Spencer Five

Jazz Man

2012-01-21T11:10:00.001-07:00

Charlie is playing on his first basketball team. He's on a team with lots of his buddies. The Fast Cats are pretty much totally awesome. His coach has them passing, running fast break plays and making sure everyone has a chance to score. They wear colored wrist bands so they know who to guard. It's hysterical! Go Fast Cats!!

There's a Storm Coming

2012-01-20T08:27:00.001-07:00

Basketball season is in full swing. Elliot is practicing hard and playing hard. His team is playing in the upper 4th grade division against tough teams from Lehi to Farmington. So far, we're hanging in there. They've beat some great teams, lost some close games and been blown out. The competition is steep, which helps Elliot learn and improve each game. He's even accepted losing without tears. No that's progress!

Snow

2012-01-11T20:35:00.001-07:00

Finally! Snow! We've waited a long time for winter to arrive. The kids got bundled up to go play in the powder. They focused on snow forts to take cover in during their "epic" snowball fight.

Elder Wray

2012-01-11T20:32:00.001-07:00

Dan's home from Toronto! The kids have been counting down for weeks. The boys followed him from room to room for most of the day. Lucy wasn't to sure about the situation. She hugged Justin instead of Dan at the airport. She dared to sit by him after about two hours. Five hours in was their first official hug.

After he was released we ate lasagna dinner and then headed to Elliot's basketball game. He didn't disappoint. Elliot scored 10 points and played great defense.

We're so glad Dan's home!!! As a side note, Dan's mission experience has been filmed for a documentary series. So look for us to blow up, fame wise, soon. We'll try to remember you when we're famous.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

2011-12-10T20:45:00.001-07:00

Lucy danced her little heart out in her recital. She smiled. She knew all the steps. She bowed and blew a kiss. She's grown up so much since last year's performance. Last year she frowned and didn't do any steps. Yay, Lucy! You're a super Santa star.

T.E.N.

2011-11-28T20:06:00.001-07:00

Double digits. Elliot had a great birthday! We began the celebration in California over the weekend. We had a joint party with his cousin Sam, who turns 6 on Thursday. We ate ice cream and opened presents. The missionaries sent a Phillies jersey all the way from NYC. He hasn't taken it off since.

We continued the festivities tonight with dinner at the Pizza Factory with Grandma and Patch. Elliot ate half the pizza. Is that a sign of things to come? He scored with gift cards, cash and Chargers bedding.

Elliot is by far my favorite first born. He couldn't be sweeter or smarter. We love you!

Trick or Tween

2011-10-31T19:09:00.001-07:00

Elliot is no longer a "little" kid. He had me carve WX into his pumpkin instead of a spooky face. He went trick or treating with friends. I dropped him off at 5:30 and was told he'd be home at ten. He dismissed his monster bag as lame. Opting for the much cooler pillow case.

Sigh.

Treat or Trick

2011-10-31T19:00:00.001-07:00

This year we had a baseball player, a zombie rockstar and an angel. We headed out to trick or treat with Joshy after a yummy spaghetti dinner. Along the way we picked up the Nelsons, Sonntags and Hogans. The kids ran from house to house for two solid hours. Their bags got so heavy I carried them while they went to the door.

They made out like bandits in the candy department. The Great Pumpkin trade-in is going to be epic.

High Five

2011-10-20T14:08:00.006-06:00

The baby is five. Lucy is so excited to be older than four. She thinks she's in the big leagues now. We opened presents and had yummy cupcakes, provided by her Aunt Morgan. It was definitely an American Girl birthday. She's been asking for an American Girl doll since she discovered Kirsten at Nana and Grandpa's house. Her wish came true when she opened a just like me doll, blond haired, brown eyed girl. She named her Katherine and has been changing her outfits and carrying her around since the second she opened her. Katherine has been to the doctor's office, the Eccles Fieldhouse, Wendy's, the car and all around the neighborhood.

A Spencer family tradition is on your fifth birthday you have your first friend birthday party. We've been planning a princess party for a couple of years now. A few weeks ago, Sissy and I were at Target and I started putting tiara's in the cart for party favors. It was then Lucy told me, she didn't want a princess party. She wanted a regular party with BOYS. I'm still not sure what a "regular" party is. I soon convinced her to have a Witch and Wizard party. So this morning we hosted 6 of Lucy's besties for a spooky party. They played halloween bingo, tossed rings over the witch's hat, levitated balloons with their wands, destroyed a ghost pinata, magically turned white frosting into the color of their choice, learned to fly on broomsticks and lastly defeated some super scary death eaters who tried to capture them. Fun was had by all.

Happy Birthday sweet sissy. We love you.

Last First

2011-09-14T10:39:00.001-06:00

Lucy headed off to our last first day of preschool. She was very excited and a little bit nervous. She has two new teachers because Ms. Mary had a baby. She walked nonchalantly down the sidewalk, because, "Mom, it's not a big deal." She no longer brings an object to share that starts with the letter of the day. Second years bring a WORD that behind with the letter of the day. Fancy. After much deliberation she settled on apple. In case you can't tell, she's pretty much a kindergartner. Just ask her.

Preschool is also 3 whole hours! What's a person to do with no one to take care of for so long. I'm sure I'll find a way to fill my time!

Dancing Queen

2011-08-19T07:54:00.004-06:00

In reorganzing my "pile" for back to school, I found this!

Saying Lucy loves to dance is like saying the sky is blue. She loves everything about her dance class...having her hair in a pony, wearing a leotard, her ballet shoes, her tap shoes, twirling, jumping, tapping, her friends, skipping, wearing her costumes, performing, she could go on and on. Lucky for Lucy, dance starts up again next week.

Daily Grind

2011-08-18T19:40:00.006-06:00

Summer is officially over. The boys headed back to school this week. It was a happy sad day. Happy to see all their friends. Sad to wake up. I'm happy to have some structure back in our lives. Sad to spend time without them. They're pretty great.

Charlie was excited and nervous. Elliot was pretty much just excited. The night before we had father's blessings, laid out their clothes, lined up their backpacks and packed up all their new supplies. In the morning we started with a shower, dressed in uniforms, ate a healthy mini-wheat breakfast (totally a sucker for those back to school commercials) and then they were off. Lucky boys got to have their dad take them to school. Charlie wanted Justin to walk him to class. Elliot walked through the doors and said peace out. He walked himself to class. I see great things happening this year!

Bear Yake

2011-08-02T12:03:00.008-06:00

We vacationed for the first time without Nana and Grandpa. It was a little weird, but still really fun. We did the usual, boating, eating, beach, eating, mini golf, eating. Did I mention I ate a lot of Mary's treats. And I took all weekend off from fitness. Oh the horror. Actually, I didn't miss it at all. It's amazing what 26.2 miles will do to your motivation to keep running.

The kids loved the boat as usual. They wake boarded, knee boarded and tubed. Charlie got up several times on the wake board in deep water. He looked like an old pro. And then there's the knee board, his new favorite past time. I think he loves it so much because any little wave or bump gives him sweet air. Elliot wake boarded mainly. He was a little gun shy after a bad fall at Pine View last week. But he pushed through and is getting better with every run. And then there was Princess Lucy. Uncle J.D. dumped her and Mary from the tube early on and then the drama was on. She would only sit in the middle of the tube, winced at every bump, and cried if the boat went too fast. Good, good times. I'm not anticipating pleasant times when it's time to throw her in the water to learn to ski.

We also spent a lot of time on the beach building sandcastles, searching for seashells and playing in the water. The cousins played and played and played. They wrestled, played soccer, baseball, tag and of course many games involving hunting or corralling animals.

Nana and Grandpa we missed you. We tried our best to offer the advice Dad would give to a skier in the water. Reminisced about crying in the water because Dad wouldn't let you in the boat until you got up. We used all the tricks you've taught us about planning ahead for dinner time. Without Nana there, I had no motivation to get up and run early. Sadly, I felt no guilt about that. We went on lots of "drives" to go get a beverage in your honor. We blessed our missionaries in every prayer! We love you.

D.U.N.

2011-07-25T10:47:00.001-06:00

I ran my first Marathon today. It was amazing, hard, fun, grueling and long. 26.2 miles is a long way to run. But I did it. When I'm not so exhausted I'll post more. Out.

Go Dodgers

2011-07-10T22:29:00.001-06:00

One of our nights in California we went to a Dodgers game. It was a special treat for our Dodger fan, Charlie. He was in heaven. Our first stop was the gift shop for a Kemp shirt. Next Dodger dogs. Which were seriously yummy. Then 9 innings of 1-0 nail biting win. Charlie was on the edge of his seat for each double play, pop fly and out.
I chipped in by taking Lucy to the bathroom so the Dodgers could score in the 8th and get the final out in the 9th. Seriously.
Even though they're bankrupt, we were treated to an awesome fireworks show after the game. Go Dodgers.

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Disneyland

2011-07-10T22:05:00.001-06:00

How do you describe three days of nonstop fun at the happiest place on earth? You can't, but here goes. The kids were hosted by the ultimate Disneyland experts, Grandma and "Fast" Patch. We rode rides the favorites being anything fast or wet. Apparently two anxious worriers produce daredevils. They couldn't get enough speed. By our final day, even Lucy had her hands in the air screaming with delight.
Patrick was on his a-game regarding fast passes. His scientific system is sweet! The kids thought it was weird if they had to stand in line for more than ten minutes.
We ate yummy food. We laughed. We walked and walked and walked. At the end of each night the kids passed out only to wake early and do it all again.
Aufedersein Disneyland. We miss you already.

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Big Leagues

2011-06-23T23:46:00.001-06:00

Baseball is long. We're still going strong. Elliot went to three hours of camp this morning and played a double header in the afternoon. Charlie got in on the action with his own double header as well.

All-stars is Charlie's first experience playing real baseball. No more pitching machines or holding the ball up to stop the runners. He did great. He hit a single on his first at bat. He played second base, catcher and pitcher. In the second game he hit a triple!

Both boys lost both games. But they're so stoked to be playing all-stars they shook it off pretty quick. Or they were too tired to make a fuss. My money's on the latter.

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Rocks

2011-06-23T18:02:00.001-06:00

Is there anything better than throwing rocks in water? Nope.

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Yellowstone

2011-06-23T18:00:00.001-06:00

We made the annual trip to Yellowstone with the Walker, Wray, Froehling sans Daniel clan over the weekend. The weather was cold and wet, but the animals didn't disappoint. The tally: 15 bears, 5 sandhill cranes, 4 coyotes, 5 golden eagles, 3 foxes, hundreds of bison, a few elk, 25 bighorn sheep and the kicker .... a family of badgers. The kids always have a blast looking for animals, asking strangers what they're looking at, hiking, roasting hotdogs to lure in bear, eating smores and spending lots of time with Gromma, Patch and David.

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The Natural

2011-06-02T12:17:00.001-06:00

Dear Baseball,
I am sorry to have maligned you all these years. I thought you were boring. I thought you were gross with all the spitting and adjusting. How was I to know the middle one would take to you so?

Are you happy to hear you've won me over? Charlie hit 2 doubles and a single last night. I cheered. He helped with every out in the first inning. I smiled. I heard the run down of games last night on sports center and knew what they were jabbering on about. I'm excited for 3 solid hours of baseball at the park tonight.

So goodbye soccer. I'll miss you. Just not as bad as I thought.

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Pinewood Derby

2011-05-25T22:15:00.002-06:00

First off, sorry for the sideways video. Not so technically savvy am I.

Justin and Elliot, mostly the former, spent the weekend working on a sweet derby car. They consulted an expert, our home teacher Brother Swinton. He offered some sage advice and they were off. Sort of. Once the sawing became tedious and was yielding no results, Justin was ready to be done with the whole experience. So they headed around the block to the seek Bradd's wisdom and proper tools. It's amazing what the right tools will do for morale. They were off again. After much sawing, sanding, 2 paint jobs and lots of duct tape #3 was ready to race.

We were convinced it was going to be a long night and prepared Elliot for the worst. He heard lots of, "It's about the experience of building something with your dad." Or "It's just fun to participate." After all, this car was literally duct taped together. Justin split it several times trying to install the wheels and weights.

As I running to the church from the park, where Charlie had just hit a triple, I got my first text from Bradd that Elliot had won his heat. What the?! After I arrived, he won his second and third. This continued until he won the whole thing. Seriously. Hysterical. That car was almost thrown away several times because it's builder was so over it.

#3 also won the "sportiest looking" award. Which, lets face it, might mean more to the both of them than anything else. We have to give a big shout out to Bradd who put graphite in the wheels before the race. Pretty sure that was the game winning move. I don't even know what graphite is.

Princess Tea Party

2011-05-21T20:00:00.001-06:00

Lucy was invited to a princess tea party at Ruby's. She enjoyed little ham sandwiches, mini cupcakes and marshmallows dipped in pink icing. She played kiss the frog and enjoyed the company of the other princesses.

Happy birthday to her bff, Princess Ruby.

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Papa Flies to the Opera

2011-05-21T17:53:00.001-06:00

As you can see Charlie was a mummy in the opera. He was very believable. Helped, in no doubt, by the sweet costume hand-crafted by his uncrafty mother. He was also a "bad" Egyptian and tomb raider. All three characters were trying to stop the eagles from building a nest along the Nile. Eventually, everyone became friends and the eagles were allowed to stay in Egypt.

Bravo, Charlie!

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Biker

2011-05-13T19:25:00.004-06:00

Lucy is officially a biker. She has been begging for months to have the training wheels taken off her bike. Yesterday, we finally obeyed. It only took a couple of times with me holding on and running beside her before she figured it out. She practiced last night at the park during Charlie's baseball game. There were a couple of close calls with some pedestrians. She learned that leaning away from the pedestrian doesn't work as well as steering away from the pedestrian. She also learned that learning to ride a bike means you will fall down. However, it also means you're old enough to be tough. Messages received. Today she looked like an old pro.

To celebrate her new found independence she picked out a pink helmet and bike bell at Target. Go Lucy, go!

Belated Art Show

2011-05-04T15:16:00.001-06:00

Dear Nana and Grandpa,
My mom rushed out of the art show right after my performance to go the gym. Sheesh! But today at school she took a picture of me with my drawing. It's a goose with her gosling. Nana, I thought you'd appreciate it since you're a birder.

I love you.
Elliot

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Art Show

2011-05-04T12:21:00.001-06:00

Dear Nana and Grandpa,

We had our annual art show at school last week. We both performed with our classes. Elliot even danced during a song about bills becoming laws. Weird.

In the picture is one of my creations. It's the space shuttle.

Love,
Charlie

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The Arts

2011-05-04T11:56:00.002-06:00

Charlie's class had "paint day" to create the scenery for their class opera. Mayhem would be an appropriate word to describe 25 first graders painting in unison. Diet Coke would be the remedy to relieve a headache created by the mayhem.

The finished product was spectacular! Can't wait to see "Papa Flies to the Opera" in a couple of weeks. I love, love, love the kids' school!

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Geared Up

2011-05-03T20:18:00.001-06:00

I thought all you needed to play America's past time was a ball, bat and glove. Apparently not.

According to these two you need Nike cleats with removable swoosh colors, a baseball bag, batting gloves, batting helmet, a hat and a titanium necklace. The necklaces arrived on the slow boat from China in time for their first games. Consequently, their balance has never been better. Now the baseball hat has to look a certain way. FLAT. Oh brother.

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Minor

2011-05-03T19:23:00.003-06:00

Charlie is a baseball fanatic. Who knew? I guess we should have started him sooner. As soon as he gets home from school, he grabs his mitt and heads outside to toss himself popflies. As soon as Justin pulls in the driveway, he begs him to go to the park so he can hit. It's nonstop. Luckily his games started last week. And luckier still, there's 2 a week.

In his first game, he struck out both times he got up to bat. He later told me he "stressed" himself out trying to hit a homer. (It doesn't help his entire team is chanting homerun whenever he steps up to bat) We now TRY to focus on getting a base hit. It seems to be working. In the last 2 games he has got on base and hit 2 homeruns. He also loves to play shortstop and first base. Yesterday he helped get 4 outs by fielding at shortstop and throwing to first base. After each out he got the classic small Charlie smile. Super excited, but doesn't want to draw too much attention to himself. Love it.

Easter

2011-04-24T12:36:00.003-06:00

The Easter Bunny made a stop our house this year. The kids are on to his tricks. Elliot found his basket in about 2 seconds and Lucy in 10. Charlie's basket was a little trickier and took at least 1 minute. The kids have already devoured most of the jelly beans, robin eggs and marshmallow bunnies. The boys have made some sweet trades with their new basketball cards. Lucy is having a viewing party of her new Tangled with Elliot. All in all, a successful morning.

Lucy understood this year that the Easter Bunny hides your basket not hides IN your basket. Therefore, there are no frightened pictures, just happy ones.

As an added bonus, Lucy gave a talk in primary today about the resurrection. When I say Lucy gave a talk, I mean she held the picture while Justin gave the talk. And when I say she held the picture, I mean Justin did that too. Happy Easter.

Aging

2011-04-22T17:35:00.001-06:00

This afternoon we took the kids to our neighbor Easter egg hunt. The kids love it! As they were waiting for the countdown, I began to look around. There were lots of toddlers and preschoolers. Many of Lucy's soccer, school and dance buddies were waiting to storm the field. Upon further inspection, I realized Charlie was one of three first graders. And worse, Elliot was the only 9 year old. When did I become the "older" mom? Yikes!!!!!

I pulled the boys aside and we discussed how to have fun and make sure not to smash the hopes of the young ones by taking all the eggs. Mission accomplished! They had fun and didn't make anyone cry. Now, I must go apply eye cream to help mask my aging face.

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Major

2011-04-17T16:39:00.001-06:00

It's begun. Baseball has consumed the Spencer household. Elliot pitched for the first time on Saturday. After a rocky start he settled in and struck a couple players out. It ended a little sour, with a few walks. But overall, it was a great first experience. Pitching will definitely teach him to keep his emotions in check. Not too high nor too low. His mother may need a prescription to learn that lesson.
At bat he struck out, hit a pop fly and had a single with an rbi. Look at me and my baseball speak. Impressive, eh? As an added bonus, I'm enjoying baseball. Never thought that would happen.

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Consumed

2011-03-26T12:59:00.001-07:00

These are the last websites visited by a Spencer. It is all basketball all the time around here. Lucky for us, Uncle Geoff told Elliot about some NBA draft website. We apparently need to know more about the draft. I was hoping with a loss by The Storm last night we could take it down a notch. However, Elliot greeted me at 7:30 am with his NCAA bracket, yellow highlighter and black pen. Brackets must be updated you see. As I type, I can hear dribbling in the driveway and the clang of the rim when a shot is missed. Gotta love it, baby!

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Seven

2011-03-20T13:08:00.006-07:00

In typical Charlie style, he downplayed any special attention we tried to bestow upon him. He got a sheepish grin when I woke him a hug with and birthday wishes, but warmed up to the idea of being the center of attention as the day wore on. He requested french bread pizzas and salad for his special dinner. For dessert we gobbled up chocolate cupcakes with blue icing.

Grandma and Patch made his day with a magic eight ball! Unfortunately, it said I'm going to get a big derriere and Patch is going to lose his hair. Stupid magic eight ball. Nana and Grandpa sent magformers, which were immediately used to build pyramids, balls and buildings. He got loaded up with cash and gift cards from his aunts, uncles and grandparents. Thanks everybody! He was counting down the minutes to go to Target and blow it all. Yesterday his wish came true. He got a new bike, baseball bag, baseball belt and webkinz! He was so happy to walk that bike to the cash register and pay for it himself.

A Tale of Two Games

2011-03-09T21:48:00.003-07:00

Elliot played in 2 games tonight. The first, a championship game for the season title. The Storm versus the Titans for all the marbles. Elliot played with a lot of intensity and passion. This led to foul after foul after foul after foul after foul. That's right, he fouled out early in the third quarter. Blast! The Storm played hard and kept the game within reach. It came down to the last second. We had the ball, shot and scored to win by 1!! Unfortunately, time had expired a 1/2 second earlier. Double blast!! However, there was no time for tears, at least on the court. We had a second game to play, our first in a tournament.

Elliot pulled it together in the car ride over, thank goodness. The second game was against the Havoc. The game went back and forth from beginning to end. Elliot played amazing. He had 14 points, played great D, hit foul shots and stayed out of foul trouble. Sweet. This game too came down to the last second. Davis made 2 foul shots with 19 seconds left to put us up 29-27. The boys hustled and played great D to cause a turnover and then ran the time out. Double sweet!!

Thinking back on the night, Elliot said overall it was good cause the Titans didn't even get medals.

Rainbow Bright

2011-03-09T12:11:00.002-07:00

One of the joys of having a daughter is seeing what she picks out to wear in the morning. Her snow outfit is a good example: purple pants, peach coat, pink boots, pink gloves and purple & pink hat. Yesterday she wore a pink dress, pink legging with white hearts, pink shoes and to top it off a pink flower headband. The girl loves her some pink.

Jimmer

2011-03-03T21:40:00.002-07:00

A perk of being the coach's son is getting to go to practice with your older brother and his teammates. Charlie's game has improved a ton over the course of the season. This week he won a game of Speed! In your face with mace 9 year olds.

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Say Cheese

2011-03-03T21:20:00.001-07:00

Charlie will not, under any circumstances, smile for the camera. Case in point.

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Mencers

2011-03-03T21:18:00.001-07:00

The boys spent President's Day on the slopes. Elliot got to board with his aunts and uncles. Which means he thinks he's hot stuff. After a full day of one on one time with Justin, Charlie's a for real boarder! On his last run he even went off a jump. Plus, he only ran into one skier. Kudos!

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Jubilation

2011-03-03T10:43:00.001-07:00

The Storm made it to the finals last night with a win over the Heat. It came down to the last 20 seconds. We caused a turnover, made a shot and held them off to win by 1! Elliot played great. He set screens, played awesome D, hit 2 clutch free throws and tried to take a charge. But the biggest coup of the night .... he kept his emotions in check. Go Storm! Take state!

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Birding

2011-02-02T14:44:00.001-07:00

It's eagle time at the Farmington bird refuge. We watched eagles soar, dive, relax on the ice, taunt seagulls, fight and eat fish. We counted over 70 eagles at one pit stop. There were probably over 100 in all! The kids also identified kestrels, geese, great blue herons, swans, northern harriers, grebes, seagulls and starlings. Not to shabby for a frigid afternoon activity!

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Storm

2011-01-26T20:05:00.001-07:00

Elliot is playing on his first basketball team. Lucky for him, his dad is the coach. It's pretty fun watching the boys learn and get better every game. Justin is loving coaching and designed the logo....of course.

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Silent Night

2011-01-26T16:54:00.002-07:00

Recital

2011-01-25T19:23:00.004-07:00

The Middle

2011-01-20T09:35:00.001-07:00

Charlie is the best. Here's why...he read 4 chapters in his library book when I thought he was playing legos. His sacrament activity these days is reading the Scriptures on Justin's phone. Last Sunday, he read all of 3rd Nephi 1. He sat amongst the football team last night to watch the highlight film. But every so often he came back to home base and gave me a hug. He can beat Elliot @ NBA live. Justin can't even do that! He plays babies with Lucy. He's super stoked every Monday for school lunch because there's salad with his pizza. He asks for cereal for dinner every night. He's a delirious night pee-er. Seriously have to retrieve him from downstairs and guide him to the bathroom. He laughs easily. I could go on and on. Love that kid.

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Apples

2010-12-22T16:22:00.001-07:00

The proverbial apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Here are father and son looking at Nike basketball shoes. Father, "I had those ones growing up." Son, "Those are cool." They've spent the better part of two days searching for the best price on a pair of "everyday" basketball shoes for Elliot. He has money from his birthday and wants to buy SHOES. What the? His father couldn't be prouder.

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Christmas Program

2010-12-15T10:36:00.001-07:00

Lucy performed in her first preschool program this morning. She was so shy! The first 3 songs she chewed on her dress. As she warmed up she started doing actions. By the last song she was singing, doing actions and smiling! Great job Lulu!

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Frosty the Snowgirl

2010-12-06T09:09:00.005-07:00

The Spencers have experienced their first dance recital. And it was awesome. Lucy did not crack a smile once on stage. However, she did perform. That is to say she did all the steps with sad face. That's still good. Right? She says she loved it! So I guess I'll take her word for it.

Lucy and Ruby

Niner

2010-11-29T19:08:00.001-07:00

Being nine has it's perks. Elliot came home to cards full of cash, gift cards and an iTunes card from all his grandparents. He also got an iPod from the fam. Apparently nine is the new thirteen. Happy birthday, Elliot. You are great.

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Coconuts

2010-11-29T13:57:00.003-07:00

Here's a shout out to Elliot whose birthday fell on the day we traveled home from Hawaii. There were no presents, candles or cake. Just flying, eating airport food, playing the iPad, reading, coloring and sitting close to his mom. There wasn't one word of complaint from him. Love you buddy!

Hawaii

2010-11-29T13:31:00.003-07:00

We spent Thanksgiving in Hawaii visiting David in Laie with Grandma, Patch and the Clark Walkers. It was amazing, fun, relaxing, warm...I could go on and on and on. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the beach, which was our backyard, literally. I die. They dug for crabs, built sand castles, boogie boarded, body surfed, surfed, snorkeled, jumped over waves, layed in the sun, went on walks, watched sea turtles, spotted a shark, watched kite surfers, dug for more crabs for crab wars, ate coconut (which Dave knew how to open from watching man vs wild) and played football in the water. Phew!! When we weren't on the beach we got a tour of campus from Dave, visited the temple grounds, went to Pearl Harbor and the Dole Plantation. We also spent an afternoon at the Polynesian Cultural Center where the kids learned how to keep the Fiji beat with sticks, dance in Samoa and throw spears in Tonga. The hightlight of the PCC had to be watching Patrick try and make fire the old fashioned way. Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful. Overall, we ate way too much, laughed, played games, visited and had the best time ever! Thanks Grandma and Patch. We love you!

Halloween

2010-10-31T13:20:00.000-07:00

The boys both wanted to be football players this year. Elliot, of course, wore his WX jersey. I'm not sure how this qualifies as dressing up considering he wears that jersey just about every day. Charlie is representing the Utes. Or as we like to call him, black out Charlie. Again, does it qualify as a costume if you wear this same outfit around the house, to Grandma's and to sleep in? Lucy wanted to be a witch...again. This year we spiced it up with some spider tights. She's more of an adorable witch than a spooky one. She posed like this with absolutely no prompting. Seriously.Thankfully, the Utes scheduled their game out of town this year so Daddy could join us for trick or treating. And when I say us, I mean him and the kids. It was raining and freezing cold, mama doesn't roll like that. Despite the weather fun was had by all!

BFF

2010-10-20T15:44:00.001-06:00

Remember when you made plans with your best friend to live across the street from each other so you would always be BFFs? Well lucky for me, my plans worked out. (Oprah doen't believe in luck so it must've been meant to be) To make things even better our kids are friends. We didn't even plan it but Charlie and Liza were born five days apart. The kicker is the babies of each family are now BFFs! They are in preschool together. They fake played tiny tot soccer together. They play together almost everyday. Today they bonded over a mani/pedi session. BFFs are the bomb.com!

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Princess Lucy

2010-10-20T15:33:00.001-06:00

The princess celebrated her birthday in true princess fashion. There were girly presents galore...a purse, a pedicure kit, princess games, dresses, books, a singing tea set, money, ballerina nina and a dora game. Sheesh! We smashed up a pink and purple pinata. Lucy even took some serious swings. To top off the night she blew out her candles without cowering!

The night was made even sweeter with David, Nana & Grandpa skyping in to join the fun. Happy birthday our "fancy" Lucy! We sure love you.

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Inquisitive

2010-10-15T11:26:00.001-06:00

How many questions does Charlie ask in a day? Let me answer the question with a question. How do I count that high even? Here's a sampling: What would you do with a million dollars? Where's Afghanistan? Why do people fight wars? How far away is Grantsville? Do you have any gum? What flavors? Why do people decorate for halloween? Have we seen both those wolves before? Do birds have rabies? What can diseases do? I could go on and on and on. And on.

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Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-09T16:47:00.003-06:00

Obligatory pumpkin patch picture for the grandparents. Check.

Sprint around the patch in search of the largest pumpkin you can find. Check.

Pick pumpkins so large you can't get them into the cart without assistance. Check.

Buy 93 lbs. of pumpkin awesomeness. Check.

Bonus find: red and white pumpkins. Go Utes!!

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Pain

2010-10-09T09:37:00.001-06:00

My daughter doesn't like to play soccer.

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Field Trip

2010-09-29T10:23:00.001-06:00

Lucy went on her first field trip today to Tracy Aviary. She was so excited, even after she discovered she wouldn't be riding a bus. A crow flew over her head and she got to touch lots of different kinds of eggs. It was kind of bitter sweet. The last, first field trip. When did my baby grow up?

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School Girl

2010-09-08T12:40:00.004-06:00

Lucy started preschool today. She's over the moon about it. She packed her backpack last night. This morning she waited patiently for 10 to roll around. She informed me she would be riding her scooter over and go in herself. Lucky for me lil miss independent got shy at the last moment. I got to walk her in, help her hang up her backpack and give her a big hug. Now the big question...what to do for 2 whole hours? A 44 oz DC and a trip to Target are the first order of business.

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He Could Go All the Way

2010-08-29T22:36:00.001-06:00

Elliot is officially a football player! Finally. I've been hearing about this day for years, literally. He love, love, loves football. He scored a couple of touchdowns and had a great tackle on defense. He wears his jersey 24/7. Pretty sure he's sleeping in it right now.

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Tiny Tots

2010-08-29T22:29:00.001-06:00

Little Lu played in her first soccer game. She kicked the ball a couple of times, didn't cry or complain and had fun! Success! The highlight for her was definately the cupcakes after the game.

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Second Down

2010-08-18T19:23:00.001-06:00

The boys' summer break is over. School is in session. Charlie was excited to take his lunch and ride home in carpool with his brother. They both reported their classes are awesome. They even got to play soccer at recess, the highlight of Charlie's day. Elliot was stoked his friend Davis is not only in his class, but on his "team" in the seating arrangement. Here's hoping he's not a chatty kathy.

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Thanks Pioneers

2010-07-24T13:58:00.002-06:00

Fun on the 24th: ran 11, watched 1/2 the parade, shopped, fountains, ben & jerry's, bbq at the Lyon house, homemade rodeo and finally, passed out on the bed. Phew.

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Awesome Water

2010-07-21T10:53:00.003-06:00

Bear Lake was as fun as ever. The boys all wakeboarded, including Charlie for the first time! He was a trooper considering the water temperature was hovering around 67. Elliot mastered getting up and then "set a goal" to get air off the wake. After a couple of tough spills he was hesitant but kept trying and got some sweet air on his last run!
The boys also got to golf with Nana and Grandpa. On their last round they played best ball and Charlie had the best drive off the first tee. He hit past Elliot, Justin and Nana.
Lucy and I spent a lot of time soaking up the sun on the beach. She loves the beach! We also got ice cream cones, swung, played mini golf, went on jogs and sat in the hot tub.
Thanks Nana and Grandpa! That was some serious awesome water.

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Mutha Nation

2010-06-24T14:19:00.001-06:00

Those ultra/college track/high school track teams had nothing on us! They didn't even psyche us out as they ran...sprinted past us. Word.

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Word to yo' "Mutha Runnas"

2010-06-24T14:09:00.001-06:00

Wasatch Back was as fun as ever. Probably because the first requirement to be on the team was an a-1 personality, 2nd be over 30, 3rd have been through child birth and last but not least have run in the last decade. With all those requirements we still rocked the ragnar like no other. Next year here we come.

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Swimming

2010-06-22T13:28:00.001-06:00

Headed to the pool for some fun in the sun. Charlie could not get enough of the diving board and deep end. Lucy very girly like put herself up to her chin in the water. What?! Time to toughen up. Elliot's friend from school was there so they played dunk ball and ranked each other's cannon ball splashes. Could that be anymore boyish.

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Cardinals Rule

2010-06-17T11:47:00.001-06:00

The boys played for the Cardinals in their first baseball experience. I'm sorry to say we're now a baseball family. Charlie especially loves, loves baseball.

Elliot's favorite position was first base. He got many a kid out in the playoffs with his "vacuum" glove. Charlie loved playing catcher. He would get in there and seriously try to catch the machine pitches. They both loved hitting and Charlie even got a homerun in their first playoff game! So I think we'll be signing up again next year. I guess I better get on board.

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Dancing Queen

2010-06-17T11:13:00.001-06:00

Lucy's first dance class was today. To say she loved it wouldn't do the word "love" justice. I've never seen a bigger smile. She pranced, skipped, posed and twirled!

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Heaven

2010-04-08T21:50:00.004-06:00

What's better than a day on the slopes with your dad? Nothing.

Elliot had his first experience of snowboarding on 3 feet of fresh powder. To say he loved it, would be the understatement of the decade. He's chomping at the bit to try out his new snowboard next season! Uncle Geoff, get ready for some serious boarding with the 'pencers.

Bunnies are Scary

2010-04-06T17:10:00.002-06:00

This is the happiness of searching for your basket. All's right with the world.

This is the fear of what a bunny actually hiding your stuff can do to a person. Luckily, she calmed down, ate some sugar and enjoyed the rest of the day.

Her brothers had no fear. Just the excitement of running through the house at top speed to find some candy.

Birthday Boy

2010-03-17T07:24:00.003-07:00

Charlie is 6! In true Lyon style we celebrated for days. It started last week with a cake at Nana and Grandpa's for the March birthdays. Then he got another cake at Grandma and Patch's on Sunday. Then a sweet cousin birthday party on Monday. We had a toro pinata. I forgot how good the cousins are at baseball and didn't blindfold them. Unfortunately for Elliot, Joey connected with the toro in a major way. Charlie requested Lemon cupcakes with green frosting and red candles. Classy. He scored in the present department. A new Utah uniform, stuffed animals, legos, gift cards and money. Sheesh!

Once his actual birthday rolled around, Justin went to his class to talk about Charlie via his VIP poster. Charlie soaked it up! Justin said he was a real ham. Yikes?! We ended the evening with left over spaghetti, cake, cupcakes and more presents. We scored with a super expensive . . . $6 over the door hoop for his bedroom. He loved it and had us asking why we bought anything else. Needless to say, for anyone who knows our family's sweat glands, Charlie went to bed sweaty from an intense game of PIG. Luckily for all involved he won.

Thanks to everyone who made Charlie's day(s) special! Happy birthday, Charlie. We love you!

Lucy

2010-03-17T07:20:00.002-07:00

Not sure who took this picture, but my money is on Charlie. Doesn't she look genuinely happy? She must have just finished a fruit snack, jumped on the trampoline or played babies. Those are the things that make Lucy grin from ear to ear.

Man Day

2010-02-17T08:01:00.004-07:00

Justin took the boys snowboarding on Monday. Elliot has been several times and LOVES it. He informed me he only fell 9 times, went in the half pipe, caught some air on a jump and needs to go again as soon as possible because he is addicted to snowboarding. Seriously.

This was Charlie's first time on a real snowboard. He loves to go fast, on just about anything ... scooter, bike, tube, sled and now snowboard. Unfortunately, he couldn't master the art of braking, so there was a lot of crashing. 105 crashes according to Elliot. Who delighted in telling everyone that fact. Brothers, sheesh.

Charlie's favorite part of the day: the burger at lunch
Elliot's favorite part of the day: the air off his sweet jump
Justin's favorite part of the day: finding Elliot, who had been at the bottom of the hill by himself for about 20 minutes. And finding out Elliot had said a prayer that he wouldn't be lost! I love that kid.

Justin has promised Charlie he'll take him to Eaglewood to practice braking before sending him down the mountain again. So pray for snow. No one at Brighton should be subjected to another day of Charpedo.

Baptism

2009-12-07T08:11:00.002-07:00

Elliot was baptised on Saturday. He was so sweet and so excited. It was an amazing experience to have as a parent. I couldn't have been happier or more proud of him.

Here are a few facts about Elliot that were shared at his baptism:
Favorite color: Red, of course
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite school subject: History
Favorite primary song: I am a child of God
Favorite scripture story: Jonah and the whale and Daniel in the lion's den
Future profession: Professional athlete

It's Great to Be 8

2009-11-29T19:58:00.003-07:00

Elliot is 8! Having an 8 year old is pretty great. He's excited about everything...school, piano, friends, church, baptism, etc. We had a football birthday party at West High, one of the perks of your dad being the coach. Elliot's uncles helped run the combine. The boys caught passes, tackled, kicked field goals and attempted to catch punts. We ended with a flag football game.
Thanks Dan and Dave! You guys are the best.

Lost Tooth

2009-11-29T19:54:00.002-07:00

Charlie lost his first tooth! He was so excited. Not so much for the toothfairy or the money, but to put his name on the tooth chart at school. Even still the toothfairy did make a visit.

Halloween

2009-11-29T19:47:00.003-07:00

The kids enjoyed Halloween so much this year. The boys sprinted to every house for the first few blocks. I had to go back and get a stroller for Lucy because she got so tired trying to keep up. After trick-or-treating we went to the black out game up at the U. Go Utes!

Birthday Girl

2009-10-26T15:04:00.003-07:00

Lucy is three! How did that happen? And how have I not lost all the baby weight yet? Oh yeah, Mama likes her some Reese's. Any who. Lucy had a spectacular birthday. She got princess dresses, shoes, lip gloss, crowns, purses . . . it went on and on. She was in heaven. We topped off the night with pink cupcakes.Lucy we love you! I still can't believe you carry around a purse with more make-up in it than mine. But let's face it, that's not hard considering I only carry around chapstick.

Middle Child

2009-10-26T15:02:00.002-07:00

Here is a belated first day of school picture of Charlie. He's neglected. Get over it.

Redlands

2009-10-06T17:45:00.003-06:00

We visited Redlands over the weekend to visit super cool Uncle Dan. He is a receiver for the Redlands Bulldogs. The halftime entertainment was the best ever. The kids got to go down on the field to tackle tackling dummies, catch passes and kick field goals. Elliot caught one pass and Charlie ran some sweet routes, but no catches.

Elliot of course made friends with the Redlands little leaguers and played football with them for most of the game. That is until two 8 year olds got into a brawl that was broken up by a police officer. Nice.

The best part was watching Daniel play in his first college football game. It was totally worth the 24 hours of driving it took us to get there and back. Seriously.

Lucy and the beach

2009-08-22T08:28:00.002-06:00

Lucy's beach experience went a lot like this. . . be carried to the beach, have Grandpa Patch build you a sweet sand castle (Aurora would be jealous), play in the sand, put a toe in the water, be entertained by cousins and uncles, get princess fruit snacks from Grandma and then be carried home. Not too shabby.

Lucy loves Daniel. Go Redlands!

Had to throw this one in of Charlie because one pieces are so hot right now.

Surfin' U.S.A.

2009-08-22T08:10:00.004-06:00

Seriously happy about surfing.

First day of school

2009-08-19T08:35:00.002-06:00

I'm pretty sure I'm not old enough to have a second grader. But somehow Elliot started that very grade today. He was up at the crack of dawn getting ready, eating and making his bed. I don't know where he came from. Hopefully, he'll balance out the morning beast we affectionately call Charlie. Getting him up and dressed for kinder next week has disaster written all over it.

Fun in the Sun Sampling

2009-08-19T08:26:00.002-06:00

One of the perks of working in the public school system is having your summers off. We took full of advantage this summer and traveled to Yellowstone, Washington D.C., North Carolina and Bear Lake. The kids spent more time in the water than on land this summer. They learned to surf at the Outer Banks. They also spent many an hour skim boarding. In Bear Lake, Elliot continued to master the wake board and we got Charlie up on skis. Lucy had a blast as well, enjoying the water from a safe distance. Salt water doesn't taste too good.

Uncle Clark has an amazing camera with pictures from N.C. Geoff, I'll post more pictures when I get the disc this week. . . so lay off. I know I'm bad at blogging. Deal.

Yellowstone

2009-07-06T18:16:00.003-06:00

We made our annual trek to Yellowstone with Grandma, Patch and the uncles. Even though the weather didn't cooperate, we still had loads of fun. The animal tally this year: 6 black bears, including a sow with her cubs, 4 grizzlies, 8 sandhill crane, a great blue heron rookery, 2 bald eagles and an eaglet, a beaver, 500+ bison, a handful of elk, a pine marten, a couple of coyotes and a red fox. Not too bad! The boys both became Jr. Rangers. Elliot took it very seriously. We stopped at many a location for him to read the information he needed. Charlie pretty much got forced into the whole process, but was excited with the end result...a sweet badge. Lucy was a pro at spotting bison. Due to the fact they are huge and don't move.

Perhaps my proudest moment on the trip was seeing Elliot's backpack. His "Yellowstone" books were sorted and placed in Ziploc bags. The wolf maps were in their own Ziploc in chronological order. And every Yellowstone Schleich animal we own was bagged up as well. It brings a tear to a mother's eye. My unproudest moment, carrying Lucy on a flat, dirt path hike because she was scared of the, wait for it, BIRDS. What?! Girl needs to toughen up.

Racing Skids

2009-06-26T11:59:00.005-06:00

Ragnar was even better the second time around. We had a blast running, talking smack and mocking ourselves or anyone else we crossed paths with. Highlights . . . Merili passing her nemisis running up Jordanelle, Nicole packing Diet Cokes in the cooler, having my little brother along for the fun, driving a 15 passenger van and rocking the shanasta out of Avon a.k.a. running up Avon at a snail's pace. Lowlight . . . having a 15 year old boy sprint past me going up Avon Pass. Freakin' teenagers.

Charlie vs. The Easter Bunny

2009-04-12T12:28:00.005-06:00

Charlie is full of questions these days. Is the Easter Bunny a boy or a girl? I said girl, but I think he may be a boy. Also, is he a human dressed up like a rabbit or a for real giant bunny? If you really think about both are a little on the creepy side. The kids loved searching for their baskets. Justin cut the search time in 1/2 by giving hot & cold clues within the first 5 seconds of the hunt. What?!

Kindred Spirits

2009-03-30T11:45:00.004-07:00

Two of my kids' three cousins moved home recently. To say the Spencer spawn have been excited is the understatement of the year. These kids love each other. They can't get enough of one another so we went hiking on Saturday, sans Couch who was learning lots of important football things at Utah State.

The highlights include: a dead mouse, catching baby grasshoppers, deer scat, identifying animal tracks, mud puddles and throwing rocks into puddles. What is it with rocks, water and boys? My kids could do that for hours. Why do we ever pay for entertainment?

As you can see, even Lucy got in on the bug catching. However, she was not impressed with the mud on her shoes. Muddy, pink boots are so last season.

The Chosen One

2009-03-16T08:58:00.003-07:00

Charlie is 5. Which means no more whining or tantrums . . . at least that's what we told him.

To celebrate we had a jedi training party at our house, also known as the Jedi Temple, on Saturday. The padawans rescued Ahsoka from the Hutt, practiced their lightsaber skills, battled the death star, trained in Dagobah, drank Yoda sodas and dueled with Darth Vadar.

Despite Darth scaring the pants off of Lucy, fun was had by all.

Bob 'n' weave

2009-03-06T07:52:00.003-07:00

Lucy cut her hair this week. She gave herself a 1/2 mullet. Which is to say, she cut the hair on the right side of her face to her chin. The embarrassing part . . . she was surrounded by 4 adults and 1 Bridger and not a one of us saw her do it. Oh the horror of the those long, golden locks on the floor.

So after a few days of walking around town with a 1/2 mullet I took her to Cookie Cutters. First of all, why didn't I think of this idea? Second, I hate paying for haircuts. We've never paid to have someone else cut our kids hair. One of the perks of being married to a metro guy who loves to shop, watch "So You Think You Can Dance," cut hair and on top of all that is the new head coach at West.

Doesn't she look cute? As an added bonus, Wednesday was her daddy's birthday. Happy 35th old man!

Bye, bye baby

2009-01-10T20:11:00.003-07:00

Tonight will be Lucy's first night in her big girl bed. Right now she's screaming at her door to be let out. But when she passes out on the floor we'll transfer her to her new bed. She's been so excited all day. We picked out sheets and a "princess tutu" bed skirt at Target. She helped take apart the crib and carry in the mattresses. She bounced there all night until it was time for bed. And then the drama, oh the drama. Thank goodness for spinny knobs so kids can't get out.

It's been a weird, bittersweet day. I can't believe we don't have a crib in our house. It's been 7 years of cribs, changing tables and rocking chairs. And now there's beds, dressers and bookshelves. The last remnant of babies in the house is diapers. Spring break is d-day. Those suckers are out of here. I mean it this time.

For those who knew me when, yes that is the bed and dresser I used growing up. I bought the quilt on my senior trip to D.C. with my mom. I loved it so much and wanted to pass it on to my daughter. I swear that was just yesterday. But then I see a mirror and know for sure it wasn't yesterday.

A day late and a dollar short

2008-12-09T15:56:00.005-07:00

Elliot had a great birthday. He requested The Dodo for dinner. Yes! A meal even Mom can enjoy. Elliot was so gracious at his birthday party, thanking everyone for their gifts. As an added bonus he did not start to plan how he was going to spend his cash until everyone left.Here are seven things we adore about Elliot: his laugh, his smile, his inability to play any sport without being decked out in the gear of said sport, his desire to do things well, the way he treats others and his knack for catching any naughty word, from the slightly naughty to the really naughty, and pointing it out to the offender.

When Mom's away . . .

2008-11-09T08:35:00.002-07:00

This is what I drove up to after 3 hours at Burt Brothers, a full-on tackle football game. As you can see the neighbors were decked out in Daniel and David's jersey hand-me-downs (Thank you, Grandma). Elliot is wearing his Chargers uniform, big surprise. Charlie is wearing his "blackout" uniform, which he hasn't taken off since Thursday . . . Go Utes! They were serious. Justin was calling plays and had them very organzied. Thanks to our next door neighbors who let their front yard be used for all sorts of sports activities. We'll be going through major football withdrawls when it finally gets too cold to play outside. Good thing we have basketball jerseys and a hoop in the basement!

Yes We Can

2008-11-05T08:29:00.004-07:00

I'm ready to pitch in and be the change I want to see in the world.

'pooky house

2008-10-31T19:21:00.003-07:00

We have graduated to the next phase of the Halloween experience . . . serious trick-or-treating. The kids ran from house to house for 2.5 hours. Lucy got in on the action for about the first hour. She spent the next hour and a half being pushed in her stroller eating most of what she had gathered. The best part of the night was having Justin join us for the last hour - after his team lost wah, wah . . . yay! Obviously, I'm a bad coach's wife.

Word to Your Mutha

2008-10-19T08:38:00.004-06:00

Justin and I tied for 3rd place at the 1st annual So You Think Can Dance party. We hip hopped our way through Chris Brown's "Gimme That." We pretty much rocked the crowd's faces off.

The stomp that ensued was awesome. Sadly, I am stiff this morning.

Birthday Girl

2008-10-19T08:25:00.003-06:00

Lucy is 2! The boys were so excited for her birthday we opened presents right after breakfast. They gave her a make-up kit with chapstick and glitter eye shadow. She loves it! The "get yourself all done up" gene must have skipped a generation.

Her big present was a 3 story doll house. It is very pink. When she could work her way in, fighting her brothers for space, she loved it. By mid afternoon it was turned into a space station with R2D2 and R4 trying to keep General Grievous and his troops at bay. Whatever. Lucy makes light saber sounds and loves to play soccer so the boys can play with doll houses and wear her lip gloss.

Happy birthday Princess Lulu.

Futbol

2008-10-08T20:22:00.005-06:00

The boys soccer seasons are winding down. Can I say, without being a bad mom, that I really enjoy not coaching. To just watch and cheer has been a little slice of heaven.

The White Tigers and Green Rockets have made us proud. Both teams are awesome and I don't mean that in a supportive, all kids are great kind of way. They dominate. Some how they both were placed on teams with lots of kids that are aggressive and love to play. So they score a lot and win by a lot. And needless to say, for anyone who knows us, we like it that way. Just kidding . . . sort of.

Little Man on Campus

2008-09-03T09:47:00.005-06:00

Charlie told me all morning that he was sick and would not be able to go to school. Then in the next breath, he would say he wanted to be picked up for school just like Elliot. We took a scooter ride around the block to get his wiggles and jitters out. And then he was off to his last, first day of preschool. Charlie is so funny and smart. I'm excited to watch him learn and grow. Hopefully, they can teach him to write his name! He does not want to learn that from me apparently.Lucy has a play date with Aubree while Charlie is gone. And I'm going to wash all the bedding. Doesn't that sound fun!