little red riding hood!

      My little paden got to be little red riding hood in her end of the school year play! She did such a good job and looked so cute! Her class perfomed four mini quick plays in their classrooms and they were so cute...there was the 3 billy goat gruffs, goldilocks and the three bears, little red riding hood and... I can't think of what the other one was??..my mind has gone blank....but anyways they all did great! Paden had a fun time rehearsing her lines EVERYDAY...such a little perfectionest!! (she didn't get that from me)

                                                                                              

                                                                                                   Paden with the big bad wolf!

    

Happy late mothers day!

I was planning on posting a tribute to Chads and my mothers and didn't so I will do that now... I could write an entire book on how great my mom is the wording wouldn't be that poetic (since I'm not a very good writer!) but it would be sincere and from my heart. My mom is the most wonderful mother...yes everyone says that about their mothers but mine really is the best! ;) Raising 15 children would of  made me go insane but not my mom somehow she did it...(with alot of good help from a wonderful husband) all of us kids were happy we grew up in a loving home with parents that lived and taught us the gospel. My mother is so talented...that's why I don't understand why I'm not! She sewed all of the girls a new dress every year...painted, cross stitched beautifully, can make beautiful quilts, mats and frames her own pictures, makes all her own beautiful flower arrangements....let's just say if my mom wants to learn something she will and will be better than the actual person who taught it to her within two weeks time!! I'm not joking either! She has so many talents it would take forever to list them all. She a wonderful grandma and friend. I love you mom and am truly blessed to have you for my mom!

                                                                                                        Bingham family 1978

Chad's mom Cyndy is also a very talented woman..she sews and makes beautiful quilts. Cyndy is a wonderful mom of 5 very talented boys...I don't think there was ever a dull moment in their house growing up! Cyndy is very healthy and likes to help others be healthy she is very knowledgeable of herbs and natural remedies. She also used to be a midwife!! Cyndy could easily have been a Doctor if she wanted to be, she's extremely smart. She's a great mother and grandmother...if it wasn't for her I wouldn't have my awesome hubby!! Thanks for always being there for us and being a good example. We love you. 

Williams family 1984

with two of her grandsons, Breck and Holden

I hope everyone had a good mother's day!!

                                                                           

Keelys baptism

I'm posting this pretty late but I wanted to have Keelys baptism on record....I've been waiting to get some other pictures I have but my computer won't take them off my disc because it says I don't have any more disc memory...whatever that means...really my computer is so close to crashing I'm afraid to even use it until I can get it fixed. Keelys baptism was so great! She's nine now but refused to have anyone else baptize her but her daddy. Almost all of the family got to come and we had lots of support from our ward and the missionaries. Keely is so beautiful inside and out...she has such a spunky personality and has lots of goals set for herself..I know that she will grow up being happy and successful at whatever she decides to do in life. We love you Keely and are so proud of your decision to be baptized.

Keely and her daddy                            

Keely with Elder Peterson and Elder Dodge

Tyler, Aunt Kallee and Kila

Keely with Uncle derrick, Aunt Brittney and Cam

After the Baptism we all went to our house for lunch. The cousins all had a good time playing

with each other. Derrick got a rowdy game of baseball going with the kiddos. It turned out so well

and I want to thank everyone who came especially the ones that drove from Show Low. I wish I had my other pictures...there were alot of all the fam and I'm bummed I can't put them up!

bottomless bank

My little guy Rydey has a blue bear bank that I put spare change in that I find around the house.
Whenever he hears the ice cream truck he runs in and empties his bank to buy an ice cream treat for himself and Reece or sometimes instead ( much to Reeces' dismay ) the neighbor boy. I wonder if Ryden ever wonders how there is money in there all the time...I guess he thinks it's just a magic bottomless bank...I wish my wallet was like that!!

Ah...so these are the necessities of a 5 yr old...

So my little 5 yr old Reece has a purse or should I say 15 purses. This week it's a pink short strap with silver sparkles. Well Reece likes to take her purse with her wherever we go which is understandable.. I mean I take my purse wherever I go right? But where ever it is we go I become the caretaker of it..as she put it once after it had gotten lost " It's your fault mom! Your supposed to take care of it!" which I agree since I am the adult and she the preschooler. To get to the point, as I was wiping down the walls this morning I spotted it...sitting there bursting at the seams with her treasures and my curiosity as to what was in her precious purse got the better of me. Just what ARE the necessities of a sweet little 15 year 5 year old girl? So here it is...

                                                                1. lipstick               13. an uncle bears menu ??      

                                                                2.keys                    14. an empty tic tac container

                                                                3. play lotion          15. 3 hair bands

                                                                4. make-up            16. 2 stained glass pieces

                                                                5. 2 pens                17. card from primary

                                                                6. dog tags             18. a piece of fabric

                                                                7. nail polish           19. pearl necklace

                                                                8. dora sticker        20. 2 mini purses (1 isn't enough)

                                                                9. cell phone           21. 2 seahorse clips

                                                              10. coupon book      22. a bag of coupons

                                                              11. calcultor              23. sunglasses

                                                              12. 2 lip glosses        24. 2 metal things ??  

                                                       

                                       

                                        

                                        

                                       

                                        

                                        

                                        

                                        

                                        

                                       

                                      

                                      

                                      

                                      

                                       

                                           

  

Clean House!!

    I woke up today to a CLEAN house!!!! Chad got up before me and he had the kids ( and himself) clean everything from top to bottom! Isn't that the sweetest thing...I'm so lucky! Chad always helps around the house... on account that he's always so bored.;) I also have to say that Skye my oldest is always helping me I don't know what I would do without her...and Paden loves to help me with Camryn she asks me everyday if she can stay home from school and help watch her. Ryden just loves having a baby here when we would be at my moms he would always ask "can we take that baby home?" he's so sweet and he and Jayden just love each other! Jayden always cuddles up with him and puts his arms around her and Ryden just smiles from ear to ear. They play so well together. Reece just got back from spending the night at Bentleys and she had a really good time...Scott and Chelsee are so great! They love children and always invite mine over so thank-you guys! She also got to spend the night at Haylees' the other day and go to dance class with her! The kids are happy to be back because they get to see their cousins a lot...they just don't get to see their Show Low cousins as much or their cousins that live VERY far now in Oregon...this especially stinks for Ryden because these are all his boy cousins (except for Taylor and Brody of course who he LOVES!) He misses them and always talks about them.( His best friends he says) My next post I'm going to write about Utah and the memories we had there. We really made some good friends and I miss them. Here are some more cousin pics...just a warning there WILL be a lot of these!!

Reece and Ryden with Breck (Show Low)

and Holden (Oregon)

Reece with Haylee and little Addie

Tariknesh(Far away in Oregon=( and Skye

Ryden and Taylor

Hailey and Elise (Show Low cuties!)

Babysitting!!

      I get to babysit Camryn 3 or 4 days every week! She is such a sweet good baby..she never cries and is always smiling!! I also have been getting to babysit for some of my other brothers and sisters kids and I'm loving it and so are my kids. They LOVE having their cousins come over and I wish they would bring them over more often. They are all so beautiful and we like getting to know them better and them us.              

Jayden and her momma Ashley                     Cam and her momma Brit

Grandad and Kaysen

Brooke and Paisley

My kids with most of their cousins

(seven are missing)