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.