Thursday, June 19, 2008

Our little Chef!

Maddy decided she wants to be a baker when she is big.  So the one thing that she really wanted for her birthday was an easy bake oven so she could practice.  She is quite the little chef, she and her friends made some cookies.  I didn't get to taste the finished product, but they said they were great and they looked delicious!  

Happy Birthday Maddy!!!




Madalyn had a whole week of birthday celebrations!  First she had a joint party with her Uncle Sunny and Aunt Kelly, who's birthdays are also in June.  Then on the 12th, which is her actual birthday, she had some friends and cousins over to make homemade ice cream with her new ice cream maker.  Then they played in the pool in the backyard for hours.  
On saturday she had another joint birthday party with her friend Paris whose birthday is a few days after hers.  We had their party at Amazing Jakes, and it really was amazing!!  We had so much fun. 
Spencer and I took turns going on the rides with the kids, but we both really liked the frog hopper.  It was like the Stratosphere ride in Vegas, but for kids.  They had go-carts, tea cups, a train ride and so many other rides.  It was pretty amazing!










Monday, June 9, 2008

Ryan's big day!!

We did Ryan's blessing this weekend.  He looked so handsome.  We had such a fun time with Spencer's whole family.  The boys got in some golf and Spencer got to go on two bike rides with Drew!  Ryan went swimming for the first time, and he really enjoyed it!  Maddy and Talan love seeing their cousins! 
Our friend Bettijo took some family pictures for us.  She did an amazing job!  


Thursday, May 22, 2008

WHAT AMAZING FRIENDS...........

Check out my amazing friends! Anna is getting married in July, Kisten has a four month old baby and they still made time to fly down to Phoenix to visit me! Who could ask for better friends! We had so much fun. We took the kids to bounce U and I think we had more fun than the kids. We did lots of shopping and went to the Rainforest cafe. Talan was terrified of the animals. He put his hands over his ears every time all the animals would make their sounds.
Maddy had so much fun with her friend Quincy! They stayed up until about 11:00 each night and then woke up bright and early the next morning so they wouldn't miss any time with each other. Maddy wished on a star that Quincy could stay forever. So when Quincy went home she had a really hard time. She really thought her wish would come true.
Ryan has a new best friend, baby Ace. Hopefully we will see him enough that they really will be best friends. I can just see it in their faces, they are bonded for life!By the end of their trip we were so sleep deprived that this is how their vacation ended. We were all a little crazy, but it was so much fun! Anna and I were having flashbacks of elementary and middle school when we were camera happy. And then I went through that same phase with Kisten 5 years later. Okay, maybe I never got out of that phase, I think I am still a little camera happy. Their trip went by so fast, but we had so much fun! Thanks girls, you guys are the best!!!!

Friday, May 2, 2008

A fun week with Grandma Suzie!!





We had Grandma Suzie here for a week.  She was so helpful and the kids loved having her here. I was able to get some naps in, which were much needed, and the kids kept Grandma busy with hungry hippo and the fishy game.  They also played outside in the sprinklers A LOT, and Grandma loved it too cause she was able to get some sun! They are both so sad now that she has gone home.  

Monday, April 21, 2008

Ryan Christian Beck


Ryan was born at 8:15 a.m. on April 21, 2008. He weighed 8.10 lbs., had both testicles (this is actually important because Tal lost one to his abdomen for a couple of months!), and was 21 inches long. Sandy was a champ as always through the pregnancy, labor, and delivery. The lower half of her body was not completely numb as was expected. She ended up feeling a lot of the delivery, but she managed to "push" on through (sorry for the lame pun). Ryan has already figured out how to work his "fountain drink" with free refills if ya know what I mean! Finally we have a child that is the same blood type as Sandy, this will help protect against jaundice. Ry is nearly 12 hours old and is yet to drop a deuce or take a leak!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Zoo


Talan got bit by a turkey at the zoo and is showing his Mommy his ouwie. He survived and continued to feed all of the animals. Tal is fearless, he isn't afraid of any of the animals.