Keolanani Kinghorn

Here's another post that I wrote months ago (back in January), but did not want to post because things had not gotten better for us yet. I am happy to say that things are definitely better now. Phil accepted a job at KBRwyle as a Mechanical Engineer in Clearfield, Utah and started on May 7th, we also found a beautiful home to rent in Layton. Back to the post... Happy new year friends. It is hard for me to believe that 2018 is upon us, and yet, at times it felt that 2017 would never end. 2017 had its share of difficulties, but it also brought fond memories and many blessings. In January I went back to work, part-time, for the first time since having children. While it was hard not being able to be with my kids as much, not being able to do as many play dates, and having to rely so much on family to help, it was also wonderful. I took a job at the Springville Library and I cannot imagine a better place to jump back in. My co-workers were wonderful and I actually looked forward to h

As a little girl, I always identified with Sleeping Beauty, the Disney princess. Not only do I love animals, but I LOVE sleep. Trust me, there are few who enjoy a good nap and sleeping at least 8 hours a night as much as I do. As a student in college, my roommates were astounded at how much I slept and even worried there was something wrong with me. The fairy tale kept getting better when I met and married my own Prince Philip (the name of Sleeping Beauty's Prince). Little did I know that 5 years into my happily ever after, my Philip would become the real sleeping beauty, or rather sleeping handsome. Philip was diagnosed with Narcolepsy. The irony of my situation still humors me. Life as a wife of a person with narcolepsy has been anything but easy, and at times "happily ever after" has seemed impossible. But, we are surviving and slowly learning to live with this life-changing disability. I've wanted to write a post for a while now, but it is hard to write anyth

From the beginning, even before I really wanted to have another child, I knew that it was time to start trying. I had the impression that it would be a boy, and the name Kawika was imprinted in my mind as his name. I guess it was meant to be, because with my first, Emma,  it took a few months to get pregnant, but with Kawika we got pregnant quickly. I'm sorry to say that at first I wasn't all that excited. I knew it was right, but I was not ready to be pregnant again. Pregnancy is beautiful, but it is also hard, and this time I knew what I was getting myself into: nausea, trouble sleeping, weight gain, possibly bed rest (like with Emma's pregnancy), delivery, and oh yeah, a crazy two-year-old to add to the equation. Besides, I had dreams of starting a masters program while my husband was still pursuing his, and adding child #2 to the equation wouldn't make that dream very easy. So, there I was, pregnant with another child and not too optimistic about it. Well, s

As you know, I've kind of been horrible about blogging this year so I'm trying to catch up. Back in January-February for 10 days I was so lucky to be able to visit my brother Adam and his wonderful family in Maryland. They flew me out there to watch Axton for a few days while Meghan attended a photography conference. Meghan and I were both pregnant so we didn't explore a ton, but we had a really good time. We visited the Museum of Natural History in D.C., we played tons at the mall and park, we ate lots of good food, and Axton and Emma got to know each other a lot better. Of course a HUGE perk of staying with Adam and Meghan is that you know Meghan will take some pretty sweet photos of you while your there. The following are shots she took... My much inferior iphone photos