Fun Visit

We were so lucky to have Stephen's parents visit us during conference weekend. It had been over a year since we last saw them!! That is just crazy. It was a wonderful weekend filled with watching General Conference, playing baseball and basketball, putting puzzles together, eating frozen yogurt, going to the movies, having yummy Krispy Kreme doughnuts and just hanging out. Whew, I think I got everything:) We loved having them here, and wish so bad that we could see them more, along with are other family members in Utah and Oregon. Blake did have fun with grandma and papa beckstrand, despite the look on his face, he just really did not want to have his picture taken:) We miss you guys so much and hope to head out your way very soon, we love you!!!

Happy #4

My little peanut turned 4 last Saturday and we had a fun weekend!

It started with cinnamon rolls for breakfast

And then we had fun little party at "Skinny Dip" a frozen yogurt bar. It was a lot of fun and all the kids had a great time. Karly has been really into Monkey's and she loves the color green, so we played pin the green tail on the monkey! I am so glad I'm married to such a talented artist:)

After a little down time, we headed to the $1.50 theater to see "Tangled" and then went to IHOP for dinner. It really was a great day and Karly had a lot of fun.

On Sunday we celebrated again with my parents and brothers Brent and Kyle, Karly kept saying that it was her second birthday:) We made homemade pizza and then I made a cookie cake and we just enjoyed the evening with each other.

I think these last three pictures are my favorite.

my brothers faces are just awesome, they were having as much fun as the kids!

Karly I am so happy that came to our family, we all love you so much!

HAPPY # 4!

SLACKER!

I know I've been a total slacker, but
I'M BACK!!

Sorry to be gone so long, but I hope you enjoy all the updates.

Disney
We had an absolutely FABULOUS time at Disney! I had never been before, and now I am determined to go back every year, it really is "magical"! I am so glad that we went with my brother Derek and his family, b/c he pretty much planned everything and all we really had to do was be there:) It was great! We went to all 4 parks and went to Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios twice. The kids, of course, loved every minute of the trip. Here were their favorite rides: Hailey- Rockin Rollercoaster, Kaleb- Test Track, Karly- Tower of Terror ( she rode it 3 times), Blake- Teacups. I was so proud of them for wanting to ride everything and not being scared. I honestly would not go in the summer, this was the perfect time to go and we never had to wait to ride ANYTHING! We loved it! I cannot wait to go back!!

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Hailey Basketball

Hailey had a fun basketball season and she did AWESOME! I love the video below b/c is shows how her dribbling improved this year. Stephen and I were very proud of her!

Beautiful Weather

Blake and I have had a lot of fun at the park since the weather warmed up! He is so cute!

Brent's Birthday

My super awesome brother Brent turned 31!! We had a family party Saturday and it was a BLAST!! We always have a meat fest for Brent and boy is it YUMMY! My dad sure knows how to grill!

Ok- I seem to be back on track and I promise not to wait till FOREVER to post again!

Quick note

I know you are all waiting for some Disney pictures, but you will have a to wait just a little longer. I don't have all of them yet, but I'll have them this weekend:) In the mean time I wanted to catch up on a few things I missed.

Stephen's Birthday: I just wanted to post a few a my favorite pictures of his celebration. We had my whole family over that Sunday for a party and then I took him out Tuesday for his birthday.

Kaleb's basketball:

Kaleb had a great basketball season! He did so well, he didn't make a basket this year, but he tried so hard, and almost every game he got like 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course he had a fabulous coach (Stephen), who works so well with the kids. I really love watching the kids play, Hailey's season finishes up this month, and it is just so fun!

Here is a video of Kaleb almost scoring:

I love this last picture! This is how Karly and Blake help me with the laundry:)

OK- stay tuned for the Disney post:) It was a wonderful trip!!

I'll Be Back...

I'll be away for a while, and again I have a great reason:)

Enjoy the video below to see where we will be!!

I promise lots of pictures and more posts when I return.

It's Your Birthday, Shout HOORAY!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
STEPHEN!!!!!

My WONDERFUL husband is 31 today!! Stephen is such an AMAZING guy, I am so lucky to have him. He works so hard to take care of our family, and always does so with a smile. He brings joy to the kids faces every time he walks through the door after work. He makes me laugh and comforts me when I have had a bad day. He helps me to be a better person and he makes the best popcorn EVER!!

I love you Stephen,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STUD!

Happy New Year

I can't believe it is 2011!!! We had a fabulous year and the best part was at the end... being in our own place again. I am so thankful to my parents who allowed us to come and live with them while we got back on our feet. It was such a comfort to know that when we needed help, they were there, and still are. Thank you mom and dad!!

Our New Years Eve was nice, my parents come over that evening to babysit, and Stephen and I went and exchanged some things from Christmas and then went out to dinner. We came home and put a movie on till midnight. We went and got Hailey up at 11:30pm so she could ring in the New Year. She was very excited to be the only kid up. We watched the acorn drop on TV and said

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!""

All was great, until... Hailey being excited spilled her sparkling white(thank goodness) grape juice on our new coach. I was a tad angry. I went and looked up on line how to clean the sofa and luckily found out that baby wipes, a hair dryer, and toothbrush does the trick. So, about 30min later, my sofa was clean, Happy New Year:)

you can just see the joy on my face

New Years day we did some more shopping and then had a late lunch at my parents with the rest of the family. It was a nice relaxing day.

I look forward to what 2011 will hold for our family!

Ok, here a few pictures of the house, please excuse all the clutter:)

kitchen before

kitchen after

living room

Christmas tree in living room, which is now the playroom

family room, not too much done, just paint and furniture

I will get more up soon.