New Year. New Focus.

Happy New Year.  If you're reading our blog for the first time, then Welcome!  If you've come back to follow along our adventures for another year with us, Thank You!  We have been truly blessed over the last 5 years to have had so many awesome followers, and we are so grateful for the opportunities this blog has given our family.
I thought I'd start the new year with a re-introduction to the people behind FordOlogy.

Kyla.  The voice of the blog. Wife and Mommy. Dirty Dr. Peppers. DIYer. Bargain Shopper. Party thrower. Photo Taker.

Kevin. Husband and Daddy. Bread winner. Golfer. Traveler. Master Points guy.

Hunter. Big Brother. Adventurer. Charmer. All things Boys. 

Hayden. Baby Sister. Princess. Feisty. Singer. Princess! 
We're just a little family of four living out our dreams in Utah County, and we're so excited that you've come to join us on our journey.
This year we are going to gear our lifestyle blog more towards our readers!  We want this to be a place you can come for inspiration!  You'll still see the things you love best, like our travel posts and DIY kid friendly activities, but they'll now be written to help you with tips, tricks and how to's so for your family!  We hope to bring you more collaborations for products and places we know you'll love. We'll be introducing a few weekly and bi-weekly features.   We'll also be featuring Vlogs, sharing recipes, kid crafts and parties, holiday celebrations and throwing in some budget friendly fashion finds for the whole family.
We are so thrilled for what 2016 holds for the Fords. Be sure to follow us on  Instagram  and  Snapchat: kyladawnford for daily photos and sneak peaks into our everyday life.  

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home for the holidays. part iii

the final installment of my "home for the holidays" posts.

i could go into novel like details of all the fun things we did while we were home, 

but it's getting late, I'm tired and need to shower before i head to bed.

so, tonight you will get the picture book version to wrap up our holiday home.

enjoy.

Hunter met lots of friends for the first time over the holiday. 

Megan & Cameron. They are Models by the way.. like real life live in New York City models.

Heather Feather Wendell. I miss this lady SO much.

Jelly Belly Factory Tour Day.

Date to the Sacramento Temple. We were married there... 

almost TWO years ago.  

Just hanging out being the CUTEST kid ever.

Matching Carhart Day with Grandpa.

Best Buds.

 Pedicure Day with the ladies.

My Grandma = the rockin-est lady EVER.

 Kisses for Auntie Haley.

Sushi Dinner with the Family.

Laura Lockett's FAMOUS holiday treats! 

My NEWEST Obsession.

So delicious. Kevin & I have tried to duplicate this deliciousness at home. Haven't mastered it yet.

A family that puzzles together, stays together. Took us 3 hours! 

 Trip to see Grandpa Smith and Bev and hear some family history stories.

(I'll be posting more about this side of the families history as I've been put in charge of putting together a "book" about it. 

Kinda of excited.)

Merlin Thomas Reed.

Take Hunter to the Insta-Care in Sacramento the day before we came home.

 New Years Eve. 

Welcome 2013.

His & Hers.

My AMAZING gift from my parents! 

until our next trip to Sacramento....

the end. 

Twenty -Twelve. First Mommy Blog Post

For those of you who know me, and know how long I have wanted to be a mommy, you should be shocked that I am 13 weeks pregnant and am just making time to write my first "Mommy Blog Entry". I wish you all could see the ridiculous smile on my face right now. 

It's true. In case you hadn't heard from us, or from facebook or my mother, we are expecting our first baby come July. Baby Kfo is already so loved <3.

As stated earlier, I have wanted to be a mommy for so long. A lot of that came with being the oldest of five children and twenty-four grandchildren and watching my mom and aunts raise my siblings and cousins and I. It always got me so excited to be a mommy (because they all rocked at it of course!).

The Story:

Kevin and I talked early on about when we wanted to have kids. We wanted to enjoy KFo2 time but knew that children would be joining our family sooner than later. 

November 10th, I was 5 days late. Scared to death, I pulled out the hidden away at home pregnancy test (doesn't everyone have these on stock just in case?) to see if a little stick could really predict the rest of our lives.

Kevin and I stared at the stick on the bathroom counter for three minutes as it did it's thing. It was upside down and as we sat there for an extra five minutes giggling and going back and forth between who would flip it over. We both became even more anxious to see those two pink lines.

Finally, being the brave husband he is, Kevin flipped it over.

 There they were. Two Pink Lines.

Laughs, a few light tears, more laughs and shock is really the only way to describe the next hour or so in the Ford household.

We decided to wait until our first Doctors apt before we told anyone (even my MOTHER which was so hard for me) that we were expecting. For five weeks we lied any time someone brought up a possible baby. 

On December 14th we had our first doctor's appointment. Baby KFo's doctor, Dr Thomas in Provo is amazing. He was referred to me by a friend from work and I have loved him and his staff since the day I called to schedule my first appointment.

We had no idea what to expect at that first appt. Anxious and nervous to see if there really was a baby in there.

They took us back to the little room and laid me down on the table. The nurse spread the jelly on my belly (which is warm by the way, I always thought it was going to be cold) and started moving the tool around that looks deep inside the womb. She had to push kind of hard and that made me a little nervous that she couldn't find it. Two seconds later she points to this tiny little blob on the screen. 

"There's your baby".

Can three words make a person more happy? The nurse then turned on the volume and we could hear little baby KFo's heart beating. It was an incredible feeling. Never in my life have I felt so much love for someone I have never even met.

I am 13 weeks along now and have another apt next week.

I am so anxious for my belly to pop a little more so it looks like there might be a baby in there instead of looking like I hit up the Krispy Kreme one too many times. 

Luckily, I was only REALLY sick at the beginning (around 6 weeks). I didn't throw up a lot but felt like I was going to 24 hours a day. I laid in bed or on the couch all day, everyday. 

I am starting to feel almost back to my normal self, except for the crazy amounts of tiredness I feel ALL DAY.

Kevin and I are so excited for our little one. After the announcement we received so many kind comments and thoughts from friends and family members expressing their love and excitement for us. 

In other KFo2 News:

We spent Christmas in Washington with Kevin's family. It was so wonderful and we loved getting to see and spend time with Kevin's parents and siblings. (We don't get to see them enough!)

We got to attend the blessing of our nephew Mason who was blessed on Christmas day. He is such a cute baby and we were so glad we could be apart of that special day for him. 

New Years we were back in American Fork and enjoyed it just being the two of us (our last holiday like that for a long time I can imagine).

I am so grateful for twenty-eleven. Last year blessed Kevin and I greater than either of us could have ever imagined. We were sealed in the temple, moved into an incredible apartment that we love and of course found out we are having a baby.

Is it possible that twenty-twelve can be better. Ask me in July and I am sure I will have a reason twenty-twelve beats twenty-eleven. 

One New Years resolution for Me. 

At LEAST one post EVERY WEEK in twenty-twelve. 

I want so badly to be good at this mommy blogger thing. I follow some awesome blogs written by some incredible mom's. I've followed these blogs long before I found out I was going to be a mommy myself and these women have inspired me more than they will ever know to be a wonderful mommy and wife, faithful follower of Christ, friend, fashionista and blogger. Thanks Ladies! 

Date Night with the hubby now. Have a Wonderful weekend readers.