The Millett Family

Birthday, Relay, Graduation, Mother's Day

2010-05-09T17:44:00.003-06:00

What a great few weeks it has been! Chase turned 14 (HOLY COW!) I am not old enough to have a 14 year old1 :) (OK, maybe I am!!)What a handsome, smart young man he is! We are so proud of him and his accomplishments! And he has now officially entered the teenage years. After quite some time of begging and pleading, Chase is now FINALLY a phone carrying, texting teenager :)
Relay for Life was awesome. It is wonderful to have so many people come together for a good cause. This was our 5th relay, and we are happy to report that Heavenly Father continues to bless me with good health!
It was great to see my "seester" after several months. She came for a visit from Kansas, and walked with the graduating class of 2010 from SOuthern Utah University. So proud of her and her hard work!
Today I am feeling so blessed to be the mother of such phenomenal children. They each are so special with their own talents, strengths, and weaknesses. They add so much to our family. They have made my mothers day so special. Breakfast, flowers, cards, hugs, kisses!! Counting my blessings this day!

Where oh where have the last several months gone?!

2010-02-05T15:22:00.003-07:00

So, I know I am a blogger slacker!! I hadn't thought much about it until a friend of mine said, how come you never post anything on your blog anymore?(Thanks Kristen) To which I did not have a very good excuse. So I am back to the world of blogging. I realize how much I really have missed it.
Here is the quick 2010 update for January and February:
We are tired of winter and ready for spring to be here :) School, scouts, piano, soccer, church..all keep us very busy.
Here are a few pictures from the last couple of months: Tyler's birthday, Chase's Honors Band concert, Tyler's Arrow of Light, and Salt Lake Real MLS Cup Trophy Tour. Hope 2010 is off to a great start for everyone!

Update to come soon!

2010-01-25T10:16:00.002-07:00

I know it has been forever since I have posted. As part of my New Year's Resolution, I will once again start blogging. My goal....new post by the end of the week.

OOPS, forgot veggie picture

2009-06-18T21:32:00.003-06:00

Cabbage, peppers, tomatoes, apples...

to blog or facebook

2009-06-18T21:07:00.004-06:00

So, I have been addicted to Facebook because it is such an easy, quick way of keeping in touch. You can do everything on FB that you can on a blog. But I feel like a blog is a little more personal, and that I can write a little more here. But I want your input. What do you think? Blog or Facebook? I am by no means giving up either of them, but thought this might be an interesting topic. Anyway, summer is well underway. DId I mention that being a teacher.. I LOVE summers. I wonder how in the world that I do what I do and work full time too. Summers really dont slow us down, we just go in different directions...soccer, cheer, pools, "spring" cleaning that i can't get to in the spring....Even in the summer I am having a hard time finding time to scrapbook..but I will! I promised myself that I would get a bunch done!!!!!! If you are a FB reader this is a repeat for you, but Tyler's soccer team played in the Utah Summer Games and won the gold medal! Way to go! After a challenge from our bishopric, we are each trying to increase our personal scripture reading time, making it daily. So far we have done ok. If you have never looked at "readthescriptures.com" it is a great tool. It sends you a daily e-mail to try and keep you current. You choose what you want to read and in what amount of time and Viola.....it breaks it up for you. Joe and I are both reading the Book of Mormon in 90 days, so we should finish in September. Chase has chosen to read the Old Testament. Karlie and Tyler are also reading the Book of Mormon. Wish us luck that we can continue! So here is the "picture" part of my post. Karlie loves to hoola-hoop, so then Tyler decided to try. Actually we all gave it a whirl...Joe and I not so successfully. But Karlie and Ty were so cute that i had to post the videos of them. Oh, and here are a few of the "fruits (actually they're the veggies of our labors. THis is the 2nd cabbage, I still can't believe how excited I have been about CABBAGE! This is what we do for fun at night during the summer. Hope you are all having a great summer. And again, please leave your feelings about FB vs. blogging.

Summertime

2009-06-02T19:43:00.005-06:00

So summer is here. Weather wise it is NOT my favorite season, but as a mom and a teacher summer totally ROCKS! I love being home and just being mom and wife. I am working on getting all those projects done that I put off. So far we have cleaned the garage for yard sale (which was pretty successful) going to try one more time to clear out more "stuff", we have gone thru the kids closets, hall closets, tended the garden, made homemade strawberry jam, and homemade bread. And it is only the 2nd week. We arejust getting ready for the busy soccer season for Tyler. He will be playing in the summer games up in Cedar next week. Soccer camp, scout camp, and cheer camp all come up in the next month. As I don't have anything exciting to write about, I was sitting here thinking about how thankful I am for my family, and the time that I do get to spend with them. I have great kids, who are a big help around the house (most of the time) THe boys today had their bathrooms cleaned, laundry put away, and the dishes done before I ever got out of bed. I am thankful for a husband that treats me like a queen. He is helpful around the house and is always taking care of me. I am thankful that I have my health and am able to take care of them. (side-note: most recent CT scan is clear of any and all cancer. So yeah! Here is to another 4 months!!!!) Anyway, the pictures are just family pictures from the last several years.

Pioneer Children Sang as they walked and walked

2009-05-03T12:24:00.005-06:00

What beautiful weather we had for the annual 4th grade handcart trek. We take the 4th graders by bus to Rockville (out near Zion Nat'l Park) and then the adventure begins. It ends up being about a 2 mile walk to Grafton, Utah. It is gorgeous out there. Mr. Staheli, the wagon-master and also the principal, talks to the kids along the way and tells them stories of pioneers and life on the trail. We take the kids down a hill (check out the video) and then back up the other side. When we get to Grafton we drink homemade rootbeer and play tug of war, hat races, and enjoy a lunch out in the middle of the cow pasture (YUMMY huh?) It is quite a neat experience for these kids. This is the 5th trek that I have gotten to do. I did it 3 years ago with Chase and this year with Tyler. I look forward to being able to continue the tradition and be able to go with Karlie in a few years. This was definitely the highlight of our week.

Essay winner AND American Idol

2009-04-18T18:54:00.005-06:00

So Tyler wrote an essay about his 6th great grandfather, Artemus Millett. He was chosen in the top 20 for 4th grade. On Friday, they came and announced the top 5 winners and Tyler was chosen. He was so excited. He had no idea. Joe and I had known since Wednesday, but were told to keep it a secret. He received a beautiful certificate, and 20 gold dollars. WOW! Way to go Tyler :) He had fun doing the essay and we all learned a little more about one of our ancestors. Friday was also Washington Elementary's talent show. As a special guest star to open the program, we had Taylor Vaifanua. She is 16 from Hurricane, Utah and she was one of the top 36 on American Idol. She has a beauiful voice, and is beautiful girl. So talented. She sang several songs, and was so cute with the students. We were very lucky to have her come to our school.

More Park/Easter fun

2009-04-18T18:29:00.003-06:00

Fun in Cedar

2009-04-18T18:19:00.002-06:00

We didn't really get to leave town for spring break, so we just had fun at home. We did go to Cedar one day and spend the day with my "seester". THe kids brought their bikes and skateboards and we went to a couple of different parks. Discovery Park was awesome. Even Mal and I had fun climbing and exploring.

Happy Easter

2009-04-18T17:46:00.004-06:00

Easter was great! We went to Kanab and spent the weekend at Grandma Candy's. We played at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes, at least until it started hailing and snowing on us. We colored Easter Eggs, watched movies, and just had a great time. The Easter Bunny managed to find Grandmas house and treated each of the kids to some candy, a new toothbrush, and a new book. I think the pictures tell the rest of the story. I apologize now there are a lot of pics, but just couldn't pic 1 or 2.

March Madness Ending Soon

2009-03-29T14:52:00.004-06:00

This being a crazy, busy week (as if the others are not) I decided to do an end of March post. So here goes. March has been great, despite the crazy weather. We had a wonderfully green St. Paddy's Day, complete with corned beef and cabbage, green koolaid, festive cupcakes, and of course a pot of gold (coins that is). We have planted our garden. SO excited for the yummy food. And thanks to my seester, I have an incredibly clean, incredibly organized scrapbook room. Its so clean that I am afraid to go in and use it. BUt summer is fast approaching, and the scraproom will be the happenin' place to be. Did I mention that there are only 40 school days left! To all you moms, I can hear the groans, but I can hear all the teachers shouting HURRAY!!!!!
Congratulations are in order for each of my children:
Chase managed to come home with a wonderful report card (GPA: 3.96) not that this is a surprise, but we are always so proud of him. He is currently counting down the days until he is officially a teenager. 23 days!

Tyler just competed in the District Geography challenge, He was sent to represent his 4th grade from Washington Elementary. He didn't place, but he sure learned a lot of information in a short amount of time. He is almost done with his science fair project "which will hit a baseball farther, wooden or aluminum bat?" We are now adding the creative touches to his board. Way to go Ty!

Karlie for anyone who knows her really isn't too shy, except for an occasional time or two,.. but when it comes to getting up in front of a group, that brings forth the tears. But she just gave a talk in Primary all by herself!! She wrote the talk as well She was supposed to talk on family members having important responsibilities. She read and presented the entire talk! Way to go Kar!
I truly feeled blessed to have such amazing children who are helpful and loving, and successful. They are each developing a testimony of the gospel in their own way, and I am proud of the choices that they make.

Scrapbook retreat

2009-03-17T09:05:00.002-06:00

So every year, my mom, my seester, a few friends, and myself, head to Salina for a scrapbooking retreat. We have done it now for 3 years. We have a ball. The night before the retreat we all meet for dinner.This year we tried a new restraunt in Richfield called the Tomato Vine, yummy!!!! We spent the day scrapbooking a bunch of way cute projects. Scrapbooking is so my stress relief. I'm so glad that we girls have this in common. So here are a few pics.

Saved the best for last: I am loved

2009-03-07T15:33:00.002-07:00

You know you're loved when you have a fridge full of sweet pictures and notes from your children. Karlie loves to color and draw, she is becoming quite the little artist. SHe always draws my favorites, bees, butterflies, flowers.. you know all that girlie stuff. I just had to share a few of her most recent projects and my most recent treasures.

Don't give a 6 year old the camera

2009-03-07T15:28:00.003-07:00

So, I grabbed my camera the other day to take some pictures. As I was reviewing them I realized that there were about 30 extra pictures. Here are just a few. Apparently the other day Karlie saw my camera just sitting there, so she grabbed it and started snapping. I now have ver blurry pictures of her entire Little Pet Shop collection, along with some random photos of weeds in the back yard. I guess its time to get that girl a camera!

Fish Stories

2009-03-07T15:25:00.002-07:00

I almost missed THIS for laundry!!!

2009-03-07T15:18:00.002-07:00

So here are some random photos. Karlie at her Raglan Cheer Performance. Valentines Day and my beautiful red roses. Chase (handsome young man that he is) with his History Fair Project. We took the kids fishing, and they all caught fish. Karlie actually caught her first fish, she was so excited. I HATE to fish, I hate the fish, the worms, the bait, the SMELL!!! But I am hollering uncle and am glad that I went. I would have hated to miss the smiles on their faces as they each reeled in their catches! The alternative for me was to stay home and work on the laundry. I am thankful that sometimes my sweet hubby puts his foot down and insists that I go with them. Especially today.

Man, its been a while!

2009-02-19T20:18:00.003-07:00

I have been a total slacker and I can give you the reason why: FACEBOOK! If you want to know whats been going on in the Millett house, join facebook. Be warned, its a little addicting.
It has been a busy month. Valentines was wonderful. I got beautiful roses from my sweetie. We ordered our favorite Chinese food (Rickshaw) and watched a movie. It was so nice to just sit and cuddle on the couch.
My mom hosted a wonderful scrapbook retreat in Kanab. We did some waaayy cute projects and just had a great time hanging out with friends. My mom, my sister, and I always have a fun time, we do nothing but laugh, and drink way tooooo much soda!!!!!
The kids are busy with school. Chase is involved in the history fair. Man is it a lot of work. Ask him anything about Albert Sydney Johnson! Tyler is getting ready to write an essay about Artemus Millett for the Sons of the Utah Pioneers essay contest. And Karlie is just reading everything she can get her hands on. It took a little longer to click, but she is a reading maniac!
Life is good at the Millett's! We wish there was a little more construction going on, but.......
So here are a few random pictures. I apologize if you have already seen some of these on FB. Have a great rest of the month :)

Pay it Forward

2009-01-25T21:48:00.001-07:00

I was at a loss for a post today, and I came across this post from a friend. Sounds kind of fun:

The Rules}
1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?!. Winners must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!3. The gift that you send to your Three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love!If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER... it is good... :) Pass it forward.

Happy 10th Birthday Tyler

2009-01-21T20:44:00.002-07:00

Why is it that our kids grow so fast. It seems only yesterday that I was paging Joe (we didn't have cell phones, only pagers) as he went to work on the Excalibur remodel.

But I love celebrating my kids birthdays. Tyler is such a wonderful young man. He has big ambitions to be a star/pro athlete. He wants to go to college so that he can take care of his aging parents. (haha)

Tyler is a hard worker, a straight A student, and a talented soccer player (wanting to try football next)

He has a growing testimony of the gospel, and I love to sit next to him at church and listen to him sing the hymns.

Tyler we love you bunches! Happy Birthday Ty-Guy!

Husband Tag

2009-01-18T14:54:00.003-07:00

My sister tagged me forever ago, and I am finally getting around to doing it. I loved this tag, because it isn't all about me or what I like, but more importantly it is about what I LOVE! My hubby! So here goes:

1. How long did you date? Not long, we were engaged 10 days after our first official date! But we were engaged for a full year!

2. How long have you been married? 14 1/2 years

3. What does he do to surprise you? He does sooo much. He really is a true romantic. But flowers are his favorite (mine too) I get them at school, at home......

4. What is his best feature? His eyes (he has the longest eyelashes ever) I am so envious.

5. What is his best quality? He is caring, and always wants to see me happy

6. Does he have a nickname for you? Yep, some he has acquired from my childhood, but most of the time its honey-bunny, or shay-shay.

7. What is his favorite color? He's not real particular, blue-purple-red

8. What is his favorite animal? Probably our dog Marshmallow

9. What is his favorite food? Mexican-the hotter the better

10. What is his favorite sport? He's not really into sports, but an occasional football game makes him happy

11. When and where did you first kiss? In the bowling alley parking lot (on our first date)

12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Just be together-we're completely content to just walk around target, go to dinner, nothing fancy

13. How many children do you have? 3

14. Does he have a hidden talent? I don't know if it is hidden, but he is so knowledgeable when it comes to the scriptures.

15. How old is he? 41`

16. Who said I love you first? NOt sure on that one

17. What is his favorite music? Just about anything, depends on the mood- country, rock, oldies...

18. Do you think he will read this? Nope, I don't think he looks at the blog unless I tell him to.

I am married to my best friend and I am so thankful for him. He truly is my "EC" I love him!

People I'm tagging: Shari, Jeny, Julie, Amy..and anyone else that wants to join in.

Service kids

2008-12-05T19:31:00.003-07:00

Every month a student is picked from each class based on a character trait. This month it was service. Tyler's teacher was first to let me know that she had chosen him; he serves on the Student Council and is so very helpful, but she was most impressed with the fact that at 6:00 AM on a school day, that he had gone and picked peaches at the church farm. Then I get a note saying that Karlie was chosen as the Service Girl from her class, because she is helpful, and takes the chairs down every morning. It was a proud mommy moment!

Tagged

2008-12-05T07:16:00.003-07:00

So my friend Julie tagged me forever ago, and I'm finally getting around to answering. Here goes:
5 wierd things about me:

1. I LOVE cold chinese food. It is always better the next day, right out of the fridge.
2. I can't carry the same purse for more than a couple of months. I switch them out all the time!!
3.I HATE!!!!!!! mushrooms
4. I have had more toxic chemicals run through my body than the average person (chemotherapy)
5. You can play connect the dots on my stomach after all my surgeries; (gallbladder, c-section, and tumor removal)
Ok, there is probably more information than you wanted to know!

10 years ago:

1. I was very pregnant with Tyler
2. I was living in Las Vegas
3. I was in my 5th year of teaching
4. Joe was remodeling the Excalibur
5. We did not have a cell phone.

5 Things on my TO DO list:

1. Pack fall decorations up
2. Put up Christmas decorations
3. Clean house
4. Laundry (It is always on my to do list)
5.Get fruit for Chase's science fair project

5 snacks that I like:

1. Anything chocolate
2. cheese and pickles
3. Astro popscicles
4. Diet Cherry Pepsi
5. Chips/Dip

5 things I would do with a million dollars:

1. Pay off my bills: house, cars, credit cards......
2. Get my food storage!!!
3. Share with my family
4. Go to Hawaii
5. Start my kids college funds

5 places I have lived:

1. Redlands, California
2. Mentone, California
3. Provo, Utah
4. Cedar City, Utah
5. Las Vegas, Nv
6. St. George, Ut

5 jobs I have had:

1. Secretary in a law office
2. Waitress/Hostess
3. Fast food (Hermies in Cedar)
4. Taking care of elderly lady (summer job)
5. Teacher

5 people I am tagging:

1. Mallory
2. Mom
3. Brooke
4. Marchelle
5. Shari

Jubilee of Trees

2008-11-23T22:26:00.002-07:00

This is the 3rd year we have gone to the Jubilee of Trees. It just puts you into the spirit. I know that I sure admire other people's talents when I look at all the trees. The kids just love it, we all ooooh and aaaahhhh all the way thru. SO this year the winners are:

Karlie loved the Cinderella Tree and the Candyland tree

Tyler's favorite was the Ginch that Stole Christmas (Very creative, it was a very large Grinch, with the decorated tree on his back.)

Chase has a flair for Asian Decor, his pick was the Japanese themed tree.

I had so many favorites that it was hard to choose, but the beautiful, traditional setting, complete with fireplace was my choice.

After we finished, I was so ready to come home and start putting up decorations, but I have made a deal with the hubby, that those can't be put up until AFTER Thanksgiving. So, I guess I wait a few more days!

No TV

2008-11-16T07:18:00.002-07:00

So, Soccer is over, that frees up our Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Now what? We spent all day (in between soccer games) cleaning the house and getting laundry and chores done. Needless to say the kids were none too happy. I tried to explain that if they would get things done during the week, that would free up our Saturday. Thus, the no tv week was born. We really don't watch much tv, but the kids are always complaining about the things that we don't do enough of as a family (read, play games......) We decided to see how much more we could do IF we turned off the tv for a week. That includes video games, DS's.. all of that, unless we go down to play the WII together as a family. I will keep you posted on how we are doing and post some pictures later.

Week 2

2008-11-09T18:20:00.005-07:00

Our family at the Grand Canyon!

This is Chase with his favorite author; Obert Skye

Pinewood Derby

So here it is, my second post. Life is crazy as usual. Soccer is coming to an end. Karlie played for the first time and loved it! Tyler has played for 4 seasons now, he is quite the defender. Chase is involved in the tech club and was just made an official member (which means he gets to help all around the school with technical/computer issues) He is thrilled! Anything to d with computers or technology, he is all over.

I had one of those Oh my gosh moments the other day. Chase was going to a friends birthday party. I was checking the date and time and realized that it was his friends 13th party. Then it hit me, Chase is almost 13 (well in April he will be) But Holy Hannah, I almost have a teenager in the house! They grow up waaaay tooooo fast. But it sure is a fun adventure. I love watching as my kids try and learn new things. SO here are some random pictures of my awesome kids!

Halloween & My first post

2008-11-02T19:42:00.004-07:00

So, I have now entered the world of blogging! It has taken me a while, but here it is. Halloween was great fun. We have a fun neighborhood to go trick or treating in. It was sort of sad because the boys decided that they would rather go to the haunted corn maze than trick or treat, so Karlie and I set out while Joe handed out candy. Karlie's best little friend went with us too.
Now that I have a post here, I guess I have no other option than to continue adding to them right? Be patient with me, this is all new! But a new adventure!