Our latest updates.....

So, i know that I have been slacking a little bit, but I have been busy, but that is no excuse. The last two months have gone by way too fast, and now school is starting and I can;t believe it. Here are a few things that we have done....
SEATTLE: We traveled to Seattle for 4Th of July to visit Shaun and Krissy (justin's brother) and their family and see the sights around Seattle. We went to the Seattle Aquarium, went on a boat ride around the bay, went to the Space/Air Museum, picked raspberries at the farmers market and just hung out. It was a really fun and the kids all had a blast playing together.
T-BALL: The boys were both in t-ball this year; Brayden's 2nd year and Dylan's first. They were the tigers....and our neighbor was their coach. It really was fun to watch them play and learn the basics of playing t-ball, which was always funny to see them run the bases, throw the ball and really just stare off into space at any given moment.
OUR GARDEN: many of you know that I love my garden and love to be in it often. This year we planted corn, green beans, carrots, peas, broccoli, onions, 4 kinds of lettuce, 10 tomato plants, zucchini, yellow zucchini, peppers (all colors), strawberries, and 3 different kinds of pumpkins. We are now reaping the benefits of the garden. Jaci loves to go and pick off the peas, rip them open and suck out the peas inside. They are literally candy to her. The boys love to go and see everyday what is growing and like to pick everything....even if it is not ready. That is one thing that is hard to teach your kids. I am excited about all the canning that will get done all this, but I do love to eat it all as well.
COLORADO: At the end of July, I went down to Utah to pick up my mom and take her home, which was nice since it was another adult in the car with my kids. I love to go and visit my parents.....they always get wore out from playing with my kids and my kids love it. I worked a few days for my dad, which is always nice to have a break from my kids. We went to Chuck E Cheese, The North Pole, Pueblo Reservoir to go on the SeeDoos, went shopping for the boys school clothes, hung out with my mom and dad and beat my parents 4 times in a row at Settlers of Catan, which my dad was not too happy about that. I talked Justin into flying out for a few days so he could drive back with me and go on the SeeDoo's with us, as well as god golfing with Trevor for 5 hours....he was tired after that.
So, that seems to wrap it up for now, but I will stay on top of our blog to bring you the latest updates in the lives of the hegsted clan.

Father's Day!!!!

I love Father's Day....a day to show the man in my life how much I appreciate him as a father to my children. This year was just a little more special since I was able to have my father with me. Last time that I celebrated Father's Day with my day was '99, so it has been a few years to show my appreciation for all the things that he did for me and now what my husband does for our family.
I made sausage, eggs and cheese for my dad and hasbrowns, sausage, toast and fried eggs for Justin. They loved it and it was delicious!! For dinner, my dad helped make baked beef tenderloin that had crushed black pepper and grey poupon mustard on top. It was awesome and so addicting, you really could not get enough even though you were stuffed. We also had green salad, mashed potatoes, and veggies. For dessert, Justin talked my mom into making German chocolate cake, since I don't make it and am not very good at it. It was very good and exceeded Justin's expectations.
I would also like to tell Justin what a great father he is to his children and I couldn't ask for a more loving and supportive husband that you, I love you Justin and I am grateful to have you as the father of my children, thank you.
Justin got the "John Adams" video special that was on HBO; since he is has been reading all sorts of books about the coming togther of our nations independence.

Grandpa Lawson with Dylan....sporting his new #1 Grandpa shirt.

Playing at Rigby Lake

My parents came to visit for Father's Day and while they were here, we went to Rigby Lake and had a picnic and took our dogs with us. Sierra loved it and wouldn't want to be anywhere else on such a hot day. The kids loved the water as well with the exception that Jaci didn't get too wet, but the boys could have cared less weather they got soaked and had dirt all over them. (a mother's laundry nightmare.)
Sierra fetching a stick thrown into the lake; since her toys sank to the bottom as soon as we threw them in.

The kids enjoying the water by throwing rocks and sticks in the lake and seeing how big of a splash they can make.

Kenya trying to stay cool, but not hot enough to jump into the lake like Sierra; just not a water dog like Sierra.

Sierra was one wet dog and when she would get out of the lake, you need to stay far from her or she would shake like crazy. She loved staying cool by jumping into the lake.

Brayden's Preschool Graduation

Brayden is getting to be such a big boy and growing up way too fast. He has now completed 2 years of preschool and is ready for kindergarten in the fall. For their graduation, we meet at the middle school and all the kids from both 4 year old preschool classes meet together and sang about 20 songs....and they were very cute; along with the Pledge of Allegiance and received their preschool diplomas. They had graduation hats mad out of white Styrofoam bowls and a square piece of card stock on top with yarn like a tassel. It was pretty cute and we are very proud of what Brayden accomplished in preschool and looking forward to kindergarten in the fall.


Brayden with his preschool teacher, Mrs. Moeller

Brayden sitting very quietly and ready to sing some silly preschool songs to his family.

Dylan's Preschool Graduation

My little boy is growing up before my eyes....he has completed his first year in preschool and we are very proud of him. His teacher, Mrs. Moeller, had all the kids wear graduation hats and they sang about 10 songs, received their diplomas and had cookies for refreshment. The kids all did so well and we are glad that Dylan enjoyed preschool so much and look forward to another year with Mrs. Moeller.

Dylan singing a silly song.

Dylan and his awesome preschool teacher, Mrs. Moeller.

Dylan saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

Sorry about the posting :(

Well, We sure look like slackers, but really we not. We haven't been able to blog due to a chewed up cable by Kenya (our chihuahua) for our digital camera. We ordered a new one, but it was the wrong one; sent it back and now we just got the right one.....so we are back in business with bloggin'

Hogle Zoo trip Mother's Day Weekend

While we were in Utah, we told the kids we would go to the zoo. They absolutely loved it. They had a special Mother's Day weekend event that we didn't know was happening, so it seemed like the whole state of Utah was there that day. We only spent about 2.5 hours there, but it was enough for the kids. Next time we will take sandwiches and a cooler and spend some more time.

The kids were cute. Brayden is growing up so fast. He wanted to be Mr. Independent and move along to each new habitat. Dylan got excited to see the giraffes and the alligators. Jaci was content to follow along with her brothers and check out all the action. It was fun to create memories with the kids.

Jazz vs. Lakers....Game 3

Justin and I were lucky enough to get tickets to the Playoff game for the Utah Jazz. We sat in the upper bowl right behind the basket. As a souvenir to all the people in attendance at the game, we were all given blue shirts with the logo "One Team, One Dream." It was so much fun to go and the energy that was there inside the Energy Solutions Arena was just amazing.

American Idol hopeful, David Archuleta from Murray, Utah sang the National Anthem at the Game and it was amazing (you can see it on youtube). Justin and I ate at Crown Burger for dinner along with Greg Lundell. His date showed up right before the game and it was fun to be out on a fun date with just my husband.

Jazz did go on to win the game 104-99. It was close in some parts, but we were able to pull it out and was a great game to be a part of. (Thanks Challenger Pallet)


David Archuleta performing the National Anthem, which was just AWESOME!!!


Justin and I eating some Crown Burger before the game...you have eat $14 in food to be able park there during the game.


Justin and I at the game, we had so much fun and were glad to be able to go...actually more than willing to go and be a part of such excitement for the Utah Jazz.


The final score of the game...104-99. Streamers were shot out of the top of the scoreboard at the end.


This is a view of our the court from where we were seating in the upper bowl...not too shabby of seats....about $244 for 2 tickets

Hegsted Cousins!!

We were so happy to see Shaun & Krissy stop by in Idaho before going on their vacation. They came to drop their kids off, Isaac and Whitney at Grandmas house. We called Krissy's mom and she was able to bring Isaac to play with his Hegsted Cousins, Brayden & Dylan. They had a blast and when Grandma Coltrin came to pick him up, he did not want to go because we had just set up the train set. Justin had just got home a few minutes prior to Grandma's arrival and Isaac asked if "Uncle Justin" could play trains with him. Isaac is getting so big and so much fun to have around and for the boys to all play together.
For a snack while the boys were playing, they choose to have ice cream cones with Neapolitan ice cream. It was fun and the boys had a blast!!!

Kids playing with our new puppy

We are still having lots of fun with our new puppy and her name that we finally thought would fit her is....drum roll please............KENYA. WE love it and it fits her so well. Sierra (our black lab) just loves her and is glad that she has a little playmate. They are getting along quite well and we are glad of that.
The kids are getting better with her as far as taking care of her, handeling her the right way and being soft with her. There are days when Kenya doesn't want anything to do with the kids, so she does hide and it is hard to find her sometimes, since she is so small. She does have a few good hiding spots in the house. (I sometimes wish I could go and hide from everyone and take a nice long nap too.)
Here are a few pics of the kids playing with Kenya. She doesn't really bite too hard, but she does love to play and mostly picks on Jaci. (poor girl)

The newest member of the family....

Well,I didn't think that we were such dog-people, but I guess that we are. Justin and I got a Chihuahua puppy. She is a girl, and the kids just love her, especially Jaci. The puppy is really just Jaci's size and she calls her "baby." When she was born, she only weighed 2 ozs. and was about 2 inches long. Pretty small, considering when she is full grown, she will be between 3-4 lbs. Our only problem with her is that we don't know what to name her, so we need some input from everyone.
Here is the top 5 names that we have come up with:
1.) HARLEY
2.) ROXY
3.) ASIA
4.) KENYA
5.) JOJO
Feel free to add any other names that you think would fit this cute little mild puppy. She is almost 10 weeks old and is doing pretty well with letting Sierra smell her and be close to her. We haven't quite figured out what Sierra thinks of her, but we hope they become goods buddies. We are curious to see who will rule the roost, even though Sierra might be bigger and was here first, our new puppy just might take over (it's in her blood).

We got tickets to Conference!!!!!!

Justin and I were very lucky to get tickets to the Sunday afternoon session of Conference (thanks Greg!). It was awesome to be there and feel the great spirit that resides in the Conference Center. The coolest part was that about 10 minutes prior to conference President Monson walked in and everyone stood and the whole place went silent. He waved and we all sat down together. Our seat were in the balcony, so it was a little hard to see the speakers, but we really just watched on the big screens on the side walls.



If you have never been, I recommend going and being a part of this great spiritual experience. Your kids do need to be 8 years old to go with you and you need to be in your seats 30 minutes before hand, but it was well worth it.
We are also glad that Renee and Adam watched our kids while we went, but by the time we got back to their house in South Jordan, we found out that Jaci Lyn had thrown up all over Renee and had a huge diaper explosion. Our hats go off to them for putting up with that and still having a great attitude about everything. Thanks, nay & adam.