The Nordfelt's

On the weekend of July 12th, Kye and I went with his work for the annual Snake River Trip. We ran the river four times and boy was it awesome! Cold, but awesome. Did I mention that the water was freezing cold? Anyway, we are looking forward to next year! Here are some pictures taken by a guy in Kye's office. And if you look close enough, I am the one wearing the retro purple water jacket on the raft. Hey, it kept me warm and whoever said you have to be in fashion while running the river was lying...

I'm not leaving today, but soon. Here is the story. So in a nutshell, I have slowly started to experience the depression that comes from having three kids ages five, three and three months. Ever since we moved back from Arizona, it's been getting worse. But really, who wants to read about that? My point is that one of my best friends/roommates from college lives in NYC. I was talking to her the other night and expressed some of my feelings and we came to the conclusion that I needed to go visit her and have a girl vacation! I mentioned it to Kye and he agreed. I was thinking next spring. I got an email today and my husband surprised me with a airline ticket to go in a few weeks!! What a surprise for me! I've never been before and I am so excited! Please comment and let me know what I should do while I am there. Big Apple, here I come!!

We blessed Kanyon, finally ! Another month and he would have been able to crawl up to the front. No, it was just fine. However, the tuxedo was a little tight.. and short. It just adds to the memory, right? Our families came down and supported us. I am glad we didn't bless Kanyon in Arizona. We wouldn't have had nearly the support show up. We even had our best friends from Hawaii come. (Conveniently they were already here.) For some reason we couldn't get a picture with the Kongaika's after the first 100 photos were taken. Our kids refused. We'll get one Wednesday. We celebrated Kanyon by having a dinner Saturday night at Grandma Pettingill's house. We enjoyed way too much delicious food and desserts. The pool was also a treat. Thanks everyone for coming and contributing. We have such a great family. Don't forget Sara Borg who stopped by on her visit from NY. Yes, she is single and looking...

It's always a party when holidays are around. Apparently the 4th celebration lasts several days because ours is still going, but that is O.K. The Grand kids went fishing with dad, Auntie Keysha, and PA the day before. On the 4th we went to the Provo city parade, which had a float for LDSSA that had a set of stairs beginning with a boy and a girl sitting at their desk in institute then it had a couple in their wedding clothes with a temple behind them on the top. The music "Going to the temple and we're going to get married..." was playing. Only in Utah. I love it. Anyway, after the parade we went to the Freedom Festival, then we rode on the Dahmer's HUGE slip-in-slide at Kiwanis Park. That was awesome! After we went back to the Freedom Festival, then to our front yard to light legal fireworks, yes! The two little boys learned to "talk to a tree" while fishing and thought they would talk to the tree in our front yard while we were lighting fireworks. I w...

Ever since we've moved back, these two little monkeys, who are five days apart, have been wanting to play with each other all the time. "Kace" and "Carse" (as they call each other) have a lot of fun and most times are overly silly. I think it's silly that KC is almost a foot taller than Carsen. Maybe that is why they get along so well.

6 years 3 kids 8 moves 5 vehicles 3 college degrees 17 jobs One happy family.

We are trying again to get Katelin excited about soccer. Our last attempt was a disaster. This is what she said to us, "If you take me to soccer, I won't play and I will sit the whole time!" She kept to her word, three times. The fourth time when she told us, we saved the gas money and didn't go. This morning we went to a little soccer camp with two of Katelin's little girl friends from the ward. This is how it started... This is how it ended... With a smile! It took a lot of coaxing from her friends and their mothers, but she finally went out, and loved it!

This is for all of you who think Katelin looks like me.

We really loved being in Arizona. Here are some of the things that will be missed: Good friends for us and the kids Sarival ward Being in the Primary Presidency and teaching the 90+ kids (I especially missed it this last Sunday when I had to sit quietly in SS and RS and my new ward). Going to Diamond Back games My piano students Kye's Young men My preschool kids Lifetime Gym/swimming pool My front yard Riding our bikes from our house to Kervin's park Arizona, thank you for one of the best years of our lives!

I ventured over to Macey's in Provo to pick up a few things. (I was by myself. I don't do the grocery shopping thing with kids anymore...for now anyway). I wasn't in a great mood. I was tired and grumpy. I walk in and I almost bumped into a young father sporting a BYU T-shirt pushing his three toddlers in the car shopping cart. I go to the produce section and notice that the local corn is on sale and a woman tells me where to go in the store to get the best selection. I see more BYU T-shirts and knee length shorts. I head over to buy yeast and an elderly man asks me if I could help him find corn starch. Remember I am still grumpy and I try to help him. I couldn't find it. He does, and then watches me as I put a can of bread crumbs in my cart. "Bread crumbs? It used to be what we found on the kitchen counter. Now we can buy it. In fact, my wife pulled out our canned bread crumbs from food storage just the other day. It was dated 1985." I just had to ask him if...

My sister Heidi delivered baby Lyla (pronounced "Lie-la") stillborn on Monday afternoon. She was 27 weeks along. She didn't feel her active baby moving and went to the hospital on Saturday. Her heart had stopped beating. We left Monday afternoon and came to Utah as soon as possible. It's amazing how difficult this has been for the whole family. Heidi and Tim are really strong and are openly talking about Lyla and the whole experience. It brings peace knowing that there is a little girl waiting for them on the other side of the veil. I know Lyla will make us all a little more stronger. Maybe that was her purpose. Her graveside service will be held next Thursday.

I hate saying "goodbye" and I have had to do it too many times. I love that I have many dear friends, in several states, that I still keep in contact with. I've meat some pretty awesome people. I will miss the people here in Arizona dearly. --Edit on June 7th-- I just hate moving. I decided I don't love it. Next time, I am paying someone to do it!!

Kanyon smiled for the first time. I am officially done teaching piano lessons. Katelin and KC were gone for three hours this morning so we could pack. We packed a lot of boxes. We sold our sofa, two love seats, and entertainment center. Go Craigslist! I got a nap. We went swimming as a family to Lifetime Fitness, the coolest gym in the world, for the last time. Got a baby sitter and went on a date Enjoyed Rubios, and the Estrella Hills community Lake. So nice to sit by a beautiful place and have an enjoyable conversation with your best friend. Took several pictures of Kye and myself. He got sick of it after awhile. It was a good day.

We LOVE to move. That is why we are doing it again for the eighth time in less than six years... Actually Kye got a job in UT County and we will be heading back to Orem the first of June. We will live in the house we moved out of a year ago. We are excited to be close to family and have Kye be in a job he is excited about. However, we have met some wonderful people that we will have a hard time leaving. (The heat is not a friend we will miss. It was 110 degrees on Monday). Onward we will go, and hopefully the moving trend will slow a little in the future...

Kanyon is one-month-old today. He brings such joy to our home. Monday we went to the Dr. and he is 9 lbs 9 oz and 21 inches long. He has gained 3 pounds and grown 2 inches since birth.

What a great Mother's Day this was! Beyond the delicious meals and gifts is the blessing that I am able to have children. Many women would give anything to be up in the middle of the night holding a crying baby. Sometimes I take being able to bear children for granted. I am also grateful for my mother who raised me. That wasn't easy ;)

This morning Katelin and I were watching Kanyon as he was opening his eyes and looking around. Katelin tells me, "Mom, guess who I love the best. Kanyon." I watched her as she giggled and smiled and kissed him a million times and I felt such joy and love. How blessed we are to have one another. It doesn't matter where we live, just how. When you take the time to find joy in anything, you'll find it. Katelin made me this card and put it under my pillow while I was napping. The first picture is a ladybug, butterfly and dragonfly. The second picture is she in I in the back yard. I am giving her a homemade card and a ladybug. Third is her telling me she loves me, and last is Kye and I in front of the temple right after we were married. She drew a veil on me and a bow tie on Kye. I think Katelin finds joy in the simplest forms - the ones I often forget. The fact that our family is eternal, and through serving each other we are happy. Thanks for yet another valuable lesson...

I was uploading the new pictures from my camera today and found a surprise. Katelin had taken these pictures of KC and his favorite sword. Good job Bug! I love playing with the Picasa software from Google. Why I haven't used it until now...I have no idea. Download it, it's free and very easy to use. This picture doesn't have the best lighting, but I love the pose. I will have to try it again with the light hitting their faces just right. You wonder what Kanyon is thinking...