My Freakin' Sweet Boys

So Bucky's hobby lately is skateboarding (I should say ONE of his hobbies)... So therefore both Gabe & Ethan think it's "Freakin' Sweet" they love skateboarding with Dad... and everything is "Freakin' Sweet!"   Gabe came out of the bathroom the other day, and he had gotten his hair a little wet and it was kind of spiked up in the front, anyway... he came up and said, "Mom my hair looks Freakin Sweet, huh!... and he also frequents the phrase "Rock and Roll" into his language...if something is cool well then it's Rock and Roll!  So if any of you are feeling left out of the cool lingo for 2008 (for 3 yr. olds) throw a couple of those phrases into your conversations and you will be cool at least in the eyes of my 3 yr old.

Our California Trip

This was such a fun trip to California (Sea World, the Beach, the Zoo, Disneyland, California Adventure, and finished off at Universal Studios) We went with ALL I mean ALL of my family and a few extras, so we really had a blast... thanks everyone for a great time!

This picture is for anyone who loves "The Simpsons" as much as Bucky...
He was excited to get this picture with his boys!

Gabe & Ethan love Curious George so they were pretty stoked to see him in real life... at Universal Studios!

I really liked this picture... especially when a few years go by and we can't remember what vacations are like with little kids...(but I should probably take the blame because I probably make them stop and pose for pictures to much... haha!) and you can tell they are sick of it! Sorry boys you will thank me later hopefully! I love you guys!

Bucky & Gabe sitting on Mickey's couch!

Here is Bucky & Gabe on one of our favorite rides... "Buzz Lightyear" even the adults loved it!

This is Gabe and after a long discouraging day of not being tall enough for the rides at Disneyland we finally got to "Toon Town" where he thought he was pretty special that he was "tall enough for everything" so we snapped this pic of him in his GLORY! We love you Gabe!

Here we are at Disneyland after a long day the boys are pretty overwhelmed and exhausted... that is of course in a good way!

This is at Sea World... the boys loved it and were so excited! Of course we couldn't leave without a couple penguins!

The Wedding

Bucky's little brother Beau got married last weekend to Ashley Wall... it was a beautiful wedding and we had a lot of fun... and my boys looked pretty cute too... minus the part where Gabe was the ring bearer and would not walk down the aisle... so I got to walk down with him crying and holding him up trying to get to the end of the aisle... it also didn't help when Gabe dropped the pillow and the whole crowd laughed... but it's okay he's over it and he still brags about being the ring bearer at Beau and Ashley's wedding... he must have a short memory of details, but I am okay with that. We love you Beau and Ashley!

Pictures for fun!

These are pictures I took of Bucky's little brother Kyle who is in The Academy... I take pictures of the final shows at the Theater for the Academy!

The Academy @ The Electric Theater!

For those of you that don't know... my husband Bucky and his family run the Electric Theater a music venue downtown.  Well Bucky and his partner Korky opened up a music school called "The Academy", next door to the theater!  It is a school for kids ages 7 to 18.   They teach Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys, and Vocals!  They have a 45 min. private lessons weekly and can also take part in one of the groups.  The kids can choose from one of the Groups they are working on that Semester, they meet for 3 hours weekly.  At the end of their semester they get to perform live on stage at the Electric Theater on a Friday and Saturday night for their family, friends, and the public.  We just finished our 3rd Semester and are about to start our 4th Semester... Some of the past groups that they have done are: Rock of Ages, Led Zeppelin, Back to the 80's, Masters of Metal, and The Beatles!  This Semester they are doing The Ramones, Pink Floyd, and Southern Rock!  So we have been pretty busy with that going on, the word is starting to spread about our little "School of Rock" it is growing pretty quick we have about 50 students so far! You can check out the website: www.theelectrictheater.com and click on "Academy" It is so much fun so if you know anyone that should or wants to be a part of it they should check it out!

I Found this on another bloggers website and I thought is was pretty cool, so thanks....

"You know you're from St. George when..."

1. You either "Bled Blue" in High school or you were rivals with those that did.
2. Being A Flyer, Warrior, or Panther...actually means something to you.
3. You know how to properly pronounce "Hurricane"
4. You have slept on a trampoline.
5. You remember "The Flood" (either one).
6. You know who Bruce Hurst is.
7. You have seen too many to count transformations of the Hurst Ben Franklin store.
8. You have permanent tan marks on your feet from living in flip flops for years at a time.
9. You remember wearing girbeauds.
10. Or wanted them.
11. You know what “the red hill" is.
12. And might have used it as a good introduction for making out with the person you took up there. ;)
13. You did a race in high school to carry a large bucket there.
14. You have purchased an ice block before.
15. You've snuck onto Sunbrook, or one of the other golf courses at least once.
16. You think it’s freezing when temperatures dip below 50.
17. You've almost been killed by a elderly senior who, seriously should not be driving.
18. Lake Powell literally becomes your home in the summer months.
19. You've been to the Electric Theatre at least once in your life.
20. You know everyone goes to Larsen's or Iceberg during spring break.
21. You've taken random trips to California or Vegas.
22. You know the defintion of a hot summer.
23. You know someone who was in High School Musical 2.
24. You don't mind yelling at the t.v. screen "HEY!! I've been there! HEY THIS IS WHERE I’M FROM!!!" when you watch the movie, while everyone else looks at you like a moron.
25. You’ve been to the Dixie Roundup (more than once).
26. You've complained about the sucky mall we have.
27. You’ve spent a lunch (or two) at Albertsons.
28. You have suggested cruising the Boulevard on a friday night after a game.
29. You still have all our high school game chants memorized.
30. You know that the Ramada Inn is the end turn around point of the boulevard.
31. You’re parents complained about spring break visitors atleast once.
32. You've never gone to a store without seeing at least one person you know.
33. You are from Bloomington, Morningside, St. James or Green Valley and you were proud of it.
34. You miss being able to get practically anywhere in 2-5 minutes.
35. You could find flood street blindfolded.
36. You’ve had shoes stained by red dirt.
37. You thought the Veyo pool was cool.
38. You’ve ever caught a crawdad
39. You know where everyone goes Skimboarding.
40. You knew the personal lives of practically everyone,
41. And unfortunately everyone knew yours.
42. You always see someone you know at Christensens.
43. You've thought the city pool tube was the best water ride you’d ever been on.
44. Sonic was the coolest place to work in town
45. Practically all your teachers were mormon.
46. Some were in your ward.
47. You considered Ivins to be way out of town.
48. You carried all your books in a brown plastic tote from class to class.
49. You always found it kind of weird that people come from all over the world just to go to Zions.
50. Church Prayers always mention rain.
51. Two words: Cliff Jumping.
52. You drove to Mesquite/Vegas just to get out of town.
53. You have a Pasta Factory favorite combination.
54. You know what the "giant bra" is.

My Boys

This is my baby boy Ethan... but he is not quite a baby anymore... He turned 1 in September and now that he is walking everywhere I can't catch up to him!  He is a mellow, yet loud little boy (only if he wants my attention) and has so much fun following his older brother and cousins around!

This is our little boy Gabe... he turned 3 in October!  He loves learning and can't wait to start Preschool... He also loves playing with his cousins and friends, ride his bike, play his guitar... or any musical instrument and hang with his little brother Ethan.