Scottt's 31st!

Happy 31st to Scott this year. He got a homemade Ice cream cake. Well I call it that. Not so sure he thought it was a great idea but at least he got one, right! We stayed home and had steak, mushrooms, and potatoes. I meal fit for a king. Which of course he is! Ryver and Portia made him Birthday cards and I honestly can't remember what we even gave him for his birthday. I think a new pair of flip flops, which I bought with Ryver and he told Scott about. Ryver and Portia love their Daddy so much,but not as much as I do. We appreciate you Scott!!!

Ryver helping make the cake. He is such a little baker, he loves to help in the kitchen. I couldn't pull Portia away from the TV long enough to come help!

You have to look really hard for the one lone candle on the cake to make it 31.

The Famous July 24th!

On the 23rd they have bingo in at the school this is always put on by one of the classes. It's a fundraiser and it's fun. They have a lot of prizes. Some are better than others but it's still fun to try and win. You pay $1 per game or $15 dollars for the whole night. Below are pictures of all of our winnings together. Scott and I got a free round of golf, a couple of dinner gift certificates. My Dad picked those silly flip flops for Dawn's girls, and they loved them. He was also very proud of his indian plates that he won. I think we figured we got our $15 dollars back in prizes. It was fun even if the Call's kept winning! :)

The 24th of July will always have a special place in my heart. I can't believe I just said that, a special place. That just doesn't sound like me, but it will. Growing up the 24th was one of the first times you might have seen some of your friends from school that maybe weren't in you ward or lived outside of Bancroft. It kind-of started the ending process of summer if that makes any sense at all. The town doubles or maybe you could say triples overnight for one day. There is the parade and then the booths on main street. There is a DUP program at the church, which I never have gone to. I think they still have the foot races at the football field. Last but not least the rodeo. It's mainly local cowboys and cowgirls that are in but still holds lot of memories. In the afternoon we have good food, good company, and a good time at my parents house.

I think the best part of this years 24th of July was seeing one of best friends from school for the first time since Scott and I got married. Robynn Redford now Robynn Slade was home from Arizona for a reunion. It's amazing how you can still be best of friends after all that time not seeing each other and not talking that much either. But, there was never a lack in conversation and it felt like old times. Instead of talking about sports and boys, we talked about our kids. O, how times have changed.



Frankie did quite well for herself. She knows what candy is and how to get it.

Dawn, Frankie, Grandma Sherry, and Taby taking a break from the collecting of candy.

Scott and Ryver with their yearly snow cones.

Scott, Ryver, and Myself!

The cotton candy didn't last very long. It didn't last because he didn't like his fingers being sticky. Surprise, Surprise!

Ryver finally got over one of his fears, Grandpa Gordon's horses. He really did it. He talked all week about the horses and how he was going to ride them. Scott and I looked at each other and both though, "Ya right, we've heard that before!" In the afternoon Grandpa got a couple horses saddled and ready to go. Ryver was hesitant at first but he did really good. He had one arm up like a saddle bronc rider. The only thing missing is his cowboy boots, hat, and his gloves. Glad he didn't think of that! Thanks Grandpa for doing your Grandpa duties!

Real Cowboys!

See the one arm up!

Here is Grandpa playing along with Ryver's little game.


Look at that Ryver is evening touching Dominic.

Come on Scott don't look so excited.

Mamma Mia!

Teri Jo Fry, this post is for you. Well what can I say about this. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Ryver can't read yet or he'd be sending me to time out for saying those 3 words! But that is what best describes it. In a hurry one day to run Ryver to soccer. Backed out of my drive way and I swear I looked both directions until I heard a crash and came to a complete stop really fast and not by my will. Yes that sickening feeling, and horrific sound was me hitting my dear friend Melanie Brown. O, how I love that women. Everybody was okay except for our cars. Mine looking worse than hers, Like I said everybody was okay, but man did it SUCK!!!! Being pregnant and all I cried and was an emotional wreck all day. Scott reassured me it wasn't the end of the world. My friend Teri made me take pictures because she said I should blog about it. So here it is! We got it fixed and it looks brand new except for our savings account from paying the deductible. At least we had insurance right!
I also have to say Melanie knew I bad I felt and how devastated I was. Guess how brought me cookies the next day...Melanie. What a women.

The Baby Is.....

I am officially 19 weeks and 5 days in this picture.



Well July 11th was the big day. The day most parents can't wait for. The day you find out if you will be decorating in pink or blue. For me though this was the day to see our baby and make sure it had two arms, two legs, four heart chambers, kidneys, hands, feet, ears, and all those other details.

Scott and I decided we were going to have this baby be a surprise. After all as Dr. Hall from McCall once said, "There are few true surprises in this world, and we should take advantage of them." That's what we are doing. The ultrasound was good. Appears to be a healthy baby. Wahoo! For some reason I've been quite a nervous nelli about this pregnancy. I've just been worried somethings been wrong the whole time. So seeing "it" on the screen with a solid heart beat, and all four chambers working, all the other different organs and bones it did give me some peace.

I couldn't be totally ill prepared having this baby. So the ultrasound tech did take a picture of the sex of the baby, and wrote on a note card I brought what we were having. I then gave it to my sister, Dawn and my Mom. They will be getting some money here and there to start helping me prepare! Thanks you guys, now you have to keep your mouths shut. Scott doesn't think you can do it, so let's prove him wrong!

We took Ryver to the ultrasound. He thought the first 2 minutes were cool, but could have cared less after that! Typical man!

Here is the famous note card. My Mom now has it for save keeping.


Here are a few of the ultrasound pictures. This little stincker was being shy. "It" wasn't letting us get any pictures of "it's" little face at all. Being difficult already....must be a girl!

Hayden Reunion 2011

The Hayden Clan got together over the 4th of July weekend and went to Wallowa Lake State Park. This is one of the awesomest places, one of my favorites, next to Bancroft. Kera and I went there every year for Chief Joseph Days for probably 5-6 years. It is so quiet and peaceful and gorgeous. The pictures I have certainly doesn't do it justice. Not only was the scenery wonderful but the company was great as well. We camped for 2 nights and watched the fireworks over the lake. The echo from the mountains is amazing. I can't describe it. We did some fun activities which will be shown in the next few posts. There are lots of pictures, I wish I had more but me and my photography skills.
Best Friends!

Poor Cody trying to start the campfire. It took him quite awhile but most of us waited.



Grandpa Scott and Grandma Kathy are worn out, and it's still early in the day. O wait, we are on vacation!



Thanks to Angie the kids had plenty of crafts and activities to do. Face painting was a popular one. Cody made Ryver a cowboy hat. Ryver attempted to paint on Cody. Thanks for being such a good sport Cody.

Portia and Cheznie



I love Wallowa!

The Go Carts and Bumper Boats!

The go carts was a hit and was everybody's favorite. This included the young and old. On the track it ended up being just the Hayden family which was probably a good idea. The rule of no running in to each other or pushing another car into the tire wall was quickly forgotten...Scott and Dan don't follow directions very well! Ryver thought it was the coolest thing ever. He thinks his Dad is the coolest thing ever. Portia was really nervous to do it herself, but Scott talked her through it like a great Dad would. Portia was pretty cautious driving and the pictures show her perfect 10 and 2 position.

Scott and Dan trying to pass each other, I think this is where Dan actually hit the tire wall after spinning out. Naughty, naughty!

Here comes Portia....slowly, slowly, she really is coming!

Look at the perfect form. Good job Portia!

Ryver once again found the arcade games. Kadance and Ryver shootin' em up! Cheapest entertainment ever. Too bad he found out you could put "big" money in it to really play it. That ruined the cheap entertainment.


Dan, Abby, Dex, Drake, Danna, and Portia went on the bumper boats. They had fun ramming into each other, and getting only a little wet. Ryver was pretty bummed not being able to go on these, but was just a little to short for it. Dad promised he'd take him on the bumper cars. That helped.

We watched the fireworks on the 4th along Wallowa Lake surrounded by mountains. It was a cool evening and a long wait. The kids were pretty good considering, but were loud I'm sure for all the surrounding people. We didn't think we could have sparklers or any of our own fireworks due to fire danger so we didn't bring anything. Some older people next to us asked if we wanted some sparklers for the kids and I respectfully thanked them and reassured them they were okay. They kept insisting that we have them so we ended up taking them. I think they just wanted us to have them in hopes to keep the kids a little more quiet! It worked for about 2 minutes!