The Kentucky Thalman's

FINALLY glad I can tell everyone! We are expecting our 2nd baby around the end of August 2014.  Still no idea what gender, but I do have a hunch. Here is the cute little video announcement I made on iMovie. I am also very glad to announce it so I can stop trying to hid it.  My belly seriously popped out a week after I found out (4 weeks).  People were starting to get suspicious, especially at church.  Every Sunday I would try on 10 different outfits, trying to find one that didn't show that little pooch sticking out! The pregnancy has been SO different than Jackson.  With him, I found out at about 6 weeks.  I got one really big migraine (and couldn't take anything) and then after that I had NONE until about half way through nursing (6 months old) they started to come back. But they were only headaches.  Since I have been pregnant I have had them TOO often.  Sometimes every other day for a couple of days, and some lasting multiple days. ...

What a crazy but fun time we had this Holiday Season! We spent both Thanksgiving and Christmas in Kansas City.  We have decide it is easier/better financially to go to KC for Thanksgiving and Christmas we alternate there and Colorado. We enjoyed Thanksgiving in Kansas City with the typical deep fried turkey, plaza lights, and black Friday shopping.  Jackson got sick and had to go to the ER, which you can read about here . Jackson had so much fun playing with cousins.  Even though he bullied and kind of picked on his cousin Max who is 6 weeks old than him but smaller.  A lot of time outs were had. He did much better at Christmas. The next 2.5 weeks in-between the holidays were crazy.  Scott had multiple tests and I felt like I had a never ending list of things to do.  Jackson was also sick still! The croup virus made him lactose intolerant for a couple of days (we figured this out after he would throw up any time he would eat dia...

I have been able to witness many powerful priesthood blessings in my life time.  Many involving my little boy as many of you have read about with all of his surgeries.  But this past week I was able to witness the most powerful immediate response to a priesthood blessing. First what is the priesthood?  The priesthood is the authority to act in God’s name. The same priesthood authority that existed in the original Church established by Jesus Christ exists in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today. The Church is directed and led through this authority. For more answers head on over to the  Mormon.org  explanation. This last week we were in KC for Thanksgiving visiting family.  Our family started to get a cold a couple of days before we were going to leave.  Things were fine, but Jackson seemed to be getting the worst of it.  We first noticed something was up when he started getting the barking seal cough (AKA croup, which I k...

Oh life… you have a way of just ticking right on by! So much has happened lately but here are some highlights I started a new business.  Maybe you have heard of it? Origami Owl Custom Jewelry and I LOVE IT! 1. because I love jewelry 2. Because I don't have to be a crazy sales person to sell it because everyone loves it 3. I can change it every day to what I want! Seriously, so fun! IF you haven't heard of it, check out my website www.lexingtonlockets.origamiowl.com Jackson and I took a trip to Colorado to visit family and for me to go to Time Out For Women with just us girls (mother in law and 2 sister in laws)! We also got to meet up with our friends Ashley and Ryder Sloan.  I'm sure by next time the boys see each other they will be into playing with each other! Time Out For Women was so much fun (what we saw of it) and so was the night we spent in Denver with just the girls! We got locked out of our room (and our stuff) and they tried to compensa...

The Thalman's have been so busy lately.  Actually, correction... I have been so busy.  Or at least my brain feels super stressed and busy. DELICIOUS Pina Colada, inside a pineapple! 1. Leak in our main line coming into our house.  No idea how long it had been leaking but it was only a fluke we found it.  After it rained a TON I had him go down in the crawl space to see if everything was good.  Everything was but that! So called a plumber, he was fast, and friendly, and EXPENSIVE! Need help paying bills? Become a plumber! He was there for 45 min. and charged me $120 in labor GAAAH 2. AC stopped working... Called a bunch of people and choose the person that had the lowest diagnostic price.  GREAT choice! Fast, Friendly, and great priced.  They found out my AC was still warranted and I got a $20 coupon on their website! Scott is kicking butt in school.  What's new? He's super smart and is really efficient at his studying which is GREAT for...

YUMMIES Artichoke Bread Next time I would add spinach.  However, it's not good the next day. Balsamic Penne and Asparagus This didn't seem like it was going to turn out, but it ended up being VERY good! Homemade Scalloped Potatoes I might use a little less cheese next time, but these were good.  Oh, the crab was delicious too! Spicy Sausage Pasta Was not spicy at all but was pretty good! Spinach Pasta Bake Pretty good.  Next time I will probably use broccoli instead of the spinach FAILS Baked Ravioli Not any better than just using a jar of sauce and baking it. Pretzel Brownies NOT good.  Well the brownies were good but the pretzel under was weird.  They seemed stale, not crunchy.

We were so excited to take Jackson to the zoo for the first time.  He is finally old enough to get what is happening and to recognize all the animals we see in books and make noises for.  We went with our friends the Beardsley's and their little girl Eloise.  Both kids did GREAT.  No whining, crying (except for Jackson being terrified.  More on that later), or kids old enough to complain about it being hot, or tired, or have an opinion about what animal to see next =) We didn't get to see very many animals because it was so hot, but the ones we saw were pretty cool! We started out with the Cheetah encounter. SO COOL.  They rig up a fluffy toy on a string and pull it really fast across a big grassy area as the Cheetah chases it.  SO FAST! Everyone thought it was cool, except Jackson.  My big, strong, tough boy was scared of the cheetah, 30 feet away, behind a fence.  He SCREAMED and CRIED in fear! Poor guy.  It was actually kind...