Might as well...

Now that we finally have a fixed laptop AND a working Internet connection (well, most the time anyways)... i thought id might as well continue with our blog.

Alot has happened in the last 6 or so months! so i might as well catch y'all up with the Shorter's.

Lets see, the event that has most stood out over these last few months has definitely been Our Temple Sealing!!
Dust, Jayden and i were (finally) sealed for time and all eternity this last August on our 3rd wedding anniversary. It was the most awesome experience. We had family and friends come to support us, My dad and his wife even flew in from Holland to be there :)
The Salt Lake Temple is so beautiful, and we were so grateful to have finally made it!

                                           Jayden's adorable!

Something else that has been a blessing in disguise was hitting a deer, which totalled our car. After the stress with insurance, and much searching for a new car... we ended up buying both myself AND Dustin cars!
We got a FREAKING SWEET deal!! 2010 Hyundai Sonata (for me) and a '98 Mitsubishi Eclipse for the hubby. We've been a one car family since April when Dust' car was stolen. So its so nice to finally have 2 cars again :)

Jayden is becoming more and more mischievous. He's talking alot more, which i find so much fun just sitting there listening to what he comes up with! I cant believe he'll be 2 in a matter of weeks!!
So I'm trying to plan his birthday party. Not quite sure what we'll be doing yet, but ill think of something :)

Well that's my attempt of blogging for today. Hopefully i can continue with frequent posts... but no promises!

Thanks for reading!!

The Mckenzie Pead Fundraiser Car Wash!

Last week, my 4 year old niece Mckenzie Pead suffered a tragic severe injury by blunt force trauma to the head after being kicked by a horse at her Grandpa's ranch in Wyoming.
She was life-flighted to the outstanding men and women of Primary Children's Medical Facility in Salt Lake City, UT. She was put in a medical coma and had little chance of survival. The doctors were able to remove the crushed skull and allow the brain to swell safely.
Since the accident, they allowed her to wake up to see her reactions. She tried to cry and her heart-rate would start to rise until her mother or my mother-in-law (her grandma) would talk to her, she would then clinch their hands and her heartrate and blood pressure would drop as they spoke to her.
She has been put back under the medical coma so she can heal, and we are all praying for her recovery. Her left ear drum has been damaged, and she will have to learn how to walk and talk again, but she is very strong and will pull through.

If you could please come by and make a donation to our family for Mckenzie at our Car Wash Fundraiser. I know you people need your cars washed, and this would make a huge difference in our families life. Hope to see you all there, please spread the word to everyone in Utah that you can!




Date: This Saturday, May 22, 2010!!



Time: 8am - 3pm



Location: Brent Brown Orem Auto & Collision Right across from the Scera Theater and pool


690 South State St.


Orem, Ut 84057



Don't forget to send your friends to get their cars washed too!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT



Sponsered by Brent Brown Automotive Group, Taco Amigo, and local band "SOBER DOWN"!

The story of Jayden's 1st haircut!

On Thursday March 11th, i decided to finally get Jayden's haircut!

I came to this decision a week or so before and i was set on getting it done as soon as i had Dustin's consent.

Sadly, Dust was VERY against the idea. He wanted his hair to grow out the be the length of Kate Hudson's son Ryder's hair!!!

Ryder Hudson

So for a week i put Jayden's hair to the side with a bobby pin, but when the bobby pin kept sliding out i ended up puting the front of his hair in a pony tail so it would stay out of his eyes!!!

I decided enough was enough and that i was tired of having people coming up to me to let me know that i have an adorable little GIRL!!!!! and i couldnt argue the fact that it was my son they were talking about because indeed he did look like a girl with the pony tail on the top of his head.

(hair with pony tail)

(Hair with bobby pin)

It was time to cut his hair without Dustin's permission! I knew he would be mad, but i asked my friend Jourdan to buzz Jayden's head.

I waited till Dust was at school, and went over to Jourdan's. She only had #2 and #4 clipper's so #4 it was.

As soon as she turned on the buzzer, my emotions kicked in. Was i really going to cut my son's gorgeous long, blonde, curly locks!?! I felt sadness, my eyes started to water... this was it!

I gave JoJo the go ahead, and she started to clip away my baby's hair. He cried the WHOLE time!

The noise of the clipper's really scared him (he's even scared by the noise of the electric egg beater, so i wasnt surprised)

When it was all over, i looked on the floor. There was so much hair, just laying there, no longer lifeless on his head. I grabbed a little sandwich bag to collect the remains.

It was now time to tell Dustin what i had done. I took a picture of Jayden and sent it to Dust's phone. Not a minute later i recieved a text. "You didn't!" it read. I could tell my hubby wasnt impressed. "I did" was my reply. "Oh...... My...." he responded. I again explained how i felt so bad that Jayden couldnt see properly because of the length of his hair. It was always in his eyes, and it was unfair to him because he doesnt know how to sweep it out of eyes.

Dust of course calmed down, and came home as soon as school was finished. When he saw Jayden's haircut for the first time he was still a little sad but admitted to liking it :)

It was a big step for me to get his haircut, i knew Jayden would no longer be my baby. He is now my 17 month old little MAN!!! He looks so much older, and it seems like he has a new attitude that came with his new hair.

Isn't he the cutest!!! <3

Rant rant rant... phew

So much for my promise to post at least once a week! (one month later)

The past couple of weeks have been extremely hectic. Between cooking, cleaning, watching 4 kids, Australian family drama and trying to spend time with Dustin when he's not at school, work and doing homework... I barely have time to catch my breath!

Why cant life be just a little easier?
Its hard being a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter, and a friend all at once.

I can not remember the last time i just 'hung out' with friends, had a girls night, or just had a day for myself!

I guess ya just have to have a little cry when life gets hard, and continue on. Right?!

I am blessed to have a great support system though. When times get tough, Dustin is there for me no matter what! He is a pretty dang good husband and an amazing father to Jayden :)

oxoxoxox

Awesome News for the Shorter Fam Bam!!

Well, we have some pretty exciting news!!!! If you havn't already heard

We have set the date to be sealed in the Temple :)
I was discouraged to learn that a majority of Temples are closed on Monday's, which is the day our Wedding Anniversary falls on this year, and thought we might have to change the date. So i did some research and made a few calls to find that the Salt Lake AND Provo Temple's are the only one's open on Mondays but only from 8am-11am.
So we decided on the Salt Lake Temple at 10:00am on Monday, August 16th! We are excited to share this day with our close family and friends, and we know they are excited for us :)

I cannot even express the joy i feel, knowing that what we are doing is the right thing for us! Stresses of the "What if somthing happened to one of us" questions in the back of my mind will disappear in less than 6 months because we will be forever!!! 

Can you tell that im excited!!!!!?

Well, i just thought id share

Bye for now oxoxoxoxox

First Blog--- Allow me to introduce myself

A little bit about myself... My name is Katrina Shorter, I was born in Australia, lived in New Zealand and now call home Utah in the good ol United States!

I married my best friend, Dustin, on Aug 16th 2007.
We have a son, Jayden Rickie, born Oct 1st 2008. My family are the world to me and i couldnt live with out them!

I am a stay at home mum, but watch a couple of kids during the week to keep Jayden and I busy.

I am so happy with my life and the people in it!

I will try to blog at least once a week and i hope you enjoy getting to know me as you read :)

oxoxoxox