Pickett Fence's

~Monkey vs Owl~

2011-11-29T18:02:00.001-08:00

In the last 3 weeks I have made so many different kinds of hats but the most popular are the Sock Monkey hats and the Owl hats! The three above are some that I made for Aunt LuAnn's grand kids. Way to much fun!

I had a friend that wanted a owl hat with pom poms for the ears! What do you all think? I do have a blog for all my hats if you would like to see them! www.hugsbymugs.blogspot.com

-Monkey Attack-

2011-11-24T09:45:00.001-08:00

Shelby was driving me "CRAZY" this morning so I tied this on her! She totally wouldn't move. It made us laugh.

My newest Project!

2011-11-20T15:45:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas to myself!!! I made this! Can you believe it?? Had so much fun! Now just where to put it in my house!

~Football!~

2011-08-22T18:29:00.000-07:00

Wyatt has been so excited to play football this year!! He is playing Left Guard (for those of you who don't know football that is on the defensive line) We played Kaysville on Saturday and won 26-13. Wyatt had a great game! He had some big key tackles.

He is also on the kick off team. Does he look ready to play or what???

~Patriot Border Run~

2011-07-16T20:18:00.000-07:00

On the 4th of July the kids ran the "Kids Mile". They had a lot of fun and I think that there were more excited to get a t-shirt and a number pinned on their shirt then to actually run!

Mckaylee woke up not feeling to well but she wanted to do it anyways! Good job!

Myself and Heather and Robert Stephenson ran the 10k. You start in Lewiston and run to the Utah/Idaho border (get it patriot border run) I think I had more cow poo on my shoes than I did when I did the Dirty Dash! Heather and Robert live down the street from us and are our very close friends. We all go to boot camp together! It's great to see how far we have come over the last year!

The two of us!

2011-07-16T20:15:00.001-07:00

Found this picture of Mckaylee and I from my sister in laws baby shower! Mckaylee and I have formed a great bond this last year. Don't get me wrong we do have days that she drives me nuts but I am very proud of her and the decisions she makes!

Cub Scout Day Camp

2011-07-16T20:01:00.000-07:00

The leader from the other troop dared me to race her down the BMX track! Hello! Don't Dare ME 99.9% of the time I will do it! The boys were sooo excited to see us race!

and we're off!

I had a huge lead! Well, guess what? It didn't last long! Totally crashed it on the last turn!

I am holding up my hands in the air and saying "Rock on". My cub scouts came running down the hill to see if I was alright. I was laughing so hard I was crying so they weren't quite for sure if I was hurt or not! We had a great time with all of our cub scouts!

Smithfield 5k

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

Here is just a few of us from Boot Camp that ran "No' yo' Mamma's 5k & Half marathon! It was brutal. Most of it was up hill!!

~Our Garden~

2011-06-13T07:32:00.000-07:00

Here is our attempt at our first garden. We have planted corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, radishes, radishes, carrots, and strawberries and radishes. Did I say radishes? Shawn wants tones of radishes. I'm afraid they may overtake the garden. We also planted some pumpkins underneath the trampoline. Let's see how those do! But every morning Shawn waters it and makes sure it's ok!

~Webelos Overnighter~

2011-06-13T07:24:00.000-07:00

Wyatt and Shawn went to their first Scout camp out together on Friday. When they came home Saturday, Wyatt's expression on his face was hilarious. All he could say was "Mom, that was the best camp out EVER!". Later after talking with Shawn, he said the boys stayed up till midnight just laughing and talking around the fire with their dads.

Should I be scared? Totally!!

"The Famous Daisy Bike" Shawn to Wyatt "It takes a real man to ride a girls bike"

Dirty Dash 2011

2011-06-10T19:30:00.000-07:00

~Ogden Temple~

2011-04-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

On Friday April 1st, 2010 my immediate family had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Ogden Temple one last time before the reconstruction began. Well, of course when you are planning to attend the temple something always has to go wrong. Shawn and I left early from our home to make sure we were there on time. If you knew my dad, being on time is a HUGE thing for him. As we came out of Sardine Canyon we were noticing a lot of traffic getting off the freeway. Approaching the overpass to get on the freeway we notice traffic was at a complete standstill heading southbound. Oh Great!!! was all I could think. We turned around and headed for the old highway to see if we could get around the accident. Fifteen minutes later we made it 2 miles. Crazy? YES! it took us that long to turn around on the overpass and make it back to the light to turn onto the old highway. After sometime, I was starting to get frustrated, upset, and just plane mad. How often do you get the opportunity to have your WHOLE immediate family in one sealing room together? Not very!! My family (parents, sibling and their spouses) were all meeting at 6 pm to get a picture then do 80 names for sealing at the temple. Well, Shawn and I pulled into the parking lot at 6:25 having 5 minutes to change and be ready. We made it!!! Was all I could think at that time. As I entered into the temple, it was amazing the overcoming peace I had knowing that I was here for a reason. That reason came later as I sat with my family taking part in such a strong spiritual event. To see that look on both of my parents faces, knowing now that both of their fathers are sealed to their parents for eternity. Was worth it all. I knew many of the people and names that we had done! Which made it that much more meaningful. I am so grateful for the gospel and the atonement.

~Spring Break~

2011-04-06T21:16:00.000-07:00

So it's spring break and horrible weather. Do you remember in high school when it was spring break and the weather was always perfect? Why can't it be that way when you're a mom? Seriously, I'm loving that I get to spend so much time with the kids and family but I would really love a day to just play outside without it being so cold! Or even blown over due to these horrible winds! Spring break started out great hopefully it ends that way!

Keith's Cross stitch

2011-02-12T19:55:00.000-08:00

We finally delivered Lynnette and Keith's Christmas present today!!! Hooray!!! It looks beautiful!!

~More Hats~

2011-02-11T17:17:00.001-08:00

My latest projects!

2011-02-06T19:55:00.000-08:00

My latest crocheting projects. I have had way to much fun. Mckaylee has loved having so many different head bands to wear. She can also change the flowers whish is even more exciting to her. More pictures to come of some others soon!

Week #2

2011-01-29T17:18:00.001-08:00

Week #2 done and over with. Monday we did punching bags. Wow! Never thought I could get such a work out punching and kicking the crap out of something. But I did enjoy it. Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, killed me. It was Turbo/Toning, you do one for 2 minutes then switch to the next one for the whole 45 minutes. But if they blew the whistle you stopped and did burpee's (if you don't know what these are be thankful) until the whistle blew again. Let's just say I hat the whistle. Friday we worked out outside for the whole hour. Ladders, Sprints, running, lifting, oh and every morning we run 1 mile for a "warm up". Yes this has been very physically exhausting but I till love it. Shawn still thinks I'm crazy too!!!

~Boot Camp~

2011-01-23T18:38:00.000-08:00

My new favorite place. I started boot camp one week ago. It goes on for 6 weeks, 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Trust me, the hard part is not getting up at 5:10 in the morning to go, it's the following day when I have to get out of bed and make my muscle work. It has been brutal but lots of fun. Shawn laughs at me when I can barelly move but it will all be worth it in the long run! Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we do different things. It's never the same and we never know what to expect. I have already dropped 4.6 pounds in the first week. Eating 1600 calories and day and drinking lots of fluid. Still have a hard time with calories when we go out to diner but they give you a book that gives you great options to choose from at tons of different restaurants in the valley. My goal is to post a new post each week!

My latest projects

2011-01-15T10:07:00.000-08:00

So I crocheted many scarfs for Christmas and these are some of the hats I have made lately! I have even used the flowers for cute hair clips for Mckaylee! Lots of fun!

~Christmas Pictures~

2011-01-15T09:45:00.000-08:00

Cousin Party at the Nuttall's

The Famous SKP Surprise for Karen

Shawn really enjoyed surprising Karen this year with her very own SKP

Christmas Day at Grandma and Grandpa Pickett's. Mckaylee enjoyed walking around and taking all of these pictures!

Grandma hard at work as always. We love you so much Grandma Lynnette!

Scary Drive

2010-12-06T17:48:00.000-08:00

Well this is what it looked like last night when I was driving home from Clearfield. The kids and I had gone down for our annual Gingerbread House making party. We stopped briefly to talk with Lynnett and Keith then were on the road by 7 p.m. As we were sitting a red light waiting to get on the free way Wyatt said "Mom, I'm worried about driving home tonight! I don't think it's going to be safe" My response to him "Let's say a prayer" We pulled over to the side of the road as Wyatt said the prayer you could feel the spirit so strongly and it had given us the reassurance that it was going to be OK. Wyatt had even said "Mom, did you feel that?" As we continued to drive home, both of the kids had fallen asleep. Through Willard Bay the fog was so thick I couldn't even see the reflectors on the side of the road. I just kept saying to myself "it's going to be OK" Well, things got really scary after that. We missed our exit (due to the fact you couldn't see the exit signs) as I traveled slowly down the freeway I got off at the next exit, I pulled over and called Shawn. He was able to get on the computer and pull up where I was at. Amazing I ended up off the freeway somewhere close to Crystal Hot Springs. I was able to slowly make my way home from there. After a 1 hour and 32 minute drive home, we made it. I have never felt so blind before in my life. With no landmarks visible to help guide me home, I knew through the power of prayer that my Heavenly Father had helped guide me home. I am so thankful for prayer and for an amazing husband to keep me calm through such a scary situation.

Ginger Bread Houses

2010-12-06T17:39:00.000-08:00

For the past 14 years it has been a Willis tradition to make Gingerbread Houses together. Each year we all gather as cousins, aunts and uncles to do this. Grandma and Grandpa are there also to enjoy every minute of it to! I love doing this!! The frosting is gross, it makes a big mess, but the smile on the kids faces when they are done is well worth it all!! As this holiday season is here, may we remember all of the many blessings that we have received and the many blessings yet to come!! I am so thankful for a wonderful family that I have and the wonderful family that I have married into. May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Mckaylee's Masterpiece

Wyatt's Masterpiece

Necklaces

2010-11-28T13:23:00.000-08:00

So my friend showed me how to make necklaces with scrapbook paper. It is so much fun! This is a necklace I made for Mckaylee the big beads in the middle are the ones down out of paper!!

Carving Pumpkins

2010-11-28T13:20:00.000-08:00

Wyatt's Pumpkin
Shawn's Pumpkin

Mom's Pumpkin

Mckaylee's Pumpkin

~Wind Caves~

2010-11-28T13:10:00.000-08:00

Hiking the wind caves in October over UEA with my parents and Wyatt's friend Pearce!

~Tony's Grove~

2010-10-05T18:58:00.000-07:00

The "BUFFALO" in the middle of the road on the way up to Tony's Grove.

Shelby waiting for Shawn to throw the ball! We have the hardest time keeping her out of the water!

Mckaylee, Pearce (Wyatt's friend) and Wyatt out in the freezing cold water!

Just another fun saturday with the Pickett's all you need is some water, food, and family and your good to go!!

~ Scout Group ~

2010-10-05T18:46:00.000-07:00

Shawn and I are Bear Leaders in our ward. Each month we are to take our den on a field trip. Well, this was our first field trip as leaders and nothing like going to the Police station to make a little bit of a serious impression on them that we don't take or deal with anyone's crap. Right? We actually had a great time. You can see Wyatt in the back right hand corner he's one of the tallest boys. Officer Bird that gave our tour is actually our N.O.V.A. (DARE) officer for the school is a great man. He did a great job with the boys!!

~Wind Caves~

2010-10-05T18:28:00.000-07:00

Our Beautiful Destination!

The Wind Caves are located up Logan Canyon. We decided to go up during morning and afternoon conferences Sunday. It's a 1.8 mile hike. You are not able to see the Wind Caves from the road but once your in about 1/2 mile this is what you see!

Shawn is standing at the bottom of the cave and I am at the top. There is a very steep decline to the bottom. The view was beautiful.

They are actually standing on top of the caves

This is standing farther away from the caves.
At the bottom of the trail just getting started!

It was a great family hike. We talked the whole way. Nothing like a conversation with two very curious 9 year olds. I love talking about stories from the scriptures. I learn so much from them each week. Mckaylee had actually brought up Elder Hollands talk from Saturday about how gratefull we all should be for what we have. Didn't even think she was listening. Now I know I was wrong! They are turning 10 next month and I feel like they are turning 12 on me! Scary! All in all it was a great day for family time!

~Lazy Dogs~

2010-09-04T15:04:00.000-07:00

Lazy Dog 1 and 2, have come up with a new habit since the kids and I have started back at school! Shelby and Lady lay on this otoman (?) that sits in front of the window in Shawns office and stare out it all day. Shawn thinks they are watching for us to come home, Shelby, she loves the kids so much. We're thinking she is more of the kids dog instead of Shawns' and I's. She spends a lot more time with them then us. Maybe that explains while she is so crazy. She gets it from the kids!

Top of Utah Half Marathon

2010-09-04T14:59:00.001-07:00

Well, I did it! I was hoping for a faster time but I finished it and am very proud of myself. I am still thinking about doing the Ogden Marathon in May of next year. If you are like me at all, I want to do another half marathon just to beat my time from last time. I know, Shawn says I'm crazy but I met so many fun people while running the Top of Utah that the experience alone there is way worth it.

~I'm ready~

2010-08-13T11:43:00.001-07:00

Ok, I am officially ready for school to start! School shopping done! Went through all of the kids clothes and their rooms. We did a little rearranging at the time also. Classroom ready, went and bought me a few shirts for school. I think we have done it all! Oh wait! House Clean!! Now I'm ready!!

~Anxiety Update~

2010-08-09T19:20:00.000-07:00

Ok, so the ward split was crazy! We went from the largest ward to the smallest. Now I don't have a calling so I feel a little lost! Now that that is over hopefully I can concentrate on everything else!

~Anxiety~

2010-08-02T18:59:00.000-07:00

So it is the 2nd of August and there is way to much on my plate right now! 1. Ward split this sunday. 2. Being released from my calling. 3. School starts in 16 days! 4. Running Top of Utah 1/2 marathon on August 28th. AHHHH!! Number 1 and 2 are very emotional number 3 don't want to even think about yet!! Number 4 this is my first and maybe my last we'll see. So what else could be handed to me? I don't know but I feel it coming!

~CamPinG~

2010-07-30T18:25:00.000-07:00

So we planned a last minute camping trip with our friends the Merritt's! We decided to just go up Logan Canyon. We stayed at Wood camp. Beautiful. We had shade the whole time but we ran into a little problem. As the kids and dad's went on a hike, Tami and I decided to hang back and read our books. About ten minutes later Joel came running back to camp yelling " We found a rattlesnake" It scared me. Lucky they had taken their BB guns, and Pellet guns with them on the hike. When we got up there this what we found!

It is still alive but bloody so this is what Shawn decided to do!

The kids each took their turns holding the snake!

~WyAtT~

2010-07-30T18:22:00.001-07:00

Wyatt has been working really hard to earn his Bear in cub scouts! Our goal was to have it done by the time school starts and we did it!! Yea!!! He also earned a few extra arrows also.

~CaMpInG with the PicKeTtS~

2010-07-30T18:06:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful view of the canyon as we were driving up!This is a picture I took of Wyatt because I was mad at him for asking"ARe we there yet?" When it was only a 40 minute drive!A very tired little girl! This was out first camping trip with taking the dogs! We had so much fun. Managed to fit two dog kennels, two kids, and two adults with an air mattress in our tent! There's always a first time for everything!

I had to take this picture of Anna. She made me laugh watching her steal food off the table hoping that no one is watching her!

Grandpa's butt got in the way!

All in all, it was a great camping trip with the family.

~BeAr LaKe~

2010-07-30T17:58:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at Bear Lake this year! This was Wyatt's first year at being able to knee board unfortunately I don't have any pictures but here are a few other's!

Ogden Marathon Relay

2010-06-26T20:51:00.000-07:00

Here are the other 4 members of our relay team. Our morning started at 3:30 a.m. leaving from Logan. The relay officially started at 7 a.m. I didn't run my leg till 10:00sh. It was a lot of fun but I didn't like waiting so long. The anticipation was a killer. We have all signed up to run the Top of Utah. 3 of us are running the 1/2 marathon and the other 2 are doing the full. So here's to happy training!!

~Finally some update~

2010-06-26T20:47:00.000-07:00

Yes, I have been slacking on blogging for a while. I will try to do better. Here are just a few things that we have done the past month or so. Enjoy!!!

Shawn's Birthday

2010-06-26T20:41:00.001-07:00

Shawn's Birthday! As you can tell he looks soooo happy! We went and got him an ice cream cake since he doesn't like cake! So he was much happier!! We spent the day together, went shopping and nice long motorcycle ride! Love you babe!!!

Cub Scout Day Camp

2010-06-26T20:34:00.000-07:00

Shawn and I were able to go with Wyatt to Day Camp on the 23rd of June. This is him getting ready to go down the zip line!

They also had a BMX bike track that the boys were able to do. Fortunately we were the last group of the day to do this so they let the boys go 3-4 times. Also, I couldn't go to camp and not participate in anything so the boys challenged me and another leader from the other group to race down the track. Shawn was yelling from the bottom "be careful our insurance sucks" it was fun.

Wyatt getting ready to do the archery range.

~Woodruff Wildcat Run~

2010-06-26T20:28:00.000-07:00

Each year Woodruff Elementary does a Wildcat Run which every grade level runs a mile. It's a lot of fun and this year our school raised over $10,000 dollars for our fundraiser (which was the wildcat run). So this is what the Janitor made to have the kids run under at the finish line!

~Updates~

2010-03-28T19:13:00.001-07:00

Updates coming soon I promise!!!

~Family Cars~

2010-02-01T11:07:00.001-08:00

Wyatt and Shawn making fun of Mckaylee and mine's car!!

We had spent 6 hours that Saturday making our cars! It was the best Saturday that we have had for a long time :)Now, I know all of you are soooo jealous of my car!! Of course it had major BLING! Mckaylee even wanted to put even more on there!
Here is Shawn's car it is AWESOME!!

~PInewood Derby ~

2010-01-31T08:59:00.001-08:00

It's Derby Time! Shawn is the Cubmaster and did such an amazing job doing this. The boys had so much fun and it ran smoothly! If you have ever heard of horror stories that happen at Pinewood Derby's you would know what I mean. Ours ran so smoothly. Shawn was (is) amazing.
This is our little friend Austin that came with Wyatt! His parents aren't LDS but have always let him come to activities with us!
We had a double elimination derby which Wyatt took 2nd place. We are very proud of him and his hard work on his car.

Of course we made this Pinewood derby a family event. More pictures to come soon of the amazing car the Mckaylee and I made. We had so much fun making it together. The boys were all excited to when Shawn pulled it out and said "Who wants to race Sister Pickett?" It was AWESOME. My car beat every single one of the boys and it was within weight limit too. All in all just another fun event in the Pickett family.

~OuR CuTe DoGs~

2010-01-17T10:43:00.001-08:00

Group Hug!They love it when Shawn just pulls the laundry out! It's all nice and warm! This is about the only time Lady will let Shelby lay next to her.

~Verdict~

2010-01-17T10:40:00.000-08:00

Well, we will still be here at least another year. Which is great. I love Cache Valley I have a hard time picturing myself moving back. But the hard thing is I miss my family.

~Pickett Update~

2010-01-09T20:08:00.000-08:00

Well this week has been busy so sorry that I haven't updated. I have some great pictures coming soon. This week I signed up with 4 other teachers at the school to do the Ogden Marathon 5 person relay on May 15th. I am scared but excited. I will either be running a 6mile leg or a 3 mile leg we haven't figured it all out yet! Also, Shawn meets with his boss on Monday morning to find out if we are moving out of the valley and back down to Davis County. I have had some very mixed emotions about it. First, I would love to be back down by family. I would hopefully go back to work at Tanner Clinic the kids are old enough now that they wouldn't need to go to daycare after school. The catch to that though is I wouldn't be off when they are like I am now. I have enjoyed over the last 2 years of the time that I have been able to spend with them by working at the school. Second, I love Cache Valley. Once you live up here you never want to live anywhere else. It's beautiful. But if we moved I would get out of my calling. (He, He) That sounds horrible. I do enjoy my calling but there is times that it is very hard and many struggles. I will say that I am thankful for my calling and the strength of my testimony that I have now because of it. I will let you all know as soon as possible what the decision is! Love you all!!

~Sunday Drive~

2009-12-30T09:22:00.001-08:00

On Sunday when we were driving home from church this is what we saw! This beautiful Bald Eagle just was sitting in a very small tree which totally looked odd as you were driving by. All you so was a big black blob sitting in a tiny tree. But when you stopped and were to look carefully this is what you would see. It was awesome just to see one out in the wild. We have only seen one's that are captive.

~Christmas Day~

2009-12-30T08:56:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to everyone!

This year Santa brought the kids a Wii. The kids were so excited to play it that they didn't want to even eat breakfast. Wyatt said "maybe I should start fasting" and I said "Ok, does that mean you are going to go all day without food?" "NO, just breakfast I'll eat lunch in about an hour after I get my workout" Kids just say the craziest things. If you know how Wyatt eats you know he can't go that long without food. That kid has to hollow legs. After opening presents we had a great breakfast together then we started to get ready for the drive down to see our family. First, we went to the Pickett's, which after we got there and Shawn's sibling were all there we really didn't want to leave to head to our next party. There is nothing like sitting around and just talking and hanging out. Second, we went to the Willis' party. Of course there is always those who arrive 30 minutes late then that throws our whole plan off. (Shawn and I always have a plan or schedule that we "try" to follow because we don't like to drive Sardine canyon in the dark. To many deer down low this time of year) We enjoyed a great dinner together then opened gifts from Grandma and Grandpa. What would Christmas be like if Grandma Debi actually gave the right gift to the right child? hmmmmmm I don't know!! My dad had given each of us a book he had put together of my Grandma Belle's life history. It is amazing! It will be something that I will always cherish. After that we started our ride home. The kids were anxious to get home since they didn't get an opportunity to play the Wii before we left. They are very used to this drive but boy did we hear "How much longer?" to many times that day.

We hope you had a very Merry Christmas and may you your New Year be bright!!

~Gingerbread Houses~

2009-12-30T08:52:00.000-08:00

The Willis Gingerbread Fiasco! Every year we get together at Grandma and Grandpa Willis' house to make these. It's a tradition that we have done since I was a little girl and now we have passed it on to our children! The kids look forward to this every year!
But I think we do more eating of the candy than we do of actually making our Gingerbread houses! Good thing we use a really gross frosting or else.......... I don't want to know!!

~Adult Fondue Party~

2009-12-30T08:37:00.001-08:00

What do we say about the Pickett Fondue Party? Let's just say it brings out the best in all of us!

Here's one! He just loves his picture taken ;)

Same about this one to!!!

I didn't take very many pictures that night but this is one that I enjoyed! Shawn, being the little devil he is, had drawn Kim's name for Christmas this year. As you all may know this is very crucial. Everyone always wants Shawn's to draw their name for Christmas. About 3 years ago Shawn started to make SKP's for who ever's name he drew. Well, can I say that there is one sister-in-law that has made out very well from this. Shawn's two sister's every year pray that he gets their name but one finally got what she wanted. But Shawn had to be a little stinker about. He gave Kim a little Diet Coke bottle with a gift certificate for an SKP attached to it. She thought that that was her gift until Shawn stood up and went and grabbed another wrapped present. Of course after she opened it if you were to look at Karen she was crying. After all she does deserve one since they share a birthday and everthing. But we won't get into that.

We always look forward to this party every year! To see who brought the worst white elephant gifts, Keith's amazing cheese fondue, and listening to the boys rag on each other. But most of all I love just to listening to everyone talk and laugh as we sit around the table enjoying a dinner with each other!!

~Pickett Grandchildren Party~

2009-12-30T08:27:00.000-08:00

The kids look forward to this party every year! Hanging out with there cousins and Grandma and Grandpa. First, they enjoyed lunch at McDonald's then we came back to Aunt Kim's house and made Snowmen out of pretzels and white chocolate. I think we all wanted to just keep dipping our pretzels in the white chocolate instead of decorating them! We missed having Maiya at the party but we are glad that she is feeling a lot better now!

Mckaylee received a jewelry making kit from her cousin can I just tell you that that totally made her day. She loves to make jewelry.

Mr. Wyatt received a Bionicle from his cousin also. I don't get boys sometimes but there is just something about these Bionicle's that they think are "So Awesome"

Wyatt and Mckaylee's Birthday

2009-12-30T08:21:00.000-08:00

For Wyatt and Mckaylee's birthday we took them and their friends down to Fat Cat's. We had a blast. Grandma and Grandpa Pickett were able to come up and join us for a little while. We loved seeing them. It just happens to be the Ashlyn and Kaden are brother and sister and are best friends with these two. We all played a game of bowling while enjoying some pizza. Later we played some serious arcade games!

~CoRn DaYs~

2009-10-19T18:51:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went to the American West Heritage Center "Corn Days" it was beautiful weather. It is so worth the money to go and do all of the fun activities. We had spent over 4 hours there.

~SuPeR SliDe~

Shawn being a kid as usual.

Pony Rides! If you look at Wyatt's face you can actually tell that he is singing.

Mckaylee made a corn husk doll of course since it was " Corn Days"

Shawn and Wyatt husking corn.

It's amazing how society has changed after going to a place like this and letting your child participate in activities that farm children used to do. It makes me want a farm that much more.

~OuR PuPpY~

2009-10-19T18:29:00.000-07:00

So the name is............Shelby!
She us awesome. I would say to get a second dog when you have one that is already trained. Shelby has done an amazing job but she is Daddy's little girl!

~OuR nEw LiTtLe PuPpy ~

2009-10-12T18:47:00.001-07:00

Another Puppy! What were we thinking?

The Kids just love her! They give her lots of attention!

She's Already Daddy's Little Girl :)

If you all haven't noticed we are calling her "Her" a lot. We still don't have a name for her so if you have any suggestions PLEASE let us know!! She is lot's of fun and Lady loves her too! We were worried about how Lady would be with her and once she realized she wasn't going in her motherly instincts kicked right in!

Family Picture

2009-09-09T19:59:00.000-07:00

This is a picture that my father took at the temple the day of our sealing. Just wanted to share it with all of you!

~FiRsT DaY oF ScHoOL~

2009-08-30T16:42:00.000-07:00

~3rd GRade here He comes!!
~3rd Grade here she comes.
Aren't they just CUTE!!!They were so excited for school to start that day that they were up at 5:30a.m. Yes, they are crazy. When I had walked out my door at 5:30 in the morning they both were sitting on there beds, mind you that they were already made, dressed and ready for school. They were sad that they still had 2 hours before school actually started!!

~BeAr WoRLd~

2009-08-20T21:23:00.000-07:00

Ok! If you ever get the chance to head up north stop by "Bear World" We paid an extra $20 to do the Curator's Tour. When you do this you get to ride in this big truck to feed the Elk and Bears. It is so much fun. Of course if you travel with a Pickett you can count on it raining or should I say a down pour. Yes, it was overcast but not raining at all until the Pickett Family decided to get in a big truck and do something fun. While feeding the animals it rained BAD but as soon as it was over(45min later) it stopped. Anyways, the kids had so much fun doing this. The bears would sit up and clap their hands for food. The guide would start saying "Time to get up Bears" and they would crawl out from all over. The funniest was to watch the bear cubs chase each other and see who can get there first. It was great to do together as a family!

~ThE PetTinG ZoO ~

2009-08-20T21:06:00.000-07:00

The Petting Zoo @ Bear World was fun. The kids were able to pet the deer, goats, funny looking chickens, but their favorite was the Potbelly Pig. It made the weirdest grunting noises. There was also big Moose. As you can see in the picture that it was laying right next to the Fence. Shawn walked right up and stood next to the fence and the Moose could care less. It was fun!!\

Idaho Falls Temple

2009-08-20T20:53:00.000-07:00

Shawn and I decided last minute to take a short family vacation over the 24th of July. We went up to Idaho Falls and Rexburg. We have heard many things about "The Falls" that run by the temple. It was absolutely beautiful. The kids loved just sitting next to the river listening and watching the falls. We did a little Geocaching around the area but mostly walked up and down the falls to see everything. I suggest that if you ever drive through Idaho Falls, stop, it's right next to the freeway and is beautiful.

Swimming at Willard Bay

2009-08-20T20:50:00.000-07:00

The kids and I meet my parents at Willard Bay to go swimming and sailing. It was a beautiful day. We spent about an hour sailing around the an hour alone just swimming around in the water. The kids are fish when they are in the water. We loved driving down and meeting them. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Willis

Together for Eternity

2009-08-16T20:47:00.000-07:00

August 8,2009 ~ It was a cold, raining morning in Logan Utah. The Pickett household was calm and quiet until a knock came on our bedroom door. When I opened the door there was two beautiful children standing there with HUGE smiles on their faces. I was still groggy, not quite awake and all they wanted to tell me was "Today We Are A Family For Eternity". It brought tears to my eyes when I finally had realized that this day had come for our family. Through tragedy, trials, but most importantly through Prayer and Faith we kneeled at an alter, tears in our eyes, smiles on our faces, we were sealed for Eternity. The room filled with many family members and friends to experience this with us even made it that much better. The kids will never forget this day and are true "Angels". Thanks to all of you for your support and love. We love you all!!

2009-08-14T16:37:00.001-07:00

Update's coming Soon!!

Clinton Heritage Days 5K and Fun Run

2009-07-19T17:19:00.000-07:00

We Survived!!! Christie and I had lots of Fun! The morning didn't start out as we would've like it. First, I didn't sleep well that night. Nerves I guess. Second when I got there the lines were forever long and they did not have it organized. The race was supposed to start at 6:30am and it didn't start until about 7:20. So of course the sun was out by then and it was HOT. I finished the full 3.6miles in about 31 minutes. So I am excited that I beat my time by 2 minutes. Christie kicked my butt of course. But Yes she Rocks!! Thanks Christie for letting me run with you!!

Family Time!

2009-07-07T17:19:00.000-07:00

Shawn and I have been so busy lately that we decided after church on sunday to go up to Black Smith Fork Canyon. We discovered a small shallow pool of the river that the kids could play in and we could try and get the dog to do some swimming. If you know anything about labs you would know that they love water, but our dog does not. Go Figure! But we are working on this. We had a great Family Home Evening while we ate our lunch. We love to spend time together as a family!

Cache Valley Cruisin' Car Parade

2009-07-07T16:10:00.000-07:00

Here is a slide show of a few cars that were at the parade. There was so many that I couldn't put all of them into the show. This is a fun thing to do as a family. We packed us a dinner and went and enjoyed a nice car show. It is a lot easier to go to this then walk around the car show all day.

July 4th in Cache Valley

2009-07-07T16:06:00.000-07:00

We were invited by some friends to go up to the Lewiston Parade saturday morning. So we woke up thinking that we didn't need to get there to early because if you have ever been to Lewiston you know that it is very small, so the parade will be short and sweet. Well, we were totally wrong. I think all of Cache Valley was there. I have never seen so many people fit into such a small town. We did have lots of fun and got lots of candy. In one of the pictures it shows Shawn's imaginary barn. One day he would like a farm of his own, but for now this will have to do.

How cute!

2009-07-07T15:58:00.000-07:00

This shows you how much Shawn loves his dog, they share a sucker together all the time. I think she gets more action than I do sometime..... J/K

Scout Day Camp

2009-07-07T15:48:00.000-07:00

Wyatt and his buddy Jaxson were so excited for Day Camp on June 16th up at Camp Fife. Wyatt learned about Astrology, did a Zip line, and tones more. Wyatt and Jaxson had both woken up about 6am that morning so by the time they got home they were exhausted. Shawn was able to take the day off and go with Wyatt. They all came back tired but had a lot of fun.

What that in my LAUNDRY?

2009-06-13T08:31:00.000-07:00

We have this big black thing that likes to burrow down in our laundry right when it comes out of the dryer! We try and call her name but she absolutely ignores us. I don't know about you but I think it would feel great have all those warm clothes on me. Ecspecially with all of this cold weather right now!!

Our House

2009-06-08T18:56:00.000-07:00

Shawn and I have been working hard on the yard. We have added some new curbing around the house. Plus our flowers and bushes are blooming beautifully so I have included some pictures. That is one thing that Shawn and I like to do together is gardening and yard work.

Crazy Curlz

2009-06-08T10:33:00.001-07:00

Mckaylee had heard from a friend of ours about "Dew Rags" As you can tell from our picture we tried it. If you want some serious tight curls try this. It REALLY works. She had fun trying it though!

Crow Mountain

2009-06-08T10:26:00.001-07:00

Of course we all love the famous " Crow Mountain Hike". I know that my kids look forward to it every year. We love getting together with all of our Aunts, Uncle, Grandparents, and cousins. This year again Wyatt and myself did the hike. Of course Mckaylee was to afraid to get dirty. We wouldn't want that. Shawn was the usual "Mountain Shuttle" for all of those who don't hike. Christi decided to do the hike with me this year. Yes, we survived to tell the tale. It was hot, sweaty, and it's over with. Yes there were other members of the family that made it also, Kevin and Jamie. Good job guys. But if you hike it up you have to do the hike down. That's the easy part. After, we all came together and had a picnic at Paul and Julie's. Thanks for letting us all crash at your house.

Happy Anniversary!

2009-05-26T18:54:00.000-07:00

Shawn and I have been married now 3 wonderful years! I am so thankful to have such a wonderful husband. Without him I don't know what I would do. He is an amazing father, my best friend, and a great example to all. Thank you honey for 3 wonderful years. I can't wait for many more! I love you!!

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-17T17:48:00.001-07:00

Mother's Day was wonderful. Shawn made a beautiful breakfast before church. After church we headed of to Mac Park in Smithfield for a picnic. Then up Smithfield Canyon to geocache and do some hiking. Thanks honey for a great Mother's Day!!

I Hope You Dance

2009-05-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

So the theme for Mckaylee's Recital was "I Hope You Dance" the instructors had taught all of the girls how to do it in sign language. The owner of the studio, Jenny, her husband is dying of cancer. She was told this week that it will be any day now. You would never know if you met you that she was going through any of this. She always has a smile on her face and is happy. While the girls sang and did sign language she and her other instructors danced in the back ground. She was telling us this week that her husband told her to make one promise, that after he passes away that she will never stop dancing. So as you watch this video remember all of the things that you are thankful for and to remember to always dance.

Dancing Queen

2009-05-16T20:13:00.000-07:00

Mckaylee has looked forward to doing this dance FOREVER! She has seen the moving Mama Mia! and loved it. She also performed this at a competition and received a trophy for it. We are very proud of her and her hard work!

Mckaylee's Dance Recital

2009-05-16T19:32:00.000-07:00

Mckaylee loved doing this dance. It is to Mr. Roboto. They performed this about 3 weeks ago at a dance competition. Good Job Boo!

My First 5k :)

2009-05-09T19:03:00.000-07:00

So I am so proud of myself. Today I ran my first 5k in Smithfield. It was brutal. The first half is all uphill but the down hill part was awesome. I was afraid that I would struggle since I have had this horrible cold this week. I did 3.2 miles in 33min. 48 sec. Not bad for a fat lady! Can't wait to do my next one!

Teacher Appreciation Week!

2009-05-09T18:56:00.001-07:00

Just some cute pictures of how my door was decorated this week!

Shawn's Birthday!

2009-05-09T18:46:00.002-07:00

So you all know our luck when we try and go out of town or go on a trip! First thing that happend is I got a really bad migraine at school on friday and left pucking everywhere. Came home and slept for 10 hours and felt much better. Then on Saturday when we went to leave (as you can tell from the picture's below) the wonderful weather we had to drive in. We were planning a day of Geocaching and spending some time walking around Park City but of course we didn't have much luck with that. We did get a break in the weather when we were in Morgan so we did some there. When we got to the hotel to check in the clerk told us we could upgrade for free and have "a beautiful view of our pond with rare spotted tree frogs" make sure you look at our picture's there is no such thing as a rare spotted tree frog where we were staying. It did turn out to be a great relaxing weekend. Thanks to Jenny for watching the kids. Happy Birthday Shawn!!

2009-05-09T18:46:00.001-07:00

Updates Coming Soon!

2009-05-07T12:45:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the " No posting" lately. Update will come soon!!

Animals In Cache Valley

2009-04-21T20:38:00.000-07:00

Mckaylee's first Dance Competition

2009-04-21T20:28:00.001-07:00

A day at the Zoo!

2009-04-21T20:20:00.001-07:00

Spring Break

2009-04-21T20:01:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful spring break together as a family. Shawn had a few days off work and we asked the kids what they wanted to do and they insisted that we go geocaching. We learned a lot about Green Canyon and how the rocks were used to make the Logan Tabernacle and Logan LDS Temple. It was a beautiful hike. We also went around all over Cache Valley.

Geocaching Springbreak

2009-04-21T20:00:00.001-07:00

Where is the warmth?

2009-03-26T18:43:00.001-07:00

Anybody know where this is? I want to go there! I am so sick of the cold weather at least the sun came out for a little bit today!! Anybody else sick of the weather?

2009-03-22T19:21:00.000-07:00

Well......Just playing around with my background!! I am so ready for spring and I can't find a cute background! AAHHH! Sorry.... I think I have said that a few times :( I have just been thinking about how much fun we had friday night with Shawn's family. We haven't seen most of them since January and it was great to catch up. I have missed hanging out with the girls for quilt school and lunch so I am going to go down next month and just tag along. Thankfully there was no snow this morning when I woke up and was able to go running. Unfortunately, I don't think we will be that lucky tomorrow morning. I hope you all have a great week!!

Another Year!!

2009-03-16T19:15:00.001-07:00

Another year has past! Through all the high's and low's it has still been a great one! Thanks to all of my family and friends for thinking of me on this day! I have had a great birthday. First, it started out I took the kids to school, then went for a 2 mile run in the beautiful 50' weather at 8 o'clock this morning. Spent the day with Shawn and went shopping. Kids came home from school then we went out to Chili's for dinner. Even though Mckaylee had a spill, we had a lot of fun! Thank you again to all of you who thought of me today! Love Ya!

Winter Wonderland AGAIN!!!

2009-03-09T18:53:00.000-07:00

Ok! I want to know who ordered the SNOW! After a beautiful weekend outside with the kids it was so depressing waking up to 6" of snow and it still hasn't stopped. From the pictures you can see how deep it is. I should say poor Lady but she loves the snow so much. As you can see from the picture below, I took this picture around 5pm and the car is barried. Good luck getting the car out. This is depressing I was hoping there would be no more snow this year. That's what I get for hoping huh!!

2009-03-09T18:50:00.000-07:00

Here is us playing " Red Rover" or as Mckay would say " Wed Wover" we love Mckay!

Sunday in the Sun

2009-03-09T18:44:00.000-07:00

Sunday after church The Picketts and The Egan's were off to First Damn. It was beautiful. We played for 2 hours. The Egan's are great neighbors and friends. We enjoy having them in our home and playing with them outside. In the picture from left to right is front row: Payton, Mckay, back row: Mckaylee, Olivia, Wyatt, Jackson, Jacie. Thanks for letting us enjoy this day with you!!

Boys on the Run!!

2009-03-09T18:41:00.001-07:00

The Boys where on the run this weekend. Shawn and his brothers Kurtis and Scott, went to St. George this weekend for a Geocache Event. They had a lot of fun. They managed to do almost 100 cache's in 3 days. That is awesome. For all of you who don't know what geocaching is it's like treasure hunting but using a GPS instead of a map. Our family loves doing this. We were excited for the nice weather and hoping that we could go this up coming weekend but forget that!! You should look out our window!! This is a picture of a Cache-U-Nut that Shawn made.

2009-02-26T20:26:00.000-08:00

Wyatt....

Here is my good lookin' baby boy. Of course he is not a baby, if he heard me say that he would kill me. He also perfomed and the school Dance Program to "One Eyed, One Horned, Purple People Eater" The teachers that taught this dance had to put Wyatt in the front because he was hilarious to watch. There is one part in the dance that they have to turn and shake their "Booty" (that's what he calls it) and they loved how he just "Shook It". He makes me proud what can I say. They would practice it at home and the two of them doing that part was hilarious. We are very proud of him also.

2009-02-26T20:20:00.000-08:00

Mckaylee......

She had her dance program for the school on Monday. We were so proud of her. She stole the show. We can't believe how tall she is getting. It feels like yesterday that she was just a little girl. It's amazing how fast they grow up. The 2nd grade performed to " One Eyed One Horned Purple People Eater. That would explain the silly costume. She loves to performe for everyone!!

"Skookies"

2009-02-17T17:37:00.000-08:00

Ok! Many of you have emailed me and asked me what a "Skookie" is. Well, Saturday was my first time having one and it was DELICIOUS. As you can see by the picture it is a small cast iron pan with a cookie or brownie cooked in it. Then you can top it with any toppings you prefer. We cooked ours with brownie in it then topped it with ice cream, caramel, fudge, and whip cream. (I forgot the strawberries at home). This is a great treat for family home evening or any other reason you can come up with.