Skousen Family

Robert Lake

2008-05-12T20:43:00.000-07:00

Here is some of Roberts tricks!! Have fun. I know he is!!!

Alli 9.4 beam routine!!

2008-05-12T16:00:00.002-07:00

This is Alli's beam routine form the Diamond Backs Meet. She did her best beam routine ever so I thought I would share it. I hope you like it

Happy Birthday Alli!!!

2008-05-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

My little angel was born May 1, 2000. What a blessing to have Allison Joy in our family. We were so excited to have a new baby! I'm pretty sure that she was in someones loving arms her entire first year of life

2008-05-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

As we look back on Alli's life so far we can't leave out the comfort belly button. From the time she was tiny she would grab onto the "button" for comfort. It was a lot better than a binky cause it NEVER got lost in the car seat or under the crib! We also have to include that ever since she was little she has LOVED her shoes!

2008-05-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

We thought we were DONE with T-Ball!!!

2008-05-01T07:30:00.000-07:00

She is all grown up and still such a JOY!

She loves her friends, gymnastics, diving and making up fun cheers and dances. She loves to outback to dinner with Richie. Shannen is and always has been her 2nd mom. Robert is a great brother and super fun at birthday parties! Haley and Alli like to get dressed up and take really fun pictures. Dad loves to coach Alli in anything and everything. I'm just thrilled that Alli still loves to cuddle cause that is my favorite thing!!!

Olympic Gymnastics Ad

2008-04-28T11:38:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago a lady came to Alli's gym to take pictures of all the girls. We thought it was for the web site. On Saturday I get a call saying "I saw Alli's picture in the Groves Report." I had no idea so we went to the mailbox and this is what we found!! It's pretty fun to be in the add and even more fun to be surprised about it. The picture turned out cute but I think Alli will keep her "day job"

Shopping

2008-04-28T11:00:00.000-07:00

Senior Prom 2008

2008-04-28T10:46:00.000-07:00

Robert concussion #2!

2008-04-28T10:29:00.000-07:00

Well the lake on Saturday was fun but Robert decided to do some fun tricks and didn't quite land this one. We got a great picture though. Anyway he got to spend the day and most of the night (prom) with a pretty bad headache. Ouch!

Shannen SO close!!

2008-04-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

So Shannen IS going to land her roll this summer. I have 100% confidence she can do it.

Robert Volleyball

2008-04-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

Robert still has two more weeks of volleyball. The team is started a little slow but they are getting better. They have a tournament this weekend at McClintock. Go Toros!!

Haley Softball

2008-04-18T12:42:00.000-07:00

So Mountain View softball is over for This season. The Lady Toros went 17 and 1! Pretty good season. It was fun watching Haley pitch and play shortstop. The highlight of the season though, I would have to say , is the final game of the season where Haley hit two over the fence!! She had five on the year but two in one game is super fun!!! Good job Hay Hay!!!

Spring Break

2008-04-12T15:44:00.000-07:00

So Alli, Adryen and I went to the cabin for spring break. It was really relaxing. We thought we might get to go sledding but no snow left! So we rode bikes and watched movies and built a really cool fort. It was a great break.

Robert's BEST game EVER!!!

2008-01-23T07:02:00.000-08:00

So, the ONE and ONLY game I don't have my camera at (the picture is from a different game) Robert has the game of his life! Last night we played Dobson in the first region game. Dobson is ranked #2 and we are #15. (the reason no camera) Anyway, at the end of the game the score was 1 to 1. So overtime. With about 3 minutes left in the final overtime the score was Dobson 2 Mountain View 1. We needed to score again to force penalty kicks. Robert at the time was playing forward and scored the goal to force penalty kicks!!!! OK if your confused why Robert the goalie was playing forward here is the story. The night before the game Robert had soccer practice. He also had his day activity for winter formal and he chose the date so he wasn't supossed to play at all. But when it looked like there might be a shoot out the coach put him in because he is the best goalie for penalty kicks. So he got put in right before the end because in order to be a part of the shoot out you have to be on the field at the end of the game. Anyway he was awesome!!! So shoot out. 1 on 1 with the goalie. Each team gets five shots. We go first and MISS. The goalie didn't block it our shot was wide. Then they shoot and make it. They are up 1. We shoot and make it 1 to 1. They take their second shot and Robert blocks it!!!! Yeah Robert. Still 1 to 1. We shoot again and make it 2 to 1. They shoot again and make it, 2 to 2. We shoot again and make it 3 to 2. They go and YES Robert blocks it again!! Still 3 to 2. We go again and make it!! Now it is 4 to 2 and they only have two shots left they have to make both to tie. And the crowd goes wild!!!! Robert blocks a third time!!!!!!! Mountain View upsets Dobson and WINS!!!!!! It was so fun! Robert says it felt like a dream. He was so happy. I'm glad he had so much fun because we all did too!!!

Let it SNOW!!!

2007-12-04T07:57:00.000-08:00

Last weekend in Provo the snow came down hard. This is the parking lot at Shannen's apartment. I guess when it snows you head to the slopes. Shannen and Spencer had fun boarding at Brighton but by the end of the day you couldn't even see anything it was snowing so hard. We all can't wait to get up there. Keep the snow coming!

Thanksgiving Lake Trip

2007-11-28T20:15:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving day Rich Shannen Robert and Haley went to the lake!!! They had lots of fun and had a beautiful day too. We all went on the day after but it was windy and cold. Still fun but not very good boarding. Oh well how fun is it to go to the lake over Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-22T20:39:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We had a really good day. It is always a good thing to take time to think about how blessed we are. I am so thankful for my family. It was so great to have everyone together. I know there will be a time down the road when I will have to share with "in-laws" so I am just happy to enjoy every minute of this time of my life. I really like being around my big kids. It is fun to joke around with them and just sit and talk. I am really lucky and appreciate all that I have been blessed with. Shannen was home from BYU and decided to make a homemade banana cream pie. Lachelle helped her and it turned out delicious. Traci and Lauren came for dinner and Amber and Ronnie came later for dessert.

State Gymnastics Meet

2007-11-18T07:29:00.000-08:00

Alli had her first level 5 State Meet yesterday. It was a fun time she competed in the 8 and under age group. There are A LOT of really good gymnasts that are 8 and under in Arizona! We went to the meet right after the soccer game. ( bad idea to play a soccer game in the heat before a big meet) Anyway she did great. She placed 4th in the state on beam with a 9.05. She and her gymnastics buddy Adryen were the only ones in their age group from our gym. Whenever those two monkeys are together there is fun going on. After the meet we went to dinner with the coaches Jason and Beth. Hopefully next year both girls will move up to level 6.

Grandma and Grandpa

2007-11-18T07:22:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Grandpa got to come to Alli's soccer game yesterday. We were hoping it would be a nice day to sit and watch soccer but we were all dying from the heat!!! Why is it still so hot? It would really be nice to at least be able to get out the long sleave shirts! Even though we were all drenched by the end of the game it was so fun to have grandma and grandpa there too!!

Aunt Terri

2007-11-18T07:13:00.000-08:00

My sister Terri came for a visit last weekend. She got to go to Lauren's state swim meet. Lauren did awesome. We also had some time to visit and catch up on things. It's always a fun time when Aunt Terri visits! Even though you can't tell by the picture, Robert was having a blast.

Shannen Home

2007-11-18T06:59:00.000-08:00

Shannen came home homecoming weekend to go to the Suns game with me. She is a huge Suns fan and we had an extra ticket so she decided to fly home. The game was fun even though we got beat by the Lakers. It was a fast trip but good to have Shannen home for a couple of days.

Robert Homecoming

2007-11-18T06:52:00.001-08:00

Robert went to homecoming with Laura Bayless. They had 24 people in their group and went to skateland for their day activity. Robert said it was a lot of fun. On homecoming night they all went to the Mesa Art Center to have their pictures taken. When I get those I'll put them in. After pictures they went to Rustlers Rooste for dinner. Robert said he probably wouldn't go there again. Oh well. Then the dance. Robert loves to dance and so does Laura so they stayed and danced to the end! After they went to Josh's house to watch transformers in the backyard and have hot chocolate and a snack. Fun times!

California Trip

2007-11-11T16:12:00.000-08:00

We took a really fun trip this weekend. Rich, Richie and I went to LA with Kris and Dave, Shawna and Crris, Mike and Lachelle, Steve and Alli Owen and Jason and Yvonne Davis. We went to go see Wicked and the ASU UCLA game. We flew over and rented this big 12 passenger van and went to the hotel. We had a little time before Wicked so of course we decided to go shopping in the allies. Chris dropped us off and was going to drive around until we were done but found a GREAT parking spot accross the street so he parked and shopped with us. When we were done (well not done but had to quit because we had to get to the play) we went to the van but NO VAN!!!! Chris had parked in a "NO PARKING" after 4pm spot and the van got towed. BIG BUMMER!!! Chris found out where they took the van and the boys went to see if they could get it and the girls took a taxi to the hotel to get ready for the play. Eventually they did get the van back and we barely made it to Wicked and had an amazing time! The next day we went to the Rose Bowl to see the game and it was great fun too. The game was pretty ugly but a win is a win. Fun Times with family and Friends!

GO DEVILS!

2007-11-11T15:55:00.000-08:00

WICKED

2007-11-11T15:32:00.001-08:00

ASU v. Oregon

2007-11-11T09:41:00.000-08:00

Rich and Richie and Jack and Mike got to go to the Oregon ASU game in Oregon. Even though ASU lost it was a fun trip. The people were really friendly. Everywhere they went it was green and yellow. Every house every business every thing was a "Duck" fan. Before the game they have this big food party for everyone!

2007-11-11T09:31:00.000-08:00

After the game they had to go back in the stadium because they couldn't find the keys to the rental car. The place was empty and they got to go down on the field!!! It was really awesome.

Shannen and Spencer Halloween

2007-11-01T13:39:00.000-07:00

Hannah Montana in Mesa!

2007-11-01T12:44:00.000-07:00

HELP!!!! I can't figure out how to rotate these pictures. Pretty sad huh?

2007-11-01T12:40:00.000-07:00

Homecoming answer

2007-10-31T14:38:00.000-07:00

Robert asked Laura Bayless to Homecoming and she answered him by filling his room with post its! Some of them said things and most didn't. He had to look through all of them to find the answer only to find that none had an answer!! After Robert got home she came back over to the house and left the answer on a post-it on his rear view window.

Alli's Hideout

2007-10-31T14:30:00.000-07:00

Alli and her friend Adryene decided to make a secret hideout on the plant shelf in her room. They climbed up the foods storage shelves and made theirselves a little hideout. Good thing they are both tiny!

Val Vista Sistas Update

2007-10-25T22:07:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to update on the final results of the tournament. The young women won their first game tonight and had to play the only undefeated team for the championship. They have played the same team the last two years in a row for the championship game. They were ahead at top of the 7th inning and were playing great! But JUST LIKE LAST YEAR the other team came back to win by 1 run. Haley was awesome but she rolled her ankle in the first game and it is pretty ugly. She said she was fine though and played the whole 2nd game. (probably not a great idea?) She has a big tournament in Hunnington Beach next weekend. Hopefully it will be better by then. The womens team WON the CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!! It was so fun. My sister Traci came out tonight to play and she was awesome!!! We played a really good team and even had to play an extra inning because it was tied after 7 innings. If we would have lost we would have had to play the same team again because they would have had to beat us twice. I guess none of us wanted to stay for another game because we scored 10 runs in the 8th inning!!!! Go Val Vista Sistas!!!

Val Vista Sistas

2007-10-24T20:57:00.001-07:00

Haley and I are both playing on the ward softball teams. I don't have a picture of Haley's team because they played at the same time as us. We are in the midddle of the multi-stake tournament. Both teams won tonight and play tomorrow for the championship. It is really fun to play even though I'm not 25 any more. After the first game I was hurting pretty bad but now I'm good. It really feels good to get out and play and is tons of fun just being with the other ladies.

Green Gators

2007-10-20T13:23:00.001-07:00

Alli plays on the Green Gators AYSO soccer team and is having a fun first expierence with soccer. She is learning a lot and her favorite position to play is goalie!

State Cross country Meet

2007-10-19T21:17:00.000-07:00

Today was the State Cross Country Meet for Haley. She decided to run in the off season of school softball to stay in shape. She likes to run. She did really well and next year hopes to get a medal. I forgot my camera at the meet so I just picked a random picture. She looks a lot better in this one anyway. Go Haley!!!!

Alli Gymnastics Meet

2007-10-19T21:07:00.001-07:00

Alli had a gymnastics meet today and won 1st Place Overall. It was a really good meet for her. She scored a 7.7 on Vault (her hardest event) an 8.4 on bars, a 8.8 on floor and a 9.05 on beam!!!! She has been trying hard for a long time to score that 9 and finally got it. Way to go Alli!

Robert concussion at the lake

2007-10-17T12:40:00.000-07:00

We were taking pictures for a Bonifay contest and had a little accident. Look at the size of Robert's pupils!

Haley

2007-10-16T16:39:00.001-07:00

Haley pitches for the AZ Power club team. This picture is from a tournament in California where she pitched a 7 inning 66 pitch shutout.

Utah Trip

2007-10-15T14:53:00.000-07:00

Alli and I took a trip to Utah last week to visit Shannen. It was so fun!! The leaves were changing and everything was so beautiful. We went to Provo Canyon and took lots of pictures. It was super relaxing and great to visit in person with Shannen.