It's Been A While

Since I've blogged. Let's see, we had a few birthdays. Cadie turned 17, Dylan turned 18 and Steve turned...well let's say he had a birthday. :)

Devynne has decided to stay in Utah for the summer and get Utah residency so she can pay in state tuition for school. She has 4 job interviews this week in and around Spanish Fork where she will be living with Brooke's family for the summer. So hopefully they go well. She also has secured an apartment in Cedar City for the fall so no more dorm living for her.

Dylan just finished his year long assignment to be on the Stake Youth Council where he helped plan the quad stake youth conference, which from I hear was awesome. He is also on the swim team right now and has already qualified for the 50 freestyle. He's still taking the missionary prep class which is every Sunday and he really likes it alot. He also is doing his internship for school by teaching twice a week at Brookman Elementary with Kevin Sullivan. He's a busy boy and let's not forget graduation is around the corner. :)

Dakota has been accepted at East Tech and will be going there next fall for high school. As of right now he is enrolled in the Education program however, we are going to see if he can change to the Business/Marketing Program so we shall see. He still plans on playing basketball for Eldorado and should have a few camps this summer. He and Steve went to the Father and Sons camp out this past Friday and had a great time hanging out with each other. He is also looking forward to the end of school which also is just around the corner. :)

Steve has been busy too. He got a promotion at work and is now Operations Manager/Vice President at Lawyer's Title. Very exciting! He's very busy at work needless to say. His golf league began a few weeks ago so his golf night is every Tuesday and he absolutely loves it. His church calling also keeps him busy and we are so grateful that he has the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We have been blessed tremendously.

Cadie, Cody and Carson are doing great. Steve and the boys "face time" each other often and they have a ton of fun doing it. Cadie is still working at the Mandarin restaurant and is becoming quite the young woman. Steve looks so forward to their monthly visits and Dakota goes with him most of the time and they just have a ball all together. We're excited about having them down here for a week in June. Not too far away.

I'm busy raising kids (all two of them) and spending as much time with the boys as I can. I went from going to basketball games every week to going to swim meets every week. I'm still teaching Sunday school to the 16 and 17 year olds (my favorite calling so far). I take exercise classes Monday through Thursday. A pilates class and a cardio and strengthening class which make me feel great. Steve and I also spend all the time together that we can. We had a great weekend last month when we went to Salt Lake, just the two of us, for Justin and Laci's wedding. (Justin and Laci were lovely and make a wonderful couple.) We drove to Cedar City this past Saturday to take the Fit to Devynne(so she will have transportation this summer) and we had a great time driving home together just talking about everything under the sun.

I think that catches us up. Here are just a few random pictures.

Basketball is Over (for now)

Basketball season is now officially over for O'Callahan. The Comets did make it to playoffs, however they were out after the first game. The Comets played hard and had a great season and Dakota and I both are a little bummed that it's over until next year. Devynne was home for spring break and was able to go to his last game of the year (the first playoff game) along with her roommate, Brooke. These are some pictures from the warm up prior to the game. We "heart" #14. :)

Catching Up

Dakota is still playing basketball and has 2 more games left in the season. It looks like playoffs are in our future as well.

Dylan has started swimming daily and swim meets will start very soon. He also is taking a missionary prep class now every Sunday and he really likes it.

Devynne is doing well in Cedar City. She's enjoying her classes and she's extremely social and having a good time.

Cadie, Cody and Carson are healthy, happy and very busy. Cadie still works at the Chinese restaurant and likes making her own money. Cody and Carson are busy with scouts and they are all doing well in school.

Steve and I are doing great. He's busy at work and with his church calling. I'm busy running with teenagers and taking care of our home. We also spend lots of quality time together and love being together. Life is good.:)

Second Sadie's Date

Last Saturday, Dylan went to Sadie's with Chelsea. They did a scavenger hunt on the strip and ate dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe. Aren't they the cutest? :)

First Sadie's Date

Last Saturday Dylan went to Sadie's with his friend Maria. They had a great time at Town Square and the Belagio. Here's a group shot of the evening. :)

Youth Paste

Pause my music before playing the video. This is so funny and there are outtakes at the end. :)

January

Kids are back in school.
Dylan was asked to Sadie's by Chelsea.
Dakota's basketball season officially started.
Cadie got her braces off. (yay)
We went to Lacie's (Justin's fiance) bridal shower.
Devynne received a calling in church.
Dakota earned his Life rank in Scouts.
I got a new phone. (yay)(a Blackberry)
Benny got his yearly shots and now weighs 14 lbs. (not 7)
Dylan started his internship at Brookman Elementary.

Our top 10 for the month with a few pictures to go with. :)

Christmas 2010

Christmas has come and gone and I'm finally posting some pictures from Christmas day. We had a great Christmas this year. Devynne was home from school so we were able to spend quality time with her as well as with the boys. Christmas Eve we went to Nick's house for our big Christmas dinner and had a great time with Steve's family and Nick's family. The food was delicious and we always enjoy the family time we spend together. Christmas day started out in the morning with stockings from Santa for the kids and Benny. We opened presents as they were handed out by Santa Steve (everyone was very happy with their goods) and ate our Christmas traditional crepes (yum). The boys, Steve and I headed to Grammy and Granpa's for more gift opening while Devynne headed to Breanna's. We all headed to the movies (minus Devynne) to see True Grit and Gulliver's Travels then headed home. I truly love this time of year. I love the giving and the kindness of this time of year. I love the family time and friendship that we are so fortunate to have. I love this special season of celebrating the birth of Christ and remembering all that his birth and the example of his life here on earth has brought to our world. I'm grateful for all of our many, many blessings and pray that we all have a healthy and happy new year! :)

Who Are The Cutest Kids Ever

The Highlights

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was a great day. Devynne, Cadie, Cody and Carson were here with us and it was so much fun to see them. We went to Nick's house where Jenn did a fantastic job hosting dinner. She made the turkey while everyone else brought side dishes and desserts. We brought Steve's mash potatoes and gravy and homemade rolls. I made cheese balls which Cadie and I loved. Delicious! We ate, played games and enjoyed being together.

Devynne's Birthday

Devynne turned 19 on November 28th. We celebrated her birthday on Friday the 26th by going to the movies. We saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part I) and we thought it was a great movie. We then met the rest of the family (grandparents, Jenn, Nick, Mike and cousins) at California Pizza Kitchen for dinner. I can't believe she's 19 now. She's growing, changing, maturing and is a wonderful young woman. I can't wait to see what her future holds. We love her so very much and it was great to have her here.


Saturday Morning at the Temple
The next morning we met Grammy and Grandpa, Broc and Mikelle at the temple to do baptisms. It really was a wonderful experience being there with 5 of our kids (unfortunately, Devynne didn't make it because she had a hair appointment that morning)and Steve's parents. The kids were all lovely in their white clothes and it was so neat to see them all there. Thank you to Grammy and Grandpa for the great idea to do this. Afterwards, we all met Devynne, Jenn, Nick, Mike, Tayler and Cory at Blueberry Hill for breakfast.







Other Things This Week
Decorated for Christmas
I had a birthday (7 layer chocolate cake...YUM)
Dylan made Performance Glee Club
Dakota made the Basketball Team
Went to a work Holiday Party
Ran lots of errands

There, I think we're caught up. :