Crabby Carpinteria

The first half-day of our California trip was spent in Carpinteria. We have spent many summers camping at Carpinteria State Beach with family and friends. We ate at The Palms, where only adults are allowed to eat-- not really. I will always remember The Palms as an adults only restaurant. The younger kids had to stay at the campground and make macaroni and cheese while the adults lived it up, eating crab and steak. The crab was incredible! After dinner we walked around and went to the movies. It is always great to see a movie at night! We saw The Back-up Plan, which is aptly named. I thought Jennifer Lopez was the back-up actress because no one else would play the part. The whole thing was contrived and had moments of forced laughter. Don't misunderstand me, it was entertaining, had some moments of genuine laughter, and the main actor was definitely cute!

"Let your light so shine..."

The Kent girls attended one of the best Stake Relief Society Activities on Saturday, April 24th! Ladies from the Bakersfield East Stake presented a variety of talents for a Relief Society talent show from 10 AM to 1 PM. Women from our ward shared their writings, scrapbooks, vinyl lettering, spinning, and musical talents. Tables were provided to display scrapbooks and other things. Other talents shared from women in the Stake were cake decorating, dressmaking, singing, painting on china plates, dance choreography, & harp playing. After chatting and viewing the many tables of talents, we watched women perform some talents. The food was amazing! The appetizers were available before the talent show. The main course was had after the talent show!

Daniel Dynamite

Tonight was Kern Valley Ward Talent Show hosted by my dad. The Kent/Tucker family were highly involved in creating a memorable ward activity. Daniel Minor a.k.a. Daniel Dynamite dressed up like Napoleon Dynamite and danced exactly like the character during the Pedro election scene. It was hilarious! He is my new hero. He is normally so shy, but he sure can dance! Elle sang the first verse of "My Heavenly Father Loves Me". The first part you could not hear, but she ended it nicely! Krissy surprised me and sang a different version of "My Favorite Things". I saw it done by Hilary Weeks on YouTube and thought it be great for the talent show!

My Favorite Things:

“when I don't constantly nag at my children

they just do their chores likes sweeping in the kitchen

when they put toilet paper back on the role it feels like I've witnessed a small miracle

Here are a few of my favorite things...

bedtime and naptime and bedtime and naptime and bedtime and naptime and bedtime and naptime. Did I mention it's nice it when the kids go to sleep?

These are a few of my favorite things

when the kids fight

when my husband's late

when I'm feeling sad

I open the freezer, pull out the ice cream, and then I don't feel so bad"

Krissy did great. She made sure to tell me that I owed her!

Perfect Arizona

Well, it was just the right temperature for a weekend in Arizona--80 degrees! We, those who we still have Kent for their last name, flew to Phoenix for friends, food, family, shopping, and a wedding. My cousin Phil (my mom's nephew) married a funny girl named Francesca. Her flowers were absolutely beautiful!

Movie Roundup

The beginning of the year I am always sick, therefore my voice recognition program does not work well enough for me. A frustrated Kelly does not make a pleasant Kelly! I decided to summarize some of the movies I've watched so far this year...

How to Train Your Dragon

This is my first "late night" movie of 2010! I went with Krissy and her children to the Wolford Heights theater on free popcorn night. When Krissy told me the name of the film, I thought it sounded like it was X-rated. Krissy assured me it was rated PG. I thought there were unnecessary political parallels, but my sisters did not see my crazy political commentary. Elle and Kent were fun to watch during the movie. Kent would did this "cute" little whine whenever he had to share MY soda! According to Elle, the movie was only "a little scary."

Dear John

Dear John has two combinations that are impossible not to enjoy, a Nicholas Sparks' storyline and Channing Tatum! The book is better, but the movie has Tatum. The Kent girls were the only ones in the theater besides one older lady (I'll call her Bertha). Since we were the only ones there, Bertha felt so emotionally connected to the movie that she would say things like "this is just like the story of my son", "I used to have that same wallpaper", or "after all these years, she hasn't gained any weight. After the movie was over, my dad arrived to pick us up. Of course, he was fake sobbing when he came into the theater. Later my mom ran into Bertha who asked, "Who was that heartless man?"

500 Days of Summer

Narrator: "This is a story of boy meets girl. But you should know up front, this is not a love story."

I wanted to see this movie in the theater, but I don't think it ever came to Bakersfield. It was very cute, funny, and original. I highly recommend it! Best line: "Darling... I don't know how to tell you this, but... there's a Chinese family in our bathroom".

Leap Year

Amy Adams is always adorable! My mom and I liked this chick flick. There were moments boredom, but over all it was good.

4th Annual “Race 4 Results"

Yesterday friends and family participate in the annual

FARA “Race 4 Results" 5K/10k. We wore t-shirts that said: "I’m walking for Joe Kent".  I am grateful for all of the participants, but especially for those who travel far distances to offer support, a smile, and laugh!