Dad can you buy me a Rocket?

Shaffen had this conversation with Conner the other day. It made me think a lot!


The other day Conner was getting dressed and he asked me, "Where does Heavenly Father and Jesus live?" I told him they live in Heaven. He then asked where Santa lives? I told him at the North Pole. He said where is the North pole. I told him it was at the top of the earth. He then asked me where Heaven was. I told him it was way up in the sky by the stars. He said, "Well I want to go to Heaven to see Heavenly Father and Jesus, the real ones." I told him that I did not want him to go to Heaven yet.




He said very excitedly, "You can come with me!" I asked him how we would get there. He replied that we could buy a rocket and he would drive me up to see Heavenly Father and Jesus. The real Heavenly Father and Jesus. I told him that I did not have enough money to buy a rocket, and he said, "Then I will go to work and get lots of money so we can get a rocket to see Heavenly Father and Jesus. The real ones, not the picture."


Since then he has talked about it with multiple people and is offering to take them along too. I told him that I wasn't ready to go to Heaven yet. He is confused and doesn't understand why I don't want to go with him and I don't want him to go. I told him that I could show him pictures of them, he wouldn't have it he wants to see them, "the real ones!"

Conner has quite the brain. He thinks about everything. We have been reading the Book of Mormon to the boys every night. Conner has a ton of questions and always asks when Heavenly Father is going to come back to Earth. He gets so excited when he talks about it and wants to see "Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ" soon. I don't know how to explain things to him. He has such a sweet spirit and is so curious. We love this little boy a ton and I am so happy he is absorbing so much information!!!!

Summer is over...BACK to school!

We have had quite the busy summer. Now it is time to get back into a routine and get back to school! Sad day!


Here are my most handsomest boys ever! Covin is 7 years old and is now in 2nd grade. He is very excited about being in 2nd grade but keeps telling me he thinks it is going to be hard! He is in Mrs. Layton's class and does not have any friends in his class. But I know he will be fine! Conner and I took Covin to school. Covin pretty much didn't need any help and was like, "See ya!" Although I am glad he is independent it still makes me sad! At his wellness exam he was 62 pounds and now I can't find the paper that I had everything written down on. But he was in the 95% in height and weight. He is starting Flag Football again this year. So far he is doing great and is REALLY excited about it.
Conner is 44 pounds and 44 inches tall. He is also 95% in both areas. Hopefully they will be tall!!! :) Conner just started preschool again. He is in Mrs. Norton's preschool (the same one Covin was in before) we really love her!!!! He is able to be in this class with his BFF Lathen Shurtz. They crack me up. Conner is very sad right now because he is not 5. That means he can't go to Kindergarten yet (everyone else is in school) and he can't play football. There has been a lot of crying lately! Poor kid! He cried this morning because he thought he was going to school again. Shaffen told the boys last night that they needed to go to sleep because it was a school night. Conner took it to heart and thought he was going to. I feel so sad for him. He told me that he just needs to go to school to get smart! I said I can teach you...he told me that he wanted his teacher to teach him.

Here is me and Conner before I took him to school....he was sooo excited!

Conner and Lathen. Mrs. Norton said Conner looks exactly like Covin. She even called him Covin. Conner started laughing....she told him if she did it again that he could call her Mr. Norton...he thought that was hilarious!

My little man!

And his Handy Manny backpack!



Here are the boys after playing in the rain....not sure how many times I let them...oh well they had a blast!

A few weeks ago we went camping up on Mt. Graham with Jarrod and Nikki. It rained like crazy. I didn't get any pictures of our camp or the boys because my camera was in the truck and it was pouring. We ate good food and had smores every night! I think the kids had a blast.

We took the kids up to the top to go fishing. Carsen was casting his line and there was a fish swimming really close to the bank. So I put on Shaffen's gloves and caught it with my hand. Sad to say but that was the only fish we caught!

I think the boys were impressed with me catching it with my hand!

My cute boys!

I mean my cute girls! Here is Covina and Connie...according to Jarrod anyways!!!

The boys with the fish. Jaten and Dexen were not to sure about that fish. Dex ran away. The boys were so sad when they found out that a bird swooped into the back of the truck and flew off with the fish...now they couldn't eat it! :) LOL!


Also a few weeks ago me and the boys went to Mesa to hand out with Becki and Chloe. We took the kids to a Natural history museum. It was really cool. The kids really liked it. Here is Chloe in the jail cell.

Covin, Chloe, and Conner.

They had a Western part in the museum and they kids could go behind a TV and be in the movie. They thought they were pretty awesome!

We also drove to Tucson to see Shaffen's mom off. She moved to Las Vegas.

While staying with Becki we took the kids to a place called Bounce U! They got themselves all sweaty.

Conner ready to BOX!!!

Covin and Brett racing down the slide.

Me and the kids jumping around! Wow was it hot in there!

Here is the dinosaur from the museum. This place was full of dinosaur bones that were found in Arizona. They had tons of things to look at a read about. It made it more fascinating because it was all from around here!

Chloe, Conner, and Covin.

Covin in Jail...he was actually nervous. He did not want me to shut the door! LOL!

We finished up baseball.

Jackson and Brock (Misty and Ryan Conrad's boys), Covin, Carsen (Nikki and Jarrod's), and Rylan (Beni and Brad Norton's boy). These boys did awesome. They are now all on the same Football team too!

Here are the little brothers who can't wait to grow up! Jaten (Jarrod and Nik's), Conner, Dex (Jarrod and Nik's) and Cody (Brad and Beni's boy).

Me and the boys drove up to Springerville for the 4th of July. We barely made it. I did not realize that there would be a parade going on in Alpine so we had to wait for that parade to start so I could go through town. We pulled into Springerville right when the police were making me pull off the road. I took the back roads and made it for the first float!

I forgot to steal other photos from Rachel and Nikki, so this is all I have!

My cousin Leslie has this beautiful baby girl that we ALL LOVED!!! Conner LOVED her! Baby Sophia!

Last week Shaffen and I celebrated our 10 wedding anniversary! It is crazy to say that! It doesn't feel like it has been that long! My mom and dad took our boys to RV for 5 days. Shaffen and I went to Scottsdale and had a blast. We went to 3 movies, shopping, got a pedicure, did a session at the temple, slept in, and go to eat a ton of good food! I can't believe it has been that long. Next year we will be able to do something great. This year I am feeling the money crunch. We have a lot of things coming up to pay for. I was very grateful for the time I got to spend with my husband. We don't get to be alone hardly ever. It was good to get to talk and get on the same page for the future! I REALLY am still soo in LOVE with him! I miss hanging out with him with no stress involved! He was doing everything in his power to make me happy! I love how much he loves me and can't wait to continue making memories with him!

The boys had a blast hanging out with Mandy and Richie's kids. They keep talking about how much fun they had. Conner came home with mosquito bites (they really liked him). I ended up having to put anti-itch cream all over him cause they were so bad. I counted 35. Poor kid! Conner had fun but was ready to come home! We missed our boys like crazy! Thank you everyone for taking such good care of my kids! WE REALLY appreciate it!

School starts for me in a week and a half. I am excited but nervous. I just want to get this over with but don't want the stress and craziness involved! I will be done in December!!!!!! WAAAHOOOO!!!!!

Summer is HERE!!!!

The last few weeks have been busy. We have been going non-stop between baseball games. It feels like we have one everyday! Anyways, here is Conner's pictures from T-ball. This was his first year. He doesn't get too excited about things so this was a challenge to keep him entertained!


I think he looks soo cute and TOO BIG!!! :(

This is half of Conner's team.
And here is Covin. He has played for 3 years now and he is getting really good. He played Coach pitch again. Next year he will be old enough to be in Pee-Wee's...not sure if we are ready for that!!!

He just got done playing a game in Safford and we had to run him to get pictures in Thatcher. His face was all red and he was HOT!!!! He looks very grown up and handsome!!!

The team picture! Shaffen helps coach with Ryan Conrad...Ryan couldn't make it! #10 is Covin, #12 is his friend Rylan, #11 is Ryan and Misty Conrad's oldest (also Covin's friend) Brock, #3 is Carsen, and #6 is Jackson (Ryan and Misty's).

Conner, Landon (Rachel's youngest), and Jaten (Jarrod and Nikki's). Their first game that got to play against each other! It was hilarious!

Like I said Conner gets bored easily...he didn't even notice that the ball went right past him while he was taking a break!!! :)

Shaffen came home one day and decided that Covin needed to put his vest away. So he wore it and thought he needed a picture! They looked cute!

These boys want to be just like their dad!!!

We went Camping 2 weeks ago. We camped up by Big lake. The kids had a BLAST!!!!

Getting able to roll in the dirt everyday was awesome! They stayed outside all day long!!!

Here is one picture of my dirty dirt balls! I kept forgetting to take pictures. They were sooo dirty one of the nights that they ruined a few wash rags....that dirt will NEVER come out!
Eating breakfast...they thought they were pretty cool!

Shaffen tried his luck at fishing and didn't have to much success. The boys did have more fun trying to catch Craw-dads!

Conner being a turd....as usual! He looks so innocent and sweet! I LOVE his crazy personality!
Our friends brought Covin an Ice cream sandwich and he attempted to eat it in the wind. The ice cream was melting sooo fast that it blew all over his face!!! Crazy wind!
Mandy and the kids came up one day and Shaffen helped them all get a line in the lake. Shaffen and Covin had been fishing in that spot for about 4 hours. I show up with Mandy and the kids and Kortni catches one in about 10 minutes!
Here is Kort with her catch. We thought it was going to be a 10 pounder. She was having a hard time reeling this one in! We were able to put it in a bag for her to take to show her dad!!! ;)
Conner was getting a little brave for me this day! Little mess!
Conner hanging out with his dad!
Covin trying to catch Craw-dads. Hot dogs and a hook!

Just hanging out!

I have a lot more things to write but it is LATE!!!

So we have a bird nest on our back porch. Shaffen was going to take it down and Rachel, Nikki, and Mandy told him not to because it probably had eggs in it. Well they were right! So far we have see 2 baby birds! Wow they are soo noisy!

Happy 4th Birthday Conner!

Happy 4th Birthday to my NOT SO LITTLE BABY!!! Today is Conner's 4th birthday...I decided that I would post pictures of him growing. I miss my baby! I love that he is getting bigger but miss holding him! He is turning into quite the little man. He loves to ride bikes and play baseball. He thinks he is a chef...he tries to help me cook/bake all of the time. He loves to talk...he is full of it!!!! He make us laugh everyday! He has multiple personalities...he can go from happy to mad in 1 sec...and from mad to happy in 1 second! We love his reserved, non-trusting, somewhat serious, and hilarious personality! Happy birthday to my BABY!!!

The day he was born...he was soo cute!
Our little family grew...not sure what we would do without him!
I LOVE his cute little face!
We called him Chubbs...he wouldn't answer to his name...only to Chubbs!
I just love these pictures!

Conner's first birthday! He didn't like everyone singing to him!

LOVE this picture! After he finished his cake!

His 2nd birthday!

His first trip to the beach!

His 3rd birthday!


And now his 4th birthday. We had his party on Saturday. We rented a place where the kids could swim, play at a playground, play baseball, and we could grill!
Micah and Laura with their kids!

Jarrod with his boys!

Josh with his kids!

Lisa with her kids (well Carsen is not hers...lol)!
Reagan and Travis!

Lanae with her "Cheese."
Steven and his kids (Rachel was taking pictures for me...thanks!)!


Me and Shaffen!
Rachel and Steven!
Jason, Amanda, and Travis!
Jarrod and Nikki!
Mr. Davis (aka. Keenan!)

Josh and Amber!

Dexen playing in the water feature....it was hilarious!

Steven and Jarrod played T-Rex baseball with the kids. Steven and Jarrod played against all the little kids. The adults played making themselves have short arms.

My Conner getting soooo big!

Conner and Lathen!

Conner blowing out his candles.

Rachel was taking pictures for me of Conner with his cake before the party. This is the first picture. She decided to take more just in case this one wasn't good.

The 2nd picture...such a mess!

And the 3rd...with him rolling his eyes! What a turd! He was very excited about having a Handy Mandy (Manny) party!

This is his birthday breakfast...pancakes (his favorite) with "Pat" (the hammer off of handy Manny) the candle.

I always try to make the kids' birthday's special. Today is his actual birthday but we had his party last Saturday. We had a lot of family and friends come to his party. We ran out of time to open presents but he LOVED them all! Thank you all for coming and making his day "The Best Birthday!"