Trent's 6 years old

I made Trent his favorite poppy seed cake. Yummy!!!

He wanted a cheese enchilada and ice cream brownie for dinner on his birthday.

For lunch on his birthday he got a subway sandwich. So nice and healthy.

All he wanted was rollerblades. He rollerblades everyday all day. I'm tired of getting after him for rollerblading around the kitchen.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET SWEET BOY!!!!

Our trip to St. John

Chad and I were so very fortunate to go on a trip to the Caribbean. Chad's work took the top 10 sales reps to St. John for a week. Chad worked his tail off all last year and landed in 3rd. He said it was all worth it. St. John was a trip we will never forget.

We spent two days on St. Thomas and five days on St. John. St. Thomas was beautiful but nothing like St. John. We had our own hut on the beach in a private cove. Absolutely beautiful. I knew paradise existed but never knew I would ever experience it.

We boated up to the British Islands. They were beautiful and the snorkeling was amazing! We went to Jost Van Dyke Island and experienced "Foxy's". Foxy is an Islander who owns half the island. He has a fun barbecue joint on the beach. We got to experience Caribbean barbecue. It was so delicious. His place made me think of Kenny Chesney's song. "No shoes, no shirt, no problems". I heard Kenny Chesney is a regular there. We did get to see one of Kenny Chesney's homes on St. John at Turtle Bay. Honestly what a life. (I'm a huge Kenny fan).

We also went on a catamaran to an island called "Soggy Dollar". The reason it's called soggy dollar is because there is no dock so the boats come in as far as they can then you have to swim the rest of the way. There's nothing on the island but a bar. We don't drink but we sure enjoyed the beautiful beach. It was well worth the swim!

We basically just relaxed and snorkeled our hearts out. It truly was a trip where you come home all renewed. I just wanted someone to pack my kids up and send them to me. I could honestly live the island life. I guess we will just hold on to the memories!

This picture is a few steps from our room.

Wishing it was summer!

When I went to check on my kids after hours of playing in the snow. I found this! They were playing beach in the snow! Hilarious!!!!

The best cookbook!!!

My mom gave me this cookbook for Christmas. It is the best cookbook ever. All the recipes sound and look amazing. They seem to all be pretty easy. The recipes I've cooked so far, have been so good. You all need this cookbook. You'll love it!!!

Our Christmas!

Hello friends! It's the McClellan's. We are back. I know it's been way too long since we've posted and really I don't have an excuse, except pure laziness! Please forgive us.

We had a wonderful Christmas and hope you all did as well. Here's some pictures of our children. They had a great day. Tyler gave us lots of cheezers when we took his picture.

Happy New Year!

My new calling!

So...I got a new calling at church. I am the 1st counselor in the Primary presidency.I know I know what a shock- I've been in shock all week. I tried convincing them I'm not presidency quality. Their not buying it. Well... I guess I can't hide in the Nursery forever. I've had a feeling the past few months that something big was heading my direction. So..here I go whether I'm ready or not. No really it will be good. I need my butt kicked back into the spiritual gear.

What happened to our garden?

I don't know what happened to our garden this year. These are basically all the tomatoes we've got so far. Usually we have bundles of tomatoes. Our pumpkins never made it eithier. It's so sad when your garden fails. Oh well...better luck next year.

Where's Tyler?

If you can't find Tyler always check under the kitchen table. He loves it under there.

First day of school

Lauryn and Trent started a new school this year. They love it. It took Lauryn a couple days to get used to the school. But now she loves it and doesn't miss her old school. Trent started Kindergarten. He wouldn't even give me a hug goodbye he just looked at me like whatever mom that's not cool and he ran to get in line. He really was ready for Kindergarten years ago. He acts like he's 18 years old.

Daybreak Lake

We spent a day at the lake at Daybreak. Who knew we could have a beach to play at in Utah.

Lauryn had fun swimming in the lake and jumping off a platform.

Ty loved the sand.

Summer 2009

The 4th of July. We made some fun crafts.

My babies on the 4th of July.

Our new toy. We have had a blast playing with it this summer.

We rode up to this waterfall. It was gorgeous.

Our little Tyler!

I had to get a picture of him naked!

He is the happiest baby!

Who is this little girl?

Tyler first time in the back pack carrier. Little does he know he will be living in this thing all summer. Daddy will pack him around while doing yard work, mowing the lawn and hiking of coarse.

Let's go fly a kite!

One Saturday afternoon we flew kites for hours. Who would've known that one dollar kites at Walmart would fly so well. We had a blast!

Found camera!!!

Yay! I found my camera. I guess all I needed to do was clean out my kitchen cabinet where I tend to stuff a lot of things. The only thing I need now is batteries for it. If it's not one thing it's another...right?

Well....pictures will come soon. In the mean time I have to say the most patriotic thing I've ever seen is watching my son sing "God bless America" word for word in the most sweetest loudest voice. It puts me in tears. I love it!

Lost camera!!

I lost my camera. My kids play with it sometimes so who know's where it could be. Well....I thought I would give a little update on our lives. Tyler is now 21 lbs. He is almost off the charts. I can't lug him around anymore. I hope I'm burning calories carrying him around especially in his carseat (which he will be out of in the next couple weeks). He is the happiest baby I've ever seen. He smiles all day. He is now on solids. We had to start the solids at 4 months because he just wasn't getting quite enough. He loved solid foods from the start. When we gave him his first bowl of rice cereal he never spit it out and he was grinning ear to ear. He tries sitting up all the time and he likes to grab his toes. Oh...so cute. He is almost in 12 months clothes. I think he wore each outfit from 0-12 months maybe 2 or 3 times. Life is heaven with him.

Trent is getting ready for Kindergarten. His Doctors Apt. is in March when he turns 5. I teased him and told him to stay 4 forever. He said "Mom...No...I want to turn 5 so I can get a job". He will continue soccer this Spring he is also going to start baseball. We will have a busy Spring.

Lauryn loves to help with the baby. Tyler really likes her. She is also going to play soccer.

Chad has been snowboarding a lot this Winter. He has had a lot of fun.

Life continues on....Hopefully my camera shows up somewhere.

A busy mama of three!!

Oh....Life is quite busy with three kids and a part time working mom. I don't have much time to do anything extra like updating our blog! Laundry is sitting on the floor waiting to be folded but I thought I would catch up on the blog instead. Lauryn has been off track since Christmas break. She is miserable not being in school. She loves school (thank goodness). She goes back this week so that will be good for all of us. Chad went to Walt Disney World a week ago. Yes, we were all jealous. He had fun and also worked hard at meetings. He said it was freezing there. Tyler just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Well....we just keep plugging away. Pictures are soon to come!

We had a great Christmas besides Lauryn getting the stomach flu on Christmas eve and Chad getting it Christmas night. Lauryn and Trent both got an Nintendo DS. Lauryn got a digital camera... like her Dad she loves taking pictures. Trent got a lot of match box cars...his favorite toy right now. Chad got a very nice Nikon camera and I got new bedding from the village quilt shop.

Christmas 2008

Oh....how I love that smile!!!

We got about a foot in a half of snow Christmas morning, the most we have ever seen out here. When my parents came to visit in the morning they couldn't go home without driving my Explorer.

More snow....... You gotta love it!

Christmas morning.

Lauryn got her favorite game....Trouble!

Christmas 2008

My mom made all the grandkids pillow cases for Christmas Eve. Trent's was University of Utah, Sugar Bowl Champions!

Lauryn looking very cute on Christmas.

Trent was one of the wise men for the nativity scene.

Lauryn was so happy to be Mary for the nativity scene.

My U of U boys!