He used to be little....
...and now he's big.
...and now he's big.Happy Birthday Will we love you so much!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Nauvoo or Bust Part Three
Okay, I really should have posted in reverse order. What a dork.
Day 6
Mission: Wagon ride, Family Living, take a nap, visit Joseph Smith sites.
Mission accomplished.
Poor Will fell asleep when we sang "I am a Child of God." 
We went to the Family Living Center and learned how to make rope, candles, bread, rugs, pottery (actually no one wanted to go that one except me--I lost), barrels, and how to spin thread from flax and wool. It was so interesting one of my favorite parts of the trip.
Joseph Smith's Mansion House
Aubrey, RoseAnna, Becca in front of Josephs Smith's Red Brick Store. The Relief Society was organized on the top floor of the store. In this picture, Aubrey is holding a "casserole" as we exemplify the life of a Relief Society sister.
The hardest thing for the Saints to do was to leave their temple. It was hard for us to leave it too. I hope we can serve our mission in Old Nauvoo.
Day 7
Mission: Drive back to North Platte, NE without freaking out.
Mission almost accomplished
Day 8
Mission: Drive home without killing each other.
Mission totally accomplished.
Thanks Battys and Dokii. We had a great time.
Nauvoo or Bust Part Two
I really should have posted these in reverse order. I don't have time to change it though. So deal with it!
Day 4
Mission: Visit Carthage Jail, Nauvoo Temple, attend a cheesy variety show put on by the senior missionaries (quite delightful but waaaaaaay toooo long for little kids.)
Mission Accomplished.
Carthage Jail
Jeremy at the temple.
Carter wearing his hat for the kid's parade kicking off the Sunset on the Mississippi variety show.Day 5
Mission: John Deere tractor museum, walk down Trail of Hope on Parley's Street, throw rock in Mississippi River.
Mission: John Deere tractor museum, walk down Trail of Hope on Parley's Street, throw rock in Mississippi River.
Mission accomplished.
Nauvoo or Bust Part One
We took a not-so-little road trip with the Battys to see Nauvoo and our dear friends, the Dokii.
We left WX late on Tuesday and drove three hours to Vernal so we could pile in Clay's parents Suburban and drive together.
Will and Caleb rode in the very back with one of the moms.
Jacob and Carter rode in the middle with the other mom. And the dads sat in the front.
Will ate a lot of squeeze cheese (Nanna was in the back, she's a lot more fun than Mommy.)
Day 1
Mission: Make it to North Platte, NE.
Mission accomplished. Boys jumped on hotel beds for a half hour.
Day 2
Mission: Drive to Nauvoo, IL by way of Winter Quarters, NE (near Omaha which is a very nice city).
Mission accomplished--see below.
We stopped at Winter Quarters for a picnic and to see the temple and visitor's center. There was such a nice feeling there. We watched a movie about pioneers, looked at sculptures and pioneer artifacts. I was teary the whole time, I came away with a greater appreciation for our ancestors and their testimonies and struggles.
The boys really liked dressing up like pioneers (except Caleb who preferred being regular).
Day 3
Mission: Hang out in Old Nauvoo, go swimming.
Mission accomplished.
We went to the Old Nauvoo Brickyard and learned how they made bricks and that the phrase "can you hack it" is related to brick making.
We hung out with the oxen and went for a ride. I got to hug the biggest one. Oh, so lucky. He was eating some grain while I had my arms around his jaws, his strength was incredible. I couldn't imagine having to break and lead an oxen team. We went to the blacksmith's shop and the missionary demonstrated how to make a horseshoe and Will got to keep it because he was the next one with a birthday.
Everyone got a "prairie diamond" or horseshoe nail ring.
After touring Nauvoo, the boys took naps while RoseAnna and Clay went to the temple with Aubrey and Drew. When the boys woke up we went swimming and came back and played.
We drove along the Mississippi River to Keokuk, IA and had yummy dinner.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
13.1
Hi. My name is Becca and I ran a half marathon. Yes, true story. My brother, Burdette, and I made plans last summer to run the Ogden Marathon. Sometime during the cold winter months, Burdette hurt his knees, and I--for reasons that make me sound REALLY WIMPY when I list them--decided to train for the half marathon instead of the full.
The "fun" started on Friday with a Front Runner train ride to Ogden's Union Station to pick up my race day packet and register for the race. The boys LOVED the train and minus a stressful missing of the train, it was a great afternoon.
Team Dall carb loaded on spaghetti, peas, and popsicles the night before the race. Carter and Will went to bed at 8:00 and so did Mommy.
Because this is when she had to LEAVE (not wake up) in the morning.
This chick looks tired.
Not an attractive picture, but I'm still running:)
When I came running down the last couple of blocks my favorite running partner was waiting to cross the finish line with me.
The crowd clapped and cheered as Carter ran the last few meters with me and helped me "win my race."
Post race pictures with the cutest boys in the world.
The "fun" started on Friday with a Front Runner train ride to Ogden's Union Station to pick up my race day packet and register for the race. The boys LOVED the train and minus a stressful missing of the train, it was a great afternoon.
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Team Dall carb loaded on spaghetti, peas, and popsicles the night before the race. Carter and Will went to bed at 8:00 and so did Mommy.
Because this is when she had to LEAVE (not wake up) in the morning.
This chick looks tired.*************
So, I left my warm sleeping house at 3:45 AM because I had to be on the shuttle to the starting line at like 4:45 AM. (Thanks Hose Nose Rose for the ride.)
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The race didn't start until 7:00 AM so we stood around fire pits in Eden for almost two hours before the race started. It was freezing and tiring, but race officials were closing down Ogden Canyon and I guess it takes a while--just kidding, it really does.
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I started at the back of the pack (of like 3,000 people--just kidding, I don't know how many) so I couldn't start really running until almost a mile. Jeremy's brother, David, was somewhere in that pack, but he's a lot faster than I am so I never saw him. Good job Uncle Davey!
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Then something tragic happened. A beloved Harry Potter character was killed by a death eater named Bellatrix Lestrange. (Book Seven) It happened around mile two. I seriously had to fight back tears. I'm sure if anyone saw me, they were like, "oh, sister, pull it together you have 11 more miles to go." Or, "how nice, she's doing a memorial run for her deceased loved one."
No, it was just a consequence of listening to Harry Potter on my iPod. I will say that it was a great running companion.
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At mile six or seven I saw Andrea waiting for her relay team and made her wait in line with me at the Port-a-Johns. Nice company:)
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Around mile 12 I got passed by the winner of the full marathon--he wasn't even Kenyan. He was white! Then a half a mile later, I got passed by the second place finisher. Whatever.
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The best part of the race was rounding the corner from 20th Street on to Grant Avenue and seeing the spire of the Ogden Temple right before the finish line. I thought of the training and all the hard work I put into finishing this race and as I ran past the temple I thought about the hard work and preparation it takes to enter its doors. I knew my family was waiting for me and cheering for me at the finish line of this race and I couldn't help but think of my other family members waiting and cheering at the "real finish line" and I passed the temple with a stronger determination to honorably cross that finish line too.
Not an attractive picture, but I'm still running:)When I came running down the last couple of blocks my favorite running partner was waiting to cross the finish line with me.
The crowd clapped and cheered as Carter ran the last few meters with me and helped me "win my race."Post race pictures with the cutest boys in the world.
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After the race we went to Jamba Juice and I got a HUGE smoothie with a massive shot of whey protein. Yummy!
There you go, you can be half proud of me:) Maybe sometime I'll run a full marathon--I'll make sure it's the Ogden Marathon, it's a beautiful course.
There you go, you can be half proud of me:) Maybe sometime I'll run a full marathon--I'll make sure it's the Ogden Marathon, it's a beautiful course.
***Thanks Jeremy for making it possible. I love you ***
BRING ON THE WASATCH BACK RAGNAR RELAY! YEAH BABY! GO 006
Guess Whose Wife...
...doesn't know how to turn the sprinklers off.
If you can't tell, he's sopping wet.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Mother's Day
This is where I spent Mother's Day
It's fine. I just woke up feeling pretty sick (no I'm not pregnant, I got asked that twice this weekend). Jeremy and the boys made me a surprise breakfast which was so yummy. I dragged myself to church so Carter could sing to me for Mother's Day in Sacrament Meeting. He was so brave, but got stuck behind some big kids and I couldn't see him. I cried. A lot.
We came home and Jeremy stayed to count the tithing, I was still crying. Carter told me he would take care of me until I was done crying, so he made Will a yogurt and toast sandwich and made himself some toast, I'm not sure how, I was in bed. It was the best Mother's Day present in the whole world. He's such a sweet little boy and I couldn't be more grateful for my little family.
***Just a side note--don't you love my quilt? My mom pieced it together for our wedding and Burdette, my little brother, refinished my the bed my grandparents bought when they got married.***
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So, today was kind of really wonderful and really awful. BUT, yesterday was great.
1. I woke up way early and went running with RoseAnna and Burdette along Legacy Parkway. It was so fun to visit and get left in the dust by my two younger siblings.
2. We had a fantastic Mother's Day breakfast/tea party with my mom and sisters while Burdette and Grandpa John took the boys to the barn. I stupidly didn't take a picture.
3. Jeremy stayed home to mow the lawn, fix the sprinklers, and look handsome in his work clothes and muddy hands. I love that boy.
4. I hung out with my super-fun cousins, aunts, mother, sister, and grandma at Sammy's baby shower.
5. We had a great time with the Garretts celebrating Mother's Day on Saturday evening. The boys especially had a great time playing hide and seek.
Happy Mother's Day Grandma Jan, Grandma Diane, Great Grandma, Grandma Kate, Grandma Garrett, Swimming Pool Grandma, and Grandma Sophie!
we love you so much
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p.s. Isn't this the coolest thing ever? It's a really long slide with a car to go zooming down on. This picture doesn't really do it justice. I was trying to get an action shot.
Best Day Ever!!
Our cousins came to Salt Lake for our cousin, Desi's, wedding. Grandpa John took the day off work and we went to the zoo after the ceremony.
Are you as big as a headless orangutan?
Caleb and Will in front of the penguins--the only exhibit besides the wild bunnies that wasn't scary.
Carter in front of his favorite exhibit, the penguins. We got there for feeding time and the boys just giggled and cheered watching the penguins eat. It was so funny and cute.
After the long afternoon at the zoo we went to Desi and Braden's reception.
This is Carter and Will with their Great-Grandpa Burdette who they don't see very often. He lives in La Verkin, or as Carter says VeVertin.
This is Carter and Will with their Great-Grandpa Burdette who they don't see very often. He lives in La Verkin, or as Carter says VeVertin. Wednesday, May 6, 2009
new camera
It's 8:00am and I can't remember the last time Carter was still asleep this late. Too bad his partner in crime didn't follow suit.We got our new camera finally! The story of our former camera's demise is too stupid to tell (and no, I'm not referring to the one I lost at the Burdette reunion last year), but we're REALLY excited to be taking pictures at will again (no pun intended).
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