September Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

 

Happy Fall!!  I love fall.  We have had a fun September, I hope you have too.  At the beginning of the month we went up to the cabin over Labor Day weekend and went to the Fort Bridger Mountain Man Rendezvous.   It was super fun.  Aunt Amy, Ian and Ledger met us up there.  It was great!

 

 

We also got to play with lots of our cabin cousins who were up at the cabin over the weekend.  It was awesome!

Mom has continued to compile the funny things that I say.  Here are the latest:

• One day, I came home from my friend Peter's house.  Mom asked me why I came home and I said: “You know what Peter thinks? He thinks shows are important. I told him that shows are not important, that moms and dads, brothers, Heavenly father and Jesus Christ are important.”


• Mom sent me downstairs to clean the toy room on morning.  I came up and said: “But there are so many papers and I only have 2 hands. Can't we just do it yesterday? Another yesterday? After the last night.  When are we going to play Skipbo?"  Mom told me we could play when I had the toy room cleaned up and my reply was. "It's not like I have 12 arms. It's like I have only 2 arms."


• One day my friend Hailey was over for a play date.  When her mom Alena came to pick her up I noticed that she had dyed her usually blong hair brown.  I looked at her and at my mom and said: "Brown – brown, two browns, you match. I don't even know which one is my mom.


• All day long I ask mom "Wanna play Skipbo with me?"  Skipbo is my favorite game and I am really good at it.  I deal it out and have get it set up for mom all day long. 


• And my favorite thing to do is to sing the Primary song "Nephi's Courage".  I sing it pretty much all day long.

I like my water boots, my things that can walk in water.  And I like when I usually step in the water, it's fun fun fun.  And I really like when we go to the cabin cabin cabin.  And I like when we usually go on hikes, hikes.  And I like when we usually play with friends and play with our cousins.  And play with our uncles and play with our Uncle Brian.  And I like when I build LEGOs with Eric.  And I usually like mom.  And I like dad, daddy.  And I like Brandon.  And I like Eric.  And I like my own self.  I like Uncle Brian.  Bye Bye.

I hope that you are happy and healthy and that I get to see you soon.

Love Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

August Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

 

Hello everyone!  How are you?  I am doing great!  My brothers started school towards the end of the month and so for the last week or so I have had more alone time with mommy.  Mommy took on a new contract programming job at the end of July which eventually she will do completely from home but for awhile she has been going into the office a few days a week for a few hours so I do get to play with my friends sometimes while she is in the office which is fun.  I play with Peter and Alex a lot.

 

Mommy says that the things that I say are so clever and funny but I never remember what I said to tell you in my letters so she started a little running list.  Here are some of the types of things that I say:

Kyle: "You don't like me to be a dad?"
Mom: "I would love for you to be a dad someday, but not until you are bigger."
Kyle: "Yeah, because I am so cute like this.  If I was a dad, you would be the mom with me, dad would be dead."

Kyle: "I wish I wouldn't get killed."
Mom: "Kyle, you are not going to get killed."
Kyle: "Maybe not until I am like 25."

I also often say: "And when I'm a mom ... "

And mom's favorite: "I need a drink because I am drinkey."
 

My mommy says there are lots of other things that she didn't manage to record. I am a pretty interesting kid. :)

 

 

This month we went up to the cabin and built a fort for us kids.  Our friends the Dailey's came with us and we made all sorts of cool stuff in our fort.  We made tables, chairs, a telescope, a sign, a board for visitors to sign in on and we even added a tarp over the top to protect from rain and sun.  It's super cool!

 

 

I love to ride my bike, I love to jump on the tramp, I love to play LEGOs. 

 

Hi.  Good to see you.  I like when we go on 4-wheeler rides.  And I like when we have some dinner at the cabin.  I like when we go to the cabin.  And I like when I go with dad and I like mom.  And I like when I usually ride with dad since he got me a new 4-wheeler and it's the Thunder Cat.  And I like when we usually have lunch there.  And I like you when you make lunch.  And I like when I play with my brothers.  And I like when I usually play with LEGOs with Brandon and sometimes I play with Eric.  And I like when we go to friends houses because I like people.  And since I like mom and dad.  And I like when I usually read books.  Yep, I like when I read books.  And I like when I usually go to church.  And I like when I go to the library to get some Batman books.  And I like when I get to play the 'puter sometimes and sometimes play the Wii.  Sometimes I want to go to church.  And I like when I usually play with Peter, Alex, Hailey and Kyler.  And I really like when I usually go to all those friends houses.  That's all I'm going to do ... bye!

 

I hope that you are doing well.  I love you!

 

Love Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

July Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello there!!  How are you?  I am doing great.  It's been a really fun summer.  It's also been a really hot summer so we have spent a lot of time up in the mountains to escape the heat.

On the morning of the 4th of July we went up to Silver Lake and hiked around and watched the parade.  Grandpa Pat, Uncle Jonah and Uncle Micah were with us so that was really fun.  Then we had BBQ at our house that evening with some of mommy's family and some of daddy's family.   It was a really nice evening and the fireworks, the ones we lit off, the ones our neighbor lit off and the city ones we can watch from the backyard were all great!

 We also had a super fun camping trip this month.  We went down to Beaver Utah with Darren's family, Brian's family and Aunt Amy and we had so much fun.  We did a lot of fishing, a lot of 4-wheeling and had such a nice trip!

Also this month, we got to celebrate Pioneer Day with our Sintay cousins and with Collin & Liam.  It was so much fun.  Uncle Steve got some fireworks and then we got to watch them in the backyard again because of an Osmond concert that was going on at the Rodeo grounds.  It made for a perfect night!

We also spent a weekend at the cabin this month.  It was great.  It was Chunky's first trip to the cabin and he had so much fun.  He loved exploring around and chasing squirrels. He is such a great dog.  I am so happy that we have Chunky. 

I have been having a very fun summer. I love to go and play with my friends and ride my bike.  I learned to start myself on my bike this month so now I can ride around all I like without any help.

I like playing with my cousins a lot of times.  And I like playing the 'puter sometimes.  And sometimes I just like taking Chunky on a walk. And I like to jump on the trampoline.  I like my cousins.  I like getting a big fish.  And I like going to the one by our camping place, by Beaver.  I like just waiting for a minute and I like catching fishes whenever I catch one.  And I did catch one, and I liked it, and it died.  I like lighting fireworks.  You light them with those fire thingies.  And I really like using sparklers and I usually like throwing smoke bombs.  And I like when Chunky comes up to the cabin.  And that's all ... goodbye!  See you last time.

I hope that you are all doing well.  I love you!

Love Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

June Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello!  Hope you are having a great summer.  It has been so HOT here with no end in sight but we have had no shortage of fun.  My brothers are out of school for the summer and we like to play a lot. 

We went up to the Stairs Plant for the Erickson Family Reunion which was so much fun.  I love playing with Aunt Lizzy, Aunt Emma and my cousins.  We had such a great time. 

We also celebrated Father's Day this month and that was fun.  We went to church at Uncle Leif & Aunt Linda's church for my Aunt Lindsay's missionary homecoming.  It was great.  I love playing with all my cool aunts who are here for the summer.

Since it's so hot these days we like to head to the hills to escape the heat.  We especially love hiking Lamb's canyon.

Something really big happened this month.  Something that mom and dad swore would never happen.  We got a DOG!  Can you believe it?  We finally wore mom and dad down and we got a dog.  His name is Chunky and he is a mini Schnauzer and such a good dog.  He is really calm and sweet and lazy and we love him! 

Eric turned 7 this month and so we had lots of party and lots of treats!  Yeah!  I love parties!!

Brandon & Eric have swim passes and so most afternoons they go over to the pool right behind our house to swim.  But mom says that I am a young thing and can't go over to the pool with them and have to stay home and take my nap.  I hate taking naps!  But sometimes mom & dad take us all over to the pool to swim and I love it!  I love to splash everyone and spray them with a squirt gun.

I like going to swimming.  I like when we got Chunky.  I like when we always go to the pool sometimes and I like that we can bring some money so I can go in.  And I like my new shirt.  I like feeding Chunky those milk bones, the biscuits.  I like feeding him his water, sometimes mom does it and sometimes I do it.  And I like to eat Trix for breakfast and I like when we watch a movie.  And I like when we have parties like parties and stuff.  I like when sometimes our babysitters babysit us.  Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.  And I like going to play the Wii and the 'puter (computer), sometimes mom let's me do that.  I like to play with Peter and Alex.  I like playing with them and playing with my factory and I always like getting more factories so I can let Peter play with them too and Alex too.  Sometimes I battle with Hero Factorys and sometimes I like battling with light sabers with Alex and me and Peter because we have three light sabers and I have two friends and me, my own self.  Goodbye. 

I hope that you are all doing well.  I hope I get to see you all soon.

Love Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

May Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello!!  How are you?  I am doing great!  May has been a very fun filled month for me.  First off, I learned how to ride my bike without training wheels!!  Yeah.  It took me all of about 2 minutes to figure it out.  I love to ride around with my brothers like a bid kid!

Then we took a trip to Colorado for my Great-Grandpa O'Berry's funeral.  I got to see my Grandpa O'Berry as well as all my O'Berry cousins and Aunts and Uncles.  It was a quick trip but fun to see everyone.  We even all got to stay at a hotel that had breakfast in the mornings and a pool to swim in.  What more could a kid want?

We also got to take our first trip to the cabin for the year over Memorial Weekend.  It was great!  It was kind of cold but we still got to do lots of fun outdoor stuff.  We went fishing and I caught a fish right away which always seems to happen with me.  I guess the fish just like me!

We also did some 4-wheeling and had a fire and cooked smores and explored around.  It was super fun.  I can't wait to go back.

Mom and I spend a lot of time working in the yard.  She and I both love flowers and she lets me pick flowers that I like to plant in the yard.  My latest picks were a blue columbine and a purple pincushion plant. 

I like these flants.  And I like the pokey one the best.  And I like my cabin.  I like flaying LEGOs at my cabin.  And I like flaying those toys at the cabin that they have.  And I like having dinner there and lunch.  I like flaying in the back yard.  I play on logs, trees, dumptrucks.  I like going down the hill with the dumptrucks and animals.  And I like running down the hill with our dump trucks chasing us.  I like doing that.  I like flaying at home and I like all the toys at home.  And I like doing scouts and I like being at my school and eating lunch.  I like picking more flowers.  And I like taking pictures of everyone and looking at pictures.  And I like jumping with sprinklers under the tramp.  I like to do front flips on the tramp. 

I love you and hope that you are well.

Love Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

April Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello!  How are you?  I am doing great.  It's been a very busy, very fun month.  First of all, at the beginning of the month we went down to Moab and met up with our cousins the Sintay's and did some 4-wheeling.  It was so much fun and I loved being with my cousins.

Then, of course this month we celebrated Easter.  We had a fun Easter Egg Hunt at Aunt Melissa & Uncle Randy's house.  It was so much fun and we got lots and lots of CANDY!!  Yeah!!

And the best thing about April ... MY BIRTHDAY!!  I am FOUR now!!!  We celebrated by going do to Trafalga in Lehi with our friends the Danielson's.  We got to do mini golf, laser tag and ride fun rides.  It was the best birthday ever!!

We also had a family birthday party for me with cake and ice cream ... YUM!!

We have been busy with lots of things this month.  Brandon & Eric both started soccer.  I like to go and watch their games.  Mommy is the coach of Brandon's team.  We also did a fun run at my brother's school where we all ran a mile race.  I was the first place 4 year old finisher!!

I have been busy with the regular 4 year old things.  I love to jump on the tramp, play LEGOs and play with my friends.  I have lots of play dates with my friends Alex, Peter and Hailey. 

I like the fun run.  I beat daddy.  I like the school.  I got a golden egg at Easter and it had a guy and a $1 bill.  I like my birthday cake because it had my name on it.  I am four now and I like my Ninjago set from Aunt Melissa.  And I like hiking and I like birthdays.  And I like cakes.  And I like being 4 and 5 but I'm not 5 right now.  And right now I am 4.  I like jumping on the trampoline and I like wrestling.  And I like to play LEGO guys and I like building ships.  And I like getting more LEGO sets.  And I like looking at pictures.  I like Michael Jackson and I like to dance to Michael Jackson. 

I hope you are doing well.  I love you all and hope you are healthy & happy.

Love Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

March Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello.  I like my family so much because I love them.  I love my mommy and daddy.  And I love flaying with my toys and I like flaying at my school.  I like my friends.  And I like playing puter (computer) and I like playing the Leapster.  And I love going on trips.  And I love drawing, painting, flaying with my brothers, sleepovers with Eric on his bunk beds.  And I love playing the Wii.  And even I love the Holy Ghost and I love having zert (dessert) and eating.  And I love Jesus.  And I love the church and the temple.  And I love my house, even love my friends house.  Even love every house in the whole world.  And I really like my own daddy.  I love Kung Fu Panda 2 and Angry Birds.  And I love my bed and I love being outside with my blankie on the trampoline.  I love food: apples, nannas, oranges and yogurt and nola (granola) and plain yogurt.  And I love the reader and scriptures. 

Goodbye!

Love Kyle Patrick Barnhisel