Carly played volleyball for MHS this year. She was on varsity and they had a great year. This was Coach Jeckson's first year at the Varsity position and I think the girls learned a lot under him. Lisa was the JV coach and assistant Varsity coach, so she got to be with Carly everyday for practice and be on the bench during the games. It was awesome. 

Carly's game really improved this year. She hit so strong and her blocks were impressive. She works so hard at practice and outside of practice. It payed off. She earned First Team All Conference honors this year as a Sophmore. That's amazing.

Keep up the good work, Sis!

 Ty, Ridge and Grandpa at one of the games, entertaining themselves.

 Carly, YaYa and Ashley. Fun girls! YaYa blew her knee half way through the season and was out, but Car and Ash kept her company. Love these girls.

 New shoes.

 Carly, Mikaela, YaYa, Zyled and Ashley.

 Warm ups.

 Catching a nap between responsibilities.

 Bonfire for Homecoming.

 Hard loss at the end of the season. This game could have put them in the playoffs and the girls fought hard, but lost in 5 by two points. Uggg!

 Teresa, Angie, Carly, MaKenzie, Morgan, ChaCha, Jessie, Taylor, Bailey, Aki, Ashley, Lisette,

Summer 2016~ Canyon Lake Adventures

This summer we were blessed with a boat to explore Canyon Lake and enjoy some fun in the sun. Sean was a fantastic driver and kept us all safe and happy. We tried our hand with the water tube and some of us tried skiing and knee boarding. Cindy was a pro at the knee board and started doing 360's like she'd been doing them forever (though she had never tried them before). Calais was a little water baby and loved jumping off the back of the boat to Cindy in the water. Trey thought that was awesome and was excited to try it with Sean. Once he went under water, he decided that was enough of that and we couldn't get him to do it again!

He finally did try to ride the tube with Carly and mom though. It was a little tense for him, but he survived and maybe next time he will actually enjoy it. Reed wasn't so sure about it either, but we'll give him credit for pretending to enjoy it to appease him mom. ;)

Ridge and Ty are great on the tube. Ty stands and surfs on it. Lisa tried and it wasn't as easy as it looks. Ty is just awesome!

Ridge tried the knee board and couldn't quite get up. He was afraid the nose would dive him under the water. Hopefully next summer, he can figure it out and enjoy it a little more. 

Carly and Lisa peppered, their favorite past-time, and tried the tube and the knee board as well. Car didn't quite get up on the board, but she was tired and not feeling great, so we'll give her credit for trying. She ended up taking a nap with all the bees, under the canopy (on the concrete picnic tables and in the hamock). The hamock is an awesome place to nap! (Can't say as much about the concrete bench with the bees though.) She ended up getting a lot of sun, but unlike all these redheads, she turns a beautiful tan. On the trip with Cindy and Christian, we ended up with a pretty rainstorm. It was a little chilly on a warm day, but ended up making a beautiful sky to glide the water under.

We are so grateful for the opportunity and blessing to have a boat and grateful for this handsome hard working man who made it possible and is so willing to drag us all over the water. 

The Cursed Sandwich. (A short story by Ty)

The Cursed Sandwich

I was a cabin boy for the British ship, "The Allegiant", when one day we were sailing by the void that holds our world from the real, giant world. (Our world is a pretty small world. It's just like your world, except the tallest we will get is four inches tall.) Meanwhile, two sailors on the deck, named Tubby Ted and No Eyed Pete, were having lunch. Tubby Ted quickly gobbled up his sandwich and his gaze fell upon No Eye’s sandwich. With his eyes probably as wide as the ship itself, Tubby Ted quickly grabbed the sandwich from No Eyed Pete and took a BIG bite! No Eyed Pete, who was probably confused, started to flail his arms looking for Tubby Ted and his missing sandwich. No Eyed Pete, accidentally slapped Tubby Ted in the back sending Tubby Ted tumbling to the ground and the sandwich flying through the air, penetrating the void that keeps our worlds apart, making a great, loud noise. As the crew rushed to the side of the ship to see what could have happened, the void started sucking water into your world. The Captain shouted, "Raise anchor and set sail, away from the void!" but the current was too strong, from the great rush of water pouring through the void.  Before he could say, "Argh!" the rush of water had pulled the ship too close. They were going over. "Hold on, Me Hardies!"

He shouted. I grabbed the mast so tightly, that if I had squeezed it any tighter, it would have left a mark in the wood. As the ship was hurled through the void, I thought to myself, "It's ok. There's probably just more water on the other side", but no, there wasn't. I felt the ship beginning to lean forward, as if we were going down a waterfall, and then, I had a feeling as if I could float on air. I gathered enough of my strength to peak out at what was happening, and then I noticed, "Uh oh! We're falling!"  We were falling so fast and so hard, we landed in a great lake, sort of. This lake was a peculiar one. It looked like there was a ginormous couch in the corner of the lake and a chair in the middle, with a few huge bananas floating in the water. Some of them were the size of our ship. Then the crew all gazed their eyes to the ocean, and I thought to myself, "What are they looking at?" I walked over to the side to see for myself. At first I saw a big, brown, really chubby and cute creature.  We all went to the side of the ship where the creature was and Tubby Ted said, "Ah, it's so cute!" but he changed his mind when the creature opened its mouth and made a great big noise, which sounded like a bark. The cook, Bobby, said "Well what do you know fellas? It's a dog!" 

The ginormous dog opened its mouth and sucked in the water, as if it was drinking. We, being very close to it, were getting sucked in as well. Annoyed by this happening again, the captain said, "Hold on, me Hardies!" As the ship was about half way in, all the crew rushed to the opposite side, but then the dog's mouth started to close and chomped the ship in half. Our ship was sinking, so we all grabbed onto a barrel, or anything that floats. A few of us grabbed onto Tubby Ted. As the ship sank, faster and faster, we all climbed onto a piece of the broken deck that was floating quite well. After about fifteen minutes of silence, the captain proclaimed, "This is all Tubby Ted's fault!"  Tubby Ted replied saying, "No it's not! It's the sandwich's fault. You know I can't resist tuna!" 

By Ty Rieman

Hello there.

Hello there. It's been a while. We're still here and growing. We've added a new kid to our crew. Trey is the baby in these pictures. He's actually two now and really a cute kid. So grateful to be a part of this family. 

Family Pictures 2011

We were blessed last year to try out a new backdrop for my talented sister Cindy's photography business. She is so awesome. I love these pictures. Thank you Cindy! Right after the last picture with Ty sticking his tongue out, Reed smacked Ty right in the nose! I guess it's all fun and games...'til someone gets hurt!

Summer Fun 2011

Carly's first piano recital. She played a duet of Rockin' Robin with Sis. Lewis. She did great! Reed LOVES the Slip-N-Slide!
Ty rockin'the slip-n-slide

Ridge turned eight and was baptized and Ty turned six!

Slip-N-Slide fun.

Carly's interviews with the Superhero's. This was so cute. She had a typewriter and typed out her questions and the boys would tell her their stories. They are such hero's in their stories. She asks them what powers they have, when they found out they had them, how they use them, etc. I need to record these sometime. (Look at Ty's body language. Can you just feel the confidence he has as this particular hero?!)

Sleepovers!

Unique and beautiful AZ sunsets.

Grandpa's grilling...yum!

Mom and Dad. I Love them so much! I am so thankful to live near my parents.

Ty graduated Kindergarten...on to first grade!

Swimming at Grandma and Grandpa's. Ridge loves to swim with these goggles. He has turned into quite the fish!

Cutie pie Ty.

So happy school's out. Clowning around in the back yard.

New Cub Scout. He made his first boat for the rainboat regatta. He got a certificate for the most aerodynamic. He is sooo excited to be in scouts. Ty thinks it's not fair that he has to wait for two more years to join him.

A visit from Ty's friend Maggie. They moved out of state last year and we miss them. Ty has wanted her to come back and play for a long time, and it finally happened!

We camped, biked, went park exploring and had a lot of fun this summer. It was fantastic! These summers are flying by so we have to make each one count. My kids are growing so fast and before I know it, these summers will be gone. I am so thankful to their mom and to get to be a part of such fun times in their lives.