K & C Creations

I have always had some sort of project that I am trying to work on. Some turn out good and other...not so much. I am really liking my latest project. I started selling it on Etsy.com just to see if I could make a very small profit for fun!

I've posted some pics and all of them can be personalized. If any of you are interest in purchasing these for Christmas or any occasion please send me an email at kswensen0811@gmail.com. They are $2.00 a block. You can spell any word, add ribbon, pick your color or any other special requests.

You can also check it out at www.etsy.com/shop/kswensen0811 but they are a little bit more expensive there.

They stack great, but if you want to stack them I would recommend to not add ribbon.

These are the tops of the blocks.

Hope you like them. There will be more to come and hopefully a giveaway after the holidays!!!

Again if you are interest in making this a Christmas present let me know before December 10th so I can get them made and shipped. They are so cute for kids rooms too!

Zeitgeist - Half Marathon - Boise, ID - 11.7.09

I still haven't figure out why I do this to myself but I do. I ran a half marathon in Boise last week and it was a killer. It was so, so hard. The hills were never ending. In the first pic you can see the hill that I am running down. The hill that I just came up though was even steeper. Over the course of the 13 miles, 5 of them were up hill. Again... why do I do this to myself :)

I am smiling here but I was in a lot of pain.

A. I need some new shoes and B. I did not train for hills at all.

Finally...the finish line!

This is one my favorite pictures because it captures exactly how I was feeling at the end of the race. I was so happy it was over and relieved I could still feel my legs.

Overall it was a fun race. I ran it slower than I wanted to but all I wanted to do was finish so I was satisfied. Next year, I will hopefully be ready for those hills a little better though :)

The Big 3...0...!!! Happy Birthday Casey!

Happy Birthday to the best husband in the WORLD!!!

This is Casey at his 5th birthday. He was one of the cutest kids!

He is so adorable!!! (hope our kids take after his good looks)

Most of the group at his birthday dinner in Twin.

So look at Casey's outfit. The night before him and his brother Craig decided they wanted to start the sweat suit trend. They bought the ugliest sweat suits and he wore it out in public and at his party. (I guess I wouldn't expect anything less).

Craig, April, Casey and I went to Vegas the weekend before. Of course April and I went shopping all day Saturday. We got the same sweater and accidently both wore it for Casey's party. We had to take a pic. This is my new favorite sweater now.

Marion, April, Brooklyn, Craig, Carol and Justin. Eating yummy homemade lasagna!

Casey, Greg, Tasha, Jeff, Laurie, baby Elle, and Jason.

His kid birthday cake!

Okay so this is a story....Casey being so silly really wants a mini horse to have at our new house. Actually he wants 2. And to be named Hank and Roger.

A mini horse..really? Who does that? Oh yeah, my husband.

Well, obviously he hasn't gotten one yet (I will let you know if it really happens). My mom saw this stuffed animal horse at a store and bought it for his birthday. It makes horse noises and actually sounds pretty real. Well we hid it and pushed the button so the horse sound would come on when he came up to get his present. It was hilarious, we were laughing so hard. I guess this one will have to work until he gets his real one :)

Happy Birthday Casey!!! You are the best and I love you so much!

This is to another great 30 years to come!!

Chicago. Go Cubbies!

Casey and I went to Chicago the end of August for our 4 year anniversary. We fell in love with Chicago. We can't wait to go back. We went to two Cubs games, ate at great restaurants, saw some friends and did an architecture cruise on Lake Michigan.

This is the only pic of Casey and I together and you can barely see the field :)

Casey's dream come true!

This was on our architecture cruise on Lake Michigan. Chicago has some amazing buildings and great history. We loved learning about the city!

Okay, so this is on top of Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower). They have this ledge that you can walk out on the top floor. It's so so scary. It amazes me how people built these skyscrapers. I could never image being up this high and actually outside working on a building.

This is as close as Casey would get. It was so funny!

They won both games and had a grand slam on Saturday!

This is Navy Pier (such a cool place).

We had the best time in Chicago. We loved every minute!! We are in the process of planning our next trip :)

L.A.- July 25th

Again, I was traveling for work in L.A. and at the end of the week Casey, Jo and Blair came up and we went to a Dodgers game. It was so fun. They won in the 9th inning!

This guy was freak'n hilarious!! He would dance and sing to all the songs that were playing, he was serious too (or super drunk). We were laughing so hard the whole time. He was almost more entertaining than the game.

Us girls at the game with my major double chin. I hate close up pics.

I got to go to the L.A. temple during the week. It is such a huge temple, I had no idea. It was so beautiful. I loved it!

D.C Round 2

I went back to DC for work right after the 4th and went to the Museums and visited my college friend Liz. I had such a great time but I only had 1 day to do the museums so I had to book it all day. I went to 4 of them in 8 hours (my feet were killing me). I went to The American History Museum, The Air and Space Museum, The Holocaust Museum and the Natural History Musuem. I was too depressed to take any pics at the Holocaust Museum and my feet hurt too bad to take any pics at the Air and Space so sorry, I only have a couple of pics for ya.

Liz and I went on a Bike ride and she took me to this cool island where you can only walk (no bikes or motor vehicles).

The Bridge we had to walk across to get the island. This is cute Liz!!!

We stopped and took a pic on our way (mostly because I was dying and needed a break so it was a good excuse) Liz, totally kicked my butt that day. (This is the day after the museums too so I was so I was already dying. I was so so sore after that weekend)

Just representing for my sista Jo! Two Shouts for Boston. This is at the American History Museum.

The Natural History Museum. I was suprised how cool this museum was. I don't even like animals and stuff but it was pretty interesting.

Cute Kermit the Frog!! Classic!

Thanks Liz for such a fun time (minus my rental car getting towed), you're the Best!!!

T.R.O.D

Okay folks, I am playing some catch here. (I've been on the road a lot and haven't had time to blog but here is a couple things that have been going).

Trailer Race Of Destruction aka T.R.O.D

This is one of the highlights in Twin Falls at the Speedway every summer. They actually had it on the same night as the Pepsi 125 so we had an extra fun time. The rules of the race are as follows: Your vehicle has to have some sort of trailer attached to it and you go around the track hitting all the other vehicles. The last one standing wins! And it's more than awesome!

This year the Swensen's entered a car. I couldn't get the logo very good because they were driving by too fast. You can kind of read it though.

Some great Fireworks for the night!

April (trying to not be in the pic) Craig and Preston.

Unfortunately the Swensen's car didn't win but he was really close. He went around the track probably 10 more times with only 2 wheels. It was pretty impressive and there were a lot of sparks!

Island Park/Yellowstone

We had the best time at the Heider's cabin in Island Park. Heiders, Schroeders and us had such a wonderful time. We chilled a lot, went to Yellowstone, went four wheeling, put together a puzzle and of course ate a lot.

There are buffalo behind us to the left but they are almost to far to see.

My cute Ava. She's my favorite girl to photograph.

Casey and Ava getting ready to cook some S'mores.

3 Eagle Scouts trying to start a fire :)

Tasha and Greg walking about the geysers in Yellowstone

This buffalo was right on the side of the road!

Casey and Ava again. She calls us Caseyboy and Kaceygirl. It's so adorable.

Tasha showing her kids the buffalo.

All of us around the fire.

Thank so much Heiders!! We had the best time ever.

Aubrey's Baptism

Most of the gang went to Temecula, CA for Aubrey's Baptism (niece). I can't believe she is already 8 years old. It was so fun to hang out with the family and share a special time in Aubrey's life. I miss my Swensen's in So Cal already.

A group picture before we all had to leave. So sad we can't all be together all the time.

The family on baptism day.

The girls at the park at a baseball game.

The boys.

My adorable Porter. I really miss this guy.

50th Anniversary

This last weekend was my grandparents 50th Anniversary. 50 years!!! I can't even believe it and I am so excited to one day have my own 50th anniversary. There were over 300 people there and it all went fantastic.

NOW....

AND THEN

Katie, Grandpa and Holly

The White Shirt Peeps

Donella (mom), Sony, and Donna

Holly with only an 1/8th of the balloons (we had millions)

Overall the party was a success! We were all exhausted but it turned out great!