Family Fun

2009-07-10T15:04:00.000-07:00

Mckenzie's Blessing

2009-07-10T14:34:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Mckenzie's blessing day. It was busy, but neat to have Shyanne baptized and Mckenzie blessed on the same weekend. I am so grateful for the blessing of the gospel in my familys' lives.

Shyanne's Baptism

2009-07-10T14:01:00.000-07:00

Shyanne's baptism was great! She was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by her dad She looked beautiful and we are very proud of her for making the decision to be baptized. She has always seemed to have an affinity for the gospel and it's teachings, we hope that this will continue throughout her life.

4th Of July

2009-07-09T23:37:00.000-07:00

We had an awesome 4th of July this year. Not only did we get to celebrate our country's freedom...Logandale style...but Shyanne got Baptized. We were a bit bummed that the ultralight didn't drop candy this year, instead they just spread it on the lawn. :( This kids enjoyed the slip and slide and water games.Our girls also enjoyed doing each others hair to go to the movies the night before the 4th. The fire works were great and we enjoyed laying on our blanket with our family and just enjoying the music and the show.It was a ton of fun to get to spend some time with Jason and Bridi's family and Kyle made it home for a few days.

New Addition

2009-05-14T13:21:00.001-07:00

Well Here She Is!!! Mckenzie Brooke born on Cinco de Mayo, she was 7 lbs. 4 oz and 19inches long. For about a week before she was born, I drove everyone around me crazy saying that she was going to come any time because all my kids came early, and Shandon was a good 2 weeks early! Well...all my kids were about 5 1/2 lbs full term too! So, at 39 weeks because I was dilated to a 5 for at least 1 full day, and live an hour from the hospital the Dr. had me come in to the hospital Tuesday morning (May 5th) and they started me. They started the pitocin drip about 8:20 am by 9:20 I was only dilated to a 6...but never fear, an epidural,Tommy Boy playing on the TV and by 11:01am we had ourselves a new baby girl! She looks more like Emily as a baby than any of the other kids. Jerid was awesome in the hospital and has been great to help at home too! We have a great family who took care of our other kids, did my laundry, and made us dinner. We have also been totally spoiled by our friends and ward members who have brought in the most delicious dinners!!! Thank-you all! The kids are adjusting pretty well now that we are kind of back into our old schedule. The girls are a big help most of the time, and Shandon...well he sure loves his new sister :) Actually he has done pretty well too. It is very humbling to have another infant in our home. We are so grateful for our many blessings! If you want to check out some 1 week old pics af Mckenzie go to - http://www.iheartphotographybykorindi.blogspot.com Korindi Totten took some really great pics of her.

Fair Week & Easter

2009-04-16T20:27:00.001-07:00

Spring break was during the fair this year and it made the time just fly by! To top it off Easter was that Sunday as well. The first pics are the kids in their new easter outfits. Taking pics is always so pleasant :) They actually stuck it out pretty good considering they hadn't got their easter baskets yet! Ryan and Kobi and their family got to come out during the week. It was so fun to get to see them. It is crazy how time flies and we all grow up and have to be responsible. It was good for my kids to have baby Ashlyn around. I was pleasantly suprised how good they all were with her...even Shandon. We'll see if it is the same when they have their own baby. They also really enjoyed having cousin Caiden there to play. Since we don't get to see them very often, the kids just eat it up when they are here. Shyanne entered a cake and some art projects into the fair. She was so excited to participate, and actually got a really good score on her cake. She also performed with the Moapa Valley Childrens choir. Emily did mutton bustin' and had a blast. She was a little nervous, but made it half way across the arena before she fell off. She is already excited to do it again next year. Shandon was crazy excited about the rodeo and getting to see "Cowboy Josh" again, But was sad that cowboy Kyle and his family didn't come this year. As you can easily see, my kids were excited to get pictures with Miss Clark County Fair and Rodeo- Shyla Marshall as well. It was fun to get to see some old friends and enjoy the week with family.

Landscaping

2009-03-27T13:58:00.000-07:00

We finally got some much needed landscaping started. We dug out our exsisting grass(and weeds) in the front in order to fill with more sand to allow for better drainage. We also got a new wall put up a few days later. We then started in the back digging the area we are going to put grass in. As you can tell we invoked the help of family and heavy equipment. Our lot is so packed with clay that it would have been a never ending project to dig by hand and re-fill with sand. We are so grateful for Shane, Garrett and Voy for helping us out and for the wives for holding down their forts while the men worked all day! We still have a lot to do, but we are excited to get it started!

Disneyland

2009-02-16T12:01:00.000-08:00

Yay for Disneyland!!! We were so excited to go on our much anticipated Disneyland Trip. After getting the tickets from Grandma and Grandpa Waite for Christmas, the girls (I admit, including me) were on the internet daily looking up the rides, dining and schedules. The anticipation was getting to us and we just couldn't wait till later so we went pregnant and all:)As you can see from the pics we had some rain on the first day there. By some rain, I mean off and on almost all day long. At times it just poured down. Our ponchos were lifesavers!It sure made the wait times nice. We also used our Disney Reward Dollars and went to Blue Bayou for dinner one night which was really fun. For all my freshman disneyland compadres...we almost stayed at the peacock suites:), but the at the last minute decided to stay across the street from the park instead :)Thank-you grandma and grandpa for the tickets, we sure enjoyed our trip! Ryan& Kobi and Jason& Bridi We are super excited for you to use your tickets, you will have a blast.

It's a....Baby!!!

2009-01-14T11:11:00.000-08:00

Greetings all! Our family had a fun little outing to Vegas yesterday for Baby #4's ultrasound. So far, so good. Everything with the baby seems to be devolping and it appears to be in a healthy environment. The baby was laying vertical with it's bottom right on my bladder. At one point we got to see the baby with it's foot in it's mouth (like mother like baby :)) and also with both feet over it's head. We especially cracked up at the profile, because I think it looks just like my dad. The kids got quite a kick out of seeing the "skelaton baby" on the tv screen. Sticking with tradition, we did not find out the sex of the baby. After, we went to Macayo's (one of the kid's (and mine) favorite places to eat mexican food.) It was a really fun day. Everything else is going good. I continue to thank my blessings each day I get to spend with my family, ding the things I love. I am especially happy for Amanda and Lesha who now get to have their precious angels at home with them.

2008-12-05T14:01:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving! We spent it in Alamo at my Aunt Becky's new giant house. It was really fun having room for the whole family in one place. The kids especially enjoyed being with the cousins, the toy room upstairs and the theater room down stairs. As you can see we had our traditional pomegranate salad so that is the picture of everyone in aprons banging the fruit out of the pomegranate shells. The day after Thanksgiving we went out for our annual Christmas Tree hunting. We found all 4 trees (for the 4 families that wanted them) fairly quick. The kids had a blast in the trailer with the trees and taking picures on what they named "Family Rock".

Congratulations Pirate Football -Back to Back State Champions!!!

2008-11-23T17:19:00.001-08:00

Emily

2008-11-19T21:50:00.000-08:00

Emily turned 5 in September. This is a picture of her doing what she loves...dressing up and playing with her friends. Emily also continues to love volleyball, baseball and anything that has to do with playing a game. She also has a new love for doing her "homework" as she is learning to perfect her letters and numbers. It's funny how kids love to do work until it is required of them :)

Shyanne

2008-11-19T21:43:00.000-08:00

Shyanne is going strong in 2nd grade. She is in Mrs. Bowlers class and loves it. She is currently in a childrens choir, this is a picture of their first performance singing "Downtown". Shyanne loves to sing and dance and actually has a dance class for the neighbor girls that want to attend on occasion.She is becomming a good reader and a great big sister.

Shandon Man

2008-11-19T09:14:00.001-08:00

Shandon is now 3.He continues to love the outdoors. He uses anything he can find to be a fishing pole or a gun.Since his tube placements in May his hearing and speaking has improved greatly. He has now become like his sisters, in that we can't get him to be quiet. He is also becoming a little witty and challenging our parenting with his comments. He loves to spend time with Emily while Shyanne is at school. They have become good buddies.

It's Been A While...

2008-11-19T08:58:00.000-08:00

This was taken at the "Res" the first week of November. Ok so we are the ultimate blogging slackers! Volleyball just ended so hopefully I will have a little more time to do the "extra stuff" like blogging.However, those of you that know me well know you probobably ought not hold your breath on that one :) Our news for those who don't already know is that we are expecting our 4th child. I am about 14 weeks and the due date is May 13th. The kids all have put in their order for a baby boy...I guess Shandon is just so much fun they want another one just like him!!! Or maybe the girls don't want to share their room with another sister ;) Either way we will all be happy whatever we are blessed with.

Crazy Fall has begun!!!

2008-09-05T12:34:00.001-07:00

School Has started again for Shyanne. She is in 2nd grade this year and is already enjoying it. Emily and Shyanne also started gymnastics last month and they both look forward to it every week. Along with school starting, I have started coaching Freshman volleyball for the 6th season. And, we can't forget BYU football has begun!!! Jerid is a good sport through the Fall. He gets to pinch hit quite a bit as do our moms and Aunt Susan. We are so appreciative to all those who help us watch the kids to allow us to do some of our hobbies and responsibilities. As for the kittens... we have already lost one of them (Oreo). Moonlight is still around and we have adopted one of the neighbors kittens. So, we will see how long we are able to keep them. The kids have really enjoyed having pets, and the kittens actually have grown to enjoy the kids as well :)

EMILY AND SHANDON'S INDOOR POOL

2008-08-13T20:46:00.000-07:00

I was at work today when Mandie found this party going on in the tub. Good thing it was her that found it. I think I probably would have lost it. One good thing about it, we were able to get rid of some stuffed animals.

Shandon was ok with it; he took the fish into the water.

Just Starting

2008-08-03T17:23:00.000-07:00

We decided to give the blog thing a try. We are new at it so the first while will be a learning experience, but hopefully a fun one. We had a couple of different people tell us they kind of like to use it for a family journal. I am sure we will be doing a lot of cleaning up if we catch onto it. First of all the picture above is the best recent photo we have as a family for starters, my brother Ken's graduation.
We had some summer activities so far that were fun and hope to post pictures of and maybe tell some other stories of as we get use to things. Mandie is president of the Young Women's in our ward and I'm in the Young Men's presidency so we will have to see about getting some of those pictures up as well. I also attempted to take the kids by myself on a camping trip this summer while Mandie was at summer camp. So let try my best to get some posted and see if I can figure it out.