Birthday Boy

My little boy is growing.  He's almost as heavy as his sister (his role model.)  They love being outside and are both very active. Look at that monkey!  Axel is a Happy Happy baby. Even when he's sick he tries to be brave and happy. You can see it in his eyes and that he lets you snuggle more.  He got 4 Teeth in the month of August. poor baby. 

Katana loves taking pictures-- most of them are fuzzy or of her finger, foot, the ceiling. She'll pop off 20 and get 2 good ones. Axel is her favorite subject.  He is so used to the camera he smiles on demand and sometimes says "Eeeeeee".     He has started folding his arms for prayers. One arm head bowed or palms flat on the chest. So proud. 

It's so hard when they get mobile.He likes to wear shoes on this hands while crawling around . Also starting to pull himself up on stuff.  Walks all over holding your fingers.   Mastered Climbing.  The first obstacle he tried was the table.  Almost scared me when I looked over to see the baby's just sit'n on the table. He climbs on the toilet too. It's narrow and slick- he has a hard time getting down.   Must have screamed for 5 min. before I found him the first time. Silly Boy.  He's also a big "help" with dishes. I have to be mindful of  my cutlery placement. 

Katana helped bake the cake. Better than kisses. yum. I told her it would be ready after their naps. I'm folding clothes in the back room about an hour later and hear a noise from the kitchen.  They woke up, came to the kitchen, found the cooled cake, got on the table and proceeded to eat it.  I was going to be mad but they were so excited and she said,"I got you a spoon too" We made it work. Went Swimming with Grandma and Grandpa Kelly to 1000 springs. Got Pizza, Opened Presents and ate our construction cake.  Happy First Birthday Bud. 

Awesome August

Finally had a free weekend at home so I had a Yard Sale. 5 Years and Half a dozen moves of accumulated Stuff.  I've decided I definitely like going to yard sales rather than hosting one. Cart and Brenden had a gig in Twin so spent the night and helped man it the next day. Well the boys were Present anyway. 

Brooke had her baby. Aug. 7th  Emily Juanita Kimball. 9 lbs. 2 oz. 21 in.  We got to see her at 2 days old.  Rhett just loves her. I told Katana not to get to attached.   Too late. She's so cute.  That weekend Preston came with me to meet her.  The kids had a blast in Rhett's new hot rod.  Katana was a cute back seat driver. "stay on the road!"  Their neighbors have pear trees.  Picked 5 boxes. We dried and made leather  over  the next week. 

Off to Arco for hay.  Katana loves the boys. I wish we lived closer to cousins cuz they always have a blast. No shoes, dirt everywhere and big'ol grins on their faces.  How it should be.  Course can't get 2 Kelly's together without some friendly competition. like this weeks Tractor races. 

Rodney Waite

A "We'll be Seeing you" to a Family Friend Rodney Waite. Mom and Dad represented us at his funeral.  and Later sent me this card. 

Born: November 3, 1957 in Nampa, Idaho
Died: August 6, 2014 in Jerome, Idaho
Age: 56 years old

Jerome, Idaho - Rodney I. Waite, 56, of Jerome, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2014, following a two year struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). He was born November 3, 1957, in Nampa, Idaho, the son of John William Waite and Nola Silvia Schwartz Waite. Rodney graduated from Vallivue High School in Caldwell and then served an LDS Mission in Sao Paolo, Brazil. He married Edie Fiala on June 29, 1979, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They made their home in Jerome where they raised three children. Rodney worked at Hamilton Drug Store, Western Auto, Blacker Furniture and then at Kinetico Water Systems. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and was a gifted singer. Mostly he enjoyed time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
Rodney was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served in a variety of callings including Stake High Councilor and Primary chorister. His favorite was teaching the youth Sunday School class.
Rodney is survived by his wife, Edie, of Jerome; their children, Jarrett (Jenna) Waite, of St. George, Utah, Audrey (Nathan) Zohner, of Kennesaw, Georgia, and Jennifer (Jason) Kelly, of Jerome, Idaho. He is also survived by seven grandchildren; his mother, one sister, Candice (Doug) Young; two brothers, Eljay (Pep) Waite and Dale (Linda) Waite; one sister-in-law, Linda Waite; his mother-in-law, Evelyn Fiala; and many extended family members and friends. He is preceded in death by his father, John Waite, and his brother DelRay Waite.
A visitation will be held this evening, Friday August 8, 2014, at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 South Lincoln, Jerome, where family and friends may call from 6-8 PM. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Saturday August 9, 2014, in the Jerome LDS 10th Ward Chapel, 825 East Avenue B, Jerome, with Bishop Ed King officiating. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in the Jerome Cemetery.
Rodney's family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made in his name to: Jerome Public Library, 100 1st Avenue East, Jerome, ID 83338.