Coming HOME

We have come back to Utah twice since we moved. I love Santa Barbara a lot, but being away from all our family and friends is really hard. I will find all kinds of excuses to come for a visit. I will also talk anyone into coming to visit us. Hey you have a free place to stay!!!!

Can't get over how much Shelby and Nic look like each other!

Halli was not happy that we were leaving her. We were sad to leave too! Everyone was so good to us, giving us warm beds to sleep in and yummy food to eat and fun entertainment.

The absolutely craziest clan EVER! These cousins get together and the house ends up looking like a tornado hit it and the noise level reaches decibels that impair your hearing! They have the best time together and that is all that matters! Chambers thank you for all the yummy food and the birthday cake for Shelby.

Three hooligans ready for a good nights sleep...... Yeah right!!!!! It was the craziest bed hoppin night of my life! Oh the memories!

What's up?

We finally made it to Disneyland! We got annual passes and are going to try to go at least once a month. The passes have block out dates and the Saturdays are always blocked out. So the kids will be missing a few days of school. Their teachers aren't going to like it! They will have enough schooling! Fun family experiences are what this life is about! Disneyland is about a 2 hour drive from our house.

We met up with Brian and Amber and their 3 so well behaved girls. We had so much fun spending time with cousins!

We have started a tradition of the first ride we will always go on is Pirates of the Caribbean.

The Karrens came and spent a couple nights at our house. They were so fun to have with us! I cried the day they left. I think they really liked it here so I am hoping for another visit from them soon!

My parents came out and saw us. We loved having grandma and grandpa hanging out for a couple of days! We took them to all the beautiful sights in Santa Barbara.

We"re ALIVE!!!

Well I think we have finally settled in our rather quaint home! I can't believe it has almost been 2 months since we took the plunge and moved to Santa Barbara California! It has been an adjustment with a 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, tincy kitchen, no backyard, and a laundary closet out in the garage. It has been so much change for the kids they have been at each others throats since we got here. I hope things cool down in a couple of months and they can get to their comfortable selves. Sometimes I wonder if aliens have taken over my childrens bodies! They are adjusting and getting a little more used to school and making some friends.

We have been learning to surf! Shelby is a fish and can spend hours trying every couple of minutes to catch a wave! Her first time she made it standing on the board she had her feet together and was waving both arms like she was a dairy queen on a float. I wasn't there but Kris came home and told me about it and I wished I could have seen it or we had a picture. I was laughing so hard picturing her! Paydon enjoys giving it a few tries when Shelby actually gives up the board and gives him a turn.

Mylee spends most of the time running back and forth in and out of the waves and playing in the sand.

They have free movies on the pier. They set up a big screen and projector and you bring your chairs and enjoy a movie surrounded by the awesome backdrop of the ocean and sunset. This night we watched Never Ending Story and we also went to Shrek.

You know you live in an awsome place when you see a cruise ship parked in the ocean just a few miles away from your house!

We are getting adjusted and can't wait for friends and family to come see us! We miss everyone back in Utah and would just love it if they would all pack up their stuff and move here with us! We have met amazing people here and feel this is an experience that will stregnthen our family and draw us closer to one another.

AND THEN THERE WERE 4

How time flies. So much has happened in the last 6 months. Kris had been looking for a new job for about 2 years and he finally got one in Feb. So the end of Feb him and Jaxon headed out to sunny Santa Barbara, California. They have been there for 2 months now and I miss them terribly! Well maybe the husband more than the teenager! All of you who live with one could totally agree with me! Me and the other 3 kids drove the 13 and a half hours to spend a week with them in their 300 square foot apartment over spring break. We had a blast in the warm sun just hanging out as a family. We spent everyday hanging out at the beach. We spent time with some friends that live there. I was a little worried, i mean it is California, but i felt really safe and comfortable there. I can see myself living there for a couple years, but then coming back to where my family is. We are giving this a trial run to see if Kris can sell enough windows and doors to move the rest of us up there. I was worried about the schools there so that is why Jaxon went with Kris, and also to keep him company. He goes to Santa Barbara High School since 9th grade is in high school there. I was nervous but he is doing good and liking school as much as a 15 year old boy can. (There is not a metal detector at the doors of the school, i asked the first day he went.) It has not been harder with everyday chores and stuff because there are two less people to cook and clean up after, but it is really hard being apart! I have been surprised at how lonely it gets. I still have tons of family and friends here but they r not Kris. The one person that I have spent the last 15 years married to. I started thinking about people whose spouses have died! I can't imagine how lonely they feel! I get to talk to Kris everyday and even see him through pictures and skype. The loneliness is still hard to deal with. Just not havin him here to give me a big hug and kiss when he gets home from work, or just knowing he is laying beside me in bed at night. It has made me realize how much i love and need him. The good thing is that this isn't permanent. We are working hard to get our family back together whether it be in Utah or California. Until then I will just keep pluggin along and try to keep our other 3 children alive and happy.

Don't forget the Eldest

You won't find Jaxon letting you take a picture of him anyday soon! In fact your lucky if you do see him! Jaxon is a freshmen this year and decided to try playing football for the first time. He broke his shoulder the first week of practice but is now healed up and got to play in his first game last Wed. It was an away game so I haven't seen him play yet. Can't wait for a home game so I can go see his moves! He is about as tall as me know. A whoppin five foot two to be exact! He has grown a lot in the last couple months and now looks like a young man! I hate that my baby is growning up and making me get older every day! His voice is low and deep now and it is so strange to see your baby turning into a man! I don't like it! Not one bit!

Back to Reality!!!

I can't believe that the kids have been in school already for over a month! I really need to get a new computer!!! Ours is about six years old and very very slow. I think it is infected with numerous viruses which makes it very slow and so not fun to update my life on! But I have myself a few hours while Kris is watching the USU - BYU game. We are back to reality and back to a schedual since school started! Lots of playing after school, homework, and still fighting kids to get in bed at a decent hour!

I was able to squeeze Mylee into a preschool at the last minute because someone dropped out and she is loving it! She goes on Tues, Wed, and Thurs. I take her to work with me for an hour and then clock out and take her to school at 1:00. I get off at 3:00 and go pick her up. It has worked perfectly with my work schedule and relieves my sister from having to watch her everyday! She loves it and thinks she is so big! She is learning to write her name. Her nickname lately is THE QUEEN! And if you know Mylee at all you know it fits her very well.
Next year is kindergarten!

This is Paydon and Shelby the first day of school. They go to the same school this year and hopefully will look out for each other. Paydon is in 2nd grade and Shelby is in 5th. Maturation program here we come!!!!

What is it about a plate of skanky nachos from 7-11? Gotta have me some every now and then!

And for a little laugh. Why do they have to make girls panties so hard to figure out which two holes your legs go into! You almost need to be Einstein to figure it out! This girl doesn't really care. Get them on and get on with breakfast!!!

Bashaw Headlines

Between my computer being down with a nasty virus and me stalking everyone else's blogs it has been a while since I have posted. There have been a few things to catch up on so this is what has happened in the Bashaw household these last couple of months.



The Bashaw boys burfday extravaganza!

On April 10, 2010 Jaxon Charles Bashaw and Paydon Ross Bashaw celebrated their 14th and 7th birthdays! The day was rather uneventful because Mylee ended up throwing up mid day scaring everyone away from our house. We had a small party with grandma Carol and grandpa Bob. Man I love these boys!

The Easter Bunny came for his annual visit!

All the Hillyard cousins!

Mylee Elizabeth Bashaw turns 4!

The baby of the household turned 4 on May 31st. She was so excited to be the same age as Halli again! I can't believe my baby is getting so grown up! I get very few glimpses of her as a baby anymore. She has grown up so fast with 3 older siblings to show her the way!

Girl gets spoiled to death on her birthday!