Happy-go-luckies!!

Summer contined...

2009-08-22T23:40:00.000-07:00

Wow we sure had a great summer. It is hard to keep up on blogging about it all. But the boys loved especially playing in the water. We got them a slip n slide and it was great.

We had a lot of hot days mostly in July and August. June was a bit chilly though. Kaden just cracked me up he would just run across it and keep running. Spence would do a "pete rose" thats what he called it evey time it was great.

Another fun summer activity we did was go to the softball park to watch watch Chad play on a team, and as you can see the boys loved going and playing ball on the fields after the game.

These two really are best buddies at first we worried about the age differnce but Kaden adores Spencer. And Spence is really good protective big brother. They do tease a little and a lot but they really do love each other.

Oh the sweet days of summer. I have to just soak it up, I wish it could be this way forever. Arent pictures fun? They help our memories last forever.

swimming

2009-08-10T22:30:00.001-07:00

We have had such a fun and eventful summer. June was a little chilley, so I am glad I got the boys in swim lessons in July. It was great I was so proud of both of them. Spencers swimming was like the highlight of my whole summer. I was worried for a while that he would be like me in the swim pool(not too graceful). I love the water but am not a good swimmer. I am so glad he has the Vests genes for swimming. He just loves the water now and he goes off the diving board and he has a great stroke. I am sorry I am done bragging now. Onto my next little guy Kaden, he did great too. We did Mommy and me and Miss Debbie is just our favorite teacher. Kaden had a little fear at first but by the end of the week he loved the water too. In a few years he will swim like a fish just like Spencer. And Chad did the best thing for all of us this summer he bought a swim pass. I hope it stills stays warm for a couple more weeks so we can use it all. And then off to the Orem rec this winter. Yay! More to come soon on our adventures this summer...

T-Ball

2009-07-08T23:35:00.000-07:00

Is there anything better then t-ball. We have had so much fun watching Spencer play t-ball this year. He has loved it too. He is getting so much better at it too. Chad had a lot of fun being one of his coaches. Spencer has always been lucky to have great coaches in every sport he has done.

Chad and Spencer would practice almost every night. Chad is a great teacher. Spencer is now learning how to catch and does great in the outfield too.

We cant wait till next year to see if he will go the next level which is pitch baseball. I am not sure Spanish Fork is pretty strict on the ages and stuff, so he might be doing t-ball again either way its great. He just has fun and so do we. And little Kaden is chomping at the bit to get his turn too.

Graduations

2009-06-08T22:18:00.000-07:00

Hey here is Beaner. Well sorry I always download my pictures backwords. Here is the afterparty at Graduation it was very fun at Grandma Nancys. I gave Justine a little Strawberry shortcake doll. It was something her and Kimber used to love to play with when I used to tend them when they were really little ,and I promised each of them I would give them one when they graduated. I dont know it is silly I guess but it just brings back fun memeries for me.

Justine looks so cute and we are so proud of the graduate. Have fun at snow. I know you will loved it there and now it has so much more stuff there then when I was there.

Woo Hoo!

Here I Spencer at his graduation from Kindergarten with me and Chad and Kaden. It was so fun the Teachers were great this year.

Here he is with his Grandmas and Grandpas to support him. We are so lucky to have them both here. He loves going to both their houses so much. Sometimes more then his own.

Kaden just loves his big brother so much and wants to be just like him.

Spencer had a great time he knew all the songs, he still gos around the house singing them and Kaden even is learning to sing them too.

Spencer loved kindergarten. His best friend is right by him in the black little suit. His name is Daniel they are great buddies they both can not wait to go first grade now ans have 2 recesses and eat lunch at the schooll.

Kids will be Kids

2009-06-07T12:29:00.001-07:00

Having children is the biggest blessings in our lives. Some days get crazy and I am wiped out about every night but it is all worth it. I always wonder how people can do it with alot of kids. These two are just the funniest they are always dressing up doing funny things here they are star wars guys but Kaden wanted to where his cowboy hat too.

Here are my little cooks in the kitchen. Kaden just loves to cook every minute he can. And Spencer loves to try it out but gets to busy teasing Kaden. They are starting to play together really well. And Grandma Nancy made them these cute aprons of our favorite team.

The boys really wanted kittens. So we got some from Steve and Rachelle. The boys were so excited Spencer named his Nike(the black one) and Kaden named his Bolt(the white one). Spencer got very comfy with them and loved to hold them and play. Kaden liked them from a distance. The kittens were really cute, they would wrestle and play together well. But we never have good luck with cats and they have ran away now. That lasted about 2 months. They were cat #5 and #6 since we have been married. I dont know if we will be able to talk Chad into getting any more. Oh well it was fun while it lasted.

This picture cracks me up. In April the boys wanted to get in the little swimming pool and it was cold. So I tol d Spencer maybe in the summer. Well he listened but I looked a minute later and Kaden had dragged out the pool and was filling it up. Oh well it was fun then they found these big long water squirters they are holding here ,and just had a ball squirting each other and the cats. Fun, fun I cant wait till thi summer we have a lot of fun stuff planned.

Spring Break

2009-06-06T19:26:00.000-07:00

Over spring break we had so much fun. I know this is a late blog(a few months too late.) BUt I just had to blog these pictures of the fun the kids had. These pictures are kind of backwords but I will just tell it as the pictures appear.

WE went on Friday to a really fun aquarium in Salt Lake. It was really fun. There was lots of different rooms with different types of sea animlas and all kinds of kid friendly things to do. Spencer loved the jelly fish, octopus, and alligators. He also got to touch a sting ray.

This is a pirate ship we saw there, the kids loved to play there and all the fun spots. WE saw the sharks near there and some turtles. We dont have many pictures of Kaden having fun here. He was so scared he did not like it at all. He just ran away. It was pretty funny maybe when he is older we will take him back.

Spencer got to drive a pretend boat and haul us all around. He felt so big.

Thursday we went to the Lehi Pool. It was packed everyone in Utah County was there. But the kids loved it. It was so fun.

The whole pool is very kid friendly, shallow everywhere, no one really has to worry about their kids to much. There was big playgrounds, slides and a big bucket of water that spilled every few minutes. Kaden loved that(Ha Ha).

Wednesday we went bowling at the West Mountain lanes. We had a great time. Spencer is getting pretty good he had fun bowling with Jeffs girls. And I think he might have been in the lead at the end. He was pretty proud. I think I was in last in my group oh well, so Im not great at bowling, big deal.

Kaden just had fun sitting on the computer, that said "do not sit here." And he is very stubborn and would not move and he loved pushing all the buttons. This kid definetely goes against the grain, he is busy and keeps our lives full of fun and lots of laughs.

We had a great Spring Break maybe next year we can get Chad in on the fun too. And maybe go on a trip or do some fun stuff around here again.

Easter

2009-04-21T19:24:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter. First on Saturday we had a fun Easter Egg hunt at Grandma Nancys and I forgot my camera so no pictures yet, but maybe I bum some off everyone else. Anyways the kids had so much fun it was a little wet but the kids still had fun finding all the easter eggs outside and then they just love to play together. This picture is at Grandma Rowenes Eatser egg hunt it was in there house and the kids ran around looking in each room it was great. The kids loved Spending time with their cousins.

Stephen and Emily had another Eatser Egg hunt at his parents home and they invited us. It was great the biys loved running around and playing and finding eggs.

Spencer, Kaden and Baby. Spencer and Kaden had fun playing basketball and football and riding the 4-wheeler while Chad kicked a few footballs to Emily(he is getting ready for BYU tryouts ).

Spence and Kaden had a blast on Eatser Morning when the Eatser bunny left them a note and sen them on and Easter Egg hunt they went all around the house and some of the yard and finally found their baskets full of fun goodies in the basement.

Spencer and Kaden love to die and decorate easter eggs. They had cars(that are actually in cars) and kung fu Panda, Chad is the blue Y egg(of cours). Andd Moms egg is flowers we have to have a little girliness in this house

Grandmas Valentine Party

2009-02-19T20:09:00.000-08:00

Grandma is so great. She always has a Valentines party for the kids. They had a blast they made boxes and and shared their valentines and treats with everyone. The kids are really creative, they are all vey artistic.

Grandma even spoiled them with a chocolate fountain, it was so yummy. They had strawberries, bananas, pretzels, cookies, marshmellows and more. Holli liked it so much she told her Dad she wants them to buy one.

Spencer and Chase buddies forever.

They each got to make their own heart pizzas too. And decorate them, cook them and eat them. Grandma you are so great to always make it so fun for the Grandkids, so they can be together too.

These two are quite the pair.

Gracie and her beautiful creation,and she has a great smile.

Two cute girls some of our boys favorite babysitters and their sisters.

I love a ll of Cassis cute hats.

Spencer loved making the box with his Star Wars valentine cards

It was a great day. A lot of work. As you can see it was all the young grandkids. But Grandma did not forget the teenagers. She took them to the mall and they had fun trying on dresses and getting a few goodies of their own. Grandma will always be young. Thanks again.

Fun at Classic Skating

2009-02-06T07:41:00.000-08:00

We were invited to Stephen's sister Mckinleys birthday party and they had it at classic skating. It was kind of funny but at the wedding Stephens little brother Brittan loved playing with all the kids so much he wanted to invite Spencer and Kaden to the party. And it was a blast. They rented out the whole roller skating rink.

Spencer had so much fun on his scooter at the party he was going so fast around that rink he is a real pro now. He even tried roller blading and was a great sport. He did not like it too much though. Sorry to say he might be like me and Chad neither of us can roller skate.

Kaden had plenty of company there. Him and Brittan played the video games and got toys and treats he was in heaven.

Spencer and Emily tried their hand at air hockey(I love this game)they were quite the pair. I was not sure who won but I know it was close.

Emily and Stephen had fun playing the video games together(what a cute couple, and kids at heart. Yes I was the photographer, so no pictures of me but I was there too having a blast and no I did not brave it in the rink but I had good helpers(Stephen and Emily took the kids around). I am not as good of the writer as Chad so I apologize, my wrting is not as fun and detailed as his. But I am good at downloading pictures. It is getting harder for Chad to find time to do things he is in school now too.

Suprise party for Grandma!

2009-01-19T14:30:00.000-08:00

Grandma Nancy turned 65 and were so excited to suprise her with a party. She did not know about it at all(I think). Anyways we had a blast. Everyone was there.

All the Grandkids made her and wrote her up some cards. And I know Mom loved them she will cherish them forever along with the memory of this party forever.

It was so fun hearing about all her memories of what she did when she was little, what her favorite things were and hearing about her doll. One of the highlights was Jeffs DVD. Boy it was a blast looking at all the pictures through the years and listening to good music that has memories for all of us. We had a good laugh and some of us even got a little choked up. Thanks so much Jeff you are awesome I am sure you were glued to the computer all week and we appreciate you for it(I still think you should go into business).

We made this sign with some pictures Grandpa gave us and all the grandkids signed it for her.(sorry the sign is a little lopsided)Mom you are getting younger I think.

Jenn C made this sign and it was a hoot. She had so many cute sayings and candy on there, Grandpa was getting so excited about all this candy and then Grandma let the Grankids raid it. I still think Grandpa got a way with a little though.

Thanks so much everyone for all your help and for coming and making this party so much fun for Mom. And thanks Jeff for the use of your Home.

Kids!!!

2009-01-17T20:38:00.000-08:00

Well I have to say Amys blog really inspired me to write more of what my kids say. I just laughed hard at all her kids cute sayings. Mine are full of it too. The other night Chad and Spencer and I were talking about Spencers friends Dad. Spencer said "his Dad must call in sick alot because he walks mine friend to school every day" we laughed and explained to him that his Dad is out of work and it is hard for them to pay for their house and have food and stuff. Then he started to worry, that night Chad was laying by Spencer in bed says to him "stick with it Dad, I really want you to stick with your job, I know you can do it". That made Chad really think and reassure Spencer he will keep his job. Then later he says to me "Mom I think we should take my friend some food because Dad says its hard to buy food because his Dad does not have a job". Children really do have the wheels rolling in their minds. And I love everything they do every day. My brother Steve and his wife write down their childrens saying and get them out every once in a while when they need a good laugh or need to feel inspired. What good examples I have of all my family members to document what your children say. Children make life fun.

New Years Eve

2009-01-17T20:16:00.000-08:00

We had a fun New Years Eve despite the turn of events that had taken place the day before and that night, I was out of it on the couch. Chad bought the boys some cute hats and horns to blow which made it fun and we counted down at midnight. I cant believe they both stayed up that long.

After Christmas Party

2009-01-10T09:55:00.000-08:00

The kids had so much fun going to our after Christmas party with the Schramm's. They were all there and so were we except for Dave. We played games and had soup and goodies. It was great.

Kaden loves to play with the kids and he really likes Holli alot.

Spencer had fun playing lazer tag witha ll of his cousins

Chad had fun talking with the guys and playing some fun games of darts and b-ball.

Jo and Dave it was so fun to see them and their cute little boys.

Emily and Stephens Wedding

2009-01-10T09:33:00.000-08:00

Im sorry these pictures are backwards of how the day went. But here are the cute server boys.
The three bros just chilling and having a wonderful evening at the Provo Library.

Boston and Kaden make quite the pair.

Kaden really enjoyed the good refreshments and tried to sneak some off the tables as much as he could without getting caught

All my boys looked so cute in their suits it was so fun having the little ones in suits too. And they loved wearing them too.

Spencer and Cooper, good buddies forver. Spencer is already looking forward to when they will get to play again.

Mom and Kaden just chillin at the party.

Wow what good a good looking group! Except for the bawler(that is mine)its been a long day and no naps!

Emily and Stephens first dance. Yay they are married now.

Cutting the cake.(cake fight, cake fight)

So cute together.

Wow what a day. They are legal and so happy. Stephen's Grandpa got to seal them in the temple which was really neat.

Gingerbread Men and Santa

2009-01-07T16:34:00.000-08:00

Me and the Boys had so much fun making these real gingerbread men. I usually just do sugar cookies but Spencer wanted real gingerbread. So we tried them and they turned out hard as rocks, but they sure had fun decorating them and if we had not have eaten them I am sure we could have saved them for next christmas.

We were at the mall for family night to see Santa and the kids loved it. They told Santa all their wish list and even went on a train ride around the upstairs of the mall. Right when they rode the train my camera died, so no pictures of that but we did have a fun night.

Christmas and Snowmen

2009-01-05T20:59:00.000-08:00

Kaden loved Christmas he was so excited to get a vacuum, this kid is obssessed with vacuums and he was in Heaven. He also got some other fun things to keep him entertained also. His favorite part was seeing that Santa Claus ate his milk and cookies and he decided to slick up the plate of crumbs. He loved playing with Brother too, and Grandparents and Cousins christmas night.

Spencer is one cool dude he got a scooter and sure got stocked up on star wars stuff. He had a great day, especially being with family all day having breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa. And then having fun with cousins(especially Cooper) Christmas night.

This truck was my big DI find for 5$ and Kaden loves it, oh my goodness he has been peeling out in it and just going to town literally. And he was trying to get it stuck in the snow here. This kids middle name is "Busy Mischief".

Dad and Spencer were so excited to build this snowman, they spent quite a while on it and then Kaden wanted to help too by packing it down real good to where it fell apart several times. They(well Chad mostly)were quite dissapointed though when they made the head too big for the BYU football helmet to fit on it so they decided on a baseball hat and then later put a post office safari hat on it. We love the snow.

Spencers Wrestling

2008-12-23T18:55:00.001-08:00

We signed up Spencer for wrestling this year. It, we found out, is a very busy sport. He had 2 matches, and 1 practice every week. Spencer did very well. He tried hard and he is very fast. His favorite part was practicing with his Dad. Spencer and Chad would "train". They would watch Rocky, and then do situps, pushups, jog and lift weights. Then Chad would teach him some moves.

Spencer had a tournament mid December and they wanted him to wrestle 3 times or more. Well we could barely talk Spencer into wrestling more then once during the weekly matches, so how were we supposed to get him to wrestle all of all of this at the tournament. He did end up wrestling twice and he pinned the kid on the first match and he lost the second match. Spencer had lots of fans support him the whole time. Me, Chad, and Kaden(of course). And then Grandma Nancy, Grandpa Frans, Grandma Rowene, and Grandpa Billy, Gracie, Maggie, Chase and Cassi too. Thanks so much for all your cheers. Sufficeth to say we dont know if he will be doing this next year, it was not his favorite sport but he was a good sport to try it and not give up. We are very proud of him.

Hallowen Pictures

2008-12-23T17:37:00.000-08:00

Sorry I have not put these pictures on until now. First of all my camera chip broke first of all so my pictures were lost but with the help of Jeffrey we found them again. Then our computer has a virus so it would not let me even into my blog. But as you can see we had a great Halloween, our favorite trick or treater was Emily and she made our night. Her Stephen was gone so she was kind of sad, so we tried to cheer her up.

Sorry this is upside down, sometimes we do not know what we are doing when it comes to computers. Anyways Kaden loves Teletubbies so my mom made him his own little teletubby costume, custom made for him the color blue with a Y on the head(hmm I wonder what that stands for?) Anyways he had so much fun going door to door with Brother and Dad.

Spencers dreams came true at Disneyland and he wanted the dream to live on at home by being Obi Won Kenobi for Halloween. And boy did he play the part well. He loves everything Star Wars(we'll see what christmas brings). Theres a little baseball in him too(how can there not be, coming from Vest blood) He the Halloween parade at school with all his budddies and especially all the treats he saved while brother ate all his in one night and later wanted Spencers.

Chad had the funnest of all, he is just a big kid at Halloween. He especially loved wearing Spencers BYU helmet all over the neighborhood to show his support for his favorite team. What a hotty!

Disneyland/Playoffs/Ocean

2008-11-05T20:48:00.001-08:00

Our trip to California was so fun we spent time at Laguna Beach it was so warm and fun the boys loved it. Spencer loved the waves Kaden loved building sandcastles. It was wonderous, we definetely want to go again. We were not really prepared with our swimsuits so we got soaked but loved every minute.

WE had so much fun on the toystory ride and In a Bugs land. Spencer and Kaden loved the water hole there they stuck their heads and their whole bodies in the water I think it was their favorite part of California Adventure, they did not want to leave.

Disneyland was decorated so cute this time of year and the characters were in costumes it was a great time to go. We are so glad we went we want to go again soon. Maybe every couple of years.

Grandma and Kaden were definetely whiped out each night, as you can see we kept going till we dropped.

Spencers favorite part was Jedi training. And "WOW!" it was so cool. Me and Chad were so proud of him he knew all the moves and he even got ot fight Darth Vader. At the end of the day he was telling Grandma all about this and that it was his favorite part. He even said "My dreams really did come true at Disneyland" We thought that was pretty cute.

One of Kadens favorite parts was going to Mickey Mouses house and after that all he could talk about was "Mickey Mouses House" Except he cant say his S's so imagine all that with no S's it sounds pretty funny. But we think hes pretty cute anyways.

Our first ride at Disneyland was Star Tours and it was so fun we went on it twice. Me and Chad also enjoyed space mountain, tower of terror and California Screamin. Chads favorite was Soarin over Califorina.

Kaden loves Buzz lightyear now.

Playoffs was so awesome, that was one of Chads highlights. It ws his birthady present. It was a great way to start off an awesome. We had fun seats with all you could eat goodies and drinks. WE had a great time watching the Dodgers and the Phillies.

Dawson my new darling nephew

2008-09-26T20:27:00.000-07:00

This is exciting news my nephew Dawson Teancum Christensen was born on September 18. We are so hapy to have the little cutie in our family. He was in the hospital for a few days with pneumonia so it took me a while to spread the news I wanted to get pictures to go with my blog post so here it is. He will be the second boy in the Christensen family to carry on the name. We are very excited to have another boy in our family to play with(but we could use a few more girls in the future too). That makes me a little baby hungry myself. Now we look forward to another little boy in the Vest/Lee family. We love you all.

2008-09-21T21:25:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-21T20:59:00.000-07:00

We have had a great fall so far , full of fun new things. It is getting a little cooler which is very nice. We have lots of news in the Vest family. Spencer started kindergarten, he totally loves it and little brother wishes he could go to. But he has fun staying home with Mom. We exercise together and read books(that is his favorite thing to do). Emily, Kaden and Spencers Aunt, is engaged to marry the greatest guy ever Steven Covey. They will be married December 26 in the Salt Lake Temple. Our Kids just adore him and Kaden calls him "Baby". Also BYU football has started and you know how obsessed Chad is with this. We are all really excited this year about this especially because Steven plays on the team. We had a yard sale this fall and it was great, but hard work. The kids loved it. Spencer and Kaden bought a lot of their own stuff back with pennies. And Spencer was so funny, he got mad at the cat and said if he did not shape up we were going to sell him at the yard sale too. On a sad but wonderful note, My Grandpa passed away on September 16 he was 94 and ready to go. He lived a great long life. My Grandma passed away about 18 years ago. So he has been alone for a while now,he loved to work hard and visit with family and friends. He loved gardening and playing his harmonica. We will miss him, but we all rejoice in his reunion with Grandma. They are now "running through green fields together hand in hand" quote given by My Dad in his closing remarks at the funeral.

2008-09-14T20:26:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone we finally have figured out how to do pictures on our blog. We have still yet to figure out music, Sara helped us one time with some music thank you. And Jen helped us with our background and thank you to her too. Anyways we have had a great summer this is just a little clip of a fun work party we went to for Chad. It was at night and the weather was sort of chilly, but the water was sooo warm. It was a blast the boys loved it. The water was shallow and that was nice we did not have to worry too much about the business of our boys. And the pool was rented out and there was only like 20 people swimming. We will update on a few more summer pictures and start in on school. I am not as a good a writer as my talented sports writer husband but we will both try to keep everyone updated.

2008-05-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

Howdy, we haven't written for awhile so here's what's new and interesting in our life. Jenn is busy being a mom which includes professions such as nursing, teaching, pyschology, house cleaning, babysitting or you name it. She enjoys being a mom very much and she does a great job. She had a really nice mother's day. Spencer and I made her french toast for breakfast and we had a real good time at both our parents homes with family members. Jenn also still does some storytime felt parties and sells the material now and then. She hasn't subbed as much this year because two children of five and under keeps you on your toes. Jenn is in good shape and walks and jogs at least three times per week either on our treadmill or outside with Kaden in the stroller. She is also busy as an activities committee leader in our church. She helps plan and coordinate fun activities for the young women and it takes up some of her time during the day each week. Jenn's favorite time is when we all sit down for dinner together (and she is a creative good cook) or when we all sit down to watch a movie together. She and I (Chad) went to a Jazz-Rockets playoff game in April at Energy Solutions Arena and had a blast. We also will be traveling to Arizona in September to hopefully watch John Beck lead the Dolphins to a win over the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale. We also are excited to attend a Police concert in July. Jenn had to get tickets because she's always had a thing for Sting. I'm still delivering mail and we just finished another year of the food drive on Saturday May 10th. I enjoy delivering mail outside with my satellite radio keeping me company during the day. I'm still writing sports stories for the SF News and Salem Hills Courier. It's a great hobby/side job for me even though it takes up a good chunk of time sometimes but I love doing it. I'd love to make it big time someday and write for a magazine or something but if not, I'd be content to write for businesses that need someone to outline their material in print or on the web. I plan on returning to UVU to finish a bachelor's degree in Communications. My home life with family is great. They are good to support me in this writing ambition. We love playing together inside and outside. Spencer is learning to love baseball more and more. He has a good swing and a pretty good arm for his size. He played his first Tee-ball game Saturday and hit two good hits. His first hit went up the middle to center field and he later smoked one to left field. He also dove after a couple of balls and got some grass stains on his baseball pants. He plays for the Pirates and we're so excited to coach and watch him and his teammates. It's a great age and the kids are having fun. They even had a Mapleton city parade for all of the baseball and softball players on Saturday. Our players rode in the back of Grandpa Francis truck with two huge yellow signs taped on each side of the truck with their names and team logo. There was over a thousand people in attendance in little the smaller community. He also had fun playing soccer this year at the SF sports park. He is a good goalie with good hands and he hustled back and forth and made some good kicks. Next year he will be in kindergarten and he's had a good experience in preschool. Spencer loves playing with his neighbor friends either, playing toys, baseball, watching movies or whatever. His favorite TV show is Zac and Cody and he likes all of the Disney channels. Spence is a good helper for his mom and he loves playing with Kaden everyday. Kaden teases everyone in the family. He makes us laugh a lot when he does this because he opens his mouth to laugh and his full set of teeth with his two upper front teeth which are a little long with his smile and laugh just makes us laugh and want to squeeze him. When we run after him, he quickly turns and takes off in a mischeivous way. I don't know where he got his teasing from. Both boys enjoy listening to dad's ipod and each puts a earphone in one ear to share. Kaden also practices baseball outside with Spencer and hits the ball off the tee a little bit. He wore a batting helmet at Spencer's first game and wanted to go hit. Last week Jenn accepted some kittens from a lady and it's hilarious to see Kaden with them both. He meows a lot and just adores those two pets and is genuinely concerned for them. Kaden's most famous words today are mama and dada. He also says baseball and football and grandma and papa. He has a sweet tooth for cookies and anything else just like his dad. When we sing to him at night he tries to sing along too. He plays real well with Spencer and they love playing with toys together. He has learned to say hello and he loves to nod his head to music. He is real busy body and can get into almost anything with the pull of a chair. He follows Spencer and dad and mimics them during the day. Right now he is into my electric shaver and he's shaving his face. He is into everything. We love being parents with all the fun times and challenges. We hope the Jazz can win game five and finish it out in game six but I wouldn't bet on it. Kobe would play with a broken leg if he had to. I hope they beat him and Phil Jackson because I don't really like either of them but I'm amazed to how Kobe can do almost anything at will. But D-Will will step up and take us to the promised land. We're banking on BYU to bust the BCS but Max Hall has to remain at the helm of the offense to get it done. He can't go down with a serious injury because the quarterback depth drops after him. Sports Illustrated said that BYU may have the best shot of all the mid-major conferences of busting the BCS this year. I think they will if they get past their early games against Washington (on the road) and UCLA at home. Hope all is well. Chad, Jenn, Spencer and Kaden Vest

NLCS Colorado Rockies

2007-10-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd tell you about our NLCS Colorado Rockies road trip experience. I woke up on Friday Oct. 12th (my birthday) and thought, all I really want for my birthday is to see a NLCS playoff game or some sort of MLB playoff game. Well, I made the right contacts and that dream came to fruition. I searched online at ebay and decided to call my friend Greg (Lizard) Lindsay. He had four playoff tickets for Monday night but had already promised a coworker two of them. But he said he'd call me back Saturday to confirm. Fortunately for dad and I, the coworker had something come up so I called dad who was vacationing for 3-4 days in beautiful San Diego. He agreed to drive out to the game at the drop of a hat. We both got work off for two days in short notice. The drive was gorgeous! We traveled on I-70 through Avon, Veil and many other neat cities while listening to my Satellite radio. Dad got a kick out of listening to the sixties and some fifties. We even played name that tune and artist. We arrived at Greg and Lisa's home at 5:20 pm after a 7.5 hour drive. Greg welcomed us at his home in Aurora which is just outside of downtown Denver. Their house is very clean and the interior design was cool. We took off for Coors field around 5:50pm. Liz had parked in the same spot for each playoff game because he has the baseball superstitious mentality. In fact, when he pitched in HS, he would tell me to shout out a phrase during the game because it motivated him to focus more. He told me to say "Man on a Mission Liz!"and I said it whenever I dressed varsity as an underclassman. Anyways, Liz parked in his former spot which was slot 231 and he also carried a 2007 quarter in his pocket for each game. Amazingly, the Rockies never lost when he did. We entered the breathtaking Coors field at 6:30 pm even though the game didn't start until eight. To our astonishment, many others had the same idea. It was a clear night and about 48 degrees when we arrived. We first went into the gift shop inside the stadium and purchased a few Rockies memorabilia. I picked up a #5 Matt Holiday T-shirt and cap for Spencer and a miniature wooden bat for Kaden which they both love. Spencer even wants to be a Rockies ballplayer for Halloween. Greg then led us to our seats which were 22 rows behind the Diamondbacks dugout. Next up, we had to eat some dinner so we all headed up to the concession stand. Dad bought a fresh ground beef burger and I had to have a dog. We also grabbed a garlic fry to share along with a sprite. We sat in our seats and enjoyed seeing Arizona take batting practice while we reminisced with Greg. Several of Lizard's colleagues and former coworkers were in attendance. Liz made us laugh because many of them always passed on free baseball tickets during the regular season. Greg even pointed out a boss of his who was sporting a Rockies leather jacket which probably cost close to $300 dollars. Liz said, "He probably went out and bought that today to look cool." Even before the game began, dad and I felt the electricity in the stands. It was a sold out crowd and everyone was waving their Rockies towels for most of the night. We both turned to each other many times and said, "I can't believe we are here." It was a great ballgame to watch. There was some good pitching, along with excellent defense. SS Tulowitski jumped out of the building to rob a line drive base hit. We saw some great clutch hitting as well. Both teams elected to insert a pinch hitter with runners in scoring position and a three-run homerun and a two run double were the result. Arizona's first baseman booted an easy grounder which would have ended the fourth inning. But Matt Holiday stepped to the plate and made them pay with a three-run shot of his own to dead center. The ball traveled 452 feet. During the game, fans booed Eric Byrnes of Arizona for calling Colorado lucky. Rockies fans also chanted MVP whenever Holiday came to bat. I started feeling left out when everyone was raising their Coors bottles screaming MVP so I picked up an empty one and joined in on the fun. We all got a kick out of it. In the meantime, dad went to the restroom and witnessed several fans pounding on the walls and garbage cans saying, "We're going to the World Series!"It was definitely the most exciting atmosphere we all had ever experienced. The awards ceremony was so neat following the game. Holiday was the MVP and credited all of his teammates for the award. After the hour long celebration inside the park, we headed outside where many fans were seen dancing in the streets with brooms in their hands. We just had to pinch ourselves to feel that we were really there. Greg and Lisa were so kind to let us stay with them. We slept upstairs in our sleeping bags on top of their guest beds. In the morning, we awoke around nine and left. After a brief drive of downtown, we grabbed breakfast and headed back home. We listened intently to baseball talk on the satellite radio while thinking "We were there!" The Rockies have won 21 of 22 games dating back to the reg season. They're 7-0 in the playoffs and barely made the playoffs as a wild-card team. These boys couldn't care less about the Vegas odds makers. Not since 1976 has another team won seven straight playoff games and it was the Big Red machine but they weren't a wild card or any sort of an underdog. What a trip of a lifetime! Liz came through in the clutch just like the good old days for the Dons. Only one thing could've made it better and that's if all the Vest boys were there together. But we'll catch some more big games in the years to come. Now it's Rockies vs. Red Sox. Here's some pictures of our trip.