamie's direction every now and then. He didn't feel so bad thought, because every once in a while he'd catch her doing the same. As he watched Jamie with her family during conference, he realized that this was not the kind of girl you run into every day. She was definitely something special.

Monday night's FHE was a great ice breaking activity for them: a scavenger hunt around town resulting in a Barbie vs. G.I. Joe match, dressing him up in little girl's dress up clothes, and even a staged break up in the middle of Wal-Mart! What was meant to be a small adventure at the park quickly turned into another long night of talking, sharing stories, playing, laughing, and beginning to realize that this was something different than anything they had ever before experienced. The night ended, but they promised to be in touch before Jamie went back to school.

The next day, Jamie invited Kenny to see a jazz combo at the courthouse downtown. Little did Jamie know that Kenny absolutely loves jazz music. However he was somewhat worried at her rather forward behavior. As the night went on, those feelings subsided and they shared more stories over ice cream sitting on the back of her car, gazing at the stars. Wednesday, Yavapai College's soccer team was playing and it was a big thing. However, Kenny had scratched his eye at work and could not see a thing. Jamie ended up commentating the game as he sat there holding her hand with his sunglasses on at night, and he made her drive his car home for fear of crashing. After realizing that they couldn't keep ignoring the way the felt about each other they spent their last day together on their first official date: horseback riding at the Drapers, dinner at Red Robin, and a Disney movie at Jamie's.

The time came when they had to say goodbye and decided to keep what they had started going. Kenny went on a temple trip with his family on Friday, and took advantage of the opportunity to ask for divine inspiration on the matter. Jamie went back to BYU and asked for a blessing from her Uncle Gary in preparation for the new semester and looking for some comfort in a world that had quickly been turned upside down. With plans to serve a mission, and the papers all ready to go, she too was in need of some heavenly help. By the end of the weekend, both were certain that they were meant to be together and ever since have spent every day talking for hours on the phone, wanting to get to know the other as much as possible.

After a couple of weeks on the phone, Kenny and Jamie had determined that they would be married, although there still hadn't been an official proposal. Kenny asked for Jamie's sister's help in looking for the right ring and surprised Jamie by arriving at her doorstep a day earlier than expected in Provo with a bouquet of red daisies (her favorite) in hand. He then took her for a walk to the Provo Temple because he hadn't seen it since they began major renovations on the grounds while in the MTC. When they arrived, he gave her a teddy bear to add to her collection wearing a string of real pearls around its neck. As they approached the temple they paused and sat on the edge of one of the fountains. After catching up and asking how the other had been, Kenny asked if he could ask her one more question. Pulling the ring from his pocket as he dropped to one knee, he proposed to Jamie with the silhouette of the temple behind them, asking if she would be his bride. "Shut up!" were her exact words as she pulled him off his knee and gave him a big hug. Taking that for a yes, he then pointed out the pearls that she had failed to notice til now. Jamie was so surprised, she couldn't believe it!

Since then, they still talk everyday for hours. There have been a couple more visits to see each other, with one more before they tie the knot on December 29th at the Mesa Arizona Temple. Wedding plans are almost done, their differences are being discovered, and the long distance is definitely taking it's toll. But it only brings them closer. As hard as it all is, they wouldn't have it any other way.

Tag Your It!

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5 Things I was doing 10 years ago?
*1. Getting ready to turn 11 and being super jealous of my sis getting to go to young womens. (o:
*2. Playing the piano and going to piano lessons.
*3. I loved riding my bike all over with my sister to Dusty's to get candy, and pretending we were driving to the mall (framed homes) in our cool cars (bikes)... I love you Jen!
*4. Playing Barbies again...wrestling my Barbie Ferrari from Josh.

*5. Doing everything and anything with my sister Jenni!!

5 Things on my to do list for tomorrow...
*1. A dance seminar with an old professor.
*2. Get some of my research done for my huge paper due next week.
*3. Finish unpacking my stuff from my AZ weekend.
*4. Color in my coloring books and relax a bit.

*5. Text my Sweetheart!

5 Snacks that I enjoy...
*1. COOKIES!
*2. Carrots...I'm a health kid.
*3. Apple Juice
*4. Apples with cheese
*5. Strawberries, or any fruit really (o:

5 Songs I know the lyrics to...
*1. Everything Michael Buble
*2. Tiny Dancer Elton John
*3. Never Saw Blue Like That Before
*4. Jordyn's "goodnight songs"
*5. Aida/Lion King/Les Mis...lots of musicals actually (o:

5 Things I would do if I was a millionaire...
*1. Buy a house for Kenny and I so that we could have a real home.
*2. Help my family get homes or fix the homes they have to what they have always wanted(Home is big deal for me, isn't it?!).

*3. Go on a real honeymoon with my Baby.
*4. Get Kenny and I through all of our schooling.
*5. Open up a non-profit dance studio for kids.

5 Bad Habits...
*1. Counting my steps
*2. Getting easily distracted...hmmm, blogging would be one of those, thanks sis.

*3. Chewing on my lip when I am nervous.

*4. Not thinking I am good enough
*5. Not letting people help me.

5 Things I would never wear again...
*1. Colored socks folded over so you can see all three pairs.
*2. The pants that come up to your rib cage.
*3. Pig tails and side ponytails...unless it was for a killer costume.

*4. Bangs that are sprayed as high as Jen's finger with the icky hairspray
*5. Big scrunchies

5 Favorite Toys...
*1. Scrapbooking stuff
*2. My latin dance sandals...all of my dance shoes
*3. Photoshop and InDesign
5. My sisters!

Now that I have been tagged by Jenni Russell,
I TAG-
Nate and Alyson,
Linda...any Sharp (o:,
YOU'RE IT!

>> FYI <<

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If you would like to watch our "sweet" video scroll down to the bottom of this page, and turn off the sound for the music player. To turn off sound click on the sound button on the upper right-hand corner of the music player.

Then click play and sit back and enjoy!!

So check us out...

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My sister Jenni made this fun video for Kenny and I with her "mad skills," okay she was just bored! But hope you enjoy it I love it!!!

Here goes nothing...

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This one's for you Jen!
Hope you all enjoy the chaos that will be life on this blog (o: