The McDaniel Family

Becca's 1st day of Preschool

2009-09-08T14:51:00.001-07:00

Zachary Football

2009-08-29T20:03:00.000-07:00

1st day of School

2009-08-26T19:38:00.000-07:00

Zachary excited about 5th grade:

Jesse & Zachary-Back to School breakfast:

Jesse heading off to 10th grade:

Zachary & friends:

Becca's new Ballet class:

Mexico

2009-08-21T06:21:00.001-07:00

Zachary and I went to Riveria Maya, Mexico to be in my friend, Erin's wedding! Erin is a close friend who I met working at the Thousand Oaks Rec Center a few years ago.
We stayed at an all-inclusive resort and loved it. Zachary's first comment when we got there, "This is my dream come true!"
Zach's favorites: All you can eat food, ordering room service, buying souvenirs, snorkeling, swimming at the beach, learning spanish, the jungle and icecream anytime.
My favorites: Bluest water I've ever seen/beach, snorkeling, seeing Erin/Travis & family, the monkeys, attending a branch in Mexico, the nightly shows & resort activities, and of course the food (including the pina colada's & icecream)

Iberostar Quetzel in Riveria Maya, Mexico

The Resort Jungle:

Snorkel Trip:

The Wedding of Erin & Travis: (Zachary was a Junior Groomsman & I was a bridesmaid)

Erin & Zach dancing at the reception.
This is Zachary breakdancing at the wedding reception.

4th of July/Park City

2009-07-12T10:09:00.003-07:00

We went to Park City with Eddy's family. It was fun to celebrate 4th of July there with the parade and fireworks. The kids were in the parade! We did several activities during the week, including the alpine slides and activities provided by the resort. Our favorite activities were the arts & crafts, pool games, tournaments, & scavenger hunt.

Manti Pageant, Camping at Palisades

2009-07-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

Our family went on a 2 day camping trip to Manti & Palisades State park. We were sad to leave Catelyn at the Lytle's but realized it was for the best. She wouldn't do as well at the camping site! The first night we camped at the Temple Hill Resort. The crazy thing was it was pouring rain all the way there. We were about to turn back. I called the Pageant & asked if they were still holding it that night with the rain. The lady told me we would be fine; the rain would stop. Miracles do happen; maybe that's why it's called the Mormon Miracle Pageant. Right when we drove into Manti, the rain stopped. It was a clear sky the rest of the night! We set up the tent, went to the Pageant & then spent the next morning at the campsite. They had a pool, playground, minature horse, volleyball, etc. We laughed about the pool because it was advertised as a "heated pool." Well, it was freezing cold. I asked the manager about it and he replied, "It's heated by the sun." Next, we went to the Manti Temple visitor center. What a unique and beautiful temple. We also went to a Pioneer dugout. In the later afternoon, we checked into Palisades State Park. We signed up for this Family Camping experience but didn't realize how cool it would be. We met another family from our area and had such a fun time. They provided the camping, food & activities. We played in the lake, went golfing & fishing, had smores & played family games. This was the first time I have been golfing or fishing. It was fun to golf with the family, esp. since it's Eddy's expertise. They gave each of the kids their own tackle box but we didn't catch any fish. It's nice to get away once in a while with the family, away from the busyness of our lives & really enjoy each other's company.

Discovery Museum at Gateway

2009-07-05T20:12:00.000-07:00

Zachary tennis class

2009-07-05T19:42:00.000-07:00

This is dedicated to my Dad who loves to play tennis. Zachary, along with his cousins Chris & Rachel Roberts took a tennis class this summer. They were competitive with the other kids & had a fun time. Now they are ready to beat their grandpa!

The Ogden Family

2009-06-25T13:12:00.000-07:00

The Ogdens visited us from Boise. Their stay only made us miss them more and more. They are such a wonderful family and our kids get along well. Zach & Zack crack me up because of their similarities. When the Ogdens arrived at the front door, the Zach's were wearing almost the same outfit. They have always been close friends and want to room at BYU together (after they serve a mission as companions of course)! We also love Owen, who is the same kind-hearted boy who used to hang out at our house in Meridian. Avery and Becca immediately became best friends. We got a chance to go to the Oquirrh Mtn. temple with their family and the two girls were holding hands the entire time. We are so blessed to know Esther and Jeremy-what great friends and wonderful examples to us. We also spent the day with Zack and Owen as their parents & Avery went to a wedding. We went to Huck Finn days with my sister, Cassie and her kids. Then we went to her house to ice block and go slip & sliding. When Esther & Jeremy got home that night, we went to an outdoor movie night at the park. We had a fun time and it was hard to say goodbye!

Webelos Cub Camp

2009-06-12T14:27:00.000-07:00

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

2009-06-12T14:18:00.001-07:00

What a beautiful temple! We went through the open house and loved it. I was only able to take Becca and Jesse since Zachary had cub scout camp. Eddy was working from home so I left Catelyn to take her morning nap. The kids enjoyed being with their cousins as we walked through the temple.

This is the Place

2009-06-12T13:49:00.000-07:00

We went to "This is the Place" and had a fun time. It doesn't happen very often where every child in the family is happy at the same time. My new fave animal-Lambs! These baby lambs were so cute with the kids, esp. Catelyn who loved them. We enjoyed watching her with the lambs. We also went on the train, got icecream, learned Pioneer dance moves,visited the Pioneer homes and stores, and played Pioneer games. Zachary and Jesse had a fun time with the potato sack races. Becca enjoyed the pony ride. The best part was when we got in the car to go home, it started pouring. We just made it!

Humanitarian Center

2009-06-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

This was such a great experience for Zachary and his friend. We went on a tour of the Humanitarian center and then did service. We boxed baby clothes for children in Peru, which had to be shipped that day. The boys were excited to see how many they could do in the time we had. If you are ever looking for a great opportunity for your kids to serve, this is a good one!

Happy Birthday Becca!

2009-06-05T15:16:00.000-07:00

Becca's 4th birthday was on Tuesday. She got a new bike (with training wheels). She was excited to open her presents. The kids were in school so we spent the day having a picnic at the park (she asked for McDonalds) and playing with her new toys. It was a fun day and I'm excited for age 4-great stage coming up!

Wheeler Farm

2009-06-05T15:10:00.000-07:00

We went to Wheeler Farm for the Summer Library kickoff. It was fun to see all the farm animals. My sister, Emilee came with us so we had a lot of fun.

Happy Birthday Catelyn

2009-06-01T14:25:00.000-07:00

It's only been a year and look how much she has grown!! Happy 1st Birthday, Catelyn!!

2009-05-31T20:30:00.000-07:00

New Sunday dresses

2009-05-27T15:21:00.000-07:00

Butterfly Ball at the Library

2009-05-27T15:15:00.000-07:00

2009-05-26T17:54:00.001-07:00

The pictures are finally bigger. I finally figured it out. Yeah!!
We went to the Zoo on Memorial Day as part of Eddy's family tradition. We had a fun time & especially liked the bird show where Eddy was chosen to have a rather large bird take his $5 bill.

Becca's Fancy Nancy Party

2009-05-23T15:50:00.000-07:00

Becca's Fancy Nancy party was stupendous (fancy word for wonderful). My sister, Cassie, helped decorate the place to look fancy. When the kids arrived they decorated their plain bags to make them fancy and made fancy necklaces. Then I read "Fancy Nancy" and played the game "Fancy or Plain." We then had a fancy tea party with cherry 7up, cupcakes & parfaits (fancy word for ice cream sundaes). They liked the sprinkles the most. Then we played Fancy Nancy bingo and went on a treasure hunt. During the hunt, the kids found candy but the treasure was at the end of the hunt when Madame Cassie handed out jewelry. They each received a necklace,bracelet, ring, boa, jewelry box, pretend earrings, and fancy pink glasses. Becca's cousin Jaden was the only boy so he took home a water gun, bubble stick & fancy boy sunglasses. We had a fashion show where the kids walked down the runway showing off their fancy clothes. We had an unexpected guest arrive, my sister Emilee, who I volunteered to show us how to model. The best model was Jaden who walked down, did a somersault, and turned out in a pose. He reminded me of my brother! After the fashion show, Becca opened up her gifts and said, "Merci."

How do you raise your hand in school?

2009-05-23T15:48:00.000-07:00

We ask Catelyn, "How do you raise your hand in school," and she raises her arm up to be tickled! When we say, "How big is Catelyn," she raises both arms as we say, "So Big!"

Gardner Village

2009-05-23T15:44:00.000-07:00

Gardner Village is a fun place for just the girls. Emilee invited us to spend the day with her on her birthday.

Jesse's Band Concert

2009-05-23T15:41:00.000-07:00

Jesse did really well in band this year. As you can see he made some new friends. He also made the Alta High School Wind Ensemble for next year!

Zachary's Principal Award

2009-05-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

Zachary's Lacrosse games

2009-05-12T12:13:00.000-07:00

Zachary has won and scored 3/4 games. He loves lacrosse & it's really fun to watch!

Becca's 4th birthday party invitation

2009-05-12T12:10:00.001-07:00

Make a Smilebox invite

Zachary's 4th grade Recorder concert

2009-05-08T12:13:00.000-07:00

Catelyn 11 months

2009-05-08T12:11:00.000-07:00

1st game, 1st score

2009-04-25T15:37:00.000-07:00

Zachary had his first Lacrosse game today. His cousin Luke told us how fun it is so he wanted to give it a try. He loved it! He also scored his first goal!!

2009-04-25T15:32:00.000-07:00

We went to a fun place called Jumpin' Jacks with a bunch of bouncy activities. It was a free admission day to promote their summer passes. The kids had a great time.

Easter

2009-04-14T07:19:00.000-07:00

We went to 2 different Easter egg hunt, one with my sister Emilee (shown in the pictures). Jesse was visiting his mom in AZ during Spring Break. The kids had a good time and Becca won the golden egg prize-a bunny stuffed animal.

April Fools...or not?

2009-04-11T14:44:00.001-07:00

I've been known to play April Fool's jokes on the kids from time to time. Last year, I told Zachary that school was cancelled due to a snow day. He believed me but failed to look out the window since there wasn't any snow. Another year, I made a vegetable pot pie that I knew the kids would complain about. However, this time I used pudding for the middle & starbursts as the veggies. They were totally fooled! This year, Zachary told me a couple of weeks earlier that he was ready for my jokes.
We had planned a surprise birthday trip for him a few months before. We had some airline miles to use so Eddy and I decided to fly Zachary & myself (with baby Catelyn) to CA to visit my parents. When Jesse turned 10 we took him to D-land so we decided this would be a fun tradition even though we couldn't take the whole family this time. Additionally, Disneyland is giving away free admission on your birthday along with a 2fer ticket for SO. CA residents, which means he would have two free tickets to Dland & CA Adventure. He also had a pass to Legoland from his Lego membership.
So, the joke was on him. When he got home from school on April Fool's day, we had the table set up for his birthday dinner. He asked why I would go through so much trouble just to be funny. Then we gave him a couple of gifts, things wrapped up around the house so he would think it was a joke. The final gift was a trip to CA. He reacted just as I suspected: with disbelief. We were laughing so hard because he was actually getting fooled even when he thought we couldn't fool him. We had him pack that night but he didn't believe me until the next morning when it was no longer April Fool's day.
We were able to visit some friends, hang out with Ryan, Ashley & Kennedee at the beach where Ryan taught Zachary how to surf for the 1st time (Zach got up on the first try and rode the wave), watch Conference all weekend with my parents, and then headed out to Disneyland, CA Adventure and Legoland. We actually surprised him with D-land & pretended to take a drive that night but accidentally arrived in Anaheim.
Great fun & it was a birthday he will never forget!!

CA-Zachary surfing

2009-04-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

Legoland

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California Adventure

2009-04-11T14:28:00.001-07:00

Disneyland

2009-04-11T14:20:00.000-07:00

How do I make my pictures bigger?

2009-03-25T15:18:00.000-07:00

I check the image size "large" and the pictures are coming out tiny. I used to be able to make my pictures small, medium or large and now it doesn't work. Please comment and let me know what I need to do to change this feature. Thanks!

Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet

2009-03-25T14:59:00.000-07:00

As the Cubmaster (Don't laugh too hard), I was in charge of the Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts. The theme was "America" so we decided to have an indoor picnic with chili dogs, salads, chips & rootbeer floats (very economical & American). One of the cub scouts said to me, "This is the best meal I've ever had at a church activity!" I had to laugh. We also played wiffle ball (baseball is very American) in the church gym, which the boys loved. Eddy was the pitcher. It turned out great & the best part was easy clean up since we didn't have tables set up!

Catelyn in the laundry basket

2009-03-21T16:19:00.000-07:00

Easter Bunny

2009-03-21T15:20:00.000-07:00

Visit from the Leprechaun

2009-03-18T08:10:00.001-07:00

For St. Patricks Day, we always have a special breakfast with Lucky Charms.

The Leprechaun visited our house that day and turned the milk green as well as Catelyn's baby food green!

Look, the toilet water is also green!!

We went on a hunt to find the leprechaun. If we find him, he will tell us where the gold is. Don't worry, we would share with all of you...

Here's a picture of the leprechaun we are looking for.

The kids didn't find the little guy but they did find a treasure box.

They loved the gold coins with chocolate inside and other treats. We'll try to catch the leprechaun next year.

Here's the green key lime bars we ate for dessert.

We had an Irish meal-corned beef, potatoes, carrots and little pots of gold (yellow jello) & green grapes. We also watched my Dad's DVD from his mission to Ireland. It was fun seeing pictures of Grandpa Roberts, who looked so much like my brother Ryan. Happy St. Patricks Day!!

Jesse's Band concert...& girls

2009-03-11T09:55:00.001-07:00

Two of Jesse's favorites right now: Music & Girls.

Zachary on Valentine's Day

2009-03-03T12:36:00.000-08:00

I'm playing catch up with my blog so here's a picture of Zachary after a fun Valentine's day at school. You can see "Sugar high" written all over his face!

Catelyn's twin

2009-03-03T12:31:00.000-08:00

Do you see the resemblence with the cheeks??

Jazz Game with Emilee

2009-03-03T12:28:00.000-08:00

Recently, my sister Emilee invited me to the Jazz game & we had such a fun time. It was nice to spend time with her!

Park Day

2009-03-03T12:20:00.001-08:00

What a nice day to have a picnic at the park by our house! The girls loved it.

Clear Play

2009-02-23T09:14:00.000-08:00

My brother received this Clearplay DVD as a gift from a friend but already owned one so he gave it to us! This is great because it takes out the "one bad scene," the language & other inappropriate content we don't want to have in our home.

Catelyn crawling

2009-02-22T20:06:00.000-08:00

She finally learned how to crawl and get around. Bummer! (It sure is cute though)

Becca's 1st talk

2009-02-22T19:58:00.000-08:00

Becca gave her first talk in Primary today about families and the blessings of the temple. Since she was able to go to the Draper temple open house twice, she was excited about the topic. She was proud of herself for talking into the microphone. She even remembered what the pictures were and said some of them without my prompt. It helped that I promised her a special treat if she was brave! We love our little Sunbeam!

2009-02-17T15:55:00.000-08:00

We went to the Roberts Reunion last weekend in Bountiful, UT. It was fun to be with the entire clan!

Catelyn

Becca, Kennedee, Rachel, Emma (Emma made the hats for all the girl cousins for Valentine's day).

Check out cousin Luke on his snowboard!

My brother, Ryan & his daughter Kennedee

My sister in law, Emily & son Brandon

My sister in law, Ashley & Kennedee

Christopher trying out snowboarding

Zachary learning how to snowboard

As a service project, the kids made Valentine pillows & cups for children at the LDS Hospital.

Rachel Roberts, Zach & Grandma and Grandpa Roberts at the Draper temple open house

My sis Emilee with Catelyn

We had a wonderful experience at the Draper Temple open house. It was neat to go with the family.

Catelyn 8 months with brand new teeth!

2009-02-12T07:18:00.001-08:00

You probably can't see the teeth very well but they just came in this week!

2009-02-03T12:43:00.000-08:00

Who's Who? Catelyn or Becca?

Catelyn 7 months old

2009-02-03T12:40:00.001-08:00

Catelyn is 7 months old & still not crawling!! YEAHH! I'm hoping for a couple more weeks before she starts but she is really trying to move around to grab things. She does like to say, "Mamma" all day long which is cute.

Sunday Siblings

2009-02-03T12:39:00.001-08:00

Yarn Hats

2009-02-03T12:34:00.001-08:00

Zachary and I learned how to make these yarn hats for the winter. We made the cream colored ones first and then Zach made the blue BYU hat.

Fancy Nancy

2009-01-17T16:07:00.000-08:00

Becca & her cousin Malissa went to a "Fancy Nancy" story activity at the library. They dressed up, played games, and had some treats on fancy plates. We decided this was a great idea for Becca's birthday party this year.

Christmas

2009-01-01T13:28:00.001-08:00

We had a fun Christmas & we were blessed this year tremendously. One of our older nephew's on Eddy's side gave us the snowboard & gear for Zachary. He said it was his best Christmas ever! We also got to spend time with my parents. Catelyn had a fun time on her 1st Christmas but I think the kids had the best time opening her gifts for her! We also love the new stocking my sister made for Catelyn.

Christmas Eve

2009-01-01T13:02:00.001-08:00

On Christmas Eve, we at at Jason & Emily's house with all the Roberts family. Our tradition is to eat food from a different country every year; this year was India-very spicy and good. We also do a program with talents and acting out the nativity story. After we got home, we opened our pajama's and played Santa. Everyone brings down their gifts in the Santa bag and puts them under the tree. It was a fun night spending time with family!

Zachary's 4th grade Winter Ball

2008-12-17T16:32:00.000-08:00

I promised I wouldn't post pictures of the dancing and singing. So, here's a couple of non-embarassing pictures!

Becca & Catelyn with the "Ward Breakfast" Santa

2008-12-17T16:30:00.000-08:00

Taking trax to Christmas Sing-along

2008-12-17T16:26:00.001-08:00

We took the trax downtown to attend the Christmas sing-along at the Energy Solutions center. We went with my sister, Emilee & her husband Adrian. We decided to make this free & festive event a tradition every year!

Christmas activity

2008-12-09T09:33:00.000-08:00

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This is Mr. Peeps, the elf who visits us every year. He moves around the house watching boys and girls to see if they are being good. Then he reports to Santa on Christmas Eve, which determines what Santa gives to the kids.

I am wondering if Mr. Peeps could tell me who in the family has been stealing candy from the Christmas countdown. Today is December 9. As you can see below, there's some candy missing....

A closer look...

Which one of these people is being naughty & sneaking candy?

Eddy is a possibility although he denies everything.
Jesse is a teenager who likes to eat food, especially candy.
Zachary also loves candy.
Becca might think it's potty candy.

Who do you vote for?

Santa

2008-12-01T07:44:00.000-08:00

The day after Thanksgiving, we saw two different Santa's since there were no lines! This is the first year Becca would sit on Santa's lap without crying. This is what the kids asked for: Becca (barbie), Zachary (video games) & Jesse (car, phone, money)!

Decorating for Christmas

2008-12-01T07:42:00.000-08:00

Catelyn 6 months old

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Thanksgiving Day

2008-12-01T07:35:00.000-08:00

We had a fun Thanksgiving with the McDaniel's & Wintertons. Zachary made the Turkey bread. We ate, played games & had a great time.

Brighton & Jordan's Wedding

2008-11-26T11:07:00.000-08:00

Brighton Hertford (good friend) got married to Jordan Phelps in the SLC temple. We are so excited for them!

Cassie, Tiffany & Brighton

Carol, Cassie & Tiffany

Reception

Whit, Heidi, Jesse & Zachary

Zachary & Chelsea

Brighton's family dancing

Eddy & Catelyn on the dance floor

Chelsea & Becca dancing

Our family with Brighton & Jordan

Catelyn (5 months) & Becca (3 years)

2008-11-19T16:25:00.000-08:00

Rebecca Potty training

2008-11-15T19:18:00.001-08:00

We were starting to wonder if this would ever happen. On Monday, Becca asked to wear her princess underwear. Once she went a few times, she really got the hang of it. She only had one accident the entire week! Now we'll have to wean out the candy in the next few weeks so she doesn't think that you get a treat everytime you go for the rest of her life! So exciting to have one baby in diapers!

Luke's priesthood ordination

2008-11-11T20:14:00.001-08:00

My nephew, Luke Lytle, got ordained the Aaronic Priesthood. We are so happy for him and he's a good example to all his cousins. My mom gave the girl cousins the matching dresses. We missed Kennedee at this event and can't wait to see her at Christmas time.

Jessica & Catelyn (cousins)

2008-11-11T20:11:00.001-08:00

I'm sure they will be best friends someday!

Jesse's Band Concert

2008-11-11T20:02:00.000-08:00

The Race

2008-11-06T19:59:00.000-08:00

Zachary made it to the finals and then took 5th place overall. Great job Zach!
He also got the award for Best Mascot car (BYU).

More Pinewood Derby

2008-11-06T19:56:00.001-08:00

Zachary's car is in the middle with the Y

Check out the two cars to the left (Wii controller & banana)-how creative!

Snow!!

2008-11-06T19:54:00.000-08:00

The kids were excited.
I'm still in denial!

Election Night

2008-11-03T18:21:00.001-08:00

I got this idea from the Family Fun magazine. Our family voted for what we will eat for dinner on Election night. Each child chose a main dish, veggie, fruit, dessert, side, and drink. Their "candidate" was placed on the ballot. We had a debate to tell why the others should vote for their particular dinner. For instance, one debate was about choosing jello for fruit. It was argued that jello isn't a fruit and unhealthy for you. The other side debated that while it's not technically a fruit, you can add fruit to the jello and it's really yummy. We had closing statements and then each person secretly voted. When pizza lost to cream cheese chicken, two children were disappointed. We learned that while our favorite candidate may win or lose, it's always important to vote anyway. Plus, we can eat pizza the next night!! We had a fun time with our election night and we'll get to eat what everyone voted for tomorow night on the real elections.

Jesse-football

2008-11-03T18:16:00.000-08:00

Jesse's team made it to the championships. They won last Saturday & will play this weekend for 1st place!

Halloween

2008-11-01T20:56:00.001-07:00

For Halloween, we had Mario (Zachary), a Princess (Becca) & a cat/ladybug (Catelyn). The cat costume didn't quite fit so we switched to the ladybug costume on Halloween. Zachary's friend was Luigi from Super Mario Bros. The kids went trick or treating and had fun with all their candy. In a few days, the Great Pumpkin will come exchange their candy for a book.

Carving Pumpkins

2008-11-01T20:53:00.000-07:00

Catelyn's 1st Rice Cereal

2008-11-01T20:50:00.001-07:00

She loved it! She ate the cereal as if she already knew what to do. What a natural!

Pumpkin Patch

2008-11-01T20:37:00.001-07:00

We had a fun time going to the pumpkin patch
and corn maze with cousins.
We also celebrated Malissa's birthday.

Disney World

2008-10-15T06:45:00.001-07:00

A few months ago, there was a Powerade demonstration outside of Walmart with Boozer from the Jazz signing autographs. Zachary wanted to stop and meet him. They had sport competitions-Basketball, Football and Baseball. Eddy and Zachary played the different sports & Eddy won out of his age group. They told him his name would go into a drawing to win a prize. A couple of months later, we got a Fed Ex that he had won a trip to Orlando to compete in these sports again with people who had won in 16 other states. Eddy represented Utah. We decided to take the whole family since we had 4 free flights and Hilton points accumulated from Eddy's work travels. The free trip included two flights, hotel stay at Disney's Contemporary hotel (right next to the Magic Kingdom & the monorail goes right through the hotel), food, spending cash & Eddy and Jesse got to compete with pros from each of the sports & race cars.

These are some of the pictures and Favorites from Monday to Saturday at the parks!

Magic Kingdom (Monday)

2008-10-15T06:33:00.001-07:00

While Eddy and Jesse went to Disney's Wide World of Sports Fantasy Camp (Free trip Eddy won), I took the younger kids to Magic Kingdom. We stayed in Fantasyland and Toontown for most of the day and then hit Tomorrowland. We went back to the hotel to swim and rest for the late afternoon and then came back to the park for the parade, fireworks and hit Jungle Cruise, Pirates, Haunted Mansion at night.

Favorites:
Peter Pan, Dumbo, Tea Cups, Philharmagic, It's a Small World, Belle reading stories, Snow White
Meeting the princesses in Toon Town, Mickey and Minnie's homes, Toontown rollercoaster
Space Mtn, Buzz, Monster's Inc. show, Tomorowland Transit, Carousel of Progress
Parade & Wishes Fireworks show
Jungle Cruise at night

Disney's Hollywood Studios (Tuesday)

2008-10-15T06:15:00.000-07:00

Favorites:
Sci Fi Diner (Eat dinner in cars and watch movies)-the best!
Aerosmith's Rockin' Roller coaster, Tower of Terror
Lights Motor Action Show, Indiana Jones, Playhouse Disney
Beauty and the Beast show
Fantasmic
Toy Story Mania

Animal Kingdom (Wednesday)

2008-10-14T14:07:00.000-07:00

Favorites:
Expedition Everest, Dinosaur Ride
Safari & seeing all the animals up close
Getting stung in "It's tough to be a bug"
Finding Becca after she wandered off
Lion King Show (the best show at Disney World) & Zachary getting chosen to participate.
Finding Nemo Show
Kali River Rapids
Africa-Jesse & Zachary getting picked to dance
Meeting the characters
Pizzafari Dinner

Magic Kingdom & Polynesian Resort (Thursday)

2008-10-14T13:41:00.001-07:00

Favorites:
Early Magic Hours
Mickey bringing souvenirs to our hotel room
Becca meeting the Princesses
Space Mt, Splash Mt, Big Thunder
Buzz Lightyear
Pirates of the Carribean
Trading pins with cast members
Tom Sawyer Island to eat sack lunches
Polynesian Resort to swim, eat dinner & play at the beach
Dole Whip icecream at Poly

Downtown Disney (Thursday night)

2008-10-14T13:36:00.000-07:00

Favorites:
Huge Lego Store
Huge Disney Store
Once upon a toy store
Earl Sandwich (yum)
Pin Trading store
Collecting Pressed Pennies
Water fountain

Epcot Center (Friday)

2008-10-14T12:56:00.001-07:00

Epcot Favorites:
Visiting the countries-the kids trying on the hats, entertainment, getting our passports stamped, trying authentic foods, saying "Hello & Thank you" in each language (we learned this before the trip, collecting pressed pennies from each country
Illuminations-the best firework show
Test Track, Mission Space, Soarin'
Nemo & Aquarium
Universe of Energy
Innoventions, Segway, meeting the characters
Kidcot stations, video games

Disney's Hollywood Studios (Saturday)

2008-10-14T12:49:00.001-07:00

Favorites:
Aerosmith's Rockin Rollercoaster (Zachary & Jesse rode 4x's due to Baby Swap & Fast Passes)
Tower of Terror
Trading pins-Zachary got the Rockin Rollercoaster pin he was looking for
Playhouse Disney for Becca
Animation Studio-drawing Donald Duck (I must say we did pretty good)
Great Movie Ride
Little Mermaid show (cute)
Repeating shows and rides we wanted to do again

Last Day in Florida

2008-10-14T12:45:00.000-07:00

It was a sad day to leave Florida with the good weather to come back to Utah when it had been snowing. Then sadly enough, Eddy was standing in line to change our seats so we would be together and the lady asked him if he would give up his seats. They would give us $1200 in Delta flights, put us up in a hotel, food, etc. He said he couldn't because of work. When I finished nursing he told me about it so I went up to the counter to ask if they were still available. I decided that I could give up my seat & Becca's seat & we would still be given $800 in Delta flights. I told the lady I would do it but wanted to check with my husband just to make sure he could take the boys to school. After I left, she gave the seats away. It was really disappointing. It's also funny because when we won the trip to Hawaii, we gave up our seats and used those airlines for the Chicago trip. We win another trip to Florida and almost had more free flights!!
We can't complain though because the Disney World trip was wonderful!!

Flag Football

2008-09-28T12:40:00.000-07:00

Zachary made his first touchdown during his Flag Football game on Saturday! Yeah Zach!

School Pictures

2008-09-28T12:23:00.000-07:00

Catelyn's Blessing

2008-09-15T11:16:00.001-07:00

Dad's Surprise Party

2008-09-15T11:10:00.000-07:00

My mom rented out the theatre to surprise my Dad with all his family/friends at the movies. It was great fun and he was surprised, especially since he actually suggested going to that particular movie that night. We also watched a home movie about his life. We missed Ryan, Ashley, & Kennedee there but had a great time.

Jesse's Football

2008-09-15T11:05:00.000-07:00

We had a great Football day on Saturday. Jesse's team won & BYU beat UCLA! Jesse, as Wide Receiver, caught a pass to almost make a touchdown. The team ended up making the touchdown to beat the Riverton team.

Zachary's 4th grade Egg Drop

2008-09-15T11:00:00.001-07:00

In 4th grade, the kids get to do the Egg Drop from the roof of their school. They design a creative way to protect the egg so it survives. Zachary decided to make a parachute out of a BYU bag(GO BYU) and place the egg inside a medicine container. Good news: his egg survived!

Becca's Mommy School

2008-09-15T10:54:00.000-07:00

Mommy school is where Becca learns her ABC's by doing activities that correspond to the letter of the week. I have all the materials from when I taught preschool so it's great. We do flannel board, snack, craft, dancing, stories, songs, and an activity. Becca has learned the letters A-D so far. When she decides to finally potty train, she will go to preschool but in the meantime, this is great one on one time with her during the day when the kids are in school!

Jesse's 15th Birthday

2008-09-02T11:52:00.000-07:00

We took Jesse and some of his cousins to Classic Fun Center to do lazer tag, skating, arcade. He was excited about his new Ipod for his birthday.