ONE DECADE

PRESTON & HALEY

CELEBRATED ONE DECADE OF THEIR LIFE.

THEY WERE BORN 5 DAYS APART.

BUT,

DIFFERENT WEEKS,

DIFFERENT MONTHS, 

AND

DIFFERENT YEARS.

PRESTON WAS BORN

DECEMBER 28, 2007.

WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT HE WOULD BE

BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY!

ASHLEY & JON BROUGHT JAYCIE TO OUR CONDO.

THEY WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

BUT, RETURNED A FEW HOURS LATER.

I HAD HAD SURGERY ON MY RIGHT FOOT

RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING.

SO, I COULDN'T GET AROUND.

(TORN LIGAMENTS)

PRESTON BELONGS TO ASHLEY & JON.

THEY LIVE IN SARATOGA SPRINGS.

ASHLEY IS CHILD #3.

HALEY WAS BORN 

JANUARY 2, 2008.

SHE WAS AN OLD SUNBEAM 

WHEN SHE STARTED PRIMARY.

AGE #4.

HALEY BELONGS TO McKAY & LORI.
THEY LIVE IN GENOLA.

McKAY IS CHILD #4.

THESE TWO WERE ABLE TO BE
BAPTIZED TOGETHER!

WE CELEBRATED THEIR BIRTHDAYS 
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

I AM FINISHING GIVING ALL THE KIDS
AN ANIMAL CONTAINER.

PRESTON & HALEY WITH GRANDMA DIXIE

PRESTON & HALEY WITH AUNT ANN

HALEY'S UNICORN CAKE

FUN BOUNCY BALLS

AND, THE BETTER PICTURES FROM THEIR MOMS

2017 IS IN THE (PLANNER) BOOKS

For as long as I can remember, I have

used calendars and planners to keep

track of school work, meetings,

birthdays, games, etc.

It's a part of me.

In addition, my iPhone calendar

is one of my best friends!

I have set it to give me a

30 minute reminder before an event.

This is my 2017 planner.

I have found some fun stickers

at the Container Store.  There are

stickers for: hair appointment, dr appointment

(dr., dentist, foot dr, mom dr, knee dr. etc.),

birthdays, a temple when I go to the temple
(if there is more than one temple sticker on the
same day, it means I performed more than
one ordinance), basketball for Jazz game, football for

BYU football, travel, wedding,  meal out, party, etc.

These stickers have really made my planner fun!

I could look at the entire month.  Anything highlighted 
in yellow means I had to go to the place.

In the front, I keep track of my tithing
each month, missionary donations, when
I get my hair done and what was done to it,
when I get my nails done...and when I 
get new nails.

I also have daily dates, which I can go into detail.
This was the week of Katie & CJ's wedding.
If it's highlighted in yellow, that means I
have to go to what is listed.
I check everything off when completed.

I list family birthdays of the left,
and the dates when kids are out of school.
(Alpine School District)

With being released in April from

my calling as Stake Relief Society Secretary,

my Sundays are freed up.

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

UNBELIEVABLE!

FIRST BIRTHDAY FAMILY

CJ HAS HAD 14 BIRTHDAYS SINCE I'VE KNOWN HIM.

BUT, THIS IS THE FIRST BIRTHDAY AS AN

OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE FAMILY!

THE WARRIORS PUT OUT THIS GREETING.

HAPPY 27TH!

LOOKS LIKE WHEN HE'S DONE PLAYING BASKETBALL,
WE'LL BE CELEBRATING CJ (DEC 30) WITH
PRESTON (DEC 28) AND HALEY (JAN 2).
EXCITEMENT'S MOUNTING!

HEART OF DALLAS

YUP.

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH WAS IN

ANOTHER BOWL GAME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS BOWL

HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE.

MAYBE 1 YEAR?

BUT, IT IS PLAYED IN THE
"COTTON BOWL" IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

THE COTTON BOWL IS ONE OF THE

PREMIER NEW YEAR'S DAY BOWL GAMES!

ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 4 THAT I GREW UP WITH.

COTTON 

ORANGE

SUGAR

ROSE

UTAH IS NOW 11-1 IN BOWL GAMES.

KYLE WHITTINGHAM CANNOT BE BEAT

WHEN HE HAS TIME TO PREPARE.

EXCEPT, THIS TIME, THEY WERE LUCKY

TO GET THERE!!!

AT THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON,

UTAH WAS 5-6.

YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 6 WINS TO

QUALIFY FOR A BOWL.

UTAH GOT LUCKY AND WON THEIR LAST GAME.

I NORMALLY WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN MENTIONED 

THIS GAME ON MY BLOG.

THAT'S HOW MUCH I LOATHE THE U!

HOWEVER, I SAW THESE PHOTOS ON
CHASE'S INSTA STORIES.

CHASE AND DAKOTA HANSEN ARE BROTHERS.
THEIR DAD, BRIAN, IS MY CLASSMATE.
THEIR MOM, PAM, WAS ONE OF MY
MOM'S 1ST GRADERS!
THEIR GRANDPARENTS ARE WENDALL & LAVON HANSEN.

CHASE MOVED INTO ALPINE ELEMENTARY
IN 5TH GRADE.
HE WAS IN LINDA DIBB'S CLASS.
DAKOTA WAS IN ADONNA'S  1ST GRADE CLASS.
I WAS PRIVILEGED TO TEACH DAKOTA
WHEN HE GOT TO 5TH GRADE.
A REAL LEADER AMONG HIS PEERS, 
EVEN AT AGE 11!

CHASE WAS THE LONE PEAK QUARTERBACK,
AND WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2011.
HE IS ON SCHOLARSHIP AT THE "U", BUT,
INSTEAD OF PLAYING QUARTERBACK,
HE PLAYS DEFENSE, AND IS A BEAST!!!

DAKOTA WAS THE LONE PEAK QUARTERBACK,
AND LOST TO BINGHAM IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 
IN 2015.
DAKOTA IS A WALK-ON AT THE "U".
USUALLY, THEY REDSHIRT THEIR FIRST YEAR.
I THINK DAKOTA WANTED TO PLAY WITH
CHASE SO BAD, THAT HE DID NOT REDSHIRT.
CHASE WILL BE DONE WHEN DAKOTA RETURNS
FROM HIS MISSION.
DAKOTA PLAYS ON SPECIAL TEAMS.

CHASE AND DAKOTA NEVER PLAYED FOOTBALL TOGETHER.
CHASE GRADUATED IN 2012.
DAKOTA GRADUATED IN 2016.

CHASE WENT ON AN LDS MISSION FOR 2 YEARS
TO AUSTRALIA.
DAKOTA COULD HAVE GONE ON HIS
MISSION THE DAY AFTER GRADUATION FROM
HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT, I THINK HE WANTED TO PLAY WITH CHASE.

LOVE THIS PICTURE!
THE BROTHERS IN THE COTTON BOWL.
UTAH WON, I DIDN'T SEE THE GAME.

DAKOTA WILL SOON BE LEAVING FOR
HIS MISSION IN CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA.

#PROUDMISSMITCHELLMOMENT

BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN

CJ.

COLLEGE BALL AT THE

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.

STAR OF THE TEAM.

GRADUATED.

1ST ROUND DRAFT PICK, #28, IN THE NBA.

LA CLIPPERS.

2 YEARS.

TRADED.

ORLANDO MAGIC.

PROBLEM WITH ACHILLES.

NO MAGIC HELP.

MARRIED KATIE.

7.29.17.

SPAIN OR PORTLAND?

SPAIN OR USA?

PORTLAND.

SURGERY.

REHAB.

2 WAY CONTRACT.

NO G-LEAGUE FOR PORTLAND.

G-LEAGUE WITH WARRIORS.

SANTA CRUZ.

SOMETIMES THERE.

SOMETIMES PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS.

BACK TO PLAYING.

YEAR #4.

#PROUDAUNTIEANNMOMENT

PRESTON, THE BALLER

Preston has "graduated" from Jr. Jazz.

He is in a tougher league.

They run faster, and call fouls, traveling, etc.

They also play in tournaments.

On December 26, I went to Jordan High

(a lot different from Saratoga Shores Elementary)

to watch Preston play.

He's a pretty good little player!

He is super fast, and always has his hand up when

he is open!

And, being #32, like Karl Malone, just adds to

how good he could become!

I think he scored 6-8 points.