Lyndi & Beck's newborn pics hung in labor & delivery!

A while back, Kippy (who is a labor & delivery nurse) told me that they were re-modeling the unit at Banner Desert and were taking newborn pic submissions. So, a few weeks ago kippy walked into work, and guess who was hanging!!? lyndi and Beck! SO exciting right? They happened to hang lyndi and beck side by side without even knowing who's babies they were. So I had to take a special trip down there to see for myself. I took Lyndi's and Holly Brimhall took Beck's. Oh and sometime we will need to take some good pics of the pics:)

kippy came to visit!

since I have moved away from az which was roughly 3 years ago, kippy has never come to visit me! Can you beleive that!? So I move to California, and all of the sudden she wants to come over. Dont worry kip, I wont take offense:):) Anyway, as crazy as it was toting 3 little kids around everyday, we had a blast!!

A few highlights included:

-Perfect weather. Yes, perfect.
-The San Diego Zoo.
-Witnessing the bulimic apes regurgitate their food so they could eat it again.
-Beck eating the map, and finding evidence the next day!
-Hauling around three kids and 3 car seats, everywhere! Holy Moly.
-Double stroller drama.
-S'mores goldfish. Mmmm. And Ivy requesting "skin" flavored.
-The beach...sandy babies, LOVE it.
-our gormet meals
-Cousin bath time every night.
-Shopping of course.
-San Juan Capistrano! Said that name a million times. And kip reffering to it as SJC.
-El Torito GRILL. Ate about 40 tortillas. And bought some to-go.
Here's the evidence.....


beck got to be the guinea pig for lyndi's birthday shoot
Lyndi's 1st birthday shoot!! never laughed so hard..this girl would NOT smile for the life of her. you should have heard the obnoxious mom in the back-round. Hilarious!




San Jaun Capistrano

we took all of these kids into a restaurant. might have been the most chaotic lunch ever.ha!
These two little girls became instant best friends..so cute!


BEACH DAY!




SAN DIEGO ZOO!


CHAOTIC MOMENTS CAUGHT ON CAMERA:

memorial day

Nothing better than summer BBQ's with family and friends. seriously.



freshly picked flowers, oh and Ivy is OBSEESED with corn.

This girl looooves to lay on the rocks to warm up!



pretty people:)

it's summer time:)





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little munchies

couldn't resist posting this little gem. love my little munchies. This month has been busy,busy,BUSY to say the least! We are on a little vacay at the moment, but will be back soon to post about all of our latest adventures! stay tuned...

happiest place on earth.

might be living in San Diego, or d-land. not sure. We seriously LOVE our new home for the summer. it is a dream come true. I finally feel alive. I know that sounds weird, but the sun just does something magical to me. It has been non-stop fun since we arrived. It is feeling like one big vacation. maybe not quite that great for Johnny, but i know it feels like that for the kids and I:) When we moved to so-cal, one of the first things we did was buy an annual d-land pass. The clarks go like once every couple of weeks, so we figured we better join in on the fun. A couple weeks ago, my mom came in town, so we went and spent a couple days there. We had a lot of fun, but i didn't think I could have done more than 2 days in a row. The next day was Jeanna's b-day. Jolly john called us up and asked if we wanted to help surprise her and take her to d-land! Hahaha! So off we went for a 3rd day. It was actually a lot of fun. The best part was having breakfast with the princesses. It was so nice to sit back and eat, and have the princesses come up to Ivy, instead of waiting FOREVER at that darn princess pavilion. We went on tues,wed and thurs and never waited more than 20 min. Beck was also an angel all 3 days! He looovved the parade's. Until next time!







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pics from the outside world.

These are from April in Utah, right before we moved. We were so excited to finally be able to enjoy some of the warm weather. I think these were the first pics taken outside in 4 months. seriously... what a joke utah is sometimes.

love my little munchkins!



the clarks came down to Utah for a week. Grandma Jeanna and beck

We had a wonderful Easter at Dave and Connie's.

4 months...

A couple things about our little beck at 4 months...


-such a mellow little guy..hardly ever cries. seriously.

- Has mastered rolling over, goes back and forth between his tummy and back all day long!

-just discovered his feet and LOVES them! He is always holding them. The other day he fell asleep holding his foot next to his face:)

- Sucks on his big toe like a thumb!

- Cat napper- loves to take 20-30 min naps throughout the day.

- is down to one feeding during the night:)

-still sleeps in his mommy and daddy's room:)

- smiles all day long, but it takes a LOT of effort to make him laugh. We have only heard him giggle a couple times, its almost impossible!

-babbles pure boy noises all day long..so funny!

- was just diagnosed with eczema:( that awful curse would come from ME! Sorry becky boy:(

- has a gazillion nick names. becky beck, becky boy, beckster, beckers, becks, the list goes on. Ivy's new nickname for him is "little bumble bee." She is pretty proud of her name for him and thinks it is the cutest thing ever.

We love this little guy to pieces!

saying our goodbye's:(

So I am pretty sure that I haven't even mentioned that my sister is going on a mission to Sydney Australia! I was in denial that she was actually leaving for a long time, but she went through with her plans. As sad as I am to have my only sister and one of my best friends gone, I am excited for her. She is going to have amazing experiences that will change her life. Yesterday we said our goodbye's to Ashley for 18 months. At about 12:45 p.m we pulled into slot #18 to drop her off at the curb. There were elder's waiting at the curb to greet and take her bags as soon as we pulled in. She was very weepy, as were we. It was really really REALLY hard, but very sweet. We know that she will be an amazing missionary and bless the lives of many people in Australia!

On a funny note, as my mom and I were saying our last goodbye's a police officer walked up, and told us that it was time to get moving, that they had other cars that needed to pull in. So we dragged our feet into our car as he waved us along. We kind of felt like we were at the airport. no joke. So as soon as we pulled out of the spot, my mom asked me to pull out of the mtc, loop around and drive through one more time so that she could watch all of the missionary's again. So I followed her commands. As i pulled in again, the same officer was still hurrying people through the parking lot, and walked up to our car. He totally remembered us from a few min before, and said "What are you ladies doing!?" my mom quickly told him that we were not parking that we just wanted to drive through." He got pretty upset and said "well DON'T drive through." hahaha he was so ticked, but we just laughed..thanks old dude for making us go from crying to laughing in no time. My mom has already made me do an mtc drive by tonight, and told me that we will be doing another one in the morning before I take her to the airport. She also instructed me that I must do a drive-by every single day up until I move. will do mom:)It's only been one day, and I miss her terribly. I just want to shoot her a quick text asking how she is doing! but...no can do. cant wait to get an email from her!! If you are interested in following a blog that I have set up for her head on over here

soldiers hollow

Last week my fam headed up here for their spring break. I am pretty lucky to see them as often as I do, but one week is just never enough. We had so much fun while they were here. One day we went to soldiers hollow in midway and went tubing. It was a BLAST...especially since there was hardly anyone there. The kids had so much fun! They let us all go down at once, and I am not gonna lie, I wasn't sure that we were all going get to the bottom in one piece.Hearing my mom's scream/laugh was worth it alone. I cannot believe that we have lived here for almost 3 years and had never been. The best part of this place...they have a little tube lift that attaches to your tube, and pulls you all the way to the top, so no hiking involved. def my kind of snow activity. After we were done, we thawed out in the lodge by the fire for a very long time. We don't handle the cold very well.

ebony and ivory!?

Sometimes its really hard for me to believe that these two kids came from the same parents. I mean look at their skin colors!? I guess Ivy did recently go on a cruise, and beck has seen the sunlight maybe 5 times in his life, but still! I have people come up to me all the time and say "oh she must have your husband skin." WRONG! I know it is really hard to believe, but i assure you, the olive skin actually comes from ahem me. I took this pic the other day, while we were loungin around the house so please excuse my daughters attire.

Coolest baby invention YET!

Have you ever heard of Puj Tubs? Seriously,the COOLEST baby bath tub yet. It is a perfect replacement for those big old baby tubs. I just tried it with beck, and it is amazing! It is extremely light weight and stores completely flat. If your like me, and live in a small place with ZERO storage, this tub is for you! I hang it on a hook in my shower. Seriously a dream, compared to the old ones. I remember trying to bathe ivy in a tradiitonal baby bath, having to hold her her up with one arm, and using my other arm to bathe. However, the puj tub supports your baby in an upright position allowing you to use both of your hands. The material that they use is awesome, it forms to his body, so he's not sliding around like a slippery fish. It is also insulated so that it stays warm. Beck loooovves his bath time, and I am pretty sure it has a lot to do with this tub.



Our bathroom sink is tiny and pretty outdated so the tub is a little too big for it. I have still been using it everyday, I just have to clog one of the drain holes (the ones that keep it from overflowing) so that the water doesn't go all over my floor. However, I tried this out over at my mom's (who has new updated sinks) and it worked perfectly. You have got try this out! You will not be sorry.

Check out this video so you can see the tub in action!

I would definitely recommend this tub to everyone with a newborn baby (0-6 months). Would make a great baby gift too since everyone needs a baby bath tub right!?

Check out the Puj Tub for yourself at the new web site exclusively for baby bath tubs!