Morgan 6 months

I finally took Morgan to get some pictures taken. I decided last minute to call someone to tend my other 3 chillins, thanks again McKae (super lifesaver!). It's a good thing I did. What is it about getting kids pictures taken that makes it so stressful? It's absolutely one of my least favorite things to do. Morgan slept well that afternoon and ate just before we left, and 30 plus shots later, we couldn't get her to smile. I couldn't even do it! STRESSFUL!!! Good thing she's so stinkin' cute just staring away :)

I know, slight grin, but it's not her usual cheesy smile....little stinker!

6 Kids and a Dad!!

Last weekend the Youth in our ward went up to Omaha to do baptisms for the dead in the Winter Quarters Temple. Maria went to help inside, and our friends the Taylors both were inside also. Well....that left our 4 and their 2 outside with Dad :) It was a nice sunny, very warm day, which was good and bad. He handled the crew pretty well from what I heard.The babes on the blanket, chillin....
The nice thing about visiting that temple is there is a neat Visitors Center just across the street, so that provided some indoor entertainment for them all.

When all else fails, just throw them in the trunk, I don't think they cared :)

The Dad

The Buster

The Paige-E-Waige

The Coco-Mimi

And of course, little Lena :)

Kindergarten Graduation

Maycee graduated from Kindergarten last week. This is Mrs. Purcell, our most favorite teacher; Madyson had her as well. Maycee and R'Shanti, her best friend :) Aren't they so cute together?!
The new Graduate!
Receiving her Certificate from Mr. Horne, the Principal

Singing and cheesing it during the program

We are so proud of her, such a cute little stinker!

Soccer and T-Ball

The crew, on a windy Saturday morning. The last few weeks of soccer we were doubled up with Softball and T-ball, needless to say we've been to Celebration Park just a few times this year. I think that's the reason Carter has such a pleasant look on his face! Madyson at her last soccer game of the season. She played so well this year, we are so proud of her. She was invited to try out for the competitive league, but they play every Saturday and Sunday, so unfortunately we had to decline. She absolutely loves soccer! Maycee was kicking it into the goal on that shot, she was a scoring machine this past season. Just got the fire in her and went after it!

There's not a push there???

Maycee was doing the cross-over move, when they did a specific soccer move during the game the league would give them a prize. Once it was even a gift certificate to Red Robin. Couldn't have been better for our girls, it is their place of choice to eat out :)

A couple of weeks we had so many games in one day that we had to take our lunch up there, as we were there ALL day! I caught the girls between the van munching on chips.

Maycee being a little "Ham". Her team's name really was called the Hams (an English team), and they called themselves the Hammies. It was so cute!

Maycee's first T-ball game, she was playing pitch.

Getting warmed up for her first up to bat. Looks pretty into it? HA!

Just a cute picture of her backside walking into the park :)

I'm sure there will be more t-ball and pictures to come, and we'll also get some of Madyson in her softball games. We love it!!!

TREES glorious Trees!!

October Glory Maple Korean Sun Flowering Pear (mini)
2 Cambridge flowering Pears
We finally have a nice large tree in the front :)

Green Vase Zelkova

It's taken us 2 years of promising each other we'll use our tax returns to get trees, and we've finally done it! 2 of our 3 trees were basically dead, so I think that pushed us to it :) Carter wasn't happy with the new trees at first. He said, "Mommy I miss my naked trees." He's so sentimental. He likes the new ones now.

Utah Vacation

Maria's brother James got married in the LDS Draper Temple this past weekend. So we flew back for the wedding and made a trip of it. You don't see many families walking around airports with 4 young children. I can tell you why if you're interested.

This picture below is a classic. For some reason no matter how late our children go to bed they always wake up around 6:30am or earlier. For the sake of our families and their rest we've tried, "tried" being a key word, to train them not get out of the room until 7:00. Maria went to check on them one morning and this is what she found. She ran and got the camera because it was to cute.

Carter and Maycee are sitting there looking at the clock waiting for it to turn to 7:00. I think if you look closely enough it is 6:58am. Talk about cute kids.

Morgan is on the right and Lexi is on the left. What a difference a couple of months make.

Me, Maycee and Carter driving Grandpa Hall's new toys. As Carter would say....Kaaaaachooooww.

Great picture of Grandma Boehme, (middle) Grandma Hall, (top left), the Beasley girls and the Anderson girls.

James Hall (groom) also know as Maria's brother, better known as Ryan's brother-in-law.

How do you spell trouble...t-a-l-m-a-g-e, c-a-r-t-e-r, r-e-v-e.

Melony and the helpful little ladies....

Madyson and Maycee, getting a dance with Grandpa Hall.

The Beasley kids, and Maycee doing her famous pose....

The Hall Klan. Adding Melony the circle is now complete. All the Hall kids are married. I see a lot of little babies in the future, I'm just glad they aren't ours. :) We've done out part. HA!

Aunt Seece (Marisa) holding Morgalena along with Aunt Bo (Kimberly). Kimberly just graduated from Weber State!

Grandma Beasley and Morgan contemplating something. I'm guessing my mom is telling her about the empty house that is for sale right there, and how good she would look in it.

I know, another shot of Morgan, but we just can't help it. This time she's got Grandpa Beasley. :)

There you have it. Probably a little more then anyone wanted to know, but hey...whatever. I'm out.