The Beaumonts

New Years Eve aka Our Anniversary

2012-01-04T19:24:00.000-08:00

Early in the day Luke and I were able to go out just the two of us to celebrate our anniversary thanks to his sister babysitting. We went to lunch, saw the new mission impossible movie and did a little shopping. It wasn't anything fancy but was perfect for us and I cherish every little moment we get just the two of us. It's crazy that we've been married for six years and I feel so lucky to have had such a wonderful man by my side for all that time.

So apparently we are getting to be duds for new years the older we get, but luckily this year we had these fun people over to save us. We played games, watched funny stuff on tv, and built this little fire in the backyard for smores. It ended up being pretty fun thanks to them.

Happy Anniversary to us!

Christmas Morning

2012-01-03T16:17:00.000-08:00

What a fun Christmas morning we had this year. As usual we had to wake up the kids and surprisingly they were pretty happy even though they hadn't had much sleep. We always have a family prayer in my mom and dad's bedroom before starting all the chaos which is always a nice reminder of what the day is all about. Chalyn was so excited when she saw what Santa brought her that she ran straight to me jumping up and down saying "i got a bike, i got a bike, wow mom i got a bike". I was really glad she was so excited. And Beck went right up to his ball on the hoop and started shooting till we pried him away to open more gifts. They were both really cute and I loved watching their happy faces that morning. My favorite part was totally surprising Luke this year with a gun he had only dreamed about. He doesn't show his excitement very well he just gets quiet with a funny grin so when I saw that I knew I had done good. I spent a little more that our budget but it was totally worth it and he deserves it. I'm always amazed at how spoiled we all are and here are some of the things we each got.

Beckham-
Basketball hoop
car track
magnetic farm set
church clothes
cars, balls, bat, movies, books, etc

Chalyn-
Bike and helmet
ariel swim doll
belle doll
cabbage patch doll and diaper bag
pillow pet
Games, movies, books, etc

Luke-
Thompson Center "Bone Collector" Muzzleloader
duffle bag and other stuff for hunting
basketball
church clothes
clothes, socks, movies, etc.

Me-
clarisonic face brush (I really wanted it yay)
Nice perfume
Picture of Christ
Ipad cover
snuggie
scarf, clothes, movies,
-My parents gave me cake decorating stuff, a super soft blanket, and a really really nice knife set.

Chalyn snuggling with my dad before going in

They totally took off as soon as we let them.

Chalyn with her bike and Beck with his basketball hoop. We really could have stopped there and they would have been thrilled.

She was sooooo happy!

Luke pulling out his gun. I put it in another huge box so he wouldn't guess.

This ten dollar toy was the number one thing that she kept asking for.

Beck and his cars

My brother Jason bought tons of way cool toys for the kids this year. He's the best.

This is one of those cool toys he bought that Luke and I played with forever. They are magnets that you can build all kinds of stuff with.

Chalyn riding her bike the day after Christmas. It's way too big but she actually does really good on it so hopefully she just grows into it fast.

After opening all of our gifts we ate yummy breakfast and hung out with the rest of my siblings as they came that day, but the best part was having it on Sunday and being able to go to Church. It was the best feeling to celebrate Christs birth the right way and for my kids to get to feel the spirit that day. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and know how much you all mean to us in our lives.

Christmas Eve

2012-01-02T23:06:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve is always a very busy day for us but this year even a little more so. We woke up early to travel to st. George where we spent our morning fighting crowds to finish shopping and then made it to my moms where we cooked and prepared like crazy to get ready for dinner. Once we were done with all of the preparations the rest of the night although still busy went really well. All of my family, except one of my brothers and his family, were at my moms for our traditional Christmas eve dinner. This year we had prime rib, ham, shrimp, and all the amazing side dishes and it was oh so yummy! Then we always have all of the grandkids dress up and act out the nativity scene and this year was by far the least chaotic ever. The girls didn't fight over being mary, they all participated, no one cried and we even got a picture with every one of them before they scattered. It is so fun to watch as a narrator reads from the bible the story of Christs birth and it might just be my favorite Christmas tradition. After we were done with that around seven thirty we jumped in the car to head to cedar to visit with lots of Luke's family who had gotten together for dinner also. We played ping pong and then other fun games, gave Luke's parents their gifts, visited, ate lots of yummies and opened jammies before leaving a little after midnight to drive back to my moms where we stayed for Christmas. When we crawled into bed after three o'clock that morning we were exhausted to say the least but it was all oh so worth it.

This is what mom's house looks like before any party, and the kids always stake out their spots well in advance.

And Beck always messes up 90% of it and licks most of the spoons.

Me and my sweet Beckham

Chalyn and Maicey were the sheep this year and they were stoked!

We could not get Beck to let go of the baby Jesus so he walked around with it for about twenty minutes before we started, giving him kisses, patting him on the back and unwrapping and rewrapping his swaddling clothes. It was so so funny.

Beckham was the star and since he wouldn't let go of the baby he got to deliver him to mary at the right time, and made us all laugh.

The final scene with all of the kids

Watching LeeR and Janielle open their gifts

This year among other things we all gave them a big collage of all of their grandchildren

Yay for footie jammies!

The guys playing their usual Poker game

This is after midnight and all the other kids were crashing but Beck was still happy and going strong. He didn't even fall asleep on our way to St. George, he must have been way too excited for santa to come.

Other December Fun!

2012-01-02T22:42:00.000-08:00

This year I really tried hard to make it feel like christmas and spent more time than usual doing fun activities and playing with my kids. We had a countdown that they pulled something out of everyday and sometimes they got a gift or a treat but it usually had a fun activity for all of us to do. Some of the things were: going to the live nativity, wrapping a gift for someone else, painting Christmas fingers and toes, baking cookies, making a foam nativity, christmas movie night with yummy popcorn and treats, coloring chritmas pages, putting up our own nativity. and obviously lots more fun things. It made me slow down a bit and take time everyday for my kids and helped us all remember the the true meaning of christmas. Here are some other things that made December fun for our family.

The weekend after Thanksgiving we went and cut down our own tree with Eric and Ashlie. NO I didn't get even one picture of it decorated in our house since we spent christmas at my moms, and YES I am really mad at myself for forgetting.

My sweet girl decorating her (sprinkle cookies)

Baking with my mom. I love this picture because this is where Chalyn is a major part of the time when we are in St. George, next to my mom, doing whatever grandma will let her do whether it's baking, watering flowers, washing their faces and putting on beauty cream, or chalyn's favorite... taking out grandma's eyes (contacts) She is always glued to my mom.

Just a fun little craft I did with my mom. This is before I added the finishing touches and embellishments though, so it's really lots cuter than this.

Luke and I took the kids to the temple visitor center and to see the lights a few days before Christmas. It definitely helped me feel the true spirit of it all and the kids LOVED climbing all those stairs.

The Big 4

2012-01-02T22:06:00.000-08:00

I'm ready to get caught up on all of my holiday blogging and I get to start with my favorite event. Chalyn's birthday is December 11 and even though I wish she had a birthday in the summer (to spread out all of her gifts), I always get so excited for her birthday and this year was no exception. Ever since I took her to see The Little Mermaid at Tuachan this summer she has been just a tad bit obsessed with Ariel so I've known for a while that's what she wanted for her birthday. I didn't do a whole "party" per se, we just did dinner, one game, presents and cake and ice cream, but it was still such a joy to share her excitement as she played with all of her cousins and for her to shine as the center of attention on her special day. Chalyn is definitely one of a kind and her contagious smile and sweet personality fill me with more love and joy than I ever could have expected. She really is such a smart, silly, happy, energetic, persistent, loving and all around amazing little girl, and it is such an overwhelming privilege for me to be her mother.

The Beautiful Birthday Girl

Dinner Time

Beckham sat next to her most of the time she was opening gifts. They are so sweet together, and I love the little moments like this.

opening her barbie car

This is my sister helping the kids play the candy bar game

Cake and ice cream time. Poor Grant is always MAULED by the girls. ha ha

Her cake. I've found that I really enjoy making cakes I'm just not sure how to beat it next year.

Thanksgiving

2011-12-01T15:19:00.001-08:00

This year we were blessed to be able to go to Orem to get to have Thanksgiving with Luke's Family.We left on Monday to have a few days to get some things done up there and Luke had a side job to do. It was so nice to get to be back up there for a few days since we all know how much I love it there. And then we were ready to just relax and be with family on Thursday. We were all there except for Lukes brother Eric and his wife Ashlie who came up after we ate, and his brother Kiley who lives in california. Marty and Mary hosted us all and their home is large enough for us all to fit and enjoy ourselves.It was so fun for my kids to play with all of the cousins and the adults were able to chat and play games and enjoy each others company. Oh and the food was unbelievable of course. We had planned to leave after dinner to go to St. George for Black Friday shopping with my family but the Beaumont's begged and begged and begged until they talked us into staying. I in return talked some of them into shopping with me which ended up being a good trade off. Eric, Ashlie, Amber, Carrie, Luke and I went shopping at nine that night to wal-mart, target, and toys-r-us and we totally scored! I was able to get everything that I wanted and then some, but I must say it was a way crazier experience in orem than it is in St. George. We were back in bed by three and then Ashlie and I shopped together the whole next day which was fantastic. No whinny kids, no whinny husband just good wholesome shopping, now I'm almost completely done with christmas shopping Yay!

Chalyn and Myana were princesses all day

The kids table (a few of them at least)

Chalyn, Beck, and Myana waiting for their dinner.

This is all of the Beaumont girls (minus Eric's wife Ashlie) in the kitchen just before we ate.

Bad Hair Day

2011-11-12T08:00:00.000-08:00

So as you all know I have a thing for hair. When I was a little girl I would sit and play with dolls, only I wouldn't really pretend play with them I would just sit and comb with their hair for hours. When I got into high school I spent a lot of time figuring out new hairstyles for myself and took pride in my long blonde hair. That lead me to want to do hair school where I really figured out how much I love hair. I love combing, curling, coloring, styling, cutting, straightening, running my hands through and doing hair. So you can imagine how fun it was for me to have a baby girl who grew into a little girl with beautiful hair to style and play with. Most days it was a bonding experience to sit her up on my bathroom counter and chat and watch her funny faces in the mirror while I took the time to style her hair in fun new ways. so if you can also try to imagine then how devastated I was to wake up the other day to find a large chunk of that hair cut all choppy at the hands of said three year old little girl. I cried and cried and cried (Her response to those tears "It's okay mom Jesus will give me new hair" and then I got up and finished the haircut by trying to preserve what I could and cutting it into a pixie cut that has absolutely no styling options. I went out and bought bows and headbands and am trying to remind myself over and over that which my hairschool instructor taught me that "It's just hair"

Halloween 2011

2011-11-02T23:27:00.001-07:00

This year Halloween was kind of put on the backburner since we were moving last weekend. When Monday rolled around though we actually did really good and had a way fun Halloween. We decorated that morning and then let the kids carve their pumpkins before taking them out. Our new neighborhood was awesome for trick or treating, and afterwards we were able to go with Lukes sister Amber and her family to a carnival which the kids LOVED!

Trick or Treating

She made sure everybody knew she wasn't a mermaid she was Ariel.

My cute little Referee. Thanks mom for making his shirt!

On our new front porch.

Yummy cotton candy. She didn't like the texture so i got to have it.

Such handsome boys.

The kids in the bounce house.

Playing at the carnival booths.

My kids with Amber and Bens kids Maddax and Linden

Checking out the loot. They seriously scored, and now I have to be the bad guy.

This was his 7th, yes 7th sucker of the day. That's where I drew the line.

Sacramento Trip

2011-11-02T22:59:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics from our trip to Sacramento a couple of weeks ago. We went with Eric and Ashlie again and were able to leave our kids at home with my mother in law. Sacramento isn't my favorite city, but it's still fun to see new places and we always have a fun time with those two.

I always upload my images in the wrong order! This is returning home to our kids with souveniers from the candy store.

Lake Tahoe with the fall leaves was absolutely BREATHTAKING! This was definately the highlight of the trip.

This is where the Donner Party had their struggles. It was closed but still neat to see the spot.

We stepped out of the car and it was Freeeezing!

This is seriously the worlds coolest candy store with everything you could ever imagine. We stocked up and it seemed like that was all we ate the rest of the trip.

Pumpkins

2011-11-02T22:47:00.000-07:00

This year we grew a cute little garden in our backyard and Luke was all about growing our own pumpkins. I kinda kept thinking they would be weird shaped or something so I was secretly planning on buying some still, but when they got big they actually were really cute. The kids watched them, anticipating when they could pick them and carve them. We finally carved them like an hour before we went trick or treating on monday and they turned out so fun. I love this tradition even though it seemed so hard to find the time this year.

Chalyn and Her Daddy! She is still the biggest daddy's girl.

We tricked Beck to stick his hand in the first time but then they both did great cleaning them and everthing.

Right after picking them.

Chalyn was really excited and begged everyday to carve it.

Kind of a funny story. We actually had one of them stolen but were able to recover it. After we picked them we set them on our front step and the little girl from upstairs thought it was hers so she took it and painted it. I was a little devastated since we had watched them grow, so Luke ever so nicely asked for it back and we washed it so it was good as new. I felt really bad but we were attached.

Update and Move

2011-11-02T22:32:00.001-07:00

So I sat down to finally do the circus post and of course with my luck I lost the cd with the pics on it. Maybe someday I will find it and do a post. In other news we got everything moved in at our new place in Cedar and to be honest it all feels a little surreal. Everything happened so fast. We went to Sacramento two weeks ago for five days and I had only packed like five boxes so I pretty much packed our whole house, cleaned two apartments, set up a new house and did all our Halloween festivities all in a week. I am completely exhausted to say the least but at least it's in the past. I had such a hard time leaving Orem and all of the memories we had there as a family. I absolutely loved it there and am very unsure about Cedar but hopefully this new adventure will be good for us.

Labor day at the cabin.

2011-10-16T20:17:00.000-07:00

We always have such a blast on the Fullmer reunion, and this year was no exception. We hung out around the cabin chatting, playing games, eating, laughing, and ate some more. On Sunday we had lots of time to go fishing and the cabin is right by Lebaron so we headed there a couple of times and totally killed em. We fished like two hours and caught like eleven fish so the kids had opportunities to reel them in too. It was fun. Here are some highlights.

The Fullmer cabin. Such a beautiful location and so many fun memories

I totally caught him in the act. Funny!

Daddy and Beck on the zip line. They loved it, I was a wreck.

Chalyn was so brave to do it by herself. She LOVED it and probably did it a hundred times.

This is how the kids loaded up.

The sawdust pile was once again loaded with treasures.

Goofing of at bedtime.

He was playing peekaboo with me for a long time, so cute.

We played the Fullmer amazing race and there were ten stations we had to race to complete. Here they are stringing fifty noodles onto a thread to make a necklace.

Luke hunted all morning so this is where he was often found.

Chicaco Baby!

2011-09-29T10:40:00.000-07:00

As I Said in my last post Luke and I were able to go to Chicago for five days in August without any kiddos. Eric and Ashlie invited us last minute to go with them since they travel doing scrapbook conventions. They needed another person to help out and so the company paid for my flight, hotel, food, etc. all we had to do was buy Lukes ticket. We left on a Wed. from Vegas and when we were in the Phoenix airport switching planes my mom called and said Janeece had the baby. On the day I left! She had her third adorable little boy named Mckay. Our flight got in late so by the time the boys picked out a rental car (they picked a black mustang) and found our hotel we crashed. We spent the first day walking and hanging out in downtown Chicago which can I say was absolutely AMAZING! I fell in love with it immediately. We went to millenium park to see The Bean and other sculptures and from there we walked and walked and walked through the city it seemed like every turn we took there was something else we wanted to see. We found an amazing chicago style pizza place called Bella Bacinas which was right by the river on Wacker. It was a beautiful day so we sat out front under the umbrellas right on the main road. The food was unbelievable, our waiter and his brooklyn accent was so fun and friendly and it was cool to soak in the excitement of the city. He told us to go to the Bar at the top of the John Hancock building for an amazing view of the city so we walked all the way checking out shops, the river, and the giant marilyn monroe statue. The whole city seemed like a giant mall with huge futuristic shops along the entire bottom with skyscrapers on top. We rode to the ninety fifth floor of the Hancock building (instead of paying to go to the top of sears tower) and decided not to go into the bar so me and Ashlie went to the restroom to find that there were huge windows with the view we had hoped for. From there it was way close to walk up the coast on Lake Shore Drive and up the river walk at sunset. After walking so long we had to hit the jacuzzi that night. The next two days we worked in the booth at the convention and did fun things at night. on Friday night we ate at a yummy Indian restaurant and in trying to find frozen yogurt came across the cutest downtown area of a small town where they were having a car show with music and dancing so we just pulled over and hung out there, it was perfect weather and it was cool to just chill. Saturday night we went to dinner and after being duped the night before trying to find fireflies we went to a park to play around and find some, (Luke hadn't seen them so we were determined.) We just got up Sunday and headed for home. I was really missing my kids by then. Chicago was a beautiful city and it was such a fun experience especially to be with Eric and Ashlie who we always have a blast with. Thanks you guys!

Our last night at a cute park searching for fireflies. We found some but found more mosquitos. Still fun.

Friday night looking for frozen Yogurt we found a car show in the middle of a blocked off downtown area with people hanging out and dancing in the street. Amazing!

Hanging out on the riverwalk at sunset. It was so so beautiful.

Eric and Ashlie were a blast!

This is the view from the ladies bathroom in Hancock tower. You could see EVERYTHING.

Seriously the best pizza i've ever had.

Bella Bacinos in downtown

Historic Chicaco Theater

This is the view from underneith The Bean. So so cool.

The Bean and fountain in Millenium Park

The Boys were so giddy about the car and every chance they got in a big open spot we all bailed out while one person spun brodies. It was pretty fun/scary.

Fun in the sun (St. George that is)

2011-09-28T14:15:00.000-07:00

So the first part of August me and the kids went to St. George for a few weeks for my sister to have her new baby. When we left to go down she was getting really close and could have had the baby any day but it ended up being over two weeks later. Being there gave us a chance to really hang out and do lots of fun stuff. For Example: Me and Chalyn got to go to Tuachan to see The Little Mermaid. We swam at my sisters in-laws pool and in grandmas little pool. Had a birthday party at red cliffs for my dad. Went to the Fair parade. Shopped, went to a movie and oh ya took a little detour to Chicago (more on that next post). It was really fun to get to spend some relaxing summer days at home playing with the kids and nieces and nephews.

Try and ignore the fact that it's sideways (I hate when I forget to rotate), we were watching the fair parade.

Hiding in Grandmas Story Cabinet. Chalyn absolutely adores my sisters boys.

Splash time! They played out there forever (and got sunburns but hopefully worth it)

2011-09-24T19:56:00.000-07:00

So I know that it's been two months since I've updated anything but all that matters is that I'm making the effort now right???? Anyways we've had a really crazy/fun/busy/crazy summer and I wanted to show all five of you loyal blog friends what we've been up to (lets be honest it's also to help jog my own memory about all the fun times too, I love to go back and look since I'm not so great at my scrapbooking either) So today I'm gonna start posting some of our fun summer outings and hopefully do one each couple of days till I'm caught up. That would be the circus post that we went to today, so when you see that you know your up to date. :)

Our little stinky, filthy family on hike day below 3 creeks.

Little Handsome Pants. Gosh he makes me smile
Chalyn roasting her first Marshmallow in her jammies of course

Loading up on sugar at the annual candy hunt at The Big Rock!

Yup! He's a Heartbreaker!

"Hiking" consisted of walking the trail between 3 creeks and Merchant perfect for little ones though

Ohhh How he loves the vroom vroom!

California Trip

2011-06-28T12:49:00.000-07:00

Okay so I know I'm a little late with this post but this one is about our March trip to California to see Lukes brother and to play. We were able to go for five days and decided fly instead of drive that far with two crazy kids. They had a blast on the one flight and it saved us from the insanity of driving. As always we were spoiled by Kylie who always takes us to amazing restaurants and shows such great hospitality. We did lots of shopping and lounging and playing on the beach and laughing. It is always soooo much fun and these are some of my favorite pictures.

Lunch at Park Ave Yum!

Last day at Balboa

Looking for tiny sand crabs

Beck was actually really fun at the beach, he even liked the water.

Chalyn on the other hand was a sissy but still fun

vollyball lessons with uncle kylie

Kids playing while waiting for our flight

They definately loved watching out the window

This was taken about five minutes after chalyn puked, at least it was only once.

Zions

2011-06-28T12:25:00.001-07:00

So this past weekend we went back to St. George mostly for me to catch up on everyone's hair but we were able to play a little bit too. we were hanging out at my moms house friday night and I was talking to my sister in law about not really having much to do the next day and we quickly decided it would be fun to go to Zions. We were able to talk most of my family into going (even the preggo girls) and found some free passes. It really was so much fun to hike, play in the water, and picnic, although I think all the kids needed was to ride the bus (shuttle) and they were happy. And even though it was a warm day it all went really great. Here are a few pics.

This is my brother Jason with some of the kiddos at weeping rock.

My cute parents

Me and my hubby

My two favorite boys.

Beckham's First Birthday

2011-06-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

My sweet baby boy turned one on May 22nd. We went to St. George so that we could have a party with all of the cousins and it turned out really fun. We went to the park and had a water balloon fight, barbequed, did a pinata, let the kids play on the play ground and did cake and gifts like normal. It was a perfect day and the kids were all really fun. Beckham was a little grumpy at first but then as soon as he ate he was in a much better mood. Beckham is really such a sweetheart. He is always smiling and is so mild mannered. He is really lovey and playful and now that he is a little bit older his personality is coming out and he is such a tease. He is definately a mommas boy and I absolutely love it. I feel so blessed to get to be the mother of such beautiful little spirits. Here are some of the pictures of the party.

Playing with water balloons

checking out the decor with uncle Jason

such a sweet boy

first one to take a whack at the pinata

He was a lot more mild about attacking his cake than I thought he would be

Gift time

I Love his wobbly little walk!

He got some pretty fun things for his birthday. We gave him some clothes, a tonka dump truck, and a t-ball toy. He also got a little pop up tent and toys from grandma and grandpa Fullmer, more clothes, bath toys and a movie and book from grandma and grandpa Beaumont.

Hee Haw Farms

2011-06-01T15:32:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we took the kids to Hee Haw Farms to play for the day. I didn't really know what to expect but we really had such a blast. We fed all the baby animals, went on a hayride, went down a giant slide, did a train ride, chalyn rode a horse for her first time, and they had lots of other little things to do in between. Thanks mom for the free tickets!

Chalyn stuck pretty close to Luke the whole time they were in the pen because she was pretty nervous of the animals, but right at the end she got brave and went to feed one sheep on it's own. When another sheep came over she stood her ground but pretty soon there were like five sheep surrounding her and she went running quick.

Easter

2011-06-01T14:19:00.000-07:00

I know I am such a slacker at this blogging thing but even though i'm way behind i didn't want to be a quitter, so here are a few new posts about what we've been up to.
This year for easter we went to St. George to be with my family again. We always have so much fun and it's always nice to get out of our cold weather and get some sunshine.

Chalyn's Easter Dress

Easter morning at Grandmas

Beckham learning to walk

Rolling eggs

Easter Egg Hunt at the park

Coloring Eggs Chalyn's hair was green for a week!

My Baby Girl is 3!

2010-12-13T20:06:00.000-08:00

It was Chalyn's 3rd Birthday on Saturday(I know so so sad), and it gave me a good excuse to finally update our blog. I had such a hard time deciding what to do to celebrate her big day especially since she is old enough now to really understand and i just wanted her to feel so special and loved. So after lots of thinking I decided to do a little friend/cousin party. I was kinda worried that she was still to little for a real birthday party but it turned out so fun! I was really glad we did it. I stayed up forever the night before decorating and doing everything because i wanted her to be really surprised and she was. When we woke up we let her open a few presents and play with them before the party at 11:30. For her party we did a princess theme but since most of the kids were boys I made king capes for them, and gave them all a burger king crown with their names on it, the girls got princess sashes and tiaras. We had lunch, played poison apple (hot potato but with snow white in mind), played pin Cinderella in her castle window, had a Pinata, opened gifts and had cake and ice cream. It was so, so fun. Afterwards we took her to the movies for the first time to see Tangled, which by the way is my new favorite disney movie, and finished off the day with a few more presents we had saved. I really can't believe she is three already, and i also am amazed at how my love for her grows and grows every day.

Deer Hunt

2010-10-26T14:20:00.000-07:00

We just got back this morning from five days of hunting in Beaver. It was so cold but one of the most successful hunts we've had. Luke and I split the first day so he could go with his brothers and family and I could go with my family like usual. Needless to say my family beat the Beaumonts the first day and got some really great bucks! Sunday we took a break to go to Cedar for Lukes sisters baby's blessing but were back out hunting Monday morning. We were able to leave our kids with Lukes mom that day and it was way fun getting to hunt with Luke just like the old days. We hunted with all of my family that morning and then went in for lunch and to pack up and go home but Luke decided to give "his spot" one more last ditch effort. He went alone and after hiking for just ten minutes shot a super nice four point. He called me and I went with his dad and brother in-law to get the buck cleaned out and drug back to the truck which was quite a ways away. They finally made it to the truck and got the deer loaded when we got a flat tire so it was way after dark when we got in but Luke was still so happy. He really wanted to get a decent buck this year and I was thrilled that he was able to. We had such a blast hunting. Good Job Babe!

Catching Up!

2010-10-06T22:26:00.000-07:00

These are just a few of the fun things we have been up to the past month or so.

Labor Day at the Cabin

Train ride last weekend with my family

"Camping" with the Beaumonts two weekends ago

Beckham's Pics

2010-09-20T15:23:00.001-07:00

Here are a few of my favorite images from Beckham's 3 month photo shoot. I think they turned out soooo cute and they totally show his sweet little personality. He is growing so fast and even though there are totally days when I want to pull my hair out, for the most part I love being the mother of two.

We're not dead!

2010-09-02T19:26:00.000-07:00

So it's been forever since I've done a post and I had a few minutes so I thought I would update what's been going on in our lives. First of all we have been gone a ton this month. I went to St. George for over a week at the first of August and this past weekend we went to Beav town to hang out with Lukes high school buddies. We try to get together for a weekend at least once a year usually camping but with a new baby and one of the girls prego we decided to just all crash at parents and play during the days. We had such a blast as always playing at Kents Lake, BBQ-ing,playing games, the boys played their annual poker game, (Thanks Jake, Brad, and Kurt for not taking Lukes money this time) and just hanging out. Lukes friends are always alot of fun. And this weekend we are headed back to the mountain for a Fullmer family reunion, which will probably be the last this year. Hopefully I will remember to take pics since i've been slacking on that these days. I did do Beckhams 3 month portraits a couple of days ago so I will have those to post soon. He has been doing so good and he rolled over twice yesterday and I almost cried. I am really emotional when it comes to my babies growing fast. Anyways I will post again soon. Hope all of our friends and family are healthy and happy.

Family Reunion

2010-07-28T15:33:00.001-07:00

Last weekend to celebrate the 24th we went to the annual Gale Family Reunion on Beaver Mtn. It's always so hard getting ready for camping but always so worth it, we had a Blast! We were there from Thurs. to Sunday and it was so nice to finally be in the fresh air of the mtns. I have been dying to get out and go since Beckham was born. We had lots of fun hiking, 4-wheeling, looking for deer, and doing fun activities for the kids like treasure hunts, painting t-shirts, and other crafts. My kids even did awesome sleeping in the tent, probably because it wasn't very cold this year and we had great weather. I have the best family in the world and it's one of my favorite things to get to play with everyone at the reunion.

Beckhams first camp trip. He did soooo good! Don't I look fabulous? We were camping Ok!
Painting camp shirts

Chalyn LOVES 4-wheeling

My happy little camper!

CUTE PIC

2010-07-17T16:25:00.001-07:00

Aren"t they beautiful!

Fourth weekend

2010-07-09T09:43:00.000-07:00

We started off with a day at Seven Peaks with my entire family. We had such a blast!

On Saturday we did Family photos and then went up the canyon for a barbeque and fun at the falls.

And we finished the day with pizza, fun, and fireworks at the park.

Monday morning we went with Eric and Ashlie and my mom to the big parade in Provo. Chalyn loved the parade with all the big balloons, sirens, and cute floats. My mom got to stay until Thursday morning and it was hard to let her go home, we had so much fun having her here. We had a really great 4th this year and hope everyone else did too!

Beckham's Blessing

2010-07-07T23:36:00.001-07:00

This past weekend we had tons of family in town for Beckhams baby blessing and for the fourth of July. We had such an awesome weekend and did so many fun things like went to seven peaks, had bar-b-ques, watched fireworks and more, but I'm gonna start with this post first because it was the most important part of the weekend. All of my family was able to come up and quite a few of the Beaumonts were there too. Luke did the blessing and did such a great job. I am so proud to have an amazing husband who holds the priesthood and uses it to bless our family. We had a luncheon at the park afterwards with lots of yummy food and fun. Beckham looked so stinking cute in his tuxedo that my mom made,(without even having a pattern,) she is so so talented. Beck is growing so fast and has been so fun lately. He smiles all the time and watches me everywhere I go, we just love him so much.

Father's Day

2010-06-23T19:32:00.001-07:00

This past weekend we were able to go to St. George to play, do hair, and celebrate Father's Day. It was awesome to get to be with Luke and my dad, and then to see Luke's dad LeeR on our way home in Beaver. Here are just a few pictures of our weekend.

Life these days

2010-06-06T21:13:00.000-07:00

Our lives have been pretty crazy since I updated last but so so good! Beckham is already two weeks old and it totally breaks my heart how fast time flies. It hasn't been very bad adjusting to two kids but it definitely takes FOREVER to get us all out the door if I want us to look at all put together. Chalyn has been great still though and Beckham is just SOOO sweet and loveable. It is so fun to have a new cuddle bug and I'm not afraid to spend alot of time holding him (I don't mind if he gets spoiled).Luke has been helping Marty work on landscaping his backyard, and has been over there alot in the evenings and weekends but they will be done this next week in time for his little brothers wedding on Saturday so I will get to have him back soon. We have been having lots of fun playing outside with Chalyn swimming, jumping and enjoying summertime. We just can't wait to go camping and do all of the real summer things. Here are a few pics of what we've been up to.

The Kids room. I sure do wish they had their own but it wasn't too bad trying to tie them together. My mom made Beckham's bedding and it turned out amazing! She is so talented.

We drove up the canyon today and took a picnic to Bridal Veil Falls. Chalyn got to play in the pools of water and the weather was amazing. And I am loving my new double stroller, we have already got our moneys worth and it's just been two weeks.

We do an awful lot of sleeping these days

Beckham at one week old

The Story

2010-05-26T15:59:00.000-07:00

So I finally get the chance to update and tell about Beckhams labor story. It's kinda funny but Luke and I were talking last Thursday about being ready for the baby to come and how we both thought that Friday would be the perfect day to have him. So in talking we decided that we were gonna do everything we could to make him come thinking that he was probably about ready anyways. So we started our plan with me going Thursday night for a pregnancy massage not only was it completely relaxing but they also did some reflexology which is supposed to help put you into labor. After my massage we swung by wal-mart to pick up some castor oil because after reading hundreds of stories online I had finally decided I was willing to give it a try. We woke up the next morning and I took the castor oil with oj at 8:30 (it wasn't too bad really) and went for a walk. We had been doing lots of walking the past week. The castor oil didn't do much for me and by late that afternoon I was pretty bummed really, so I decided to try again and took one more dose at 7:30 p.m. Luke and I started a movie late and still nothing was happening but then at 11:30 while watching a movie and getting a foot rub I had a major contraction, which was the beginning. By one o clock I was packing and knew my contractions weren't going to stop so we dropped Chalyn off at Luke's brothers and went to the hospital. I was still at only a 3 and 70% (much to my surprise) and I was having really bad back labor so as soon as they decided to keep me I had my epidural(I was planning natural but back labor was way harder than Chalyn's easy labor). My water broke just before five, the doctor got there at 5:55 and I pushed for two contractions and he was here. It was so quick and painless (after I had my epidural of course). We came home from the hospital Monday morning and brought him home in this crazy snow storm. It's almost June for crying out loud! Since we've been home we have been doing awesome. Recovery seems almost too easy and it's so fun to finally have Beckham here with us!

Meet Beckham Luke Beaumont

2010-05-23T15:27:00.000-07:00

Our sweet baby boy joined our family Saturday May 22nd at 6:07 a.m. He weighed 6lbs 10oz and is 19 inches long. We have had such a great experience with him so far and love him to death already. Chalyn has been so excited and is doing great with him thank heavens. Beckham has been doing so amazing and I feel unbelievably well. We are so blessed to have him and the joy that he has already brought is overwhelming! I will post more soon about everything but thought we would give everyone a sneek peak of our new family addition.

Preggo update

2010-05-17T16:04:00.000-07:00

I went to the doctor today for my regular checkup and things went really well. First of all I had lost four pounds since last week so that was a great way to start things off. Then he checked me and I'm dilated to 3cm and am 75% thinned. I really am trying hard not to get my hopes up but I'm walking lots and trying to convince this baby to come soon.

Fabulous news!

2010-05-05T07:33:00.000-07:00

So I met with the perinatologist yesterday to address my low fluid and to see if doing a version to turn the baby was an option for me. When I got there they had me do the ultrasound and fluid test before meeting with the doctor and to my surprise my fluid level was up from 6.5 to over 10 which is in the normal range, and even better than that the baby's head was down in position. I was so excited to say the least. It just goes to show what priesthood blessings and lots of prayers can do. So hopefully he will just stay and I can go ahead with a normal delivery. Thanks everyone for all your concern this week.

Maternity Photos

2010-05-03T22:14:00.000-07:00

So I have a sister in law who just so happens to be a really talented photographer. I know I'm so lucky! Anyways she talked me into doing a maternity photo shoot a couple of weeks ago (at 33 weeks) and these are some of my favorite images. Thanks Hayley!

More photos

2010-05-03T21:57:00.000-07:00

Bad news....Good weekend

2010-04-29T15:19:00.000-07:00

So I'm gonna start off with my bad news story first. I went in for my regular weekly pregnancy checkup last Thursday and found out some kind of bad news. While my doctor was checking to see if I was dilating he discovered that our baby is in frank breech position. Obviously thats not something you want to hear but i wasn't concerned at all thinking i still have plenty of time for him to turn. So the doctor ordered another ultrasound just to make sure and told me he wanted me to go from his office to the hospital to do a non stress test. I did the test and everything looked perfect which was a huge relief but then went to do to the fluid test (done by ultrasound) and my fluid is low. They like you to be between 10 and 20 centimeters and they told me they wouldn't let me leave the hospital if it was under 5. Mine was6.5 so i was relieved thinking they were gonna let me go but they made me wait until my doctor could come talk to me. Right about then is when I started to worry. My doctor came and explained that since my fluid is low there is very little chance the baby will turn on his own and so i need to be prepared to have a c-section. I was totally devastated and broke down. But he did refer me to a specialist to see if they can try and do a version to turn him, however he thinks i'm probably not a candidate because i have low fluid. So i meet with the specialist tomorrow and am just praying that they will at least try it. After getting all that bad news i decided i wanted to get away so we went to St. George to take my mind off of things. It was really nice for Chalyn to be able to play outside with all the cousins and i not have to worry about her, and we were able to go to my nephew Jace's baptism on Sat. It was so nice to relax and just enjoy family time and the sunshine definately didn't hurt either.

Oh................POOP!

2010-04-09T13:26:00.000-07:00

So lately (the last month or so) we have been working on potty training. I know so much fun right. Well it actually hasn't been too bad so far, except that she wouldn't go when we were out of town. She came to me one morning and said she wanted to use the big girl potty. I had tried a few times before that but she wasn't interested, so i was really excited when she came to me and she has been going ever since. She had had only a handful of accidents up until today but she has had TWO today and i'm kinda freaking out.I hope it doesn't mean that we are taking a step back. Anyways wish me luck. These are a couple pics from when we first bought panties. She came in to show me and she had all ten pairs on at once. She was so proud!

Easter Fun!

2010-04-05T10:14:00.000-07:00

Easter is one of my favorite holidays and time of year. This year we stuck with tradition and went to St. George to spend it with my family. Me and Chalyn went down on Wednesday to get ready for everything and Luke joined us on Friday. We spent Friday with everybody at moms coloring easter eggs and doing dinner. Saturday we got up early and went to the city easter egg hunt for just a few minutes and then loaded up to go to the park. We had a lot of fun picnicking, playing games, doing a scavenger hunt with the kids, and enjoying the sunshine. Then we went and found a sandy hill to roll our eggs down and went for a hike. We spent the whole day outside and were sunburned and exhausted but it was way worth it. On Sunday we had the Easter bunny come, did a jelly bean and treasure hunt, watched conference, and ate yummy Easter dinner before coming home. We had such an amazing weekend thanks to my fun family. Sorry for the picture overload but it's so hard to choose!

Crazy bathtime with cousins! They had so much fun.
Coloring Easter Eggs
Just finishing the city easter egg hunt at the park.
Playing at the park with mom and dad.
We scored at the family scavenger hunt.
Getting her prize at the end of the scavenger hunt from uncle Jason.
Rolling Easter Eggs in the sand with cousin Makell. We went on a hike right after this and saw a bunch of dinosaur tracks so she is now on a major dinosaur kick.
We woke up Sunday to a treasure hunt that Luke did for me and Chalyn and the Easter Bunny bringing her basket.
It's finally warming up so on warm days Chalyn spends hours playing in our back yard.
Chalyn's First Bike! We bought this bike for her in california and gave it to her when we got back. It is still too big but she LOVES it and rides it around the house all day.

Sunny California!

2010-03-22T09:34:00.000-07:00

We just got back last night from a trip to California to play and visit Lukes brother Kiley. We got to leave Chalyn with my amazing family and went for three nights. We had so much fun and did tons of stuff like: shopping, going to the beach, playing at balboa island, going to movies, miniture golf, hanging by the pool, eating at amazing restaurants, and so much more. The weather was perfect and we stayed way close to the beach and everything else fun in Orange county. I forgot our camera most of the time but here are a few pictures of our trip. Thanks Kiley!

This is Chalyn just before we dropped her off. She looked soooo cute in her new sunglasses I just had to take a pic.
Lunch at Kiley's restaurant. It was so nice to be eating outside and wearing flip flops instead of snow boots.

Luke in his cute shape ups. He looked even sexier in six inch red stilletos but he would kill me if I would have put that picture on here.
Luke and Kiley at the Newport Beach Temple. The landscaping was beautiful.
This was our last night there. We ate at a really fun (really expensive) restaurant called Gulfstream. It was really great to get to enjoy time with just me and Luke.

Eric and Ashlie's Wedding

2010-02-28T21:38:00.001-08:00

Luke's little brother Eric and my cousin Ashlie were married last Monday in the Salt Lake temple. It was such a fun day spending time with Luke's family and awesome to finally get to go visit that temple. I had been wanting to for a really long time. I am really excited to be gaining such a fun sister in law and can't wait to see them grow together. These are some pics from that day as well as some of the reception last Friday in Beaver.

CONGRATULATIONS! WE LOVE YOU GUYS

random

2010-02-17T22:27:00.001-08:00

25 weeks and HUGE!

Funny Faces! we took so many pictures and it was funny because Chalyn couldn't figure out how to pucker her lips. i was laughing so hard at her.

chalyn LOVES bath time and has to have bubbles. her and dad got a little carried away the other day.
We got to go to St. George last weekend for valentines and to do baby stuff with my mom. we got the crib set all figured out and it is gonna be so so cute. this is a pic of chalyn on valentines. she is getting so big so fast.

Sealing Anniversary

2010-02-03T14:05:00.000-08:00

Today is the Third anniversary of the day that Luke and I were sealed together for time and eternity in the St. George Temple. I love to look back and remember what an amazing day it was. The amount of joy i felt was unbelievable and i am so grateful to be able to say that Luke is mine for eternity.

Ready to blog!

2010-01-26T21:27:00.001-08:00

I think I finally have this blogging thing figured out. I know just a little slow but I'm excited to hopefully stay in touch with friends and family just a little bit easier now. Here are a few recent pics of what we have been up to lately.