Little Buddies

Hadley and Rocky have really developed a good relationship this past year as Timmy, Cael, and Ki were at school. Little Rocky just follows Hadley around all day. Hopefully they will always be close friends.

Hadley's third

Here's Hadley enjoying his third birthday. He thinks he's a fisherman, but he's only been fishing once. Shame on his dad for that.
Then there's his brothers and friends fishing from a pretzel pole and licorice line with a sour gummy worm as bait. What fish in his right mind would't be all over that.
Finally, Hadley is parting his ways with the fish as he gets ready to bash its head in with a baseball bat.

SANTA CAME TO TOWN

CHRISTMAS '08

THE TRADITIONAL PICTURE OF THE BOYS IN THEIR NEW PAJAMAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

POLAR EXPRESS- ALMOST AS GOOD AS PANDA EXPRESS

LAST CHRISTMAS WE TOOK THE LONG TRAIN RIDE FROM WILLIAMS TO THE NORTH POLE. WE WENT WITH THE ENTIRE TIM AND VANGIE UDALL FAMILY. IT WAS GOOD TO SPEND TIME WITH THE OTHER HALF OF THE FAMILY THAT WE DON'T LIVE NEXT DOOR TO. THE HOT CHOCOLATE AND COOKIES WERE FAR FROM HOMEMADE, BUT THE COMPANY WAS GREAT, AND WE EVEN GOT TO SEE SANTA CLAUSE.

YEP, THAT IS REALLY SANTA CLAUSE. I KNOW BECAUSE I PULLED ON HIS BEARD AND IT DIDN'T MOVE. IN FACT I GOT COAL IN MY STOCKING AS A RESULT TOO.

TWO THINGS ARE FOR SURE...1-A LOT OF ANGELS GOT THERE WINGS THAT NIGHT. AND 2- ONE MAN ALMOST LOST HIS SANITY AT THE CONSTANT SOUND OF 5 BELLS RINGING IN HIS EAR.

THEY EVEN SLEEP ALIKE

LITTLE BACH-TOVEN

TIMMY'S FIRST PIANO RECITAL. HE IS TAKING LESSONS FROM JAMILYN SLADE AND IS REALLY DOING GOOD. SHE MUST BE A GOOD TEACHER!!!
I THINK HE PLAYED LIKE CANON IN D OR SOME EASY SONG LIKE THAT, I CAN'T REMEMBER. BUT IT WAS LIKE A 4/4 COUNT AND HAD SOME WHOLE NOTES, AND HALF NOTES, AND EVEN SOME HALF AND HALF NOTES, AND IT WENT A LITTLE LIKE THIS..."TA TE TE TA TA." I REMEMBER THAT LINE FROM MY SUMMER MUSIC LESSONS WITH MR . CHENEY.

LOOK AT THE CONCENTRATION, AND THE CURLED FINGERS AND GREAT POSTURE...IF I HAD A RULER I WOULD HAVE BLOODIED THOSE FINGERS. BUT ALL IN ALL HE DID GREAT AND EVEN GOT SOME MEATBALLS AFTER THE CONCERT (WEDDING SINGER).

SECURING THE BORDER...

WELL WE TRIED TO SECURE THE BORDER UNTIL ZORRO SHOWED UP AND PUT AN END TO ALL THE FUN. NOTHING LIKE A LOW BUDGET HALLOWEEN.

"FELIZ CUMPLEANOS" ROCKY'S FIRST

Twinners turn 6. Oct. 11, 2008

Cael and Ki decided they wanted to go bowling for their 6th birthday, so we invited their best friend from St. Johns (Preston) and his family (the Wilson's) to join us in the day of fun. It's a good thing they had bumpers cause if not no one would have scored any points.

MINI-MUSTANG WRESTLING CAMP 2008

LARON AND I PUT ON A WRESTLING CLINIC FOR THE HEBER KIDS (KINDER-4TH GRADE). WE HAD ABOUT 55 KIDS PARTICIPATE- IT WAS A BLAST!
CAEL IN HIS READY STANCE WITH HADLEY ATTACKING FROM BEHIND.
HERE'S TIMMY WITH A HEADLOCK (A MOVE WE DON'T TEACH)
MALAKI TRYING TO ESCAPE THE GRASP OF FISHER- HOW 'BOUT A STANDING GRANBY? WE NEED BEAU HERE TO TEACH THAT MOVE.

BALLOON FESTIVAL

If you are wondering why Wells Fargo doesn't give you a better interest rate, here's why.

BALLOON FESTIVAL CONTINUED

In October 2008, we went to Albuquerque with the Udall/Urbina families. We had a great time and couldn't believe how amazing hot air balloons could be. This should be something everyone goes and sees at least once in their lives- it's cheap and fun. Just better go a month early to find parking.

HADLEY

WELL, HERE'S SOME UPDATED PICTURES ON HADLEY. AFTER SEEING HIS BROTHERS IN THE MUD HE FIGURED THAT IT WAS HIS TURN. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY YOU SEE A COLORED BOY WITH BLUE EYES. HADLEY WILL BE TURNING 3 IN JANUARY AND IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE WHOLE POTTY TRAINED THING, UNFORTUNATELY HE RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO GO JUST AFTER THE DAMAGE IS DONE. HE WON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN SCHOOL STARTS UP AGAIN AND HIS OLDER BROTHERS ARE GONE ALL DAY. WE GET THE SAME QUESTION FROM HIM EVERY MORNING "I GO SWIMMING TODAY?" WE ARE RAISING OUR KIDS IN THE WRONG TOWN FOR THEM TO ENJOY SWIMMING SO MUCH-THEY'LL JUST HAVE TO GET THEIR SWIMMING THRILLS FROM OUR SEASONAL MUD HOLE IN THE FRONT YARD.

BORING DINNERS?

LOOKS LIKE LENA NEEDS TO ADD A LITTLE MORE COLOR, SGAR AND CAFFEINE TO HER MEALS TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS ARE GETTING ALL THEIR NUTRIENTS.

ROCKY

ROCKY IS NOW PUSHING 10 MONTHS AND IS STRUGGLING TRYING TO GET AROUND. THE WHOLE CRAWLING THING JUST ISN'T SINKING IN. BESIDES THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH NEED TO CRAWL BECAUSE HE IS OFTEN CARRIED OR DRAGGED TO HIS DESTINATION. IF I WERE HIM I WOULD SKIP THE WHOLE CRAWLING AND WALKING STAGE AND GO RIGHT FOR THE RUNNING STAGE. ROCKY IS SUCH A CONTENT LITTLE BOY-MUCH DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE ARE USED TO. HE LOVES WATER (SWIMMING), EATING, DRINKING FROM A "BIG BOY" CUP (EVEN THOUGH THE MAJORITY GOES DOWN HIS FRONT). HE DOESN'T LIKE BEING CONFINED (I WONDER WHY) OR LEFT ALL ALONE- HE WANTS YOU TO "LOOK NOT TOUCH."

LITTLE LEAGUE

TIMMY PLAYED COACH PITCH THIS YEAR AND CAEL AND KI PLAYED T-BALL. THEY ENJOYED IT A LOT AND IMPROVED A LOT. I HOPE I CAN CONTINUE COACHING BASEBALL LONG ENOUGH TO COACH THEM AND THEIR TEAMMATES IN HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WERE A LOT OF GREAT ATHLETES IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE PROGRAM THIS YEAR.

SICK OF BEING WHITE TRASH

YOU WOULD THINK THAT CAEL SLEW KI AND RECEIVED THE CURSE OF CAIN...
BUT KI'S STILL ALIVE. I GUESS IT'S JUST THE CURSE OF "DIRTY DIRT."
WHO SAYS THERE'S NOTHING TO DO IN HEBER. INSTRUCTIONS: ADD WATER TO LOW SPOT IN FRONT YARD, LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, SPREAD EVENLY OVER ENTIRE BODY, AND BAKE IN THE SUN UNTIL DONE.

HADLEY

HERE'S OUR SWEET LITTLE HADLEY. HE HAS SURE GROWN UP THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HE IS A LITTLE WANNA-BE, ALWAYS FOLLOWING AROUND HIS OLDER BROTHERS TRYING TO DO WHATEVER THEY DO. AS YOU CAN SEE HE IS A BIG GRANDPA'S BOY. IN ST. LOHNS HE LOVES BEING WITH G-PA UDALL AND AT CHURCH IN HEBER HE IS ALWAYS SITTING WITH G-PA PORTER, THE POCKET FULL OF CANDY IS JUST A BONUS I'M SURE.

KITE AND ROCKET DAY

DURING CHRISTMAS BREAK WE ATTEMPTED TO SET OF A ROCKET THAT CAEL AND KI GOT FOR THEIR BIRTHDAYS IN OCTOBER, BUT IT WAS TOO COLD TO IGNITE THE ROCKET SO WE FINALLY GOT BACK AROUND TO DOING IT ON A WARMER DAY IN MARCH.
AFTER LAUNCHING THE ROCKET WE BROKE OUT THE KITE THAT A LADY GAVE OUR KIDS. I NEVER KNEW KITE FLYING COULD BE SO FUN AND FRUSTRATING AT THE SAME TIME. THE KIDS LOVED IT, BUT WITH ONLY ONE KITE AND 4 BOYS FIGHTING OVER IT THINGS GOT A LITTLE FRUSTRATING.
OVERALL, WE HAD A GREAT TIME WATCHING THINGS GO UP AND COME DOWN, AND THERE WASN'T EVEN ANY FATALITIES. :)

A SAD WORLD

WE ARE SURE GLAD WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE GRADUATING FROM PRE-SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN ARE SUCH MONUMENTAL EVENTS- WHO KNOWS IF MY KIDS WILL EVER GRADUATE FROM THE EIGHTH GRADE, LET ALONE HIGH SCHOOL.
HERE'S CAEL GETTING HIS PROMOTIONAL CERTIFICATE FROM MS. MORGAN.
AND HERE'S KI GETTING HIS CERTIFICATE.
AND HERE'S TIMMY GETTING HIS CERTIFICATE, SO I CAN OFFICIALLY KICK THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE AND TELL THEM TO GET JOBS OR AT LEAST START PAYING SOME RENT, RIGHT.
OH, AND HERE'S CAEL AND KI ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL CLOWNING AROUND.

LITTLE "ROCKERS"

"THAT GERBER CRAP IS DISGUSTING, I'D RATHER EAT MY FOOT."

MAN I'VE GOT TO GET ME ONE OF THESE SWINGS SO I CAN CRASH LIKE THAT. LITTLE ROCKY FINALLY FOUND ENOUGH PEACE AND QUIET TO FALL ASLEEP- HIS BROTHERS MUST HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE OR OUT OF THE COUNTRY. ROCKY IS NOW 8 MONTHS OLD AND IS A VERY HAPPY LITTLE BOY. HE IS SITTING UP ON HIS OWN NOW BUT WILL PROBABLY BE BRAIN DAMAGED DUE TO THE LEARNING STAGE OF SITTING UP.

ASU BASEBALL

I TOOK THE MHS BASEBALL TEAM AND MY 3 BAT BOYS TO AN ASU GAME LAST FRIDAY. WE ATE SOME DELICIOUS PANDA EXPRESS AND ENJOYED A GOOD GAME. ASU LOST 5-2 TO NORTHERN COLORADO. NOTHING LIKE WATCHING AMERICA'S FAVORITE PAST TIME.

BATTLE OF BEST FRIENDS

CAEL AND KI ALSO HAD TO WRESTLE EACH OTHER IN THE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE MESA FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT, HOWEVER THE REST OF THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE MESQUITE FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT IN GILBERT WHERE THEY ALSO WRESTLED EACH OTHER FOR 1ST AND 2ND PLACES. IF YOU CAN'T TELL WHICH ONE IS WHICH, MALAKI HAS THE KILLER POP TARTS TATOO ON HIS ARM, NEXT TIME CAEL WILL GET A KILLER TATOO- MAYBE A LUCKY CHARMS ONE OR A BARBED WIRE ONE HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.

HERE, KI IS ON TOP RUNNING A HALF NELSON LOOKING FOR A PIN.

CAEL LATER REVERSED HIM AND HAD KI ON HIS BACK CLOSE TO A PIN.
BY THE WAY CAEL BEAT KI AT THE MESA TOURNAMENT AND THEN KI BEAT CAEL AT THE MESQUITE TOURNAMENT- AND NO IT WAS NOT RIGGED. WE NEED TO GET THEM DIFFERENT COLORED SINGLETS, YOU SHOULD SEE THE REFS TRY TO KEEP THEM APART. IF THEY DON'T GET BRAINWASHED BY THEIR MOTHER INTO PLAYING BASKETBALL THEY WILL BE GREAT WRESTLERS.

THE BATTLE OF BEST FRIENDS- PART II

TIMMY AND HIS BEST FRIEND (1ST COUSIN/NEIGHBOR) DENIN, END UP WRESTLING EACH OTHER FOR 1ST PLACE AT THE MESA FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT EVEN AFTER BEATING UP ON EACH OTHER THEY CAN STILL BE BEST FRIENDS WHEN THE MATCH IS OVER. LARON AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THESE TWO JOIN OUR JR. HIGH WRESTLING TEAM IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

Timmy's birthday- January 25th

Well Timmy didn't get his two front teeth for Christmas or his birthday, but he's hoping they'll come in soon.

Timmy got his cool cowboy hat and Money from grandma and grandpa Udall. He got some new stretchy shirts from grandma and grandpa Porter.
And what do you know? He woke up the next morning and his two front teeth had come in. Their a little bigger than he asked for, but at least now he can eat his meats.

First attempt to fly to the moon

We tried to man out the cold and launch off some rockets but after all the time in the cold trying to get it too work we finally decided it was too cold to ignite the engine so we gave it up until a warmer day. At least we had some fun trying.

Hadley's Birthday January 15th.

Hadley's giving his pinata a hug before he beats the crap out of it with a baseball bat.

prhetty cool picture- you can still see the flame above the candle even though the candle itself is out. We can't believe he is already two. If our kids would stay younger longer we wouldn't have to keep having them.

Rocky's Blessing Day

Grandma and Grandpa Udall with Rocky. He is grandchild number 18 for them.

Here's Rocky and Giovani (Chico and Carla's new baby.) They were both blessed on the same day.
Grandma and Grandpa Porter with their latest Grandchild. That makes 23 grandchildren 15 grandson and 8 granddaughters. Two more grandsons coming in the next couple of months.
Grandma Bowers with little Rocky. I'm not even going to try counting how many great grandchildren this makes for her, but if you ask her she can tell you in a second. She is very proud of her posterity and rightfully so.

These are pictures of the Joe City Invitational. Nolan took first place and the team took 4th. Nolan has a record of 17-2 this year. Betten Stephens also took first place, he is undefeated this year. The last time he got beat was his sixth grade year. I'm sure it's due to superior coaching :)

Here is Hadley he will turn 2 in Jan. Don't ask me what he is doing here.

Here is Rocky 2 months old, he still wonders where all the peace and quiet went that he was use too!!

CHRISTMAS 2007

WELL, SANTA SOMEHOW FOUND OUR HOUSE AGAIN THIS YEAR. OUR BOYS HAD A FUN CHRISTMAS AND PROBABLY GOT MORE THAN THEY DESERVED. :)

HERE'S CAEL WITH IS NEW VAPORIZER BIKE- TOO BAD IT WASN'T A SLEDGEHAMMER.
TIMMY GOT A NEW RED BIKE THAT KEEPS HIS FEET FAR FROM THE GROUND, IF HE TAKES A SPILL HE'LL PROBABLY KNOCK OUT THE REST OF HIS TEETH (IF YOU CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO ENLARGE IT YOU'LL NOTICE THE BIKE'S NAME IS WHIPEOUT-LITTLE SCARY FOR MOM AND DAD).
OH LOOKY THERE, KI GOT A BIKE JUST LIKE CAEL'S. ONE HAS A BLUE KICKSTAND AND THE OTHER A GRAY- SANTA SURE IS GETTING SMART, HOW ELSE WOULD THEY KNOW WHOSE IS WHOSE?

HADLEY WOULDN'T SIT ON SANTA'S (UNCLE KEITH) LAP SO LENA HELPED HIM OUT. SANTA SHOULD HAVE JUST BROUGHT HADLEY TOMALES BECAUSE HE JUST WANTED TO UNWRAP THING, HE COULD CARE LESS WHAT WAS INSIDE THE PAPER.
ON CHRISTMAS EVE TIMMY LOST HIS SECOND FRONT TOOTH EATING ON A RICE CRISPY TREAT. LATER THAT NIGHT SANTA CLAUSE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY SHOWED UP AT THE SAME TIME AND HAD THEMSELVES A LITTLE AFFAIR...I HOPE MRS. CLAUS DOESN'T FIND OUT. BY THE WAY HE DIDN'T GET HIS TWO FRONT TEETH FOR CHRISTMAS, JUST A GOLD DOLLAR.
THIS WAS ACTUALLY TAKEN CHRISTMAS EVE AFTER THEY GOT THEIR NEW PAJAMAS AND SLIPPERS AS AN EARLY PRESENT.
THEY LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF CANDY CANES WITH BIG HEADS.
WELL IF THE OTHER THREE GOT BIKES, HADLEY HAD TO GET ONE TOO. HE LOOKS MORE LIKE UNCLE CAMERON'S KID WITH THOSE SUNGLASSES ON THOUGH. KILLER BOOTS TOO!

THE ANNUAL RE-INACTMENT OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY. WE HAD TO DRESS ALL THE JACKASSES UP LIKE DIFFERENT ANIMALS AND PEOPLE SO THEY FIT THE STORY.
ROCKY DIDN'T MIND SANTA CLAUS, HE JUST WASN'T TO FOND OF HIS ITCHY BEARD. HE NEVER WOULD TELL SANTA WHAT HE WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS.

I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY ONE RUDOLPH. MAN THIS WHOLE SANTA THING HAS ME CONFUSED. NICE RACKS THOUGH, HUH?
SNOW IN HEBER BEFORE MAY? WHAT A SURPRISE! TIMMY, CAEL, KI AND BILLY (A NEIGHBOR) HAD A GREAT TIME PLAYING IN THE SNOW. THEY MUST OF SPENT 8 OR MORE HOURS OUTSIDE THAT DAY.
WE DID A FAMILY 12 NIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR WHERE WE DID SOMETHING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY EACH OF THE 12 NIGHT PRECEDING CHRISTMAS. ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS WE DID A GINGERBREAD HOUSE, IT WAS A BLAST.
NOT TOO OFTEN THAT YOU HAVE TWO WISEMEN, A COW AND A CAMEL IN ONE FAMILY- THAT'S WHY THEY CALL US THE FUNNY FARM.
WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS, AND THAT THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST WILL BE WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING YEAR.

The Porter 5

If we didn't sing like amputees, we could be the Porter five (like the Jackson five), just don't plan on coming to our "neverland."

THE PORTER BUNCH

Here's a story, of a lovely lady, who was raising five very crazy boys. All of them were hyper-active, like their father???? Help me out I can't figure out the last line.

Rocky and Rocky

Little Rocky was named after Rocky Nelson who has been a coach, teacher, and friend for many years. Right now they have the same hair style but before long little Rocky will look like a ch-ch-chia pet compared to Rocky Nelson.

getting high at a young age

I promise we don't give our kids marijuana to settle them down, he's just coming off a Mt. Dew or chocolate high.

This is a Norman Rockwell style picture of our boys!

HALLOWEEN

With spiderman, batman, robinhood, and a vampire bat you don't have to worry about getting jumped on halloween night.

NOW IF THEY DON'T SCARE YOU OFF NOTHING WILL

Here's the twinners all dressed up for their Halloween party at school. They wouldn't stand still long enough in our garden to keep the birds and animals out though.

Monty Hancock hooked me up with 4 tickets to the second to last D-backs tickets of the regular season. I took the "three twins" and we had a ball- no pun intended and we all got free t-shirts. After the game when we were waking back to our car Malaki was taking trash to some Dodger fan and I turned around to tell him to hurry up and just as I turned around I watched him walk right into a light pole. He had his head turned to the side as he was talking trash and the moment he turned to look forward the pole came right out and smacked him. Needless to say everyone around us bust up laughing including his brothers and me and that only made the situation worse. I think he cried from the stadium all the way to my brother-in-laws house which is on Gilbert Rd in Mesa. All in all we had a great time watching the D-backs beat the Dodgers.

"Little Rockers"

Rocky is now 3 weeks old and has survived the Porter mad house so far. I am sure he wonders where all the peace and quiet went from his pre-earth life- talk about culture shock, that has to be the ultimate.

So sweet
Proud dad and Rocky

Aren't my boys so handsome?

Rocky found his thumb

Cael and baby Rocky

Big brother Hadley and Rocky

Malaki and Rocky

Timmy and his youngest brother Rocky

yeah, she just had a baby and look at her (grrrrrrr)...wait don't, that's my wife.

Cael and Ki on their 5th birthday.