Monday, November 3, 2025

Happy Happy Halloween!

Happiest Halloween from Top Gun Maverick! Top Gun Rooster! Snow White! Love these cuties of mine! They each come up with their own costume idea and we ran with it! Love it! Another successful fun filled Halloween! 
Penny! My little fighter Pilot! Top Gun Maverick! She is the cutest! Could put her in any costume and she would look amazing! 
We always have double the pics of Penny because she loves taking pics from her digital camera too and I can not pass up posting them! These are just too dang perfect! She is so freakn beautiful! My perfect pretty Penny! 
She had a very eventful Halloween night! Started with her bestie James at Jane's house for dinner! Met up with the bros to trick or treat the crazy packed lamp light neighborhood! Then off to Joni's Halloween party for the rest of the night! Penny is such a social butterfly! Bouncing from one event to the next! Always having the best time! She saw, hung out and reconnected with so many people at Joni's! She had the time of her life! Love her for it! She ended her night back at Jame's house for scary movies and chill! She had one popping Halloween night! :)
Cashy!!! Rooster from Top Gun Maverick!  Nailed it!!! Mustache and all! lol Cash is the coolest kid I know! Makes friends everywhere he goes! Love that he's not too cool to dress up! lol 
I also  love that he's not too cool to hang with his girls!!! These 3 girls have been his besties for years and love that they still have their connection and bond even over in middle school! He's the life of the party! lol  He had a blast at Janie's house! These girls sure know how to have the fun and he's so there for it! Dinner! Walked the entire neighborhood trick or treating! Traded candy! Then just chilled and watched scary movies the rest of the night! He always has the best time with his girls! Love it for him!
Piper!! My beautiful most perfect little Snow White!! I have called her my Snow White since she was born! Her white porcelain skin and jet black hair!! Since we have called her our little Snow White her whole life she has grown to love Snow White has her favorite princess too! She could wait to be Snow White this year! Love her posing with her Snow White Barbie! She's too cute! 
The kids were all spread out this Halloween in all different directions!! You read above what Penny and Cashy did! Here's what Snow White did! Piper stuck with me and daddy and we went to our ward trunk or treat! Yes it's on Halloween and yes it's my new calling (ward activities) so we were there! Set up to take down! We have done it the past few years in a community! It ended up be a fabulous night! Piper walked the community circle several times and got tons of candy! We asked her if she wanted to go anywhere else to trick or treat and she nope I'm tired! Snow White I bet you are! You walked circles tonight getting all the candy! lol Love that she still wants to be with daddy and I! She is happy and content! When the ward party was over I ran up to pick up Cash and stopped by Bestie Shayla's! Snow White and I had the best night with daddy too! Happy Halloween! Now that's a wrap! 




 

October Wk 5- Halloween Excitement!!!

The las wk of October has arrived and boy was it a busy fun wk!! Here's is the weekly recap for October wk 5!!! Halloween Extravaganza wk! Super Mario Brother for the WIN!! My entire sped team dressed as different Super Mario characters! It was so fun! I of course was given the character Princess Peach!!! Yayyyy! She was the perfect character for me! It was also dress up day for Piper and Cash too! Cash was Rooster from The new Top Gun Maverick! and Piper was the most perfect Snow White!!! It was a great dress up day! So much fun!
Our team was a hit! I'm pretty sure we took 1st plave for the team dress up! Yayyyyy! It was so fun to be all in on our characters! lol We had an absolute blast all day! 
The students loved Mrs. Princess Peach! lol I absolutely love working at my kids school and especially on the fun days like this! The kids were off the chains in their costumes and it was the best! lol
Parade time! Princess Peach and Mario had too much fun! We kept having mini photoshoots all day! lol Loved seeing my Middle schooler Cashy out to watch the parade! Still can't believe he's in middle school! Holy Moly! Oh and Mrs. Princess Peach was super popular with the middle schoolers too! lol
Snow White!!! It's parade time!!! Piper was too cute walking in the prarade! She was putting on the best show as she went by!! Cashy loved seeing his sis out there! She was working it! lol We love you Snow White! 
More school fun!!! One of the days we randomly were all wearing ghosts! lol So we had to snap a pic! haha! Love coming selfies on my phone... this time it was Piper with all her friends at lunch! lol They are too dang cute! It 100% makes my day when my sweet students write about me! This time it was poetry! Cutest poem about me! Made my day! Love my precious students! Oh and there's my wild child Cashy hanging out the car window! Dukes of Hazard style! lol
Penny!!! She was busy living her best social life! lol It was her bestie Hannah's sweet 16 this wk!! Bowling for the win! Then another night another group of friends came to chill and watch scary movies! Penny hates when they all  decide on scary movies! lol She absolutely hates anything scary! And let's not forget our car pick up selfies together! 
Lots more for this wk!!! Penny had golf!! Cashy always out playing with his neighbor bros! Ruby always waiting at the door for anyone to walk through! Sweet fur baby! Penny crafting! She loves it and is so good at it! Me seeing my Bestie Shayla always makes for the best wk! and the best part of the wk.....we picked up the Buick! It's fixed and it's back alive running!! It's been such a great car and so happy we got it back!! We use the crap out of this car hauling all the teens around! It drives so good! So happy! 
We went to  bestie Shayla's and Andrea's Trunk or Treat!! It was so fun!!! This ward goes all out on their trunks! It's so amazing! McDonald's was there! Giving out chicken nuggets!!!  lol 
Willy Wonka was there too! lol The kids had blast hanging with all their friends!! Such a fun night!! I love my people!
Friday was no school because it was Nevada day!! So Cash had his great big idea to load up his Suron and take it to Carters to ride all day! Well daddy was already off to work so it leaves me to make this dream come true! lol Well we did it! Cashy and I handled it like a boss! We got it loaded to the truck and then we facetimes daddy to walk Cash through how to tie it down! Boom! Life lessons! It was so awesome to see Cash be a man! He did it! Tied it down so good! We made it to Carters and they rode all day! So proud of my boy! So proud of myself to getting it into the bed of the truck! Dang son we work good together! Yayyyyyy! We both felt so accomplished! Love these moments just like this together!
Then we took a day trip to St George! Yes we fit it all in! lol We bolted up there to hang with Auntie Eryka and cousins! We had the best day!! 
Penny was excited to meet her new friend face to face that Zane set her up with! It's Zane's bro Bryson! These 2 personalities are a match! Penny and Bryson have had so much fun texting all day and facetime here and there! He's got great energy and completely matches Penny's! We had him tag along with us for the day too! It was so much fun to meet him! He is just as awesome on text and ft as he was in person! We started with bowling! 
Then we hit up the arcade! We were at the Fiesta Fun for hours! lol The kids ran from one game to the next! We had all a blast!
"6-7" hahaha that's what Penny and Bryson were dong with the Jack skelington decor on the door! They were laughing so hard! They were moving Jacks arms so fast that it fell off the door! Penny literally fell to the ground laughing so hard! It was so funny! Dinner was up next then back to the house to lay a round and chill until we hit the road back home! We had such an amazing day together! So happy we sipped up there even if it was only for a quick day! 
While we were playing in St George! Honz was down in LA picking up our enclosed box trailer that was stolen back in covid! A cop tracked it down all these years later and it's now back in our possession at home! Yayyy! Can't believe it! It' in perfect fixed up condition too! Wowwwww! Seriously so wild! So Honz was all smiles getting that trailer back! Oh and while he was down in LA he go hos cut! He loves stopping into random barber places to get his hair cut! lol So he did that too while in LA getting the trailer! lol He's the best! 
We made it to Sunday Fun-Day! Yayyy! But before Sunday hit Chad had also gone golfing this wk! Not sure where he fit that in but he did and I so happy! Love when he gets to go play golf! He works so hard all day everyday that I love when he can play!! Penny and her boys! All the boys! lol and a beautiful fire sunset to end the wk!! Now that's a weekly recap! Next up our actual Halloween day post!!!










 

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Tri-City Hoco!!

We are leaving on a jet plane! Leaving for an epic girls trip!! Wahoo! To complete October wk 4 Penny and I took off to Washington!!! This was our very  first girls trip!! Just the 2 of us!! Holy Moly we had an incredible time! Love my built in best friend! The reason for our epic girls trip was that she was invited by her bestie Bridget to go  to the Tri-City Hoco! I'm besties with her mom and we have been wanting to get to their stomping ground for years and it just so happened to be my besties birthday weekend!! So this was a win win! Hoco for Penny with her bestie! and celebrating my bestie's birthday all weekend! We were off! First flight with just us two! We could not stop taking selfies! We were so hyped!
We made it! Let the fun times begin! 1st stop Bruchies! It's a Washington only  sandwich shop! It was delicious with the best fries! I love small town things!
Friday night lights!! Getting ready for the Hoco game!! It was black out!! Penny was loving meeting all of Bridget's friends! She had a blast! First night in Washington success! 
Pics from the Hoco game!! Then the girls met up with a big group  of Bridget's friends and hung out the rest of the night! I played with Kaili and Kami and we shopped and ate!! Yayyy! So much fun!
Saturday! the girls got up and we went to Starbucks! Then they set up for their Hoco Brunch! I helped cook up their breakfast brunch! The rest of the girls arrived and they made their flower bouquets for hoco and ate! Penny fit right in with all of Bridget's friends! Such a fun Hoco morning! 
Getting ready time! The whole group  of girls stayed and they all  got ready together! Love it!! Love how much fun they have! All the chatter and laughter! They were just getting so beautified! lol But it doesn't take much when you already start so beautiful! 
Pics around the house after she had gotten ready! They had made a bunch of cut transition tic toks and I was snapping pics of my beauty in between! Love my girly girl!
Let the Tri-City Hoco pics begin! lol and brace yourself there are several pics!!! lol Here's all the beautiful girls! No dates just girls! Penny had an absolute blast meeting all the girls and hanging with then from sunrise to sunset!
My pretty Penny! I'm obsessed with her dress! It reminded me of little bow peep! lol It was just perfect on her!! 
I know...I know I take so many pics! lol But she is so fun to take pics of! So photogenetic! The camera loves her! lol 
Yes I know there's more pics! but these are from her digital camera! lol You know 2 pic collages from my phone and 2 pics collages from her digital camera! It all evens out! Lots of beautiful pics to go around! 
She is so fun!!! I love my Lucky Penny!
Penny and Bridget!!! Beautful besties!! These 2 have the best time together!!! So much funnnnn!
Penny! Bridget! Solei! Beautiful greenery all around! It started to rain just as we finished snapping pics! Wahoo! It had been raining all morning on and off! Stopped right when it was pics and started to sprinkle right when they were done! Yayyyy! 
Then of course the baddie moms had to get in some pics! lol and the sisters!! The place where we took the  photos was actually incredible! So much green! 
Sunday! We went to church! I met so many amazing friends of Kaili's! I loved being her side kick at church! Went to the movies! Cooked dinner and desert! Well Kaili cooked lol and I cleaned! lol You'll know I don't cook! hahaha! Played board games and crafted!!! It was a perfect Sunday Fun-day! 
Monday! It was Kaili's Birthday! We shopped! Had lunch! Went and met Ruby's little brother Milo! Saw their Temple! We packed in all the lasts things on our way to the airport!
Back to the airport to fly home!! Hate when the fun has to end but so excited to be home to see my honz and babies! We had such an incredible time! We loved every second of our stay! Love the small town feel and we did all the things! Fit it all in in 4 quick days! Penny had an absolute last at the Tri-City Hoco! The girls are already talking and planning Prom! lol Love our little party animals!! Until next time McKay's! We had such an amazing time with all of you!!

















 

Thursday, October 30, 2025

October Wk 4 Fun!!

Another wk down for October! Can't believe how fast the weeks go by around here! Here is the weekly recap for October wk 4! It was an another packed filled week full of fun!! It was Gma DeeDee and cousin night this wk!!! The kids look forward to Gma's monthly night! This month's theme was Murder Mystery! Gma made  fun old time pic for each grandchild! My kids thought it was so funny to see their face in these old time photos! lol They ate Cane's and lots of other yummy snacks and treats! Then it was time for their murder mystery game! They had so much fun just giggling, talking and playing that they didn't even get through it! lol They had the best time! Thanks Gma for another amazing cousin night! 
Piper had cheer and tumbling again this week like usual! She worked so hard on her back handsprang this wk and was so sore! All that hard work will pay off! She still loving it! 
All of Penny's daily carline pic selfies! Along with school she's been busy doing nails this wk too!! Oh and my candy corn day! Penny did my nails with candy corn designs so I had to do a candy corn day! T-shirt! Earrings! Nails! Got lot's of compliments! lol Such a fun day! 
Car selfies with my other two! lol Can't ever forget these cuties! Also in this pic collage- Cash hanging with his neighbor besties! Always a good time with these boys! 
We supported friends this wk!! Went to Sadie's senior night for Soccer! That was so much fun! She even got a goal!!! We were so proud of her! We went to dinner at In and Out to celebrate!! Then a few days later this wk we went to Kru's last football game of the season! He made a touchdown then a few plays after he sacked the qb and broke his collarbone!! Omg! Such a wild game! We were so sad for Kru!! At least he went out with a good game! We went to Canes after the game! We never want the party to end! We had such a fun wk supporting our Facers besties! 
When the weekend hit Honz, Cash and Piper went up to Cedar to see his dad and go to his cousin's wedding! He loves any chance to get to Cedar to be with his family!! Penny and I took off in a different direction  for our first girls trip! We  headed to Washington! Separate post to follow!!
My Honz and littles had a wonderful weekend in Cedar! I love it for them!!! I was also  so proud of all his picture taking!! Yayy! He knows my love language! Pictures! hahaha! :) Best Honz ever! Now that's a weekly recap for October wk 4! Girls trip post up next!!!




 

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Epic Girls Trip!

Epic girls trip with our besties! Here is the rest of October wk 3 weekly recap!!  While the guys were off quail hunting.... we had the most epic Disney tip! You are seeing this right! lol We went to Disneyland!! The story goes.... Penny's school stuco were taking a Disneyland trip!!! Shayla out of the blue just days before Penny and her daughter Ainsley were headed to Disneyland says... we should take our little's Emmy and Piper! and if you know me I work best spontaneously! lol So heck YESSSSSSS we are so going to Disneyland!! and that's just what we did! We dropped the big girls at the school at 5am to get on the bus and us Besties with our little besties hit the road! 
We arrived to the Happiest place on earth! Disneyland! It has prob been a good solid 5 years since we have been as a family! In fact Piper didn't really remember it! So we were long over do!!! I couldn't resist our walking in pics photo shoot! lol They were so dang cute!!!! We are both so excited to be at Disneyland!!! Yayyy!
Ofcourse all the pics at the front entry gate!!! We were snapping pics so fast and ordering our food on our apps! lol We were already in Disneyland GOOOOOO mode! lol 
The busses arrived!!Yayyyy! Penny and her besties made it!!  and of course we had to take all the pics for them too! lol Right from the start the teens took off on their own! Love it for them!! Penny can do all the things as long as she has her side kick besites.... James and Trey! Love these 3 amigos!! :)
Why is she the best! lol Check out Penny's custom shirt she designed for daddy to make! Of course he makes the best tees!! :) Her most faovrite Disney Princess is Belle! Daddy embroidered up the most perfect tee just for his Penny! She loved it! Love daddy's face in his selfie! He was so excited to get it to her once it was complete! She is just too cute! All her poses! lol Of course she had her vintage digital camera with her!
Back to the bestie squad! lol We were already eating all the amazing treats and hitting our fast passes too! Checking rides off left and rt! lol Shayla is the best to do Disney with! She knows all the yummy places to eat and knows the fast pass tricks! We were working that Disney app at full capacity! hahah We were doing Disney top notch! 
We even shopped in between! lol and had time to take bathroom selfies! lol Seriously living our best Disney life! The girlies were having a blast! Piper seriously loved every ride! The more wild the ride was like Indiana Jones and Space Mountain the louder she was scream and giggle! She loves the wild rides the most! My bravest child at this age! 
Flip back to Penny! Having a blast! She has the made the sweetest Senior friends that's she's going to miss so much when they graduate! Not the best lighting on these pics but had to put all these pics in this post! Love their little Disney photoshoot! She had so much fun with her senior besties! 
The 3 amigos! Penny has the best time with James and Trey everyday at school! So of course they would have the best time at Disney together! They all tease each other! Help each other get huzz! lol and truly have the best times together! She was with her bestie boys the entire day! Love that they put up with her picture taking! haha Disney Pics all day long! haha
Back over to the bestie quad! We are still eating! lol Doing our fast pas thing! Riding all the rides! and Taking all the pics! We did not spend much time standing in lines because the way Shayla planned it all out and even put food orders in and would pick up on our way to the next fast pass! lol It was amazing!
We were on the go all day! The littles did so good keeping up! We were moving and shaking! lol  Lots of steps in but that's ok because we were eating so much! lol Best day ever with our besties!
Here's Penny still posing! lol Just another vintage camera Disney photoshoot! She had her boys take her pics! lol Talk about good sports! I must say her fit was fire thanks to daddy! :) She is just the best! Love my beautiful Penny!
Yayyyy! Met up with Penny a few times throughout the day! Love seeing these 3 amigos! lol She was having a blast! Eating all the yummy things! Riding all the rides a few times over! and Shopping!
Sun was setting! It was time for the most amazing and magical parade that I have ever seen! It was incredible! Next level! Then we found a great place to sit to watch the beautiful fireworks! My Piper fell asleep! Just a quick little cat nap! lol 
Piper was then back up riding! We rode the rides to the very end! We closed down Disney! lol We wore ourselves out! We did Disney to the max! Full power and loved every single sec of my Disney day! Best Disney day ever!!
We kept the big girls with us instead of sending them on the bus back home! So we got a hotel together! So much fun to share a room! We were up early and already headed out to play! But first breakfast ! We had to get our Mickey Mouse waffles! They were delicious and so cute! Then off to shop! We went to an awesome mall! It had all the trendy stores! The girls were in heaven!
Shop our little hearts out! and our legs off lol! We were definitely tired from walking so much the day before at Disneyland! We ate at Wahoos and grabbed a drink to go from Starbucks and hit the road back home! We had such an incredible time!! The most amazing bestie trip ever! Would absolutely go on any spontaneous trip with my bestie Shayla!!! Love making core memories together! We had the best time with the best people at the Happiest Place on Earth! Until next time....!