Cellan Family

Slacker

2012-02-01T13:55:00.000-08:00

Ok, So I am a huge slacker! I have not updated since Halloween!!! Below you will find the updates to our lives. I will try harder to keep up!!

Tumbling Meet

2012-01-23T12:44:00.001-08:00

Bailey had her first meet of the year and it was in Logan, finally!
My family came from Rexburg to see her compete and Charlie and I helped out at the meet. She did really well for her first meet and wasn't nervous at all. We can't wait for the next meet in February!

Thanks to Aunt Brook we have some pics of the day.

Christmas

2011-12-30T13:33:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas at our house this year. We spent Christmas Eve with my family and had breakfast and lunch with them. Then we got to open our presents together! It was wonderful to spend time together. We then traveled home and our Grandma here made us a yummy dinner!
The girls woke up at 7 and were surprised with a Wii from Santa. We also all got 3 Beaver Mountain day passes so we can go 3 times as a family to Shread the Beav! Can't wait to use them, if we ever get any snow.

Sierra is 10!

2011-11-25T13:29:00.000-08:00

Sierra's b-day was the day after Thanksgiving, so we celebrated in Rexburg with her cousins there. They went to the fun park and played laser tag and then Grandpa took us to Pizza Pie Cafe. She had a great day and got her presents from her other Grandparents when we returned!!
I can't believe she is 10 already, I have to keep reminding myself she is not a little girl any more!

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T20:14:00.000-07:00

The girls had a fun time tonight, they carved their pumpkins and then went out to trick or treat. Bailey was old enough to take Sierra by herself, so that was really nice.
They made quite a haul, Charlie and I have already been wanting to take some of their candy!

Bailey as a Zombie Prom Queen and Sierra as a Cheerleader

Sierra's Tinkerbell Pumpkin

Bailey's Mike from Monster's Inc. Pumpkin

Deer and Elk Hunting

2011-10-24T20:36:00.000-07:00

Bailey got an Idaho Deer tag and was able to go hunting with her Dad, Grandpa Gib, and Uncle Sid. They hunted all weekend, and Bailey was the only successful hunter. She got her first deer, a one by two. She was so excited and had deer jerky made out of the meat she got. She also got to shoot her new rifle her dad got her!!!

They were not so successful on the Elk Hunt. They took Sierra with them for all of UEA weekend, they saw quite a few Elk, but never got close enough for a good shot. Maybe next year...

Duck Hunting

2011-10-02T20:31:00.000-07:00

Bailey went Duck and Goose Hunting with Charlie. This was the first time she has had a hunting license so she could really hunt. She had a great time with the guys. She had her own ground blind and was able to use the shotgun her dad bought for 'her' a week after she was born. (I think he will now forever regret telling me that he bought that gun for her.) She shot a duck and a goose and only got attacked by a wounded goose one time!

Bailey's 13

2011-08-31T20:42:00.000-07:00

Bailey turned 13 this year, I cannot believe we have a teenager!
She is getting so big. She and her friends went to The Smurfs Movie and then came back to the house for cake. The next day we had family dinner with Charlie's family we had Potato Cheese Soup and homemade bread. Two days was her actual b-day and she got all her gifts that day. She had a long and great b-day!

First day of School 2011

2011-08-25T21:03:00.000-07:00

Today was the first day of school, the girls we both excited and nervous!

They got up well and looked so great for the first day. When they got home and called me Bailey told me all about her day, who she saw, who she had lunch with, etc. When I asked Sierra how the first day was she said they only talked about the rules!!! I don't know what I will do with that girl.

Bailey is in 8th grade this year and she is getting to be such a grown-up young lady. I certainly don't feel old enough to have a daughter that big, but I guess I am.

Sierra started 4th grade and LOVES school. She can't wait until tomorrow when they don't just have to talk about the rules but get to do some real work!

Cassie's Wedding!

2011-08-01T21:06:00.000-07:00

Our Niece Cassie got married this weekend, and Bailey and Sierra were part of the wedding party. They were so excited. Bailey was a bridesmaid and Sierra was the flower girl. They looked so cute all dressed up and did such a good job! I can't believe that Cassie is old enough to get married--she was the flower girl for our wedding when she was 5! Now we have 2 Bailey's in the family!

Congrats to Cassie and Bailey!!!!

Sand Dunes

2011-08-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

We went to the sand dunes in St. Anthony over the 24th of July weekend with the Wards, Facers, and Hillyards. We had a great time. Our camp spot was right by the playground and was on the grass in a great spot!! The kids liked to go out and play on the dunes at night--they even invented Sand Swimming! They had so much fun and we had a wonderful trip.

Bear Lake and Wedding Shower

2011-07-17T19:23:00.001-07:00

The last few weeks we have been very busy with summer activities! We went to Bear Lake last saturday and spent all day on the boat. The girls had a great time and we tried to catch fish all day. We didn't catch any thing except a sunburn, but we had a great time.

This weekend we had a bridal shower for my niece Cassie. The girls helped me and we had fun. One of the things we did was make wedding dresses out of toilet paper. The girls were the models and they looked so cute. We are excited for Cassie's wedding, Sierra gets to be the flower girl and Bailey is one of the Brides Maids!

The 4th of July!

2011-07-04T16:03:00.000-07:00

I am so happy to live in this wonderful country with all of the freedom's we are able to enjoy. I was just helping my girls study for Hunter's Ed and the thought occured to me, we have the freedom to do things like hunting and owning guns because we are so blessed to live in a country where those things are made possible for us. I have loved being able to enjoy my family over this holiday and contemplate all the things that we enjoy. Happy 4th to everyone!!!!

This is an old picture, but one of my Favorites!

State Tumbling Meet!

2011-05-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

This weekend was Bailey's state tumbling meet. She did so well!! This was her best competition yet (she must have been saving it all for state). She took 1st in Double Mini, 2nd in Trampoline, and tied for 3rd in Floor. She was awesome! For Grandpa Tom I am going to post all of her passes here. Hope everyone enjoys. We did have a few technical difficulties--we cannot go out on the floor so we have a few people who got in the way of the video camera sometimes.

1st on Double Mini

2nd on Tramp

3rd on Floor

First Double Mini Pass

Second Double Mini Pass

First Tramp Routine

Second Tramp Routine

First Floor Pass (we messed up the video on the 2nd pass--so this is all you get!)

Easter!

2011-04-26T09:04:00.000-07:00

I was not feeling well on Easter, but that did not stop us from having some Easter fun!
Charlie hid eggs in the backyard for the girls, 10 for Bailey and 10 for Sierra. They had a great time looking for them.

I think Bailey was REALLY excited!

Bailey was nearly done finding her eggs and Sierra had just found on in the Iris plant where it had been hiding, along with something else!!! A garter snake darted out righ by her feet. She really did not love that, and did not want to finish hunting for her eggs even after her dad took care of the snake and his little friend that came with him!!

This is how she finished finding the rest of her eggs. Bailey is such a great sister! (she is also the bravest one of all of us--nobody likes snakes at our house!)

March Competition

2011-03-27T16:41:00.000-07:00

It looks like the only exciting thing we do right now is go to tumbling competitions--well that is about it!
Bailey had another competition yesterday and she did so good. She was less nervous for this one by far!!! She got 2nd place in Trampoline, so I am posting both her routinues because they were so great!!! We are so very proud of her and all of her hard work she puts in to practice for competition.

Here she is getting her tramp medal. She is such a cutie!

Oh yes, we do have another daughter--hope Sierra is not feeling neglected! Here she is watching the tumbling competition!!!

Competition, Round 2

2011-02-28T08:20:00.000-08:00

Bailey had another tumbling competition this weekend. She did great!!! We are so proud of her and how hard she works! This is her first year competing and she is doing so good.
Here is a clip of her Floor pass--this was her best one of the day!!!

Here she is getting one of her medals!

Ski Day!

2011-02-22T08:37:00.000-08:00

Thanks to President's day the girls had the day off of school. So we decided to hit the slopes (so did most of the rest of Cache Valley). It was a beautiful day and the kids had a wonderful time. This was only Sierra's second time on skis and she did a great job! I was so impressed with her skills. Although she kept telling me to go faster because she liked to go fast and didn't like to wait for me. Bailey was able to take her friend with her and they had a blast snowboarding. All in all it was a great day--new snow, sunny, and not too cold!

Tumbling Competition!!

2011-01-29T22:09:00.000-08:00

Bailey Had her first tumbling Competition today, and she did so great!! She competed in Floor, Double Mini, and Tramp. Here is a video of her tramp routine and some pictures of the day!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2011-01-02T09:57:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas at our house. The girls had a great time, and enjoyed every minute of it.
They each got what they wanted for Christmas and have enjoyed the time off of school. We also got to go to Rexburg and spend a few extra days there with Grandma and Grandpa and the Aunts and cousins.
The girls got their PJ's on Christmas Eve as usual and looked super cute!

Bailey wanted a new coat and a snowboard and she got exactly what she wanted!

Sierra got a Nintendo DS, an Easy Bake Oven, and a Bed for her American Girl Doll!

Then we got to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house and the girls got more presents there!!! They had so much fun, the boys had a great time opening gifts, it didn't matter who they were for they just wanted to open!

We celebrated my sister, Brook's birthday while we were there and got to have a sleepover at their house! We then got to ring in the new year with a wonderful group of friends! We are excited to see what 2011 holds for our family. We love and appreciate you all!!

Christmas!

2010-12-19T10:01:00.000-08:00

We are getting so excited for Christmas at our house. This is the first year that we have had our basement finished at Christmas time, so we not only got to decorate upstairs but we got to decorate downstairs as well. In fact we were able to put the Christmas Tree downstairs this year and it was the first year we did not have to move furniture around to make room for the tree! My favorite part is that we finally have a mantle to hang our stockings from. Charlie made the mantel himself so that makes it even more special! We have been having a great holiday season and are ready to celebrate more with family and friends.

Sierra's B-day

2010-12-07T09:04:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy making bags I have not taken the time to blog about Sierra's birthday. Her birthday this year was on Thanksgiving day, so we had her party the Saturday before. She wanted to have it at High Point, we already have to go there three days a week, but she does not get tired of the Gym so we had her party there. The girls had a wonderful time, and wore the coach out with their trips on the Rip Line.
We had Thanksgiving dinner at Charlie's moms house and it was wonderful. After we ate we had birthday cake with our pie. Sierra got just what she wanted for her birthday, an American Girl Doll!!!! I can hardly believe that she is already nine, the time has gone by so quickly.

Fall Work!

2010-11-15T12:49:00.000-08:00

On Saturday we decided we had better get some leaves raked up before we get snow. So we all went out and got to work. Bailey and I raked while Charlie ran the leaf blower. Sierra of course was swinging, but after a while I even got her to Rake!!! It was a miracle, she didn't even complain. She had an ulterior motive, I think. She wanted a big pile to jump into. After we had the leaves all in a huge pile we got some cute pictures. Enjoy!!

Happy Halloween!!!

2010-11-01T08:42:00.000-07:00

We had our annual Halloween party on Saturday, and it was great!!!
Everyone was supposed to dress up, but none of the other guys made it over with a costume on. At least Charlie was a great sport! We went with a theme for our costumes again this year---I think Charlie's was by far the best. The kids had a great time and got a lot of treats! Thanks to all our friends for joining us to make this year great!

Crazy Hair!

2010-10-28T08:52:00.001-07:00

The girls both had crazy hair day recently at their schools. Sierra's was last week and Bailey's was this week. They ended up with some interesting creations!

Green Thumb

2010-10-28T08:52:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I am not known for my Green Thumb, which is sad because my mom is a lovely gardener and my Grandma Ricks was one of the best. The joke with anyone that knows me is that they feel sorry for the plants that have to live at my house. But I love plants, especially Gerber Daisies. I have had many Gerber Daisies through the years and I can usually manage to keep the greenery nice and growing beautifully, but I have never, ever had a plant that bloomed again. Until now!!! I bought a Gerber Daisy at the beginning of the summer and it has bloomed and bloomed since then. I hope I can keep it up because this is the best looking plant in the house! I had to post the picture so that others could see that I can actually have a plant at my house that I do not kill!

Go AGGIES!!

2010-10-06T18:53:00.000-07:00

My sister and her husband brought her family to visit us. Then I got to watch the kids while they went to the BYU v. USU game. I was so excited to see them and we had so much fun with all 5 of the cuties! But I informed her if they were staying at my house they had to cheer for my team. Well they went to the game at USU and wore BYU shirts and took their BYU blanket. I told them not to get beat up. So as a favor for the while I was sitting I dressed their boys a little more appropriately for the game!!!

Hunting Season

2010-09-20T11:34:00.000-07:00

Charlie came home from the weekend victorious! He was able to shoot a 6 point elk on Saturday night. This is the third year in a row that he has filled his tag. He was excited, and I was glad that the Elk season is over a week early!!! Now we have a week off until Goose hunting starts.

But at least he LOVES it.

Bailey's B-day

2010-09-15T10:27:00.000-07:00

So, apparently I am a horrible mother as I missed posting for Bailey's birthday. I have a really, really good reason though. I took a ton of pictures at her friend party and her family party and before I could get them off the camera Charlie took the camera hunting with him for a week and a half. You would think we could have two different cameras, but we do not!

So here we go. Bailey turned 12 on the 30th of August, she had a party with her friends the Saturday before her birthday and they had so much fun. They played games outside and we had Pizza and Snickers cake. She has grown into quite a young lady and we are so proud of her!

Of course they would not just sit and smile for the pictures.

I did not get a normal one at all!!!

Cake at her Friend Party

Cake at the Family Party

First Day of School

2010-08-27T06:25:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was the first day of school for the girls. I can't believe the summer

is already over and school is starting! Bailey is in 7th grade this year and has gotten so big over the summer I can hardly believe it. Next week she turns 12! Sierra is in 3rd grade this year and is at a different school than she has gone to, but is so excited and said her first day was the best day ever! They were so ready for school to start and I am glad they are excited to go, I just can't believe they have gotted so big! Time sure does fly.

Lion King!!

2010-08-27T06:15:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted for a while, so this is what we have been up to. Last weekend we had tickets for the Lion King in SLC. We had purchased the tickets a year ago and finally told the girls about a month before that we were going. We were very excited to see it. It was really great, the show was amazing! The music and the costumes were unbelievable. It was nice to do something different like this, and we had a wonderful time. We stayed overnight and also went to the Mayan for dinner, I think Charlie and the girls liked the cliff divers there more than the Lion King!! We were also able to make our pre-hunting season trip to Cabela's!!! Hunting season starts next weekend, and Charlie had to make sure he was ready.

The Girls at the Theater

The Mayan

4th Of July Camping Trip

2010-07-06T17:20:00.000-07:00

Finally a new post! We went to Blackfoot Reservior camping for the 4th, it was a blast. We went fishing and had a wonderful time hanging out with Charlie's Family. We went to their cabin for a Pig Roast and awesome fireworks. They were the best ever! It was a nice weekend and we want to go back camping there again. Even the dog liked going out on the boat. The only bad part of the weekend is that the fish weren't really biting. We got three bites and only caught one fish! But it was a good time had by all.

The Girls on the Paddle Boat

Daddy Helping on the Paddle Boat

Kobi Lounging in the boat

Bailey's Big Catch

Chillin in the Boat

Dad!

Update

2010-05-20T17:50:00.000-07:00

So it has been quite a while since I have posted, but I could not find the camera and you can't really have a good post without pictures. So I went in search of the camera today and I finally found it. The girls had used it and actually put it away--no wonder I could not find it.

So we had Charlie's birthday and he has recovered quite well from his knee surgery.

Now the new past time is sitting in the fishing boat in the garage. After all what good is a fishing boat unless you can sit in it all day long.

The girls are almost done with school and they are ready to have summer vacation. Bailey had Breakfast of the Champions the other morning at her school, all the children who had earned a 4.0 during the year got a medal. We are very proud of her.

Sierra also thinks she is pretty smart, the other morning she told me she pretty much knows the answer to everything. (she is a smarty pants!)

Sorry it has taken so long for a post. I am trying to be better, and now that I know where to look for the camera my life should be a little easier!!

Easter

2010-04-02T17:12:00.000-07:00

The girls got to wear their new Easter Dresses on Sunday and they looked so cute!!! They are getting so grown up! They were very excited. They are excited for the Easter bunny to come and visit, Sierra really wants some candy.

Charlie had to go in for surgery on his leg, I wanted to get a picture of him in his hospital gown, and this is the pose he pulled for me! He is such a dork. He made it through OK and is now recovering with 3 nurses waiting on him.

Changes!

2010-02-26T06:17:00.000-08:00

We had a busy weekend last weekend. Bailey got new glasses and she looks so cute in them.

Bailey and I went up to ski the Beav and we took a snowboarding lesson. She was a natural! We had a two hour lesson and she was cruising down the hill right after. I however found out that I am not a snowboarder! It was so much harder that I thought it would be. I will stick with Ski's from now on.

Sierra had a program at school. It was the ABC's of america and she was B for Liberty Bell, she knew her part so well and sang all the songs. She was so cute! We had an eventful week.

We're done!!!!

2010-01-24T19:22:00.000-08:00

We finally finished up the basement last week. We got the carpet installed and the furniture delivered. We have been working on it for about a year and it is so nice to be done with it and be able to finally enjoy it. The girls each have a new bedroom down there, we have a family room, a hunting room, a play room, and a computer room. Charlie and I have worked hard on getting it done and he did a lot of the work himself. We can now enjoy the fruits of our labor!

Here are a few pictures of the finished product.

Happy Holidays!!!

2009-12-29T18:02:00.001-08:00

Christmas has come and gone, and we had a wonderful time. We had Christmas Eve dinner at our house with Charlie's family and Grandma gave the kids PJ's and animals. They were excited!

Cassie, Sierra, Bailey and Curtis in their PJ's

The girls woke up early Christmas morning, but after having to get up at 5 am last year they had to wait in their rooms until 7. Bailey was the first one up and got Sierra up to see what Santa had brought them! They were so excited. Bailey got a longboard, something that she has been wanting for a long time. And Sierra got a Barbie RV, when she saw it she wondered how Santa had know she saw it at Walmart and wanted it! They longboarded and camped with their Barbies all day.

The Girls on Christmas morning

Saturday morning we woke up and went to see my family. It was fun to see the kids and my sisters for the holidays! We love and appreciate both of our families and are glad for the wonderful year we have had!

Let it Snow!

2009-12-13T16:02:00.000-08:00

It has been snowing like crazy here the last couple of days. So the girls went outside to play in the snow today and built a really great snowman! They were out there for a couple of hours playing, it was warm enough finally to do that. They worked really hard and had wonderful results.

Happy Birthday Sierra!!!

2009-11-29T13:02:00.000-08:00

Sierra turned Eight this week, and she had what seemed like a week long party!

She had a party with her one Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins on Sunday. Then she had a party with her friends on Monday. She had a party on her birthday with her other Grandma and Grandpa and Aunts, Uncle, and Cousins. Then we had Thanksgiving!!

We need to be careful or she might think that her birthday is really a whole week long.

Party On Sunday

Party on Monday!

Party on the REAL day!

We had a great time and spent Thanksgiving with my family. I got to see them for almost the whole week! My nieces and nephews are so darn cute!

My Cutie Nephews

We are thankful for so many things, and it is a great time of year to celebrate all of those wonderful things!

Halloween!

2009-11-01T11:20:00.001-08:00

We had a great day yesterday for Halloween. We spent the morning getting the house clean and ready for our Halloween party and then the girls got dressed up and went out trick or treating with their friends. Charlie took them around. Charlie was even dressed up as a swimmer!

They got a load of Candy and we had a wonderful time with our friends at the party.

Beautiful Cinderella and Scary Witch!

Witch riding off on her broom

All the Neighborhood Ya-hoos!

Smarty Pants Bailey

2009-10-29T21:21:00.000-07:00

It was the end of the term at Bailey's school. She got a 4.0 this term. We are so proud of her! She was so excited that she called me after to school to tell me. She will get her name in the paper and she got a blue ribbon as an award!!! I told her dad that she must get it from me. My mom said she thinks she gets it from her. Whoever it came from she is so smart!!!

Sierra's Teeth

2009-10-29T21:15:00.000-07:00

Sierra has had two loose front teeth for what seems like FOREVER! Well Aunt Brandi helped her pull the first one on Saturday and the other was so loose it was just hanging crookedly in her mouth. She refused to pull it out she wanted to wait until it fell out.

It fell out alright, but with a little help from her sister. The girls were jumping on the tramp and they were trying a dance move, well Sierra got kicked in the mouth and her tooth fell out. She now has a cute toothless smile. Bailey keeps telling her that she can sing all I want for Halloween is my two front teeth.

Mighty Hunter!

2009-09-29T19:32:00.000-07:00

Charlie was successful again this year in the archery hunt. On the third week of the hunt he got a 5 point with his bow!

He loves to hunt, and it is great when he comes home with a big prize!

Here are some pictures.

Of Course I had to add a cute picture with Bailey. (Sierra won't touch the horns.)

Lagoon

2009-09-20T18:01:00.000-07:00

We went to Lagoon on Saturday, we met my sister and her two girls there. The girls had the best time together!! Bailey and Sierra love spending time with their cousins.

I only have a couple pictures that I took on my phone, because Charlie has the camera with him hunting. So I will have to wait to get the other pictures from my sister.

They all LOVED the Tidal Wave. I think we went on it 6 times. Kayla is only 4 and she loved the rides so, so much! Her face was priceless!! She had the biggest smile the whole time.

It was a great day, and we finished it out by going to Build a Bear.

On Kayla's pick for a ride--the Train.

Bailey is 11!!!

2009-08-30T20:46:00.000-07:00

Bailey's birthday was today. She was so excited! She got some fun things from our family. She saved her money for a Nintendo DS and has had it for a few weeks. She got some new games and a cute case for it, and some fun clothes and movies. She had a wonderful day. She is getting so big and is such a wonderful helper for me. I can't believe how much she has grown up in the last year. We love her so much!!!

First Day of School!

2009-08-20T06:18:00.000-07:00

The girls are very, very excited to go back to school today. They have been ready all week. They got new haircuts last night to be ready for the big day! They are so cute!

Bailey the Big 6th Grader

Sierra, my big 2nd grader

Summer

2009-08-02T19:44:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it has been a while since I posted anything. We have been busy this summer. We have been to Bear Lake, gone to see Grandma and Grandpa and the cousins, been swimming, playing softball, etc.

Here are some pictures of what we have been up to lately. Hope when school starts we can slow down!!!

Father's Day!

2009-06-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

Today is the big day for Dad's. I just wanted to say how greatful I am for the dad's in my Life.

Charlie is such a great dad to our girls. He is a man's man surrounded by girls and he does a wonderful job. He teaches them things and is a patient daddy. He loves his girls and you can just tell. We love and appreciate him and the wonderful father that he is!

My dad is a great man. He is such a hard worker, and is always going going. He was a good example to me growing up and has always taken such good care of my Mom and the three of us sisters. He is a wonderful Grandfather, he lived through 4 granddaughters and finally got his wish for boys in the Triplet boys that my sister had last year. He is fun and loving and we love him so much.

Charlie's dad is wonderful as well. He has taught Charlie so much in his life, and I am so glad for the man that Charlie became. He is a wonderful grandpa and loves his 4 grandchildren so much. He loves to have them come and visit and would do anything at all for them. I couldn't ask for a better Father-in-law. We love him!

Happy Father's day to all the wonderful dad's out there!!!

Happy Birthday Charlie!!

2009-04-28T06:45:00.000-07:00

This week was Charlie's b-day, and we want to wish him a good one.

He is a great dad, he loves our girls so much. He loves to take them places and teach them how to do things. He is very patient and a good teacher. The girls have learned a lot from him.

He is a wonderful husband. He is thoughtful and likes to spend time together. I am so glad to have him in my life.

We love him very much!!!

He loves to pose for pictures!!!

We also went out catfishing this weekend, the girls had a good time and we caught a few.

Sand Dunes

2009-04-21T17:21:00.001-07:00

We went camping this last weekend with the Ward's and Beutler's at the Little Sahara Sand Dunes down by Delta. The girls had a great time and we loved every second of our weekend there. Here are a few Pictures of the weekend thanks to Andrea (we forgot the camera)

Disneyland!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-29T12:39:00.001-07:00

We spent the last week in Disneyland, and we had a wonderful time. The Girls had so much fun, they loved the rides and got to meet a lot of the characters. We also got to have dinner with the Princesses and they got to meet Ariel, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White. We spent three days there and were going non-stop. Sierra's favorite ride was Space Mountain and Bailey's was California Screamin' in California Adventure. We had to wait in line a lot, but it was all worth it. The girls got Autograph books and we had a great time finding Characters to sign their books and take a picture with. Cruella DeVille was our favorite. There are so many fun things that we did while we were there. Sierra surprised me with the rides that she really liked, she is more daring than I gave her credit for. Bailey was her normal daring self and wanted to go on every ride possible. She even made me go on California Screamin' twice in a row, and I REALLY don't like roller coasters. We had some time on our last day, so we went to the beach--the girls had never seen the ocean or been on a beach and they had so much fun! They kept running closer and closer to the water and got more darling the longer they spend there. They had so much fun and it was great to see them enjoying themselves. We had lunch at Joe's Crab Shack and it was really yummy. As you can tell we had a good vacation, and are glad to be home--even if it is snowing like crazy here!!

2009-03-29T12:37:00.000-07:00

Gymnastics Meet

2009-02-10T20:58:00.000-08:00

We went with our neighbor and her two girls last night to the USU gymnastics meet against U of U. It was really fun, and those girls are really good gymnasts. Bailey was completely enthralled, and now wants to work even harder on her tumbling skills so that she can go to the Olympics. Sierra thought they were pretty and did some good tricks. They got to stand in line after the meet and get all the Gymnasts autographs on a poster of the team. They were really cute and asked the girls all sorts of questions while they were signing. We have decided we need to go to more of their home meets. We had a blast, and will definitely go back.

Haircuts

2009-01-24T16:08:00.000-08:00

The girls went and got haircuts today. I let them get what they wanted, and they both wanted to cut a lot off. Sierra's was the hardest for me, as soon as I saw all that hair hit the floor I wanted to cry!!! She got about 4 inches cut off, and it looks so cute! Bailey got an a-line cut which took about 4 inches off the back of hers. They look really cute. Grandma Janet thinks Sierra's is cute, but is sad that we cut it all off. Daddy has not seen them yet, so we hope he likes it! Here they are with their cute new hairdo's.

Christmas!

2008-12-28T20:23:00.000-08:00

We had a great time on Christmas at our house! Bailey woke up at 3am and wanted us to get up so that we could open presents, we held her off until 4am when she woke up her sister and they both wanted us to get up. They held off until 5 when we finally gave up and got up so they could see what they got. There are only a few pictures due to the fact that we were so tired! But they had a great time and let us go back to bed as soon as the presents were open. They got to go on a scavenger hunt at 8 that morning to find out what their final present of the morning was. The big surprise was that we are taking them to Disneyland in March. They were so excited and can hardly wait to go!

Here are some pictures of the big day and a couple from the next day when we went to Rexburg and opened presents with their cousins.

Mexico!!!

2008-12-23T19:16:00.001-08:00

Charlie and I went to Mexico the first week in December. I haven't gotten around to posting any pictures, but I have been asked about them a lot. So here they are. We went to Cabo and stayed there for a week with some friends. We spent a lot of time in the sunshine and on the beach. Charlie and the guys got to go fishing and they caught 2 yellow fin tuna and a 107 lb marlin. We had a great, relaxing time and it was fun to get away. We went to some of the hotspots in Cabo and ate some really good authentic Mexican food. It was so good we want to go to the local taco bus for some more. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Our Hotel

Dinner at the Old Trailer Park in Cabo

Charlie and I at the Hotel California

On the Beach in Cabo

Dancing at El Squid Roe

Lands End

Christmas Dance

2008-12-15T14:44:00.001-08:00

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Santa!

2008-12-15T09:10:00.000-08:00

The girls got to see Santa at the mall on Saturday, I was a little unprepared so all I have is a picture that I took with my phone. But they were excited. Sierra didn't want to talk to him and we had to bribe her to even stand by Bailey for the picture, but at least we got the picture. They are both really excited for Christmas and get to have 2 weeks off of school, I am not sure which they are more excited about.

Thankful

2008-11-27T12:03:00.000-08:00

We are thankful for many things as a family, I feel like we are truly blessed. Sad to say that it does take a holiday such as Thanksgiving to bring those thoughts to the front of our minds. I will start with Sierra, she wrote a note to the family of what she was thankful for and she said,"Thank you for buying clothes for me and making dinner for me and spending time with me." She is so sweet! Bailey is thankful for her family, her friends, and her home. Charlie is thankful for his family, and being able to go hunting. And I am thankful for both of our families. They love us and help us out so much! What would we do without them. I am thankful for our three new nephews and the true blessings that miracles that they are. I love my nieces and nephews so much, I just can't spend enough time with them--they grow up too quickly. We are grateful for our lovely home to keep us safe, and a wonderful neighborhood to feel safe in. We are grateful for good places to work, so that we have hope in this unstable economy. Most of all we are grateful for two beautiful, wonderful children (that we only want to give away about once a week). What would life be like without them to share it with.
In this holiday season we would like to wish everyone all the love, hope, and happiness in the world! We love you all!

Happy Birthday Sierra!!!!!!!

2008-11-25T06:21:00.000-08:00

It is Sierra's Birthday today--she is 7 years old. I can't believe how big she is. I still remember the day she was born like it was yesterday. She has been so excited for this birthday, she has been counting down the days for two weeks. She got up early before dad left so that she could open a present. She was supposed to just open one, but she sweet talked dad into opening just one more. She and Bailey made a tower of presents so that she could see them all. She is going to have a bowling birthday party this afternoon and is very excited for all of her friends to go bowling with her. Here are some pictures of the big morning.

Happy Halloween!!!!!!!

2008-10-31T20:23:00.001-07:00

The girls had a great night tonight. They looked cute in their costumes, and got a load of candy from the neighbors. We had fun walking around the neighborhood trick or treating. It was a really nice night and we didn't even have to wear coats to walk the neighborhood. We also had fun carving our pumpkins last night. The girls each drew their faces on the pumpkins and then daddy carved them to their specifications.

Daddy's Alien Pumpkin and Bailey's Cutie One

Mom's Happy Face Pumpkin and Sierra's With Sponge Bob Teeth!

Sierra's Triplets

2008-10-28T16:50:00.000-07:00

Sierra is the proud mother of Triplet Girls (of course). Their names are Lily, Mylie, and Nicole (L, M, N, instead of A, B, C). She takes very good care of them. Every night before I can tuck her in she has to bathe them and feed all of them. Last night they all ate really well, so she got to be early. But she says it is a lot of work. She gets them ready for bed and tucks them in and then lays out their outfits for the next night. Thanks Aunt Brook for teaching us how to take care of triplets!!

Crazy Hair Day!

2008-10-27T08:14:00.000-07:00

The girls both had crazy hair day this week at school. Sierra's class had a vote for who's hair was the craziest and she won!! We only got a picture on my phone of Bailey's hair--it bothered her so much that she took it out when she got home. So here are the pictures of their CRAZY hair!!!

Fisher Woman

2008-10-20T15:37:00.000-07:00

Bailey went fishing with the boys yesterday. (Charlie, Jerry, Grandpa, and Curtis) They only caught one fish the whole time, and guess who caught it? That's right it was Bailey. She LOVES to go fishing and I think it is great that she caught the only fish of the day. Charlie said that she reeled it in all by herself and everything. What a great fisher woman!!! This picture was taken another day, but once again she was catching all the fish.

I am Me

2008-10-10T16:50:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Brook.
i am: a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend
i think:that we need to get the basement organized
i know: my kids love me
i dislike: lots of foods
i miss: my family
i fear:death
i feel: ready to chill for the weekend
i hear: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
i smell: fresh baked brownies (Bailey is quite the chef)
I love to eat: Mexican food.
i cry: not too often
i usually: stress too much
i search: the internet for all sorts of things
i wonder: how I can get the kids to watch something else
i regret: Not much
i care: about my family
i always: worry about Charlie and the girls
i am not: having any more kids
i remember: the song of the counties of Idaho clear back from fourth grade
i believe: in fate
i dance: with the girls
i sing: in the car, always
i don’t always: make it to places on time (I hate that!)
i argue: with my kids
i write: on my blog
i win: every fight with Charlie (he is wrong A LOT!)
i lose: my mind occasionally
i wish: I had a million dollars. (who wouldn't)
i listen: to music or TV all the time. I like noise
i don't understand: some people
i can usually be found: at work
i am scared: of the girls growing up too quickly
i need: to find some dinner
i am happy: at home with Charlie and the girls
I tag Brandi and Andrea

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2008-10-08T19:00:00.001-07:00

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2008-10-08T18:57:00.001-07:00

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Liz, AKA

2008-10-02T18:03:00.000-07:00

Brook Tagged me, so here it is.
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Jennifer Corolla
2. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR'S NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”) The Stamping Water Tour
3. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Cookies&Cream Chocolate Chip
4. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) E-Cel
5. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Red Dog
6. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Ricks St. Anthony (I don't have a middle name, so I used my Maiden name)
7. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) Celel
8. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) The Yellow Pepsi
9. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) Rulon Grant
10. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy) Ralph Sugar Baby
11. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) Hill Charles (mom doesn’t have a middle name)
12. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) Bond Boise
13. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower) Spring Rose
14. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”) Raspberry Shoey
15. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree) Raisin Bran Maple

Face Painting

2008-09-20T13:25:00.000-07:00

We went to a carnival at Sierra's School and the girls got their face's painted. I made them wash it off that night, so we took pictures before their bath's. They both got flowers, and were so cute! We got to eat hot dogs and make S'mores. It was really fun!!!!

Change

2008-09-13T18:54:00.000-07:00

We decided to change over to Bloggger--it seems more user friendly than my other blog. Welcome to our new spot!!!!!!!!!!!!

Charlie

2008-09-12T18:59:00.000-07:00

Charlie
What is his name? Charles Richard Cellan
Nicknames? Chuck, Charlie, Char

How long have you been married? 10 years
How long did you date? From when we first met to married it was 9 months
How old is he? 31

Who eats more sweets? ME!!!
Who said I love you first? He did.
Who is taller? He's 5' 5"
Who can sing better? We are both pretty bad, but he thinks he is good so I think that counts
Who is smarter? He would say him.
Who does the laundry? I do.
Who pays the bills? As of recently he does
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do, it's my side
Who mows the lawn? He does.
Who cooks dinner? Me.
Who drives? I drive when we are in my car, and he drives the truck
Who is more stubborn? That is about a tie. We are both pretty stubborn.
Who kissed who first? He kissed me, but I thought he never would.
Who asked who out first? He asked me.

Who proposed? He did. He took me out for dessert and the place where his sister worked, and she brought out a tray with the ring on it.
Who has more siblings? I do, I have 3, he only has one.
Who wears the pants? I let him think he does, but pretty much it is me :)
Charlie is great. He is a good dad and thinks of fun things to take the girls to do. LOVE YOU!

Mighty Hunters!!!!!!!!!

2008-09-08T19:04:00.000-07:00

Well it was the second week of the archery hunting season and Charlie got his ELK!!!!! Yea for him!!! He got a six point and our brother-in-law Jerry got a 5 point. They did a great job this year. Yea for them!

Here are some picutres of the mighty hunters and their trophies.

First Day of School!!

2008-08-21T19:53:00.000-07:00

Today was the first day of school for the girls. They were so excited! Sierra gets to go all day long--she thinks that is pretty cool. She said her favorite part of the day today was recess. (of course) Bailey is a big 5th grader, and she is excited for her teacher Mr. Pugmire. They have a classroom turtle that they get to play with and she has a few friends that are in her class. Her favorite part of the day was playing with the turtle, Snappy. They are getting so big, I just can't believe that I have a 1st grader and a 5th grader.

Lagoon!!!!

2008-07-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

We went to Lagoon this weekend. The girls had so much fuN! Sierra went on 16 rides and Bailey we on 18 rides. But it was a blast!!!! Bailey's favorite ride was the Wicked, and Sierra's favorite was the Bat. Bailey went on all the big rides with Dad and Sierra and Mom (the wimp) went on all the other rides. Everyone had a blast. We spent the night and then got to go see Aunt Brook and Uncle Matt's triplet babies and Paige and Kayla. It was a fun filled weekend, and Bailey even got to climb the rock wall at Dick's Sporting Goods at the Gateway. She was so good--she climbed straight up to the top in no time.

Lost Tooth!!!

2008-06-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

Sierra lost her tooth last week. She was really excited--we have been waiting a long time for this tooth to come out. The tooth fairy made a visit to out house and brought Sierra a dollar for her tooth! Now she is ready to loose another tooth so that she can get more money!

Here is a cute picture of her minus one tooth.

Swimming Lessons

2008-06-08T20:07:00.000-07:00

The girls got to take swimming lessons last week, and they loved them! My niece, Cassie, was one of the teachers and that was fun!! Cassie's friends from the swim team were the teachers of the swimming classes that the girls were in, so that was even better! Bailey passed Level 5 and Sierra passed level 1. So we will advance one level for the next session that will start this next week.

Swimming!!!

2008-05-31T20:09:00.000-07:00

My friend Cassie and I took our kids to the Aquatic Center to swim today. They had a blast. We stayed for 4 hours and they could have stayed for longer. I of course missed a spot on my leg and I have a red stripe down one side, but that seems to happen to me pretty much everytime. At least I apply it well to the girls, they come out upscathed. No red spots for them!!!!!!

Memorial Day and Dance Recital

2008-05-29T17:18:00.000-07:00

We had Sierra's Dance recital on Thursday--she loved it. She loves dance and still gives a nightly dance recital. She got a cute bobble-head trophy that she thinks is pretty cool.After we had the recital we packed up and went to Island Park for Memorial Day weekend. We had lots of rain, but Charlie and Bailey got some good fishing in. Bailey caught quite a few. The girls had fun playing with Paige and Kayla and got to sleep in bunk beds!!!

Sierra Was Tagged by Paige

2008-05-08T13:18:00.000-07:00

Things you should know about Sierra

1. Sierra Grace Cellan was born on November 25, 2001. She weighed exactly 7 lbs. She was welcomed home by her big sister Bailey. She is a girl who knows what she wants and lets you know exactly how it should be. She is a wonderful part of our family

2. Sierra is a Kindergartener at Sunrise Elementry. She loves school and is a great reader. She loves to go to school and is excited to be a First Grader next year when she will get to go to school all day and eat lunch at school!! The only thing she is sad about is no more Joyce's because she will get to go home after school with Bailey. She has loved going to Joyce's and has lots of friends there.

3. Sierra is a dancer. She loves to dance and gives us a preformance just about every night. This is her first year taking dance and I think it is something that will continue for a few years. She loves music and has some great dance moves to show off.

4. Sierra loves to play with her friends and asks every, single day if Darcee can come over (our little neighbor girl). They love to play babies, Barbies, and ride thier scooters in the driveway. Bailey tries to play with them, but usually gets run off. She also loves all of her cousins. Curtis will come over just to hang out with Sierra and her most favorite trip is the one to see Grandma Sue, Grandpa Tom, Aunt Brook, Uncle Matt, and escpecially Paigie and Kayla!!!!!

5. Some of Sierra's favorite things are her CD Player, Her gameboy, her sister Bailey, and any pasta or TREAT!!! She tries to be a good little sister, but at times tries to act like the big sister. She loves to spend time with the family and likes to go camping. She wants to be a mom when she gets big and would like to have lots and lots of babies (she doesn't know how much work real ones are!) We love her and Bailey so much, I don't know what we would do without them.

Bears

2008-04-27T17:35:00.000-07:00

The girls wanted me to make them bears out of soft fabric, so Grandma Sue found us a pattern and we got the material to make them. The girls love them, Bailey's is a bear named Dot and Sierra's is a Kitty named Princess (of course). The only thing I learned about this project is to never, ever try to make something out of fake fur again. Not only does it make a huge mess, it is really hard to sew (if you look closely Princess has a crooked head!)

Mom's B-day

2008-03-30T12:49:00.000-07:00

It was my birthday this week and the girls made me a chocolate cake and frosted it for me by themselves. It was really good!!!!! The flowers in the background were from the people at my work.

New Dresses

2008-03-30T10:21:00.000-07:00

The girls got new dresses and sandals for Easter and they were so excited. Of course the first sandals did not fit them, so we had to take them back and get a different size for both of them. They loved their dresses and I think they look so cute in them

Dancing

2008-03-07T12:55:00.000-08:00

Sierra had her first dance recital last night--she was so cute!!! She knew the whole dance and did so good! We were all excited to see her perform. Aunt Brandi even gave her a rose for her debut as a ballerina!

Ice Fishing

2008-02-17T12:57:00.000-08:00

We went Ice Fishing at Chesterfield today. We had a lot of fun and caught a lot of fish! Sierra thought it was really fun and was the best Ice scooper, she kept the holes really clean! Bailey was a great fisherwoman. She got the hooks out of the fish that she caught and baited her own hook! We stayed warm and had a great time--daddy is a fun Ice Fishing guide.

Temple Visit

2008-01-30T13:00:00.000-08:00

We got to go through the open house for the Rexburg Temple. The Girls thought it was really neat! Their favorite thing was the amazing Chandeler in the Celestial room. It was a fun opportunity for us, we got to go with my parents, Brook and her family, and my Grandma. Sierra and Paige held hands the whole time, and Bailey said she couldn't wait to be able to do Baptisms for the Dead. I was so glad that our family had the chance to go and see this temple before it was dedicated. They will always remember the trip, we drive by the temple every time we go to Grandma and Grandpa's house!

Sledding

2008-01-06T13:02:00.000-08:00

The girls got to go on their new sled that they got for Christmas. They got all bundled up, and we hooked it up to the 4wheeler and pulled them around the fields. As you can tell from the picute they LOVED it. Sierra kept saying that she thought it would be scary, but it was really fun! Bailey offered to sit in front of Sierra so that Sierra wouldn't get the snow from the tires of the 4 wheeler in her face--what a nice sister!

Christmas Day!

2007-12-25T13:06:00.000-08:00

The Girls were so excited this morning! Bailey woke up at 5:30 and just didn't know if she could wait any longer. She made it until 6:30 when she woke up Sierra and we got to see what Santa brought! They had fun opening presents, and got a lot of nice things which they have spent all day playing with. Thanks everyone for all the nice gifts! We love you and Merry Christmas to all!!!!!

Christmas Dresses

2007-12-23T13:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks Grandma for the cute Christmas dresses!!!! The girls love them and were so excited to wear them today! They looked really cute. They are excited for Christmas to get here and we are hoping that they can be good enough for the next two days for Santa to want to stop at our house! It is really hard to be good when you are soooooo excited! I am hoping I can hold out with the excitement too!

Sierra's Christmas Program

2007-12-20T13:10:00.000-08:00

It was the Kindergarten Christmas program today. They were so cute! They had learned so many Christmas songs and Sierra was on the front row and knew the words to all of them! They make these cute shirts every year--they are a classic, Bailey still has her's. Charlie and I couldn't believe that they got that many 5- and 6-year olds to learn and remember that many songs.

Christmas Tree

2007-12-11T13:14:00.000-08:00

We got the Christmas Tree put up this weekend. It looks so nice. The girls had a blast helping me and Charlie kept popping in and out and telling us how beautiful it was. I love Christmas time. Our house looks so festive with all of our fun decorations up. Even the snow goose mount of Charlie's has a Santa Hat on!!

Chiz's

2007-12-06T13:15:00.000-08:00

I just found an article by Orson Scott Card (my favorite). He was in Rexburg and went to St. Anthony to eat at Chiz's he reviews it in this article and I thought it was great!!! My favorite author ate at my all time favorite place. You should see what he has to say!!!
Here is the link to that article and many other's that he writes!!!!!

http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2007-11-18.shtml

Christmas Lights

2007-12-05T13:15:00.000-08:00

I don't know if you can tell from this picture, but Charlie did a great job putting the Christmas Lights on our house. Sierra was so excited to have lights on the house she helped him for two nights to get them on. She went and got him new lights from the house and told him how "beautiful" they were and that he was doing a good job. Sierra and Bailey stood outside in their PJ's last night while Charlie was working on them. Our house is the brightest on the block!

Sierra B-day!

2007-11-28T13:17:00.000-08:00

Sierra Had her Princess Birthday Party on Monday. She and her friend Sid dressed up as Princesses and we had Makeovers and did Nails. They had a great time! We can't believe that she is already 6!