The Beatty Family

The Wedding Reception

2010-03-09T17:29:00.000-07:00

Zak's Aunt Claudia asked me if I would do her daughter's wedding reception. Me, being as smart as I am said, "SURE!" How do you make a cultural hall look like a backyard wedding? It has totaly consumed me! But I was very happy with the results. The pictures don't do it justice.

The gift table.

The candy buffett. The cotten candy tree was one of my favorite things.

Part of the backdrop.

The backdrop

The cake. The bride's sister did the cake.

Now that this is done it's on to the next project... Girl's Camp! As if being Primary President, PTO VP, and now Camp Director isn't enough I went ahead and threw in a marathon in the middle of it all! Zak thinks I'm crazy. I might agree.

.halloween.

2009-11-03T21:07:00.000-07:00

I am so glad Halloween is over. It was a headache this year. I searched for overalls for Kael's costume. I thought I would have to sew some 2 days before, but I couldn't even find a pattern for them. Thank heaven that in OshKosh's mind they will always be in style. We ended up borrowing Treydan's costume late Thursday night. Grrr. Oh well it's done and they enjoyed themselves. Next year I'm starting in March!

And a little surprise, the Jensen's were able to come and go trick-or-treating with us! We had so much fun with them. We miss them and want them to move back!

.dance recital.

2009-11-03T20:51:00.000-07:00

Abby had her first dance recital. She was so cute. She loves to dance. Her teacher is awesome and did a great job with the recital. Thanks Martha!

Abby's bestest friends

.pumpkin patch.

2009-11-03T15:18:00.001-07:00

This post has taken me 3 weeks to finish!

We went to the best pumpkin patch this year. It is in a tiny town near Richfield. It was so worth the 2 hour drive. We rode on a trailer with hay bales out to the pumpkins. There was a little tractor train for the kids to ride after getting their pumpkins. Dust was everywhere. They loved it!

I think this guy thought my mom was a hottie! He kept talking to her. He even gave us some pumpkins for free. (Look out Gerold!)

I did it!

2009-10-21T12:09:00.002-06:00

After 16 long weeks of training the marathon is finally over! I finished. Next year my time will be a lot better. I started having panic attacks at mile 16. It makes it hard to run when your heart is racing and you can't breathe. Now I know I can do it so next time I shouldn't panic. I don't have a very good picture, Zak forgot to bring my camera. I had to steal this one off of Derena's facebook.

Zak was at the finish line with flowers and this cute necklace. He's so sweet.

When we got home I found this that the kids had made.

I am happy I did it. I can't wait to do it again.

Oh, and in case you were wondering (cuz I know you were) my toes are doing ok. I will only lose one more toenail.

2009-10-02T15:22:00.000-06:00

Abby has been obsessed with the neighbor's horses. She calls one of them "her horse". The other day I was giving the neighbor girl (super sweet girl) a ride home from the high school. She mentioned that she was going riding when she got home. I told her about Abby. She came right over to get Abby for a ride. This only made the obsession worse!

I found this picture of Buck Chamberlain and me. I think it was for the 24th of July parade. Too funny!

.Peach Days.

2009-09-14T07:25:00.000-06:00

So I know I have mentioned this before but Kael totally cracks me up! We went to Peach Days last weekend. My mom bought cotton candy and shared with the kids. Kael was hilarious. The pictures don't do him justice. He was so sticky. All 3 kids were on a major sugar high! Snow cones, cotton candy, and homemade root beer I am sick thinking about it.

.going private.

2009-09-08T21:52:00.004-06:00

It's time. I want to control who looks at these cuties.

So, if you want to continue to look at them leave your email address so I can add you to the list. I will make the switch in about 1 week.

.check out these moves.

2009-08-28T13:57:00.006-06:00

I know everyone has enjoyed looking at my toes for the last 1 1/2 months but I think it is time for another post. Be happy it's not an updated picture of my toes!

Trey and Kael are in a little dance group. The other night they performed for a facility that helps troubled teens. They did a great job! Trey has a partner and they did awesome! Kael as usual didn't disappoint! In fact he showed us some moves we haven't seen before. I only got a couple of small clips (my memory card was full and I didn't bring the camcorder). Enjoy!

Am I insane?

2009-07-08T08:35:00.000-06:00

So I signed up to run the St. George Marathon. This will be my first marathon. It is a huge commitment but I think I can do it. I found this great quote yesterday that I want to share.

"If running marathons were easy, everybody would be doing it-but they're not. You've got to be committed to your training. If you're not focused on being a success, you won't be successful. You'll never succeed if you're not willing to prepare. If you want to succeed in the marathon-or in any other activity in life-you need to be ready to pay the price."--Bill Wenmark

This is the price I am paying-

Once upon a time I had pretty feet and toes. They were always soft and smooth with neatly polished toes. Those days are gone. I don't know if that blister will ever go away. There is a blister under the blister. I will be losing at least 3 toenails. We will see how many more when we start our really long runs. (18, 20, & 22 milers) Wish me luck!

.working man.

2009-06-12T09:35:00.002-06:00

So, Rocky decided he wanted to get a job. That was 3 ½ months ago. Finally, after going into this place every week he got the job. Yeah! A week later he got hired at another place he had wanted to work. He is really excited about both places. Scheduling will work for the summer. We'll see what happens once school starts. He is pretty sure he will have his really fast car built by the end of the summer. Heaven help us!

I think she gets it from me!

2009-06-11T16:34:00.005-06:00

Shelby received an award for getting high scores on some testing. She got 100% on 5 out of the 8 tests. There were only about 10 that got that many. She is a pretty smart kid! She also got 4.0 all year. (She wouldn't cooperate for a picture.)

She last week she had the opportunity to play volleyball in the summer games. They won 2nd place.

Good job Shelby. We are proud of you!

.the graduate.

2009-06-08T00:05:00.000-06:00

Kael graduated from preschool in May. He is going to miss preschool and his AWESOME teacher. I can't believe he is headed to Kindergarten!

These are 2 of Kael's good friends.

They will all be starting Kindergarten in the fall.

Crazy huh?

.the party.

2009-05-12T08:27:00.006-06:00

Kael has been looking forward to his birthday party for months! We had a hard time deciding what theme we were going to do. As soon as he heard Star Wars he knew that was what he wanted. We decided to do a Jedi Training Party. They had to pass off certain skills to become a Jedi. When they arrived we dressed them in a Jedi shirt. We destroyed a death star with water balloons, had light saber training, used our Jedi minds and saved Princess Leia. Zak made light sabers out of PVC pipe and swimming noodles that each one got to take home. Kael thought it was a lot of fun. I hope his friends had fun.

I just had to post this picture of Kael and his buddy Trey. They will be going to kindergarten together. Kael is little for his age and Trey is big for his. They are so funny together!

.the story.

2009-05-09T14:09:00.006-06:00

In May 2004,

a baby boy was born at 8:04 p.m.

He weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. and

was 20 1/4 inches long.

His family named him...

Kael Lyman

Kael means: mighty warrior

Lyman after his great grandfather

(they have the same twinkle in their eyes!)

Knight of the Math Table

2009-05-06T23:29:00.003-06:00

Today Treydan was made a knight in the land of Stevensville by the Queen of the school. This means he passed off all of his times tables. He was the 3rd one in his class to pass all of them off. If he had a better mom, that worked with him more, he may have been 2nd or 1st. We are so proud of Treydan. He is one smart kid!

In Loving Memory...

2009-05-04T13:01:00.004-06:00

A loyal, hardworking friend of ours has left us. This friend has been there for us through tough times and has always been willing to go the extra mile. Even through the hot AZ summers, several trips to Utah, driving 150+ miles a day across the Phoenix valley, being munched on the rear and front ends in an accident, hitting the cement barrier on a huge over pass (luckily not going over it!) and a trek back to UT it still kept going strong. It only took 3 months of spending time with Rocky to do it in! Thank you for all the good times. We will miss you Cav!

.the cav.

1997-2009

who would've thunk?

2009-03-19T13:39:00.006-06:00

Meet our town's newest city council member...

I know anyone that knows Zak is a little confused right now! I am still in shock that he wanted to do this.

Good job Zak! I am impressed that you are wanting to take part in making our town a better place to live.

Recipe

2009-03-16T14:35:00.004-06:00

A few people asked for the recipe I used for the cheesecake pops. Sorry I forgot to post it. Click HERE to get it. I did mine a little different. I have a silicone pan that has 24 little squares. It made more than the 40 that the recipes says. Enjoy!

Soccer Entertainment

2009-03-13T07:53:00.007-06:00

Kael was so excited to play soccer. This is his first year to play. He is hilarious! Most of the time he is in his own little world! He moves around the field, sometimes in the direction of the ball. The ball can be right at his feet and he is looking everywhere but the ball. He does occasionally kick the ball. But most of the time he is usually 3 to 4 feet behind the clump of kids. Pretty funny stuff! I love this kid!

The Date

2009-03-07T23:08:00.007-07:00

I still can't believe Rocky is old enough to date! Tonight was his first dance. When his date came to pick him up (it was a girl's choice dance) my mom and Zak's mom were here to watch. Poor girl! I do have to say that I couldn't have picked a better girl to be his first date. She is adorable! I think Rocky looked so handsome. I know I am biased!

.Rocky.

.the boutonniere..the corsage..Rocky & Madison.

Photo tag

2009-02-16T10:45:00.007-07:00

So my friend Maria tagged me, and this is what you do... You go to your photo files and pick the fourth file and the fourth photo, then tell about it.

This isn't a great picture of Abby but it is one of the few I have of her under the age of 6 months. (Always back up your pictures! Even with a brand new hard drive.) It was taken at Taylor and Ellie's wedding reception 3 years ago.

Now I tag Keri G., Monique, Martha & Kahanu. Have fun!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-14T13:05:00.003-07:00

I made these little bouquets for the kids to give to the Grandparents for Valentine's Day. My friend taught me how to make cheesecake pops. They are soooooo YUMMY!

Overload

2009-02-13T09:42:00.006-07:00

I think that Rocky turning 16 and being able to drive himself anywhere he wants should be enough for one day don't you think? No that's not the way it works around here. The afternoon of his birthday I got a call from a girl that wanted to come over and ask Rcoky to Preference! I can't handle this driving and dating in the same day! I just want him to be 2 again. The girl who asked him is a really sweet girl. Her mom made her wait until he turned 16 before she could ask him. She hid boxes of fortune cookies around his room and he had to open every cookie to find letters to spell out her name. So, if anyone has any great ideas on how to answer we are looking. Rocky said "so what do I do now, just call her and tell her that I will go with her?" He is such a guy! I have a lot of work to do!

It's official!

2009-02-11T10:15:00.004-07:00

The day has come. Rocky is finally 16! Stay off the roads and lock up your daughters!

Happy Birthday Rock!

Wolf

2009-02-02T19:55:00.003-07:00

Last week Treydan got his Wolf at Pack Meeting. Don't ask me what that means. I just know we had to really work at it the last month. Treydan did a great job and I am proud of him. Now on to Bears. Should be fun.

Happy Birthday Mom

2009-01-20T06:45:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was my mom's birthday. I don't want this blog to just be about all the birthdays in our family. (that would be all I would blog about!) But, I feel like I don't tell my mom often enough how thankful I am for her. My mom is amazing! When she sets her mind to something she'll do anything to accomplish it! When my parents got divorced she worked 3 jobs to provide for us. Crazy! I was such a brat too. I didn't realize all she was doing at the time. (Sorry about that!) Several years ago she decided she wanted to lose weight and has worked so hard ever since. She looks amazing! She is always trying to make her kids happy. When I first moved to Mesa, the house we were living in was pretty ghetto. She loaded up her car with paint and other decor items and came right down to help me spruce the place up. She is a lot of fun to be around. I am always cracking up when we are together. She has serious road rage issues! My mom is awesome and I am so thankful for her.

Thanks for all you do Mom! I love you!

Happy Birthday Treydan!

2009-01-06T11:00:00.003-07:00

Yesterday was Treydan's birthday. I took balloons and doughnuts into his class. I ask him if I could give him a hug and kiss. He said no! He is growing up so fast. It seems like just yesterday he was a toddler and would let me hug and kiss him whenever I wanted. Trey is such a joy in our home. He almost always has a smile for me. (even when there are tears in his eyes) He is so sweet. I love the little freckles on his nose and his gorgeous green eyes. He has a twinkle in his eyes that just melts my heart! I am a big softy when it comes to Treydan! We love you!

{2 weeks old}

{one year old}

We also want to wish my cute niece, Rylann a Happy Birthday. She was born on Treydan's first birthday.

Christmas continued...

2008-12-30T09:57:00.002-07:00

A Tradition.

My mom gives the kids pjs on Christmas Eve. The kids love it. My nephew J. (the little one on the left in the red & black shirt) couldn't wait to open them. Every few minutes he would come in and ask if it was time to open them yet. What a cute kid!

Christmas Morning.

We tried to scale back this year. It sure didn't seem like it when they had everything opened! They still got quite a haul!

We hope everyone had a great Christmas and we wish you the best for the New Year!

Christmas

2008-12-30T09:05:00.004-07:00

The tree.

Pictures of Christmas trees never do them justice. Why is that?

My favorite ornaments.

I got them in Mesa right before we moved 3 years ago :(

I can't believe it has been 3 years!

The church clothes.

Abby wouldn't cooperate. (There's a shocker!) I loved her dress. You can't see it in any of the pictures but there is black tulle that hangs about 2 inches from the bottom of her dress. So cute! Kael was sick so he looks a little dopey. I think he looks soooo cute in a suit.

Shelby is always bugged that I put pictures of Abby and not of her. Hopefully, this will make her happy.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T20:53:00.006-07:00

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

Family Pictures

2008-12-11T15:10:00.005-07:00

Last week we had our family pictures taken. It was freezing cold, but for the most part everyone cooperated. Abby had a little attitude, but what else is new! Dallas Sullivan took them. She did an awesome job!

Here are a few...

.the family.

.the kids.

.the boys.

.the girls.

I know it's there

2008-12-08T19:28:00.005-07:00

Have I mentioned that this kid cracks me up? I am constantly laughing at Kael. He said to me the other day "Mom, we can't see our necks huh?" and then he did the following faces while trying to see his neck.

DUMB!

2008-11-24T13:24:00.007-07:00

So Twilight was lame! I was very excited to go and see it. I thought it was a nice gift from Stephenie Meyer to me for my birthday. I didn't realize that she must not like me, because it was DUMB! I tried to go in without any expectations and an open mind. DUMB! The more I think about it the less I like it. There was no chemistry between Edward and Bella. The acting was horrible! And Jasper freaked me out! However, I do know a lot of people that actually liked it so maybe I am just too picky!

On a happier note, my sweetie sent me these:

Thanks Zak! Can't wait for the new front door!

Happy Birthday Abby!

2008-11-18T14:14:00.007-07:00

Today Abby turned 3 years old! My baby is getting so big. She is such a sassy, strong-willed, little delight! She definitely runs the show at our house! Abby loves to sing and dance. She is loves pretties (pretties= bracelets, bows, and nail polish). She is so much fun to have in our family. Happy Birthday Boo! We love you!

Birthday Pictures

2008-11-12T16:18:00.007-07:00

Shelby has a friend named McKell. McKell's mom takes beautiful pictures. On Saturday she took some pictures of Shelby and Ashlin (another friend of Shelby's) for their birthdays. This is one of them. There are more posted on her blog. Go here to check them out. They turned out great. I can't wait to see the rest! Thanks Lynnette!

HaPpY BiRthDaY ShElbY!

2008-11-11T11:43:00.009-07:00

Today is Shelby's 14th birthday. Fourteen years has gone by so fast! Shelby is so much like her dad. The things that come out of their mouths crack me up! She always has us laughing and shaking our heads. Shelby is a very determined person. Sometimes it makes me crazy! I love you Shelby! Hope you have a great day!

Halloween (a little late)

2008-11-10T08:40:00.007-07:00

The kids had a lot of fun on Halloween. Treydan was voted best overall boy costume in his class. He played the part of a nerd very well! Kael had 2 costumes this year. I never knew which one he would be wearing. He chose Mr. Incredible for his preschool party and Buzz Lightyear for trick or treating. Abby was a cute butterfly. The pictures don't do it justice. I took the easy road this year and bought everything. It was a fairly relaxing Halloween. Maybe making them is overrated!

My sister brought her dog Mozzarella over to show the kids his costume. He was a rooster. It was so funny! He is such a good sport!

Poor Bambi

2008-10-21T15:20:00.001-06:00

Rocky and my dad drew out on the deer hunt this year. They were pretty excited. This is the first year Rocky has hunted. It was a successful hunt! (yeah?) Both Rocky and my dad got a deer. Rocky took his down with one shot. I guess all the PS3 and Xbox playing has been good for something. Shelby is totally repulsed by this. She can't believe Rocky would go out and shoot an innocent animal. I am just wondering what we are going to do with it. I refuse to eat venison! I am still traumatized from having to eat it when I was growing up! GROSS!

I will spare you and not post the really gross pictures.

Football Star

2008-10-09T10:43:00.006-06:00

Trey has been playing flag football and breaking my mom's bank. She is paying him $5 for every touchdown he makes. Last count was $35 and last night he made 2 more. (Sorry Mom!) Both of them were interceptions that he ran in! I heard my mother's sounds coming out of me at the game last night! I was one of those crazy parents on the sideline. Nice I know! (Sorry Mom!)It was just really exciting.

This was one of the interceptions. Good job Trey!

2008-09-25T14:52:00.002-06:00

I saw this on a blog and thought it was funny.

Your Celebrity Boob Twin:

Angelina Jolie

Who's" Your Celebrity Boob Twin?

I wish mine looked like hers!

Field Trip

2008-09-10T12:48:00.005-06:00

On Thursday, Kael's preschool went on a field trip to the Fire Station. They learned about fire safety, climbed in the fire truck, and even got to try the gear on. Kael thought it was so neat. Abby and I were able to go with them. I love to watch Kael when he is experiencing new things. His face is so animated. Unfortunately, I didn't catch that with the camera.

2008-09-02T21:30:00.004-06:00

My mom asked why I hadn't posted anything from the 24th of July. I don't have any good pictures from that. We always go to my parents house in Marysvale, Utah for the 24th. It is a tiny town. People ride their ATV's everywhere! (even church!) The little convenience store in town closes at 7pm even on the weekends and holidays. It is a funny little town. We have lots of fun! We ride the ATV's and just hang out. This is picture of their cute little cottage. They took a rundown house and turned it into this super cute cottage. Thanks for the great holiday!

Congrats Shelby!

2008-08-28T17:59:00.006-06:00

Last year Shelby tried out for the school volleyball team and didn't make it. She really wanted to play so she joined a thing called club volleyball. It cost us a small fortune! She loved it. She also attended 3 v-ball camps during the summer. She has improved so much. So, she wanted to try out for the school team again this year. There are a lot of girls her age that play and have been playing a lot longer than she has. I was really nervous for her. We found out today that she made the team. She is so excited. We are so proud of her. Way to go Shelby!

I've been tagged!

2008-08-25T18:43:00.006-06:00

My sister-in-law tagged me. I am guessing she doesn't remember how the last tag I got stressed me out. Thanks. I don't want that bad blog karma to get me! So here goes.

Favorite Shoes: Boots. I have always wanted a pair and last year for my birthday I got 2 pairs. A brown pair and a black pair. I can't wait for fall/winter so I can wear them.
Favorite Room: Almost every room in my house is torn apart or half finished. So I don't really have one. The girls' room is probably going to be my favorite.
Favorite Soda: I haven't had a soda since Dec. 31st. I gave it up for the year. I try not to think about it!
Favorite Treat: too many to list (it's a problem!)
Favorite Past time: Eating, (I might need help!) running, reading, shopping, blog stalking
Favorite Household Chore: ummm, that's a hard one
Favorite Car: Mustang. Although my mom's new Lexus IS 350 is not too far behind.
Favorite T.V. Show: I'm afraid some people won't be my friend anymore if I tell this one.
Favorite Store: Target
Favorite Time of Day: 9:30 p.m. when all the kid's are in bed and my house is quiet.

Now I tag everyone on my family and friends list. Maybe some of you who haven't posted in 4 months will post now!

Hooray!

2008-08-15T12:56:00.006-06:00

This is a GREAT week! The kids are back in school and Abby is potty trained! She still has accidents, but is doing great. It's about time! She is the oldest out of my kids to potty train. She is just soooo stubborn! A week ago the diapers were all gone and I told her I wasn't buying anymore. I don't know if that was more for her or me. It's a good thing I didn't have any because I probably would have put her back in them on the first day. I am so happy to be done with diapers. This time I know I won't be going back to the diaper stage. Yeah!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

2008-08-12T09:21:00.007-06:00

So, a few years ago Staples had a commercial that totally cracked me up. There was a dad going through the aisles buying school supplies. In the background they had "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing. So every year on the first day of school this song plays in my head. Don't get me wrong I love having my kids home, but by the end of the summer I am ready to be on a schedule again. Today was the kids' first day of school. It is a bitter sweet day. Today was the first time in 10 years that I haven't driven Rocky to school on the first day. Sunday night he said to me "Do you HAVE to drive me to school on the first day?" Can you believe that?!?!? What is not cool about having your mom drive you to your first day of High School in a minivan? I pictured myself driving him to his first day of college. I guess that's not going to happen!

Treydan got Mr. Stevens. He is the teacher Treydan wanted. Treydan wanted him because he plays dodge ball. Sounds like a good enough reason to me.

Kael's preschool teacher is my friend Emily. He is really excited to go to her preschool this year. He has been asking me for weeks when his school starts.

So it's just Abby and me today. Maybe we will get something accomplished. Probably not.

Friends

2008-08-06T18:33:00.008-06:00

My friends Mindy and Julie from Mesa came to visit me. I was so excited for them to come to my little town. We had originally planned on meeting our other friend Keri in Vegas. We were going to do some shopping and go to Mamma Mia the musical. We decided we would have to do a modified version of the original plan. So we went to St. George for shopping (yeah), ate a lot, and went to Mamma Mia the movie. I had a lot of fun with them. It felt like old times! I miss you guys! Our friend Keri in pregnant and really sick so she couldn't come here. They stopped in to visit her on their way home. After much debate I am going to post a picture of us.

**I had to remove the picture.

It didn't take too much persuading!**

By the way, I liked Mamma Mia. It was a little cheesy. I liked it anyway. I really liked the musical in Vegas. I was curious to see if the movie would be as good. I think I'm just not used to characters breaking into song and dancing around in movies. It was good though.

Happy Birthday USA!

2008-07-06T07:10:00.007-06:00

We joined in on the small town festivities again this year. I was over the water park again. I feel bad I don't think it was a good as last year. If they ask me again next year I want to come up with something different. Hopefully they won't ask! Just kidding. The parade this year was pretty sad. There were more fire engines than anything else. The ice cream truck was in it and they handed out ice cream bars to a few people. They picked Kael. He was pretty excited.

Rocky and Shelby weren't too thrilled about being at the parade. They have become such teenagers!

After spending hours in the heat we headed to my mom's to go swimming. We had a lot of fun. The kids were exhausted. Abby crashed long before the fireworks started. We are lucky to have a great view of the fireworks from our front yard. I do have to say that the fireworks display is getting better. We a had a great time together on the 4th.

Father's Day

2008-06-17T14:41:00.005-06:00

I know this is a little late, but the internet on my computer isn't working to great. I just have to say how wonderful my husband is.He absolutely loves our kids and they adore him! He is so supportive. He has a great sense of humor. There is a lot of teasing at our house and he is usually the center of it. He is always willing to take the kids. There are not many guys out there that will take their kids. I am a lucky girl! Zak is such a hard worker. Thanks for working so hard to support our family so I can stay home! Thanks for being the best Dad to our kids. WE LOVE YOU!

WARNING!

2008-06-03T07:53:00.006-06:00

Beware! The streets are no longer safe! Rocky got his driving permit yesterday. We are scared. He is thrilled to pieces. Zak let him drive to the grocery store last night. Zak looked a little nervous.

Beatty Family Reunion

2008-05-28T09:07:00.000-06:00

Trip to San Diego

2008-05-28T09:04:00.005-06:00

We were supposed to go on a family vacation the first week of May. We had some things come up and then Abby & I got sick so my mom took the 3 oldest kids. I will be getting pictures from them but until then I thought I would post the one picture my brother sent to me while they were gone.

Busy Week!

2008-05-22T22:53:00.004-06:00

On Monday Rocky had an award assembly. He received the President's Education Award for Outstanding Student in Industrial Arts. He really likes shop and the shop teacher likes him. He was a student aide for the shop teacher. Rocky also got awards for being on the honor roll the first 2 quarters. We don't know if he made it for this quarter yet. We are so proud of Rocky, he worked hard this year. Wednesday Treydan's class performed a few plays. Treydan was the narrator for one of them. The plays were really cute. Treydan did a great job. He was one of the few that you could actually hear. He's so cute!

Shelby said that she has always wanted to have a back to back sleep over during the week while school is in session. So last night I made her dream come true. I have to say I am a pretty cool mom today. Shelby and her friend Ashlyn slept at our house last night and tonight they will stay at Ashlyn's. I am so happy that I could make Shelby's dream come true. If only I had known sooner that's all it would take!

Today Tigger had his preschool graduation. It was a really cute program. He had a great teacher this year. Tigger was so funny during the program. During the hokey pokey song he did the opposite hands and feet and then he would do an extra turn. He is in his on little world sometimes. His facial expressions crack me up! He is so funny.

Late Cinco de Mayo

2008-05-22T13:34:00.007-06:00

Our friends the Miles had a Cinco de Mayo party last year. It was only for couples. It was a lot of fun. This year everyone kept asking if they were going to do it again. They decided they better so they had a Cinco de Mayo party on the 19th of May. This time is was a FHE. It was 102 degrees. We still had fun. One of the games we played was to get your family across the border. My friend Maria who is half Mexican came up with this game. So, they had wheel barrows and you had to load as many people from your family and take them to the other side of the field. Last year the party was in the gym of our church. They had big blankets and you had to fit all but one of your team on the one that wasn't on the blanket had to pull the team to the other side of the gym. It was pretty funny. We are definitely going to miss them next year since they are moving to California. Thanks for the fun night Miles' family.

2008-05-15T08:40:00.005-06:00

Monday night I overheard the following conversation between Zak and Kael

Zak: When I get old can I live with you Kael?
Kael: Yes
Zak: Will you change my diapers?
Kael pauses and gets a funny look on his face: Your butt is too big, it would pop the diaper.

We were rolling. He is always saying funny things.

Sports, sports, sports and more sports!

2008-05-09T11:20:00.010-06:00

*I have tried to fix the all and it won't change. It's not supposed to be that big.

It seems like the last 3 months all we have done is sports. We are finally getting close to the end. I can't wait for summer. Then the kids can be home all the time driving me NUTS!

Treydan was in soccer and Zak was his coach. Zak really enjoyed being the coach. They had a good little team. Treydan is a great soccer player. He earned $30 from my mom for the goals he made.

Rocky made the JV Soccer team. He really enjoyed it. So much that he is giving up football. It was quite a commitment. Games 2 times a week and practices on the other 3. His number was 13. The first picture was right before he hit it with his head.

Shelby has been doing volleyball. She practices two times each week and then once a month we go to Salt Lake for tournaments. She is at her last tournament this week. She has improved so much. She loves playing vball.

The company Zak works for sponsored a softball team. Zak really likes to play. My pictures didn't turn out good. Maybe at the next game I can get better ones. It was hard to be excited about taking pictures last night. They got slaughtered! 24-7. Next game will be better. It is a lot of fun to go watch them play. Our bishop comes to heckle. He yelled to Zak "Just because you're carrying a piano on your back doesn't mean you have to play it on your way to 1st!" We have a blast.

Kael turns 4!

2008-05-05T14:47:00.015-06:00

I can't believe my sweet little boy is 4! He has been so excited for his birthday. The morning of his birthday I told him happy birthday and he said "Am I 4 now?" when I said yes he said "yep, I'm never going to be 3 again!" He was so proud of that fact. He cracks me up.

These are a few of my favorite pictures from Kael's first year. I love him!

Miss Sassy Pants

2008-04-24T07:57:00.004-06:00

Rocky brought Abby to the pinewood derby last night. This is how she looked when she entered the gym.

Pinewood Derby

2008-04-24T07:13:00.008-06:00

Treydan had his first pinewood derby last night. He had a lot of fun working on his car. I remember my mom always saying how she hated the pinewood derby, last night I kind of understood why. I felt so sad for all the kids that didn't win. I felt bad for Treydan in the first race he came in last. The next two races there was a car that Treydan raced and each time his car would be in the lead and at the very last second the other car would win. There was a company that did our derby. It was very fancy. They had a program on the computer that told who won and the difference between the finishes. This kids car beat Treydan's by 0.015 seconds. I know that winning isn't everything but my competitiveness sure kicked in! We had fun.

Trey's car is in the one in the first lane that is in the lead. The one in the third lane is the one that won at the last second.

Kael and his best friend were glued to the tracks.

2008-04-11T23:31:00.002-06:00

I was reading a blog of a guy that works with Zak. His wife posted an April Fool's day joke that he and a coworker did to someone in the office.

Check it out.
http://rowenasrantings.blogspot.com/2008/04/something-wicked-this-way-comes.html

I wonder who the coworker was that helped? Sounds like someone I know...

It's really pretty funny. I feel sorry for the sweet lady that they pulled the prank on. She still has no idea that it was them!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-24T15:12:00.018-06:00

So, I go through A LOT to make sure all my kids coordinate on Easter and Christmas. I even gave in and let Rocky get a pink tie! All for the sake of the kids coordinating. Rocky was seriously thrilled about the tie. His dad on the other hand not so happy. But always without fail I have to fight them to get a picture of all of them together. GRRRR. I know that in the eternal scheme of things having a good picture of them isn't a big deal but it is something that is important to me. I want the pictures to look back. It's not the best picture but it's all I've got. Abby refused to look up! I would say I hope they have kids someday that do the same to them, but then I won't have good pictures of my grandchildren!

Kael was so excited that he and Treydan were twins. He is such a ham!

I just love Abby's bucket. It is so cute. You gotta love Target!

Our American Idol

2008-03-20T13:24:00.007-06:00

Kael started singing this song after watching his brothers play guitar hero. He is a crack up!

Sorry video is sideways but I don't know how to fix it!

Thanks Mary Jo!

2008-03-06T15:58:00.006-07:00

My friend Mary Jo tagged me. She talked about bad karma if you ignore the tag. I don't need that. I have been thinking about these questions for a week. I'm really struggling with answers to these questions. But I'll give it a try.

5 things on my to do list:

1. get out of bed
2. go running
3. clean my house
4. try not to eat junk all day
5. go to bed

5 snacks I enjoy:

Pretty much everything (it's a problem!)

5 bad habits I have: I will try to narrow it down to five

1. judging
2. being grouchy
3. eating
4. blog stalking
5. procrastinating

What would I do if I won the lottery: Build an addition on our house and go to Hawaii. I think I am finally over the fear a tsunami hitting while I am there!

My favorite word: night night

My least favorite word: why?

Favorite childhood memory: I really don't remember much of my childhood.

My least favorite childhood memory: see previous answer

Best friend from childhood: Tricia Barney. I had several best friends at different times but Tricia was probably the longest.

Current best friend: Zak (the love of my life!)

I'm not very exciting but at least I won't have bad karma for ignoring a tag!

My baby turns 15!

2008-02-17T19:43:00.008-07:00

Rocky's birthday was February 11th. I can't believe 15 years have gone by. It seems like just yesterday he was born. Time goes so fast! Rocky is always smiling. He is always looking for ways to have fun. He helps out a lot with his brothers and sisters. We are so grateful he is in our family.

I love you Rock!

I thought I would share a picture of Rocky on his 1st birthday. This is one of my favorite pictures of Rocky. I love his chubby little face and hands. I loved his blonde curls. You can barely see them, but they were so cute.

Starting to feel like home!

2008-02-09T19:04:00.000-07:00

This post is for my Arizona friends. This has been in my yard everyday this week. I am starting to feel at home here!

Look what we got today & a little sweetness!

2008-01-28T19:46:00.002-07:00

SNOW! My kids are so excited they think snow is fabulous. Even if it is less than an inch! It was really coming down for a little bit. The boys went over to the field next to the church and had fun with all the neighborhood kids. They came home wet and frozen. Check out my sweetness today. Abby fell asleep on the living room floor. (Never happens!) We rarely get to see her asleep because the littlest noise wakes her up. It was fun to take a few pictures of her being so peaceful. (that rarely happens!) She's so sweet... when she wants to be.

It's about time!

2008-01-23T12:54:00.002-07:00

I know it has been forever since my first post. This is going to be a long one.

Treydan turned 8 and was baptized on his birthday, January 5th. He was so excited. He asked his uncle Taylor to speak at the baptism. Taylor did a great job. Treydan was baptized with his friend James. We are so proud of Treydan for making the decision to be baptized. It was such a special day!

Grandpa Beatty, Zak and Treydan
Treydan and James. James is Treydan's friend that was baptized the same day.This is Bishop with the boys. Bishop is Zak's uncle. He is so much fun with the kids. He really loves the children in our ward.

Christmas was so much fun this year. Everyone got spoiled. The most exciting things were the Wii, a gift for whole family, Zak's Playstation 3, my Dyson vacuum (YEAH!) and my new camera (I love it!). It should help with keeping the blog updated. I love taking pictures again!

This is going to be good for now. I will post pictures of the girls birthdays later. Hopefully it won't take 3 months!

FINALLY!

2007-11-04T11:07:00.001-07:00

Well, I decided after 3 months of having this blog set up I would finally post! I have to now that my dear sweet friend Martha has a link to my blog from hers!

Here are some photos from Halloween. We had a lot of fun. Way too much candy.