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!!!!

We had a wonderful Easter Sunday!

We were woken up to our Princess Ci ta saying, "Mommy, daddy, come and see what Peter Cottontail put in our Easter baskets..." she walked away singing Here comes peter Cottontail, Hopping down the bunny trail.

Anyone who knows Emmers knows how proper everything must be and for her to call him Peter Cottontail and any other time she refers to him as Peter, well it is just SOOOO her!

(On a side note this past week, one afternoon she put her mother through princess training school. Apparently I do not sit correctly and my hair well it is just didn't work.)

Back to Easter...I had a ball making Easter skirts this year. Dallin also wanted me to make him a matching tie and wants me to make him more...mostly he wants a BYU tie!I took about 20 pictures trying to accomplish the task of one perfect Easter morning picture....Nope my children are monkeys! But we love them! Emma posing.. During conference weekend Abby made her first skirt and wore it to school on the following Monday! I was so pleased with her! She is becoming a little homemaker!

Abby made the sprinting team at the Jr. High. She runs the 200 meter, 400 meter and the 4 x 400 meter relay. She has LOVED it and it has been so awesome to watch her and her friends grow and do SO well! Her 4 x400 relay is AMAZING.

At the last meet the first leg they were in fifth place. Abby runs the second leg and as she received the hand off ...SHE TOOK OFF!

She passed the third girls team...then the second girls team... then Abby really kicked it in and passed the second place BOYS team and just kept going! It rocked!!!! Everyone was amazed that that little thing could move like a train! Her coach turned to Scott and cheered that's how you runa 400. Their team kept the lead with her amazing BEST friend Skotie as third leg and the fourth leg Candice.

After our first meet a couple of weeks ago and having a great time ...we realized that the entire neighborhood was in on the fun and we were missing Zach. So I went up to him at the pinewood dirby and encouraged our little buddie (not so little anymore...he is taller than me) That he should join the team...He was hestitant at first so I kept it up and finally said...Look bud Abby will go with you to talk to Coach and I am sure he will let ya! It has been so great for this group of kids! He was let on the team and he took third in the shot put at our last meet!

Yeah Bud...We are so excited for you!!!!!!

It was a great time. We are looking forward to the end of the season to see how they compete in Alpine Days. She has done well taking third and second in her other events.

GO Abby GO!

On a ending note...We are so thrilled that Abby had the courage to run for Student coucil. She went to Jr. High with her core group of 20 kids from her little school. In the election she was the underdog!

Well Saturday she was called by the Student Council Advisor and told that she lost by 1 vote and advised her THEY WANT her to run again next year! Abby took the news GREAT!

She said," Mom I made so many new friends. everyone was so nice! I had the best time!"

BUT later that day, as we were sitting our "second home" aka the truck, during Bubba's practice. She had the realization...

"Mom I lost by one vote! Nolan and the baseball team were in St. George at a baseball tournemant Friday! I could have won!.....All well..... but still!"

She is a trooper and she still feels it was a great experience but will tell her guys there votes cost her the election.

J/K but I am sure she will point her big brown dogs at them!

She is growing up so fast!!!!!

I has been so hard to let go this year and let her take chances.

I heard

this song and thought of her and this year!

Abby is a specail spirit who WILL do amazing things.

ALREADY HAS!

Go Blue!

Dallin had the GREATEST birthday!

He spent the morning of his big 9 at baseball tryouts and was drafted to the.....

Tigers! He has his first practice tonight!

He is SOOOOOO excited, as we are for him!

They wear the True Blue! & the hats have a D on them!

How could it be any more fitted for Bubba! HIS BROWNIE CAKE! Because it had to be chocolate! His buddies singging the Happy Birthday... GO BYU song! Dallin giving his Thrird Grade Biography report! On Danny Ainge....OF COURSE!!!!! He got an A PLUS on his report! Notice Danny's middle name!!!! And Best of all HE WON the PINEWOOD DIRBY! His Cougarmobile won 10 out of 10 races! I am sure his veins bleed blue blood! We love this guy!!!!!!! His birthday Poster!!!! Hope this year is as FABULOUS as the last 8!!!!!

Next update Rooo-Pooo!

For You Sunshine!

We shall love you forever

and like you for always,

As long as your ours , our bubba you'll be!!!!! I can not beleive our Bubba Ray of Sunshine is the big 9! He is such a delight in our home and helps us remember to cherish the little things! Happy Birthday & best of luck at Baseball Tryouts!!!!!!!! Dallins Top 9 Loves 9. Baseball 8. BYU.....ANYTHING! 7. Pooh Bear 6. Curious George 5. His Grandparents 4. Emma 3. Abby 2. Dad 1. Mom

The Climb....

I can almost see it,

The dream I'm dreamin'

But there's a voice inside my head sayin

'You'll never reach it

Every step I'm taking

Every move I make

feelsLost with no direction

My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep tryin'

Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain

I'm always gonna wanna make it move

Always gonna be a up-hill battle

Sometimes were gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's the climb!

The struggles I'm facing

The chances I'm taking

Sometimes it might knock me down

But, No, I'm not breaking

I may not know it

But these are the moments thatI'm gonna remember Most,

Just gotta keep goin'

And, I, I got to be Strong

Just Keep pushing,

Cause there's always gonna be another mountain

Were always gonna wanna make it through

Always gonna be a up-hill battle

Sometimes were gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's The Climb!

all aboutThe climb! Keep the faith, keep your faith!

.....Miley Cyrus

The Climb

Behind....

The next few posts are just a brief catch en up...

We went to the Draper open house....

Like most of our friends and family the cookies and water were a great refresher after the walk through..But could never replace the amazing spirit of the glimpse of the future of one day being in the Sealing and Celestial rooms with my beautiful babies!5AM...5 straight days....22 dozen donuts...It's over! mailing off Taxes and other necessities to

Elder Grandpa and Sister Grandma in Ireland!

Emma is the lucky one who always gets to go with me to the post office to send them off!

Dallin and the Jr. Knowledge Bowl Team @ Competition!3rd Grade Inca Project Dallin had a blast creating his replica of an Inca home!