Wall Family

MY LUCKY LEPRECHAUN!

2011-03-18T22:54:00.001-07:00

This is him doing his Leprechaun dance, I wish I had a video because it was very entertaining to watch, especially since he usually doesn't dance!

HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY! So I found out this year that yes I am married to a Leprechaun! So Shawn loves St. Patricks day and has always wanted to dress up as a Leprechaun. So this year he fulfilled one of his life long dreams! He started growing a beard back in October and started telling the kids that he was growing it so that he could be a Leprechaun on St. Patricks day. Well once he started telling them that there was no way he could get out of it. He may have said at times that he didn't want to but he totally did. He went out and got me everything I needed to make his Leprechaun outfit. It got brought up at his work so there then turned out to be a costume contest and yes of course he won, how could of he not he looked just like a Leprechaun! Just a few feet to tall! Remie got so excited and started telling her teacher that her dad was going to dress up and come to school with her. So he went over to the school and went into her class and my nephew Crews class. The kids all loved it and Remie was so excited! He also went into her old kindergarten class and the teacher had the kids ask him some questions. One question was "Aren't you to big to be a leprechaun?" His response was, "Have you seen the movie elf? I am one of those!" Classic! It cracked me up! He then went to dance with Remie and went into all the dance classes. Then went and visted our other nephew Steele who I think was totally scared of him! He had a great time being a leprechaun and Rem and Ryks loved it! I love watching him with our kids they love there lucky leprechaun so much and are so lucky to have him! He will definatly have to start growing a beard every October now I don't think the kids will let him get away with not! It started out as only his favorite holidays but I think now that it is a family favorite! Love you LUCKY LEPRECHAUN!

My Boy is growing way to fast!

2011-01-13T22:24:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe he is growing so fast! This week he decided he was going to roll over and start to eat cereal. I can not believe he is 20 weeks! Why can't they stay in that little baby stage for longer. It makes me sad but I love each new stage they come to! He is such a happy boy and makes everyone in our house smile. He loves his big sisters if they walk in the room he follows them and when they look at him he gets a huge grin on his face. I think he looks forward to when Remie gets home from school because as soon as she walks in she picks him up and bounces him. If he is upset it calms him right down. Ryklee tries to do everything her sister does with him to help, gotta love it but sometimes it is a little to helpful! He loves her though. I am so glad I got a little boy. He is so much fun and I am hoping a little less dramatic than his sisters, we will see! He just needs to slow down, how do I pause time?

He was smiling until I would pick up the camera to take a picture then he turned very serious!

A little late but Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!

2011-01-10T20:24:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year! Kids make Christmas so fun! I love watching there faces as they walk into the room and see the lights on the tree glowing and the presents under it! I thought this year that we would definatly be having to deal with the kids waking up at 3 in the morning but no at 7 Shawn was so ansy and could not wait any longer and he had to wake them up. My favorite part of Christmas morning was we got up there and the kids wanted to read there letters from Santa very first and then they was very concerned about me and Shawn opening the presents that they made for us before they opened theirs. It made me so happy I love my little kiddos! Remie made me a blanket this year(with the help of her amazing Grandma)that I absolutey love! Best Christmas present I could have received. Then the kids made Shawn an apron with there hand prints on it. He loves to cook and loves his new apron! Mom, Dad and Brennan came down and watched the kids open their presents and then we went up to their house and had breakfast and just enjoyed being there with them! We are so grateful for all the family we have around us! We hope everyone had a great Christmas and I hope this next year can be a great year for everyone!

Razdyn wondering what the heck it is that Santa brought him and not quite sure what is going on! I love this little boy! His little face just makes me smile!

The girls opened up their helment in the house and thought that they was helmets for their bikes we had to tell them they might want to look outside cause we thought those helmets might be for something a little bigger than their bikes! I am not sure what they thought about their go-cart but after going out and riding it they love it!

Mom and Dad gave the kids books that was personlized with their names as the main character and then some of their cousins names were through out it. Mom also made all of the grandkids matching pajama pants. These was 2 of Remies favorite Christmas present. All the kids looked so cute in there pj's!

1st grade Christmas Program

2011-01-10T19:24:00.000-08:00

I could not have been a prouder Mom this day! Watching Remie in her 1st grade Christmas Program was so fun! She was so cute and loved singing all of the Christmas songs! She had to do all of the actions just perfect with the songs! It brought tears to my ears and made me giggle all at the same time.

2010-12-15T12:15:00.000-08:00

This is the only recent pic I could load on here since Calie does most of the pic taking anyway, So let me start off by saying I never give my wife enough credit for EVERYTHING she does. I never, ever tell her enough how greatfull I am for her and all she does. From the time she gets up in the morning till she goes to sleep she is running, and typically it is for everyone but her, Doing hair, keeping up with kids, homework, dance stuff, helping out at the school, and then dealing with me, not to mention all then other things life throws at her. She honestly works so hard and never gets told enough how much it is noticed. Thank You Love.
From the time we had been dating till now I see how much her love for me has changed (somedays more then others granted) but always I know that no matter what happens during the day back then and now, she will always give me a big hug and tell me she loves me. The children are so lucky to have her. I know right now they might be a bit on the crazy side but she always will be the one to look at me and tell me to remember they are kids and enjoy them.
Calie I am so happy to have you in my life, I know there are ups and downs, some amazing and others amazingly disasterous, but always your there to say you love me. I always remember that night at the park when we sat and ate Kit Kats and Hot Cocoa and talked about how no matter or how bad anything ever will get, not only does candy and cocoa taste delicious, but that we will always be happy with each other. I love you for that, for the simplicity of us. We have had some major things go on, but still we sip our Cocoa and enjoy the Kit Kats. I love you so much and hoe you take time for yourself to realize how much not only I love you but your amazingly crazy children do as well. Keep smiling and know that we all love you no matter what. K. Your Fam Always and Forever.

Where does the time go?

2010-12-13T23:02:00.000-08:00

So this is a few days late but I guess better late than never! It was my little(well not so litte) Remies birthday last week! 7 years old! HOLY CRAP, that kills me! Happy Birthday Rems, I love you! I don't know I think about what a blessing she is to us every birthday but for some reason this birthday I was really emotional about it all! I thought all day about all the emotions, blessings, and feelings that came the day she was born, there was a lot of them! I am just so thankful that I have her and the I get to be her mom! She is such a special girl and she makes all of us so happy! She is the best big sister and I am so thankful for that! Her little sis and brother love her so much! So on her birthday the poor little thing was sick. I felt so bad she woke up at 5 in the morning because she was so excited to go to school on her birthday and celebrate with all her friends at school when we told her she couldn't go because she was sick she cried for about an hour. It broke my heart. She kept saying I can't stay home and just do nothing on my birthday. Well this little girl is a lucky one and has a great dad so after we laid around and didn't do much during the day he suggested that we go get gingerbread houses to build, a movie and we could cook dinner at home. So he put a movie on and I was in starting dinner when the baby starts crying so he tells me to go sit down and get him feed. I was in the other room for about 15 minutes and when I went back into the kitchen he had been very busy. He had asked Remie a couple days before her birthday where her favorite place to eat was and what her favorite meal was and she told him she wanted to go to the Old Spagetti Factory and have spagetti and meatballs. So he made her spagetti and meatballs he had a tablecloth out with seven candles in the middle of the table and had it all set and ready for a candle light dinner. He even found our favorite Spamoni ice cream we get there. She was in watching her movie and had no idea what was going on. So when it was all ready me, Shawn and Ryklee sat at the table and yelled at her to come eat. When she walked in we all started singing Happy Birthday. You should have seen the look on her face! It was so cute she was so excited! Her daddy loves this little girl and tries everything he can to make her feel so special! It was such a fun night and made her birthday! Things said about Remie around the dinner table: Ryklee-"I love that my sissy plays school, house and dance with me." Mom-"I love what a big helper Remie is. She is always willing to help me out with whatever I ask!" Dad-"I love what a great big sister she is and how she is so good with her brother and sister!" Razdyn and Ryklee both light up when she walks in the house from school. One of the first things she does is picks her brother up and bounces him. If he is screaming he stops immediatly! Happy Birthday Rem! And thank you Shawn for being an amazing dad and making sure she had a special day. I got to take her on Friday for her birthday with her grams, and her aunts and girl cousins from my side of the family to Park City and stay in Hotel, it was a PARTY! So fun, I am glad everyone was able to make it and celebrate with us! We ate lots of food, swam and stayed up tell 2:30 in the morning chatting! Thanks for coming everyone we love you!

The Amazing Tree Experiance

2010-12-07T07:41:00.000-08:00

So on Sunday we took a family outing to go cut down a Christmas Tree. We decided last year we were going to try to start a new Family tradition by going and cutting down our own tree. I threw out the fake one just to make sure we dont give in. Dagan and Whit were nice enough to hook us up with a permit (Thanks Wade, Dagan, and Whit) and then they invited us to go along on the adventure with them. Heaven only knows what would have happened if we would have tried it on our own. It was a beautiful day and a great experiance. We started out with three 4 wheelers and 2 snowmobiles to get 13 of us into find trees, do to difficulties with the snow and 4 wheelers we ended up with 2 snowmobiles (a couple of sleds use your imaginatioon) to get 13 of us back in the trees. Dagan and JC created the shuttle service and i dont think there sleds were really meant to cary that many people. We got to the trees and found some great picks. Ryklee had to have a walking stick and i dont know how many time someone almost lost an eye. We got the tree Rems and Ryks wanted and took it home. Highlight of the trip has got to be Dagan getting his unstuckable sled stuck and plastering Whit and Ryks with snow and mud. We got the trees loaded and finished the day with a couple of trips down the sledding hill. The girls had a blast and didnt want to leave. I hope this is a tradition for the ages. Definatly a must. Thanks Dagan and Whit, and Fam for the good times.

Meal Makin Momma

2010-12-02T08:14:00.000-08:00

This is a post for my sister in law, Candice. She has started a food blog. She post some great recipes on it. She is a great cook so they are all delish! She is totally inspiring me to do better at making dinner and trying new things which both are something I struggle with big time. I hate grocery shopping and trying to decide what to make but I am loving her having her blog because it is helping me out a ton! Everyone should check it out! www.mealmakinmomma.blogspot.com She also has a page on facebook. Love ya Cand!

2010-11-25T00:31:00.000-08:00

WOW! Where do I even start? I have so many things to be thankful for this year! I guess this is the best place to start. Happy Birthday Shawn! I am so thankful for this guy! He really is the best. Not quite sure how I got so lucky to have got a hold of him and kept him. He really is the best husband and Dad me and my kids could have ever gotten. LOVE HIM! I am loving seeing him as we are raising our kids he has so much fun with them and they all idiolize him. Ryklee has to follow him everywhere he goes if he is out side she is right on his heels doing what ever it is he is doing and loves every minute that she gets to spend with him! We was at Mom's the other day talking about Remies birthday and we asked Ryklee if she wanted to go with the girls and she said no I want to stay with Daddy and build something. Didn't matter what it was as long as it was with her Daddy! And then there is Remie. Shawn is kindof struggling with her growing up and getting independent. She is in school and dance and so it seems like she is always gone. So he tries to take her on Daddy dates every chance he gets and she loves them. Her Daddy dates are something she will never forget. Shawn walked Remie to school towards the beginning of the year and he came home all bummed out and tells me he doesn't think she needs him anymore. He felt like a lost little puppy dog. They got over to the school and she saw one of her friends so she ran a head of him to walk with her so he was just following behind, but she does still need him she stopped and made her friend wait with her for her dad to catch up to them. She loves him and loves the time she gets to spend with him. Both of them are such Daddy girls! We love you Babe!
Happy 30th Birthday! Wow you are getting to be an OLD MAN!

I am also so thankful for these three kids! My girls are getting so big and Razdyn is growing way to fast! But I am loving being there Mom! I am so grateful for all the family I have! We have been so blessed and I am so thankful for all I have!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

The Crazy little family

2010-10-29T09:14:00.000-07:00

So I finally was able to access this again from work (shhhhhh!) just kidding. I did learn how to make the pics bigger from last time. I figured we (Calie) hasnt played on this since April for Ryks bday and alot has happened. Sweet little Raz has been added what a crazy time. a bit of a change throwing a new baby in the mix. He slept finally thru the night last night YES. 2 months old and I would say growing like a weed but he isnt. I told Calie we are destined to have miget children due to all the jokes her and Heather crack. Anyway below are some pics. I will start doing more of a regular post as I still pics from Calies camera. Halloween should be next since the party is this weekend.

2010-10-29T09:06:00.000-07:00

Wow, My Baby is 3! Where does the time go?

2010-04-05T23:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Ryklee! I can not believe that my baby turned 3 over the weekend! She was so excited about her birthday and could not wait for it to get here. I am so lucky to have Ryklee. She is the funniest little girl and definatly keeps me on my toes ALL the time! She is a goer but she is such a good little girl and a big helper. In the last month she has decided that she is no longer a baby and is ready to be a big girl! I have been trying to get her to potty train for about the last 6 months and she has just not been interested. She decided one day though that she was a big girl and she didn't need diapers anymore and that has pretty much been it. Don't get me wrong she has had some accident but for the most part has did awesome! She loves her big sissy and wants to do everything she does! She is also a big time Daddy's girl, and when he is home she is his little side kick no matter what he is doing. We love having Ryklee around when she smiles or giggles it is hard not to laugh and just be happy!

Ryklee and Remie on the morning of Ryklee's Birthday. Remie went birthday shopping with me and she saw these hats and she had to get Ryklee the birthday cake for her Birthday and of course she had to get her one also. It is so funny the things kids love that entertain them.

We went bowling for her birthday this year. She would get the ball go up and throw it then run off to do something else. She had her cousins there and was to busy to really be bothered with the game but we all did have a good time.

Since her birthday was the day before Easter after bowling we went to Mom and Dad's and had dinner and an easter egg hunt. We had an egg toss that turned into an egg war. Which the big boys enjoyed much more than the kids. I am not sure the next day how they felt about it since they had huge welts from being hit by eggs but it was a good laugh.

She loved all her presents she got for her birthday but I think she was most excited about her night mask that she has been wanting forever since her big sister has one and then her tent that she has slept in every night since she has got it. We just bought them a new bed, I don't know why we didn't just get them a tent, It works, doesn't it?

Ryklee has started dance this year and I had to put these pictures in here, it was parents week so we got to go in and watch them. She loves her dance days and has so much fun doing it! Love you Ryks!

It's been a while!

2010-03-25T23:09:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been a while since I have posted anything on here! Shawn has been bugging me, every time I go to get on the computer he asks if I am going to blog. I don't know for sure what my problem has been but I have had a hard time doing this. I get on her and blog stock everyone else but can't seem to do a post myself.
Life has been crazy lately! I don't even know where to begin! I guess I can start with that we are expecting another baby! We are excited and I am keeping my fingers crossed for a boy but preparing myself for another girl, it's my luck! I will love it no matter what, I just want a healthy baby! I get to find out April 14 what it is so I will have to post again then and I guess maybe if I don't post then you can probably assume that it is a girl! (I'm kidding, kindof) We have been busy with dance, I started working at Progressions Dance Academy, it is where Remie takes dance, helping with costumes. This time of year gets crazy trying to get all the costumes done for competition and recitals. But we have pretty much accomplished it and we had our first dance competition this last weekend. I have to say I am soooo proud of my little Remie. After she made her dance team last year she started on me telling me that she wanted to do a solo this year. So we decided to let her do one and I think that I was way more nervous than she ever was! Anyways she got out there and she did her dance perfect! It was the best I had ever seen her do it! She was the only one in her catagory so of course she got first, which personally I think she would have been the best anyways, but then at the end of awards they give away a Judges Choice Award and she won it! I was so excited and proud of her. She had so much fun and just loved doing it and can't wait until her next competition! She did that on Friday night then on Saturday she had her team dances. Saturday was a crazy day and I am feeling really bad because I didn't get one picture of her or her team that day, next competition I guess. They did really good they got second on all there dances and won best costume on there production number dance which was fun and made all of my long nights worth it! So here are some pictures of her on the night of her solo, Hope you enjoy! I just can't say enough how proud I am of her. She is doing so good in dance and school and she is the best big sister ever! Ryklee loves her to pieces and wants to be and do everything just like her. I love my girlies!

My sweet little Family

2009-12-29T09:56:00.000-08:00

I am going to try my hand at this blogging thing (cause once Calie see's I did this I am sure she will need to change it or fix it) I figured it would be a way to at least make her get on here and update it a bit. We had some Fam pics taken back in or around Oct I think. I know it was after Rems started School anyway. We finally got a chance to see them or be able to download some of them so I figured I would share some of my Fav's. It was hard because my girls look so dang cute in all of them (i would have posted more but time constraints at work wouldnt allow it, ha ha)Anyway enjoy. I am sure Calie will psot some sweet pics of Christmas soon. (Sorry I couldnt get the Pics bigger, I am sure Calie knows how to fix it though....

A Kindergartner, Really?????

2009-08-27T21:55:00.000-07:00

Wow, I can not even believe that Remie is really in Kindergarten! It seems like yesterday that she was my little baby! I did not know if I was going to survive this day! I took her to meet her teacher on Tuesday and I walked in and started talking to her teacher and she was asking me questions and I got teary eyed and about started bawling. I have to say, I held my composure pretty good today. I didn't cry in front of her. She was so excited to start school, she has been so ready for this day! Sunny brought Crew down and so we could all walk over to the school together, they was cracking me up they was running in front of us and couldn't wait to get there. It was so cute on Tuesday when we went to meet her teacher she asked me if I was scared my first day of school? I told her that I didn't know if I was scared but maybe a little nervous. So I then asked her if she was scared? She says, "No, maybe just a little nervous." It was so cute, so she was a little nervous today, but she loved it and had a great time! She is going to do great! Little miss Ryklee on the other hand is not going to know what to do with out her sissa! She loves her and follows her around constantly! It is going to be a big adjustment for her! I am excited though to get to spend the one on one time with her now that I got to spend with Remie before she was born. I just can't believe that I am to this point in my life! I am so proud of Remie, She amazes me every day! Love you Rem!

4th of July Celebrations

2009-07-06T21:44:00.000-07:00

We had a great 4th of July! I love this Holiday it is always so much fun and i just love the feeling of it! This year on the 4th Me, Shawn, Remie and Mom went out boating with Dagan and Whitney. Ryklee didn't want to go. She has issues with her lifejacket and so when it was mentioned that she could go to her Grandpa's and stay with him because he wasn't going, she jumped on that. Remie on the other hand, loves the boat and has a great time out there. She went surfing, she was a little nervous to do it but after getting told that everyone was going to give her money she decided to give it a try. She is so funny, she was just like one of the big kids out there. She is getting way to big! After boating we had a big BBQ at our house and watched the fireworks that PG city does just across the street, it is so nice not to have to fight traffic to watch them! It was so much fun spending time with all our family and friends. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

On Friday we got together with Shawn's Family at a park and had breakfast to start our day of celebrating off. The kids had a great time playing with the stuff out of the bag of goodies that Grandpa Randy brought, and playing on the play ground. We ate Grandma Kelly's yummy scones and had a good time.

It is a tradition to go to Shawn's Grandma and Grandpa Walls house on the 3rd for the Riverton parade. This is a party we never miss, it is always so much fun and the kids have a great time. After the parade we all move to the back yard for a big BBQ. It is so nice of Grandma and Grandpa to keep this up. The girls love there Great Grandma and Grandpa and love going to there house.

I LOVE relaxing Sunday drives!

2009-06-28T23:15:00.000-07:00

We got up and got going this morning and decided that we was going to go and drive around the Alpine Loop, stop and Cascade Springs, then continue over the mountain into Midway and have lunch. It was so relaxing and we had so much fun. I love living 5 minutes from American Fork Canyon, it is such a pretty canyon to drive up and the girls always enjoy it. I took these pictures today and when I put them on my computer and was looking at them, it kindof made me sad. They are getting so big and growing up so fast! Remie is starting kindergarten this year, I can't believe it! They are so much fun and I am so thankful for my two Angels! (I know sometimes they don't act like angels, especially Ryks, but they are my little Angles!) I don't know what I would do without them!

Dance Tryouts & Recital

2009-06-28T22:34:00.000-07:00

Remie had Dance tryouts and I had to get pictures of her after because of course she looked so cute! She did so good! I was so proud of her. She has progressed so much in Dance and is becoming quite the little dancer! She was so excited she wanted to make the next team up from the one that she was on and she did. Good job Remie.

The night before her recital I put her hair up in rollers. Ryklee was cracking me up because she had to have hers up also, as you can see, she has no where near enough hair but she insisted. She has to do everything her big sissy is doing! I am in trouble!

We love you and we are so proud of you for always doing your best!

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-06-28T21:59:00.000-07:00

On Memorial Day we went up to Shawn's Grandparents house for a bbq. The kids always love to go up there and see there Great Grandparents. As you can see they had a good time. It is also fun to go up there and listen to Grandpa Wall tell his stories or sing a song. We love you Grandma and Grandpa, Thank you for all the fun BBQ's.

On the Saturday before Memorial Day we went with all my family to the cemetery's and cleaned and decorated the headstones. All the kids got into cleaning and putting the flowers were they needed to go, it was fun to watch them with Mom and Dad work on it. By the time we got to Cedar Fort they was all about the sitting around and eating all the snacks that Grandma brought for them. It was a fun time to go and honor our Grandparents. We love them and miss them very much!

The Whipple Resort!

2009-06-28T21:11:00.000-07:00

We went to Arizona in April and stayed with my Aunt Debbie. We had a great time. It is always crazy when we all get together. We went to the zoo one day, lounged around the pool, and had a crazy time. This is some of the pictures from that. There was many more pictures from this trip but I chose the cute appropriate ones of my kids to put on here! Thanks Whipples for having us and putting up with us!
Funny story, well we was at the zoo, you can see in some of the pictures that we was by a pond and the kids was trying to feed the ducks and there was turtles in the water that they was feeding. Well me and Sunny decided to help them catch some turtles, dumb idea, I don't think that is what they are there for, but anyways, I caught a turtle and then I was telling the kids to touch it. Well Ryklee was really intrigued by it and so she wanted to hold it. I wouldn't let her hold it, it was kindof big. So she was touching its shell and then it sunk its head back into it shell, well she wondered where it's head went so she stuck her finger in after it and it bit it, She is probably lucky it didn't bite the tip of her finger off! I felt so bad, so I guess it isn't a funny story. We laugh about it now, I think that it scared her for life. She is always randomly holding her finger up saying "turtle bite me!" Sad, that was not one of my bright mom moments!

The Last two pictures are taken of the girls at Easter time. They are so much fun! They keep us so busy, they are both so full of it, it is a good thing we love them!

I can't believe my baby is 2!

2009-04-09T00:28:00.000-07:00

Okay so I am a slacker and didn't get this post done when I wanted to! We celebrated Ryklee's Birthday last friday and I am dying, I can not believe that she is 2 years old! She is not my little baby anymore, okay so she hasn't been my little baby for a while but I am kindof having a hard time with it! Although she is so much fun! She is so full of life and personality and is very independent! I hope we can channel that in a good direction! She is so fun to have in our family. She is always making us all laugh. Some of her favorite things are.....her sissy, her Daddy, her grandma and grandpa, any treat, she is really into Mickey and Minnie Mouse right now and she loves to be outside! She is so ready for summer! Oh and she loves to make messes! She loves to get into all my hair stuff and make a mess of it! Her and Remie have so much fun together. They are constantly up on the coffee table dancing and singing together. Happy Birthday Ryklee, WE LOVE YOU!

2009-04-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Remie and Ryklee love puppies. Dagan and Whit got them a new puppy, Marley. Well if you ask Ryklee who's dog this is she will tell you hers. This is the best kind of dog to have. I don't have to take care of it, buy its food, it doesn't live with me, we can visit then go home and not have to worry about it! I am glad that she is okay with this arrangment. Of course Marley had to be invited to the birthday party.

I had alot of fun decorating her cake this year, of course it had to have Mickey and Minnie on it. I think it turned out pretty good. Ryklee had a great birthday, Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us, it was a great time!

Remie's Dance Competition

2009-03-22T20:42:00.000-07:00

Remie had a dance competition this weekend, it was so fun to watch her. She did so good, I was so proud of her!
She did her trio on Friday night and they took first place! They also won Best Costume for the whole night. This made me excited because me and Sarah, Amberly and Brooklyn's mom, made the costumes!
Saturday she did her jazz and lyrical dance. They won first place for there jazz and second for there lyrical, then they won Best Showmanship for there lyrical dance! They did awesome, way to go girls!
You see Ryklee had to have a tutu just like her sisters, these two are such good friends and have so much fun together!
Remie was so funny on the way home on friday night after she got her big trophy she was so excited and she just kept saying "I worked so hard to get this trophy!" It was so cute, she has worked so hard to make sure that she knows her dances good.
WE LOVE YOU REMIE!

The Lucky Leprechaun

2009-03-17T08:47:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patricks Day! Shawn gets into every Holiday(well when it comes to suprising the girls with things!) He has made a fairy or something for every Holiday just so he can buy the girls a treat! Today it was the Lucky Leprechaun that visited our house! Remie loves it, she always gets so excited when she wakes up to things setting out on the table for her. Today there was a lucky pot of gold and treasures, a beany and a lucky necklace! All Ryklee cared about was the chocolate treasures, imagine that!
I love that Shawn does this, Thank you Babe for being an amazing DAD! Our girls are so lucky to have you!

Husband Tag...

2009-02-03T20:55:00.000-08:00

1- Where did you meet? In High School, I was dating one of his friends and we all went on a double date. He took me and my boyfriend at the time home and we made out in the back of his Fire Van(it was classic) the whole way while Shawn was driving.

2- How long did you date before you got married? 4 very long years, well 2 of the years was very long!

3- Where did he propose? Up American Fork Canyon in 4 feet of snow, while being video taped.

4- Where did you get married? Timpanogos Temple

5- How long have you been married? Almost 7 years, WOW I can't believe He has put up with me for so long!

6- What is your favorite feature of his? His lips.

7- What is his best quality? His scence of hummor

8- Does he have a nickname for you? Babe

9- What is his favorite food? Lasagna and Shepards Pie

10-What is his favorite sport? Snowboarding

11- When and where did you have your first kiss? In front of his house in my car.

12- Who said I love you first? He did

13- What do you like to do together? Go to movies, hang out together after the kids are in bed when it can be just the two of us.

14- Do you have any kids? Yes, Remie and Ryklee

15-What is his favorite music to listen to? Kindof funny he likes country the most, but he listens to a little of everything.

16- What do you admire most about him? He always is there to make me laugh and smile when I am having the worst days and he is always patient with me, I think that that is probably a pretty hard task!

I thought this was really fun! I am tagging EVERYONE THAT READS THIS! It is always good to think of all these good things!

2009-02-01T04:52:00.001-08:00

Remie was so excited to have her cousin Brinley come down and stay the night with her this weekend! They are such good friends, they miss each other and don't get to each other enough! But when they get together it is a party and they have a great time! Brinley got to our house Saturday morning at about 6:30 which was good cause she feel back to sleep so when they got up Remie had thought she had spent the night so she was all excited that she got to stay Saturday night too! Shawn started when Brinley comes and spends the night he always goes and gets them crowns and Princess stuff and they always get a Princess Breakfast, they love it and I think would be very disappointed if they didn't get it, so that is how the day started on Saturday morning. Then they was off to have a fashion show, they crack me up they found Remie's old dance costumes and put them on. Shawn moved the coffee table and put a stool next to it so they had a platform to poss on and dance on, Then he turned on some dance music for them and away they went! I got out the camara and they wouldn't stop posing, HILARIOUS! And of course Ryklee had to be in on the action also. I am glad they are such good friends and have such a good time together! There was to many pictures so I had to make a slide show. Shawn the whole day was sitting there saying what have I got my self into, I need to leave there is to much estrogen in this house, why do I always have to do this crap? He is so full of crap, he loves it! His girls have him wrapped so tight around his fingers, it is not even funny! He is an awesome Dad to his little girls! I love my girls! They are so much fun!

Good Times Sledding

2009-01-26T01:50:00.000-08:00

2009-01-22T22:27:00.000-08:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Is it really already almost February?

2009-01-22T11:35:00.000-08:00

I have been such a slacker lately! I can't believe that it is already almost the end of January! I have some post that I have wanted to do and I don't know what has happened! I need motivation, I have had the hardest time getting motivated to do anything lately! That is my biggest New Years resolution(there are alot of them, but this is the very most important right now!)is getting me and my family back to our normal life after the last three months of crazyness! I can't believe that we are already well into 2009. This last year was a crazy one for our family and I am looking forward to a new year that I KNOW is going to go so much better(my fingers are crossed!) I hope that this year will take off and turn out to be a great year for everyone! HAPPY NEW YEARS everyone! Thank you everyone that has helped us out over the last little while! We have been so blessed and I don't think many of you know how much you have helped us and how much we appriciate it! We are so lucky to have the greatest family and friends ever!

Merry Christmas

2009-01-22T00:28:00.000-08:00

Idalie found candy and she was a happy camper that was all that she needed!

Ryklee got her new boots and she wouldn't take them off, she is setting here modeling them. She is quit the little girl!

All Maycee wanted was sparkly lips, makeup and of course the candy!

We told Remie that she could only ask Santa for one thing so this is what she told him that she wanted. She did pretty good sticking to it, she did add a few things though.

Anxiously waiting at the top of the stairs for Grandpa to get done shoveling the snow so they could go see what Santa brought!

I hope that everyone had a great christmas! This year was nice, every other year, I am running all over like crazy shopping, doing hair, chasing kids, and everything else that comes along with getting ready for christmas! Well this year I was kindof forced to relax and just enjoy spending time with my family! I really felt the true meaning of Christmas this year and it was really nice! I enjoyed being able to just really enjoy my kids and hang out with my mom!

It was so fun, Corby, Sunny and their kids came and stayed at Mom and Dad's and of course we are still there so it was a full house, talk about a crazy Christmas Morning! It was a lot of fun!

The cutest little snow bunny ever!

2008-12-14T08:38:00.000-08:00

So Brennan took Remie to give her ski lessons for her birthday, her Dad was a little disappointed that it wasn't one of us taking her. I was suppose to be taking her this year to teach her but that was not going to be able to happen, so since Brennan is teaching ski lessons at Solitude he took her for us. So this is her Dad the night before, it was so funny he had her all bundle up just to make sure that she was going to be okay! It was a crack up how he was being, he loves his little girls and was very concerned!

And wouldn't you know she starts possing in her outfit!

I love this picture!

Remie getting her skiis so that she is all ready to go!

And we can't forget the helmet and goggles!

The day went well for them. They left at about 7;45 and I was expecting to see them home a little after noon, I didn't think Remie would make it a whole day, but to my suprise they stayed the whole day and didn't get home until almost 5!

Remie had a lot of fun learning how to ski and Brennan said that she did awesome! Thank you Bren for taking her! She had a blast! I really wish that I would be able to take her up this year, but maybe next year!

Picture with Santa

2008-12-10T10:31:00.001-08:00

This was one of the things Remie wanted to do for her birthday was go and see Santa and have her picture taken with him. She was very concerned that she hadn't seen Santa yet and that he wasn't going to know what to bring her. It was fun we have never taken her to sit on a Santa's lap at the mall cause we usually go to a Christmas party that Santa comes to it, but this year we missed it. This was a lot of fun and Remie loved it, she is wondering know though why Santa doesn't look the same as he did last year!

I Can't believe my little girl is 5! HAPPY BIRTHDAY REMIE!

2008-12-09T08:38:00.000-08:00

Wow, I can not believe that it has been five years since Remie came into our lives! She is so funny and she definatly made our lives lively! She keeps us very busy trying to keep up with her! She is such a daddy's girl and has him wrapped just as tight as she could around her finger! I remember when I found out she was a girl I didn't know what to think, I didn't think I was cut out for girls at all but know I have two and I wouldn't trade them for the world! I love being a mom to my two little girls! Remie is such a big helper, I couldn't ask for a better little girl. She has her moments but I love it! She has come along ways since her rocky start 5 years ago! Happy Birthday Remie! We love you!

Look I am a Fashion Queen!

2008-12-08T20:19:00.000-08:00

Ryklee is so funny she loves Moms shoes! She gets pair after pair out and wears them around the house and gets down right ticked off is she falls off of them or can't walk in them! She decided to dress herself today and she didn't miss a thing, she has got the shoes, gloves, hat and purse! She is one hot little mamma! We won't tell her that it doesn't all go together we will worry about that later in life! I love my girls! They crack me up!

Thanksgiving Weekend

2008-12-01T21:10:00.000-08:00

This child loves her CHOCOLATE!

Little Maycee, she is the cutest little thing and she is just as full of it as she is cute!

YUMMY Thanksgiving Dinner!

CHEESE! These two are quite the pair when they get together!

Treats anyone?

Idalie is the happiest little baby! Watch out Corb and Sun here comes little Maycee #2! HA HA!

The Morning after Thanksgiving and we are all still tired!

These two are quite the little pair! They are full of trouble!

Ryklee thinking that it is funny to put Idalies cloths on!

I love Thanksgiving! What could be better, good company, lots of food and SHOPPING! We had a great Thanksgiving this year, we spent it in Montana with Corby, Sunny, Crew, Maycee, Idalie and Mom and Dad. Thank you for letting us come up Corb and Sun we had a blast! I just have to say that I have so much to be thankful for! First of all I am thankful that my family is all here and healthy! I am also thankful for amazing parents! I don't know what we would do without them! My mom is amazing! She has totally taken care of my family the last month and still is! I love you Mom! I am thankful for an amazing husband, and my two precious little monkeys! I love my family! I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Happy Birthday Shawn!

2008-11-25T09:23:00.001-08:00

Shawn and his two most precious things in his life! Shawn is the best dad ever to his two little girls! They both have him wrapped so tight around his finger it is not even funny! He tries to act tough when it comes to them but all they have to do is look at him and say "Daddy please" and pretty much they get what ever they want! Thank you Shawn for being an amazing Dad! Your little girls love you soooooo much!

Thank you babe for being a wonderful Husband! I am so lucky to be blessed to have you in my life! I am so glad that about 11 years ago I meet you and that you have put up with me ever since! I love you and I hope that you have a great Birthday! We are all so lucky to have Shawn as part of our lives! He is the one that always keeps our family going and on the right track!

I had to put this pitcure in here! I think that it is so funny of Shawn in this little helmet! Shawn is always up for a good time and he is hilarious! He is always there to cheer all his girls up whenever needed! Shawn you are the very best in all our eyes! We love you!

My cute little Dancer!

2008-11-22T12:13:00.000-08:00

Remie performed her first Performance with the company team that she is on, on Friday Night! It was so much fun to watch and they did a great job! I think that they was all a little nervous but was so cute anyways! They did a Christmas Dance at the Poinsettia Festival in Highland. I love to watch her dance!

All the kids had a good time after she danced, they had cookies for all the kids to decorate, and of course my little sugar fiends loved that!

Ryklee enjoying the performance!

Thanks Jed, Candice, Kylie and Steele for coming and watching Remie! She loves to have people come and watch her!

Ben, Heather, Jack and Mack also came to support Remie along with Grandma and Grandpa Elton, Uncle Brennan and Grandma and Grandpa Wall. Thank you everybody!

Aren't these little boys cute! I love all my little nephews! I have to enjoy them because I don't think that I will ever get a little boy of my own!

I just don't know what to think!

2008-11-18T21:38:00.000-08:00

So I just have to vent a little. I was so sad tonight when Shawn came home and asked Remie if she wanted to go on a ride to get a treat and she said "no I will just wait here for you to go and bring it to me!" That would have never been her response before the accident! It mad me so MAD! She is scared to death to get in a car! Any time you do get her in a car all she can worry about is how long it will be until she can get out! So as the night went on he asked her if she wanted to go to Montana to see her cousins. The answer was no I just want to stay home! He tried to get her many times to leave with him and she just wouldn't! If you know Remie that is not her! I felt so bad! It was time to go to bed and Shawn was trying to get her to go and she didn't want to so he said "okay lets go on a ride" and she said "no I am going to bed, you said that it was bed time!" Remie made it out of the accident not harmed physically but it definitely affected her mentally! I came up to bed tonight and thinking about this it just made me cry. This whole thing has ruined one of her favorite things to do with her Dad, go on rides! I hope that it will pass and I am sure it will, it is just going to take time just like all the rest of the stuff from this whole mess! I love her so much and I hate that it has caused her to be scared like this!

Hairstylists in training!

2008-11-18T19:42:00.001-08:00

So Mom had a ot of help. She had to cut Dad's hair, he was starting to look like a girl and we was going to have to buy him silk panties, and since I am not able to do it right now, Mom did it for him. Remie and Ryklee didn't think she needed to do it though, they thought they would be fine to do it on their own. Ryklee had the spray bottle and kept spraying Dad in the face and then she would crack up and almost fall off of the chair. It was so funny.

Remie tried telling Mom that she needed the scissors and that she could cut Dads hair if she just told her where to cut. She actually probably could she has watched me cut so much hair. So who wants to be her guinee pig, anyone?

This is Ryklee thinking she needs the scissors and to do the cutting.

It is amazing that Mom had so much help andhis haircut did actually turn out looking very good!

Since she couldn't cut the hair on the head I think she picked up all the chunks on the ground and cut them! I love my girls, they crack me up! They are so stickin cute!

Anything goes at Grandma's!

2008-11-16T21:09:00.000-08:00

Candice and Steele came over today to babysit me today, yes I have to have a babysitter! Kindof sucks! Not that I didn't enjoy your company Candice! Ialways do! It was nice though, Mom and Dad was able to go to church and Shawn was able to go out to little Moab with Dagan, Whit, Brennan and Jed, and other Jeep Buddies! I think that it was a little sad for him. A guy from Dagans work bought our totaled Jeep and he had it out there! It was a sad day for Shawn when he had to sign all the papers and receive the payment on the Jeep from the insurance! That was him and Remies favorite thing to do, was to go on a ride in Daddy's Jeep! He would put her car seat in the front seat and so he could drive where ever it was they was going holding her hand listening to what ever music Remie wanted to! Those times will definately be missed! Anyways as you can see Ryklee and Steele had a great day today! They both know that they can pretty much do what ever at Grandma and Grandpas and get away with it! Thank you for being such great Grandparents!

Got to love helping Grandma make brownies! While Steele found the flour Ryklee claimed all of anything that had brownie batter on it!

And licked it all clean!

Yummy!

I think here she is yelling at Grandpa cause he was eating batter out of the pan and she wanted more! Really looks like she needs more, huh?

Quite the little artist!

So proud of himself!

"Wait I didn't get enough on this arm, Mom!"

"Ha, Ha, look what I found! I am at Grandma's and she won't even care!"

Thank you Candice for coming and spending time with me today!

Accident update

2008-11-13T08:29:00.000-08:00

I went to the Doctor yesterday and he removed all of my stiches! Yeh! My face looks much better! I wish that I felt the way that I looked I would be doing good!

I got a little frustrated after the Doctor yesterday. He checked my eyes and he said that they didn't look good but they did look better than they did last time he checked them. My vision is just blurry! He also told me that they measure the healing from brain injuries in months not days or weeks. So he said that I would probably be feeling the way I am for 2 months! That was a little hard to hear because I feel like crap! But I have to try to look on the bright side and at least I am not recovering from brain surgery because they thought that was going to be the case and I just have to be thankful that me and my family are still ALIVE! He is making me an appointement with a Dr. at a pain clinic so that they can maybe do something different than just pain pills for my pain. That would be nice I am sick of taking all this medicine, but I can't be without it!

Thank you Aunt Debbie for the packages! This is the girls enjoying their things!

Ryklee absolutly loves this blanky, she won't hardly go anywhere without it! I have to say thank you to everyone that has sent flowers, brought food, sent cards, said prayers and kept us in there thoughts! We appriciate everyone so much!

I love my girls so much! I know this has been hard for them. Remie understands what is going on but she did have a hard time with seeing me the way that I have been. Ryklee on the other hand I don't know if understands and she for quite a while would not have anything to do with me, it is a good thing for her grandma or the little girls would have been so lost. She has started wanting me again and coming to me and that makes it so much easier, that is a hard thing to deal with when your kids won't hardly come to you! I am so thankful for my family and it is so good to have the girls around me all the time they help me keep my mind off of things and they can always make me smile! I love you Remie and Ryklee! Know when ever I get up I have both of them right there grabbing my hands and holding on to me helping me walk! I love it, I don't know what I would do without them, they are my life!

2008-11-09T19:12:00.000-08:00

Saturday November !st was I would have to say one of the worst nights of my life. We had been out to dinner as a family and was on our way to Walmart to get Remie the movie Tinkerbell, then home to watch it. We was driving down American Fork State Street when a man turned in right in front of us causing Shawn to have to slam on his brakes and turn to miss him. We was driving Shawn's Jeep because when ever we go out as a family that is Remies favorite thing to drive. When Shawn turned he went into oncoming traffic and was going to hit a Suburban head on, so he turned back the other way and when he did our jeep rolled. I do not remember much about it, I must have been knocked out, when I came to I remember laying there, my arm stuck under the roll bar of the Jeep and I could see Shawns head. He didn't look to good to me. I don't really remember much after that. I just know that I am so thankful that my little family made it out of the accident alive. My little angels walked away with just a few scraps and bruises! Thank you, thank you, I know that they was being watched over! Shawn had a cut on his head that required stitches and he has a fractured vertibrea from a previous accident that flared up, the vertibrea that was hurt is the last one that holds your last two ribs so his ribs were very tender also. I am so thankful that he was not hurt worse than he was! I was cut on my face, which required plastic surgery to be sewn back up. My checkbones and my eye sockets are spiderweb fractured. I have bleeding and bruising on my brain that they thought they would have to do brain surgery and by some miracle they did not have to. My shoulder, arm and leg are all bruised up but thankful I did not have any broken bones in them, just damaged tissue and muscles. I am writing this a week after the accident happened and I am starting to look much better than I did, I wish that I would start to feel the way that I look, my head and arm and leg still just hurt. But soon I am hoping the pain will all start going away. I am very thankful for all the love and support that I have had! I am so lucky to have Shawn he has been such an amazing supporter though all of this, I know that this has all been very hard on him but he has been so good to help and do all that he can. I love you so much Shawn! I am also very thankful for my Mom and Dad! You guys are so amazing! I would never be able to make it though all of this without you! I love you so much and I am so thankful for you as parents! You are amazing!

The Leaves are falling!

2008-11-02T15:54:00.000-08:00

I love this time of year! I love the smell in the air, the colors of the leaves as they change and the crisp cool breeze. All though this year it has not been really crisp and cool! But it has been beautiful! Saturday we went up to Mom and Dads and we ended up helping rake the leaves up and Shawn helped Dad on his shed. The girls had a blast playing in the leaves and helping Grandma. We should have stayed there that day cause that night ended in a nightmare! (my next post!)

Halloween Night

2008-11-01T18:25:00.000-07:00

Well it finally came, I swear we got dressed up for Halloween a million times that by the time the real day got here, I could have swore that it had already past! We had a good Halloween though we went trick or treating at Shawns work and then went to Mom's ward to trunk or treat. We then went to Moms and she made some tomatoe soup from a recipe that we found that we was hoping was going to taste just like Paradise Bakery's tomatoe soup, it turned out very good, it was pretty close. We then convinced Dad and Shawn to go see Mamma Mia with us at the Dollar Theater. So it ended up being a fun Halloween, alittle different than any other one but it was fun!

2008-10-31T17:18:00.000-07:00

2nd Annual Elton Halloween Party

2008-10-31T17:07:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at our Halloween Party this year! Thank you to everyone that participated and helped out! Especially Mom and Dad for letting us have it at your house and for all the great chilli and doughnuts! You guys are always such good sports on letting your house be invaded! We love you! It was a blast and we are looking forward to next year! It was so fun that Corb and Sun was able to be here to celebrate with us this year! There was some great costumes, but I think the winner probably goes to Dagan, GO JOE DIRT! He was hillarious!

Carving Pumkins

2008-10-30T22:47:00.000-07:00

Our finished Product!

Three Cheesers!

Mack and Heth observing!

Ryklee is very proud of herself!

Trying to find the perfect Pumkins!

We went to Ben and Heathers to Carve Pumkins this year. Me and Heather took Remie and Jack to the pumkin patch to get the perfect ones. It was fun they found their pumkins and then we went on a tracker ride around the pumkin patch.

Haunted Houses

2008-10-30T17:38:00.000-07:00

Mom had made haunted houses with her Young Women out of graham crackers. Well when she was glueing them together Rem and Ryks was at her house and they wanted to make some, so Mom saved the left overs from YW's and we made them the next day. They was so excited and they loved it! As you can tell I think that Ryklee ate more than actually ended up on her house! She is such a CHEESER! These girls crack me up! They turned out pretty cute though.

Witches Night Out

2008-10-24T20:12:00.000-07:00

We decided this year to start a tradition of going to The Witches Night Out at Gardners Village. It is a great time just a bunch of ladies dressed like witches! We went there and hung out for a while then we took our party elsewhere. We went and ate at Market Street Grill, of course we had a great time, we was dressed like witches! It was funny our waiter came over and was telling us that he was a big halloweener, yes he told us he was a big halloweener, so of course we couldn't just let that pass so we made jokes and laughed about him being a big halloweener, which lead us to making Jeds costume, a banner that said "I am a BIG HALLOWEINER!" I made one for Shawn because of course he would not dress up that said "I am a TEENEY HALLOWEENY!" We got a kick out of it but I don't think either one of them ended of wearing them. Thanks for the night ladies, it was a great time. We missed you though Adair, maybe next year.

Summer Fun that has come to an end

2008-10-23T21:44:00.000-07:00

We have had a great time this summer going to lagoon. Thank you Randy and Kelly for buying us season tickets. We have went to Lagoon every chance that we have had with Ben, Heather, Jack and Mack. That was always what Remie wanted to do anytime we gave her the option to choose.

Island Park Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-08T22:14:00.000-07:00

Dagan, Corby and Shawn decided to put on wet suits and go skiing/wakeboarding on night in the middle of a rain storm, They had a great time!

Yes, we mud wrestled and Me and Sunny was the winners!

We caught froggets and all the kids loved that!

Now Dad that is SEXY!

Taylor tried wakeboarding and Brayden tried surfing! Good Job Boys!

Dad whitling away!

We had a great time playing down on the dock.

We went to Island Park and stayed at Sunny's brothers Cabin that is right on the lake up there. All the family was there except for Jed, who we missed! It was a blast boating, 4 wheeling and just being together!