Sydnie bug is turning 3!!!

This is Sydnie Louise... her birthday is really tomorrow, but we are having her party today! She will be 3 years old! CUTE, CUTE, CUTE! Just get out of her way and you will get along just fine!

Sydnie... the birthday girl with Aunt Whitney... too cute! You can see Wace in the back and almost Grandpa Great!

Brandie "We need to move the slide on the grass, before one of the kids falls off on the cement..." Jason "It will be fine" Hmmm... scroll down to see who won...

Jason watching them run by with the slide.... discussion over! You can see Whitney & Mike... wait what? Whitney is pregnant... why is she carrying a heavy slide, running accross the grass like a boy??? "The Dr. only said I couldn't do back tucks anymore...." she acts like her DAD! She went down the slide and flipped off the side too.... and said "what? I kept my belly up in the air the whole time!" I think I need prozac!

Mike, Wace & Jeremy... yes, it is what it looks like.... TROUBLE! And Grandma Great, trying to keep an eye on them, but it is such a BIG job!

Shelby & Mike watching the kids play.... and wait, what is Bailey doing in the back ground??? A facial? With cucumbers on his eyes... WHAT THE????

And now, Bailey is eating the cucumbers.... you're killing me smalls!!!

This is Wace playing with the 'naughty' tether ball...

Grandma & Grandpa Great... poor Grandpa was the victim of the tether ball, which Mike hit so hard that it came off the rope & hit Grandpa in the head! So Mike ran over and asked Grandpa if he was OK, and Grandpa threw his cane on the ground and said "I'm going to get up and kick your ass!" LOL Hopefully Grandpa won't have a headache for too long!

Chelsie & Sami... who got to go to the Stadium of Fire on the 4th to see the Jonas Brothers... and entertain the crowd with their matching outfits & crazy dancing!

Lecsie & Sydnie just playin! Cute little baby butts!

Jasie would rather play in the sand! Except when they brought out the cake... which I didn't get any pictures of... but hopefully Brandie will post some!
As you can see... we LOVE to party!!!

Uncle Ty's 4th of July BBQ

Bailey... thinks he can fly... and what is he doing with his hand? A tribute to Michael Jackson????

Wace, Aunt Marlo, Mike & Uncle Ty... the BBQ Master...

Whitney & Jer Bear.... who has the biggest gut??? Sorry Jer Bear, Whitney won this one!

Uncle Ty, Shelby & Jaden eating YUMMY stuff! Yes, we ARE related to these people!

OF COURSE... Lec & Ty played 'REDNECK' croquet... with a ball peen hammer & a baseball!

Brooke, Wace, Brittany & Bailey playing croquet the NORMAL way!

Grandpa & Grandma Great, watching all of the crazy relatives! Lecsie & Sydnie playing on the water slide... 'best, best buddies'.

And, Grandpa & Jasie, chillin' with a sippy cup of milk.

In Memory of Bay Horse...

Sadly Bay Horse died last night...
1996 - This is Bay Horse and Grandpa Bud in West Canyon. Grandpa, Lec & Wace use to ride out there a lot (I think Wace asked Grandpa everyday if they could go ride). You can see Cliff and Wace in the picture too... Wace is getting back on his horse Rusty... one time he fell off as they were coming down the mountain and rolled to the bottom... then he told them "hold up guys I gotta get back on my horse." Bay Horse is really Grandpa Bud's horse, but Grandpa always shared him with the kids. His name really is 'Bay Horse' Grandpa says animals have to earn their names... but no other name ever really fit him. I'm not sure how old he was, I don't remember him not being part of the family! When Lec went out to water yesterday he was fine, eating and running around with the other horses... we're not sure what happened, maybe a twisted gut. I'm sure he is enjoying the green pastures of Heaven with Rusty...
1998 - This is Bay Horse and Wace out at West Mountain... we went out for the afternoon with Grandpa Bud. We roasted hot dogs & the kids played musical horses... we always have a lot of fun with Grandpa Bud... and Bay Horse!
2003 - Bay Horse and Whitney on the desert... we went camping with Grandpa Bud for Easter and the kids rode the horses all over. Bay Horse was always good to let all of the kids ride him... very patient. I'll bet he was laughing with the rest of us when Wace's horse laid down in the dry lake bed mud... "Wace jumped off, yelling "my horse is dead!" He CAN be dramatic when it comes to his horses!
2003 - This is Bay Horse in the Lehi Round-up Stock Parade... Whitney and Bailey are riding him... you can see Wace and 'Fat Gut' Flash behind them. Bay Horse always did what was asked of him... as Whitney was riding him in the parade his chin strap broke... when they came by us Lec went out to try to fix it.... but Bay Horse (like all of our horses - except Power Glide - Lec's horse) didn't really like it when Lec came toward him (Lec moves too fast)! So, he started rearing and spinning around on the blacktop... after grabbing Bailey off and handing him off to someone else, Lec was so mad, he jerked Bay Horse out of the parade (almost stomped us all!) Then he fixed the chin strap and sent Whitney on her way... it is a good thing that Whitney & Bay Horse are good sports.
2004 - This is Whitney and Bay Horse at 4-H. Bay Horse did a great job in 4-H, I don't think there was a better looking horse there.... EVER! Always tolerant of the kids jerking him this way and that... He was the best! He was one of my all time favorite horses... and I will miss him a lot! Thanks Grandpa Bud for sharing your great horse with us!

I don't have pictures to share yet.... but Ashley & Joey had a sweet little baby girl today! Alyson weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces! I have a picture on my phone, but I'm not smart enough to get it from my phone to my computer.... maybe I should take a class!
AND....Whitney is pregnant! She is due towards the end of October... she has been in denial, but after Brandie figured it out she had to go to the doctor to find out for herself! Silly girl!
Anyway life is good here, Shelby and I are doing Weight Watchers together and she is kicking my trash! She has lost 25 pounds! I have lost 14. A little competition is good for us!
Bailey went to Scout Camp - and was on quarantine because someone in the camp got Swine Flu... but luckily the deacons were released in time to pass the Sacrament on Sunday!!! The scout leader told me they had to watch him every minute because every time they turned around he had his knife out again! He acts like his DAD!
Wace took 2nd place at the High School State Rodeo Finals last weekend! He did awesome! Two different newspapers did a story on him Thursday and he was on the front page of the Daily Herald on Sunday morning... people brought us the paper at church! WACE ROCKS!!!!

Of course Bailey played baseball this year. At one game he told the coach "hey, I want to try pitching some time...." so the coach said "OK, go warm up....." WHAT????? He hasn't ever even pitched at a practice! But, he went and warmed up and he did pretty good for a first try! He even struck out two batters! Of course there was a wild ball or two!!! What a kid!!!

This is Wace at the Tabiona Bull Wars. He took 3rd place, which is good, but he was hoping for 1st because he wants to buy himself a 4 wheeler! He is an adrenaline junkie for sure!!!

Guess who turned 12? Yes, you guessed it, Bailey Bud! He went to Boondocks to goof off with his friends for his birthday and they soaked him in the bumper boats! They had too much fun! He was ordained a deacon by his Dad and he has enjoyed passing the Sacrament. He always wants to be early for church so he can get the best spot to pass the Sacrament to!

Wace at the High School National Finals 2008. Lec is in the back ground...
Wace had his 17th birthday in January!!! AHHHH!

Watching the game... Jeremy, Brandie, Bailey & Grandpa Harris - on the edge of his seat!

Super Bowl Sunday.... at our house it is ALL about the food! Wace, Wyatt & J.C.

Jordan picked out his own cake... (his birthday isn't until March - but we LOVE to party)!

We had a birthday party for Joey, Ashley & Jordan while they were here... as you can see, Joey is blowing over his 'cheesecake' to blow out Ashley's chocolate moulten cake! Still the clown in the family!!! Ashley & Whitney... we had too much fun while the Stone's were here!

Joey misses his little brothers... don't worry, Bailey is use to getting thrown around! (No baby brothers were harmed as a result of this picture... shhh don't tell Bailey I called him the baby, he hates it when I do that)!

Sydney is helping Grandpa put a cabinet together... wait, with a hammer???

Chelsie turned 7 in January! Where does the time go??? Wasn't she just born???

Uncle Ty reading to Lecsie! Finally someone else in the family who loves books as much as I do!

How do you spell spoiled? B-A-I-L-E-Y & W-A-C-E!!! They had a good Christmas!

Lec didn't get to go to the NFR in Vegas with us this year because he had to work... then we didn't even bring him home a South Point vest... but don't worry, Santa saved the day! He was EXCITED!!!

Wace snuggling with Junior... recovering from his knee surgery in his new recliner! Thanks Dad.

?,? Chelsie & ? singing at the Mall with the school chior for Christmas! 'All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth'....

Bailey showing us his "guns" in Vegas by the Jack Daniel chopper in the lobby of our hotel. Whitney said he has silent attitude! LOL

Aunt Shelby Nicole & Jasie Nicole have the same birthday (in December)!

Jasie turned 1... I love this picture... she got her cake and ate it too!

This is 'Billy', Tim, Ben & Wace (the Utah bull riders) getting their National Team buckles. The Utah team SMOKED Texas, again... 3rd year in a row!!! They were all (the Utah Team) invited to the State Capital last week to go before the Legislature, where they got a standing ovation for kicking Texas' but! Utah cowboys ROCK!

This is one of the great pictures of 2008! Whitney & Wyatt in the mud at a bull riding on Thanksgiving in St George at Bill Bundy's.... it was freezing, I can't believe they went bare foot, but you know, Whitney didn't want to ruin her new white shoes! Wyatt is just CRAZY!

One morning we woke up and this is what Grandma Holmes' orchard looked like... so we took a picture! This (besides me & Lec) is the view out my front door! I LOVE it! Grandma's orchard looks great all year long! Thanks Joey for taking the picture!

As you can see... my computer is up & running (my old one died). Thanks Joey for hooking me up! And Brandie for reminding me to update my blog! And Grandpa Bud for taking time to read it! I was having a picture moment! I LOVE pictures! XOXOXOXOXO

Don't faint... I am FINALLY updating my blog! This update is dedicated to Grandpa Bud... since he does NOT like generic letters. Anyone else who wants to read it is more than welcome to!

Dear Grandpa Bud,

So Christmas was great! We are very blessed and WAY spoiled around here. And as you can see, we finally got Joey, Ashley & Jordan here for a visit and a family picture! YAY! They are on a cruise this week and will only be back for a couple of days before they have to go back to Texas, but we'll take what we can get! We've had a lot of fun... it's a little crazy around here with all of the family in one spot, we are getting big... it's great, just like going to Aunt Shirley's to visit when I was a kid... my favorite!

If you didn't read my "generic" New Years letter, then I should tell you that Wace had knee surgery and scared us with his "bull in a china closet" wake up... but he is doing great now. He went for a check up today and Dr Pepper told him that his knee couldn't be better... good news, but no mighty bucky for another 2 months... bad news. Wace went to Nephi to stay with his friend "Billy" on New Years Eve (to watch him ride a bull of course)... and called to tell me that he was going to ride a bull. Him & Bill had it all figured out, they would just tie a stick to each side of his knee so that it would be safe! What a joker!!!

Bailey has taken up gymnastics while he waits for baseball to start... Jeremy & Whitney are his coaches, and now that he is almost 12 (that's how old you have to be to go in the weight room at the Legacy Center), he has decided he is going to start pumping iron! He wants a bench press for his birthday! I never know what will be next with him!!! He got a gift card for Christmas and decided to go buy CD's with it... he bought KISS, AC/DC & Queen!!??!! He's killing me!

We had sad news in the last week or so, Lec's Grandpa Harris has stomach cancer. And since only 30% of his heart is working, they can't really do anything for him... he says it's ok, he misses Grandma anyway. Lec has been spending a lot of time visiting him... and we are grateful to know that this is not the end, and he will see Grandma again!

If I haven't told you before, Ashley & Joey are expecting a baby girl in June! They are hoping that Joey's deployment will be delayed so he can be there when she is born!

I better go... I hope you liked your letter Grandpa Bud! And by the way, thanks for everything, we love and appreciate you more than you will ever know!

Love,

Kim