sNoW dAy!!

We went to the snow on Christmas Eve. Kaylin really wanted to make a snowman. That didn't work out, but we had fun anyway.

Goal Weight for Charles!!!

Hey Guys,

I have commented on this before, but it is official.  Charles has reached his Goal weight.  He Started at 590 lbs and has lost 380 lbs (Just about 3 1/2 Loriann's to give some perspective) down to 210 lbs!!!!  It is an amazing accomplishment, all done from March 29, 2010 until December 12, 2011.  He had a neat meeting at Weight Watchers where he discussed all the struggles and motivations to keep the new lifestyle.  He worked really hard and is now working toward always maintaining the weight and getting the skin surgery in the future.  See the pics below.

BEFORE

AFTER

A Gift to the World

This is a Great new video depicting the Christmas Nativity. Enjoy.

Kaylin and the Churro!!!

This isn't the highest quality picture, but last night we got some treats for the kids.  We gave Zack a churro and he ate right up as fast as he could.  

Kaylin on the other hand took the churro in her hand.  Before even taking a bite, she fell asleep.  She held onto the churro until we made it home and went to bed.  I guess she was saving it for the morning.

The Muppets: "Are You A Man Or A Muppet?"

Kaylin and Tyler took some time to go see The Muppets movie. I thought that this nine second clip was so funny, I just had to share it.  See below for the Song as well.

The Muppets: "Man Or Muppet"

This is the Song "Man Or Muppet." This is a question many of us need to ask ourselves each day:-) See the movie and you'll just crack up.

Birthday Dinner - Ladies Night Out

Thanks for all the ladies who joined me for Ladies Night Out for my birthday last Tuesday.

Trip to Cali and the Rose Bowl!!

Chance and I took a Man Cation (as Julia would call it) to California.  We started on Friday afternoon and evening by doing some work with Trailer manufacturers.  We made our way to Pasadena later that night. 

In the Morning, we took some time to go to Downtown Hollywood, including Pink's Hot Dog Stand.  If you haven't been here, just google it and find the reviews.  It's one of the best around.  The store has plenty of signed pics from movie stars, since it's just around the corner from Paramount Studios.

 

Picture of me and the Hollywood Sign, way back there.

The Main reason for the Trip was to see ASU vs. UCLA in the Rose Bowl.  The Stadium and Tailgating was amazing.  You actually park on a Golf Course, so it's nice to throw the football and run around on nice green grass, surrounded by a Valley of Trees, rather than smog, cars, freeways, parking lots and traffic.  The stadium is gorgeous, but unfortunately, ASU couldn't pull it out and lost by one point.  This made for a long trip home.  We did have some good times in Downtown Pasadena drowning our sorrows in a late night dinner.  I had plenty junk by then, so oddly enough, I had a big bowl of  Chicken Noodle Soup, but it was amazing nonetheless.

Charles Hutchison and weight Loss

Many of you know that our Brother In Law Charles has had an incredible change in his life from a year and a Half ago.  Below is an article from the AZ Republic about his journey so far.  I would imagine Charles has now lost at least 360 pounds from his highest weight.  Really inspiring to all of us.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/09/09/20110909chandler-weight-loss-charles-hutchison0909.html

BEFORE!!!

AFTER!!!

Pics from Halloween Party and Mud Bowl!!

Kaylin Dressed as a Ballerina, Zack as a Football Player, Grandma Sheffy as an Angel.

The only thing the kids ate from dinner is the Frito's and Cookies.

Lori the Witch and Tyler the BYU Med Student 

Kaylin had her face painted

She is just a bit smaller than a real horse jockey!!

So I was told by our Ward to go to a Softball field near our new house.  I had my cleats, Softballs, and glove.  When arriving on time at 6:30, there was one person there who said he was playing football with a different ward.  I drove around to look on another field, but found no one.  Eventually, I just became a ringer for the other ward.  Before the game started, the sprinklers were on, creating quite a mess.  I slipped a few times, but the bulk of the mud came on a dive to catch a ball in end zone.  I wish I could say I scored, but I just came up a Muddy Mess.  Had one of the best times in awhile.  I definitely gotta get more football with the boys.

Jaimie and Daniel Latimer Wedding

Hey Guys,

This past weekend, My little Sister and Daniel Latimer got married. We had a blast, especially seeing lots of family. The best thing is Jaimie and Daniel were married for time and all eternity. Enjoy the video below

Cute Pic of Kaylin and New Baby Cousin Charly

New House!!!!

Hey Guys,

Those who have not heard, we just purchased a new home. This YouTube Video has the layout. Please note that there have been a lot of painting and other improvements to the home before we move in. Enjoy for now.

Trip to Texas!!!

Recently, Our family went to visit Texas and Carlsbad Caverns.  We left on Friday, July 1 and took the 10 hour drive to Carlsbad.  We stayed the night there and went to the caves in the late morning.  We'll have more pics of the cave experience to come.  The kids were very scared during the first part, but ended up enjoying the neat formations and ponds.  It's amazing to me that God created these amazing caves and remembered to include the little mites and maggats at the bottom.  Almost the entire Sheffield clan was with us.  Rick drove from Austin, Anita came with us from AZ, and Ben came from Albuquerque.

After the caves, we drove from Carlsbad to Austin.  The Speed Limit was 80 mph on the road, so we were flying.  A cop came over a hill and clocked me at about 86mph.  Luckily we got off with a warning.

Above are some pictures of Bevo the Longhorn at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.  The joke we kept talking about was Tyler running on the Field in Football glory.  We saw some good views, but couldn't find a gate open to get in the stadium.  We also saw the capitol, the downtown music district, and other parts of Austin.

On July 4th, we saw the Alamo, River Walk, and other Missions and old buildings in San Antonio.  The River Walk is real pretty, but difficult with Stairs and Strollers.  We ate at the County Line BBQ.  We finished the night with Swimming at the Condo Pool.  Zack found out that he can jump out of his crib/pack and play this night, so sleeping has been at a minimum lately.

Sea World was next on the list.  We Saw Shamu, the Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins, Sea Lions, Road some Coasters, and ate lots of food.  More Pictures to come.

Wednesday was spent by Lori, Tyler, and kids only.  We did the Children's Museum, which I call a glorified play land for 3-6 year olds.  We also took a drive to a nearby forest called Natural Bridge.  There were Caves and a Zoo, but very costly, so we took the free stroller ride in the forest.  This lasted about 15 mins due to the heat.

Thursday was the fun drive home for 15 hrs.  Kids did really good in the car the whole time, thanks to Disney DVD's.  Just a great time to get out and really relax.

CPA Certified!!!!!

I forgot to mention this, but I did get all my paperwork done.  I am officially a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) as of March 21, 2011.  It has been a great achievement with many hours of work.  It is one of those goals that I have been striving for since the longest time.  It's kind of weird having all this free time to tell you the truth.

I appreciate the help of my friends and family in whatever fashion it came.  An extra thanks especially to my kids and Loriann for sticking by me on each study hour in school and for the test.

Now, we can just sail into the Sunset and live happily ever after :-)

Family Pictures with the Sheffy's

I think Lori is laughing at me!!!

Just on the Bench at the Temple

Everybody's Smiling

Is Kaylin Singing?

We Make em with Blue Eyes

CHEESE!!!!!

I'm not sure if this is Frowning or not

My lips are chapped

Trust me, This is the Best one of the group

Easter 2011

See below for pics from Easter 2011

 Zack was busy eating all of the candy out of his basket.

 Kaylin checks out her new book.

 I got some!

 I'm on the hunt for eggs.

 Check out my loot.

It's early.

Kaylin's Birthday Dress

 

Kaylin's Friend Birthday Party

This past Saturday, we had Kaylin's first friend birthday party, which was mostly a success, despite a few rough patches. See below for some fun pics.

Kaylin wearing her Minnie ears 

Most of the partygoers- minus a couple cousins

Trying to stick the flower on Minnie

Mickey Mouse cake instead of Minnie this time

I told her to show me her new jewelry and this was the pose she chose.

Toro's are State Champs!!!

Tyler and Ryan had a blast on Friday night when we went to see the Mountain View Toros win the State Championship in Boys Basketball.  They played amazing Defense the whole game.  To give you an idea, they played Brophy, who the night before scored 96 points.  On Friday, the Toros held them to 29 points.  After the game, we had a quick bite at Uno Chicagos, meeting up with Jon Hardy.  Then, at the request of Lori, we need to buy a Mickey Balloon from the local Fry's at 11:55pm.  Two guys, walking with a Mickey Balloon.  Nothing better on a Friday Night.   GO TOROS.

Kaylin's 4th Birthday

Check out some pics from Kaylin's family birthday party yesterday (Tuesday).

 Opening Gifts

 Her Minnie Mouse birthday cake

Checking out her cake

 After blowing out the candle with cousin Robby - her face says it all

 Posing in her cooking apron (earlier in the day)

 Earlier in the day

 With cousin Maddie at the party

Opening Gifts with Grandpa Hamelwright and other family