Nate and McKell are getting married!

Nate and McKell are getting married on August 10th in the Salt Lake Temple! Nate is an easy going guy and doesn’t want a lot of attention. We will see how much McKell can talk him into. He wants it to be as low key as possible. I told him that girls dream of their wedding for a long time and he needs to make sure that he makes this a once in a lifetime day for McKell. Time will tell in no time at all. LOL

Baseball - 2nd place!!!

These pictures just make me smile! Last night we finished a game that was started last Friday. We lost by three points, which was sad but the team took second place in the tournament! The boys were thrilled! No one expected them to get far in the tournament but maybe that is what made it so fun to watch! The team that took first place was seeded 5th and our team was seeded 7th. We only won two games in the season but they made up for it in the tournament! The three team captains high 5’ed each player as they received their trophy. Avery was one of the three.








This picture is of the three team captains. Avery is on the right, Preston Hymas, in the middle and Ethan Richards on the left.

Father’s Day!

This is a picture of my dad when he was a young father. Isn’t he good looking?






Here is a picture of my husband as a young father! He is good looking!

We got together with some of my bothers, my parents and my sister and their families to celebrate together. I love getting together with family. We had a barbecue with plenty of food. The kids had fun as their ran so fast after each other, that one ran into the closed screen!





This is a picture of the boys with their bauffer swords. They are Avery’s, he has made them all. In this picture it is all for one and one for all, against Avery. He loved it!








We love the little girls in the family because there really aren’t many of them. We are grateful for the little girls!

More baseball........

Tonight we will finish a baseball game that started last Friday. It was stopped because of the rain. We are in the bottom of the third inning and it is 10-5. We are 5. Avery has already started practicing with the All Star team. He has a practice tonight with them following this game. I am already starting to get nervous for him.

New to the family.................

First, the good news! Nate asked McKell to marry him tonight and she said YES! He took her to the Manti pageant. He asked her in front of the Manti Temple. We are all excited for him!!!

The bad news, Chili died. Chili is Spencer’s chinchilla. Spencer does not know yet, so sad. Chili died sometime on Tuesday. I took in a grape to feed her. That is her favorite treat! She was on her side with her eyes open and not breathing. In a way I think it is a good thing that he was not here to find her that way. Spencer will be home later tomorrow afternoon. I know he will be sad! We all thought Chili would live her full lifetime. Chinchillas are expected to live 35 years.

The haircut.......

Josh has been begging Sarah to cut his hair for the last couple of weeks. Sarah told him that she didn’t know how to cut hair. Josh told her that was okay that she could practice on him. He told her that his hair grows fast and it wouldn’t matter.

She finally gave in last Saturday and told him she would do it. They got all the haircutting stuff out and then she came to me for counsel. I walked her through the clipper part of the haircut. I didn’t know how to teach her to do the finish work without showing her how. I think Josh was a little disappointed because he wanted her to do the whole haircut. She was nervous and didn’t want to make any mistakes.

She stood back and watched carefully. I had her do the last finishing touches. She feels so much more confident and can’t wait to cut his hair again. She told him she just needed to see it done once before she could do it alone. I love that girl!

Spencer- Viewmont High School graduation 2010

Spencer graduated from high school last night. It is hard to believe that I only have one of the five children left in public education. Avery will be in the ninth grade next year.

My parents came, Amanda, Nate and McKell Allen and Spencer’s girlfriend Rachel Baggett. It was held at the Dee Events Center in Ogden. From beginning to end it was 1 1/2 hr. We went to dinner before graduation.

There was an all night party held at the school for the graduates. It started at 10:30 p.m. through 5:30 this morning. Spencer is still asleep as expected. Ken and I were supposed to go last night for the first shift until 1:00 a.m. Ken and Spencer told me I would be better off staying home and going to bed. They were right!

I need to stop saying yes to things that I can’t do. Ken paid the price by going to help and then getting up early to go to work this morning. He still needed to be at his school for the last day of school. He deserves a lot for his sacrifices he makes for our family. He is a great man!!!