CEDAR MTN. RHINO RIDE

This past saturday Mike & Tahj headed up to cedar mountain for some father/son time. They went to our friends cabin and went out on the rhinos. That morning Tahj was soo excited about going on the rhinos that he wore his goggles from our house all the way to cedar mountain. Mike said he wouldn't take them off. They had lots of fun because there was still snow on the mountain and in some parts maybe a little too much because they ended up getting stuck. I guess it took them awhile to get unstuck, I think Mike said it took them over an hour to get both the rhinos out. And I'm guessing before the ride Tahj found the yamaha store and wanted his dad to buy him a 4-wheeler. Mike said he told Tahj they would come back later to get the 4-wheeler, that was the only way he could get him to leave. I'm glad they had fun playing in the snow and getting all muddy. By the time they got home they were both ready for bed, as you can tell Tahj was worn out, he didn't even take his sweatshirt or shoes off. And if you know Tahj that's all he's been talking about, getting the rhino stuck in the snow!! Glad you guys had a fun time and next time we will be ready to go with you guys...

3RD ANNUAL MUDDY 2 THE MEADOW UTV & ATV RIDE

On Saturday it was the annual muddy to the meadow ride. They leave from carp elgin and go up to Panaca, it's an all day ride, about 12 hours. This year Maliyah was the one that got to go with Mike. I was kind of worried when she said she wanted to go, she is not one to sit still for very long!! But Mike said she did good and did not complain once. And he said not very many people went this year. That's because they changed the day, they were suppose to go the week after the fair (but that when Mike had is heart attack) but Kyle (he's the one that puts this all together) is such a good friend that he changed it to this weekend so Mike could go. Mike said they had lots of fun and went on lots of new trails, different from last year. And I guess instead of going to Panaca they went to Caliente and had lunch there. Mike said they went about 180 miles, they got home about 6:30 pm and they were both very tired.

MAY DAY DANCE

On Friday May 1st it was the schools annual May Day Dance. This year was special because it was Mykae's last year doing the May Day Dance. That's right she will be heading to middle school next year. (I can't believe my baby will be in 6th grade, crazy huh!!) The 5th graders did the tradional braiding of the may pole and the parents also get to go out with their kids to help braid the may pole. As you can tell in the pictures Mike was the lucky one that got to go out there with Mykae. Look how cute they are and they didn't even mess up. Does it bring back memories Mike?? It was only, how many years ago did you do this....She also did tininkling, it's where 2 students using poles tap them on the ground and 1 person jumps over and in between them.
This year Maliyah's dance was the Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride (the song from Lilo & Stitch). She had lots of fun doing the dance and the whole week she was excited for us to see her dance, it's all she talked about. I told her to wear her dress she got from Hawaii but of course what does mom know, she said she couldn't wear a long dress because her teacher told them to wear shorts. I guess I should be glad that she actually listens to someone because she sure doesn't listen to her parents. Well, another year of May Day dances down and only another 10 more years to go. Hopefully by the time Preslee is doing the may day dances that they will have some new dances!!

MYKAE'S GYMNASTIC MEET

On Saturday Mykae went to her first gymnastics meet in St.George. This was her first meet after she had cracked her growth plate in her elbow, most of the girls have been to at least 4 or 5 meets already. I have to say she did pretty good and I was impressed with what she has accomplished. She was still scared to do her round-off back hand spring (that's how she hurt herself) but hopefully she will get over that fear and be able to do it in the next meet. But I was very proud of her and that she has worked so hard in the last year and she has not complained about being gone for 3 days a week for 3 hours to go and train. And I am glad that she stuck with it even after getting hurt. All of the girls did an excellent job and the team ended up taking 3rd place, way to go Flex It Team.


This is Mykae's Floor Routine..

EASTER DAY

On Easter Sunday we had all of my family over for dinner and of course for an easter egg hunt. Actually it was a candy hunt, we didn't color eggs this year because we were busy with the fair. (Hopefully next year we will color eggs) The kids had fun looking for the candy, but I think Tahj was watching Grandpa & Grandma hide the candy because he ended up with the most candy. And of course the girls had to argue over which candy they got and didn't get. But we all had a fun time even Jared was getting candy. The kids were excited that Brooke & Jody were able to be here too and also glad that they are moving back to Vegas. So summertime the kids will spending time between Brooke & Jody's and Jared & Monica's houses. Thank goodness for aunts & uncles..

RODEO

On Saturday night we went to the rodeo as a family(yes even Mykae & Maliyah went) and Tahj loved it. His favorite was bare back and saddle bronc, he told me he wanted to ride the horses that did the jump, jump!! Good thing he fell asleep before the bulls came out, I'm sure he would of wanted to ride those too!! My wonderful husband is such a trooper, we took Preslee to the rodeo too and she only lasted about 15 minutes. He ended up walking her around the fair instead of getting to watch the rodeo (I had surgery and can't hold & walk around with her). Mike will be glad when I am all healed and back to normal, so he doesn't have to be Mr.Mom anymore. But the rest of us had a good time at the rodeo..I wish I would of got more pictures but my battery was going dead.

CLARK COUNTY FAIR

One of the days we took Bella with us so her and Tahj could go on the rides together. They had lots of fun as you can tell in the pictures. My favorite pictures are when they are holding hands walking to the next ride and when they are about to kiss(Tahj already making his move, better not show Kyle that picture), The girls will ask Tahj who his girlfriend is and he tells them Bella. I guess they were meant for each other!! One of the pictures Mike being the chaperone.. They are just too cute together!!

Pictures of Tahj and Maliyah riding the rides. Maliyah did hang out with us for a little bit one night, just because all of her friends left to go home. Maliyah doing what she does best, EATING!! Tahj & Preslee fast asleep from all the fun they had at the fair. Tahj loved the motorcycles and roller coaster, those were his favorites.
Here are some pictures of everyone having fun at the fair. I think most of the pictures will be of Tahj. The girls didn't want to hang out with their mom & dad. (Just not cool to hang with your parents). Tahj was excited that Jared & Monica came to the fair for alittle bit. He was also excited about seeing the turtle dude and riding on the ponies. Even Preslee had a little bit of fun, she slept most of the time which was good. Oh look, there is a picture of Maliyah with her dad at the fair!!
On friday it was Maliyah's turn to perform at the fair. It started with her singing with the children's choir at 11 am and then of course we just decided to stay and let the kids ride the rides and hang out with their friends. Then later that day she had her clogging performance. I am also proud of what she has learned also. I know how hard it is to switch clogging teachers but she has learned so much also!!
On Thursday Mykae's gymnastics team performed at the fair. They did a couple of routines and also a routine using the springboard. I finally got to see Mykae in action, a couple of months ago Mykae cracked her growth plate in her elbow at gymnastics. She is finally healed and can now perform with her team. I am excited to see her finally compete in some meets that are coming up. She is still a little scared to do her round-off back hand spring but hopefully she will get over her fear and get it down again. I am very proud of what she has learned and accomplished, having only been taking gymnastics for a year. Good Job Mykae!!

MONSTER TRUCKS

Yesterday was an eventful day for Tahj & Mike. We went out to the smoke shop and watched the truck races for awhile. Tahj liked the races because there were sandrails and trophy trucks. Him and his dad were in heaven watching the trucks and wishing it was them driving inside the trucks. I wouldn't be surprised if one day they both were driving one of those trucks!! After watching the races for awhile they left with Kyle and the boys and were headed for the monster truck show. Ever since I told Tahj he was going the see monster trucks that's all he could talk about. He even found his Grave Digger truck to take with him...

Mike said they got to the monster trucks early and he said Tahj was impatient, he wanted the trucks to start.. He also said Tahj was a rock star there, there were people taking pictures of him, just because of his mohawk. (and of course because of how cute he is). He gets alot of attention because of his mohawk and when people make comments or start talking to him then he really puts on show!!

Mike said Tahj stayed awake til about 10 pm which he never does unless he takes a late nap. So I knew he was very excited about monster trucks. He also said he had to hold Tahj and stand up with him, if he tried to sit down Tahj would get mad and throw a fit. He just wanted to see the moster trucks better!! And of course Mike was such a good dad and stood the whole time holding Tahj. (even when he has bad knees). Tahj had way to much fun, that he fell asleep at the end of the show which is the best part when they start jumping and doing crazy things in their trucks.

When Tahj woke up the next morning he told me monster trucks, crashed... He was even excited the next morning, he had to tell his sisters all about it. Which they were mad because they didn't get to go, maybe next year!! I asked him which was his favorite monster truck and he would say dave digger (grave digger) and the mohawk guy. One of the drivers has a mohawk that's has big has Tahj's. He also kept saying go see monster trucks again, good thing we have some video of them so he can watch those until next year. We have to thank our friend Kyle for getting the tickets for them, it was a boys night out!! I'm glad that Mike & Tahj had fun and that Mike has a son that he is able to do things like this with. And I'm sure there will be many more father, son outtings.. It's fun to hear Tahj tell me all about it and I'm sure I will be hearing about it for the next week or so. Glad you guys had a lot of fun!!

SNOW TUBING AT BRIAN HEAD

On Thursday March 26th we decided to take the kids to Brian Head and go tubing. Yeah they missed school but do you think they mind missing school. This was the only day we could go, because on Monday I am going in for surgery and we thought by the time I was healed there would be no snow left!! We actually thought the girls would want to go snowboarding but they said they wanted to go tubing. When I told Tahj that we were going the go play in the snow he was so excited, he told me lay down in the "no" (which meant snow) and he would show me how he was gonna lay in the snow. This idea was all Mike's idea because last weekend the Priest & Laurels went to Brian Head to go skiing and since Mike can't ski because of his knees, him & Doug went tubing and he came home and told us how much fun he had and that we should go as a family, so we did!!

In the pictures above is in the morning when we were getting ready to leave. Of course we had to stop at Wallys so everyone could get something to eat & drink. (especially Maliyah, she was already asking what was for lunch). As you can tell Tahj got his favorite thing to eat, a HOTDOG!! And you can tell Preslee is soo excited to be going to the snow... On our way to Cedar City it started snowing, it was snowing so hard that you could barely see the road. By now I'm thinking it is going to be so cold at Brian Head, did we pick the coldest day to go...When we got to Brian Head it was 17 degrees and the wind was blowing. Tahj was ready to be playing in the snow, but I told him he had to get his warm clothes on. As you can tell in the picture of him sitting in the snow he is ready to go tubing, he's just waiting on everyone else to get ready. And of course we can't forget to do snow angels, the girls showed Tahj how to make snow angels. But I think he just wanted to lay in the snow, it almost looks like he was asleep.

Everyone having fun going down the hill. I think Tahj & Maliyah went down every time. When Tahj would get to the bottom of the hill, he would say "AGAIN", "AGAIN." He definitely loved it, I don't think he even minded the weather being freezing cold. I think Mykae went down 4 times and she was done, she said it was too cold!! But I think she had fun racing her sister down the hill a couple of times, and in one of the pictures you will notice Maliyah chasing her tube down the hill. She said Mykae made her go down the twisty track, but they were all straight, so who knows what she was talking about, she just wanted someone to blame because she fell off her tube..You can even notice it snowing in some of the pictures too, it wouldn't have been to bad but the wind was blowing so that made it even colder. But all of us had FUN!!

We thought we were gonna get snowed in...we went in the lodge to get a snack and it started snowing so hard that we could hardly see the parking lot.. But it quit by the time we were ready to leave. As you can tell Tahj wasn't to happy to be going home, he wanted to stay and play in the snow..But that didn't last to long because he was asleep by the time we got down the hill, actually everyone was asleep, even Preslee. Even though she didn't get to get out in the snow..it was way to cold for her. Her & Mykae sat in the truck where it was nice & warm and watched everyone else freeze there butts off!! When we got home Tahj was already saying go back to the "no." Looks like this will have to be something we do every year now.

Picture Day With All The Kids

Yesterday I had the bright idea of taking all the kids to St. George to get their pictures taken, while Mike was on his youth activity skiing. Who thought it would be so hard taking 4 kids to get their pictures done especially since the 2 oldest would be there to help. Boy was I wrong!!! I just wanted to update the kids photos, especially now that we have Preslee. Who knew Tahj would be such a maniac in Kiddie Kandids, he usually loves to get his picture taken, except for today!! I had to bribe him by telling him we would go to Target (which is his favorite store besides wal-mart) so he could get a monster truck (his favorite thing), that only lasted for about 2 poses and that was it. Then he started moving all the little furniture around and then he found some basketballs, footballs and soccer balls and decided to throw and kick those while the girls were taking their pictures. Then of course when we were finally done taking pictures (only 2 hours later) Tahj wanted to take pictures, but I had to tell him we were done, so he threw a fit cuz he wanted his picture taken. So I'm trying to look at the pictures and see which ones I like and want, then there's Tahj moving the stools and chairs around, basically rearranging the furniture in there, luckily there was just one family in there waiting. So only after being at Kiddie Kandids for over 2 1/2 hours we finally got our pictures and we were out of there. And the girls working there were probably saying the same thing, glad that family is gone!! So next time I say I'm taking the kids to get their pictures taken, either remind about what happen last time I did that or make sure that someone is going with me so I don't go crazy!! But we did get some cute photos of everyone, so maybe it was worth it!!

A DAY AT THE PARK WITH TAHJ

Today I took Tahj to the park for a day out of the house, which doesn't happen very often. It's just to hard to go anywhere with 2 kids and especially with Tahj that likes to run around, everywhere we go!! He had so much fun that he didn't want to leave, even though it was hot outside!! He even made a new friend, which it seems like he does very easily no matter where we are. They had fun racing down the slide and swinging on the swings together. Preslee had fun too, even though she didn't get out of her carseat, she's showing her peace sign. And Mike even came to the park after work, as you can tell he's having lots of fun too!! (He's just a big kid). Looks like we will be making more trips to the park before it gets too hot!! When I told Tahj we were going to the park he kept saying go down slide, go down slide.

Pirate Motion Dance Camp & Revue

Mykae & Maliyah attend the Pirate Motion dance camp last week. Maliyah got sick and ended up missing 2 of the 4 days it was held. But she's a quick learner and learned the dance. They both had fun at the camp and they can't wait til next year's camp. Then on Monday March 16 the Pirate Motion had their Dance Revue, so the girls got to perform their dances. They both did a wonderful job!! The girls were excited to get pictures with Betsy Hardy, Alyssa Eide and Kaylee Barlow. ( girls that are in our ward and also babysitters). Also during the revue the pirate motion girls got dressed in formal gowns, while they were doing that they had a slide show with music playing and of course our little show off Tahj went out in the middle of the floor and started dancing for everyone. He found some sunglasses and wore those while he was showing off. I didn't get any pictures cuz I was busy just watching him dance and wishing one of the girls would get him!! But he was in his glory showing off for everyone there. I decided it must be the mohawk, just because he gets soo much attetion everywhere we go, so he's not shy at all!! Hopefully it's not a bad thing when he gets older ..

PRESLEE'S 1ST RHINO RIDE

On saturday March 7th we went on Preslee's first rhino ride and she loved it... How could she not, it's in her blood, she's definately Mike's daughter!! We stopped to let Maliyah & Tahj play in the sand for a little bit and she didn't like that at all...she wanted to be moving! She's probably ready for her first dune trip, I know her dad is ready for a dune trip since he missed the last 2 trips.

Mike, Tahj & Maliyah on our ride. Tahj being like his dad and showing his version of the peace sign.. No Mykae cuz she was at a friends house, I think from now on it will just be the 5 of us in pictures. Mykae would rather be with friends than hanging out with her family.

BLESSING DAY

On sunday February 1st we blessed Preslee.. It was a wonderful day we had all our family & friends here with us. We had a nice luncheon and it was great to just sit and visit with everyone. Thanks to my family and friends for helping out with all the food, it was great, couldn't have done it without you!! Preslee slept through everything that day, but we all had fun..

Pround Grandparents!!

I am glad that Brooke & Jody could be here for her blessing, it was good to have all of my family here. I think Maliyah was more excited than anyone that they were here, if she could have her way I think she would live with them. Thanks guys for coming and helping out too!! Tahj is ready for Jody to come back so they can go skateboarding again, he wants someone to do ollie's with..

NEW ARRIVAL

Preslee Tatym was born Jan.5th at 10:16am at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite NV. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was 19 in. long. She was 2 weeks early, I can't imagine how big she would of been if I would of went to my due date. She has lots of black hair and is a cutie... She looks alot like Maliyah when she was a baby. Tahj was soo excited to see her after she was born, he didn't quite know what to think at first. Then he just wanted mom & dad, he is use to getting all the attention and now everyone was paying attention to Preslee and he didn't like that at all!! He's been the baby for the last 2 years.. The delivery went great and fast, at least something finally went good with this pregnancy, HA HA!!! But we are just so happy that she is finally here with us!!!