Swimming

I'm so excited!!!!  

I swam a mile today!!!!!

Actually, it was 2000 yards or 1.136 miles or 80 lengths of a 25 yard pool. 

It took forever (~91 minutes), but I don't care because I did it!!!

Truth be told, my Daniel and Jared inspired me to set the goal and work towards it.  If those adorable little fellas can swim an 800 and run a 5k with a bunch of grown-ups, I can certainly learn to swim a mile.

New Favorite Book

A friend recently told us about this book.  

It's wonderful!  

Sara loves it.  

I cry each time I read it.  

But really, it's wonderful, a new family favorite.  

Thanks Heather Y. for introducing us to it!!






http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/viewWorkDetail.do?workId=1184823 

Sleeping Beauty

No matter the situation or the circumstance the princess loves to smile.

First Day of Preschool

Ready for a new year of Preschool Fun with Mrs. Malia!

Ready, Set, Go!

Sara carefully picked out her outfit and accessories for her first day.  Doesn't she look so pleased with herself?  It's gonna be a terrific year!!

Our friend, Alexa

Enjoy your college days Alexa!! 

Alexa, Bryan, Sara

We will miss you!!

 

Daddy Daughter Date

Ballet Rincon Academy of Dance Presents 

The Performance Ensemble's Debut

Sara wanted a pic with the dancers after the performance

The princess and her dad

Daddy daughter dates are just the best!!!  They had a great time at the ballet last night. 

Hummingbird Triathlon

THEY DID IT!!!!!

All checked in and ready to GO!

 

getting ready for Daniel to enter the water, in the 2nd heat

goggles on and ready to swim

Check him out!  He's not at all intimidated to be in the pool with a bunch of adults!

Breaking down their transition area, tired but happy!

2nd place in the Male Relay Team Division

Hummingbird Triathlon in Sierra Vista

August 20, 2011

combined time of 2:44.59

Daniel swam the 800 yards, Nate biked the 13 miles, Jared ran the 5K

Nate and Jared just zipped right by that I couldn't get a decent picture of  them in competition.  I'm so incredibly grateful these little boys had a positive experience.  They each hit 'the wall' during their leg of the race, yet they continued to move forward.  They never lost sight of their goal.  They were amazing!!!  My favorite part of the day was watching the look of shock on their little faces when they realized they were getting 2nd place trophies. Such a sweet moment. They were also recognized as being the YOUNGEST competitors in the race. All the competitors gave them a HUGE round of applause and cheered really loud for them. After the awards ceremony, we headed to Golden Corral to celebrate.  Over lunch they started planning for their next team triathlon adventure!  Wow!!  They are amazing little boys becoming amazing young men!!  In my opinion it's all about the process of becoming and they are!  

Way to go Lightning Bull Shark Team!!!

Your families are very proud of you!!

Not Your Typical Recipe

 I thought I'd share a couple of my new favorite crazy recipes.  Enjoy!

At Home Spa Brown Sugar Scrub (Looking forward to trying it)

http://doterrablog.com/at-home-spa-treatments-using-doterra-essential-oils

Zermatt Spa & dōTERRA essential oils recipe

½ cups brown sugar

2 heaping TBS of dōTERRA coconut oil (or almond oil or olive oil)

3 to 5 drops of your favorite dōTERRA essential oil

Mix well.   To apply wet skin and massage gently, rinse with warm water and apply favorite moisturizer

***Homemade Sugar Scrub*** (love it!!)

http://unbailefor5.blogspot.com/2011/05/homemade-sugar-scrub.html

1 ½ cups sugar (white but you could use brown)

¼ cup olive oil

massage oil for scent

optional add-ins: ¼ tsp vitamin E, 9-12 drops of favorite essential oil

blend together well, gently massage into damp skin and rinse, store in an air tight container between uses

***Mom’s Magic Cleaner*** (love it!!)

From Gabby De Carvalho

14 oz. water

2-3 tablespoons Dr. Bronner’s castile soap

30 drops tea tree oil

place in a spray bottle

shake well before each use

no rinsing necessary, can be used as a general surface disinfectant 

works wonders on little kiddo paw prints too! 

 

Gratitude

I'm grateful for a mother and young women leaders who introduced me to the basics of sewing and pattern making.  Thanks to this skill I was able to help Bryan with a 'special' project. However, I wish I'd paid better attention in geometry.  The pattern sure had some crazy angles!

He's a Bobcat

Jared earned his B O B C A T !!! 

Way to go Jared!  
We are so very proud of you!

 

Jared receiving his very first cub scout rank, the BOBCAT

Jared pinning the parent pin on Mom

Jared our cub scout bobcat

Cookies?

Typical Sunday afternoon at the Kemps...

Daniel: Mom, can I make cookies?

Mom:  Sure kiddo, knock yourself out.

    30 minutes later

Daniel:  Mom, wanna cookie?

Mom:  Wow!  Thanks Daniel!

 I love that handsome guy!!

I'm grateful for self-reliant kiddos!!

Fun with Dad

Sara is having fun styling Dad's hair.  Bryan is such a good sport.  He's a wonderful father.

Sara's deep in concentration

Almost done!

Growing Up

I can hardly believe how fast the boys are growing up.  When we moved into this home, our little Daniel could barely walk and Jared was a hope in our heart.  Look at them now, mowing the lawn and caring for our home.  Where has the time gone?

Jared cleaning up the back porch

Daniel mowing the lawn