Tyce's Baptism

Tyce was baptized in Utah on July 10. It worked out so well. We were surrounded by family and friends. Just as it should be. Both grandparents were there and most of my family was in town for a family reunion, and most of J.D.'s family lives there. It was such a wonderful day.

Tyce's cousin Kris spoke at the baptism. Tyce's cousin Brad wrote him a nice letter and his cousin Tyler (who is on a mission in Brazil) also sent him a wonderful letter. There was a full circle of distinguished men that stood with J.D. to confirm Tyce. I am humbled by the wonderful men that are examples to my only boy. We are so proud of him for his decision to be baptized.

I love this picture.

Tyce with the Millers.

Tyce with the Booths.

Grandma and Papa Baker

Grandma Joan and Papa Doc

The group

Playing catch up - The Birthday

So Tyce's birthday was a month ago, but here I am posting it. Here are some pictures of the day.

Lunch with cousins!

WallE

Cereal for dinner. Tyce's choice of course!

Jagen and Josey decorated for dinner.

The gifts!
Jagen and Josey made the cake!
The Birthday Boy!


What to do for the birthday party? After much discussion and deliberation Tyce decided he wanted to go to this fun place here called Makutu's Island for his birthday. It is a big indoor play place. He invited it two best buddies from school and his cousins. The sisters came to, even though he thought they shouldn't. They had so much fun. They played for a couple hours, hide 'n seek, sardines, etc. I got to sit and talk with my sister, which is fun for me. Then we went for Dippin' Dots. It was great!

It is Great to be 8!!

I love blogging kids birthdays, and another one has come around. I started thinking a couple of days ago about doing Tyce's. Today our big - little man is 8! This is such an important birthday! He is so excited about being baptized. We have been talking about the big day and making plans. He is excited that it is going to be in Utah with so many family and friends.

Today we have plans for fun like the movies with cousins and going out to dinner (that is a present for me.) His party is on Monday, so the fun will last a couple of days.

Here are "The 8 Great Things I Love About Tyce"



1. He will still give his mom hugs and kisses (even in front of his friends.)

2. He loves his sisters (but teases the heck out of them)

3. I love the mole under his left eye.

4. He has a great sense of humor.

5. He is so active (the kid can't sit still)

6. He is persistant

7. He is easy to please (for example: he always will give me a break on making dinner - he would love to live on cereal.)

71/2. He looks so much like J.D. and he so darn cute!

8. He is my one and only BOY and I love him so much!!!

Happy Birthday Bubba!!!

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The Blogger Hole

I fell into a deep, dark blogger hole!!! So as I have explained I tried to change my template and lost my stuff, but what I didn't mention is that I got a Blogger error code after doing this. The Blogger code lead me into the Blogger Hole. I couldn't get any other templates to post on my blog, and I was freaking out! (Just ask J.D. I do love blogging!!! and I started to go through withdrawals) I worked on it last night for an hour or so and again this morning for a couple of hours. I found myself on wacked out blogger message boards pleading for help. I was looking on crazy peoples blog with tips on how to solve the blogger codes (BX codes for short) and leaving them comments begging for some guidance. I was sending S.O.S. comments to Blogger Help. So this afternoon I sat down to check back on those crazy message boards and comment pages, and decided to give it one more shot...and look it worked. I don't really know what happen, if something I did fixed it or blogger fixed it or what, but I got this LeeLou template "to take" so I am not even going to mess with it again for awhile. (I will match Misty's blog for awhile, but those of you that check her blog might not even know because you quite checking it, as she has fallen off the blog wagon.) So I am so happy to say that I have struggled and scraped my way out, bloody knuckles and all, from the Blogger Hole. I hope that no one has to experience that. It is hell. Ha ha!!!

Construction Zone Ahead

So I was sick of my blog so I thought I would do a quickie change. Well I THOUGHT I knew what I was doing. Obviously not as I have lost all my stuff. Yes, I know I need to save it before I change it. Well, I thought I had, but NO. So now I have an ugly blog that I don't have time to fix. And I can't find a new template that I like, so if you have any suggestions on where to look. Let me know. (I have already checked Cutest Blog on the Block and LeeLou blogs)

Big Girl Turns Four!

Our little Asey is 4! Where do I start? She is such a unique piece of the Dockstader puzzle. She can have you laughing and frustrated all at the same time. We had a wonderful day yesterday. We had a family party. Aunt Terry's family came down and Grandma and Grandpa Baker are here. Her cousin Casey's birthday is on the 9th so we celebrated them together. She kept referring to herself as the birthday girl. She came back from the park and said "The birthday girl is back, so lets have cake." We love her so much and are so grateful she is part of our family! (Asey's whole life is digital so it was very easy to get pictures of her, so this is a long montage. Enjoy!)

Happy Birthday Bug!

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13 Years and so much more

* 13 Years
* 4745 Days
* 4 Wonderful Kids
* 3 Houses
* 6 Jobs
* 7 Cars
* 1 Dog
* 5 Moves
* 3 States
* Countless Memories
* Infinite Love

J.D. and Kendra
Est. June 2, 1995

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I love you Babe!!!

Boredom Buster

Jagen and her friend Jessi came up with another boredom buster today. Pretty darn fun, and itchy says Asey.

You know it's summer when...

...your kids are so bored they have to come up with something creative and fun to do. So they make sock puppets and do a play with them all by themselves. Check it out. Pay close attention...the plot is very deep.

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Time for a new look and a tag

Everyone has been changing their blog look so I thought I would try it too. After all tomorrow is the first day of summer for us! Yeah!!! I always can't wait for summer, and by the end of summer I can't wait for school to start. That is the nature of the beast.

So my cousin Kari tagged me awhile ago, (I bet you are thinking I wasn't going to do it huh?) Well, it has been busy, last week of school and all, but I am finally getting around to it.

Three Joys
1. My family
2. Summer fun (like trips, swimming, outings, etc.)
3. David Cook winning American Idol

Three Fears
1. Losing someone I love
2. Having health problems
3. Paying the bills (Sigh...this economy and gas, it stinks!!)

Three Obsessions
1. The dust in my house, on everything and everywhere
2. Blog surfing
3. Getting through my "to do" list

Three Random Facts
1. I have a hot cocoa addiction
2. I can't stand our dog. (Most of you know this, but it is therapy for me to write it.)
3. I am trying to grow out my nails.

How many people does it take to wash a car?

On Friday J.D. and I decided we had had enough of our disgusting van. It has been months, maybe even since we lived in Cali, since it had gotten a GOOD wash and vacuum. There have been far too many road trips with 4 kids and a dog in it. So we decided to get'er done. The kids wanted to "help". So here are some pictures of them "helping".


We found out that a roll of toilet paper is good for hours of fun for Reese.

Nothing like sitting in a bucket of suds.


So to answer the question...it took 2 people, J.D. and me, to wash the van with lots of interruptions and little help from the kids! Now when we get in the van, the first thing I say is, "Remember don't touch the windows!" (I don't want any little fingerprints, at least for a few days.)

Sink...or Swim

So Asey has been taking swimming lessons.

It started with her all freaked out. She would cry, I would force her in the pool, she would beg me to get out, she would beg the teacher to get out, I would threaten, etcetera, etcetera.

About 3 or 4 lessons in the teacher offered her "magic goggles". They are magic, because she can see the bottom of the pool. Not really so magic, but cool enough for my little Asey. So now she is queen of the swimming lessons class. She can't wait to go, she jumps, she dives, she does big arms, she floats on her back, she gets rings, it is great. Thanks Miss Kylie!









Goggle eyes

A popsicle reward!

It's GREAT to be a mom!!

I am grateful for my fab four that call me mom!



I am grateful for two amazing women that we call mom and grandma!!

American Idol

Okay so notice on my sidebar my little American Idol survey. Please participate (if your a fan), I am interested to see what others think of these performers. Here is my two cents. I really like David Cook. I think he is very creative and I enjoy listening to him. My kind of music. I like Brooke's style...you know Carly Simonesque, but she talks too much and won't go the distance because she irritates too many people. David Archuleta is too young. He needs a few years under his belt to develop a little bit of a personality. Jason Castro, please put me out of my misery. J.D. is sick of listening to me complain about him. I find him very boring, no personality, very predictable, and don't even get me started on the dreads. What kind of person doesn't wash their hair for that long. YUCK!! Shyesha is beautiful. She has a great set of pipes, but she won't make it to the end. So I predict that it will come down to the two Davids and I hope that David Cook wins!! Love that AMERICAN IDOL!!

SAD BUT TRUE

LET THE HEAT BEGIN!! So here it is the middle of April and the temperature is supposed to reach 97 today! Just check out my little temerature widget on the side. I think I get why everyone says there is only two seasons here... summer (HOT) and winter (cool...not cold...just cool). The kids have been wearing shorts for over a month and for sure the air is going on today. There is no looking back to comfortable temperatures. I am not complaining...just trying to get used to the Arizona living. So if anyone is looking for some sun and heat...let us know. WE LOVE VISITORS!!

The many looks of Reese

My Reesey has got some crazy hair. These pictures tell the story.

Take me out to the ball game

Tyce has started baseball and we are in the thick of things. We had opening day a couple of weeks ago. The teams marched out onto the field and Shea Hildebrand (formerly of the Diamondbacks, Red Sox,and more) was the speaker, he played a game and it was all pretty fun to watch. They are the cubs. Tyce is so excited and loves the action. Everyday he gages how the day will be based on if he has baseball that day.