Summer Fun

Here are some random pictures of our summer!

Daylen & Avery playing in the blow-up pool

Waiting for the 4th of July parade in Show Low

It's just Daylen, Avery & I because the rest of the family got to be IN the parade!  They had lots of fun.

Daylen at swim lessons

Tanner getting ready for a race

There he goes!

Tanner & Addison hanging out

Avery Playing Dress-up

She loves to wear Daylen's fire hat!

. . . and Addison's boots and glasses!

Silly girl!  We love you AJ!

Peter Piper Pizza Play Ball Kid

One day back in March or April I put all the kids' names in a little box at Peter Piper Pizza for a chance to win tickets to a Diamondbacks game to be the "Play Ball Kid".  I never thought much of it and kind of forgot about it until I got a phone call from the Diamondbacks office saying that Tanner had won!  So we got 4 tickets to the game (parking included) and Tanner got to stand on top of the dugout and yell "Play Ball" into the microphone to start the game!  We had so much fun!

Making a poster before the game.

Getting to meet Baxter

"Play Ball!"

Good job Tanner!

Daylen's Birthday

For Daylen's 5th birthday on June 11th we decided to try a new place for his party.  It's called Jump and Shout play center and it's right by the Scout shop at Mesa Riverview.  Well. . . the kids never knew the difference, but can I just say NIGHTMARE!  They were very understaffed that day and seemed to not be able to give us their full attention.  So our time in the party room was already disorganized.  When I scheduled the party they told me that 12 cupcakes would be included in the party and that I could bring my own in so we would have enough for the adults as long as they were store-bought.  So I got cupcakes from Sam's Club with cute little Spider-Man rings on top. As we were eating our pizza, the girl comes in and says she is really really sorry but that she had dropped our cupcakes all over the ground.  Uh. . . excuse me ? Are you kidding me??  So I calmly ask her where their cupcakes are and she says, "Oh, we didn't get any because we saw that you brought yours in so we didn't think we needed any."  Uh. .  . excuse me??  Are you kidding me??!!  There were about 4 that didn't hit the ground so we were able to use those while we waited for their manager to run to whatever local grocery store she could find and bring in some random cake that they had on hand.

  The cake wasn't bad other than it was still frozen in the middle. 

 It was a very frustrating party for me, but like I said, the kids had a blast and didn't even know there was ever a problem! 

So, for all my trouble, I ended up with a free pass to go back "anytime I want"! 

Um. . . excuse me?  Are you kidding me? 

(Yeah right, don't think I'll be going back there any time soon!)

It's Great to be 8!!

Look at this handsome kid!!

On February 1st, Tanner turned 8! He is growing up so fast and we are so proud of the young man he is becoming!! We have a rule in our family that you get a birthday party every year until you turn 8. Since that is the year you get baptized, you get to have a big family party/dinner after your baptism. Then you only get a party when you turn an even number after that. Tanner's birthday was on a Sunday this year, and since he wasn't having a party with friends this year, we took Tanner and his friend Jackson out on Saturday to get some lunch and play laser tag at Stratum with Dad, Addison, and Daylen. The next morning, he got to open his presents from Mom & Dad. . . new scriptures, and Grandma Webster. . .a CTR ring, a journal, and a savings bank with the 3 compartments for mission, tithing, and fun.

He is also wearing the new suit he got to wear to his baptism. He looks so sharp and grown-up in it! That night we had a cake with some family over and a couple more presents.


One of the most exciting presents came on Tuesday when Grandma Skousen came. . .

CUB SCOUT STUFF!! YAY!

Then on Saturday. . . Tanner got BAPTIZED!

It was a wonderful day and we all enjoyed being together for this special event for Tanner.

This was his invitation. .

. . . and I've been looking for the camera that has the pictures of his baptism day ever since I started this post back in March! Aaaaah! Well now it's June so I guess we'll have to post those later if we ever find them. Time to move on!

Catching Up

Okay, Okay I know. . . I am the biggest blog slacker ever!! I got so into this stuff and got some of you into this and then I just got so behind because I couldn't keep up with making sure I posted something about everything that was going on! So I just posted nothing!!! I just kept waiting till I had enough time to go back and catch up! There is some "perfectionistic" quality in me that won't let myself skip the last 4 months! So here goes. . . my attempt at catching up!!!

Sorry in advance if this is so long that you get bored!!

1st off was Addison's 10th Birthday!

Her birthday party was "oh, so fun"!! Everyone got to make their own necklace while the chocolate fountain got set up.

Then the girls got crazy with the chocolate and started painting it all over their faces! After we were able to pull ourselves away from the chocolate, Addison opened presents and then the girls rocked out and sang karaoke to Hannah Montana! Such FUN!!

Addison sure is growing up and becoming a young lady fast and not so much of a kid anymore. Kind of a bitter-sweet thing. It is so fun to see her grow and blossom but sad to see those days of childhood fading. Addison you are such a wonderful girl! You are so much fun and a great example to everyone around you! Dad & I are so proud of you and so blessed to have you as our daughter! We love you Addison!!

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Next, on to Halloween!!

Here's my Ninja, Gymnast & Power Ranger!!

And my little clown!

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Thanksgiving Pics!

Believe it or not. . . this was everyone that came to our house for Thanksgiving dinner!

Just us!

Cutest kids ever!!

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Now, on to Christmas!
The Sunday before Christmas the kids got to open new stuff to wear to church that day.

Addison got a red dress

Tanner & Daylen got matching red ties.

The rest of us just wore old stuff we had that was red.

The end result. . .

Not so bad for 4 months in a nutshell, huh?? Now I can move on and try to stay

caught up!!