Here We Go To Idaho!

We're here! We made it to Idaho in one piece. The roads were fabulous except for a stetch out of Knab through Panquich. The toughest and scariest part of the trip was through that stretch when we discovered that our windshield fluid was either out or frozen- not the back, just the front. That meant every car that went by sprayed us with slushy dirt and then our wipers would smear it all over while Cauley kept rying to "unfreeze" the windshield fluid. Once we reached Panquich, we had to stop at two different gas stations before we found a place to clean our windshield that wasn't frozen, and three different gas stations to find more windshield fluid. (Cauley even found some with de-icer since it was a warm 17* outside! The best part of the whole trip was that our kids were absolutely fabulous!!! The only crying we had was from McKade when he woke up right outside of Flagstaff and kept declaring he wanted his "buckle off!" We stopped in Flagg for gas and when Cauley opened the door to let McKade and Dallin get out for a stretch and potty break, McKade decided it was "FREEZING!" and he did NOT want out afterall! (It was 12* outside at that point.) Tyli didn't mind, and actually loved getting out for a minute to eat! A BIG thanks to my friend Esther for letting us borrow her double screen DVD player, as the boys were entertained most of the trip with their movies. (Ty couldn't see anything because she still sits backwards, but could hear it.) I am so thankful that we were blessed to have such great roads and even more fabtastic children!

*A little side note. We have vowed not to ever eat at the McDonalds in Page ever again. Not only did it take about 15-20 minutes for them to make our breakfast, but they no longer have a dollar menu, which means we spent a lot more then we would like AND we got yelled at a few times by a very mean "aged" woman. We recommend either going to Burger King or even better, there is a Walmart right off the side of the road to stop and get whatever you want to eat!

Meet Allin

Hello, everybody. I just wanted to introduce you to my son Allin. His real name is Dallin, but he has decided that his new name is "Allin with a D." He is so funny. Anytime someone says Dallin, he corrects them. He has been so insitant on being called Allin that my mom wrote that on all of his Christmas presants. (She put new tags on all his presants.) Even though Cauley and I are very insistant on calling him Dallin, please don't be surprised if he corrects you the next time you call him Dallin.

'Tis the season to be freezin'!

I can finally say it's cold! YEA! Please don't get me wrong- I don't want it to last. I would love for it to be cold until after we return from our Christmas adventure in Idaho, as this truely feels like "Christmas weather!" Flagstaff even got a bunch of snow the past few days, more than Idaho has, according to my sister. This is my favorite time of year because it's "Snuggling Season!" So grab a mug of hot cocoa, a blanket, and your sweetheart and take advantage of this chilly weather!

Go Mother, Go!

See mother. See mother laugh. Mother is happy.
Mother is happy about Christmas.
Mother has many plans. Mother has many plans for Christmas.
Mother is organized. Mother smiles all the time.
Funny, funny mother!

See mother. See mother smile. Mother is happy.
See the shopping is all done. See the children watch TV.
Watch children, watch.
See the children change their minds.
See them ask Santa for different toys.
Look, look, mother is not smiling.

See mother. See mother sew.
Mother will make dresses.
Mother will make shirts.
Mother will sew the zipper in wrong.
See mother sew the dress on the wrong side.
See mother put the material away until January.
Funny, funny mother.

See mother. See mother buy raisins and nuts.
See mother buy candied pinapple, and powdered sugar, and spices and vanilla.
See mother buy flour, and dates, and pecans, and brown sugar, and bananas.
See the children press out cookies.
See the flour on their elbows.
See the cookies burn. See the cake fall.
See the children pull taffy. See mother pull hair.
See mother clean out the kitchen with a garden hose.
Funny, funny mother.

See mother. See mother wrap presants.
See mother look for the end of the scotch tape roll.
See mother bite her fingernails. See mother go.
See mother go to the store twelve times in one hour.
Go mother, go.
See mother run faster. Run mother, run.
See mother trim the tree. See mother have a party.
See mother make popcorn.
See mother wash the walls. See mother scrub the rug.
See mother tear up the organized plans.
See mother forget the gift for Uncle Harold. See mother get the hives.
Go mother, go. See the faraway look in mother's eyes.
Mother has become disorganized. Mother has become disoriented.
Funny, funny mother.

It is finally Christmas morning. See the happy family.
See father smile. Father is happy. Smile father, smile.
Father loves fruitcake. Father loves Christmas pudding.
Father loves all his neckties. Look. Look. See the happy children.
The children will remember this Christmas.
See mother. Mother is slumped in a chair. Mother is crying uncontrollably.
Mother does not look well. Mother has dark, ugly circles under her bloodshot eyes.
Everyone helps mother to bed.
Mother sleeps quietly under heavy sedation. See mother smile.
Funny, funny mother.

17 days Until Christmas!

"I'll be home for Christmas- you can plan on me!" I am getting so excited to go to Idaho for Christmas! Even my boys won't stop asking when we are going. McKade is so cute, he gets a very concerned look on his face and tells everyone "Santa not come to my house. I go to Idaho! He go there!" Dallin just wants to make snow angles.? I may even get to see some old friends while I'm there this year! It's a good thing I have most of my Christmas shopping done though, because we are working on getting healthy before heading north for the holidays.

We need a vacation!

I am sorry if this post is a little glumy, but I think Cauley and I need a vacation! Our kids have all been sick- with colds and then allergies really bad. I have been worn out because of dealing with my sick children and also getting up 12 times a night with each child. Plus, all the mini enrichments we are doing right now that I am in charge of and also preping for preschool is taking up any and all much needed rest time for me. Cauley has been just as busy, if not more as he's preparing to graduate next Friday which means a huge final-final!!! Plus, wrestling, church stuff, and his helping with Christmas lights. (He has another job helping hang more next weekend on another HUGE house, but I will gladly support him in this as it pays well.) His being busy means that he doesn't get to help out with the kids when they wake up all night long (which they usually don't do except when they're sick) so I think it played it's toll as I woke up feeling aweful! I ache EVERYWHERE and my ears, head, and throat hurt. I am so tired I could just lay down and fall asleep but everytime I do, my wonderful children come in and ask why I am sleeping. (McKade likes to sit directly on top of me and put his face so our noses touch to ask this question! Dallin just doesn't like the fact that he has to be quiet.) I would send them outside, except then when they come in, their allergies are worse then before. So, for now, I will just keep looking forward to the light at the end of the tunnel which is in 3 weeks when we go to Idaho for Christmas!

McKade- Master Cheerleader!

The other day McKade woke up very early, and when Cauley got ready to leave for work, he sent Mckade in to rest on his pillow. McKade lay quiet for a few minutes but then started going "CH, CH, CH. CH, CH, CH." to a steady beat. I was so tired so I told him to be quiet. "No! I sing game song!" came his reply, and I quickly put two and two together to figure out he was singing the "We will, we will stomp you" song. He does funny stuff like this all the time. He usually walks aroung the house yelling "You wish you were a Higley Knight, what? what?" or "Go Big Blue!" Yesterday he was playing with his cars and started chanting "Defense, CH, CH, Defense, CH, CH!" I find it very comical that my strongest, most fearless, and most athletic kid is also my best cheerleader!

Higley's hopes for State washed away

Notre Dame Prep defeated Higley 15-14 Friday night for the chance to play next weekend for the State Title. Aunt LaRee watched my kids so that I could go to the game with Cauley. (Since it has been so rainy, we thought it would be best NOT to take them to the game with McKade's ear infection and all three of them having colds already.) It rained almost nonstop, leaving the field a mud bog and all of us very, very wet. Kathy had brough umbrellas and a rain jacket because I let Mike use my pancho. I kept having to move farther and farther away from Kathy though because our umbrella's kept getting tangled and it was difficult to jump up to yell, so I put the umbrella down by the begining of the first quarter. I had on my winter coat which kept my top half dry and warm, but my jeans were getting wet so I used the other rain jacket to put over my pants. That didn't work because the jacket was like a tent when it gets wet- wherever it touches, it leaks water. By the end of the 1st quarter, you could tell where exactly it was coming into contact with my pants, as they were soaked. It didn't matter too much, though, because after our first touchdown, I missed my cousion that I was sitting on and sat in a big puddle on the bench! I was fine until the 3rd quarter when the wind picked up, because then I got cold. (Not as cold as some of the games I went to in High School!) The game was fun. I enjoyed watching Tito Gonzales (#8) make fantastic runs only to end up each time having to run off the field for a waterbottle bath because his face was covered in mud! (One time I think Coach Adams, one of Cauley's assistant coaches, had to run out there and help him off because he couldn't see where to go!) The game pretty much ended when Trey Gray threw away the ball down around our end zone. Tough loss, but fun memories.

Raindrops keep falling on my head!

It has been raining since yesterday at about 11:00 a.m. I am not talking about just a few drops, either. It does just drizzle at times, but for the most part, it has been the soaking rain, the kind of watering that this desert has needed for a long time now. I LOVE it! All three of my kids and I have spent a good part of the past two days just standing at the windows and watching it. According to the 7:30 a.m. news, most of The Valley has had about 2 inches or more, which is quite a bit for us! Since it's now afternoon, I am sure we've accumulated even more. It is weird having to have lights on in the house at noon, but it's fun. Dallin seems lost not being able to go play outside, but I have kept him pretty busy inside. I would love for it to keep raining, at least for a few more days!

The adventures of McKade, Tyli, and I

I feel so bad for my little buddy, McKade! I could tell he wasn't feeling well at the end of preschool on Wednesday as he was laying on the floor in the fetal position trying to sleep. I put him to bed with some medicine and he slept a couple of hours, waking up fine. I decided to bring him along to Apachie Junction HS for Cauley's first wrestling meet because he no longer had a fever and said he was great. We got to the High School and the meet started with he and Dallin playing with their cars on the bleachers, but towards the end of the JV meet, he put his cars away and knelt down between the bleachers and lay his head down where people sit their behinds on. He fell asleep within minutes! I went over to see if he was ok and he was once again burning up! Then, between the JV and Varsity meets, he woke up crying saying his ear really hurt. I got Cauley to come up and over to us and we decided I should take him in to the doctor. I left Dallin with Cauley and took my two babies to the doctor. I was so blessed that even though it was about 5 minutes after 6:00, I was the first to arrive at the Twilight Pediatrics. (By the time I finished signing in and paying my $85.00, there were no less then 12 poeple behind me!) So we got to see Dr. Carrol right away. I was told I was lucky I had come when I did, as his eardrum was almost ready to burst! Dr. Carrol said it was really pusy and crusty, which means he had it for awhile (MUCH to my surprise!). He then went on to explain that their policy this year is to try and eliminate handing out prescriptions for antibiotics because so many kids have them so often and are becoming very resistant to them later in life, but that the severity of Mckade's left ear would require a high dose of stronger antibiotics. ($36.87 worth to be exact- and that's the generic brand at Walmart!) So I took my youngest two to Walmart where I was told it would be about 45 minutes to fill the prescription. I went and got Tyli some new socks, since she doesn't have any, and McKade used them as a pillow and layed down and once again fell asleep. I pretty much walked up and down almost everry isle at Walmart before my prescription was supposed to be done. When I went to pick it up, I was informed they hadn't filled it because it ws so expensive and they "weren't sure I could pay for it!" CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! I started to raise my voice and said as politely as I could that I could indeed aford it, and I would do anything to help my son get better. They made me pay for it before they would fill it, which took less than 5 minutes! Then I went up to pay for everything in my cart at the cash register. Everything was fine until it came time to pay. I started handing the cashier some cash for some of the Christmas things I was purchasing (we keep that seperate so we can keep on budget) and she took it and said, "This is not enough- if you can't pay for everything, I suggest you put some things back." I was FURIOUS!! I just held up my debit card that was ready to slide to finish paying and said in a not-so-friendly voice that I was purchasing Christmas items with cash, but using my debit card for the rest. (She was quiet the rest of the time.) Since it was just before 8:00 now, we were all starving so we went next door to Wendy's. McKade said he wanted a "hangaber" and Tyli got chicken nuggets and I got a bowl of chile. McKade perked up at the food, which was nice to see a sign of life in him again, and after we ate, we made the treck home. Even though it was after their bedtimes, nobody fell asleep as we sang Christmas carols all the way home (well, just Jingle Bells about 8,00 times!). We were home only long enough for Tyli to be changed and ready for bed before Mitchell, Cauley's cousin, arrived to help give McKade a blessing. McKade was so cute, sitting all by himself in the big kitchen chair folding his arms and squinting his eyes closed! He was so patient, as it was Mitch's first time anointing. He sat so still and good! He went to bed right after and slept well and woke up so happy this morning. He is doing well and loves to drink his medicine "like Dallin" out of a medicine cup. It's funny because I was told most kids won't take this kind because it's gross, but so far, so good! Thanks for everyone's prayers!
UPDATE of WALMART: I called the manager this morning to tell them about how I was treated last night. They said that that pharmacy has lost a lot of money this year by filling and mixing prescritions, only to have parents refuse to buy them because they can't afford them so they go to waste. As for the cashier, the situation is being looked into.

Oh, Brrrrrr. I wish I had fur!

Oh, Brrrrrr! I wish I had fur! It got chilly! Ok, my family will laugh at that, but really, for me it's cold. We've been waking up to temps in the low 50's- mid 40's. and...NO HEAT! (We are just too cheap to turn it on.) Cauley says he doesn't think it's cold, but when me and the kiddos wake up, we cram on the couch in our warm pj's or sweats and slippers covered with blankets. Also, last evening we went for our usual walk and had to wear our big heavy duty coats, mittens, hats, and Tyli snuggled under her blanket. (McKade was so warm and toasty he fell asleep!) But we know it's cold when one of Dallin's first comments of the day is "Mom, do you know how COLD I got trying to sleep last night!" (He received an extra blanket on his bed tonight!) And to think- a week ago we were in the low 90's!

Go, Tyli, go, go!

Tyli scavenging for food in the kitchen.

We are greatful!

Happy Thanksgiving! In preschool this week we talked about grattitude and showing how greatful we are for everything. (To go along with Thanksgiving and all their lessons from primary on Sunday.) I started our little discussion by showing examples of what I am greatful for; like the savior, my family, a picture of all our preschool, my house, etc. I then asked each child individually what they were greatful for. As they told me, I wrote their responses on feathers which we later added to our "Grattitude Turkey" (which I made yesterday with help from my kiddos). We also made books of grattitude which each student took home to share with their families and extended families. 4 year olds sure have imaginations! Here are the responses I got from the kids which are written on the feathers that you probably can't read: (Hunter) aligators, radios, numbers, watermelon, parents, (Emily) cats and dogs, playing with her sisters, whales, her dad watching football, dolphins, (Dallin) church, socks, backpacks, trucks, shoes, days, candy, ABC's, football, (Lexie) brownies, family, wrapping paper, flowers, gardens with butterflies, Tyli, chocolate, presants, (McKade) a rain, pigs, and another aligator. I love my preschoolers!

Another win, another week (or two)

Last night Higley defeated Buckeye 53-7 and advanced into the next round of playoff games. Because of Thanksgiving, there are no games next week so Higley will play Notre Dame Prep the following week at a neuteral site. We actually had a lot of fun going to the game, during, and then coming home. Buckeye is a little over an hour away so we crammed myself, Stephanie (my sister-in-law), Parker (my nephew), Kathy (mother-in-law), and my 3 kiddos into my van for the haul across the valley. Not a big deal you say, that is also including the fact that there were 3 car seats, 1 booster, and a very pregnant lady! (Steph isn't real big, but it's fun to throw it into the mix!) Stephanie and I had fun chatting away in the front, while Kathy sat in the back trying her very best to keep the kids under control. I was laughing because somehow Parker was able to get his foot up high enough to kick Dallin in the head! He isn't used to sitting by anyone in the back yet because he is the firstborn and his little brother, Bryce, won't be here until the end of January. Tyli was both hungry and crabby on the way to Buckeye, which didn't help, but everyone was happy once we stopped for dinner at Sonic. We had many adventures which I won't bore you people with, but I will just say I am very tired and my throat hurts this morning from yelling at the game last night!

Happy Birthday, November pople!

This month is such a special one, it's birthday time for (a LOT of) you! There are so many birthdays this month that I was afraid I would miss some of you so I decided to say Happy Birthday to all at once. (You'll all still get a phone call though.) First of all, Ryan, my brother-in-law who lives in Georgia had a birthday on the 2nd of this month. Then there was my sweet little Emily from my preschool class on the 6th, followed by Aunt LaRee, (One of Cauley's many beautiful aunts), who celebrated her birthday on the 13th. Hayden, Cauley's cousin, had his birthday the following day on the 14th. Today, the 15th, my nephew, Carson, turns a whopping 7 years old, and also celebrating today is one of my best friends ever, Mrs. Jet Watson! (OK, so add a few more years to her age.) Tomorrow is the 16th, and also my sister-in-law, Jennifer's birthday. Topped off on Saturday by a friend in ward who is also serving in the Elder's Quorum with Cauley is Tim Hirst. (He's from Burley, Idaho.) I know that I've missed some of you, and I also know that my cousin, Laura, will be induced on the 20th of this month with her 3rd baby and that Cauley's cousin, Melissa, is getting closer to her due date with her 4th child, so let me know who I missed and I will add your birthday to the calendar! As for now, Happy Birthday, Ryan, Emily, Aunt LaRee, Hayden, Carson, Jet, and Jenn!

Tag- Jami Info.

Tag- I'm it. Here is a sneak peak into my world.
1. What time is it? 8:01 a.m.
2. What's your full name? Jami Ruth Clark
3. What are you most afraid of? Something bad happening to Cauley or one of my kids.
4. What is the most recent movie that you have seen in a theater? I think it was called Stardust
5. Place of birth? Pocatello, Idaho
6. Favorite food? I don't know that I have a real favorite, but I really love and look forward to Thanksgiving dinner- I love everything we have!
7. What's your natural hair color? I have never changed or highlighted, so what you see is what I am! (Dark brown with some red highlights.)
8. Ever been to Alaska ? No
9. Ever been toilet paper rolling? um, yes. (against my will, right, Jeni?)
10. Love someone so much it made you cry? Yes
11. Been in a car accident? Several- my sister had a bunch in high school with me as the passenger, once when I was driving in high school, and then the most recent because of a contraction I was having when I was in labor with Tyli.
12. Croutons or bacon bits? Croutons
13. Favorite day of the week? Anyday Cauley is home or has a day off!
14. Favorite restaurant? Buddy's (a very small Italian restaurant in Pocatello, Idaho.)
15. Favorite flower? Tulip- I love everything they represent and their simplicity.
16. Favorite sport to watch? In high school, I wouldn't have hesitated- BASEBALL. Now, I love watching whichever sport Cauley is coaching, but I still love football and baseball.
17. Favorite drink? Pop water- it's the Walmart brand carbonated water that comes in several flavors. (No calories, nocarbs, no sugar, no fat, no caffiene, and sodium free!)
18. Favorite ice cream? Cold Stone Creamery birthday cake with brownies
19. Disney or Warner Brothers? Disney
20. Ever been on a ship? No- just a boat to go fishing in a lake with or water skiing.
21. What color is your bedroom carpet? Beige
22. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? My sister, Jeni
23. What do you do when you are bored? Work on preschool stuff, clean, read the Ensign, and at night i just take a bath!
24. What is your bedtime? Right after the evening news-10:30.
25. Favorite TV show? The Office -it really cracks me up!
26. Last person you went to dinner with? Cauley took us all to McDonalds yesterday for lunch and ice cream cones. We don't get to eat out much, so McD's is a real treat to my kids!
27. What is your favorite vacation spot? We always only go to Idaho to visit my family. I do love to get away up to Prescott to visit Cauley's Aunt, but we don't do that often at all.
28. What are your favorite colors? Navy and purple
29. How many pets do you have? 6 fish and one big orange snail named cheesey.
30. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? chicken
31. What do you want to do before you die? Raise a happy and healthy family
32. Have you ever been to Hawaii ? No, although I really want to. Cauley doesn't have so much of my desire because he's been there twice.
33. Have you been to countries outside the U.S. ? Does over the border of Mexico count?
34. How many people are you tagging to do this? EVERYONE who reads my blog! (including you, Cauley!
35. Type the first word that comes to mind to describe yourself. kids- noisey

Our First Sacrament Meeting

Today marks a very important day in the Clark Family. This is the first time since before I was pregnant with Tyli that the entire Cauley Clark family was able to sit through a whole Sacrament meeting! This may seem silly, but between McKade and his wrestlesness when he was younger, me and my throwing up during pregnancy (the entire time), and then Tyli being born and then having Sacrament during feeding time for Tyli, this had yet to be accomplished- until today! Yes, Tyli is at the stage where she wants to crawl around and socialize with everyone, but the feeding during sacrament is over. Today I let her stand and socialize with the cute little girl behind us that just got baptized yesterday, (I think Tyli liked the sparkles on her dress) and then cauley helped occupy her time when I was almost at my breaking point. Cauley makes cool little airplane things out of the bulletin to keep the boys busy, and is a big help whenever needed. The hardest part is usually the Sacrament itself. Our Sacrament isn't passed out in the foyer so if Tyli or someone else is screaming, I have to stand in the back and just let them scream to partake. Today we made it through with flying colors. I just wonder when Tyli is going to become interested in the bread and the water. That ought to be another adventure!

Higley moves on

Well, another win, another week. It is playoff time, and Higley ended the season as the 7th seed going into playoffs. (They only had 2 losses on the season, but the powerpoint system put them behind.) Friday night Higley took on Mohave at Higley and came out victorious winning 34-14. (I didn't think we played real fabulous, but we won!) Even though I am getting tired of this football season, I love to go to the games and cheer for the Knights along with everyone else. Stephanie, Brad, Parker, Kathy, and me and the kids can really get into the game, and Tyli really likes to shake her pom poms! So this week Higley travels to Buckeye to prove to the state of Arizona that they deserved far better than 7th!

She did it!

Tyli FINALY slept through the night last night! She has been getting up every 20 minutes/hour for at least the past week and a half. I know her molars were hurting her, but even with Tylenol and Motrin, she would wake up. Last night she actually slept from 8:00- 5:30! (which is what time ALL my babies are up at until they are at least a year old.) I am so proud of her. It only took 1 night of letting her cry it out for 3 hours- and she just cried-no screaming! CONRATS, Ty and Jami!

Dallin

Dallin McCauley Clark came into our family on Monday, June 23rd, 2003. What a blessing he is! Dallin is a very helpful guy- running around and helping me around the house and with his brother and sister. (He does NOT like to clean though, and seems to "hurt" his foot or finger everytime the words clean up are meantioned.) Dallin is and has always been very smart! Right now he is in my preschool (along with 3 others his age) and is by far at the top of his class! We haven't even made it through half the alphabet and yet he has figured out he can spell words. He is constantly asking us to say a word for him to sound out and spell! He can also write every letter and number and enjoys making plates for people during his quiet time activities. (He takes my paper plates and markers and draws someone's face and then writes their name on the back.) He has started doing simple addition, which means he might be lucky enough to have gotten some of his dad's math genious genes. Dallin loves school, and drives me crazy about it almost all the time. His favorite color changes all the time, but right now it is silver. Dallin also loves to play outside! He likes to ride his bike and is almost ready to take off his training wheels! He loves to go for walks or just play in the sandbox. He likes every sport his dad coaches, and so right now his favorite pasttime is to throw a football into the air and catch it-which he's really good at. (He throws a perfect spiral straight up and then back down. Once he catches it, he runs so people won't "tackle" him.) Since it's Cauley's wrestling season, I'm sure he and McKade will begin wrestling a lot more. Dallin likes to sing, and can memorize the words to music really fast. He sings along to my Hilary Weeks CD I have in the car right now, but has asked that we put in a new one, as he is tired of "He Hears Me." One of my favorite things about Dallin is that he loves to share his testimony with everyone. He calls rendom people and bears his testimony all the time. I have to keep the phone away from him if I am taking a shower or a nap because he just dials and then bears his testimony. Almost every fast Sunday he bears his testimony and has only gotten nervous once, as he didn't think about what he was going to say first. The funny part is, Dallin is one of my shyest kids! He doesn't ever talk to strangers in public like McKade does. He gets emberassed when people ask him questions. The exception to this is older men. Dallin idolizes older men. He follows the around, wants to sit on their laps or right next to them, and will do almost anything the men do! Dallin is also one of my most cuddly kids. He loves to sit on my lap and just have me hold him and to be told that I love him and how wonderful he is. He also gets sad at odd times for no reason. Dallin is a fish! This past summer his Aunt Jennifer taught him how to swim and he can jump in and swim to the other side of the pool! He used to be scared of water, but he asks to go swimming all the time- even now that swimming season is officially over! Dallin loves all of his cousins and misses them all very much! he talks about them all the time- whether it's Colton, Carson, and Brooklynn in Idaho or Brent and Mike in Georgia, he loves all of his cousins. He doesn't ever want to go to a family function if Parker (and soon to be Bryce) aren't going to be there, so sometimes I am a bad mom and tell him that I think they will be, even though they won't. One of Dallin's favorite "foods" is ketchup. He takes after his Grandma Kathy on this. He eats ketchup on EVERYTHING! He won't eat greenbeans or brocoli without it, and anything that is meat or potato pretty much has to be smothered in the red goop to go into his mouth. He won't eat ranch or mayo or sour cream like his dad, but ketchup is a must! Dallin loves transformers. His fish's name is Bonecrusher, and that's what he asked for for Christmas is more transformers. Dallin also loves to play Cauley's playstation II. Whenever Cauley is home, Dallin is begging to play video games. He's pretty good at it, and teaches me how to play every once in a while! Dallin is the cutest, sweetest Dallin that I've ever met! (I tell him that he's my favorite Dallin in the whole wide world all the time- and I mean it!)