Ben

Thanks Ben! 6 great reasons We LOVE you!1. There is no roller coaster ride expected

2. The tender heart especially late at night when one is standing at the bedside, you scoop them up hold them close and let sleep in your arms.
3. The quiet strength you bring.
4. All the times you laugh at my lame attempts to be funny.

5. The joy you get when the kids experience new things, the look on your face.

6. Loving me.

Father and some sons

Cooper and Bauer were lucky that Ben had the weekend off to take them on the overnight father and sons campout. Kessler stayed home with mom and sister, had a girls night.

Some photos from the campout, some baby ducks that Cooper said were "so cute".

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

What a fun day with the kids, how cliche yes I know.

The kids loved it though, I loved watching the beginning video considering I grew up in West/South Jordan area my whole life. Some fun parts-Cooper loves to smell things and places, he really liked the smell of the inside of the Temple, he also really wanted to go and see if the water was cold or hot in the baptismal font.
Kessler did not cooperate very well, we had to take him out of the movie, take him out of the sealing room (they do a little presentation in the sealing room).
He is becoming quite the little stinker, he likes to hit, if you give him food he does not want he picks it up and throws it on the floor, also if you don't pick him up when he wants you too, he puts his head on the floor (like an ostrich in the sand) and starts to cry.

There was definitely a very strong spirit there, what an amazing place here on earth.

10 YEARS!!

My life has never been the same since I started my job with SkyWest airlines.

I was attended college working two jobs, Full time at the University Hospital and part time at Chilis.

I was really busy one night (in the weeds servers like to call it).

I met a lady named Necia and she offered me her card, and asked if I had ever considered being a flight attendant. To that day I would say I had never thought about it and took her card and out of curiosity I went and turned in my application, attended the open house and was hired.

Because of this job, we have many opportunities that we never would have.

It has helped me to become more patient, find the humor in things, hate the smell of cinn-a-bon,

watch how I use the tone of my voice, and to be more friendly to people I don't know.

Some of my favorite things I have done while employed with SkyWest. I have been able to see many cities that I probably wouldn't have chosen to see. For example, Elko Nevada (became one of my favorite over nights)

Also many experiences that I never would have been able to say I have come across.

My passenger that died and came back to life.

The time I went to the St. George Temple with my Captain and First Officer.

The MANY fire alarms that go off in Hotels in the middle of the night.

The chocolate milk in Idaho Falls

The cookies from the Double Tree

The girl that thought the flight deck door was the bathroom and threw up all over the door, and my crew calling me and saying "what is that smell?"

The parents that gave their twin toddlers chocolate milk and a really turbulent day into Jackson Hole and they threw up in the ladies hair sitting in front of them.

The day I had all Japanese tourists flying into Jackson Hole and the interpreter asked me for a passenger, " Where is the hole in Jackson?"

The day I met my good friend Whitney in the crew lounge on a break and we were cracking up about the things we would do on our last day on the job.

The time, we were flying in bad weather and on landing the airplane jerked to the side and I (the working flight attendant) screamed.

One night upon landing I was making a welcome announcement and I couldn't remember where I was, the passenger in row one told me.

The time the fuel truck caught on fire.

13 hours in the Vancouver airport trying to go see Ben's family for Christmas

The many times we have got First Class.

The first time in first class I didn't know what to do with the napkin she handed me, the flight attendant abruptly grabbed it out of my hand and set it down on the tray table, huffed and walked away.

The 1,000,000,000 times I have told passengers, "that will not fit on here."

The time my landing gear wouldn't come up

The non-celebrities that I have had on my flights.

And to DinseyWorld, Disneyland, Paris, Switzerland, Kauai, Maui, Canada, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Belize, the Bahamas, and the 25 states that I have seen, the shops, my first trip to Cafe Rio in St. George (when it was the only one)

Thank You SkyWest!!

We are still alive

There is a lot to blog about.

Alivia graduated from Kindergarten, we love her teacher...what a fun school year for her.

The Whidden's are going on a Mission to Frankfurt, Germany and surrounding European area's.

See you guys in September:)

Kessler turned one in March...just a tad bit behind.

Ben got some good news, he was asked to be a temporary store manager for the American Fork Target. They gave him the news on a Wednesday and wanted him to be there the following Monday.

Ben started with Target on May 11, 2003 at the American Fork Target and transferred back to be the Store Manager (STL, Target terms) on May 11, 2009. 6 years to the day.Ring....Ring....

Who is it.......

DESTINY

I have been expecting your call:)

Look how glad he was that I painted a huge Target bullseye on our drive way.

And a public apology to our neighbors, it won't come off.

A concrete contractor stopped as he was driving by and gave me some advice that I will have to scrub it off with most likely a wire brush...fun

My 10 year anniversary at SkyWest this JUNE ....yes I can finally retire...woot woot:)

Other than that life is good, I was released as the activities chair person and called to be the Young Women's Secretary...girls camp here I come...wow it has been a long time.

Kids are out of school and having lots of fun.

Ben got a new truck, his dream truck, will post a pic soon.

TTYL, I am getting the hang of text lingo thanks the YW in the ward:)

Update

I love these pictures, it is so funny to me how many shots it takes to take one descent picture.

Thanks to Ben's sister, Leah. For taking these pictures for us.
All is well in Whidden-ville. Ben is still waiting for Target. I am still part time with SkyWest. Livi is loving Kindergarten and gets to eat school lunch next week and is FREAKING out. Cooper is cracking me up. He does not like it when I get upset with someone. We are starting to say no to Kessler, (If he touches something he is not supposed to) Cooper will say, Smile at him mom, smile at him, don't do that face mom. Bauer and Cooper have a little rivalry going on. If Cooper has something Bauer wants it and vice versa. Bauer now says to Cooper " I am not talking to you, I am talking to MOM!" Kessler has had a tough time. Got sick coming home from Calgary, has had over 11 ear infections, and now not feeling well again.

I was released from the activities committee and was called to be in the Young Women's (secretary). YEAH that is a crazy calling. Busy, Busy, Busy....and Girls Camp here I come, whooo hoooo..... I am sad to leave activities committee that was so fun.
I am so glad some warm weather for a few days. We have planted some trees, flowering pears, and a peach tree. We also planted some of our garden, peas, tomatoes, bell pepper and more to come.

Easter Weekend

We had a great time Easter weekend in Canada. We flew to Calgary on Thursday and drove south to Lethbridge. Ben's youngest brother got married, Tim and his cute new bride Ashton.

These are some of the photos that I hi-jacked (can I say that:) from Julies blog, Thanks Jules.

I love this picture below, I can totally see Tim and Ashton will a family like this some day:) The kids had so much fun with their cousins, Yes all of them are cousins. At one point the photographer said to the Whidden family, okay lets shoot immediate family only, my mother in law commented, this is immediate family....

The Girl cousins

Alivia, Riley, Kaysa, Haley, Avery

The Boy cousins

Dryden, Deegan, Ryker, Bauer, Kessler, Carter, Cooper and Easton.

The Cardston Temple is so beautiful. It was such a fun weekend and the sun shined almost the whole time, my kind of weekend.