JUNE 12th

June 12th my honey turned 29. One more year, and it's all down hill from there! j/k! This year I felt really bad because well we have no money. What could I do for Brian? Well about a week before I got a call from my sister. She said, hey you guys want to go to a D-back game? I was like sure, since we only went to a spring training game this year. So the game was for Friday, June 12th. I asked Brian if he wanted to go to the game for his birthday. He said that was cool and it would be fun. Brian's aunt offered to watch Teagan and Rayle, and they spent the night there too. That was so nice! For dinner we hit Alice Coopers. They have really good food! Well the tickets we had were AWESOME. We were five rows behind home base just to the right between the plate and visitors dugout. The net stopped like the seat next to us, and thankfully there were no crazy foul balls we had to deal with. It was a GREAT game. There were at least 5 broken bats, and I think 3 home runs. The D-backs brought a win of 8-1. After the game there were fireworks. Baby... was going crazy as they were going off. That was kind of fun to feel. After we went back to my sister's and played Guestures. Candy and I played against Brian and Candy's friend Brett. However the boys could not keep up with us!! Brian, I hope you enjoyed your birthday a little. I know that this year has not been the greatest for us so far, but it can't last forever. Next year will be better, even if I have to sell an organ or something, we will do something BIG!!!!

Here are some snaps from the game, also I did not zoom in on some of these:

Brian smashing the players! I thought this picture was funny!!!
One of the runners SAFE at home plate!

Brian and me.

Candy, Brian, and I.

Here is all of us: Candy, Me, Brian's head, and Brett.
The D-backs congratulating each other.
The fireworks!

Finishing up May's craziness

On May 22nd my Grandmother Hummer turned 80. We have been in the works since February for her big party. I have a cousin that lives in New York, and my aunt, my grandma's daughter lives in Florida. Also one of my sisters came out from PA. All Grandma knew was that her sister was coming out for a week and it happened to be around her birthday. On Thursday night my cousin flew in from NY, and Friday morning she came over to surprise my Grandma with a birthday gift. My Grandma was SO surprised. She had no idea that my cousin was coming in for the weekend. Later that night my aunt and her youngest son flew in from FL. Again on Saturday morning my Grandma got a surprise. It was fun, I guess my Grandmother had talked to my aunt on Friday while she is at the airport waiting to fly here. It was so fun. My Grandma was so excited. My uncle came down from Payson and so my Grandma had quite a few members of her family here. Well on Saturday night we surprised her with her actual party. It was great because the party was at my sister's and my Great Aunt had never been there so it was a perfect rouse to get them there without her knowing. My Grandmother is so special and I am so grateful for her. She has done SO MUCH for me and my family in the last few months. Also through out my life she has just GIVEN AND GIVEN. She took my siblings and I and my cousin to so many places during the summers. We have driven cross country to PA and to FL more than once. They had a place in Payson until I was 15 and we practically lived there during the summers. She is very generous and I hope that someday that I can be half of what she is. And she has done all this in her late 60's, and 70's to boot. She just goes and goes and sometimes does not know when to quite. Right now she is in FL helping my aunt deal with her divorce, and then she is going to Kansas City to help a friend after her surgery. She comes home on June 28th. I don't know where she gets her energy. In September she is off to Hawaii to my cousins wedding. She is all go and it makes me tired just thinking about it. My Grandmother has three children, my dad was her first born Clifford, my Uncle Tim, and my Aunt Lily. She has 10 grandchildren: Chad, Jenifer, Me, Candy, Kai, Karli, Jamie, Sam, Molly, and Adam. She also has two and half great-grandchildren: Teagan, Rayle, and ....baby girl Gibson. Grandma I love you and I don't know what I will do when your time comes, I want her to live to be 100, but she told me no way! I didn't get too many pictures, and the ones I copied from facebook looked bad when I tried to enlarge them. Here are just a few.

Even Tank joined in the swimming fun.
Teagan swimming, he would not get out of the pool that day!

Cousin Jenifer soaking up the AZ sunshine.

My Grandma, her friend Heather, and my Great Aunt Toots.

My crazy Uncle Tim

Fish'in with the Boys

Two weekends ago myself (Dad) and Grandpa Jon decided we needed to get out and take the Boys fishing. We went to Willow Springs the 1st day where Teagan caught a small Bass within 15 minutes of being there. The 2nd day we headed towards Heber and went to Black Canyon Lake where we all caught something. Grandpa Jon had a hard time keeping his reel together and Teagan perfected his casting. Here's some pics of our adventure.

Teagan's First Bass
Rayle catching a Trout
Teagan and Grandpa Jon
Rayle posing

Oh no Grandpa fishing for his reel Ah saved it from the bottom of the lake
Teagan and Rayle fishing
Teagan waiting to catch that "big" one

Brothers, ah so cute!
Brothers hanging out in the rain, glad they took jackets.

Diapers, we don't need no stinkin diapers!

Rayle will be three in about 10 days and he is now DIAPER FREE!!! He has been trained for over a month, but I did not want to post anything unless he lapsed. He wears pull-ups at night but really does not even need them. He had 1 night where he went in his pull-up and he was so upset about it. He wakes up every morning dry and when the pull-ups run out we will have not be buying anymore. I am so grateful for this little break before baby #3 makes her way into the world. Even there I am really considering using cloth diapers. If anyone has some good ideas or pros and cons to cloth diapers let me know. I heard about ones that grow with the baby so you don't have to keep buying them in bigger sizes. That is a wonderful idea of just one large cost up front. Also ideas on washing them, because a diaper service is not in our financial realm right now.

Most importantly, I am so glad Rayle is potty trained!!

Teagan graduates from Preschool!

On May 20th we were able to attend a graduation for Teagan from preschool. He is on his way to kindergarten. It was a wonderful evening. The children performed a skit and it was very cute. Dawn Spier then had them get into their caps and gowns and receive their diploma's. She got each of them a tassel with 2009 which they were able to keep. What a wonderful idea. It was nice to watch the children and see their excitement. On the 21st was Teagan's last day. It was a swim party and after having over 14 days of 100+ weather it rains. The children still swam and all was good. Mrs. Spier made up little yearbooks for the children to keep and they got to sign their names on them. Again I am just amazed at this women and I am so thankfully that we found her ad. I know Teagan is ready for kindergarten even if I am NOT! Here is the video of the skit and some pictures from the graduation and the last day of school.

Our spider that wiggles and jiggled inside her.

Here is Teagan and his teacher Mrs. Spier.
Teagan in his cap and gown. HOW CUTE HUH!?!

Teagan receiving his diploma.

Teagan showing his diploma off.

Teagan and Karstin eating goodies after swimming.

Here are all the preschoolers with a few extras.

Teagan swimming away.

Here are some of the kids eating popsicles in the pool. Thankfully no one spilled.

He did not like the other children splashing him. I was laughing because lately when we swim it is just us.

What a great few months Teagan has had at this preschool. We look forward to taking Rayle there as well in the fall. When you find something good you stick too it. We are so proud of Teagan and all that he has learned in such a short time there. Thanks again to Mrs. Spier for a wonderful semester.

BRIAN REGAN!!!!

On May 16th Candy, Dana, and I went to see our ALL TIME FAVORITE COMEDIAN Brian Regan. If you have never heard of him, shame on you! j/k He is so great, and he has clean comedy. It was so much fun to go out one last time before Dana moves. And to go to Brian Regan was the best! The first time I heard a Brian Regan joke was like when I was 14. Dana had gone hiking with us and she was needing a distraction so she started quoting these jokes. IT was so funny. Her family had a VHS tape of a comedy special, and seriously we watched that so many times the sound on the tape started to fade. I have seen him 4 times. He is awesome. We decided to make up shirts with some of our favorite jokes and wear them. Of course I did not take too many pictures, but oh the memories are so worth it!! Again if you get the chance then check him out. He is to die for and his facial expressions ARE THE BEST!!!!! We took my dad before he pasted and he even loved him! Thanks Candy for the tickets. They were some of the best belated birthday gifts I have ever gotten. Here are a few pics.Dana's shirt: The big yellow one is the sun. My shirt: I should've got the medium. Candy's shirt: How do I get that goodness in me?

We also did the back side.

Dana: You Too is case you ever fly someday. Mine: Whens that baby due? What Baby? Um at the zoo. The pandas, Linling when is she due? Candy: K.A.T. I am outta here.
Here we are at Dodge Theater. It was great right on the first row of the 3rd balcony in the middle.
Here is the best pic I snapped of Brian on the big screen. He was on the other night on Comedy Central, and I just love it!!

One Graduation Down

Dana is my cousin that is just four months younger than I am. She is the reason I met Brian. We have always been great friends! During high school we hung out ALL the time. Even now with life we do not see each other that often, but when we do, we pick it right back up to the old times! There are many embarrassing moments in there to remember. Dana has been working on her Associates Degree at MCC and she graduated on May 15th. It was great to go and support her. It is NEVER too late to finish a degree and I know Dana has worked SO HARD!! I am so proud of her and that she stuck it out and she plans on finishing her schooling in North Carolina. GREAT JOB DANA!!!!!

The Graduate!
Dana and her mom, Aunt Sharon.

Dana, her mom, and sister Carey. Dana and Carey.

Okay I was messing around and someone snapped a pic. Nice!
Here is Brian, Dana, and I.