Celebrity Sighting!

I always thought I was the person that if I ran into a celebrity on the street I would walk right past them and not even realize it. When we were at Disneyland I actually spotted Timothy Omundson, AKA Carilton Lassiter "Lassie" from one of my favorite shows Psych. I actually made eye contact with him in the line at Peter Pan and he got a panicked look on his face, which kind of startled me. Then as I sat in line, I couldn't help but think he looked familiar,  I wracked my brain for a good 5 minutes before it dawned on me. I turned to my husband and said, "Hey, doesn't that guy over there look like Lassie from Psych?" Timonthy Omundson was looking pretty shaggy compared to his squeaky clean character he portrays  on Psych. But we both agreed and even got a little excited...okay, I got a little giddy. My husband tried to talk me into talking to him or taking a picture with him but I just couldn't bring myself to bug him when he was trying to enjoy his day at Disneyland. I did take a picture though...its hard to see, but it's definitely him.

This is his character "Lassie" on Psych

This is the picture I took, I was trying not to be obvious, that's why its so blurry, plus it was  getting dark.

This is a picture that look more like he did at Disneyland!

 

 

 

I still get excited to think about it, I NEVER thought I would be star struck. Dang, I should have listened to my husband and taken a picture with him. haha

Christmas 2011 in California!

  It's had been an entire year since we had been back to California. I know, hard to believe! We were able to go for almost 2 weeks. We tried to fit everything and everybody in but we still fell short. I have to say that I loved every minute of being in California. As much as I love living in Idaho, my home will always be California. There are a TON of PICTURES

Here are some of the highlights

We spent Christmas Eve with my family and here we are at our traditional Christmas Eve dinner. Grandma & Ellie.

Christmas Day was spent with Bill's Family. The kids had to be woken up to open presents or else we were going to be late for church. haha

We made it to the beach! It was in the high 70's low 80's the entire time we were in California. I just love these pictures that were taken right as the sun was  going down.

 

Jared and Bill walking along the beach looking for shells and crabs. What a great pictures of Daddy and Son.

Jared found a couple of hermit crabs but this was his BIG  find of the day!

 WE MADE IT TO DISNEYLAND!!!

This was the kids Christmas present this year!

Ellie trying to navigate around Disneyland. Which  ride to go on first???

Rachel, Auntie Mame, and Jared

Bill's parents Ron and Julie...getting ready for the Matterhorn!

Auntie Mame, Bill,  Jared, & Rachel on the Matterhorn.

The kids walking along with Auntie Mame

Standing in line...we did a lot of that. It was one of the busiest days of the year, but we made the most of it!

Thunder Mountain Railroad

Daddy, Ellie, and Mommy!

Tea Cups!

Amy, Julie, and Ron-Thanks for a great day at Disneyland!!

Bill and I  got to go to the San Diego Temple. My parents work in the temple on Thursday nights, so we tagged along. We got to meet a lot of the people they work with.  It was a great and much needed night out to the temple. Thanks Colin for watching the kids!

And we went to the beach again! This is David, Sonja and Gratton (his first time at the beach)

Grandma Mayfield with all her grand kids!

What a fun night. S mores, hot dogs, sand, and Grandma time!!

Eating some smores...I think she had about 4.

Grandma and Jared

Gratton, I think you have a little something on your face. I hope you  liked your fist adventure at the beach!

There were so many things we got to do that I didn't get a picture of or write about.

Bill Graduates!

Bill graduated December 16, 2011. It was one of the happiest moments of our marriage. For most of you, I don't have to explain what a long and challenging road this had been. He's had a lot of obstacles to overcome, especially with his health. I'm so grateful for the decision we made to come up to BYU-I. We are so blessed that Bill's Crohn's disease has been in remission for the past four years.

Bill also passed all of his testing to become a Paramedic. I think that was harder than getting his Bachelor's degree. He loves being a paramedic and his goal is to get on with a fire department. 

 Congrats!

 The kids were pretty happy to celebrate with their daddy!

Bill's family came up from California to his graduation. We loved having them up here. It meant a lot to Bill to have them there sharing this moment with him.

Jared's Baptism

What a special day for a special kid. Jared has such a big spirit trapped in such a little body. We talked a lot about what it meant to be baptized. As Latter Day Saints we believe that at age 8 you become accountable for your actions. I told Jared that just because he turned 8 didn't mean he had to be baptized, that he had to pray and find out for himself if he felt it was the right. He came to me and told me he wanted to be baptized. He was pretty excited as he prepared, about a week before his baptism he had an interview with our Bishop. That's when he got nervous, he was so scared about what types of questions the Bishop would ask him. I told him he would ask questions about baptism and if he knew the church was true...Jared's expression changed and you could see the relief on his face, he said, "OH! Okay" (I guess those were the easy questions. haha)

Jared was baptized and received the gift of the Holy Ghost
on June 4, by his dad.

Jared's baptism was on the Stake level, I think there was 5 kids all together. Our family didn't prepare talks, musical numbers, or say any of the prayers. It didn't feel as personal but as Jared entered the waters of baptism and made those covenants with our Father in Heaven, I felt the spirit so strong. It's not about the production, it's about the ordinance. I am so grateful for the restoration of the gospel upon the earth, I am so grateful for a husband that is worthy to hold the priesthood and perform sacred ordinances, and I am grateful for a son who is so willing to follow the example of our Savior.

Jared's Auntie Mame & his Grandma Denos

Grandpa Mayfield, Kyle, Alysa, Jonny, Sonja, Colin, Grandma Mayfield, Daddy, Mommy, Ellie, Chelsea, Rachel, Gratton, & Jared!

My parents and all 4 of their grand kids.

Jared & his sisters.

Ballet Recital

Rachel had her summer ballet recital. She was so beautiful and I am so proud of her. She is a lot like me as a child. I was super shy and timid. So I give her so much credit to get out there and perform in front of family, friends, and LOTS of strangers. She had fund having her hair done up and LOVED the fact that she got to wear make up. She was one lucky girl to have her Grandma & Grandpa Mayfield there, her Uncle Colin, and Aunt Chelsea who all drove to be here for her recital. Bill picked up Grandma Denos and Aunt Amy from the airport and missed most of the recital but made it just in time for Rachel's performance. Uncle David & Kyle, Aunt Sonja & Alysa were all there also. I love having family my family around!

The end of her recital, her teachers gave her a pink carnation. Rachel is celebrating with Grandma & Grandpa Mayfield.