Okay Okay, I'm so sorry! I know I haven't posted something for a really long time. So many things were going on in this little house and not enough time to complete them. But here are a few events that have taken place in the last month. We have had a great summer. We have been able to hang out with family, friends and furry eight legged creatures. So anyway, here it is, the updated Blog of The Call's.

OH MY BIG FREAKING SCARY SPIDER!!!!!!

So here is the story (by the way looking at this picture makes my skin crawl), I went to pull the garbage can away from the wall so I could get the liner out, "ahhhhhhh what the heck is that" I yelled and then rushed me and the girls into the living room where we sat till Marshall took care of it. Well he took a pic before he did anything. He sat there for the longest time trying to figure out what to do. He took our swiffer and went to do it and he yells "It's looking at me!" and I yelled "kill it"! so he did and then he screams "oh my crap it has babies, it is aracnophobia over here!" and all these little babies were just scattering up the wall, the floor the cupboard. So marshall grabbed some bug spray and killed them all. After he got the mess all cleaned up he looked at the camera and he goes "oh my gosh! you can see the eyes of the babies on here"! That is so gross! And there just happen to be this battery on the floor next to it to show how big this sucker was. Marshall calls it the rodent killer. And everytime the story is told the spider gets bigger, but here is a pic to prove how big this flesh eater was!

Second day of school and we have homework.

Makayla had to make a person that looked like her so we did and had fun doing it. She also had a pattern paper she had to do where she made up her own pattern sequences..I helped her with it and I felt so cool, like a real mom! i'm a dork! I know!

"Mom you don't need to take me, I can walk!" A little convincing got her into the car..it is about a mile away..


Ellie wants to go to school so bad. She wanted to try sisters back pack on and pretend for a minute

Here we go again, Can't wait to get in those doors!

First day of school and No Fear whatsoever! Makayla was so excited and she loved her first day. She came running in when Dad picked her up to tell me how her first day went.

Welcome Kindergarteners!!

Just walking right in..no fear!

This was an entire family event. We were all so excited for Kindergarten!

Okay now a little nervousness sets in for about....

30 seconds! She walked right in, went to her hook and then stood to sing National Anthem...I got a bit teary eyed until Marshall called me a boob! tee hee..Ellie wanted to be with her sister so bad.

After the ATK trip we drove over to Golden Spike and saw a short film on how this place came about. I think it is so cool how many amazing events took place right here in my home state. I think it is pretty cool. We watched them put the trains away into their little sheds. The girls loved the trains and thought they were pretty awesome.

The race was on...which train and company would reach this point first. No.119 or Jupiter

Family in front of Jupiter

The last railroad tie and spike placed here, and my funky lookin feet

No. 119 Union Pacific

After we saw the trains we had a picnic in the parking lot. I'm so glad we stopped at all these places. These are things are probably would have never seen if I hadn't been traveling out that way already. This picture is a little dark but they were so exhausted. They slept the rest of the way home!

On our way home from the reunion we took a detour and went to see the Rocket Garden at ATK. I think it is at Promontory Point. It was really cool to see all the different materials were made here for the space shuttle.


ATK Rocket Garden. This is where Marshall's brother Otto works. This is displayed in front of the buildings there. I can't remember where it is but it is out in the middle of nowhere! This Rocket Garden was really impressive.

Family Photo under the big rocket booster.

Ellie was so tired and sick of traveling. Her attitude definately showed by the end. Poor thing had had enough!

I can't remember what this was called but it was huge to. Mom and Kayla.

Dad standing in front of this gynormous rocket. I wish I would have written everything down so I could remember what each one was. The two on either side were missiles. The one on the right was used in Desert Storm.

This is the Call Family Reunion. This year it was in Declo, Idaho. We went along with Calvin, Karen, Katie and Morgan. We had a great time. It is always fun to get reacquainted with extended family members. Here are a few pics from our camp out.

I caught my first fish! Well my fish story goes like this...This is really my second fish and the first one was bigger and got away!

Morgan loved this puppy of Kayla's but what is funny is Kayla stuck this on her head and she kept it there.

This was such a fun game, it is called Nertz. We had up to 6 people playing at one time which made it challenging but way fun!

More Nertz

More swimming, Ellie was doing really good with her floaties and Kayla was doing great without her floaties. They both love to swim!

All Cozy in our tent. They slept great in the tent!

Ellie fishing with Daddy

Kayla fishing with Daddy

Grandpa playing with Ellie's pole and Ellie just chillin by the bank.

Getting ready to leave on our trip to the Call Family Reunion


Being goofy swimming at the tiny pool at the rv park


Walking to the pool, Makayla, Ellie and Morgan


Makayla and Morgan just hanging out at the camp site


Ellie eating her candy

We went for a visit to Grandma Jaelann's. Clint, Katie and Morgan were there so we were able to visit and play with Morgan. The girls just love Morgan. They love any baby. They are always so sweet and loving. Ellie kept playing with Morgan when she was on the floor. She would hold her toys and play with Morgan, Ellie also read to her. That was so sweet. They played in the pool, well it was a raft that Fred made into a pool, and Morgan loved it, she didn't cry once, even when the girls were dancing around in the pool with her and some water would get on Morgan. I think she just enjoyed being with other kids. But she is so dang cute!









So the girls have these little wigs that are so funny. My family was over and we were all trying them on. I thought these pics were hilarious.

We went swimming at our public pool and had so much fun! Kayla was invited to a birthday party and we decided to go as a family afterwards. The girls love to swim.

Makayla


Makayla, Dad and Ellie



The gang! Ellie, Aiden, Molly, Makayla and Brooklyn


To much fun...worn out


Molly and Makayla at the 24th Parade in Spanish Fork

In Loving Memory, Mark Hilton

Our friend and second Dad, Passed away on July 21, 2008. Mark had been battling with cancer this last year. My sister and I became so close to this family when they moved into the ward when I was 12 years old. Marinda had become a very close friend to me. She was my young womens leader then I became her asst coach and camp leader and our friendship grew from there. Mark became my second dad. Because my dad was never a part of my life, I just clung to Mark. I watched and listened to his advice and example in how he raised his daughters. He would get us girls laughing so dang hard that we couldn't breath and our stomachs would just hurt. There were times when he would bare his testimony with my sister, mom and I and we would cry because he was so full of the spirit and you coulnd't help but feel the spirit and the light of Christ when you were around him. Mark and Marinda are the most giving and friendly people I know. They would give you the shirt off their back. I remember Mark saying about a family that had lost there house, "why didn't they ask me to help them". He seemed offended that he couldn't help someone!! I am so appreciative and privileged to know such an amazing and remarkable man! I know that at this time, the Hilton family are grieving and my heart just aches that the presence of this man will not be physically there. I know that his memory will and hopefully that will comfort them. I love you guys with all my heart and I'm sorry you have to go through this again. And Thank you Mark for being such an awesome and powerful examply in my life, you will be missed greatly by so many!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

I thought this was an amazing video and appropriate for the 4th! Happy Fourth of July

everyone! I hope that we can remember those who are away from their families at this time fighting for our freedom as well as others. I'm so grateful to be living in this country and this state.

I took this at Grandma Jaelann's house for Marshall and they turned out pretty cute.
They posed for these and I didn't even have to tell them what to do. The girls love to do princess
things and model and stuff so I thought it was funny when they did there little poses. Anyway, I realized I don't update this enough and so I thought I would just post something.