The Graham Crackers

Long overdue....

2011-01-21T11:08:00.000-08:00

Playing catch up again...... these are in no particular order. Just the happenings of the Graham Crackers in 2010. Enjoy!

Ah! She has no idea what's coming! She did so good though.

Ok, I felt really bad when I looked at this picture!

But you know what they say, pain is beauty!!

Bestest Buds

Yay! They tied the knot! Sorry Megan, you're stuck with us forever:)

My sister's the best!!

Ok this is one of the many things I love about my son....everytime he sees a flower, he picks it up and gives it to me! He is going to make his future wife very happy:)

What a handsome little guy

Mama's little girl! aaaahhh

What a cheeseball!

Oh I Love my family!!

Aunt Cheri's famous Pin the nose on Rudolph game (we won't mention the actual name of this game! haha!)

Santa's little reindeer

Oh I wish I could be a kid again!!

There's my Mama in her sexy new boots we gave to her for Christmas! Ow! Ow!

I started a new tradition this year, every year from now on when after we decorate the tree, I'll play the guitar and we'll sing christmas carols together!

Papa & the Graham Crackers.....Hey that could be a cool band name!

Wo! Hello flash!

Ah, sibling love! But by the looks of her face, she don't like it! jk!

Wyatt's first letter to Santa. He's so proud of himself!

ShayLee's face is priceless!! It says "Mom, I'm miserable in this! Please get this off of me!"

He can show 3 fingers now, but he'll be showing 4 here pretty soon! yikes!!

Wyatt & "Uncle Satan"......I mean, Uncle Jared! haha!

Aaaahhh, I LOVE being a Mom!!

I love my little boy! I love both my kids of course, but there's definitely a special bond between me & Wyatt....

Oh I love my little girl!

2010-07-01T17:15:00.000-07:00

I took this picture with my cell phone the other day on a walk around the neighborhood and loved it, so I just had to share it with all of you! So now that she's a little older, who do you think she looks like?? ok, ok, wishful thinking, I know she looks a lot like Phil, but hey, I like to think there's some of me in there....right?? haha!

She's Here!!!!

2010-06-10T17:33:00.000-07:00

That's right everyone, ShayLee Summer Graham has finally come to join our family and we couldn't be happier! She was 6 lbs 6 oz, very small compared to our big chunk of a son Wyatt who was 7 lbs 12 oz. She was 18 inches long, 1 inch shorter than Wyatt. She had been breech pretty much the whole pregnancy and Monday morning, the 24th of May, we were going to be going into the hospital at 6:30 to do the version to try and turn her around. Well, my alarm went off at 5:30 that morning and as soon as I pushed snooze, she did a big karate kid kick and broke my water! I had never experienced the water breaking thing before and let me tell you...it is the wierdest feeling, I thought I had peed my pants but soon realized that wasn't the case. So I jumped up out of bed and in a rush I woke Phil up and off to the hospital we went. Everything worked out great, cause our Dr. was planning on being there anyway and within an hour or so, she was out! She was taken by c-section of course, and came out with her butt to the world! haha! She took right to nursing and let me tell you, it's been quite a terrible experience so far cause she is the hardest sucker in the world!! Anyway, she's beautiful, healthy & strong. What more could we ask for? Wyatt is taking to the new addition very well. At first he didn't know what to think about the whole thing because I don't think he really understood what was going on. Seeing me in the hospital bed really freaked him out though, he's such a sweet boy. But now he's asking to hold her all the time and is so fascinated with her hands and feet and how little they are. It's so cool to watch him with her! He's going to be such a good big brother. As far as Wyatt getting used to not having all the attention all the time, he's doing pretty good. Although he does have his moments of course. He very quickly figured out that whenever ShayLee cries she gets picked up and gets attention. So needless to say, he's starting to perfect the "fake cry". But he doesn't have to do much to get attention, Phil and I are making sure he's not left out at all. So there you have it, it was quite the experience and boy am I glad to be done! I'm really enjoying having a baby again, besides the sleepless nights, it's great. But man alive is it tiring having two kids! Hopefully the energy level will start to pick up as I heal so I can keep up with them. Thank you to everyone who came to visit us and made us meals and for all of you and your love and support!

2 Days old

She Loves to lay on her belly

This outfit she's wearing used to be mine when I was a baby, so I had to put it on her of course! I Love having a little girl!

Phil just loves her of course. When I asked him what he thought, he said "She's got me wrapped around her little finger!" She's going to be a Daddy's girl for sure.

My talented Mom crochets these beautiful dresses so of course we had to try some on!

And here's Big Brother Wyatt just loving his new little sister!

This picture just melts my heart!

The Graham Happenings!

2009-11-23T18:45:00.000-08:00

Acutally posted JANUARY 19TH 2010

Well as always, I am cramming everything that has happened the past few months in to one post. I used to be so good at this blogging thing, but now I'm what you call a blogging slacker. Oh well. First of all, for Halloween Wyatt was a clown. He looked soo cute as you can tell. He did not like the face paint at all at first, he wiped it off the first time we put it on him, but we were able to direct his attention away from it with his cup of juice!

This year we did the trunk or treat at the church and I think we'll do that every year. It's quick, easy and he got a ton of candy!

My brother Kaleb is finally home from his mission. He just got back from serving in the Idaho Pocatello mission and of course, loved it! In this picture we're showing him a t-shirt my Mom made for him with all the nicknames he has acquired over the years. Can you tell he likes it?

I LOVE my sister Sammy! I just wished we lived closer :(

the guys hanging out waiting for Kaleb. Don't you just love our shirts!!

And this was our BEAUTIFUL Christmas tree this year! I thought it was our best tree yet. Wyatt helped me decorate it this year and he only ended up breaking one ornament. He thought it was a ball and through it on the ground. haha! Oh well...

And as always we did the Nativity Scene, my favorite part! Heath and Janae were able to be there which was nice, they played Mary and Joseph, Wyatt was baby Jesus, I was the angle, Phil and Levi were the shepherds and Kaleb and Dillin were the wiseman. Good times

This year Wyatt put out some cookies and milk for Santa for the first time. When we woke him up on Christmas morning we showed him that they were eaten up and he had this look of fascination! It was soo cute!

Chillin' with Mr. & Mrs. Clause at the Sedona Wards Christmas Party!

So 2009 has been the best hunting year for Phil and I EVER!! First off, Phil shot a javalina in unit 37b with his bow to start the year off. Then he got this huge Buffalo carp with his bow in a contest put on at Rosevelt Lake. Phil, his uncle Dave and cousin Cody were a team and actually ended up winning first place!! Phil won $200 with this fish!!! Cha Ching! What a stud!

the guy next to him won the smallest fish award 2 days in a row!

Here is Phil's Awesome antelope he got with his bow in 5B on the last day of the hunt. I've never heard him sooo happy! It was a hard, challenging, frustrating, and rewarding hunt for him, so I'm glad he got one.

Here is Phil's "HUGE" bull he got in Unit 22. His first bull ever, since he can't ever draw an early archery bull tag to save his life, he had to go for them in november when they are very recluse. Phil, his uncle Dave and cousin Cody where all blessed to tag out this year, especially since they came off ten days of hunting last year with nothing.

This is Phil's whitetail deer he also got in Unit 22. Isn't he a beauty?

This was the only picture we got of my HUMONGEOUS 2 point! I was happy with anything though. I got this one in Unit 6B. We got it right before dark as you can tell, so it was quite the hike back out with only Phil's headlamp to light the way!

Oh we're not done yet...... This is my cow I got on the last day of the hunt in Unit 7E. It was early in the morning we had pretty much given up just driving down the road, Phil was going Mach 90 to get to the next spot to look for them when I glanced over and saw two of them just hanging out on the side of the road, Phil slammed on his brakes and the rest is History!

I think that's all the animals we've killed, what a lucky year huh?

Here are some pictures and a video of a fire drill Phil did in his fire class. It was really cool to watch!

They were practicing controlling a propane fire.

And he finally did it ladies and gentlemen, Phil graduated from his fire class with flying colors! Wyatt and I are sooo proud of him, he really worked and study hard for this. He definitely deserves it!

Here's a couple pictures of our little woodcutting trip down in Payson. Besides almost being stranded out in the wilderness over night cause Phil's truck wouldn't start, it was a great trip!

I had to get a shot of this, this one tree was infested with ants! This picture doesn't give it justice at all and was actually a while after we had cut it down, so you can imagine how many more ants were on it before I took the picture! Yuck!

After all that hard work, Wyatt was dead to the world.

And the Biggest news of all......We're Pregnant with #2!!! And we have also found out what it is and it's a...........................GIRL!!!! We are so excited, especially me, now I won't be as out numbered and I can't wait to dress her up in those adorable clothes they have for girls!! I am about 20 weeks and am due on June 4th! We can't wait, especially Wyatt. He keeps saying SISTER!! And giving her hugs and kisses all the time! Actually the funny thing is Phil and I thought it was going to be a boy the whole time, but every time we'd ask Wyatt if he wanted a brother or sister, he would always say sister. So I guess Wyatt called it!

Here's the money shot!

And here she is saying hi to everyone!

Summer Fun!

2009-10-04T19:00:00.000-07:00

Well, the Summer is over now unfortunately. Now the cold winter days are on their way here and we're somewhat excited, but we really love the Summers here in Flagstaff. Oh well. Anyway, here are a ton of pictures of what we've been up to this Summer. Enjoy...

This is the newest addition to our family! His name is Rocco and he is a Jack Russell Terrior and boy is he hyper!! But so much fun! Phil loves to come home from work and just play with him, he's a great dog.

These two pictures are of our AMAZING tree fort! Us "3 Triplets" (aka: Taylor, AshLee, & Logan) used to build things like this at every Hatch Reunion and set traps and stuff in it. Well, we decided to relive old memories and had a blast making it! The fern decorations on the sides were my idea by the way!

Wyatt decided to go free bird and run around the camp for some reason! What can he say, he just loves to be naked! Actually we took his clothes off to try and potty train him a little bit. It didn't work out as planned, he just ended up with a dirty butt.

Gotta love the tree swing!

Yeah he REALLY Loves the tree swing! haha!

What a hunk!

And of course, it wouldn't be a Hatch Reunion without a Talent Show! Sammy sang a beautiful song.

Keshia, Mariah & Jezeraih did a hillarious "re-make" of a dance that their sister, my cousin Tara did when she was 11. Sooooo funny!!!

The two Army Men doing what they do best! They did a hillarious couple of skits!

ummmm.......I'm still at a loss for words about this little number. I don't know how they did it, or what kind of coaxing they used, but Tara, Melissa & Jenny were somehow able to get their husbands to dress like this. Why they agreed to it......I'll never know. But it was pretty funny! They did a dance to "Single Ladies" by Beyonce.

Well, Wyatt turned two in August! I know, I know, welcome to the Terrible two's! haha! just look at that face! It just spells trouble doesn't it? This party we had for him at Phil's parents house down in Sedona, it was a joint birthday party with his cousin Brooklyn.

We were so excited to give Wyatt this Big Wheel. He loved it, but unfortunately he's a shrimp like his Mama and couldn't reach the pedals! haha!

And here's the Birthday girl! Brooklyn!

We had another little joint birthday party with "Crappa" at Thorpe park.

Blowin' the candles out!

My Dad has reached his "Over the Hill" status, so of course we had to throw a party to celebrate how old & senile he is!! hence the wheelchair! :)

Also this Summer, we made the long awaited, yearly trip to Bull Pen! It was a ton of fun! Tristyn was able to come join us, so we had a blast hanging out with him cause we don't get to see him very often unfortunately. Here we are on the ride over there just so excited!

Wyatt just loves his sunglasses. He thinks he's the coolest kid ever when he has them on. Well, he's pretty cool don't you think?

The Gossip circle

Don't do it Phil!!!

Always throwing rocks

This is the chute, it's just a bunch of water rushing in between two huge bolders and you go under the water and slide down underneath. It's so fun!

And after a long day at Bull Pen, hiking about 2 miles in and 2 miles out in the hot sun, swimming all day, this is what happens....

Well that's our Summer in a nut shell. Good Times!

Check it out and tell me what you think!!

2009-09-02T15:46:00.001-07:00

Hey Everyone! Really exciting news! Dave Belcher, the guy who's recording my songs sent me an mp3 of a song we recorded called "Come Unto Him", so I put it up on my music sight. The link is on the right side here under "my music". If you want, you can check it out and tell me what you think. I wrote this song with the Young Women in Camp Verde when Phil and I lived there, so it's pretty exciting! Dave added the ambiance and the drums and stuff, which was very nice of him, so tell me what you think! (fyi, the song's not completely done, and yes the drums are a little off, but we're going to fix that;) The c.d. will be done soon, so for those of you who would like a copy just send your address to my email, it's beautifulsurprise12@hotmail.com This is so exciting! haha! if you can't tell by all the exclamation points in here! Anyway, as soon as I get the finished product, I'm going to start sending it in. So I'll keep you guys posted! Till next time... :)

A lot of Catching up to do!

2009-06-08T13:39:00.000-07:00

Well I guess you could call me the World's Biggest Blogger Slacker ever!! I definitely think I've earned that title! Actually, if any of you want to hear why I haven't updated in a long time is because we got a virus on our computer from Facebook and I just haven't had the time to deal with it and I didn't want to risk turning on my computer and having someone steal all our information. Anyway, to make a long story short, we got rid of the virus and our computer is back to good health. As for the new news in the Graham Family, Phil passed his EMT class and is now certified in Arizona! Woo Hoo!! Yeah my husband's a stud! So now all Phil has left is one semester of the Fire 1 & 2 and he can take the State test and start applying wherever he can get on! So needless to say we're pretty excited for that day to come. Wyatt is getting bigger and smarter and more of a pain everyday!! :) I'm definitely staying skinny chasing him around everywhere cause he's sooo stinkin' fast!! He will be the Big Terrible 2 on August 6th, so time is flying by! As for me, I'm staying as busy as possible, I still teach private tennis lessons, and yes, I'm still working for my Dad, but only a couple hours a week. I also just started working for a company called Primerica. We help the middle class family and pretty much anyone else who needs financial help, getting out of debt and financial planning. Yeah, I never thought I would be doing something like that, but we gotta pay the bills, so i'm giving it a shot. Also, the most exciting news ever!! I'm going to be recording a demo c.d. of my songs, about 5 of them, this Friday!!!!!! My Mom has been so nice to help me out with it, she will be playing most the piano part and doing the harmony, plus we're recording a song we wrote together for her Stake Primary Leadership Training Meeting. So we're way excited. If any of you would like a copy I would love to send you one, just email me your address :) Besides that, life is good and we're living everyday to the fullest!

Here's our fun, loving, crazy, full of life son Wyatt. He's going to be musically inclined I think, he just picked up the guitar, I put him in the chair and he held it perfectly! I promise, I did not place the guitar in his hands like that, he's holding it right all by himself. A Natural you might say!

This is Wyatt's new way of relaxing! haha! What a goofball!

This was for Mormon Prom for my brother Dillin. We had a dinner for Dillin, and all his friends and their dates. It was a blast! Sammy and I were the waitresses and I think we did a pretty dang good job if I do say so myself! Don't we look so professional?? It was Sammy's idea for the ties, what a genius!

Oh I Love my sister Sammy!

And of course we gotta do our sexy poses! It's tradition!

I came up the name of our Restuarant. What do you think? I thought it was pretty catchy!

Here is the handsome man himself! What a Stud!

Here's the set-up. We did the best with what we had don't you think?

Wyatt and I are pretty much best friends. He usually has no clue what I'm saying and I have no clue what he's saying most the time so it works out pretty good for both of us. We just smile and nod! Boy do I love him! :)

My Cell Phone R.I.P.

2009-04-23T22:31:00.000-07:00

Something terrible has happened Everyone! Iaccidentally left my phone on top of my car, took off with it and now it's demolished! Completely destroyed! In fact, it was soo destroyed that I couldn't find anything but the plastic back cover and the internal circuit board thing. Anyway, the terrible part about it is that I've lost all my pictures, videos, things I had on my Calendar (which I don't know how I'm going to survive without everything I had in there) and all my contacts #'s!! I know, it's awful. And what's worse is that I was stupid enough to just leave it on top of my car and forget about it. AAAAAHHH!!! But hey we all do stupid things right? That's what makes us human. Anyway, I would really appreciate it if you guys could tell me what your numbers are so I can put them back into my phone. Cause I don't want to lose touch with any of you! Thanks!

p.s. And thank you all for taking part in my experiment. I've just decided that all the "normal" people I guess, start with their pinky and all the "super, wicked-cool, awesome" people start with their pointer. jk! Thanks again :)

Experiment

2009-04-16T10:59:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone! So, I know this may sound a little strange, but I am conducting an Experiment here. All you have to do is tap your fingers on your lap or a desk (like when you're thinking or when you're nervous, that kind of tapping.) then I want you to tell me which finger you started with, your pinky or your pointer finger. It's that easy! I'm still in the process of figuring out my variable as to why some people do it with their pointer finger first or their pinky. At first I thought it was because it was a female thing to do it with your pointer first, but then my Mother-in-law and sister-in-law kind of threw that idea in the dump! jk! Then I thought maybe it was a short hair thing and a long hair thing, but then my sister ruined that one! Then I thought it was just genes, if your parents both start with their pinky then all the kids will start with their pinky but then my other sister-in-law Andrea, ruined that one! :) So now, I have no clue what my variable could be now?? Any Suggestions or ideas?? It's driving me crazy! I have to figure out why!
p.s. thanks for participating :)

You can check out my Music

2009-03-24T10:21:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. I just found this website not too long ago that I was able to put my music on so you could check it out. The address for my profile is...http://music.mormontimes.com/artist.php?id=275 If you've been wanting to hear the music for "It's Only A Picture" you can go to this site and check it out. That's the only song I've put up there so far, but I'm working on getting the rest up there. So I'll let you know when I do. Keep in mind, the recordings aren't professional, but hopefully you'll like them. Thank you so much everyone for all your nice comments and for your love and support! Hope everyone is doing well!

It's only a Picture

2009-03-12T18:17:00.000-07:00

It's only a picture

That rests on my wall

Kept in a frame

It's my favorite of all

It's only a picture

Hard to describe

With words I cannot

Verbalize

But I will try...

He is my Savior

He is my Friend

The one I will walk with in the End

The Perfect example

Of Unconditional Love

He's everything

I've always wanted to be

He is my Savior

It's only a picture

I know He's real

Cause deep within my heart

It's something I feel

It's only a picture

A simple thing

But when I close my Eyes

He's standing in front of me

And as He reaches out his hands

So gentle and so kind

I look into His eyes

He looks deep into mine

And I can't deny

He is my Savior

He is my Friend

The One I will walk with in the end

He suffered every pain

It was all for me

He's everything

I'll ever hope to be

He is my Savior

This song just came to me this past week and I feel that it is truly inspired by Him. I hope you can feel His spirit in these words and that they inspire all of you to try your hardest to become more like Him. I know it's inspired me a lot already! But boy do I have a long ways to go... but thanks to Him, perfectness is within our reach if we try our hardest and put our Faith and trust in Him, nothing is impossible.

The Latest Happenings of the Graham Crackers

2009-03-05T21:55:00.000-08:00

Holy Moly! It's been a while since I've updated! Just a little video of Wyatt helping me out around the house. He loves to vaccum as you can tell, he loves to help load and unload the dishwasher & pull the blankets I'm trying to fold out of my hands and lay on them! He's quite the character and is showing more and more personality everyday and is becoming more and more of a pain everyday! jk! He now has an extensive vocabulary of 10 words they are: Mama, Papa, Crappa (my Dad's name), uh oh, apple, ouch, box, night night, eyes, nose. That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure there's some more it's just too late to think. Anyway, he is growing up way too fast! I can't believe he'll be 2 in August!!!! Insane!
Phil is our little school-goer nowdays trying to get his classes done for firefighting. And he is doing soo well. I couldn't be more proud of him! :) This is a picture of him before he went to the hospital for the first time to put in his clinical time. He looks like a blueberry huh? jk He works so hard for us and even when things are hard, he still manages to keep a smile on his face. That's one of the many things I love about him! Anyway, enough with that mooshy love stuff!! Yuck! jk
As for me, I'm just staying as busy as I have ever been. I'm done coaching basketball for now, which even though it's hard for me to admit, it was a lot of fun. Now I'm coaching tennis for Sinagua High School again and teaching tennis for the Elementary schools around town for an after school program called FACTS. I love teaching and coaching, it's something I've always wanted to do. So I guess you could say I'm living the dream baby! haha! Oh yeah, and I'm still a slave for my Dad at Hatch Plumbing. Just thought I'd throw that in there ;)

That's a wrap for our family for now. I'll be posting some more pictures soon.

Family Pictures

2009-01-03T21:23:00.001-08:00

So my amazingly, gifted, talented cousin Tara took these family pictures for us during Thanksgiving and we love them! This was our first professional picture shoot of our family since Wyatt was born so it was exciting to see them! Thanks a lot Tara again for doing that! Wyatt did alright, but poor guy, it was freezing outside and he only had that t-shirt on. So needless to say he wasn't his happy, go-lucky self during pictures, but Tara managed to get some really good ones. So here they are...

hahahaha! I love this one sooo muchMy two favorite boys...

Look at those eyes.....watch out girls!

Our Thanksgiving Weekend...

2008-12-02T11:57:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving was a lot of fun! We had my Uncle Steve and Aunt Leslie and all their kids and Grandkids over. There were a lot of people, but it made it a lot of fun! We ate lots of food, gained a lot of weight, played a lot of games, saw a movie, shot guns, & Phil's parents came up for a grandkid visit on saturday, So that was a lot of fun to see them. Anyway, overall it was a great Thanksgiving :)

He's walking!!!

2008-11-25T11:22:00.000-08:00

So yes, the rumors are true. Wyatt is finally walking!!! Can I get a "Hallelujah!!?!" I know a lot of you Mothers out there are thinking, "She has no idea what kind of trouble she's in for." Which is probably true, but you have no idea how long we have been wanting him to walk, especially me and my back & shoulders! I just don't know how much longer I can carry him around all the time. Yes, I'm a sissy...Anyway, he started last week and walked like a pro, like he already knew how to do it. which he probably did. Then for some wierd reason the next day in a half he acted like he forgot how to and acted afraid of doing it. We think it's just the stubborn ox coming out in him. He'll walk when he feels like walking!! haha! I wonder where he gets that from? Poor kid and all our future kids, having both sides as stubborn as ever, we're going to have a rough time! Oh well. I would post a video of it right now, but for some reason the videos on my phone won't save onto my computer, so I'll have to take a video with our camera and post it later on. Anyway, just thought I would spread the good and "semi-bad" news. haha! :)

Tagged....

2008-11-20T11:34:00.000-08:00

*This tag you take the 4th picture from the forth file in your pictures.

This was at Outback with the Graham family for someone's birthday or something. And Julie made these hats for William and Wyatt so we were showing them off.

Tagged by Brette Graham..

8 things I am passionate about....

1. My Husband

2. Family

3. The Gospel

4. My Music

5. Sports

6. Helping People

7. Teaching/Coaching

8. Being a good friend

8 words or phrases I use all the time

1. Yikes! (I don't know where this came from but I say it all the time now)

2. I love you

3. "Son of a buck!"

4. "Wyatt, we don't do that"

5. Night Night (I say this to Wyatt when I put him to bed)

6. oh boy...

7. "If you can hear me clap once!" (I say this to the kids I teach like 15 times every 5 minutes!)

8. "That's what I'm here for"

8 things I want to do before I die

1. See all my kids get married in the temple

2. Be the most crafty person alive....hahaha! yeah right

3. Serve a mission with Phil in Australia

4. Build our dream house

5. Get my songs professionally recorded

6. Compete in the olympics for ping pong or badmitton!

7. Be a wiz with the scriptures and other doctrines of the Gospel

8. To fulfill my purpose here on earth

8 things I want or need

1. To feel like I've succeeded in life

2. To look back on my life and have no regrets

3. To be able to fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow and to stay asleep all night

4. To be a better Wife, Mother, daughter, sister, friend

5. To have My own recording studio

6. To beat Phil at everything! :)

7. To touch and inspire people's lives with my music

8. To follow the Savior

8 places I would like to visit

1. Australia

2. Alaska

3. The Sacred Grove in New York

4. Hawaii

5. Phil's Mission

6. Sequioa National Park

7. Nauvoo

8. San Diego Temple

8 restaurants I love

1. Outback!!

2. Olive Garden

3. Chili's

4. La Fonda's

5. Wendy's

6. In & Out

7. Denny's

8. Ruby Tuesday's

8 shows I like to watch (when we had t.v.)

1. LOST!!

2. Smallville

3. Dharma & Greg

4. American Idol!

5. CSI

6. Seinfeld

7. So you think you can dance?

8. America's Next Top Model

8 people I tag (for both posts)

1. Sammy

2. Mom

3. Janae Hatch

4. Kristi Chlarson

5. Rachel Kieren

6. Jessie Lunt

7. Allison Avans

8. Jen Clarkson

A Huntin' Family

2008-11-05T12:48:00.000-08:00

Well, this was our Halloween this year. Wednesday night we went to Safeway and picked out some pumpkins, Wyatt had a blast crawling on the haystacks and picking them out! That night we went out to my parents and had a pumpkin carving contest. of course...

Let me start out by saying that Phil cheated. He did not use your regular old knive to carve the pumpkin this year, instead he used........his power tools! He may have cheated, but I guess it was pretty smart, cause he ended up winning the contest. He kept saying that this was the best pumpkin he has ever carved in his life! And it really was. He did a great job I must say. Doesn't it look like a Phil pumpkin too? hahaha! Love it!

This is my pumpkin! Isn't she a beauty?? Actually, this is probably the worst one I've ever done in my life and I kept saying that as well. Just so you know, he's sucking on a sucker. I thought it was a wonderful artistic touch don't you?

Here we are Halloween night all decked out in our camo looking exhausted after a long night of trick or treating! (We only went to two houses ;)) But it was a lot of fun none the less.

I just love this little guy!! I just can't say that enough! :) Look at that smile! He's going to be a ladies man that's for sure! He's already got the flirting down. Should I be worried??

Here's Crappa, showing him how to shoot the bow! Like Father, like son! oh no!!!!!! jk!!!

I just love this guy too! Can you tell? And yes everyone, that is a beard and a mustache he's sporting. Oh Dear..........

Can you say "Slacker"?

2008-10-27T12:50:00.000-07:00

gosh I can't believe how terrible I have been lately at putting up new posts! I've been meaning to for forever, but just can't find the time to do it. But here's a little something....just a few things....Phil had his birthday September 17th, he turned 25 this year! He's now a 1/4 of a century old! haha! I was going to throw a big bash for him, but was still pretty worn out from Wyatt's party that I decided not to, I felt bad, but what can you do right? Anyway, for his birthday he wanted to go cut wood??? I don't know what kind of wierdo I married, but he wanted to cut wood, so whatever floats his boat right? Wyatt and I had fun watching him and Phil just had a blast, I think he feels like a manly man when he uses his chain saw or something, who knows? :) So that was that.....what else.....oh Janae threw Heath a surprise birthday party, what a good wife, unlike myself, which was a ton of fun! Heath is soo spoiled! jk!
Ummm....We had the Fall gathering this past weekend with Phil's family which was a blast! Sorry I didn't take any pictures, Phil took the camera hunting in case he killed something. He hunted from sun up to sun down, came back at night just exhausted. Poor guy. He didn't kill anything, but he's real good about getting over things and moving on with his life, that's one of the many things I love about him! Anyway, the festivities this weekend included: badmitton (I love that game), ping pong (again, another favorite), going on a hayride to look at leaves (Well, Wyatt was sleeping when they went, so we didn't go, but everyone else did and they said the leaves were beautiful), eating lots of food, playing cards, sitting by the campfire, roasting some mallows, it was a ton of fun! Thanks Aunt Bev and Uncle Dave for putting this on again and for all you do! :)
Let's see what else....oh I have a genius idea for a song! Well, you probably wouldn't call it genius, but I feel really good about it cause it just hit me really hard one night and the words just started coming to me. Anyway, it's going to be about our Heavenly Father forgiving us for our sins as many countless times as he does, but how forgiving ourselves and letting go of those sins is just as important! It's going to be called "Let Go" of course, and just to give you a sneak preview of some of the words I've come up with....

Let go of your sins, let go of your fears
For you are forgiven, wipe away your tears
Release your burdens, remember no more
But remember your Savior and what he died for
You have been forgiven my child you know, now Let Go!

Anyway, I'm always open to any criticism and new ideas so tell me what you think! :) if you like it, hate it, needs some major help, any of the above, I'm open to it all!

Elk Bugling in ????

2008-10-01T20:07:00.000-07:00

Yes, finally a new update, sorry everybody. Phil and I a couple weekends ago went to ???? (sorry my husband doesn't want me to disclose any information about where we went for reasons unknown to me?) and met up with his Uncle Dave and Aunt Bev to go Scouting and do some bugling. The Elk were talking like crazy! Friday night we went to bed at 9, which was nice, but was so hard to fall asleep because usually we go to bed around 10 or 11. Anyway, we had just fallen asleep, it felt like, when we heard 2 elk bugling really close to our tent. So Phil gets out and starts calling them in. It was pitch dark, so of course I stayed in the tent for fear of what else might be out there! I'm a scardey cat. Anyway, he decided he was done and got back into the tent and it felt like 3 am. Phil looked at his phone and it was only 12am! I was soo mad, cause I wasn't sleeping good at all because of all the noise. Anyway, 5 o'clock rolls around and it's time to get up, and once again, sooo mad. I'm just not a morning person at all! Anyway, this video is from that morning. It was the coolest thing ever and was totally worth getting up at 5 for! For a short moment I could see why my husband likes hunting so much, but like I said, it was only for a short moment. jk! The rest of the day we quaded around the forest, checking the spots, hiking and enjoying Mother nature. It is sooo beautiful there ??? (once again i can't tell you, sorry :) And was so much fun as always, hanging out with Uncle Dave and Aunt Bev. Thanks again! Oh yeah and might I add that everyone found an antler but me!!! Once again, sooo mad! But it really was a fun trip and I loved spending time with Phil and seeing him get so excited about it. Enjoy...

Wyatt's First Birthday Party!

2008-08-27T22:18:00.000-07:00

Yes, finally I have posted the pictures from Wyatt's birthday party. And yes, it was a blast! as you can probably tell. Alot of people came to join us in the fun which we really appreciated. He got a ton of cool stuff. We gave him a cupcake to get all messy with and for some odd wierd reason, unknown to us, he didn't like it at all! As you can tell in the pictures. We were expecting him to eat it and just love getting all messy cause Momma doesn't let him do that too often. haha! anyway, he finally got used to it and seemed to somewhat like it. And of course we had a pinata, I just couldn't resist! I love pinatas! I didn't get to have one for my birthday, so i got to take a wack at it with all the kids. haha! I will always be a kid at heart just like my Dad. Overall, I thought the party turned out really well. Thanks to everyone who helped!

2008-08-18T15:24:00.000-07:00

I saw this on my Sisters blog and had to do it. Funny stuff.

You Are Mulan!

Strong and spirited. You're no one's girly girl; actually you are very determined person with a strong sense of self. Never let go of that! The only thing that equals your sense of self is your family, but the traditions of society can always be bent to protect something or someone you love.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Wyatt's first hair cut!!!

2008-08-15T20:43:00.000-07:00

The before pictures... We should've spiked his hair up so you could see just how long it was. Oh well.

The after pictures! It's amazing how much older he looks now! A lot of women say they cry after they cut their first childs hair because then they look all grown up, but to be honest I was so happy and excited! It was a lot of fun. And the amazing part is that he didn't cry at all or even move that much while we were cutting it. He did so good!
What did they do to me??

Hatch Reunion

2008-08-15T20:28:00.000-07:00

Time for the Hatch Reunion again! And as always, it was a lot of fun! We went to Hutch Mountain again this year, it's so beautiful up there. We played horshoes, waterballoon volleyball, spotlighting, and best of all the Talent Show. Unfortunately something is seriously wrong with our camera and after putting several pairs of new batteries in it, it drains them in a matter of minutes. So needless to say I wasn't able to get all the wonderful pictures from the show except for one (you're busted Heath!) but it was a blast!

Girls trip to California

2008-07-22T22:44:00.000-07:00

We just got back from our almost week long girls/boys (Wyatt) trip to good ole California. Jacque had a work seminar there and was kind enough to invite us along. We stayed on Coronado Island which is so beautiful there. The weather is perfect, mid 70's all the time! I can see why people like it there because of the weather, but in my opinion that would be the only reason for me to want to go there, it's just too crowded for me. Anyway, we played on the beach, went shopping, walked and walked and walked forever! I felt so bad for Wyatt, not only did he spend most of the time in his carseat because of traveling, but he spent the other half in his stroller being pushed around for miles everywhere we went. He was a good boy though and handled it very well, thank goodness! We had a great time of course, who doesn't have fun in California, but we were ready to come home to our wonderful small town of Flagstaff.

Good Times in Colorado

2008-07-21T22:43:00.001-07:00

Well, we went to Durango, Colorado again with Phil's family for the fourth of July and it was a blast, as it always is! We went fishing at Elbert creek which is my kind of fishing! You only have to wait two seconds and bam! a fish bites! It's awesome. We took family pictures, watched the fireworks down in Silverton which is one of the coolest towns I have ever been too. If you haven't been you should definitely go and they have the best fireworks too! We also went to Ouray which is also a really cool town, a tiny town surrounded by mountains, they call it little Switzerland. Anyway, we went swimming at the hot springs there which are really cool. Wyatt loves the water! It takes him a little bit to get used to it at first, but once he does, he just wants to jump out of your arms into the water, which I guess isn't a good thing, but kind of is at the same time. We also lit our own fireworks in the parking lot by the condos where we stayed and upset a few neighbors, but had a blast doing it! ;) We look forward every year going to this trip and can't wait till next year! Thank you everyone for the fun and great memories! :)

Willis Reunion

2008-07-21T22:07:00.000-07:00

I know, I'm behind. A couple weekends ago was the Willis Reunion up by payson and it was a blast! We played games, hungout and played songs on the guitar by the campfire, went four-wheelin', played whiffle ball, we did it all! It was such a blast to see and hang out with all of you again, we can't wait till next time! :)

Hanging out with Grandma & Grandpa Great

2008-07-12T16:28:00.000-07:00

Last month Wyatt got to see and hang out with his Grandma & Grandpa great down in the valley and loved it! As you can tell by the look on his face! We were so happy to be able to go down there so they could see him and get to know him more. And we will definitely be going down there again soon to play some more! :)

Grandpa Great & Wyatt just chillin' in the recliner.

Finally catching up on posts....

2008-07-12T16:13:00.001-07:00

So for our two year anniversary back in May, oh my goodness, I can't believe I'm this far behind! Anyway, we decided to go camping at Willard Springs for the weekend. My Mom watched Wyatt for us so it was just the two of us. We had a lot of fun, but after daylight came and went, we didn't know what to do with ourselves. We actually got bored believe it or not! haha! so Phil, being the creative guy he is, decided to make a game out of nature....literally...

Here he is looking as proud of himself as ever! It was kind of like horseshoes, but with a stick and a loop made out of an oak tree branch. Pretty cool huh? And this is how it is done! I may look like I was a pro at it, but I was terrible! I'm going to be honest here! Phil killed me!

This was our humble abode for the weekend. cute huh?

We had a great time and enjoyed every minute being together just the two of us!

Know anything about Garage Band??

2008-06-25T12:00:00.000-07:00

Ok, so my sister just recently bought a mac laptop and included on it is a program called "Garage Band." I'm sure some of you have heard of it, or maybe you haven't, who knows? Anyway, we're trying to figure out what kind of software and plug-ins we need so I can record my songs on it and put it onto a c.d. without having to go to a recording studio and spending $30 or more dollars an hour to do it, and to where it sounds professional enough to send to recording studios. Our questions are: Can you buy the software and download it offline and straight to your computer? If so, does it work on PC's? What kind of plug-ins or other software do we need to create somewhat professional recordings of my songs? I think that's all the questions we had, so if any of you have answers to anyone of these questions or any suggestions, we would greatly appreciate your help & advice!

Also, I'm sorry I've been such a slacker on posting the new happenings in our lives, I just haven't had anytime at all lately, but as soon as I do get some time, I'll post it! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their Summer. And for those of you who are in the valley, I hope you're not suffering too much down in H-E-double hockey sticks! pardon my French. jk! :)

2 years ago....

2008-05-27T13:01:00.000-07:00

Add up you and me

Equals eternity

We're the perfect equation

Like pieces of a puzzle

We know it'll be a struggle

But our love can solve anything

The door was open

You walked right on through

And my heart jumped when it saw you

We have a connection

That money can't buy

And we're on the same line

And I, I love you
And I, I need you

Words can't express
All the feelings I've suppressed
Within my heart

Through these words I'm conveying
Listen to what I'm saying
You're the love of my life

I've never felt a love so strong
We knew it all along
Unbreakable

Happiness is what you bring
You mean so much to me
You're all I'll ever need

And when you have to go
Oh how I'll miss you so
Come back soon

I could write a million songs for you
But this one takes the cake
Come what may, sunshine or rain
Our love will never break

Today I make my vow
Right here and right now
To always stay by your side

You're my better part
You'll always have my heart
And the key

And I, I love you
And I, I need you

Two wonderful years have passed and we're still going strong! I love you more than you'll ever know Phil! Thanks for making me the happiest woman in the world! :)

One Day At A Time

2008-05-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

I found this poem in some of my Grandma's stuff the other night and loved it, it has helped me so much! I hope it helps you...

"One day at a time, with its failures and fears.
With its hurts and mistakes, with its weakness and tears.
With its portion of pain and its burden of care;
One day at a time we must meet and must bear.

One day at a time to be patient and strong;
To be calm under trial and sweet under wrong;
Then its toiling shall pass and its sorrow shall cease;
It shall darken and die, and the night shall bring peace.

One day at a time-but the day is so long,
And the heart is not brave, and the soul is not strong,
O Thou pitiful Christ, be Thou near all the way;
Give courage and patience and strength for the day.

Swift cometh His answer, so clear and so sweet;
"Yea, I will be with thee, thy troubles to meet;
I will not forget thee, nor fail thee, nor grieve;
I will not forsake thee; I never will leave."

Not yesterday's load we are called on to bear,
Nor the morrow's uncertain and shadowy care;
Why should we look forward or back with dismay?
Our needs, as our mercies, are but for the day.

One day at a time, and the day is His day;
He hath numbered its hours, though they haste or delay.
His grace is sufficient; we walk not alone;
As the day, so the strength that he giveth His own.

-Annie Johnson Flint

We were chosen before we were born!

2008-05-09T09:28:00.000-07:00

So last night I was reading the last chapter in the doctrine & covenants section 138 where President Joseph F. Smith recieved a vision about Christ's visit to the spirit world while he was still in the tomb and how he appointed his very elite to go down and preach to the people who had been unworthy to be in His presence. Anyway, verses 53-56 hit me really hard last night and gave me a great idea for a song! It talks about the choice spirits/the elite (all of us) being chosen before we were born to come down and that we were the noble & great ones to be rulers in the church of God and that we recieved our first lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared for our mission here on earth! Then it got me thinking & wondering about who was I before I came to earth? What was I like? How strong and willing was I to follow everything the Father said? So I thought what an amazing idea for a song! It's going to be about me trying to communicate and make a connection with my Spirit. To figure out who I was before I was born so that I can become one with my Spirit and by doing so, be able to fulfill my divine destiny here on earth! Anyway, I'm so excited to get started on this. I just hope that I will be able to find the words to convey this important message!

Bailee, Dakota, Kayden, & McKenzie

2008-04-30T15:06:00.000-07:00

My cousin Bailee & her three little girls came up this past Saturday so we could see the new babies and visit with her. They are so stinkin' cute & tiny! Here's just a few pictures to show you how small they are, or how big Wyatt is, you pick! He's such a chunk! Bailee looks so good! She has lost the weight like no other, we're so proud of her. She's such a good mom. Dakota, every 5 minutes would say, "I love you Mom."

Ok, so Dakota is 3 & Wyatt is only 9 months! haha!

What a natural!

hahahaha! I love this picture!!! He looks like a giant compared to them!

"Help me Mom! Kayden's going to eat me alive!"

The Grand Falls

2008-04-30T14:51:00.000-07:00

Well, this last Sunday the whole fam damly went to the Grand Falls. It's on the highway heading out towards Leupp. Anyway, It was beautiful, as usual. But not as full and flowing as it used to be when I was younger. I wonder why? jk We used to go all the time when I was a kid, but it had been a while, so it was good to go back and to take Wyatt and Phil who have both never been there.

CHEESE!!! It was sooo windy, it was hard to keep your eyes open. Wyatt's trying really hard as you can tell.

From left to right is Levi, Dillin, Mi Madre, Mi Papa, Auntie J, Phil, & Wyatt.

Mormon Prom

2008-04-30T14:23:00.000-07:00

Well this past weekend, Wyatt and I went to Mormon prom to help my Mom dj. My husband, being absent due to hunting ;), couldn't go and be my date so Wyatt, as willing as he is, took his place! We had a lot of fun and got to dress up, which every once in a while, I love to do. Wyatt looked handsome and was the best date I could've asked for. Oh yeah, he was my Mom's as well, what a pimp! jk! Heath and Janae came, Janae looked beautiful in her dress and Heath, as handsome as ever. Anyway, it was a lot of fun.

My Mom the dj! Isn't she so cool?!?

Heath & Janae all dressed up and ready to bust a move!

Wyatt, acting like the King sitting on his throne. What a goof!

Momma & Wyatt dancing the last dance... It was a great night :)

Phil hits his second deer in less than 2 years of marriage!

2008-04-29T21:34:00.000-07:00

So Phil was driving home on Lake Mary Road after a fishing trip on Saturday a couple weeks ago and Whammo!!! He hit his second deer in less than 2 years of marriage! Can anyone say "Bad luck?" He called me right after it happened and said "Babe I have some bad news" and of course my first reaction was, "did you get another ticket?" Because he has gotten his share of tickets believe you me. "Nope. I hit another deer." Anyway, it was pretty bad, but we are very thankful it wasn't a huge elk or anything that could've caused more damage or possibly hurt Phil.

These two pictures were taken right when he got home that night. He's so proud...

These were taken the next day. You can see the huge dent on the side and the drivers mirror that was ripped off. yeah, lovely, I know.

Good times at the Desert

2008-04-29T19:18:00.000-07:00

I am so behind on posting it's ridiculous! Anyway, we went to the Desert down in coolidge again with Phil's family about 2 weeks ago. It was a ton of fun as usual. It was Wyatt's first time in the swimming pool and he loved it, as you can tell by the pictures. We rode on the desert, had dinner out in the desert, celebrated Eliza's birthday, played lots of games, swam...we just had a blast! Sorry it has taken me so long to put this up. There's still a lot to come, hopefully I'll get it up here soon.

Parley P. Pratt...An amazing man!

2008-04-14T22:53:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I started reading this book several years ago called "The Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt", I got 3/4 of the way done with it and put it away for a long while for some reason? (What was I thinking?) Anyway, I just found it the other day and have been addicted to it since. I can't put it down! Every minute I have to myself, I read it. For those of you who know me, I'm not much of a reader at all. I have to be hooked from the very beginning to stay interested and finish it. Anyway, this book is amazing! Parley P. Pratt was such a spiritual man, intelligent man of God! The example he has set, has and will be remembered for years to come. If you haven't read this book, then I strongly suggest you get yourself a copy right now! It has motivated and inspired me so much to become a better person, to be more well-rounded and to not be afraid to stand up for what I believe in and to share what I know to be true to other people around me! I'm telling you, you will not regret reading this book. If any of you want to borrow my copy, you're more than welcome, just let me know. :)

Another trip to Glamis

2008-03-30T22:22:00.000-07:00

Well, here's some pictures of our trip to the dunes. I'm still trying to figure out how to put videos on here from our video camera, so when I do figure it out, I'll put some on there you guys can check out. It was a lot of fun, of course! How can it not be fun at the Sand dunes??

Graham Look-alike Meter

2008-03-27T13:44:00.001-07:00

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Family tree charts - Family name origins

I saw this on one of my cousin's blogs and I thought it was pretty cool, so I had to do it. I'm not sure if I agree with it that much what about you guys?

Rexburg, ID Temple

2008-03-14T12:09:00.001-07:00

Isn't this beautiful?! My Mom's friend Tami Bendel took it while they were up there not too long ago. I just love this picture & I just LOVE the temple!!!

A "Re-Awakening". Once again...Thank You Grandma

2008-03-14T10:17:00.000-07:00

So my Aunt Jacque brought over a part of my Grandma's Journal from the year Phil and I got married because I wanted to see what her feelings were on our wedding day. Unfortunately, that date wasn't in there, it's in another one which I'll get from her later. Anyway, so I was just reading through it last night and realized a lot of things. First of all, how important it is to keep a journal. I used to be so good at keeping one in college, but have slacked off lately big time. I am so grateful for my Grandma being so dilligent in this because now all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren can read about her life and get to know her through her writings!

Second of all, I realized what an amazing woman my Grandma was. Of course I already knew that, but seriously though, no matter what people did to her, or how badly they treated her and took advantage of her, she was always there for them and helped them out when they needed it no matter what. My Grandma lived Charity everyday of her life! And the more I read, the more I wanted to improve my life and the more I wanted to possess that wonderful gift!

Another thing that my eyes were opened up to as I was reading her journal was how selfish and unthoughtful I used to be of other people. I was awful to my parents, especially my Mom, which after I came back from collge pleaded for her forgiveness. Thank goodness she's such a forgiving woman! Anyway, reading the entries she wrote about me saying how selfish I was, was definitely a humbling but yet uplifting experience. Now don't get me wrong, it's not that I had no idea that I was selfish, I knew I was, but I didn't know how my family, especially my Grandma who I look up to so much, felt about that part of me. It's hard to explain. But it really helped me see things from a different perspective and I am sooo grateful to her for that.

Anyway, this was a great experience for me that I wanted to share because I believe that through other people sharing their experiences, we can really learn and grow a lot ourselves by hearing them.

Our Valentines Weekend in Coolidge, AZ

2008-02-28T11:48:00.000-08:00

Well, here are some pictures of our Valentines weekend just the two of us. My Mom was nice enough to watch Wyatt. We missed him a lot, but it was really nice to get away. On our way down it was about 8:00pm and as we were driving down the freeway we were coming up to an exit to the Gila River Casino. We were all the way in the left lane, when we spontaneously decided that we should take the exit and try our luck at the casino! It was very last second as Phil swerved across 3 lanes with a trailer on the back and we exited. Now, we're not gamblers at all, this was just something spontaneous to do to make us feel alive! haha! Anyway, it was a lot of fun.

We went in there with $10 and our drivers license and hopes that we were gonna win it big!

Danget!

Yeah, I don't know what this face is all about?

Yeah! $0.75! You'd think we'd stop while were were ahead...

Noo way! We went all out and won $5!!!

Here's Phil at our camping spot "acting" all tough as we were getting ready to leave for a quad ride in the desert.

See, now I don't have to "act tough" I am tough & sexy I think. jk!

Here's the trailer at our little camping spot that Phil's parents were so kind to let us borrow.

We're so hardcore!

Fun in the snow

2008-02-28T09:55:00.000-08:00

Sammy & Jared came up this past weekend, which was a lot of fun. We made a snowman in front my our house which was huge! People kept stopping by saying how it was the best snowman they have ever seen. Anyway, here's some fun pictures I thought you guys might enjoy.

What a bunch of Fruit Cakes!

There she is!

All the master snowman builders

Sammy's taking her fury out on Dillin and he is "Scurred for his Lirf!"

Yeah for David Archuleta!!!

2008-02-27T08:37:00.000-08:00

I LOVE American Idol and I LOVE this kid!!! Just watch this video and I'm sure you will too! His name is David Archuleta and he has one of the best voices I have ever heard and he is so humble & down to earth and soo cute! Oh and he's Mormon! Woo Hoo! Represent that! jk Anyway, I decided I'm going to be his biggest fan! Watch & Enjoy...

2008-02-26T12:34:00.000-08:00

I've been Tagged!

4 Jobs I've had: (this one's exciting)

1. A slave for my Dad at Hatch Plumbing since I was 12

2. I took tickets at Volleyball, Basketball and Football games at Thatcher High School

3. Still a slave for my Dad at good ole Hatch Plumbing

4.

4 Movies I can watch over and over:

1. I second, no I third Amy & Rachel: Just Friends

2. Frequency

3. Elf (this is now our family tradition to watch this every Christmas)

4. The Count of Monte Cristo

4 Places I've lived:

1. Flagstaff, AZ

2. Thatcher, AZ

3. Camp Verde, AZ (I never thought I would ever live there, but it wasn't too bad)

4.

4 Guilty Pleasures:

1. Jackets! I love Jackets!

2. Carmellos!

3. Sunflower Seeds

4. Basketball Shorts

4 TV Shows I watch:

1. Lost (I love thinker shows like that!)

2. Smallville (We are what you would call "addicted")

3. AMERICAN IDOL!!!!

4. Dharma & Greg (we just recently started watching this, and it's pretty funny)

4 Favorite Foods:

1. Steak!

2. Totinos Pizza

3. Curried Rice

4. Chicken Fried Rice

4 Websites I visit often:

1. Blogs

2. YouTube

3. Hotmail

4.

4 Places I've been on vacation:

1. Durango, CO

2. Las Vegas

3. Featherville, ID

4. The Sand Dunes

I tag.....Whoever would like to do this! :)

More Good News...

2008-02-22T09:55:00.000-08:00

Well, I have more good news to share with you guys. Besides us not having any brain tumors or skin cancer, which is definitely something to be happy about, I am now officially the new Assistant Coach for the Sinagua High School Tennis Team!!! I just finished all the paperwork and fingerprinting yesterday and I start on Monday. We have practices Mon, Wed, & Friday at 6 in the morning! I have no idea how I'm going to get myself out of bed, but I'm definitely going to try. Anyway, Tuesdays and Thursdays we're going to practice after school and it's going to be conditioning the whole time and the head coach said that that's going to be my baby. oh boy! So basically I'm going to be running practices on Tues & Thurs by myself!! AAAAHHH!! I'm a little nervous & anxious, but I think it's going to be a lot of fun. Well, I'll keep you posted on how it goes, wish me luck!

ALL ABOUT MY SWEETHEART

2008-02-21T12:18:00.000-08:00

What is his name? Philip Benjamin Graham a.k.a. "Philobuster", "Philip the Knight" or "Boo Boo"

How long have you been married? 2 years in May

How long did you date? Well if you count before we were engaged it was about 21/2 months, but if you count being engaged as dating then it was 5 months (haha! I just said that to make it seem longer because we didn't date very long)

How old is he? 24

Who eats more? It really depends, most the time it's him, but there are some times that I give him a run for his money!

Who said "I love you" first? He did of course. He fell head over heals! (so did I though)

Who is taller? He is by a foot, easily

Who sings better? He would say that I do, but he's definitely catching up with me and will probably pass me up one of these days!

Who is smarter? I would say him and he would say....him probably. jk! I'd say we're pretty equal.

Whose temper is worse? MINE! all the way. I can be quite the firecracker! Although when he gets mad, everybody better duck for cover! But it's very rare when it happens.

Who does the laundry? I do unless it's his camos then he has to do it himself because I just don't do it right ;)

Who does the dishes? I do, but he's helped out a few times

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you're laying in bed, he does, by the door because I'm a chicken!

Who pays the bills? I do, we both hate it, but someone has to do it

Who mows the lawn? Definitely Phil

Who cooks dinner? That would be me, because I'm such a great cook!.....

Who drives when you are together? He does, I like it better that way too because I'm getting to the point where driving feels like a chore. sad huh?

Who is more stubborn? hahaha!!! We are both equally stubborn I think, which sometimes isn't a great combination!

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Phil is soo good about that, he has really been such a good example to me, I'm working on it and I feel that I'm improving, but you'll have to ask him

Whose parents do you see the most? Mine, because they're only 10-15 minutes away. We're trying to see his family more, we're getting better at it I think

Who proposed? Phil did in the car down in the valley in front of my good friend Mary Miller's house the day before she left on her mission. He asked me twice, once without the ring and once with it. After he asked me that night, we drove all around Mesa trying to find a Walmart to get one of those humondo fake rings, but couldn't find one anywhere!?! It was pretty late, so I don't think we were trying as hard as we could have.

Who has more friends? Well, before we got married, I would've said I did, but now, I think we're pretty even.

Who has more siblings? I do, I have 4 brothers and 2 sisters, he has 1 sister and 2 brothers

Who wears the pants in the family? Do you even have to ask?? jk! Phil does, because I let him! ;)

No Brain Tumors or Skin Cancer!!! Yeah!!

2008-02-21T11:29:00.000-08:00

Well, we got the results back and the cat scan came out completely normal, which is what we thought the whole time. However the doctor said there's a good chance, because his head is so large, that he'll be a baby genius and should be tying his own shoes and speaking full sentences by the time he's 9 months!!! haha jk! But thank you everyone very much for putting him in your prayers! Anyway, you're probably wondering what the skin cancer title is all about. The day after Wyatt's cat scan, I went to the dermotologist to get a wierd looking freckle on my face checked out. We're not hypochrondriacs by the way, I promise. Anyway, after I got pregnant with Wyatt, this spot on my face started showing up and it got really dark, then it started flaking and peeling, and now it's getting lighter. My Dad, my Grandma Peggy, My Aunt Jacque, they have all had skin cancer burned off so I just wanted to get mine checked out. Anyway, turns out, it was just because of the hormones when I got pregnant that made it get really dark and now that I'm not pregnant, the hormones are getting back to normal so the spot is fading. When the doctor was telling me this I felt so stupid because as soon as he started explaining it to me, I remember my gynocologist telling me about that, so I felt pretty dumb, but oh well, what can you do right? Well, that's it, we're all happy and healthy and that's all that matters.

Wyatt's Doctor Appointment

2008-02-14T11:28:00.000-08:00

Well, we took Wyatt to the doctor on Tuesday and he weighs 18 lbs 4 oz now! Big kid! My arms can attest to this, I've got some big guns to take to the gun show now! haha! He's 26 in. long and his head circumference is 46.4 cm! His weight is in between the 50-75th percentile, his height is in between the 25-50th percentile, but his head is in the 97th percentile! Yes...our son is a genius. :) The doctor seemed a little concerned about this and suggested getting Wyatt a CT Scan on his head just to make sure there's nothing wrong. The reason he suggested this is because his head grew so fast since his last appointment, but he didn't seem too concerned because his weight shot up too, which he says is normal, but just because it's in such a high percentile he wants us to get it looked at. Phil and I are a little nervous about it, but feel that everything's fine. He still acts completely normal and is still his happy go lucky self. So not to worry any of you, we're sure it's fine, but just to keep you all posted on what's going on with our little guy so you're all in "the know" and if you guys can say a little prayer for him that would be great, what harm could it do right? Thanks.

Prophet Hinckley...An Amazing Man

2008-02-04T11:14:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to say how much I love Prophet Hinckley as I'm sure all of you do, and what an inspiration he has been to me in my life as well as everybody else around the world! He was such an amazing man and will be missed greatly, but it comforts me so much to know that he is finally home and has been re-united with his wife! My Grandma Peggy loved him and has always wanted to meet him, and I'm sure she has now! :)

Personlity Test

2008-02-01T11:54:00.000-08:00

So my Sister-in-law Brette convinced Phil and I to do this personality quiz for kicks and giggles. Here's Phil's...

Your color is black. The color of night. Serene and mysterious, black conjures up images of elegant evening gowns, dashing tuxedos, and gleaming limousines. Traditionally a symbol of success, black also represents power and an uncompromising demand for perfection. Not surprisingly, you tend to set challenging goals for yourself and do whatever it takes to achieve them — your strength of character is second to none. This unfaltering determination, along with your natural elegance, impresses people. But keep in mind that your personality might be intimidating to some. Try to temper your demanding side with a little softness — trust us, it won't kill you. Overall, though, black is the color of professionalism and achievement, which means it's clearly the color for you.

Phil says, and I quote, "I'm the man! I am BLACK!"

And mine is...

Your color is red, the color of racy sportscars, blushing cheeks, and luscious roses. Red symbolizes passion, romance, and love. So, since you're ruled by red, you probably trust your feelings more than your brain and tend to act spontaneously. If you see something you want, you go for it without thinking twice — impulsive is your middle name. You don't wait around for people to make decisions, either; you dive right in. Quite the romantic, you pay close attention to your emotions. In fact, if your heart isn't in what you're doing, you won't be satisfied. Of course, even when you do pour all your energy into the projects you tackle, your impetuous nature means your passions can shift as frequently as the wind. That's why some reds have trouble with commitment. Our advice? Next time you're feeling fickle, think before you act, if possible. You might be surprised at the results. Overall, though, it's great to be red. No one lives life more completely than you do.

Well, I think this was pretty accurate for the most part. Although, I don't consider myself fickle or too impulsive?? Oh boy... Well, here's the link to try it yourself if you're curious. Enjoy!
http://web.tickle.com/color/

Wyatt and My Parents New Puppy

2008-02-01T10:28:00.000-08:00

Well my parents got a new puppy the other day. It's a pure-bread (sp?) Blue Healer and is the cutest little thing in the world! Well aside from Wyatt that is. jk! Anyway, this puppy just loved Wyatt and Wyatt just loved her, it was so fun watching them both interact with eachother. They haven't come up with a name for her just yet so if you guys have any suggestions, let us know!

Alright, Staring Contest are you ready? 1...2...3... GO!!! "I'm gonna win. You're feeling weak... you're getting sleepy... very, very sleepy...."

Look Who's Rolling Over!

2008-01-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

Well, Wyatt has finally mastered rolling over from his stomach to his back! Phil and I couldn't be more proud! This one isn't the first time, he did it on Thursday last week and we got the whole thing on camera! It's so amazing how fast he's growing up, I keep telling him to slow down. Oh well. They have to grow up sometime right?

SUPERCROSS!!!

2008-01-14T11:01:00.000-08:00

This past weekend was a blast! My whole family and Phil and I went to Supercross at the Chase Field. It was crazy loud and so fun to watch all the different kinds of people that were there! Dillin and Levi absolutely loved it! Levi could not stop talking about how awesome it was. Heath and Janae were on their way but unfortunately got in a fender bender with an older woman and waited around on the highway for 21/2 hours for the cops to show up. They weren't too happy about it, lets just say that. So they weren't able to make it, but hopefully next year will bring some better luck. All in all we had a great time and will definitely go again next year!

This video is pretty wicked awesome!

Here's a guy jumping over a "triple", I just know that because Phil told me! haha! But I'm learning.
Yea! for Supercross! We're the biggest fans!

Sammy and Jared having a grand ole time!

Mom, Dad, and the Dillin and Levi who are just in awe!

haha! This was Phil's view the whole time! The biggest power mullet we have ever seen! Rock on!

Christmas Time!!!

2008-01-04T07:58:00.000-08:00

Christmas was a lot of fun this year! We got to spend it with both of our families, not everyone, but most everyone. We went to my parents Christmas Eve, ate a big feast and acted out the Nativity Scene. This year was pretty quiet for my family because Kaleb wasn't there (he's the obnoxious loud one, but hillarious!) Heath and Janae were in the valley with her family and Sammy & Jared were in Disneyland (lucky dogs!) So this year for the Hatch's it was My Mom, Dad, Dillin, Levi, Aunt Jacque, Phil, Wyatt & Me. This year however was a bit different, we ended up having a few friends over that didn't have anyone to share the holidays with. There was Sheri, who works for my Dad, and a Mom and her daughter who my Dad home teaches. So it was pretty cool having them there with us. Anyway, later on that night we went to Wil and Julie's and hung out with them, Hyrum, Eliza, William, Aunt Cheri, Mimi and Grampy. Tons of fun! Christmas morning, Phil, Wyatt and I did our own thing at our house which was really cool. Then went back out to my parents and then to Wil and Julie's again. It was a great Christmas, not just getting the presents of course, but being able to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! We slacked off again this year, or should I say I slacked off again on sending out a Christmas letter, but we just want to let you all know that we are doing great, couldn't be happier. We hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years and thank you all for your love and support! These are Wyatt's Christmas pj's. So dang cute!

Uncle Phily throwing Eliza in the air! She couldn't get enough!

Chillin' with my cousin William on Christmas Eve.

We just finished acting out the Nativity Scene and now we're striking a pose for the memories. I just love family traditions!

"Joseph" having fun with "Baby Jesus"

Cute little baby Jesus.

This is gonna be good I can just tell!

Oh man, I can't wait to see what's inside! The suspense is killing me!

Papa opening his gift...What a nut!

Mama's turn!
Playiing Nintendo with the new controllers.

" Uuh Mom? What is Papa doing??? He's kinda scaring me...Oh well, Check out my new jacket!"

Finally some Inspiration! Thanks Grandma!

2007-12-31T10:07:00.000-08:00

So this past Friday as I was driving out to my parents to pick up my brothers for the weekend words to a new song just came to my mind. It was so inspiring, I had to pull over and write it down so I wouldn't forget! When I got home, I got right on the piano and the rest of the words and music just came to me. It was amazing! It has been sooo long it seems since the last time I have been inspired to write a song, but this one just hit me! It's about my Grandma Peggy who passed away about a year and a half ago. Basically in the song, it's her talking to me telling me to let her go, to stop crying for her, to hold on to that hope that I will one day see her again! I could feel my Grandma with me the whole time as I was writing this song, it was an experience I will never forget! I love you Grandma!

1st verse:
Let go of me
I'm just a thought away
That will never change
Cause I am here

And those memories we've shared
Keep them close to your heart
Let that remind you
I'm not that far

Chorus:
It's so hard to say goodbye
To the closest part of your life
But what we believe will keep our eyes dry
I will see you again
But for now...let me go

2nd Verse:
There were so many things
I wish I could've said to you that night
I felt you so close to me
Holding your hand in mine

There's no sense in holding on
So please don't cry for me
Cause we know the truth is
My Spirit's free

Chorus:
It's so hard to say goodbye
To the closest part of your life
But what we believe will keep our eyes dry
I will see you again
But for now...let me go

Bridge:
And now you're sitting there
Wondering what you're gonna do
Without me in your life
I wonder too

Chorus:
It's so hard to say goodbye
To the closest part of your life
But what we believe will keep our eyes dry
I will see you again
But for now
Yes I will see you again
But for now...let me go

Puttin' up the Christmas Tree!

2007-12-19T08:50:00.001-08:00

There goes papa putting up the star! Isn't she a beauty? The star I mean.

Look at him put that ornament on there! What a big boy!

"That's not the tree honey."

And here is the finished product! Isn't it beautiful! All that hard work paid off!

Deer Season up in Payson

2007-12-19T08:12:00.000-08:00

Well this weekend was the big weekend...DEER SEASON!!! oh boy! This time, instead of Phil going alone, Wyatt and I decided to tag along. We stayed in Joe's cabin (a friend of Uncle Dave & Aunt Bev's) and hung out with Aunt Bev on Friday and Saturday. It was pretty fun. Wyatt just loves his Great Aunt Bev!

Here's Wyatt's "Deer In The Headlights" look. Pretty good huh?

He's starting to get the hang of holding his own bottle. We have to put his hands around it of course, but once it's there, it won't fall out of his death grip!

Here they are, Two peas in a pod checking out the deer pictures on the computer!

Peeping Tom

2007-12-10T09:25:00.000-08:00

I was at work one day and this squirrel came up to the door and tried to get a peek inside! It was so funny! He came back several times after that wanting to know what was going on inside. Funny stuff!

Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture!

2007-12-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

Some more CUTE pictures of the little man...

2007-12-10T08:17:00.000-08:00

Ok so I finally figured out how to get the pictures off my phone onto my computer, yeah I know, I'm a little slow. Anyway, here are some really cute ones you guys haven't seen yet! So Enjoy!

My Dad loves to make Wyatt pout just for kicks and giggles. It's hillarious and all out of good fun I promise.

Grampy's B-Day Party In Sedona

2007-11-29T07:59:00.001-08:00

I LOVE sunsets!!! We went down to Sedona for Phil's Dad's b-day party and to help Nate and Brette move and there it was...AMAZING!!!

See what I'm talking about? The camera of course doesn't give it much justice, but it was beautiful!

I absolutely love this picture! What a goof ball! I think he'll be the next Michael Jordan. What do you think? He's definitely got the tounge thing down!

Fold you arms Wyatt. Good Job son! He's such a good boy!

I Wanna Be Cool Like My Pops!

2007-11-29T07:51:00.000-08:00

Whasssup???

What do you think Pops?

We Got Elfed!!!

2007-11-26T10:09:00.000-08:00

Haha! You guys have to check this out! It's hillarious! The Graham Cracker's know how to bust a move if you know what I mean! Enjoy!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9609910519

I've been Tagged...

2007-11-15T10:50:00.000-08:00

My Sister-In-Law Brette tagged me, so here it goes!

Six facts about me....

1. I am deathly afraid of spiders!! I've always been afraid of them since I was little, but after I saw the movie "Arachnaphobia"...I am petrified! I can't smash them! I can't get within ten feet of them! I can't even look at them without freaking out! I'm so afraid they're going to crawl on me and eat me alive! no joke.

2. I just barely found out from my Mom that I've been spelling my name wrong my whole life. I have always spelt it Ash Lee, but it's really AshLee. No space. Enough said about that...

3. I was prom princess my junior year. Yeah, I know, what a flook huh?

4. I have written several songs, have a c.d. and plan on becoming a professional songwriter!

5. I was known as "The Queen of Tetherball" when I was in grade school! I beat a 6 foot 6th grader named Adam Sandstrom, he was supposedly "The King of Tetherball", but I kicked his trash and took away his throne! Take that Adam! jk! haha!

6. In college me and a bunch of my friends went and played on cottonseed on this guys cotton farm and the farmer heard us and started coming towards the seed we were playing on in his truck. So some of our friends got scared and hopped in their truck and took off and the owner saw them and chased after them for a good 2 miles or so. We saw the whole thing! It was a high speed chase down the highway! He was ticked! Then we decided to leave and as we came off of the huge pile of cottonseed, the farmers wife drove up to us and caught us, we thought we were dead, but she just told us to "get in before he comes back!" So she drove us to our car and we left! She was a pretty cool farmer's wife if you ask me!

Ok now I will tag... Sammy, Rachelle, Lyndsay, & Jen.

"MARCUS"

2007-11-09T09:24:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! My friend Laura needs your help! She has entered into a photography competition where whoever gets the most votes wins some cool prizes! So here's her picture, it's called "Marcus". All you need to do is click on the link below and rate it, that's it! Thanks everyone!

Rate my photo, Click here

It's Bath Time!!!

2007-11-06T09:27:00.001-08:00

It was Phil's first time giving Wyatt a bath. He's definitely a rookie which is why.... he needed a little help from mua! haha! jk! he did a great job!

ALL CLEAN!!! and he doesn't look too happy about it! :)

Wyatt's Room

2007-11-05T12:27:00.001-08:00

Well for those of you who haven't seen Wyatt's room yet....here it is! My Grandma Peggy had this room bright orangish, redish. It was pretty gross. No offense Grandma! jk! Anyway, we did it camoflauge, of course. Phil wouldn't have it any other way. He did the camo part all by himself, and the rest with a little bit of help from Kaleb, Dillin, and Levi. It looks great and I'm sure Wyatt will love it when he gets older if he's anything like his Pops!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

2007-11-01T11:45:00.000-07:00

Wyatt looked so dang cute in his Halloween costumes! This Anne Geddy bear outfit is from Phil's Mom. Thanks Mimi! He was nice and cozy in it when we went trick ir treating out in the freezing cold! We went with my Aunt Jacque and my cousin Tristyn. I can't wait till Wyatt is Tristyn's age and can run door to door sayng "trick or treat!" And hopefully not run too fast and fall on his face like Tristyn did last night! uh oh!

Here's the cute Tiger outfit my Mom gave to Wyatt! We took him to our Ward Halloween party and he loved it! So much so that he was pooped afterwards! Just couldn't handle all the excitement and fun!!! Poor kid.

FALL GATHERING IN PAYSON

2007-11-01T11:37:00.000-07:00

We had the big fall gathering this past weekend up in Payson and it was a blast! Bobbing for apples, going on the hay ride, singing songs around the campfire, have a marshmallow gun fight....it was good times for the Graham family this weekend!! Enjoy!

Fun at the Sand Dunes!!

2007-10-22T16:37:00.001-07:00

Well, it was Wyatt's first trip to the sand dunes this past weekend and we all had a blast! We roughed it in a tent and everything went great until the last night when the biggest dust storm I have ever seen in my life came rolling in! It was miserable out there! Heath and Janae's tent collapsed so they went in my parents trailer, and thank goodness Jared & Sammy brought a trailer or Phil and I would have been SOL! Anyway, the wind was blowing our tent so hard, sand was pouring in and Wyatt slept through the whole thing! It was amazing! He also slept through all the noisy bikes riding around our camp all night! When he's out, he's out!! Anyway, it was a lot of fun hanging out with the fam and being able to go on the last dune trip with Kaleb before he leaves.

Who Needs Beer!!!!

2007-10-22T16:10:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken on our way up to the peaks to look at the leaves the Sunday after General Conference. He was pretty tired if you can tell. haha! I'm totally going to send this in to Sunkist!!!

2007-10-08T10:32:00.001-07:00

Wyatt's Blessing!

2007-10-02T08:31:00.000-07:00

Well as most of you know we had Wyatt's baby blessing this past Sunday and it was awesome! Phil did such a good job! He said he was nervous, but to everyone else in the room, you couldn't even tell! Wyatt looked so dang cute in his tux I didn't want to take it off! Thanks to my sis-in-law Andrea, he was able to wear it. A lot of family came to celebrate this special day with us for which we are soo grateful! It was an amazing experience!

Our Handsome Son!

2007-09-12T22:14:00.001-07:00

Well, we have just recently added a new addition to our family and we couldn't be happier! Wyatt Benjamin Graham came into our lives on August 6th 2007! He weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and was 19 in. long! He is such a handsome boy and is already getting quite the personality. Phil and I are both so happy right now, words can't even begin to explain!