Angel's High School Graduation!

This past Saturday, Dave's sister, Angel, graduated from High School! We were able to attend that graduation and it was a wonderful time! She received 6 scholarships, was honored in the National Honors Society, and also the Music Honors Society (I think that's what it's called!) We are very proud of everything she has done and are excited to see what great things she does in her future! Congrats Angel!

Angel's friends from my ward that came! Codi and Rachel met Angel at girls camp last year! They are proud of her too!

Angel's family and us. Jeremy, Susanne, Angel, Amy and Dave.

Goggle Boys!

On Mother's Day, my brother, Joe, was very into playing with Mason! It was so fun to watch them play together! Mason loves his uncle Joe! The video below explains why! So funny! Thanks Joe, for being such a fun uncle!

Mother's Day 2011

For Mother's Day this year, we went to my mom's house and my dad and the guys grilled out for us ladies! It was great! I woke up that morning to a fun 'We Love You' pancake breakfast and a sweet card! I am so grateful for my Mother who makes my days wonderful, who always has an ear for listening, who helps me with my kids, and helps me try to see the great mother I can be. I love you Mom!

Me and My Mom

My pancake sweetness!

Easter 2011

For Easter this year, we got together at my Mom's house with my family on Saturday for Lunch and for a fun egg hunt for all the cousins! My boys had a great time finding the eggs and eating the wonderful yummy food! We had a beautiful sunny day to enjoy our family and celebrate Christ's Resurrection!

Great Grandpa Beeler with his newest great granddaughter, Noelle Mallery Beeler!

April Birthdays!

April has many birthdays we get to celebrate in my family and 3 of them happen to fall in 3 consecutive days! On Easter Saturday, we celebrated my Dad and Mom's birthday and also my nephew Caden's Birthday! It was a great time! We ate way too much Atomic Cake, and a S'more's Cookie Cake! We didn't even get to the strawberry shortcake we planned for Easter dessert! haha! We love desserts apparently!
The Birthday Boys and Girl!

My Dad in the 'Birthday Hat'

My Mom in the Birthday Hat

Caden in the Birthday Hat

Caden and his cousins who were there.
Mason, Trey, Jenna, Caden, Luke, Ian and Noelle

Daddy trying to Lasso the boys

So, Dave brought out his lasso that he got on his mission to show the boys one day before dinner, and they were very impressed! They thought it was a whip like on Indiana Jones, but he showed them the difference. He actually caught Luke on one of his first tries, but I didn't get it on video! But I think it's pretty funny to see him doing this, and also pretty cool! He had fun doing this on his mission in Idaho!

The rest of March - I know... I'm behind!

Just a few more things that happened in March! It's time to catch up on what has been going on in our lives!
The end of March, Dave was offered a NEW JOB at U.S. Steel in Gary! We are excited about the new adventure that will bring, along with benefits and more money! Hopefully things will start changing for our family because of the blessing of a new job!
Ian and Luke were sporting their 'handsome' look, as Luke calls it, for church one day, and Great Grandma Beeler really wanted their picture taken! She thought they looked really great!



Mason and Luke had a fun time one day while Mason tried on Luke's new bike helmet and gear. They had a blast making silly faces for me and the camera! It was cute because Mason was just playing around in his room quietly, and when he's quiet, you have to check on him, and that is what I found! So cute!


Over Spring Break, Angel, the boys aunt, came for her spring break and brought a very fun Wii game, Just Dance 2, and the boys had a great time dancing along to the funky songs! Even Dave got in on the action and I got a GREAT video of him goofing around, but alas, he forbids me to post it to the blog or facebook! Darn! You all would have rolled on the floor laughing! It was a fun time!


We also got to go visit Grandma and Grandpa Formenti in Joliet for a little while too. We had a fun time seeing them and Mason made a new friend in Grandma! He still said that he likes when she tickles him!

Spring Day - FINALLY!

FINALLY! It was 55 degrees yesterday and it was heaven! After the boys came home from school we headed straight to the park! They have been waiting SO long to have some park fun, and it was so great that the sun was out and the weather feels so wonderful! They had a blast swinging and running! Mason loved the rocks and swinging on the swings. Luke has learned (I don't know how) to swing and pump himself on the swing, and really enjoys it. Ian loves to swing and jump off the swing, and his friends showed up and they played cops and robbers. It was great fun! Today it is 60 and just as nice! Maybe we'll head to the park again!

Legos are Ian's Favorite Thing!

Last weekend, Ian really wanted to go buy some toys at the store with his Christmas and Birthday money that he has been hanging on to for 3 months. He had quite a bit to spend, but he wasn't sure he wanted to spend it all. So we went looking. He about died when he saw the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle, and just HAD to have it. I showed him how much it was, which was all the money that he had, and he contemplated and fussed over it for about 15 minutes! He finally decided that it was totally worth all his money, so he made the biggest purchase he has ever made. He wanted my help putting it together, which I totally didn't mind doing, *wink*, and it took us 2 days to finish it. Multiple time, he said to me, "Mom, I just love working on this quietly with you!" That really means a lot to me, and I know that I need to do that more often with him. He was so excited to finish his castle! And he did a great job!

Blue & Gold Banquet

Ok, so I'm a little late posting about the Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet that was last month! We had a great time! The theme was Magic! I made these cute centerpieces with the Rabbit coming out of the magic hat, and all the boys got a top hat and magic wand to take home! It was great! Ian got to be part of the flag ceremony, and he liked that. Ian also got some awards! I am so proud of everything he's doing in cub scouts and I'm proud of how he is learning to be a good person! He thoroughly enjoys scouts and I'm so glad! Ian even did a magic trick! He made a quarter disappear by rubbing it on his elbow! After a few minutes of fooling around, he finally got it! :) He was happy that his trick worked! All the boys showed us a trick and it was a great time!