The Baker's 1/2 Dozen

My baby girl is 10!!

2011-01-02T19:37:00.001-08:00

Bekah turned 10 today! I can't believe how fast my kids are growing up! We went to our new ward today and the Bishop's wife invited us for dinner and she even surprised her with a birthday cake! I feel bad that her birthday was right during our move but she is a trooper and we are so lucky to have her in our family. She is such a great sister and she is such a huge help with Luke and around the house. She is such a good girl that loves to do what is right and is an awesome example to all of those around her. We love you Bekah!

Warning Picture Overload!!!!

2010-11-10T11:19:00.000-08:00

So I am finally finishing up our summer! Pathetic I know. We ended our summer with an awesome trip to Yellowstone and Jackson Hole. Aunt Cindy and our cousin Stephen were fabulous tour guides and we had a blast!!! We first stopped at Grandma Margaret's in Ogden, it's always fun to see her and my kids are always amazed that they know someone that old, she is 92.

The kids loved rock climbing up Uncle Richards chimney, Bekah made it all the way to the top!!!!

We camped for a night in Jackson Hole and our cousin Tyson is part of the shoot out in Jackson and it was so fun to watch!

The Grand Tetons National Park is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been to!

Some yummy moose pie!!!

Playing in Jenny Lake

Old Faithful!! So fun!
These guys were the only ones brave enough to enter the FRIGID waters of Yellowstone lake. It was only 50 degrees outside, so I don't know how cold the water was but I made them get out as soon as I saw lightening!:)

Beautiful Yellowstone Falls! We were there in August, I had no idea it would be so cold and rainy but we had a good time anyway
Cindy's cabin in Island Park just outside Yellowstone, it was so fun to stay there!
On our way back home we stopped at Lava Hot Springs in Idaho. Here is Rob jumping off the high platform, not very graceful!

Kyle was so brave jumping off the diving boards, he loved it

I love this picture of Bekah and Luke, so sweet!
Visiting Grandpa Baker's grave in Ogden

Summer Catch Up

2010-08-29T17:20:00.001-07:00

It seems like all I do is play catch up on blogging, but because I am lazy and don't scrapbook I really need to be better at this so my children have some evidence that we really do fun things sometimes! We have had a really fun and busy summer with lots of visitors and fun trips. I always have mixed emotions when summer comes to an end, sad that we can't take off and do whatever we want but happy for peace and quiet. Some of our very best friends the Dowlings from Indiana came and stayed a week with us. It was so fun to catch up. I am realizing how lame I am in the picture taking department. Jessica was way better at taking her camera.
We love getting pedicures!!! They are so cheap here so my out of town friends love getting them while they are here and I am happy to oblige!!!

We went and saw the Eclipse premiere and this is what all the trash cans looked like at the theater. It was so nasty. Sad that is my only picture of that night:(
Of course we had to hit the beach even if it was freezing!!!!

The day our friends left we headed up to Vegas to meet up with Rob's family!!! The kids had so much fun with all of their cousins. We swam a lot (what else do you do when it is 105 outside), we bowled and just hung out.
"The Girls"
Evelyn and her sister Joanie at the bowling alley. It was a fun surprise for Aunt Joan to join us!!

The boys played lots of pool at the timeshare, they loved it.
We took a walk along the strip and you never now what you will see there. Rob and Bekah were the only ones smart/ dumb? enough to hold this snake!!!

All 12 grandchildren on the Baker side, so fun to see everyone!!!

The Big Day!!!!

2010-08-24T08:15:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it!!! I have a middle schooler. Am I really that old? The kids all had a great first day. Tanner started 6th grade and aside from feeling like he was going to throw up all morning from nervousness, he had a great first day. Bekah started 4th grade, and Kyle started 1st. So it is just me and Luke and quietness all day. How sad:)

Look who lost their first tooth!!!!

2010-07-11T17:33:00.000-07:00

Kyle finally lost his first tooth!!! He has been waiting for so long and one day he went into the bathroom and yanked it out! Now if the tooth fairy wasn't so lame and didn't forget to visit then this story would have a much happier ending:)

A Day at the Fair

2010-06-27T16:53:00.001-07:00

We had our annual trip to the fair with the Orlando's. We had lots of yummy food and rode crazy rides and spent way too much money. Bekah and Kyle even milked a goat.

Father's Day

2010-06-21T11:22:00.000-07:00

We had a great Father's Day dinner at my house and I just want to give a shout out to my amazing dad. He has been through a lot this year and his strength and faith have been truly inspiring. We have seen many blessings and miracles this year. Notice that he is not wearing his brace, he has begun physical therapy and is making steady progress. Love you dad!!!

Rob with all the kids, he is such a great husband and father and we are blessed to have him in our lives.

Here is cute Mackenzie with her dad, we had to get a picture for Jamie since she didn't have her camera. Is she not just a mini Dave, I love this picture!

On a side note, on the first day of summer last week, my friend Kim and I took the kids to see Toy Story 3! SOOOO CUTE!!!!! We all loved it, even the older kids. I highly recommend it.

Summer is finally here...!!!!!

2010-06-18T08:26:00.001-07:00

Finally school is over!!! I am ready for summer, and a break from the routines and especially homework. The kids had a great school year and they had amazing teachers. Tanner had his 5th grade promotion on Wednesday. I can't believe I have a middle schooler!!

My camera flash is not working so this picture is awful

Tanner and Grandma
Tanner and his teacher Mr. Rai. He was great and Tanner really enjoyed the 5th grade.

Kyle and his kindergarten teacher Mrs. Bussey. She was so great. He loved school and he did so well, he can read so well and now he feels like one of the big kids.
Rebekah and her 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Lovick.
Bekah and her best friend Gabby, at our after school beach party. Soo fun

And finally.... I want to know why this little guy decides on the first day of summer that he wants to wake up at 5:45 am!!!!!!! All school year long he slept in until almost 8 but of course I had to be awake. Hopefully this is not the beginning of an early morning summer!!!!

April...Mormon Battalion and Spring Break

2010-05-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

My aunt and uncle from Omaha came to visit for my cousin Austin's spring break. We had a great time. We decided to head down to Old Town to visit the new Mormon Battalion visitor center and it is amazing. It has been closed for about a year, and they did an awesome job. The tour is great and then you can pan for gold after.

My dad and his sister Shelly. It was so fun to have them stay with us, we wish they lived closer, we don't see them enough.

For our Spring Break I decided to take the kids to Vegas to meet up with some friends in our ward. I asked my sister to come with us, and like me she is always up for a road trip, so we all headed up and we had a great time. We found a great place there which is a warehouse of trampolines. The kids had a fun time and burned off lots of energy, but unfortunately this is the only picture I have from it.

We did a lot of swimming. Our hotel had a kiddie pool so that saved me with Luke. The kids love to swim!!!!
Here they are with their Mardi Gras beads. The dealers inside the casino loved giving our kids these beads, I am not sure why but our kids loved them.
Everytime we are in Vegas we have to hit up Cafe Rio and Nielsen's frozen custard. Here are the kids with our friends the James' kids from our ward. We always have a great time with them.

March

2010-05-09T19:51:00.003-07:00

This past March I was able to go up to Idaho with my parents and my sisters family. My nephew turned 12 and was being ordained as a deacon and they also blessed their cute little baby Elizabeth. I was glad I was able to go and see them. We don't get to see them very often.
Baby Elizabeth

Kyle turned 6. He requested green rice krispy treats since his birthday is on St. Patty's day.

Tanner was Lou Gherig at the 5th grade wax museum. Luckily he is on the Yankees this year so he already had his uniform ready, that is his buddy in the background who was Babe Ruth.
Tanner also had his first band concert. In 5th grade it is mandatory for them to play an instrument. Tanner chose the trumpet. Let's just say this is probably his last concert as well, this is definitely not his favorite thing to do but he has tried and I don't think he will be the next Kenny G, oh well hopefully the NBA works out for him:)

February

2010-05-06T14:36:00.001-07:00

February was a fun month. We went to Disneyland for Mackenzie's 3rd birthday. It was so fun for her. She loved all the princesses and we had fun spending the day with her.

My little Luke turned 2. I can't believe how fast time goes. He is getting so big. He has such a fun personality and he has been such a joy to have. He loves his brothers and his sister and they love having him around. Tanner even recently mastered the skill of changing diapers. Now that is true love!!!
Here he is with all of his loot, nothing spoiled about him:)
Bekah got the Fairness/Justice award for her class at school. Here she is with her friend Madisen who also got the award for her class. It was pajama day at school, she doesn't usually wear pajamas to school I promise.

January catch up

2010-04-27T16:29:00.001-07:00

January is supposed to be a month of rest and recovery after the holidays right????? Not for us. This crazy girl turned 9 and being the great mom that I am, have no pictures to prove it!!!

We made another fun trip to Disneyland!! We have definitely enjoyed our season passes.

This major event in January was my dad's surgery. They had to go in and remove his T2 vertebrae because of cancer and in it's place they put a steel rod and mesh plate. He will eventually start to grow his own bone. The human body is so amazing!!! But in the meantime.....
he gets to wear this lovely brace. And yes it is as bad as it looks. For those of you that know my dad, patience is not one of his strong suits, so this has been quite the growing experience for him and my mom has always been blessed with patience (thank goodness) so she has been taking really good care of him. He has been doing really well and he is back to work now so that has helped a lot. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful mom and dad and I am grateful for the many wonderful blessings that our family has received this year!!!
Last but not least, Tanner went on his first outing as an 11 year old scout. Hiking in the canyon across the street from our house!!!!

2010-04-22T20:59:00.000-07:00

December catch up:
Our primary breakfast with Santa was a success with everyone except Luke!!!

Christmas was great this year or I guess I should say last year. My brother Jake came with his family and we had so much fun with them. We spent Christmas Eve at our house and then we opened up our haul from Santa over at Dave and Jamie's house. The amount of presents was crazy but we had so much fun. Their prized gift from Santa!! I have to say we all have enjoyed playing the wii.

Back from my blogging hiatus!!!

2010-04-22T20:18:00.000-07:00

So after much "encouragement" from my mom I have returned to the blogging world so I will give a brief rundown of what has been going in our lives since last November. I will try not to bore you but because I don't scrapbook I gotta get caught up.
November:

Cousin Rachel had her first surfing lesson by Uncle Rob

Mackenzie and Luke found markers and decided to try them out!!!
We had our annual trip to Knotts Berry Farm with our cousins and grandmas and grandpas
Luke and Jackson loved riding all the rides, they are so cute when they are not trying to poke each others eyes out

....and last but not least my baby turned 11!!!!!!!

Baker Family Pictures

2009-11-24T16:49:00.000-08:00

A Cold Day at the Beach

2009-11-20T14:10:00.001-08:00

A couple of weeks ago we went to the beach on a Saturday afternoon. It was freezing, but the boys were decked out in their wetsuits and they were off to surf. Rob and Kyle heading out for the waves . Kyle only lasts as long as his first wipeout, I think he likes the wetsuit more than the surfing:)

Tanner coming in for the day. He gets better and better every time he goes out.

This is a picture of Luke right before a wave came and completely drenched him. He was freezing!!!!

Halloween!!

2009-11-02T14:08:00.000-08:00

Halloween was fun this year. It usually streses me out because of cost and I am the least creative person around so this year I managed to do it under 20 bucks so that made me happy. We love all the Halloween treats and parties.
We also made it to California Adventure last week. The kids had fun riding rides and seeing it all decked out for Halloween.

Luke and Bekah really enjoying their sugar cookies!!!

Kyle's kindergarten had a Halloween parade so all the other grades could see their costumes. He was so excited. I took Luke along . They were both pirates.

Luke loved playing in the drinking fountain. He had never seen anything made just for his size.

On Halloween night we went to my sisters house for dinner and my brother Lance and his family came down from LA to go trick or treating with us. All in all we had a good Halloween week aside from most of us being sick at one time or another. They got way tooooo much candy and I love picking up candy wrappers all over my floor and in my couch cushions. Anyone else have these problems?
This is my only group shot. Nice huh? It doesnt even have everyone in it.
Bekah and cute little butterfly Mackenzie.

In case anyone is wondering...??? Tanner is a zombie basketball player??? He is at the awkward costume phase and this is what he wanted, he at least it was free right?

Disneyland!!!

2009-10-13T14:15:00.000-07:00

This past week Rob's brother Matt and his girls Kalia and Susie came to town for a few days. We decided to join them for a day at Disneyland. We haven't been there in a couple of years and I forgot how much I really do enjoy going there. The kids had so much fun and with a bribe of cotton candy we even got Kyle to go on Space Mountain and the Matterhorn.

While the older kids went on bigger rides I took Kyle and Luke on Small World and the carousel. They loved it.

Luke and his Uncle Matt were matching one day not on purpose so I had to get a picture. Luke still wasn't too sure of his uncle but he warmed up to him quickly.

NBA here we come????

2009-09-15T21:36:00.000-07:00

Today Kyle asked me when I was going to get a mustang convertible and I started laughing thinking in my head uh Never!!! Then Tanner says Kyle she will get a Mustang when I start giving them my money when I make the NBA. So funny. He is very confident that he will make the NBA, I said Tanner you have to have a plan B, he said I do, I will be a pro baseball player.
I took Tanner to get new basketball shoes. He loves playing and he is pretty good at it. So with that said, I bought him a men's size 10 1/2 shoe today, keep in mind that he is only 10!!!! What??? That is the same size shoe as my dad and my brother!!! Hey with feet that big, the NBA doesn't seem so far off. Oh and by the way Tanner if you do make the NBA a Mustang Convertible will not be my car of choice:)

Last Hurrah of Summer!!!

2009-09-11T14:14:00.000-07:00

This year we took the kids to Las Vegas for a few days before school started. We had so much fun together. Rob doesn't get a lot of time off so it was nice to be together as a family. We stayed at Southpoint which is so nice because it is so far off the strip that we don't have to be around the yuckiness of the strip. It has a bowling alley and a full sized movie theater inside along with a great pool, so we had a great time. On the way to Vegas we hit a major traffic jam due to construction and it took us over two hours to go about 20 miles. Keep in mind we were in the middle of the desert in August.

SO this was what our temperature gage read. Sitting on hot pavement in a black car for two hours. Super fun!!

At least we had beautiful scenery to look at....NOT!!!

Well we finally made it and the next day we went out to the Hoover Dam. We had never been there before and it was so interesting. We did the little tour where they show you how they convert the water to electricity.

This is the new bridge they are building to cut down on traffic going over the dam. It was amazing to see all the construction that high up.

This is a funny sign we saw at the dam
One day we were there it rained all day so went to the huge outdoor store that was there. The kids had fun looking at everything.

We had fun bowling, I actually broke 100 this time.

Bekah, Tanner, and I went to see Band Slam one night. We were the only ones in the theater, they thought that was pretty cool.

Blessed 1st day of school

2009-09-03T19:26:00.001-07:00

Pancake breakfast....$10
New shoes.. $90
New backpacks....$60

Coming home to a fight free quiet house with my little guy.....priceless.

School started yesterday and it was a success. The kids like their teachers, and Kyle loves kindergarten. It's wierd to have him gone, he has been my little shopping buddy for so long. Last year he used to ask me every morning when we were going shopping and what store we were going to, but I get Luke to myself for the next four years so it will be fun. Tanner started 5th grade, Bekah started 3rd, and Kyle in Kindergarten. This is the only time that I will have three kids at one school. Scary to think that Tanner will be in middle school next year, I will just enjoy them all at elementary this year.

Cardboard boat regatta

2009-09-03T18:57:00.000-07:00

Last night was our combined youth activity at the lagoon. All the Young men and young women classes had to make a boat using only cardboard and duct tape, then they had races. We decided to go with Robert and watch. We had so much fun. The weather was perfect and the water was soooo warm.
This dragon boat is the one that Robert and the priests made. It didn't win but they won for creativity. The kids had fun having a ride in it
Tanner tried paddle boarding for the first time and loved it.

Mackenzie went with us and had so much fun playing with Luke in the water.

2009-08-14T09:29:00.001-07:00

Well a couple of weeks ago Jamie and I decided to drive up to Utah with five kids and no husbands. There were two reasons for our madness. First was Jamie's 20 year high school reunion which I wish I had a picture of because she looked great, second was to run the Provo Canyon half marathon. So we decided to make it a fun week so sorry for all the pictures. One day we met my brother in law and his family at Echo Reservoir and we all attempted water skiing. Jamie was an old pro and got up right away. I finally got up for the first time in my life, but there are no pictures to prove it. The pictures below are of my little Luke water skiing with Dave. Pretty impressive that Dave could ski while holding a baby but he did it. Let's just say that Luke was not excited for this at all. He screamed the whole time.
still screaming...
screaming but knows it's almost over
Happy to be out of the water...
Rebekah tried but couldn't keep those darn skis together
Tanner had the same problem but was really close to standing up.
Mackenzie liked riding in the boat
Kyle and his cousin Brian riding in the boat
We had a chance to take Grandma out to lunch and visit with her in Ogden, it was fun to see her and the kids could not believe that she was 91.
Mac and Maria were wonderful hosts and we had so much fun staying with them. They were so generous and Maria made the most yummy food the whole time we were there. Homeade salsa everyday and yummy smoothies, Mac even made his famous crepes for us. Maria even taught Tanner how to make homeade guacamole.
Bekah and Koralee were instant friends and had so much fun playing.
We stopped for a much needed car break in Lindon at a place called Jump on It. The kids had a great time and burned some energy.

Ok so here goes my saga of the half marathon. Do any of you have a bucket list? You know a list of things you want to do before you die. I didn't think that running a half marathon was on there but after the time and the training and the race itself this has now been put on my bucket list and crossed off!!!! I will say that it was rewarding to finish this and I even ran the whole thing. It was a beautiful course and the weather was perfect. Aside from them running out of water at mile 11 and the finish line it was pretty good. As soon as I finished I said I would never do that again, I don't know if I have changed my mind but I am not as adamant as I was before. The training is so time consuming so maybe when my kids are a little older I may attempt this again

Don't let those smiles fool you, we could barely walk and I had to literally lift my legs into the car. Good times!!!

The night before we left we had a get together with some friends that we have not seen in probably 20 years. It was so great to catch up and hopefully now it won't be so long before we see each other again.
On the way home we made a stop at the Cracker Barrel which is my kids favorite.

Fun with Friends

2009-07-30T13:21:00.000-07:00

Last week our good friends the Westons from Indiana came to town with their kids and our other friends from Indiana the Victory's who now live in Hemet came down also to have fun. We had such a great time with everybody. We hung out at the beach mostly and the adults got to go to the temple thanks to the teenagers for babysitting. The kids had a blast. The kids even learned how to surf and were looking like locals by the time they left. It was sad to say goodbye to everyone and we are more than ready to have you move back out west. Come on Weston's we are waiting for ya, the house down the street is still for sale.

Rance and Luke. He slept through most of our bon fire.
Always fun times at the beach. The kids had so much fun!!!

We did sealings that night at the temple and then went for yummy Mexican food. It was a great night!
We were so glad that Rob's brother Dave came with us to the temple. He was visiting from Utah.
I am so grateful to have these ladies in my life. They are such wonderful friends. Get ready for San Francisco ladies or wherever it is we go next year. Can't wait!!!!
The next day we took all the kids to the temple and then to the tide pools in La Jolla.
Kyle Victory was so good with my little Luke and Luke loved him!!!
Bekah at the tide pools.
Tanner
Kyle
Luke
On the carousel at Seaport Village.

Del Mar Fair

2009-07-14T19:29:00.001-07:00

So I have not blogged in forever but the summer has been crazy. We started the summer with the Del Mar Fair with the Orlando's and like always we had a great time. We rode lots of rides, ate LOTS of food mostly fried, although does the fair sell anything that isn't fried??? This year we tried fried smores which were yummy. Kim and I are always up for yummy treats. I didn't take as many pictures this year so here are just a few.

Happy Father's Day!!!

2009-06-22T15:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was such a wonderful Father's Day and I was reminded many times how blessed I am to have such extraordinary men in my life. I grew up with a dad who loved us, provided for us, and most of all taught us by example how to love and serve other people. He has so much passion for the gospel and that has stayed with me throughout my life.

I am blessed to be married to such an amazing man. Rob is an awesome husband and dad. My kids adore him and we appreciate everything he does to provide for us. He works so hard for us and he is always willing to serve and help whoever is in need. He has taught me a lot about service.

Lastly I am blessed with a wonderful father-in-law who has been such a blessing in our lives. He loves his grandchildren so much and he loves spending time with them, he is so easy going and willing to help whenever he can.

My future fashion designer????

2009-06-14T18:04:00.000-07:00

We fed the missionaries and some friends last night for dinner and I told Kyle to go change out of his baseball uniform. This is what happens when you leave a 5 year old to his own devices. Good thing he's cute.

Happy Birthday Part 2 Angel's Landing

2009-06-07T20:56:00.000-07:00

So for my birthday Rob and I and Dave and Jamie went for a quick weekend up to Zion's to hike Angel's Landing. I have heard so much about it and have wanted to do it for a long time. I think Zion is my new favorite place. It is so beautiful. The hike was so fun, and once I was at the top all those switchbacks were worth it:)

This is at the very beginning and the top of Angels Landing is right behind me.

This cluster of switchbacks were called "Walter's wiggles". This was a tough part of the hike and the whole time I am going up these I am reminding myself that it is fun, and that the hotel pool would not be more fun:)
I love seeing signs saying DANGER deaths do occur please watch your children or in my case my husband. You can see why I needed to keep an eye on him. He loved laying over the edge so I could get pictures of the bottom.

Robert and Matt had a lot of fun at the top, I just would have preferred it not be with 1200 foot drops all around us. CRAZY!!!
We made it!!!

These two did Mt. Whitney last summer, what's next? Maybe Grand Canyon next summer?

This last picture is a picture of the trail on the way to the top. For those of you who have not been there it is amazing. You actually climb up that ridge using chains. It is a little intense, so fun though. I really want to do it again when my kids are all old enough and Robert when I mean old enough I mean 16 not 10!!!!!

Happy Birthday Part 1

2009-06-02T14:05:00.001-07:00

For my birthday this year, Rob decided to get train tickets and we took the kids down to Old Town to eat and play. The kids loved going down there and eating yummy food especially the churros from the side of the road.

After dinner we met a group of students visiting from Taiwan. They were so excited to talk to Rob in Mandarin. They also LOVED my little white bald baby. He wasn't quite sure what to think but he stayed quiet long enough for them to video him and take pictures.

At the train station heading home
The next day we did a digital camera adventure race at Rob's alma mater UCSD. It was basically a scavenger hunt. It was a lot of fun, the kids loved it. We had clues that took us to different land marks on the HUGE campus. We came in last place but we had fun.

As we were leaving Tanner had his first major wipeout ever on his skateboard. It was pretty gnarly. I don't think he has been back on his skateboard yet.

Las Vegas here we come!!!

2009-05-25T22:09:00.001-07:00

Last weekend my parents took me and my sister and my three sister in laws on a long weekend to Las Vegas. We had so much fun. The night before we left Rob and I, my parents, Jamie and Dave, and some good friends from our ward, Natalie and Jason went to see the comedian Brian Regan. For those of you who don't know who he is you need to rent something or listen to him on itunes. He is hilarious. The good thing about him is that he is clean. We had a great night.
We headed off the next morning to Vegas where we enjoyed eating a lot, sleeping in, talking a lot, swimming, shopping and just hanging out. It was so nice to spend time with the sister in laws. We don't get to see them that much so we had a great time. Thank you mom and dad for a great weekend. We can't wait for next year:) Also I have to give a shout out to my in laws Roy and Evelyn for watching my kids for the weekend. Robert was in NYC for work so they stepped in to help out. They even took them to Knotts one day. They love spending time with you!!!

This was our first attempt at Bingo in Vegas. We actually had no idea what we were doing. It is more complicated than you may think. Aimee actually ended up winning $43.00. Pretty exciting.
Nielsens frozen custard YUMMY!!!!
The obligatory trip to the strip, with a yummy stop at the Paris for some good crepes!!
An afternoon at the spa.

Aimee and I snuck out for a late night session of Bingo. We just knew that we were going to win this time. Wrong!!! Maybe next year, it was fun anyway.
Shana really hoping for a win!!! Maybe next year!!

Father Son Campout

2009-05-20T14:06:00.001-07:00

On Mother's Day weekend Rob and the boys went on their annual Father Son Campout and they had a great time. So Bekah and I enjoyed a night of shopping. I even told her she could pick anywhere she wanted to go for dinner and she said she would rather go pick a box of cereal to eat for dinner. I love that girl!!! Then in the morning we went to McDonalds and got our nails done. We had a great time while they enjoyed playing with friends and the campfire and of course S'mores. They loved sleeping in the tent.

This is Luke's head after falling against a tree. I teased Rob that a father's supervision is very different than a mom's supervision, but at least they all came back in one piece right?

Mother's Day

2009-05-11T12:26:00.001-07:00

I had a great Mother's Day this year. I had breakfast in bed for the first time ever, even though I had to send out a strong hint, it still was great. Rob fixed me one of his famous egg sandwiches which I love with yummy hot cocoa that the kids made. Then they gave me their cards they made me. After church we headed to my mom's where Rob's parents and Jamie and her family came. It is nice to have both parents so close so we can celebrate it together. We had yummy food and good visiting. As I was at my parents last night I realized how blessed I am to have a mom like I do. She has taught me so much throughout my life and has been such an example of love and compassion. I am also blessed to have such an awesome mother-in-law. A lot of people can't say that but I love her so much. She is one of my closest friends and Rob and I feel so blessed to have our families so close and even better we all get along.

This is me and Bekah at the 2nd grade Mother's Day tea party where they sang to us. It took a lot of convincing to let Bekah know that we didn't have to drink the tea and it was ok to have water. She was very worried.

This is Tanner's card he made for me at school. If you notice the last line he says I love him like a pet. What is funny is that he knows that I don't really like pets, even though we have one. Is he trying to tell me something? Cute!!

I had to throw this picture in of my mother in law. They left last night before I got a picture. This is the night they got their mission call. They are great examples of service to us.

A Day at the Beach

2009-04-19T18:58:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we headed down to the beach with Jamie and her family and Michael Banks who was visiting from BYU-Idaho. It was a perfect beach day although the water was still way too cold for me but the kids loved it. This was Luke's first time playing in the sand and water and he loved it!!!!

I love this picture. In this picture Luke has a ring of sand around his mouth, I am not quite sure how much sand he ate yesterday.
I love this picture of Mackenzie and Dave, she was so cold from the water, she was just cuddling up with her daddy. Too cute
Micheal came down for a visit in between semesters at BYU-Idaho. He served his mission in San Diego and just left in November, so he thought it was pretty cool to be able to enjoy the beach while he was here. He had a surfing lesson with Rob. Michael was one of Rob's young men in Indiana and we have been able to watch him grow up to be a wonderful young man. He has overcome a lot and we are so proud of the choices he has made and the person he has become. Thanks for coming to see us Mike, we had a great time.

2009-04-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter everyone. I hope everyone had a great day. We had a fun day. The kids woke up to find their hidden Easter baskets and because church doesn't start until 1 we had a nice morning getting everything ready for our family dinner tonight. We had a really nice Sacrament meeting program with beautiful music and Rob and I were the narrators. (Thanks Kim for watching the kiddies).

It is always so much fun to see the kids in their new clothes. I love seeing them all dressed up.
Lance and Aimee came down from L.A. It's always fun to have the cousins together.
cTanner and cute little Jackson. I love his blue eyes and his old man hair.
Luke loves his sister
My sister in law Aimee took these cute ones of Luke. I know there are a lot of pics but he is a cutie.

And after 8 hours of candy and sweets, this is how we all felt by the end of the day.

It's TWINS

2009-04-01T09:26:00.001-07:00

We just found out our family is growing! Two more on the way! We couldn't be happier! Tanner, Bekah and Kyle are so excited. Luke may be a little miffed that he is being upstaged not only by a younger sibling but by the fact that there will be two. Has anyone figured out that it is April Fool's?

IT WORKED!!!!!!

2009-03-27T15:58:00.000-07:00

For those of you who know my sister Jamie and her husband Dave you know that they have struggled with infertility. They have a beautiful 2 year old, Mackenzie and have been trying for number 2. She went in for invitro last month and they found out today that it worked and she is pregnant. We are so excited for them. Dave and Jamie are such wonderful parents and this little spirit that is coming down is so lucky to have them for parents. I am so happy for them and I can't wait to hold their sweet little baby!!! The hard part will be waiting until December.

Daddy Daughter Date Night

2009-03-25T19:03:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Robert took Bekah to the Achievement Day Girls daddy daughter night. It was a western theme and they had yummy fried chicken and corn on the cob. Then they learned some line dancing. Robert didn't have his camera with him at the church but here are a couple of pictures before they left. They had a great time.

Happy Birthday Kyle!!!

2009-03-17T21:44:00.000-07:00

Well my St. Patty's Day baby turned 5. I can't believe it. I let him choose breakfast and he chose McDonald's so we headed over there this morning, then later on we headed to the park with our cousins. Shauna and the kids are in town this week so we had fun playing together today.

A group shot with all the cousins.

Cute little Madison. Cutest little smile.
Luke and Ryland not loving the swings.
Madison, Rebekah, and Skyler. We wish they lived closer.
Back at the house for a barbecue and cake and presents.
Kyle is such a fun little guy to have around all the time. I am going to miss him when he starts school. He is such a great companion to me and he has become my shopping buddy. He wakes up in the morning and wants to know where we are going that day. He sure loves his brothers and sister and loves playing with them whenever he can. He loves it when they come home from school. We are lucky to have him in our family and we sure love his sweet little spirit.

Hey mom, is that you???

2009-03-13T13:55:00.001-07:00

Let me first preface this post by telling you that we do not buy the swimsuit edition of SI. We do however subscribe to this magazine all year long, so by default this magazine comes to our home. Usually I send the kids out to get the mail but this time of year I tried to intercept it. So after I browsed through it and saw nothing of value for Robert to look at:) I threw it in my trash in my bathroom. Well yesterday I was in my room and Kyle came in with the magazine and very nicely and quite sincerely asked, "Mom is that you?" as he pointed to the cover model. I smiled and said no honey that is not me. I sure love that boy!!!!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!!!!!

2009-03-03T21:17:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I met some of my very best girlfriends from Indiana in LA and we had the time of our lives. We talked, ate, shopped, ate, drove a lot, laughed, ate, hot tubbed, and had a great time. Sorry for all the photos but since I use this as my scrapbook I had to post them.

Here we are in front of the Jimmy Kimmel studio. We went to a taping that was really fun.

While we were waiting to go to Jimmy Kimmel we found a great "vintage" store and we had a great time trying on some great fashions. This fur coat actually looked like a german sheperd it was gross.
Leanne was pretty sure they had her prom dress.
Had to get pedicures.
We went shopping to Santee Alley and I had to go to the bathroom so bad, this was the bathroom I had to use, after borrowing fifty cents to go, this is the rationed toilet paper that the attendant handed me. It was pretty funny

Eating sushi, ok well for me it was only California Rolls maybe I will venture out someday but this restaurant had the best California Rolls I have ever had. We were in Little Tokyo so of course it was good.
How lucky were we that Pinkberry was right across the street. YUMMY!!!!
This was such a fun drive up to the sign. The homes in the Hollywood Hills were beautiful. We wanted a star sighting but it didn't happen. I know we passed some of their homes though.

Can't go wrong with good ole In-n-Out
Yummy Diddy Reese cookies by UCLA super cheap and super good

LaDawn,me, Julie,Joanna, and Leanne at the Santa Monica pier on our last night together. I am so blessed to have these ladies in my life. They have taught me so much about life and the kind of mom,wife and woman that I want to be. Thank you for a fabulous weekend and I can't wait until next year!!!!

My baby is 1!!!

2009-02-25T09:06:00.001-08:00

How did this happen? Where has the time gone? Is he really one already? I can't believe my sweet little Luke is growing up. He turned one on February 23. I took him in to his 1 year check up and he is a big boy. I guess when you start out at 10 pounds it's not shocking that he's huge. It's shocking with such petite parents:) that he would be so big. He is almost 32 in. long (97th percentile), 251/2 lbs.(85th percentile), and his head is in the 75th percentile. I thought for sure his noggin was bigger than that. He has a big head(he takes after his dad) Maybe it looks bigger because he has no hair yet. He has like nine teeth with 3 more coming in. He really has been such a sweet little guy. He has a really cute personality and loves to make us laugh. We love having him in our family and he has been a joy to have.

I am pretty sure he is drunk on frosting in this picture.
I don't know if you can tell but there is cake and frosting all over my floor and windows. He was flinging it all over the place.
Getting cleaned up so he can open presents. Even after his bath there was a greasy frosting residue all over him.

I am not sure who like the toys more. Kyle was present envious. His birthday is next month so he doesn't have to wait long.

Mike and Ike's or Lamanites????

2009-02-18T19:11:00.000-08:00

So my mom always hassles me because I never write down the funny things that my kids say, so I am posting this really for my sake but hopefully you guys will think it is funny too. We were at the mall today with Jamie and Mackenzie and I got Kyle a handful of Mike and Ike's out of the 25 cent machine. He asked me what they were called so I told him. When Jamie came back and saw him eating candy she asked him what kind he was eating. He said I am eating Lamanites. I asked him what he said just so I knew I heard him right and he said Mom I am eating Lamanites, I laughed and said you mean Mike and Ike's, then he was embarrassed and said oh yeah. It was pretty cute.

Tumbleweeds and an old lady?!?!?!

2009-02-10T12:43:00.000-08:00

Who would have thougth that this...and this....(not the real old lady)
could do this.....?

So yesterday I was driving along with three of my kids and my niece and my sister was following me with Bekah. I am just driving along minding my own business in the fast lane when all of a sudden the car in front of me comes to a complete STOP in the FAST LANE!!!!! So of course in my big beast of a car I did not slow down in time, and I rammed the little old lady in her Honda Accord. Everyone was fine, but there were four kids who were FREAKING oI rut. I knew it was an old lady because I couldn't see her over the seat. As I rushed to make sure she was ok, she just kept saying sorry I didn't know what to do. I was trying to be really nice but what I wanted to do was scream that you came to a complete stop for a WEED???????? At the end of all this as my trasmission fluid is leaking all over the place and the bumper is about to pop my $300 tire and I am talking to the cop who I am sure finds the tumbleweed incident very amusing and waiting for the tow truck I do realize that this could have turned out a lot worse and I am grateful that all my little passengers in the back all ok and in the end the final outcome is just going to be a big headache and for that I am grateful.

Cruisin to Cabo

2009-02-06T15:40:00.001-08:00

Last week Rob and I went on a cruise to Cabo. We had so much fun. This was our first real vacation in a really long time. Now that Luke is almost a year and weaned it was a great time to go. Thanks to mom and dad and Dave and Jamie for helping with the kids. We had a great time.

Anyone who knows Rob well knows that he is a fountain of random knowledge so this is his ship on a stick trophy for winning a trivia game. The kids were really impressed.

On our way into Cabo. It was so beautiful.
On the ferry over to Cabo.
Our ship the Elation
So this guy was trying to sell us a water tour around Cabo and the bottom of his sign said LDS specials so we talked to him for awhile and Adolfo ended up talking us on our own personal tour. We hopped on the city bus had YUMMY street tacos and saw the church building in Cabo. He is serving as the YM pres. in his branch. He was such a great guy. We had a great time with him.
Us in front of the church. I couldn't believe how small it was. The building on the right was the chapel then on the left was all the classrooms with the basketball court outside in front of the building.
On the water taxi over to Lover's Beach. Look how beautiful the water is. This is where the Pacific ocean meets the Sea of Cortez. The day was perfect. It was about 85 degrees and the water was about 72 degrees.

Bekah's birrthday party

2009-01-28T12:47:00.000-08:00

So Bekah had her 8th birthday party. It was actually her very first party because I am a mean mom and I don't do parties until they are old enough to have vivid memories of them. Cruel I know. Anyway it was a karaoke/dance/run wild party. I think they had fun, and I can now officially say that I know every word to High School musical and the Jonas Brothers...good times! Anyway she had a good time and that is what matters right?

Bekah's Big Day

2009-01-06T20:55:00.000-08:00

Rebekah was baptized on Saturday and it was such a great day. Roberts brother Dave and his family from Salt Lake was there and my brother from LA came with his kids. We had grandparents and friends there. It was such a special day and we are so proud of Bekah and her decision to be baptized. She is such a spunky fun addition to our family and she definitely keeps us on our toes. We sure love you Bekah!!!!

Where is Tanner?

After her confirmation with family and friends

Bekah and her first 5K
Robert and Bekah ran the Holiday Bowl 5K. This was Bekah's first race and she did great. Robert said she ran the whole way and she had a lot of fun. Robert said she is amazing because she talks the whole time she runs. I don't know how she does it. When I run I can't talk for fear that I will pass out. You go girl!!!!!

A Day in LA

2009-01-04T00:00:00.000-08:00

The week of Christmas we went to LA for a Gingerbread decorating party that my sister in law Aimee was throwing. The kids had a lot of fun with their cousins. This is their "masterpiece". As you can see they really have an artistic flair!?!? Anyway the candy didn't even make it out of the church before the house was being eaten.

Jackson loved uncle Rob. He's the only one who could get him to sleep.

Afterwards we went to this great Cuban restaurant called Versailles. They have the best garlic lemon chicken. Thanks Aimee for taking us there, we had a lot of fun that day. Except for the way home, Rob had a huge plate of onions grilled in garlic if that tells you anything about the drive home:)

Christmas

2008-12-27T17:05:00.001-08:00

We had a great Christmas and of course Santa brought way too much stuff for the kids. What was he thinking? Now we have to find a place for all of this. Anyway we had a fun day opening presents, the kids got a karaoke machine which has been really fun. Robert wants to get 80's karaoke complete with Journey and Air Supply. Fun times!!!

So this year for Christmas I must say that Rob did really good. A few years ago for Christmas he got me a cruise but because we bought a house shortly there after I let him off the hook so we could use that money for the house. Well this year he made up for it. He always makes me work for my presents. So after unwrapping about 6 boxes this is what I found.

Luckily he didn't make me sing a song but it was cute and creative and the kids were really into it. Elation is the name of the ship.
Here is a picture of the actual ship we will be on.
Here is one of the beaches in Cabo San Lucas. I am so excited. WE are going the end of January and I am so excited!!! Weight Watchers here I come!!!!!!

Is this a preview of what's to come???????

2008-12-18T15:50:00.000-08:00

Last night we caught Luke playing peek a boo with a bra. He loved it. Let's hope he doesn't discover one again for about 30 more years right? Well ok maybe 25.

O-R-E-O

2008-12-12T18:32:00.001-08:00

On Tuesday I went with Tanner on his field trip and one of the moms had a bag of double stuffed oreos. So I fed Luke one and I think this pictures says it all. Don't we all feel like this after an Oreo. One of the other moms there who was feeding her kid carrot sticks said shame on me for feeding that to my little baby, apparently he had no complaints:)

Temple Choir

2008-12-10T13:42:00.000-08:00

On Monday night the kids sang in our stake primary choir at the temple. They were so excited. They have been practicing for a couple of months now and knew the songs really well. The choir director is in our ward and she is amazing. Anyone who is willing to work with 50 primary kids for 2 months is a saint in my eyes. Anyway they did a beautiful job and what a perfect setting to sing Christmas songs. It was a great night. Here a few pictures.

Bekah and her good friend Taelor

Bekah always wants one without the boys

Tanner Turned 10!!!!!

2008-12-04T19:40:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my baby turned 10!!!! Am I really old enough to have a child in the double digits? Tanner was born November 30, 1998 in Greenwood, Indiana at 9:00 am. He was such a beautiful baby. He has grown up to be such a great kid. I can't imagine our family without him. He is such a good big brother to his sister and brothers, well ok most of the time. He loves to play with friends and ride his new bike. He loves being on the swim team and the basketball team. He is never embarrassed to give me a hug and he loves to do good. He is growing like a weed and eats non stop. I had to go buy him shoes the other day and he is already in a mens 71/2. We'll have to see if he out grows his dad's size 15. Anyway for his birthday we went to Knotts Berry Farm (see previous post) and then on Sunday we had a family party. His lame mom forgot candles so we had one match. Whatever works right? We had a great day. We love you Tanner!!!

Tanner's new ride

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-28T23:54:00.000-08:00

...Thanksgiving with family. Ok so I know I've been slacking on my grateful posts but life is crazy. Anyway we had a great Thanksgiving. My parents, Rob's parents, my brothers Jake and Lance and their families and of course awesome food. The morning started with me and Jake doing the run for the hungry 10k downtown. It was fun although I have to admit at mile three when I was only half way and it started pouring down rain and it rained for the rest of the race I was thinking now why did I do this? I am glad I did. I even managed to run the whole thing. Don't ask my time though. I would say I am more of a slow jogger than a runner. I wasn't last so that was good. It was a little depressing when I was at the halfway mark the first finishers were coming in. Oh well, it was fun and I am sore, next year I will be better prepared, maybe I will even be able to keep up with Jake:) Anyway the rest of the day was filled with eating and visiting. It was a great day.
We were so cold and wet, we were ringing our clothes out after.
Showing off our $30 t-shirts.
Jake wanted to make sure people knew that he helped yesterday. I think he filled a pot with water. Good job Jake!!!
The trampoline was an early Christmas present from the grandparents. The cousins loved playing all day. We hardly even saw them most of the day.
Poor little Madison with her broken arm after falling off a chair back home. She is such a cutie!!!
This is our beautiful 22lb turkey that Robert did. He did it all by himself since I was at the race that morning. He did a good job and it was yummy.
The older kids put on a concert.
Grandpa loved the concert!!
Are these not the cutest little guys. Jackson, Ryland and Luke. They were so cute to watch together. Although most of the time they were trying to gouge eachothers eyes out but it was all in good fun.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-23T00:11:00.000-08:00

...LOW GAS PRICES!!!!!! Let me just say that with a 28 gallon gas tank I was freaking out about gas when it was over $4.50 a gallon. It cost me about $130 to fill up. Now I can fill up for about $60. YEAH!!!!!

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-21T11:47:00.000-08:00

...fun family days!!! Yesterday we went to Knott's Berry Farm with my parents, Rob's parents and my sister in law met us there with her three kids. They are celebrating veterans month so we got in basically for free. There was hardly anyone there and the weather was perfect. It was a great day. When we were on the roller coasters and they were finished the workers just let us stay on. It was so great.
This picture of Grandma Evelyn doesn't show the after when she had to stop the ride so she wouldn't throw up. It was a good effort.

Ok-so can I just say that I hate cheesy shows at amusement parks, and as soon as we got into the park all the kids wanted to go and watch the wild west show. AHHH!!! I can't believe with all these big roller coasters in front of them they would rather choose a show. Oh well.

My dad and I and Tanner went on this spin ride and it was so funny. After I get off of these rides I always wonder what I was thinking. So this is the before shot. My dad is hilarious.This is during. I love my dad's expression.

And the after, hey dad can we get a pulse?

All the cousins with Snoopy.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-17T21:57:00.001-08:00

...for my volleyball league. Every Monday night I play volleyball on a city league and it is so much fun. It is nice to be able to do something alone that I enjoy. What is even better is that it is a good workout without even knowing it. Every time I come home the house is quiet and the kids are in bed and even the baby is asleep, for those of you who know Robert you know that this is a big deal. We have come a long way. Even though I am probably the worst one on the league they all are good to me and we have a good time. For those of you who have not seen me in a long time, that is not me in the picture, but I bet I could do that and look just as good:)

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-16T21:54:00.000-08:00

...Grandpa Roy and Grandma Evelyn. These two are truly remarkable people. Robert and I always comment on how blessed we are that we have great families. These people would do anything for anyone. They have taught me a lot about service and love. They are great grandparents. My kids adore them and they are such wonderful examples to us. This is a picture of them with their mission calls. They are going to serve an 18 month military relations mission here is San Diego. They will be so great. We love you guys!!!

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-15T23:44:00.000-08:00

....MAKE-UP FLOWERS. ENOUGH SAID=)

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-14T13:59:00.000-08:00

....my wonderful husband. There are so many reasons why I am grateful for him. Here are just a few. He is such a wonderful husband and father. He is a worthy priesthood holder and he honors it. He is a hard worker and the most motivated and ambitious person I have ever met. He is friendly to everyone he meets and he would do anything for anybody. He has a love of the gospel and a love for learning that I admire. He is not scared of anything and he embraces challenges and new experiences with enthusiasm. So this is just to name a few qualities about him. I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for bringing him into my life. I don't know how I got so lucky. I love you Robert.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-12T19:13:00.000-08:00

...DIGITAL CAMERAS. I know this sounds really lame but I love what digital cameras have allowed us non scrapbooking folks to do. I love that they allow us to stay in touch with our friends and family. I think it is so fun that I can keep in touch with friends from Junior High and friends from Indiana and Pennsylvania. We can watch each others families grow up. I love that. Another bonus is that before digital cameras I would have had to pay for the following pictures that my 4-year old took. Then it would not have been as cute. But now my little guy can explore his artistic side and I don't have to pay for it:) So today I am grateful for the technology of a digital camera.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-11T22:38:00.001-08:00

I am grateful to live in one of the most beautiful cities in our country. I love living in San Diego. There are so many beautiful places to visit. The weather is absolutely perfect and to top it off we live by our families. It doesn't get better than this. So today I am grateful to live in paradise.

p.s. I did not take these photos but I am sure that is obvious:)

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-09T22:13:00.000-08:00

the opportunity I have each Sunday to go to church and renew my baptismal covenants. Today we had a great sacrament meeting and the children were all quiet enough that I actually got to listen to the talks today. I love feeling renewed each Sunday. I really need that each week. I am grateful for worthy priesthood that can bless and pass the sacrament each week. They are great examples to my boys. I am grateful for the sacrament.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-08T21:40:00.000-08:00

A beautiful Autumn day. Ok so maybe our autumn days don't really look like this, but I have lived places where they do and they are beautiful. But I am grateful for the beautiful fun autumn day we had today in the desert with a few friends.

So our beautiful autumn day consisted of a marshmallow roasting, 4 wheelin, dune buggying, sand playing, card playing, bush peeing (not me, I haven't mastered that skill yet), cricket eating day. Yes friends I said cricket eating. See photo below.
Nothing quite like an ooey gooey marshmallow to warm you on a frigid 85 degree day in the desert. The fire was left over from the night before so they enjoyed roasting marshmallows for breakfast.
Erin and I took off on the 4 wheelers for about an hour. We had so much fun. We fed the babies and left the dads in charge. I think they were about ready to send out a rescue party. It was a great time.
Scary Jerry took all the kids for rides in his dune buggy. They had a blast going all over the dunes.

Finding some relief from the sun inside the RV. Hey nothing passes time like a good old game of blackjack right?

Kyle wanted to drive so bad. Maybe in a few years buddy.
Robert worked with Tanner on teaching him how to drive it on his own. He learned really fast and really enjoyed himself. It is a little tricky working the pedal clutch and brakes but he did a great job.
Ok so let me explain the crickets. Some of our friends that were there stopped at a gas station along the way and they were selling different flavors of crickets. I was not about to try one. They were whole crickets, antennae and all. You could see their beady little eyeballs looking at you. I mean they were dead and I think fried but still eeww!!! Anyway a bunch of people were eating them and I was still refusing so Janice came up behind me and shoved one in my mouth. It was pretty funny. They actually didn't taste as bad as I had thought. They were like burned potato chips with a gross aftertaste, which I actually tasted the rest of the day. Oh well afterall how many people can say they have eaten a cricket?
The next picture is a little blury sorry. It is the nutritional information for the crickets. Wierd. Did you know that about 8 crickets is 9 calories and 1/2 gram of fat. Not bad huh? I still think I would rather eat a Tic Tac.
So I am grateful for a great fall weekend in the beautiful desert with friends and family

I AM GRATEFUL FOR....

2008-11-07T11:37:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for the passing of Proposition 8 here in California. I am grateful for the countless hours that people all across the state and really the country put in for our behalf. I am grateful that although at time our society seems to have given up on having morals and values, at the end of the day I feel that people really do want what is right. That reflected on voting day. Many prayers were said that the hearts of the voters would be touched and that they would feel the spirit while in the privacy of the voting booth. I know that our battle against families is not over and that is evident by the demonstrations at the temple and having to close some of the temples but in the end I know the Lord is pleased with our efforts. I am grateful that we were able to be a part of this effort.

Happy Birthday Dad

2008-11-06T22:04:00.000-08:00

Well my sister beat me to the punch, but I wanted to start my gratitude blogs today. I would like to jump on the blog wagon and dedicate everyday in November to something I am grateful for. I have really enjoyed reading peoples comments on what they are grateful for and they have inspired me to start. So starting today at 10:00 at night is easy because it is my dad's birthday today and so I would like to start my first day of gratitude with my dad. I don't even know where to begin except that he has taught me so much throughout my life. My biggest lesson learned from my dad is to have a passion for the gospel. I remember waking up every morning for seminary and coming out to the living room and either seeing my dad kneeling in prayer or reading the scriptures. In high school I used to go to every fireside or talk that he gave. I still like to go to whatever he is teaching. He is an unbelievable speaker with an enthusiasm like none other. He has been a great dad and especially a great grandpa to his grandchildren. They love spending time with him, whether it is lunch at Jack in the Box or going to spring training with him. We always have fun with grandpa. Thank you for all you do for us dad. We love you!!!
(Sorry for so many pictures but I couldn't pick just a couple.)

CLASSIC DAD MOMENT

YES ON 8!!!!!

2008-11-04T13:55:00.000-08:00

Last night Robert took the kids to wave signs in one last ditch effort to help people make up their minds regarding prop 8. I had a volleyball game so Robert ventured out with all four hoping that if kids were with him that maybe they wouldn't get eggs thrown at them or worse. It must have worked. They were yelled at a few times but nothing too horrible. My kids were so excited to do this and it made them feel very proud to stand up for what we believe in. I think they are learning at a young age how important it is to stand up for our beliefs. I was very proud of them. I hope everyone gets out today to vote. I am so grateful for the freedoms that we enjoy and I am glad that my children got to demonstrate those freedoms last night.

HALLOWEEN 08

2008-10-31T23:06:00.001-07:00

I can't believe October is over. This year is going by too fast. We had a really fun Halloween. The kids went trick or treating three times. They did the trunk or treat at my parents ward, then we went to the outlet mall, and of course around our neighborhood. So here are pics from our Halloween week. Sorry there are so many.

Bekah and her best bud Taelor

Our gang at the mall
After trick or treating Bekah went to her friends and they braided her hair, she LOVES it.
Ok people look how ridiculous this load is. To my fellow weight watcher friends anyone have a guess on how many points this is? The really bad part is that most of their candy is good candy tons of chocolate bars and even a few full size bars. Maybe we'll have to take some to Grandpa. He use to always raid our loot every year.

Is this a dentists worse nightmare or what?

Bekah's Curls

2008-10-29T22:14:00.001-07:00

Bekah always begs me to curl her hair but because her hair is so thick, it takes a while to put the curlers in so we don't do it very often. We went to my niece's baptism in LA this weekend so we decided to do the curlers. She was blessed with great hair. Robert and I are always baffled about where her hair came from but we love it. I thought her hair looked so cute so I thought I would post a couple of pictures.

We went to LA this weekend for Rachel's baptism. It was such a great day for her. My brother did a great job. We had a great day with family and it is always fun for the cousins to play together. It was fun for Bekah to see it because she will be baptized in a couple of months so that was exciting for her. After we went back to their place for a great lunch. Thanks Aimee for a fun day. Thanks for all your hard work it was great.

Bekah and Rachel

After the baptism Luke and I drove to Arizona to see my little brother and his family. On Sunday my dad ordained to a high priest because he was being called to be high priest group leader. He is only 29 so I know he is overwhelmed and nervous. I know he will be great. He is so easy going and easy to be around everyone will love him. It was really fun to see his family. Thanks for being great hosts.

Luke and Ryland, 6 weeks apart, sooo cute
On the drive home Luke was chewing on his toes. He does this a lot. He is so flexible, I think he gets it from me.....NOT:)

This is Luke after enjoying some of Grandpa's banana cream pie milkshake. He loved it. He was so funny in the car. Luke is extremely LOUD, I don't know if it is because of his hearing loss or what but he jabbers at decibels higher than any other baby. It was pretty funny. My parents really got a kick out of him. We had a nice weekend with my parents. Thanks mom and dad for letting us tag a long and thanks Robert for hanging out with the kids so I could go.

Pumpkin "Patch"

2008-10-24T22:38:00.000-07:00

Tonight the boys and I(Bekah was sick so she stayed home with Rob) met Dave and Jamie and Mackenzie at the pumpkin "patch". Halloween is a little different in Southern California for a few different reasons. The pumpkin patch is actually pumpkins in rows on some straw under a tent about 1 mile from a major interstate freeway. The pumpkins are way overpriced, we actually got ours at Walmart. And if you notice that Tanner has on a fleece jacket, well it dipped down to about 65 degrees. But it was fun anyway and the kids don't know any better. In Indiana we would go to an actual pumpkin farm and apple orchard and we would pick our own pumpkins and go on hayrides. It was fun, but my kids have no memories of that.

One perk of the night was the coupon for the free train ride. Mackenzie would not go on it by herself so Jamie had to ride it with her, it was hilarious. Jamie was crying she was laughing so hard. They were VERY small train cars.

This picture cracked me up. Mackenzie looks like her head is in a guillotine. She wasn't sure what to think of this but when Kyle is next to her she will do anything. Kyle is definitely her favorite cousin right now. He can do no wrong and she laughs at everything he does. It is really cute. She is his biggest fan.
Luke's first Halloween. He is eight months old now and crawling all over the place. He still has no hair and people love to rub his head. Everywhere we go these little old ladies always want to rub his head it's cute and Luke doesn't mind the attention. He is such a fun little guy and has a really cute personality. We love having him in our family.

8 Things About Me

2008-10-22T08:27:00.000-07:00

My sister Jamie tagged me and this is probably way more information than you ever wanted to know about me but here it goes anyway.

1) Post rules on your blog
2) Answer the six "8" items
3) Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving them a comment

8 Favorite TV shows

1. Amazing Race
2. Dancing with the Stars
3. What Not to Wear
4. The Office
5. Law and Order SVU
6. Dirty Jobs
7. Oprah
8.Project Runway

8 Things I did Yesterday

1. Dishes
2. Laundry
3. Went to Rubio's for lunch with my mom
4. Took Bekah to piano
5. Went to Target and Walmart
6. Put up spider webs and lights on the outside of our house
7. Went to get a new YES ON 8 sign, other one got stolen
8. recovered all day from 3 hours of volleyball the night before, can I just say I am officially old after Monday night.

8 Things I look forward to

1. Sleeping through the night (me and Luke)
2. the holidays with family
3. Robert retiring
4. serving a mission with Robert
5. attending the temple more
6. no more diapers
7. running a half marathon next August( I am recruiting anyone who wants to do it with me)
8. traveling someday

8 Favorite Restaurants

1. any hole in the wall Mexican restaurant
2. In n Out
3. Geno and Joey's in PA
4. Claim Jumper
5. Spices Thai
6. Il Fornaio (yummy yummy gnocchi)
7. Corvette but only for their chocolate peppermint smoothies
8. can't come up with another one but pretty much anywhere where I don't have to cook or clean up

8 Things on my wish list

1. My dad's cancer will go away for good
2. My sisters in vitro will take next time maybe even twins or triplets :)
3. All of my children make the right choices in their lives all the time (you said WISH list right?)
4. Roberts heart problem will be fixed
5. Running a half marathon (when I do this, then I can decide about a marathon doubtful though)
6. Attending the temple more
7. sitting with my husband and all of my children in the temple someday
8. nursing school?

8 People to tag
I know some of you hate being tagged, but just play along it is fun to get to know different things about people.

1.Jessica
2. Jen/Joey
3.LaDawn
4.Aimee
5. Megan (my cousin)
6. Kalia (my neice)
7.Ashley
8. Karen

2008-10-15T16:17:00.000-07:00

YES ON PROPOSITION 8 in California

Even if you do not live in California, it is just a matter of time until this issue comes to your state. We have been directed by the brethren to pass this on.
You've been tagged. PLEASE READ THIS no matter what state you live in.

Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt children. If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. Children will likely receive “age appropriate” information about sexual relations within heterosexual and homosexual marriages.

Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt churches. The court’s decision will inevitably lead to conflicts with religious liberty and free speech rights. Society will become more and more hostile to traditional beliefs about marriage and family. Over time, greater acceptance of nontraditional marriage will be demanded of all people. This could impact the ability of any religion to teach and practice its beliefs. Including adoption agencies.

A YES vote will not hurt gays. In California, the law provides for marriage-related benefits to be given to civil unions and domestic partnerships. Proposition 8 does not diminish these benefits.

For your information:
On Friday, October 10th, 2008 a first-grade class took a field trip to witness a lesbian wedding in California. Click Here for the article from the San Francisco Chronicle.

A father in Massachusetts was frustrated when his kindergartner was taught about homosexuality at school by the teachers. He insisted he be notified in the future before such things were discussed so he could pull his boy out of school.He was taken to jail. Click Here for the story.

A Catholic adoption agency In the UK closed their doors because of the Government's new homosexual equality laws. The Equality Act forbids discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the basis of sexual orientation. The law was forced through Parliament last year despite past Prime Minister Tony Blair's recommendation that Catholic adoption agencies be exempted from the rules. Click Here for more info.

Earlier this month judges in Conneticut overturned the state law (just as the judges in California did) to legalized gay marriage. This is not just an issue in California. We voted years ago to keep traditional marriage as the only marriage recognized in the state of California, 4 judges overturned our vote…and we need to fight back. That is what this Proposition is about. This is happening everywhere and the leaders of the church and others have warned that the outcome of California’s vote will affect the way the other states vote. So PLEASE…even if you don’t live in California, put this on your blog or email this on. The internet knows no state line. You know contacts in California that I don’t…and so do your friends. Please pass this on as it could eventually have an effect on everyone!

"Occasionally discouragement may darken our pathway; frustration may be a constant companion. In our ears there may sound the sophistry of Satan as he whispers, "You cannot save the world; your small efforts are meaningless. You haven't time to be concerned for others." Trusting in the Lord, let us turn our heads from such falsehoods and make certain our feet are firmly planted in the path of service and
our hearts and souls dedicated to follow the example of the Lord." --Thomas S. Monson

Click Here for excerpts from the Broadcast given by Elders M. Russell Ballard, Quentin L. Cook and L. Whitney Clayton.

A good resource mentioned in the broadcast: http://www.preservingmarriage.org/

October 20th: Last day to apply for an absentee ballot if voting out of state. Click Here to get one.

October 27th: Last day to apply for “Vote by Mail” Click Here for info.

November 4th: Election day. Polls close at 8:00pm. Vote by mail must be received by this time and can be hand delivered if necessary.

YOU'VE BEEN TAGGED...Here's what you do:
In the broadcast we were asked to "go viral on our blogs, etc" by Elder Ballard. This is my way of going viral. If you feel this is an important issue I ask that you copy and paste this post...and post it on your blog. PLEASE keep it at the top of your blog through November 4th. which you can adjust each time you post under the "edit post" option. The internet knows NO STATE LINE. You know contacts in California that I do not...as do your friends and their friends...and so on. Please do this. If not for your own children and the effect it could have on them some day...for mine! After you have posted this...email this to your contacts and TAG all your blogging buddies to do the same. THANK YOU!

Halloween's Gonna Suck this Year!!!

2008-10-09T22:09:00.000-07:00

I saw this on another blog (hope they don't mind me stealing it) and I thought it was so funny.

Twister Anyone???

2008-10-08T15:48:00.000-07:00

General Conference Sunday is always a nice relaxing day. The kids kept us entertained with their Twister tournament. Bekah is the reigning champ, even Robert and I couldn't conquer her flexibility. We are so old and how shall I say not the smallest kids on the block for this poor old plastic Twister mat. We had fun anyway.

This is Robert's attempt to beat Bekah, notice the pajamas. We both stayed in PJ's all day. Those days are nice. Not the most flattering picture of Robert, not sure what he was thinking:)
The other part of the day was spent making forts. This activity really annoys me, I don't know why, probably because its one more thing for me to pick up, but I just kept telling myself that these were fun memories that I had as a kid. We loved making forts with all the kitchen chairs and I am sure that we picked up our messes:) Right mom?
A favorite pastime in between sessions, or during for some people but I am not mentioning any names.

Here are just some random pictures of the kids. I thought they were cute. Luke is now 7 months old and weighs in at a petite 22 pounds 30 inches. Isn't he so cute?

Sleep tight?

2008-10-05T21:19:00.001-07:00

The other night I went to check on the kids before I went to bed, and this is how I found Kyle. This mask came with a travel pillow I bought and my kids fight over it every night. I tell them I can turn all the lights off and shut the door so that they don't need a mask, but they don't really like that idea. Anyway I thought he looked so cute. In the second picture notice the blue bunny he is snuggled up to? Could these possibly be blackmail pictures for his dating years??:)

Family Night

2008-10-01T15:22:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago for family home evening we went to the beach to watch the sunset, well the marine layer was really thick so we didn't get to see a sunset but we had a good time anyway.

Anytime Robert and I get stressed about how expensive it is to live in California we just have to drive 4 miles to see why we live in the most beautiful city.
We decided to walk out on this rock jeddy and as you can tell by Kyle's face he was scared to death. The rocks were pretty jagged and sharp, I was hesitant to go out there myself.

First Day of School

2008-09-10T23:16:00.000-07:00

I am totally late posting our obligatory front of the house first day of school pictures, so here they are. Tanner started 4th grade this year and Bekah started 2nd grade. I can't believe that my kids are getting so old, because that means that I am getting old. Scary. When I walked them to their class on the first day I saw Tanner's teacher and she looked like she was about 14 and I think he is taller than her. It was pretty funny. When I asked Bekah how she liked her teacher all she could say was how exciting it was that she had a french tip manicure. How many of you knew what that was when you were 7? I know I didn't.

Poor Kyle he was so sad that he was not going to school. He is soooo ready, but he gets to spend one more year hanging out with Luke and me.

A Date With a Snake

2008-09-10T22:47:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago I was called to be an assistant Den Leader for Tanner's pack. So for our first activity we went on a hike in a small canyon by our house. The boys were very nervous (scared:) of seeing rattlesnakes. I kept telling them it was fine and that there was nothing to worry about. I was wrong.

Tanner spotted it first, and I will say that the boys were very safe and far from the snake. They refused to pass it even clear on the other side of the trail. One of the boys commented on how Rebekah was the bravest one there because she had no problems passing the snake. It really was kind of funny.

Michael, Tanner, and Cole before the hike. Smiling obviously they haven't seen the snake yet.
Luke's first hike.
During the hike, if you notice Rebekah is ahead of everyone else. She refuses to let anyone beat her on a hike. She loves to be in the lead and she loved showing off for the boys, I think I got a preview of years to come, :(.
And after the hike, notice the boys are not quite as smiley. Not only did they see a snake but they also got beat by a girl. Tough night.
The hike really pooped him out. He was out like a light. It was pretty cute.
Afterwards we took the boys for some ice cream. McDonalds hot fudge sundaes will make anything better.

The Last True Day of Summer

2008-09-10T22:10:00.000-07:00

For our end of summer hurrah we went to Knotts Soak City and we had so much fun. Both grandmas and grandpa Roy went with us( sure wish my dad was retired:). It was not crowded at all and we had a fun day on the slides and the lazy river. Kyle was even big enough to go on some big kid slides. He loved them. Here are a few pictures from our day.
From the looks of this picture is looks as if Kyle is not really big enough but he was and he loved them.

Is this the life or what?
Grandpa Roy and his buddy

No amusement park is complete without its hundred dollar lunch of cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets right? When my kids ask for souveniers, I always tell them no they got lunch instead, crazy prices. Such a mean mom.

I LOVE THIS LITTLE BOY!!!!!
This picture freaked me out. Look how tall Tanner is and he is only 9. I am six feet tall and he is already up to my shoulders. He is going to pass me up in no time.

We had such a fun day!! Thanks Grandma Evelyn and Shirlynn and Grandpa Roy. We love you!!

I've Been Tagged

2008-08-27T20:53:00.000-07:00

Ok I have been tagged and I never really do these things but it sounded kind of fun, so here it goes.
The Five:
Ten Years ago I:
1. I was 22 and about to have my first child
2. was working in a gastroenterology office (for those of you who do not know what that is, it a butt and gut doctor to put it simply)
3. was living in Greenwood, Indiana ready to move into our first house
4.was on college 3 of the 10 that I attended working on major number 4 of six(I did finish eventually)
5.was in a primary presidency

5 things on todays "to do list"
1.LAUNDRY (that is on every day's list)
2. clean up laundry detergent spill in garage, brand new bottle spilled all over garage floor, fun times
3.go to store for more laundry detergent
4.kids first day of school
5.take Tanner to swim team try outs

5 snacks I enjoy, ok so maybe it would be easier to say the 5 things I don't enjoy because I enjoy everything else, but nevertheless here are the snacks I love
1.black licorice(I know most people hate it, that just means more for me to love)
2.any baked item especially homemade cakes and cookies
3.peanut butter rice krispy treats(I have to say I make a mean batch of these)
4.My mom's caramel popcorn, it is the best!!!!
5.CEREAL most kinds, anytime of any day

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1.Pay off debt and all of my family's debt
2.Buy a large home across the street from the beach
3.Travel to places I have never been which is mostly everywhere, Australia, China, Africa, Fiji, you get the picture right?
4.Invest so I would stay a millionaire
5.Make sure all of my loved ones wanted for nothing

5 places I have lived

1.Orem, Ut
2.San Diego, CA
3.Greenwood,IN
4.Swiftwater,PA
5.Laie,HI

5 jobs I have had( my work experience is limited, i have been very blessed to have been able to stay home with my kids for most of my adult life)

1. cook at Pizza Hut
2.Gap girl
3.patient advocate at butt and gut doctor
4.admin assistant at law firm
5.Grounds keeper at BYU Hawaii or better known as tanning with a rake in my hand

I tag..
Jamie
Heidi
Joanna
Kim O
Kim M
Shari

Rules:
Each player answers the question themselves.At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person that tagged you know when you've answered the questions on your blog.

Life's A Beach

2008-08-27T20:33:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have not blogged in quite a while and we actually have done a lot. Now that school is back in, I feel like I actually have time to sit down and post some, so bear with me because there are a lot of pictures but we have been doing some fun things. Last weekend was the last weekend that Jason and his family were in town before heading back to Idaho so we decided to head to the beach with all the kids. I have to be honest going to the beach with a baby is not my favorite. Even though he was in his stroller the whole time I still found sand in unmentionable places which makes diaper changing interesting. But some things are worth the memories right:)The water was so warm which is rare for San Diego and we all had a lot of fun. We will definitely miss having Jason and Shana and the kids here. Our kids had such a fun summer having sleepovers and pool parites with their cousins.

SOCCER DAYS HAVE ARRIVED

Rebekah and Kyle are playing soccer this season. This is the first time for both and they both had their first games on Saturday of course at the same time. Here they are looking so cute in their uniform

Kyle had team pictures on Sunday morning before church. Shocking that they got 35 4 year olds to all manange to sit still and all face the right direction and most even are smiling.
I made Kyle change in the parking lot for church and he was horrified that someone would see him. I had to take a picture of him after because he is just so darn cute.

Rusty's Reptile

2008-07-29T14:42:00.000-07:00

We went to visit Rusty and Suzzie Trepanier. It was great catching up with them and Bekah and Kyle loved playing with the lizard, Tanner enjoyed watching

Mt Whitney C-3 YM High Adventure

2008-07-28T20:56:00.000-07:00

Monday July 21, 2008 I set out with the Carlsbad 3rd Ward Teachers and Priests on their High Adventure.

Here is a link from another group outlining the exact route we took.

http://infolab.stanford.edu/~crespo/Pictures/Langley03/

I am about 1/2 mile from Trial Crest. We began walking @ 3:00 AM on Friday morning. My pack was WAY TOO HEAVY, & mitral valve too leaky!!

We arrived at the summit at about 10:00 AM on Friday July 25, 2008. Getting this high in any other state except Alaska is illegal. Dave Pyatt (my good brother-in-law/personal trainer/motivator) with me on Mt. Whitney. Couldn't have done it with out him! Now the hard part started, getting down to Whitney Portal! It was down 99 switchbacks (they weren't kidding) then the granite staircases and more switchbacks. We were off the mountain about 6:00PM. Talk about a long day!

I found the following description of the type of pack I used going up Mt. Whitney.

I wish I felt the same way the reviewers did as I slogged up the east side of Whitney

their comments

(My comments)

Osprey Argon 110 Camping

With a 6,700-cubic-inch capacity and an 80-pound haul rating(THEY ARE NOT KIDDING), the Osprey Argon 110 seemed as if it would never stop swallowing gear (or bear canisters). And when it finally did, we feared a scamper in the Oakland hills would feel like scaling Everest (YES IT DID). Wrong. A clever shock-absorbing rod (extruded from aerospace-quality 7075-T6 aluminum) stabilized the massive load side to side and channeled it down into the custom-moldable hip belt. There were times when we almost forgot we were wearing it. (I NEVER GOT TO THAT POINT!) :)

Disneyland

2008-07-27T18:21:00.000-07:00

We went to Disneyland last week with Grandma and Grandpa Baker. I know what you all are thinking, why would you go to Disneyland in the summer along with everyone else on their vacations? Well we had free park hopper tickets that had to be used (thanks Dave and Michelle). We went on a Monday and we were so pleasantly surprised. I could not believe how much fun we had. The longest line we waited in was a half hour at California Screaming. Everything else was about 10 or 15 minutes. It was so great.

I can't handle how cute this little guy is. He was so fun and good to sit in his stroller all day.

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This picture is taken in front of the tower of terror, Tanner was terrified to go on this ride. I knew once he went on it he would really like it, so after a lot of convincing and bribing he went on it. The next picture is of us in line and he kept trying to make get aways but he finally went on and when it was over he loved it. I told him moms always know best:)

Bekah's first piano recital

2008-07-19T10:12:00.000-07:00

Rebekah had her first piano recital last week. She has been taking for about five months and she is doing so great. We had some confusion on the place of the recital but once we got there she was terrific, a little nervous but she played awesome. She had such a big crowd there to cheer her on. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and lots of cousins. The worst part of that night is that only one picture I took turned out the rest came out really blurry. So here is a picture of Bekah and her teacher Jodi Larson.

Introducing Luke

2008-07-09T19:41:00.000-07:00

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As you can see by our title we are the Bakers 1/2 dozen and I am sure some of you looked at our family picture and thought maybe my IU degree is not serving me well because there are only 5 of us in the picture. This picture was taken when I was 5 months pregnant so I would like to introduce you all to our little Luke. The sad thing is that he is now 4 months old and we still have not sent out any pictures of him so I will post some.

Luke Donald Baker was born on Feb.23 2008 at about 6:00 pm. The Donald is for my grandpa on my moms side. He weighed in at 10 lb and 4 oz yep you read that right he was my 10 pounder. He was 21 1/4 inches long. I was induced with him which I was dreading it but 6 hours, 2 pushes and my beautiful epidural (which took 4 tries but that is a different story) later he was out. He was my easiest by far, I guess by number four they just walk out. The doctor said I was born to have babies, well duh I knew that with hips like mine they had to be a blessing in some way right? The funniest part of the day was when Robert started getting light headed and getting a little green in the face. He had to sit down and while I am pushing the nurse is asking if he needs juice. So Robert witnessed the birth from a chair across the room. My sister was awesome though and was right there the whole time. She even cut the cord. Robert wasn't feeling it. He was there and that is all that matters right;) Thanks Jamie for being so great that day.

Tanner and Bekah loved holding their new little brother. Kyle on the other hand was having none of that. He did not care for the hospital experience and kept asking when they could go home. He did not like seeing tubes come out of me.

This is about as close as Kyle got to the baby until we came home. If you notice the placement of his finger maybe that is not a bad thing:).
Anyone who knows Robert at all knows that this scene is all too common. The children awake while daddy sleeps.

I took Luke in today for his 4 month check up and he is a bruiser. He is 19 1/2 lbs and almost 28 inches long. He is in the 95 percentile for height and weight and his head is in the 80th. I know this is shocking to have a Baker with a small head but don't worry he will catch up quickly I'm sure. Here are some updated pictures of him.

Sorry these pictures kind of suck but you get the idea.

Bekah & Tanner Surfing

2008-07-05T15:54:00.000-07:00

Bekah and Tanner are learning to surf. Bekah was the first to stand up, but Tanner can paddle out through the waves and hang out with the surfers.

Tanner has been surfing for about a year, Bekah went surfing for her second time on July 5, 2008 and STOOD UP!!!

Food, Family, and Fun and more food

2008-07-05T11:52:00.000-07:00

This year everyone came to our house and we put our water slide. The kids had a blast and we had soooo much food. It was a great day and I love seeing all the cousins playing together.
Nicholas, Benjamin, and Tanner
Luke and Grandpa Roy
Mackenzie in Luke's bouncing chair. She loved laying in that thing and almost fell asleep. She had a huge smile on her face the whole time after all it is a vibrating chair, need I say more?:)
Allie, Bekah, and Rachel

Nicholas, Kyle and Sammie
Jason, and Jaidynne, isn't she so cute?
Mackenzie and Kyle, she sure loves her cousin Kyle and he loves her because she laughs at everything he does they sure are cute together.