Happy 4th Birthday Keaton!

Keaton wanted to spend his birthday party Roller skating!

Keaton and Shae taking a break on the bench!

Most of his family came to skate with him!

The champion of the day!

Baseball Season!

Hayden and Hunter are having a lot of fun playing baseball this year!

Snow Day

Hayden & friend Brenna taking the chair lift up to start the day.

Nothing is more fun then skiing with your buddies!

Oh Yeah.... time to hit the slopes!

My Hunter Bunter!

Nothing like sitting by the fire after an exhausting day of skiing!

My Sister Hayley and daughter Rylee are 5 years apart and dance at the same dance studio. Last night after their backstage dance performance we took them out for ice cream. They both love to dance and it was inspiring to see what beautiful dancers all their hard training has produced.

The Dance Pictures are In!

San Diego

Preston and I have been looking forward to going on a vacation with just the two of us. We were thinking about going to New York City, but never actually got anything planned (maybe next year). Of course, Preston will do almost anything to have a reason to go to a BYU football game so we decided to take a weekend trip to San Diego to watch BYU play San Diego State and enjoy some time together. The game was good and just enjoying the weather and beauty of San Diego was a blast!

Pumpkin Farm

Last week we took the kids and some of their friends to the pumpkin patch to find just the right pumpkins for carving. Plenty of pumpkins and plenty of fun!

I'm Back!

After several months of not blogging, I'm back. Summer was a blast and we had a lot of fun, but with all that went on, I didn't get around to blogging. Anyway, check back for more updates from the Hatch Batch! We recently had the kids get their annual pictures taken, which are below.

Lake Tahoe Weekend

For Memorial Day weekend we headed up the road to Lake Tahoe. The water in the lake is still very cold, but that did not stop the kids from enjoying themselves. The weather was nice and it was fun to get away for a few days to start off the summer.

Our spot on the beach at Lakeland Village.

Rylee overlooking Emerald Bay.

Keaton at the pool.

The boys looking cool.


Hayden is all smiles.

Hunter and Keaton showing the love.

Rylee's Birthday

Rylee's party with her friends began at Mel's Diner for some great desert!

After Mel's Diner the girls spent the afternoon swimming and hanging out.

Rylee doing ballet in the pool.

Happy Birthday Keaton!

My baby isn't a baby anymore. He turned 3 on May 9th. Keaton is so much fun. He loves to play with his brothers and to recite nursery ryhmes. He also loves to play with his best friend Shae, and he gives the best hugs in the world, he squeezes so tight that you can't breathe. Happy Birthday Son!

Keaton at the park on his 3rd Birthday!

2 year old Keaton

Keaton's 1st Birthday eating chocolate cake, Yummy & Messy!

Keaton at 5 weeks old

Pinewood Derby

Hayden's car won third place at the Pinewood Derby this year. The car was called "Dark Night" and won 12 out of 15 races. Good job Hayden!

Hayden and his speedy car.

Santa Clara Trip!

Rylee spent a weekend dancing in Santa Clara with the New York City dance alliance. She took many classes such as: Tap, Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, & Hip Hop from instuctors all over the world. She had a blast and we wanted to share some of her good times with you.

Getting ready to go into the hotel to dance the day away!

Goofing off after a hard days work!

This was Rylee's frist attempt at hip-hop. She usually does ballet and modern dance.

The Bet!

On the way home from the wedding Preston decided to take a route back home that was different from our usual way. I told him that it would take us 45 minutes to get home his way compared to 25 minutes if we went home the normal way. He said I was crazy and that he would give me $1,000 cash if it took us 45 minutes to get home. Right before we turned on our street to pull in the driveway the minute hand turned and added up to 45 minutes. The kids and I were cheering and laughing. My good husband would never back out of a bet so I am expecting my payment within the week. Oh the fun I am going to have spending it!!!

The Pink Tie!

The Wedding colors that Tiani and Brandon chose were green and pink. Aunt Meredith made my 3 boys pink ties to wear to match the wedding party. Hayden refused to wear his pink tie. I had to pay him $5 to wear the tie. His little brother Hunter found out and now I have to pay him $5 because he wore a pink tie also. Hayden refused to have his picture taken therefore we get the back of his head in all the pictures we tried to take of him.