Warning! Super Long & Pic Overload!!

Here's a couple of events for the Tatton Fam. Things that make the summer go by way to quickly!

The month started off with the CHS Jr. Drill Camp. Tater isn't technically old enough, but I teach them ballet so, hey! I was a little scared she'd be hard to handle but she loved it!! All 2 hours both days! She kept wanting to go back & she loved the girls in charge of her group. I was impressed with them. Those little ones are hard to handle but they kept smiles on and the energy up! The first pic is of Tater giving me a "thumbs up"! She was doing all the time. Of course MY daughter is the one waving & saying hi to mom even when I'm telling the dancers not to do it. HAHA

Madison did awesome & the drill girls love her. The last day Tater & Madison wore matching Jo&Jax outfits and mo-hawks!

Thanks Girls!

We had family pics on the 6th and the next day we had plans to go swimming but it rained so we went to the Dino Museum instead! This is tater aka "poser" with some of the imprints that Jared finds at work all the time. He's brought some that have fallen & broken home. It's pretty cool that he can look up and see where a Dino has walked above him.

Tatum loved having all the cousins around for the whole weekend.
We looked for great-grandpa's petrified log but couldn't find. I wonder if we can get it from the museum if they aren't displaying it.

The 7th was also my 10 year reunion. Lots of mixed feeling about this but the best part was skipping the reunion dinner and having my own reunion dinner with Tiffany and Kaylynne at Groggs. We laughed and had a good time! It was good to catch up with them. So Tiff start blogging!! After we went to see if anyone we wanted to see was at the reunion. There were but you couldn't see them or hear or walk around. It was held at the Silver Dollar and it was way too small. The music was to loud and everyone was too drunk to even remember I walked in and walked out. Really? Married girls freakin with ex boyfriends on the dance floor? We had our very own Snookie there, that was fun. Ok enough, The 20 will be better right?
We went camping with Jared's family for a week in Colorado.

There was fishing & Tater caught her first fish! I caught 2 but it was Wyler's poll.
We had crafts & the girls painted the cousin's names and Kate glued them on a "log table". Tatum painted Calvin's in camo. We saw lots of deer and Jared, Wyler and I saw a BEAR! Of course we didn't have the camera. I saw it and it was standing up by a tree and looked around at us. I freaked out and made Jared drive away. We watched in jog across the road.
We spent a day at the Black Canyon. It was cool and Jared spent the day like this, packing the kids around.

We bought this four wheeler from one of Jared's friends for a good deal. They loved it! Tatum even got a pick helmet with white hibiscus flowers. I think next year Wyler will be on it ALL the time!

We stopped at Heather's for a night before heading home and it poured! So the kids played. OK, can Tatum take a normal pic?

Next up is Bountiful fun! The kids and I went to Bountiful to go to the Davis County Fair. I didn't have my camera but I'm sure Elisa & Sarah with blog about it. Tatum loved the rides and surprisingly Wyler did too! He road the cars and boats with Marcus. Marcus was such a good guy and looked after the little ones. He spent the night in the bouncers with Tatum. The next day we went swimming at the rec. center. Tons of Fun! Thanks Elisa for having us!

I can't get this pic off!! I accidentally uploaded it and it won't go away!! You've already seen it! Sorry!

July events

So, July is always packed with tons of fun things to do. There's the 4Th, the 24Th, International Days, Dance Attack, Soren's Baby Blessing, Camping & Mine Rescue Competitions. So I guess I'll Go in order...

The 4Th was spent at the cabin as usual, with fishing, Pleasant Valley Days, Papa's B-day, fireworks & food. (and loss of sleep). I love the cabin & love having all the siblings and their kids there. I know they fight & drama happens, but hey, the good times win out.

Soren's Baby Blessing, Dance Attack & Mine Rescue Comp. (18Th, 19Th, 20Th & 21st). We went to Bountiful for little Soren's blessing. Darin always does a wonderful job & I love hearing Elisa's testimony. I really look up to her & she teaches me a lot. I hope I can one day be a spiritual giant like her. (really Elisa, you are.) The food was great & the people were great! Darrin's family is so nice. I just can't believe how old Cristin's kids are! Cute! Soren was an angel and slept the whole time. What a good guy!

We then drove home & the next day Jared took the kids to Grand Junction to spend the week with Grandma Heather & Ella. Kate & Tate were there too. Jared had to go to Delta Colorado for the mine rescue comp & I went to Park City for Dance Attack. I had a ton of fun! We went to the Alpine Slide & saw crazy HUGE rodents running all over the slides. I also took a floor bar class from Jackie Ford. It was awesome! I have NEVER used so many muscles at the same time & worked my turnout. So good! I learned so much! I took the class with Jazz III & Jazz IV I would have taken more but no time! The girls did great & I like talking with my old dancers and dance moms from the Winner School.

I then drove to Grand Junction picked up the kids and went to Delta to go to the awards banquet with Jared. He took 3rd in the Bio Marine 240 S category. Don't ask, I can't explain, He got a sweet trophy with fish and bugs on it. :) We were so proud & Tatum loved the trophy.

So lots of driving but totally worth it. And it wasn't' as hard to leave my kids as it was the last time.

The 24Th. We spent the 24Th in Wellington at Pioneer Days. The parade had TONS of candy. We watched it with Fred & Rea & John's family. Kate, Tate & Heather came up and made Tatum's day. I also had some dancers perform at the park & they did a great job. That night we set off fireworks with the Bedonts. Their dad is the fire marshal and some people were setting of Illegal fireworks just a street over. We kept joking saying that he should go confiscate them so we could set them off. We had an Encore performance the next night at our house & the Frame's came over. Tatum loves their girls who are 11 & 10ish. They are so good to her. My mom says she's 2 going on 12. So true, she is always with the older kids & loves Madison. (the meltdowns when Madison leaves is another blog).

International Days, 31st. We start off with practices all week for the performance at the park. Then decorated the Float on Friday. It was so much easier this year since we finally knew what we were doing. Thanks mom for getting the Festooning. (My new favorite word) The parade Saturday went well but we never have enough candy to last the whole parade. So, my apologies to everyone from the middle to the end. Next year I'll ask each dancer to bring 3 huge bags of candy. I actually danced in the parade this year. Ha ha it was funny. So hot! July 31st is now National Dance Day & Tabatha & Napoleon aka Nabby Tabbs from SYTYCD choreographed a National Dance that you can learn off the Internet. We did and used it for our parade routine. I had fun but I'm sure I looked silly. the performance at the park was good and we ended with the Nabby Tabbs routine. CHS & EHS drill teams along with Dance Technica joined us. It was the crowds favorite. I'm glad we did it.

Tatum had fun riding the rides & eating nothing but junk! She was a good girl. Can you believe next year Tater will be dancing!! Wyler just loves being with his papa even if the dragster was loud.

I'm looking forward to this month doing nothing but cleaning & getting ready for the dance season to start.

Seperation Anxiety (me, not the kids!)

For the first time I have left my kids for 2 nights at Grandma Heathers. It was way harder than I thought it would be. Why? They love grandma Heather & Ella & Hadlee are there to play with, papa gets in the hot tube with them AND Jared is there with them! So why am I losing sleep? I miss them so much. When said my goodbyes I cried and Tater said, "mommy, breath, just relax." She is so silly. She has to have everyone "roll up the windows" (Down) when we leave. Wyler waved and went to play with Kate. They are perfectly fine...but I'm not. I talked to Tatum before she went to bed tonight and she sang "I miss mommy! I miss mommy!". She was happy so that helped me but made me sad to be all alone tonight. I can't wait to see them tomorrow night. I had so many things I was going to do while I was all alone like clean my room, organize the basement, mow the lawn. Did I do It? Nope. I read Stephanie Meyer's The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner and watched When In Rome. Hopefully tomorrow I'll stop being lazy and get to work! But thanks Heather, Kate & Amanda for helping Jared entertain the kids. I know they had fun and didn't miss me as much as they miss them when they come home. Do you ever think I'll enjoy my alone time? Maybe next time.

Rain/Cabin/Princesses

This weekend was full of Rain! We went to the cabin with Elisa & my parents and all it did was rain. :( No prowler rides, no swings, no sandbox. But good movies and cabin toys! And thanks to Miriam for the fun brownie cupcakes! I also took Tater, Clair, Ali & Miriam to a Princess Party! (a fundraiser for the high school drill team) Tatum was so excited! Elisa brought Miriam's old Galinda Halloween costume and as soon as tater saw it she had to put it on! Then she and Bubba Q played prince & princess. They dance & kissed! Tatum was even rescued by the superhero...which ended in a disaster! Tatum climbed up 2 stair and called out for Prince Charming to save her, when he came to her rescue she jumped into his arms and they both came crashing down! Sorry Bubs! The Princess Party ended on a safer note. The girls each received a crown, wand, fuzzy pen and autograph book. Then they were announced as they entered the party. Pictures with the princesses & princes. fingernail painting & make up. The cutest Fairy Godmother granted them each a wish. Then the treats! I wish I would have gotten a picture of the treats because they were so cute! Cupcakes, eclairs, chocolate, candy rings and yummy cake! The punch fountain had lemon & strawberry slices. We spent most of the time eating. The princesses played games with the girls but my princesses were content with eating. The decorations were so cute, balloon arches, princess cardboard cut-outs and a bubble machine. The drill team did such a good job! I can't wait for next year!! (the pictures are not the greatest, I had to use my phone because my camera battery was dead)

What we've been up to!

Ya ya, I know! I'm always plaing catch up! So here's what we've been up to the past couple of months!


The Carbon Dance Classic was awesome! Took home 15 1st places & 2 2nds! The girls had a blast! Recital went well thanks to all thoes who helped,here and in Hawii! Couldn't have done it without you!

Tater pierced her ears! She cried but did really good when she got a sucker and a toy princess.

We visited little Soren! He is such a big cutie! I love when bub puts soren's hand in his hair. Cute litte brothers. Went to the Zoo! Tater loves the " Silly Snakes" (ew!) We went last Sept to see the babies and the baby elephant doesn't look like he's any bigger. This is the Train Ride. Had lunch at TGIF's with Mark. We had a good Memorial weekend, with all the 2nd couins. Celebrated Grandma Rass's b-day. She had Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake cause I bought:). She wouldn't allow pics, so sorry Elisa. Now we're just playing in the pool and relaxing till summer dance stars next week!

Birthday Boys!!

Happy Birthday big boys!!

Today is the special day that Wyler turns 1 and Jared turns 29!!! SOOO BIG!
We had a birthday party yesterday at Gateway Lanes in Helper. We had pizza and pop and the boys even got to keep the bowling pin center peice. The kids loved it! After bowling we had cake and ice cream and opened presents at our house. The cake was confetti cake and confetti ice cream. Jared's favorite and Wyler loved it as well. He wasn't so sure about the frosting but in the end couldn't get enough of it! It was so fun to have all the family around, the kids had fun together.

This one's for you Heather!

Ok Heather, I didn't get it done last night but it's done now:) ENJOY!
Well, I said I was going to do a post about Wyler back in the day...I also said I was going to decorate his room so he didn't have dance costumes and storage boxes in the corners. I also said I was going to get pictures of the little guy. Um, ya. I just hope that because he is a guy he won't be too upset when there are no pics for his senior year book baby dedication. I hope that because he is a guy he wont be sad that I never did molds of his hands and feet. Or sent out baby announcments:) I'm a terrible mom and I am hanging my head in shame.
But here is a tiny update on the dude
ANNOUNCING! The Birth of Wyler Dean Tatton. March 21, 2009 (Daddy's Birthday)
How old now: 10 months

Foods he likes/loves: everything!! He's my little vacuum, he'll eat anything on the floor. He loves to eat paper and does it just because he knows it drives me insane!!

Weight: 18 pounds

Teeth: 6 of em and is teething right now. Gotta love the slobber!

Motor Skills: He's crawling and standing up and walks around the furniture and with his lion walker.

He loves to laugh and has the cutest little man laugh. mostly just grunts and he loves to torment his sister. He's sleeping through the night but I know that just cause I wrote that it'll change tonight. He's a good guy! I think we'll keep him!

This is his first big hair cut! Jared did a great job. We just gave Wyler some crackers and he was great! Such a good boy! Now I feel like it'll be ok if his face is covered in food because he has cute hair.

Happy Ween!!

Tatum had a hard time saying Halloween so we had a Happy Ween!

The day started with a trip downtown to the Main Street Spooktacular. It was so fun! They close off two blocks and all the businesses have free games and candy for everyone. The cheerleaders and drill team girls ran the booths. They had face painting, fortune telling, storybook reading, train rides, popcorn, cider, costume contests, and a magic show all FREE! It was warm and Madison took Tatum to all the games. Thanks Madison for taking care of her!! I was a little upset at the fortune teller for telling her that she would grow up to be clumsy.:(We then went to Great grandpas for pumpkin stew and a scare at the door by the LOUD fog horn. I loved it! I wish we would have had time for a hay ride at the farm but maybe next time. Then we visited Fred and Rea. The kids get the best treats at Fred and Rea's. This year it was a pig and bear loofah with a bag of candy. They loved it! Then We took Tatum around the block at my mom's for a tiny trick or treating. Lots of fun for a little Tater Bug!

Party! Party! Party!

We had more parties this weekend. Saturday we had another party for Tatum. The Tatton's came to town for a little Halloween Twister and pumpkin Pinata smashing. Amanda made the amazing pumpkin cake. Soooo good with chocolate and white cake layers and German cake filling pumpkin guts. Love It!! What will I do without Amanda? Sarah Sidwell....are you ready to take her place with two birthdays a year? I hear your an awesome cake maker:)

We did make it to Wingers for a birthday dinner for me. I'm getting old so it's not all that exciting. They did have them come out and sing to me, it was worth the embarrassment for some Mudslide Pie! I have way more fun with Tater Baby's parties and gifts! Next week I'll blog about little Why Why. I feel like he's getting left out these days..Poor Guy.

Happy Birthday!!

Woo Hoo Look who's turning TWO!!

Sunday is Tatum's birthday but we will be at the cabin without the Internet so here is her little tribute.
These are some Favorites about Tatum now that she's two:
Nicknames: Tater, Tater Baby, Tater Mater, Tater Bug and Tater Tot.
Things she says: "Are you kidding me!", "Chill Out Why Why", "I luv.....YOU!", "Oh, Gosh!" and "Watch, Momma or Dada". She just learned the Birthday Song.
Favorite Things: Bunk (milk), Pizza, Gum, the Couch, Sunglasses, Tutus, Baby Dolls, The Daddy Book, The Jesus Book (that's the I Am A Child Of Good Book Sarah Sidwell gave me along time ago...thanks Sarah), Dancing.
Cool Dance Moves: Passe, Plie, Chasse, Arabesque, Crazy knees, Disco Finger, Bunny Jumps, Sugar Bowls. She tries to do Back Bends and anything the older girls do. She sure can Shake IT!!
Favorite Shows: Anything on Disney, Ballet Bunny Movie, Strawberry Shortcake and SO You Think You Can Dance. ( I may be brainwashing her a bit;)
Friends: All the cousins, Bella, Tasha and Taomi.
Songs she loves: Jesus Wants Me for A Sunbeam, Wise Man, Do As I'm Doing, I see the Moon, Rock A Bye Baby, the song that Says I Could Use Somebody...she likes to say body.
Favorite Color: Blue, we are working on the colors and she likes to say blue and black. She knows Daddy's truck is Blue.
Favorite Shape: Circle
She is such a good sister and loves to hug and hold Why Why. I can't believe she's so grown up! Time is going by so fast!
We had a combined party for her and Claire last night. It was so fun and cute! Erik even set off bottle rockets. Clair is 3 on Saturday. Thanks Kelly for the cupcakes and goody bags! Thanks Elisa for the Birthday Dress. She loved her tutu dress!

Playing Catch up! It seems that I am not a very good blogger. But I really don't have many readers who don't know everything I'm doing so no worries. But for journaling purposes I'll write some things down.
First little Wyler was blessed this summer on June 20th. Jared gave a wonderful blessing and It went so well. Once again I'm so glad for a sister and mom that are so musical that can bring in the spirit with song. It rained but we still had a bbq under the car port and the rainbow at the end was amazing! I'm a bad mom and never got baby announcements out, is it to late? He's six months now! Poor Wyler is getting the shaft when it comes to all the picture and cutesy bedroom decorations. He barely has a bedroom!
We went to Dance Attack in Park City this summer. It was awesome, the girls loved it and can't wait for Winter DA. The instructors were so good and I got a pic with Randy from SYTYCD! I also got a pic of the girls with Jo&Jax. Their clothing line is so good!
We got PINKED by the drill team and Tatum fell in love with the flamingos. She had to kiss everyone! You have to pay to have them removed and then you send them somewhere else. We sent them to my mom's so Tater Baby could go visit them.I entered a float in the parade for Encore. It will be so much easier next year since I know how to decorate a float now. I spent a little too much but what can I say, I love decorations!We went camping with the Tatton's for the 24th and had a blast! I set up a relay race between the horse shoe posts. The kids loved it! They raced trikes loaded a toy wheel barel, ran with a ball in a toy shovel and raced the trikes back. I was surprised at how well they did. Then we played red rover, tag ( I wasn't allowed to play because of my lame ankle), told ghost stories and of course fished and rode four wheelers and the prowler. I do have to tell Hadlee's ghost storie, it's the cutest!
The Tale of the Hidden Runner:
"Once in the dark place in the small hills there was footprints. And they called it the "Hidden Runner". It would run away and go to your sleeping place and in the dark, before you wake up it would...EAT YOU!"
Hadlee also lost a tooth on the camping trip.Tatum and Wyler did the cutest baby contest at the County Fair. Wyler won cutest eyes and Tater won best talent. I don't think I'd ever do it again, it was so hot, long and a lot of white trash moms and dads smoaking and wearing wife beaters and being back stage parents making their kids cry. Tatum did posse, plie, arabesque, and shook her derriere. She was scared but still pulled through. They should have won more but I guess every kid had to get something...

Birthday Extravaganza!!

Happy Birthday to these special folks this month!! You Guys are awesome and I'm so lucky to have you in my life.

Grandpa Young!

Grandma Rea!

Uncle Damon!

Amanda!

Elisa!