The Karrens

Januray 2012....5months old

2012-02-02T18:05:00.004-07:00

Cache thinks that he is so so big now! He loves to play with his feet, try to get up on his knees, play on his tummy, and sit up. AND...he looks dang cute doing it!

We have so much fun playing all day. He makes me smile and laugh every day.

He has been growing up so fast. I am excited to see what the future will bring!

4 months

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3 months

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2 months

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1 month

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newborn Cache

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watch cache grow

2012-02-02T17:18:00.003-07:00

Here is for all the family and friends who don't live close that would like to see pictures as Cache grows! He is getting so big already....he was 6 months yesterday! It has gone by so fast but we have been loving every minute of it! He makes us so happy! I will try to post every 2 weeks or so. Check back for more pictures of Cache over the last 6 months!

Maybe...

2011-05-22T14:21:00.002-06:00

I think, MAYBE, I might start blogging again. Its been awhile but I want to post all the fun things that are going on in our lives.

We are currently living in Baltimore, MD. I am really enjoying it. We are going to be starting our family out here!! I am due August 6th with our first baby! Its a BOY!!!! We couldn't be more excited! Only 11 more weeks until we get to meet our little guy!

We have been doing lots of fun things out here. We went out to D.C. to a baseball game, checked out the Inner Harbor in Baltimore and ate yummy seafood, and checked out the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum.

Some of the wives and I went out to lunch in Little Italy yesterday and wandered the beautiful halls of the Baltimore Museum of Art.

I am having a ton of fun out here. We live in the best location! I am really happy that I have decided to have our baby out here. I can't wait for him!

25th Birthday in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada

2010-08-14T19:04:00.005-06:00

Justin took me to Niagara Falls Ontario for my 25th birthday. We ate a restaurant that overlooked the falls. It was so gorgeous! And I was lucky enough to finally have my birthday on a sunday so I could spend the entire day with Justin! It was the first birthday I have ever spent the entire day with him. We had so much fun! We also went to the farmers market and took the pups to the park! I love every minute I get to spend with him!

Good things Buffalo!

2010-07-08T18:56:00.013-06:00

Amelia and I at Niagara Falls on Maid of the Mist!

Justin and I the Sacred Grove. So gorgeous!

Palmyra Temple

Justin and I in Toronto

Blue Jays/Yankees Game

Justin and I at Niagara Falls

Buffalo has been so fun so far. I can't believe that it is already July! The Summer goes by so fast! I love it here but I ready to be back in our house! Can't wait to get back to Cache Valley!

Buffalo!

2010-05-21T19:15:00.002-06:00

I have been in Buffalo for a few weeks. It has been really fun so far and I love being here with Justin. I am excited for the many adventures that we will have here in NY. We went to the US side of Niagara Falls. It was really pretty but we are planning a trip to the Canada side. I hope that we get to see lots of cool things this summer!

Jazz Game

2010-01-31T13:58:00.004-07:00

We had the opportunity of going to the Jazz/Cavs game.

The box seats that we got from APX

Jake and Jenny Whipple

Honeymoon

2009-11-28T12:25:00.002-07:00

I found these pictures from our honeymoon. We went to Maui and had so much fun!

Sept. 2007

HOME AGAIN!

2009-09-26T13:06:00.002-06:00

Home! I underestimate the way that I feel about Logan and Cache Valley. I forget that I love it here so much! I love the evenings here.. the way that it cools off at night..and how pretty the sunsets are!! I love walking around our neighborhood after dark and feeling the cool breeze. Cache Valley really is something else.. its own little world.

I love our house too. Its so peaceful. I can't imagine a more relaxing place then sitting in my family room curled up in my big leather chair reading TWILIGHT! Ahhh....so relaxing! I love cleaning my house too. I take pride in knowing that our house is clean!

One of my favorite things about being home is my EXTREME motivation to workout! I love it! I feel so much more happy when I workout. Maybe that is why I think that Cache Valley is so great!

I truly believe that HOME=HAPPINESS! I love being home!

END OF SUMMER!

2009-08-23T08:16:00.002-06:00

Yesterday was my last day at Nordstrom. I am really sad to be leaving not only my discount but all the friends that I have made at work. I am excited to be going home and seeing my house and family but Philly and KOP surely will be missed!

We fly home on the 26th. I can't wait to be back in our house and get settled back in! I can't wait to decorate and make it homey again. Jack and Leah can't wait to have a yard again to play in!

I am glad to say that this was by far my favorite summer! I loved Philly and absolutely loved my job (mostly thanks to Tracy and Jayme!) Philadelphia really is the City of Brotherly Love (not in a gay way)!

Philadelphia Museum of Art

2009-08-02T16:40:00.003-06:00

Rocky Statue

Museum of Art

Justin and I

Dustin Osbourne, Justin, Jake Hobbs

We took a trip downtown to get a Philly Cheesesteak for lunch. Afterwards we went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The City of Brotherly Love

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New York City!

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NEW YORK CITY!!

Tiana and I in Central Park

Justin and I in Time Square

We had a lot of fun in NYC seeing all the sites! We even found the Burger Joint and had a great burger! We are anxious to get back there one more time before we leave!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

2009-08-02T16:27:00.003-06:00

Justin and I both had to work on my birthday but we managed to go out to dinner! Cody and Celeste came out with us to celebrate my 24th birthday. We had a lot of fun and good food at Benihana!

Atlantic City

2009-06-29T18:25:00.003-06:00

We had so much fun in atlantic city! Although it looks like the weather was bad...it was so beautiful all day! The sun was shining and it was hot!!! We walked the boardwalk and shopped at the outlets! I wanted to go to the beach but I guess that will have to be another trip!

Philadelphia Zoo

2009-06-25T17:56:00.007-06:00

Philadelphia Zoo

We got to see so many cool animals at the zoo. These are just a few of them. The elephants and giraffes were my favorite!

Historic Philly!

2009-06-25T17:52:00.003-06:00

Here are a few pictures from our trip to downtown Philadelphia!

The Liberty Bell

Independence Hall

We also got a yummy Cheesesteak at Pat's King of Steak's that day! So so yummy!

Philly Philly Philly!

2009-05-17T08:06:00.003-06:00

So far, So good! I really like Philly. It has been so fun. Here's what we have done so far....

We experienced the Original Philly Cheesesteak at Pat's. So so yummy!

We visited the Liberty Bell and historic Philly! Very interesting and pretty!

We walked up and down South Street in the blazing heat! Very cool!

And I got a job!!! Yeah!! Well... I got a job at the Buckle two days after we got here. It was a full time position and I was scheduled five days a week. Then Nordstrom called me for an interview! I got the position I wanted in t.b.d. So.. I am now working at Nordstrom. I like it so far. Yesterday was my first day on the sales floor. I really think I will love it.

Everything has been so great! Until last night... Justin's car got broken in to. He was really mad! I guess things like that always happen (every year).

I love all the wives out here. I even have a Pinnacle wife friend who also works at Nordstrom. She is way cool!

Anyway.. I have some pictures but I will post later!

Finally Here!

2009-04-24T09:45:00.002-06:00

So... we have been in Philly since late Sunday night. We moved into our apartment on Monday. I really really like it. Jack and Leah have been so good for us. The drive was extremely long.... about thirty two hours. On tuesday I applied for some jobs. Wednesday the Buckle called me to set up an interview. Thursday I had my interview at the Buckle and they hired me!!! I was so excited. I start this tuesday. I will be working alot. I only get two days off a week and one weekend a month. It should be really fun! I will take lots of pictures of the fun things that we do. I hope to do all the things on my list!

Guy

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Too cute for words!

Leah...my little Bean

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I love Leah's snaggle tooth. She's too cute!

Leah loves to cuddle with her mom!

Pictures from Cali

2009-04-02T12:03:00.003-06:00

Well... California was really fun and WARM!!! We didn't make it to the beach but we had a ton of fun! We went to see WICKED in San Francisco with Justin's parents. Garrett also came with a date. It was so good. It was fun to get dressed up!

Jack and Leah had fun out there too. They loved playing outside and basking in the sun! Leah loves the sun!

CALI!

2009-03-12T19:38:00.002-06:00

Justin and I are leaving for Cali tomorrow! I am so excited to get out of the cold and be warm! We are going to take Jack and Leah to the beach to play in the sand. It should be fun for them. I'll take pictures and show you how much fun we have!

What I want to do in Philly!

2009-02-15T16:45:00.003-07:00

Here is a list of things that I want to do in Philadelphia:

*Eat a Philly Cheese Steak

*Visit the Liberty Bell

*See Historic Philadelphia

*See the Phillies play

*Take a train to NYC

*Visit the ZOO!!

*Go to South Street

*Visit the Reading Terminal Market

*See Adventure Aquarium

Once we get out and settled in Philly.. I will keep you posted on how things go. I will write about each adventure as I cross them off my list!! I can't wait to get out there!

PHILLY!!!!

2009-02-14T13:24:00.002-07:00

The news finally arrived a few days ago that we are going to Philadelphia this summer! I am so excited! It will be so amazing. We will be two hours from Manhattan, two hours from Baltimore, and pretty close to D.C. I'm positive that this summer will hold many great adventures and that we will be seeing lots of cool things! I can't wait to get out there and start exploring. Everyone keeps telling me cool things about Philly and I can't wait to eat the famous Philly Cheese Steak! Yummy! I think that Philly will be by far the coolest place that we have been thus far! I am excited for a change !

A little Bit a Life!!!

2009-01-27T16:47:00.002-07:00

I started working again... well... not really. I babysit for a lady in my ward a few times a week. Surprisingly enough..I really like it and have fun all day. They really wear me out actually. Its nice to make a little bit of money!

Our house is still a disaster. Here's the update: the floor is finished, it was finished about a week ago. All the cabinets and countertops are put back in and look great. BUT.. Justin decided to put up a back splash so we are waiting for that to be done so we can put our stove back. I can't wait for it to be done so I can finally cook again.

AND... the summer is quickly approaching and I am getting more excited. I can't wait to find out where we will be going. The summer is always fun and exciting.

Snowmobiling!

2009-01-25T17:46:00.002-07:00

So.. Justin finally took me snowmobiling. At first it was really hard and frustrating.. But as the day went on it got easier and I got the hang of it. We went with Cody and Celeste, Cody's brother Kylan and his friend Chelsey. It was way fun... and look how cute we look!

Happy New Year!!

2009-01-05T15:34:00.002-07:00

Justin and I are really excited for the New Year. I am especially excited for this coming summer and to move to some place cool. I hope that we have a really good year. Maybe someone special will come along and bless our lives!

Our House!

2008-12-11T14:35:00.003-07:00

So... Justin and I have been moved into our new house for nearly two months now. We really love it and have had so much finishing and decorating it.

About a week and a half ago we had a pipe break in the kitchen and it flooded the basement. We had to replace a bunch of the drywall we just put in the basement and some of the insulation we put in the ceiling. Talk about bad luck... it also damaged half of the hardwood floors in the kitchen.

In process of finding out who's fault it is and fixing everything.. we are getting really nice hardwood floors put in this time and we are quite excited. The only thing that won't be fun is.. we won't have a kitchen for Christmas. I'm going to know exactly how my mom feels now.

Anyway.. we also found out other things about the current hardwood in the kitchen. Turns out that the builder didn't have an AC unit in all summer and it caused all the wood to dry out and shrink.. So.. they have to pay to replace ALL of the flooring and not just the parts that were damaged by the water.

So.. this little water leak turned out to be a good thing in the end! I can't wait to have my new floor! I love our house!

2008-12-01T17:14:00.005-07:00

Justin and I went to Tahoe for Thanksgiving with Justin's family. We stayed in a cabin in the mountains. It was so beautiful. Jack and Leah loved it. They loved being in the mountains and being outside. It was fun to be out of Logan and away from everything. I love being secluded from civilization sometimes..its so peaceful.

Amelia, Marissa, Hailey, Tiana, and I.

Thanksgiving!

2008-11-18T20:38:00.002-07:00

Justin and I are leaving tomorrow for California. We are picking up Justin's new JEEP while we are there. We are also spending Thanksgiving with his family. I am really excited to get out of Logan for a little while. It should be really fun.

I am also really excited to see TWILIGHT!!!! I am going to go see it with Justin's mom and sisters. It will be super fun!

Jack and Leah are coming with us this trip. They usually do come to Cali with us when we go. They love road trips...they are so good in the car. Although it is really fun to have them with us... Mexico was really nice to be away for a few days.

For Thanksgiving we are staying in a cabin in Tahoe. I will post pictures of how beautiful Tahoe is. I am really excited so I better go pack!

Justin and I in Cancun

2008-11-07T11:56:00.004-07:00

Jake and Stacy's Wedding

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CANCUN!!!

2008-10-30T09:48:00.001-06:00

Justin and I are off to Cancun for my brothers wedding today. I am really excited to go on a vacation and see my whole family out there. Some of my cousins and aunt's and uncle's are coming from Chicago...it should be really fun.

I had to take Jack and Leah to Mark and Jenn's this morning. They are watching them while we are gone. I was really sad to leave them because they tried to follow me out the door. They are so cute. I will really miss them.. I Love them.

BEST BUY!

2008-10-27T22:49:00.002-06:00

Yep! Thats right...I just started a new job at BEST BUY! I'm sure that you can all imagine how seriously excited Justin is that he know can buy cheap TV's for our new house. Justin has a list of all the things that he wants to buy there. I've only worked three times but so far I really like it!

CLEVELAND

2008-10-23T23:15:00.004-06:00

Justin, Jack, Leah, and I spent this past summer in Cleveland, Ohio. We had some pretty fun times. Here are some of the things that we did....

Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Kirtland Temple

Leah trying to steal all the attention

Jack's really bad hair day!

We had alot more fun than this. We went to a Cleveland Indians baseball game on Father's Day, spent many late nights eating at the Cheesecake Factory (YUMMY!), went boating a few times, went shopping a TON!!!, and took Jack and Lili to the Bow Bow lake the puppy park.

Although we will take many great memories with us through life from our journey in Ohio... I love being home .

Jack and Leah

2008-10-23T22:34:00.003-06:00

Jack and Leah are my two beautiful Yorkshire Terriers! They are so playful! Every morning after I bring them in from their morning walk they run straight to my bedroom door to see papa. Leah loves to give papa kisses in the morning. She is always so excited to see Justin. Jack always has to grab a toy in the morning because he wants Justin to play fetch with him. They love to go on walks and play outside.

Justin bought Jack for me as my Christmas present last year. He weighs about five pounds and loves to cuddle. He had his first birthday on October 21, 2008. He is and will always be my first born.

Leah came into our family because Jack needed a puppy friend. Leah was born on January 5, 2008. She became my second baby near the end of march. She has a very cute under bite and snaggle tooth. She loves to give Justin kisses in the morning.

2008-10-23T21:56:00.000-06:00

So..this whole blogging thing is way crazy to me BUT all my coolest friends doit! So here I am trying it out and I hope that it works.