We went to Randon and Nicole's house in Utah from Wednesday to Sunday. Grandma Beckstead took us to Hogle Zoo Thursday and the girls loved it (We did too!) We had planed on coming to Randon's Friday to help him build a new deck but Scott was laid off last week and grandma invited us to come to the zoo and we decided why not! Scott and Randon worked so hard on the deck and it was so HOT outside! But they got it done Saturday night. Nicole and I stayed busy staining the wood and pulling the weeds in the flowerbeds. But we found a snake in one and I wasn't much of a help after that. We all took a break and went to a near by water slide park to cool off and it was so nice. Saturday night Nicole and I went to Wal-mart and got Randon a cake for his birthday. We picked the Sponge Bob Square pants and he laughed when he saw it. We had a great time and it was nice to spend time with Randon and Nicole.... And Sasha dog too!

Elise looking at the crocodiles.

I don't know what kind of monkey this was but he liked Scott. There is glass between them.

Becka playing with a Mira cat. It was so cute! He would follow her fingers along the glass.

Randon, Nicole and Becka on the train at the zoo.

Scott and Randon cutting stuff.

I'm not sure Randon should have a hammer!

It's starting to look better!

Yha! It's done! They did a great job and it looks awesome!

Happy Birthday Randon!!

13 might fit this cake more, but 31 is the age. The cake was really yummy and we all had blue mouths after.

Bear Lake Weekend

Happy Elise. She would live at the beach if she could.

Becka and the beach ball. She loved the beach too. She's my water baby. She didn't even mind the cold water.

Grandma Linda watching us play in the water.

Nicole, Ryan, Angela, Randon, and Baby Linden hanging out in the water.

We had so much fun at Bear Lake. It was awesome to have the family all together. We had a blast playing on the beach all day Friday. Saturday we went on a jet ski. We had pretty good weather and we didn't want to leave!

It's not a party until the cops show up!

We celebrated Jordan's birthday with a firework tonight and as it was going off a truck pulled up and stopped until it was done. It was a cool fire work and we all were clapping. The truck pulled up and the guy inside said "Are you going to fix my windshield?" We thought he was kidding. He then yelled that his (insert really bad word here) windshield was broken. I was so mad because Elise and Becka were right there. So we just ignored him. He called the cops. The cop said that there's nothing he can do but write a report and then we get to work it out ourselves, whether that be on our own or in court. The punk kid is only 18 and I think it's his mom's truck. So if anyone has any advice let us know! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JORDAN!

Family Room.......Check!

The family room is finally finished! After three years of living here we finally have a family room. It's going to be great this summer because it's so much cooler down in the basement. I just had a girls night Saturday and we had a lot of fun playing the wii and hanging out without bugging Scott and the kids upstairs. The only down side that we have to fix is that we can't hear when someone comes to the door upstairs. I've also repainted the living room, hall, and kitchen upstairs and I can't believe how much better it looks also! We are having fun fixing up our home and if the rain stops soon we want to do some more outside.

You might not be able to tell but that is a brick type wall with shelf's and an old hole for a fireplace vent. I hated that wall and we thought about putting drywall over it but I worked with it and it turned out to be awesome!

The girls "helped" Scott with the padding and carpet. We did it all ourselfs and it turned out perfect!

Countdown To New Moon, This is for you Mark!

MTV Movie Awards | Twilight: New Moon

HELP! I can't walk on the Wal-Mart floors!

We were at Wal-Mart last night and we only were there for one thing so we didn't get a cart. We had carried Becka around for a while and then we put her down to walk. She wouldn't walk. She acted like she was stuck. We told her to come with us and so she would take a few steps and act like she was going to fall. We couldn't figure out what she was doing. She looked at the floor like there was something on it that she didn't want to step on. It was the lights reflecting on the floor. When you walk they move and it freaked her out. Being the wonderful parents that we are, we thought it was really funny and tried to get her to walk to us. If we walked next to her our shadow would cover the lights and she would be free to walk but if we left her side she would be stuck. We got to a part of the floor with the red strip and she could walk on it because it didn't reflect the light. In the picture she wants us to pick her up because the red is just about to end. I didn't really think about it before this, but I guess I've always made her stay in the cart when we are there. She is a funny little girl!

Elise's 4th Birthday Party!

Elise's new bike! She loves it!

Elise also loved her cake. She's putting her had over her mouth and saying it's so pretty.


Grandma Jeanne's funny hat.

Silly cousins! Kenasyn, Coledyn, Ryker, Emma, and Conner.


Emma, Morgan, and Elise.


Elise had so much fun at her party. We had it at the "clubhouse" where my brother lives. It was a nice big room and best of all the room was free! Everything went just as I hoped and Elise loved her bike that I bought when she was 1 and we have been waiting to give it to her for so long! We had so much family come and it was so nice to have everyone that loves Elise be there. I was even more excited when Aunt Jill came with Grandma and Grandpa Beckstead. Thank you to everyone who came and who helped! You made Elise's birthday special!