Elder and Sister Heaton

On Saturday we had a going away party for my parents. They are going to the Oakland and San Francisco California Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They will be gone for 2 years. All of your children love you both and are so proud of you!

On Sunday they spoke in church in Mocassin, AZ. Both gave excellent talks and then after church they were set apart as missionaries.

They left on Monday for the Missionary Training Center in Provo. My Uncle Mark through a going away breakfast for them and a lot of my dad's family were able to make it. Thanks for going all who could! It turned out to be a great turn out!

Also last night Tuesday night I got a phone call from my mom! They said they are doing GREAT! They are being fed soooooo well! They have 3 meals a day with desert if they want! She said starting the next day she is going to have to start taking a salad because they were being fed TOO well! =) They were able to practice the first discussion and are doing the second today. They had a fireside last night and heard from a member of the quorum of the seventy. Sorry I can't remember who she said... They even have a missionary couple who's mission is to take care of the couple missionaries at the MTC. So, this couple has been making sure they are doing GREAT!

My mom even said that someone found her some WD40 for her "SQUEAKY LEG BRACE"! Thanks to whoever did that! =) Here are some pictures from our family pool party.

WE LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD! WAY TO GO! Sister Heaton
Elder Heaton and Kael

me and Kael


Daniel Volma Heaton
(newest addition to the fam)


Lil Jacob

The Heaton Boys

Pool

Thanks all those who put on the pool party. It sure was a lot of fun!

Lots of Kael

Oh NO I got caught!

Kael LOVES this mirror. When I am working at my computer in the mornings he plays with his toys in front of it and checks himself out... It is pretty funny. I have totally given up trying to keep the mirror clean. He also really likes grabbing medicine bottles and biting them with his teeth. I haven't seen this yet though and I thought it was too funny not to take a picture.

Oh well...

We took Kael swimming for the first time on Saturday the 16th. It was so much fun! Kael has always LOVED bath time so we were hoping he would like the pool and it was a definate success! We loaded him up with spf 70 that said it lasts 80 minutes twice in an hour period! He still got pink! Poor kid is definately going to have my fair skin...

Thanks Kelly for having a GREAT B-day party so that we could all enjoy the pool!

We tried out a mo hawk with his sunblock.

I love Kael's smile in this picture!

The black pug called Seebee had to show off her new and pretty swimsuit. Kael LOVES animals! Especially Seebee! He screams for joy whenever he sees her and tries to grab at her!

April into May

On April 15th Derek and I celebrated our 3 year Anniversary. Time sure has flown. He got me these beautiful flowers and we had to wait to celebrate as Derek was still in school. We were able to celebrate by going to a Brian Regan show that came here to St. George. It was awesome! He is a stand-up comedian and he was so funny! Even the guy that was before him had me laughing so hard I had to massage my cheeks throughout the show! If any of you haven't watched his DVD's I recommend you buying them!

All of Derek's friends from high school are about to move away to other states and go to medical school or the military. We sure are going to miss them! We decided we needed to have a fun get together before we all go our separate ways and Derek's parents were kind to let us borrow their cabin for this. We had a blast! A couple of things we did were the Wii, fourwheeling, and roast hot dogs.

Oh ya.... Kael's favorite part was Buckbeak the Hippogriff!!! =)

For a Kael update he is now 9 months old! He is officially crawling and every once in a while still does "the worm" or his scooting! He now has two teeth!!! We have waited a long time for these guys and are glad they are here! He is taking naps in his crib and is sleeping from 7 pm to 6:30 am!!!! This is a milestone for us and has been going on for about a month now! He is such a good baby and we love him so much!

One of THOSE Days...

It is totally going to be one of THOSE days today... Already before 9 am, as I am sitting at the computer my baby has pooped all over me and him... I threw him in the tub and he did NOT like that...

I get him calmed down and cleaned up, me too, and of course he falls and hits his head on the floor...

I get him calmed down again, and as I'm holding him I get spit up on and it runs down my entire leg after I just got cleaned up...

I think it is officially nap time!

MCAT, WEDDING, BABIES

My friend Ashley Gafa Higbee called the other day to let me know she is having a baby!!! We are sooooooooo excited for her!!! Turns out it is TWINS!!! We love ya Ashley! You are going to be a GREAT mom!


Derek's friend Mical Hanzal from the Czech Republic is going to be getting married in the temple this August! Derek was able to baptize him and give him the priesthood. He just got off his mission in Sep. from Germany. We are so proud of him and love him like a brother!


AND last for good news....... Da da da.....
Derek's MCAT scores came this morning.........
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YAY FOR DEREK!!!! For those who don't know how to interpret the score this is a good score! It was higher than we were expecting, so we are VERY pleased! I'm so proud of Derek! He has studied so hard and put a lot of time into getting straight A's this semester and working for the mcat and I couldn't be more proud and happy for him!!!
We have decided that he is going to retake it even though he got such a good score. We have a school we would like to try to get into and the better the score, the better his chances. Since he will have more time this summer to study compared to spring break for one week we think it will be a good opportunity.

He is currently working on his application and will be submitting it in June. Not sure when he will retake the mcat.... Hopefully we will start getting secondary applications in July and August and then interviews from there.

So....... Wish us luck!!!!! Thanks for all the support from our families and friends! We love you all!