MOMENTS we live for!!!!!

The Mighty Mighty TIGERS

16-0 UNDEFEATED

Division A 2009 Champions!!!!!!!

Dallin earned this trophy!

He got pelted by a pitch in the arm and wrist and took the strike and then pounded a hit and brought in the two runs that put us ahead! He shook it off and played like a TRUE champion can!!!!!

We sure do love our mighty Tigers and are so excited for Dallin and this amazing season of undefeated champions!!!! Watch for more in depth feelings when Scott posts his blog about his experience with this group of "monkeys"!!!!

"We got the big one this year!!!!!" Quote Dally-own-ie #14!!!!!

The Big ONE!!!!

The TIGERS are off to the Championship Game!!!!

Their season is 15-0!

All Tiger fans wear orange and blue on Tuesday!!!

We hope they take it ALL!!! I have an incredibly funny story about my sweet Abby.

While I was at work on Thursday she called to see if she could make soft pretzels for her and the other monkeys. I explained very well to her how to do it and WA-LA..look at those babies...And they were Delicious! BUT....

She tried to surprise me! She wanted to have fresh homemade bread for me when i got home from work that day and well. I couldn't post a picture..needless to say a recipe that entails 12 cups of flour only made 2 loaves of bread. The top looked like cottage cheese. She was so sad...she wanted so bad for me to have that special smell and love when I got home...

I did eat it and it was good..only it still is sitting in the pit of my stomach!

She is such a sweetie!

Last but not least

Superdad is down to his LAST year of grad school and

finished this semester with another A!

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So we begin...

I will begin to attempt to catch up ....

Abby turned 13, finished 7th grade!!!!!,

Helped throw a surprise party for her good friend KJ a.k.a JW,

had her own party, babysits the adorable Cher

and earned her money for girls camp working at the summerfest.

Abby's birthday was on Memorial Day our friends the "W's" took our family to the park for a BBQ to celebrate Abby turning into a big teener!

Abby was ALLLLL grins!

Her Grandma and Grandpa Tolman sent her this beautiful

Irish necklace for her birthday! Emma was so excited to give her gift to Abby...

so she could later play with them... Abby waited for her birthday to destroy her Hippo that she made in Spanish class at Christmas! We still have the head!!!

Abby wanted an iPod Nano for her birthday and she got a HOT pink one!

We all Love it!

Abby and Skotie spent there last day of 7th grade sleeping in and staying home from school. Then Abby, Skotie , Kate and Brylie went to the movies and made ribbon flip flops and bags to celebrate her teendom and finishing 7th grade! Abbys good friend KJ had his birthday a couple of days later and his mom asked Abby and Skotie to help throw a surprise party for him....It was a ton of fun to see all of the kids they have gotten to know over the year and relived to find them all VERY GOOD TEENS! Yeah! Abby's YW earned their camp money by working for at Summerfest! After an 8 hour shift she said" Mom now I know why you are tired when you come home from work and your feet hurt! My feet are killing me!" Dallin finished out his 3rd grade year with his simple machines fair and his recorder concert!It was adorable!!!!!!

This is the infamous Mrs. Bandley! WE love her! We are so sad this year is over and will miss her wonderful spirit. She is a one of kind teacher...a diamond among gems!Precious!

#14 Dallin in his LAST season game...

They finished Number 1 in the season...

UNDEFEATED TIGERS!

Playoffs start this week...AHHHHHH!!!!! At the summerfest Dallin was SOOOOO excited for this ride...He feels like Spiderman on it!!!

Emma had Joy School Graduation. She did a great job this year and has grown SOOO much!

She sang her little heart out and learned all of the songs! Click here to hear

her and her class sing... Emma saw this ride from the baseball games early in the week and called it the Strawberry Shortcake Ride...It was all she could think of and cousin Zach was great enough to ride it with her. We skipped the parade this year and went out to celebrate Zach's joining the TEEN MOVEMENT and then had homemade ice cream at his home. It has been crazy as normal and will continue to be until well forever!!!!!!! only 16 more days of Summer work and then I get to spend some Summertime with the kids.

Wrinkley Birthday Wishes to Our Old Man!!!

Instead of counting candles,

Or tallying the years,

Contemplate your blessings now,

As your birthday nears. Consider special people

Who love you, and who care,

And others who’ve enriched your life

Just by being there. Think about the memories

Passing years can never mar,

Experiences great and small

That have made you who you are. Another year is a happy gift,

So celebrate, and say,

"Instead of counting birthdays,

I count blessings every day!"

Happy BirthdayScott...I LVOE you!!!!!

A Birthday Shout out as well to his twin sister four years apart Aunt Ne Ne we love you as well and know that you will serve fantabulous wherever and however you are called! You are an incrediable blessing in all the lives you touch.

Also to Mrs. Bandley and Liz...We are so blessed to have you in our lives.

Thirteen....13!

Our baby girl is 13 today!

13 years ago we brought home our angel, laid her on our bed looked at her and said...

"What do we do now?"

Well whatever we have done we have been blessed everyday by having this sweet daughter in our lives! She is a blessing to us and for whatever reason the Lord felt we deserved to be her parents and it truly has been privilege. so before I burst into tears I want to list the

the top 13 things I love about Abigail Julianne!

13. Her Example!

12. Her Leadership!

11. She loves her brother and sister and I can honestly say she would give them her life if she had to.

10. Her selflessness!

9. Her ability to follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost. Example...

"There is a gal that lives by us and for the last three years she has visited, invited her over, gone over to her home, taken her notes, cookies, gifts, hugs, comments of encouragement.....to help an uplift her and to help her feel welcome. All going unnoticed...All on her own because she knew and recognized the promptings the Holy Ghost was was giving her. Never once was it out of duty, Never once because an adult told her to be nice. Abby did it because her heart knew that little gal needed her. I Love that about Abby. She always feels for others.

8. She knows she is imperfect! Even though I think she is pretty perfect. She reminds us that even she has bad days...but she always apologies for them etheir by telling us with a hug or a little note and she alwayes knows what it is she has done and it isn't just that we are upset and she needs to say sorry.

7. So forgiving.

6. Her sense of humor....W!

5. Her social skills.

4. Her confidence!

3. Her talents!

2. Her ability to listen to us as her parents and willing to trust and follow our council even when it is socially hard to do things we asking her to do. She already realizes at 13 that the decisions she makes know effect her forever!

1. Her faith and testimony!

I could go on and on...but for know I just want Ab's to know how much I love her and how incredibly grateful every minute of everyday I am that the Lord heard and answered my prayers and HE KNEW I needed you in my life!

This song is for you!

The Mighty and Delights!

The Tigers won on Saturday 12-3!!!

Way to go Mighty Tigers! GRRRRRRREAT!

Our Friday Baby Phil-i-buster had a ball on the swing!!! Emma and Him spent the entire day out there!

Emma had her recital on Saturday and we finished up our class last week. These little dolls were such a delight to spend each Monday morning with. The best way to start the week off...dancing with angels.

Emma did a great job in her recital! We love you Memmers!

The Bomb!!!

Due to all the many things going on in the past week

I woke up and found a bomb had gone off in our home!!!!!

So to all of you who tell me I never have a messy house!!!!

Here it is!

Along with 4 days worth of laundry and more on the way!!!

By the by...I didn't dare take pictures of the reat of the rooms...

SOOOOOO frightful!!!!

The Other Bomb....Dallin's Mothers Day gift! I love it!!!!

After I took the picture I noticed his handprint in the picture behind , shows up in the middle of the heart! Thanks bubba!

Let Them Stay Little....Forever!!!

Scott and I decided before Emma grew up to much more that she needed to have a swing set.

So Friday at noon I got a call from Scott to meet him...We were getting the swing set!!!

So in between work shifts, dance concerts, dance rehearsals, baseball games , Mothers Day, and sleep with the help of everyone we built the kids swing set!

THEY ALL LOVE IT Form the Tween down to the four year old!My favorite moment of the entire process...becasue it was quite the process and took a few days..emma telling her Dad he needed to quit his job so he could get her swing set built, cause it was taking a hundred years!Emma had the first swing and loved it! Mom does to. Today I stood at the kitchen window watching my baby swing her toes for the sky!!!All three of them LOVE it! Thanks Dad your the best!

I Don't Dance! !!!

The Tigers had a three game series this weekend and Swept them!!!

6-1, 6-2, 13-0!

They are doing fabulous!

But he informed me at Abby's performance when I asked him if he wanted to dance with Ab in her BYU program..."Mom...I don't dance...I play Baseball!" Abby however does dance and did absolutely AMAZING! Her company's piece was unreal for 13 year old. It was titled

Happiness is... Freedom

It was about the the slaves being delivered out of bondage in Egypt.

They audience was left in tears and awe at intermission after the piece had finished! The choreography was astounding!

Abby had a the solo of Miriam in the piece Moses sister.

With the experiences she has had this year her dancing ability has soared.

I was amazed at my little princess and the way she moved in the piece.

All you heard after the evening performance was how incredible the Freedom Dance was!

Scott, whom takes alotto be impressed by, felt it was as good as the BYU Performances you see by the college students on KBYU!

Way to go Girls!!!!!!

Go HERE to hear the music!

Cinco things in May!

Top Cinco so far in May!

Alpine Days Ab's and Dot!Steve and Heather tie the knot! King Size Muffins take the top! A Crayon Roll for sweet little Cher!!!

Last but NOT least Teacher Appreciation week is here!

We have been truly blessed to have had such amazing , talented teacher who spends more time after school on behalf of her students than all the teachers I know combined.... She ALWAYS thinks of others and helps her students rise and to their best and encourages them to keep reaching for higher stars!

We LOVE Mrs. B!!!!!!!!

He did it AGAIN!!!

Way to go Babe!

2 more SOLID

A's

for his M.P.A.

Running total

8 A's

1 A-

6 more classes to go!

As for Abby in her finals at Alpine District Track and Feild.

She finished her 400 meter with her personal best 1:12

Absolutely awesome GIRL!

Her 4 x 400 Meter relay took 4th with a personal best 4:51!!!

That time actually beat the last years first place 4 x 400 District girls champions team.

They were thrilled. Not to mention as they lined to start ....The other teams girls were a head taller than our team...there legs lookked like little motors next to them!

But last but NOT least

CONGRATULATIONS to

Steven and Heather LEE

YES! They tied the knot yesterday

and are off to begin the blissful journey at Disneyland!

We are so happy for you 2!

Steph you will have to post some pics and so I can steal them from ya since in the hecticness of our day not many pictures got taken from me.

We went from track to baseball to track to wedding!

I am out of breath!

King Size It!

I love anything related to bread!

I Love to bake and eat anything baked!

My SIL Steph got me the best est gift for my birthday!

A KING size muffin pan!

It has been great for banana bread, corn bread, jello trifle's, applesauce muffins...Yes and I ate most of them myself...

Just a big thanks Steph...No a King size thanks!

Seriously though it has been such great fun and

I recommend anyone have this tin in your kitchen!!!!

Happy Baking!

As a BIG side note

Tigers 8 Braves 2

LVOE!

Scott Thank you for being you! I lvoe you!

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A Grrrrreat Day!

no pictures but....

Abby

1st place..........400 Meters!!!!!

2nd place...........200 Meters!!!!

3rd place...........800 Meters!!!!!

And her 4 x 400 Meter Relay

1st place....

THEY CRUSHED ALL

GIRLS 7th through 9th grade teams!!!!

Dallin

"first baseman"

TIGERS 14 PADRES 3

Emma

Found her Polly Pockets!!!

Mom and Dad

One BIG Pay Day!

So my song for the day is Let it Go!!!!

Boy did the kids Let it Go!!!!