We had left over hamburger buns from Chyna's birthday barbeque, so we went down to the golf course and fed the duckies and their babies......it was so fun.  My dad used to take us to feed the ducks when I was a little girl, and I still love it as an adult.  The ducks got so full the ran into the water so we would quit throwing bread at them, it didnt stop my kids though the pond was full of bread by the time we left....luckily a bunch of ducks flew in to eat it up.

Look at those cute little baby duckies.......

Our Joe Joe will be missed by us, and millions of girls! We love you!!!
Joe modeling with his kitty Ricky Bobbie, that cat is going to miss his cuddles
Danny, Duke, and Joe, they love dogs way more than I do so I have to have nothing but respect for them.  They are great dog owners, they actually keep them until they go to doggy heaven, I know its crazy, but true.......very cute guys!
Tommy and Tysen will probably be too big to hold up with one hand by the time Joe gets off his mission, but then again he's got some big guns on him!
I was just practicing with my camera, the family pics didnt turn out the best, but what a dang cute family to take pictures of, they were so easy and fun!

Danny (single, ladies contact me for info), Joe, Jeffrey (JJ Bling), Michelle, Tori, Kristin, Brett, Ava, Julia (single and super cute), Whitney, Nicole, and Halley (she gives great wet willies) 
Joe Joe is off to Uraguay..........we are going to miss you soooooooo much little (big) nephew!
The "CTR" girls, they are such cuties - I love them!

Finally a teenager.....Chyna turned the big "13" I cant believe it.  She is now as tall as her mommy and of course wearing all of her clothes (stinker)  She is done with intermediate school and off to the middle (8-9th) this fall.  I cant believe my little girl is a young woman now, I just remember cuddling and kissing her as a little baby and toddler.  The rest is almost a super fast blur and it makes me so sad that it came so dang fast, I just want to wrap her up like a little burrito and hold her all day like I did when she was a tiny, fragile, little baby.  I love you my little princess, and you'll always be my little girl (even when you pass me up in height)  I wish I could just have 13 little Chyna's, one at each age from newborn until now, and each year I get a new one......that is what I imagine heaven to be like......with all of my kiddies!


Kyle is giving the gangsta look, Tysen is trying to copy his big brother, and Chyna and Ben are listening to me when I say "smile"  my  boys are so goofy

Kyle's receiving skills, scroll down fast and it will seem like a flip book....j/k





Benny's got some mad skills, I like the full stomach extension he had to do to catch that ball.
Joe did catch this one, it was close but he caught it.......great catch Joseph!

Happy Birthday girls......
The swimming pool football team, the quarterback Mark wasnt in the picture because he was warming up for the next throw!

Cupcake tower of yummmmmmmmm!  Nothing beats a 25 Main cupcake!
Make a wish silly.........she's laughing because she couldnt blow hard enough to blow the candles out.
All these gorgeous girls........it was a super fun, cute, girlie party

Kyle went an got Chyna balloons on her birthday......how sweet!
I havent even seen Chyna since she got this book, she has had her head buried in it for the last week.  She said it was the funniest and cutest book ever!
If she's not reading, she's listening to her ipod........the funny thing is, is she didnt even have anything on it for like 5 days.  She said that was all she wanted for her birthday, then didnt even use it.......silly girl.....

Ben and Maddie are teaming up and practicing to play against Adam Hine' and his surprise partner.  Ben's eye is on the ball.....right in front of his nose!  And Maddie has got a mean serve, and return........you better bring your "A" Game Hine'

Chyna practiced with Tysen, he was so good, after he wore her out I got to play him......he's got skills!

Chyna's recital, "Witches Waltz", by Vandall.  Great Job Sis!
Tysen's Duet "Young Hunter", by MacLean.  Fantastic Tyse!

Last weekend in Vegas we went to our nephew Tommy's basketball game, this was him he just took the ball from the other team!  Ben was yelling the same things as the coach, so Tommy got it from both sides of the court, then Joe came and helped, let me tell you, those boys really get in to the game!  Maria loved the support of her brother and nephew, it was so fun.....
He shoots........he scores!
This should be a Fat Head, its perfect, tongue out and everything, we love you Tommy!

Summer......it's getting warm and green outside, the cows are gone and the river is just about perfect for skim boarding.  Only a couple weeks of school left, and it's party time!  Kyle is spending most of the summer here in Santa Clara for football, he has weight training 4 days a week, three football camps during the summer break, then headed down to Vegas with us on the weekends.  I dont know how it will work just yet, I will have to have a nanny for him because teenagers need as much supervision as a two year old!  We found a great house in Vegas, it has a great ward with friends that we had before we left, so it's like going home!  Chyna and Tysen have tons of kids their age, and Kyle had two girls checking him out at church, they looked like they were fighting over who had "Dibs" on him first, it was too funny!  But we will still be in STG until Kyle graduates, and if Chyna gets her way, maybe another 4 years........its all about the kids, and I love being a mom!  I just have to thank my husband for all his traveling and hard work.....Thanks Ben!

So I thought the whole Pokemon, Bakugan, and all those collectable things my kids drove me crazy for were a thing of the past, until the Glitter Ultra Bouncy Ball came to Walgreens.  I thought we had plenty, but then they had to come out with ones that light up when they bounce.  I went to Tysen's school the other day with Chyna, and she almost got hit in the face with one going like, 25mph.  Every kid on the playground had one or more, I feel like it's never going to end with the toys, and trends of got to have toys.  I guess once my kids grow out of it, I will then get cute little grandkids that I probably wont be able to say no to.  Good job toy makers!

Happy Easter!!!  I saw this great idea with rice crispy eggs dipped in chocolate, then sprinkles.  They turned out so cute, Chyna and I made them for Ben's Sunday school class, and my Nursery kids, they were a hit!

Girl's Preference: Kaitlyn Starr asked Kyle to the dance, the photographer had them pose a little inappropriate below, I was shocked when Kyle brought home the pictures!  Things have changed allot since I was in High School, I wouldn't be surprised if he was going to school in Vegas, but this is St. George?  Really....

Wyatt and Tysen on Safety Patrol.........NO RUNNING IN THE HALLS!