MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS ..... Every year I always think I will mail Christmas cards to everyone. Wrong again this is our card to all of our family and friends. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. Thanks to the Judy Allen Team for our free photo with Santa.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

From THE BECKSTRANDS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our little monkey is finally 4, she is so excited to be a big girl now.

Everyday for the last Month she asks "Will I get bigger, or can I

stay small". She can't wait to start preschool with friends, and this little

girl melts her daddy's heart. She loves life, loves to play, dance and eat treats.

Kels is such a special little girl, we love everyday with her.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELSIE,

WE LOVE YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Brant loves the outdoors and come the middle of August to December he can be found up the mountain hunting. So the only thing he wants to do for his special day is go to lunch at Rodizio with his co-workers and then go hunting this weekend. Those that know Brant, is loves his toys, and any expensive item he can buy. So getting him a present is tough, cause he always goes and buys what he wants. For the last nine years I've always failed at beating him to the punch and getting him that item he wants. So this year I thought I was good and brought his stuff a whole month before, his b-day and I was excited, but to my suprise he again went out and brought the exact same stuff. So again this year he is presentless. All that matters is he enjoys his day and hopefully next year I can out wit him.

Happy Birthday Babe We love you.

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY KAELYN

WoW!!!! Kaelyn has been waiting to turn 6 for the last couple of months. She has planned her day from sun up to sun down. She wants breakfast in bed, French toast and blueberries, to spend the whole day at raging waters with her friends, and have popcycles. Then to come home and go to Wingers for dinner, then cake and Ice cream and Presents. The grand fanially was to have fireworks, but mom forget to buy them last week. Kaelyn has been such a great help being a big sister, she loves to read, color, and play with her friends. Happy 6th Birthday Kaelyn, We love you.

Flow Rider/Kirsten Pics.

My sister in law took Kirsten down to city creek for her one year old pictures. In most of the pictures she would stick out her tongue. Thanks Tasha and Janica for taking the pictures, your awesome.

Kaelyn Was able to do the Flow rider in Ogden with her cousins. She was loven the attention for her older cousins, and the workers were amazed at how brave a six year old is at doing this. She had no fear, and when she wold get stuck in the middle of the wave she would fall off the board and let the water carry her up to the top.

Happy 9 Years!!!!

NINE YEARS!!

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Wow we have been married for 9 years and it has been amazing. Yeah like every marriage we've had are ups and downs, but it has been so much fun to grow and love one another each day. Brant you are an amazing dad, husband and FRIEND. Thank you for supporting me as a mother, wife and FRIEND. I'm so blessed to have Brant in my life and I'm so excited to spend many more years with him. Happy Anniversary Babe, I love you.

HAPPY 1st B-DAY KIRSTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow it is so crazy to think that Kirsten is finally ONE, the time dose fly.

It has been so fun this past year watching her grow and her big sisters get so excited over everything she dose. Kae the other night was saying her prayers when she blessed Kirsten to be turning one years old. She started to cry and this went on for ten minutes, I asked her why she was crying for blessing Kirsten and she said it was sad our baby is getting so big. Kaelyn did want her to get any bigger, and enjoys playing with her and if she get bigger then she won't be as fun. I thought this was so cute, and at the same time I couldn't stop crying with her. We have all enjoy this special little girl, she has touch each of us so much in our family.

Kirsten Loves life, she enjoys being with her big sisters, playing, riding bikes and just being outside. But most of all she loves to eat and be with her dad.

Happy Birthday Kirsten, We Love you so much.

Happy Father's Day Brant/What we been doing.

Happy Father's Day!!!!

Brant is such a great daddy, He loves taking his girls out on dates, camping, boating, and bike riding. Our girls get so excited when he comes home from work, and they rather be cuddle up in his arms then be with mom. To the best Dad in the world HAPPY FATHERS DAY. We went camping two weeks ago, and my sister and her family brought up their motorcycles, well Kaelyn wanted to ride it by herself so daddy taught her how.
The girls had a dance competition at Lagoon Kaelyns team took 2nd
and Kels team was 1st. Way to go girls.

Two weeks ago we went to my nephew baptism, and the girls were able to ride the horses at my sisters. Kirsten was so excited she kept jumping out of my arms to get close one. Any time I would take her away she would scream at me. She loved being on the horse and going for a ride with her daddy.

Kaelyn graduated from Kindergarten last month she had Mrs. Wells who is the best teacher. Kae is such a smart little girl and loves to learn. Thank you Mrs. Wells for being such an amazing role model for these young kids.

This is Frank the best crossing guard in the world, the kids would get all excited to see him every morning.

Our friends the Fox's put together a T-ball team for the 3 year olds in the neighborhood. Kels was so excited to be able to play ball. She loves Skee and likes to get hugs from him when she sees him. Thanks Angie and Skee for putting it together it was awesome, and fun for the kids.

Easter/Spring Break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SORRY VERY LONG!!!

We asked the girls what they wanted to do for the Easter and Spring break week, they repeatedly choose to go camping. So we watch the weather all week and kept telling them that it was going to be cold, snowing/raining all weekend. But they didn't care, they still wanted to go have a sleepover, roast marsh-mellows, and have a fire. So we packed up the camper and all the Easter stuff to spend a very cold weekend in the mountains. The weekend started off with the girls spending the afternoon swimming at the rec. center with their cousins. Then hurrying home to load up in the truck and off to Logan. We went up Blacksmiths Canyon and found the cutest campsite near a creek. We were able to set up camp, and cook diner just as the Storm blew in. Gotta love heaters, we were toasty inside as we listen to the rain and snow hit the camper all night.

Saturday morning we woke up to 5 inches of snow. I was expecting to sleep in but the girls were up at 7 and the first thing Kelsie asked for was to go play in the snow.
Brant and the girls went for a hike, then spent the bulk of the day playing in the creek and the snow.
Kirsten loved playing on the bed, especially when i would close the gate.

It is absolutely beautiful here, it was so relaxing at night to listen to the water run, and the hill sides were covered with deer. LOVE IT.
*****THIS DUMP picture got moved by accident and I can't get it back, so it belongs where the stars are***************

Kaelyn was worried about the Easter bunny finding us in the Mountains, but we reassured her that the Bunny is very smart and will know how to find her. The girls were very excited on Sunday morning to wake up and go look for their baskets. I think we were up at 7 had breakfast and by 8 they were dress and outside looking.

Kels was upset because Kaelyn had found her basket for her.

Every year we go to Logan to the property where my mother grew up and search a 10 acre lot for all of the Grand kids Easter Baskets. I love coming here and watching the excitement on all the kids faces as they search in and out and under everything. My grandfather owned a lumber company and this is where the old sawmill used to be. In it's day there was 5 big building that cut the lumber and it was so much fun to play in the saw dust and around all the big saws and machines. Now all that stands is my moms old house, the barn, and one saw house. It is sad how time changes, but the kids still love going there every year.

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Spring Break

On Tuesday daddy took Kaelyn on a date to see "How to train your dragon". She was so excited to come back and tell us all about her special night. She said there was a part that was a little scary and she cuddled up into daddy's arms and she felt safe. Brant also took her shopping afterwards to buy a new outfit, she wore it for three days straight. Kaelyn wants to go on more daddy dates. So Kelsie got to stay home and play in the snow with mom, So we built a snowman and play for 45 mins outside. She loves being outside, she does not care what the weather is doing. Kelsie will ask everyday to go on a bike ride or play outside even if it is raining.

On Wednesday we went to "The Living Planet Aquarium" the girls loved seeing all the displays but they love the octopus, and the seahorse the best.

On Thursday we jumped on the Front Runner and headed to Ogden. There the girls grandparents and Aunt Jackie picked us up for lunch and a play day at the park by my parents house. We loved it and plan to ride up to Ogden more often for a day with my family.

On Friday we loaded up the snowmobiles and headed to Vernal to spend the weekend at some family members cabin. The girls were so excited because they got their helmets for Christmas and this was the first time they got to use them, besides they will not pass up a chance to have a sleepover in a cabin or camper either. We had to ride the snowmobiles into the cabin because the road was stilled closed because of too much snow still on them. This was a 5 mile adventure, we had to pull a sled behind one of the snowmobiles with all of bags and food for 2 days. Well by the time we got to the cabin with sled was full of water and snow that all the bags/clothes were soaking wet. Thank heavens for fire and fans to dry all of our stuff. This didn't put a damper on the weekend the girls still enjoyed the experience.

Brant took this shot at sunset just outside of the Cabin.

Kirsten enjoying an Oreo cookie, she wouldn't let me take it from her or clean her up.

Three very excited little girls getting ready for their sleepover in the cabin.

One of Brant's pictures of the Diamond Mountain sunsets

The girls played in the snow half the day, their favorite was daddy
pulling them around in the sled behind the snowmobile. All three girls loved it you could hear them giggling the whole time.

Kaelyn showing off her helmet

Kelsie showing her helmet

Kirsten enjoying the snow

This is a random shot of Kelsie. On day while Kae was at school I was working on New Beginning stuff for Young Women's. Kelsie asked me if she could watch a movie in my bathroom so I gave her the portable DVD player, and this is where she settled down to enjoy a movie while I was busy. Way to cute, she always comes up with the silliest things.

While we had good weather the girls got out their skates and hit the bike trail behind our house. Kaelyn spent the whole afternoon on her skates until she figured out how to roller skate. She gets an idea in her head and she works on the skill/idea until she can master it.