Great Coaches!!!

Troy and Kent during the award ceremony

After all the trophy's had been handed out, Troy yells out.... Wait a minute, we forgot some one. Coach Benny, GET UP HERE!!! This little guy was beaming!

The Boys named all the coaches as the ROCKS of the game. After each game the MVP is awarded the ROCK, all the players lay a hand on them in the circle as they chant WHO ARE WE?

Coaches & Team

Troy and his Coaches from left to right

Shane Hunter, Kent Bauman, Troy, Andy Moeai, & Shayne Barney

Coaches and their BOYS!

Our 2008 Champions!!! They are holding up 3 fingers on one hand and 5 on the other, for 3 Championships in the 5 Years they have been together!


We want to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to all of our Family and Friends that came out and supported Joey for this last game!!! It meant the world to him to have you ALL there! And also, Thank You to everyone that came to every other game over the years. It made it extra special!

Alexis & Kyron are getting married!

We will soon be welcoming, with open arms, a new son in-law into our family. Alexis and Kyron are getting married on December 6th. We are very excited for this little family to begin a new chapter of their life. We wish them all the love and happiness that we ourselves have experienced together over the years. There is nothing more rewarding for you, than to be able to share every moment of your child's life together as a Whole Family!
I was lucky enough to be able to take their pictures, and make their wedding announcements. Thank you for letting me do this for you, I loved every minute of it. (Its my passion!) We drove up to Provo Canyon the first part of October and met them for the pictures. It is always so good to see them, I have always hated the fact that they live so far away. Anyway, as always, Lex was stunning. She is so beautiful, and the camera just soaks it up. I can't think of a picture I have ever taken or seen of her that hasen't been great. And now that she is grown they just turn out breath taking! I feel so blessed to have been able to have such a wonderful and loving step-daughter. Although, STEP means nothing to me, I have loved you like my very own from the day I saw you Lex. I can hardly believe it has been over 16 years!! Thank you, for being so excepting. And also, for being such a GREAT Big Sister to Joey & Tana. They love and admire you so much.

I just love this innocent little face! Carter is such a cute boy!

Even though he is over a year old, Troy and I still kind of trying to

come to terms with the fact that we are Grandpartents.

And kind of laugh at the fact that Tate Lynn was born an instant Aunt.

Doesn't he have just the cutest little crooked smile?

Halloween

This year for Halloween Tana wanted to be a HIPPIE. Nothing like waiting til the last minute to find her a costume!!! We headed out Thursday evening for the search. After checking all around town, the chances of Tana being a hippie were beginning to look pretty slim. We decided to resort to the next best thing. Fifi The French Maid! Yeah, I know..... very similar. I was just glad to finally be done with the search!
I made it over to see her at the school's annual Halloween Parade. But just as I was set to snap her picture, she noticed me and this is what I got. I thought.... you little turd!

I followed the class into her classroom, and was able to get a cute picture of her with her goofy teacher, Mr. Bagley. Its nice to see that her teacher can keep things fun. There is nothing worse than the "No Nonsense" teacher. Learning needs to be fun!
Our little Tater Bug was the cutest little kitty. (Thanks to Sarah, my sister in-law. Her mom made this for Alvie last year) Gotta love hand me downs!! I did add a little embellishment of my own though, I thought the little bow tie needed to be girlied up a bit. She was so funny. Most babies fight and fuss in a costume, but she just hung out and smiled all night. The weather was so nice! I took her out in the stroller and she loved it. After all the kids were done we headed back for a nice bowl of chili.

"Sorry Joe, I didn't get a picture of you."

He and his friend, Austin, went to a Halloween party. They are at the age of, "no costumes required".

I've Been Tagged!

My sister Tenille tagged me. So I was to open my 8th picture file, and show my 6th picture. How crazy is it that it just happens to be a picture of her, mom and Grandma Stout holding Malia?

Grandma Stout passed away a couple of weeks ago. She was an amazing woman! We were so blessed to have such a loving and selfless person for a grandma. She always thought of others before herself. And always made sure you knew how much she loved you, and how talented you were. I remember one time when I was in beauty school, I had her come in to pass off a perm or something like that. My instructor had someone else style her hair after I had finished, I guess for that student to pass of a shampoo set. Of course she was happy to help. After her hair was done, she came over to my station, (her hair looked very nice) to whisper in my ear that her hair looked better when I did it. I know she just couldn't bring herself to walk out the door without telling me so, worried that I might think she liked it better.

I never liked my grandma to pay me when I did her hair, but she always had her money already folded up in her pocket ready to slip over on the sly when I wasn't looking. I would catch her every time and protest that she take it back. After a while I realized it was a battle I was never going to win, so I just stared pretending that I didn't see her tuck the money under my book. I do have to admit though, I loved it when she would pay me with a little baggy of pine nuts from her secret stash!!

I am so grateful that my kids were able to have such a close relationship with their great-grandma. And that they had the opportunity to witness her never ending love for her family. She has bestowed on us, a great legacy. The importance of family and unconditional love, that will be proudly passed down for years to come..... We love you Grandma Stout! You are forever in our hearts.

Tenille & Tate Lynn with her Blessing Blanket

Here is Tenille hold Tate Lynn with the blanket she made for her. It is such a cute blanket. She also had a braclet made for her special day.

Tate Lynn's Braclet

Isn't this just cutest braclet? Thanks Aunt Tenille. I had to paint Tate Lynn's nails, just to show off the bling! I of course had to do it while she was sleeping. I painted one hand at a time, held it and blew it dry, all bofore she moved or woke up. Doesn't it look so cute?