Underwater Calls

Kevin's Graduation

2011-04-12T06:58:00.006-07:00

Kevin graduated on May 27, 2010 from Westwood High School. He also played in marching band for the last time that night. We are so proud of him.

Kevin and David made this huge cake for Graduation.

Gila Vally Temple

2010-11-17T16:55:00.002-07:00

I got the oppurtunity to take my husband, Kevin, Charity and Merlin to the deducation of the gila valley temple deducation on May 23,10. This was such a neat experience to be there with my husband and older children. The spirit was so strong.

Kevin's Senior Pictures

2010-11-17T16:44:00.004-07:00

Aunt Kathy took these pictures at one of the parks of Kevin for his senior pictures. This was in May.

Merlin Band concert

2010-06-09T12:39:00.003-07:00

Merlin had his band concert on May 10. He has gotten so good. He has earned over 200pts. for the last 3 quarters for the pizza party. This is by attending concerts, practicing and being prepared for class everyday.

Kevin's Last Band Concert

2010-06-04T11:49:00.002-07:00

On May 3 was Kevin's very last band concert of his High School Days. He hopes to continue to play through his adult years.

Kevin's Prom

2010-06-04T11:30:00.002-07:00

Kevin asked his cousin Hannah to the Westwood Prom. They looked so cute. They really had a great time until Hannah got a migraine.

Demetrius 7th Birthday

2010-06-04T11:12:00.003-07:00

Demetrius decided that he wanted his Kevin and Charity to make his cake. They decided to make him a Harry Potter cake. It was a lot of fun to watch Charity and Kevin working together.

I can't believe how fast he has grown up over the years. He is our only left handed child. He loves to learn and grow everyday.

Merlin's Arrow of Light

2010-04-30T12:34:00.003-07:00

On April 22 during our pack meeting. Merlin and 4 other webelos in his pack recieved their Arrow of Light. This is the highest award that a cubscouter can earn. We have some men from the Order of the Arrow come in and do the ceremony. It was such a great time seeing Merlin's face light up knowing he accomplished this.

Merlin had to recite the Boyscout law, motto, promise and the outdoor code. We have been working on this for the last 3 months. He did a great job. I am so grateful to be his mom.

Easter

2010-04-30T12:21:00.002-07:00

Easter morning when the children got up they noticed eggs outside in the yard. It was so much fun to watch their faces trying to find eggs.

Kevin, Merlin & Charity Scuba Certified

2010-04-30T11:17:00.008-07:00

Starting on April 10 and finishing on april 18. The children finally got certified. Charity and Kevin are officially Open Water Certified. Merlin is Scuba Diver Certified which means he did not finish all of the requirements for open water and has restrictions. They did Sat. and Sun. classes for 2 weekends. They really had a great time. Andy and Jim from Sports Chalet were their instructors.

Merlin kept losing his fins.

Lake Pleasant was beautiful but cold. About 13' was 54 degrees F.

David found a small fish. He did find a bigger one but did not have his camera on him.

Kevin's Senior Pictures

2010-04-28T12:31:00.004-07:00

Here are a few of our favorite photos. Thanks to Kathy for taking the time to do these.

2010-03-31T08:02:00.002-07:00

On March 27th We had our pinewood derby. Miller ward was in charge of it. The races were split into 3 groups, Wolves, Bears and Webelos. There was alot of unique cars built and designed from the boys.

Merlin recieved a certificate for The Shiniest Car. Each boy recieved a certificate.

Merlin recieved the 1st place trophy for the webelos. He won every race.

Congratulations Merlin!

2010-03-30T13:37:00.004-07:00

Marach 5-6th was the Webeloree at Heard Pueblo. The webelos and their dads got to go camping. Merlin and David are putting up their tent to sleep in. Merlin had a wonderful time with his dad.

This was our camp site.

Here they are doing their forester activity pin. Learning about the desert flowers and trees.

Doing their service project. Which was collecting medium to large rocks. Their is a bridge that is getting ready to collapse and they are going to use these rocks to save it.

2010-03-30T13:15:00.001-07:00

Kevin got his drivers license over spring break. He did a great job. Now he is waiting on insurance to start driving.

2010-03-30T13:05:00.002-07:00

Carson Advanced Orchestra performing at Disneyland on Day 1. They all had a fun day.

Director and Teacher Mrs. Brittin.

2010-03-30T12:44:00.004-07:00

This is Day 2. They all loved to go on Splash Mountain. Charity, Cheryl and Brian's faces are so cool.

2010-03-16T12:32:00.005-07:00

The Orchestra group had their workshop in between their 2nd day at Disneyland. I got to go with them. While in the recording studio Doug Strawn from the Carpenters was their director. This was a very unique time to be with them.
After the workshop we started our way from Disneyland over to California Adventure.

Here Charity, Bryan and Cheryl are waiting to go onto Autotopia.

This was a fun ride. We were having a contest to see who could get the wettest. I did win once.
This is the Grizzly white water rafting at California Adventure.

Charity loves to stick her tongue out.

This is the California Screaming. They launch you and you get to go upside down.

2010-03-16T12:15:00.002-07:00

Day 3 of Carson's Advanced Music Classes.

The Jungle Cruise

We got stuck on the Indiana Jones ride right before the boulder comes down.

Merlin earns his Webelos

2010-02-10T15:04:00.003-07:00

At the pack meeting on Jan. 28 Merlin earned his Webelos Badge. He has worked so hard for this. Next month he gets to go to Webeloree and finish up his requirements for his Arrow of Light. He is excited that his dad gets to take him camping at Heard Pueblo.

I got my mothers pin.

The Rising Stars

2010-02-10T14:48:00.003-07:00

Kevin and Charity have been practicing for several weeks for the stake youth talent show. I was really amazed at how talented our stake youth are.

Kevin was in the band part of the show.

Charity was in the orchestra. There was 7 bass players. They did Pirates of the Caribean.

Kevin's 18th birthday

2010-01-14T19:36:00.002-07:00

For his birthday Kevin wanted to spend time with his family. On Sat. Jan.9th we all went to Golfland and played miniture golf. That was a lot of fun. All the children had a good time.

On Sunday Jan.10th Kevin was awarded Duty to God from Bishop Gunnell. He has been working so hard on for 6 years. I am so proud of him. Pictures to come.

On Tues. Jan.12th we spent time with Grandpa and Grandma Call. Grandma Quye came over and watched the Biggest Loser with us. Then her and Kevin decided to go see Twilight Saga New Moon at 9:35pm. They both enjoyed it.

Christmas Day

2009-12-31T19:07:00.008-07:00

This is the children on Christmas morning. They have to wait for us and then we all go out together.

These are decorations that the children made at school.

Love David's face for the day and his hair.

Merlin got money for scuba things.

Kevin got money for scuba things.

Isis is patiently waiting til its her turn. We have a tradition that we start with the youngest. That person picks a present for someone else. Wait for them to open it up and go to the next. She just kept saying "I Love Christmas".

Isis got a homemade blanket from Grandma Call for her new big girl bed.

Charity got a homemade blanket from Grandma Call.

Charity, Merlin and Kevin got scuba gear for Christmas. They also recieved scuba lesson for open water certification. Demetrius got a Ninetendo DS and Isis got sheets for her new bed.

I am so grateful for Christ and all the blessings his given me. To be able to see the smile and laughter on my husband and childrens faces are priceless. I can just imagine the feeling Christ has for us when we smile and laugh with each other. May your days be filled with joy this year.

Ferrell Christmas Party Dec. 19 Cont'd

2009-12-31T18:44:00.004-07:00

Grandpa Ferrell & Marsha with the grandchildren.

Grandma Quye trying to pose with grandchildren and Ted.

Jeri trying to get into the picture.

Isis with her new toe socks.

Pajama time.

Ferrell Christmas Party Dec. 19

2009-12-31T18:11:00.004-07:00

We were all having fun with taking pictures. We had dinner together. Then we exchanged gifts. The adults were having just as much fun as the children were.

Santa Discover Scuba Dec. 19

2009-12-31T17:58:00.003-07:00

Melrin had fun dancing and playing with Andy and Santa. Merlin really enjoys scuba diving.

Andy kept doing head stands on Santa's head.

This is our partial family photo.

Santa really had the holiday spirit dancing on the bottom of the pool.

This pool was really hot. Kind of cold when you get out.

Merlin's 1st Band Concert on Dec. 7th

2009-12-31T17:45:00.002-07:00

Merlin has been learning the clarinet this year in band. This was his very first band concert. He did a great job.

During the advanced band performance of the Drummer Boy; Merlin learned to play the hand drum. Way to go Merlin.

4th Annual Call's Get Together on Dec. 5th

2009-12-31T16:46:00.005-07:00

We had a member of each team participate in how many marshmellows can you shove into your mouth?

Stan kept making a mess all over his shirt.

The teenagers did this race.

The car races. Thankyou to all of the teenagers who helped the younger ones drive their cars. That mini coupe could sure go fast.

Then later in the eveing after the skits; mom gave us our family books "Mice on Main". This is about a new mouse in the park in South Carolina that we went to during our family reunion last summer. She didn't read it to us this year.

Through out the day each person was being graded on how well they participated during the activities. Dad kept track of the points to come up the winners.

In 3rd place was Charity, Cheryl and Maria. They got $10.

Second place winner is Callie. She got $13.

1st winners are Kevin and Brayden. They got $15.

This year we were missing Courtney and her new husband Daniel and Seth (who is off to college). We truly miss not having the Berry's closer to us to do these mini family traditions. We hope they get to come to the family reunion in Idaho this summer.

4th Annual Call's Get Together on Dec. 5th

2009-12-31T16:07:00.003-07:00

We started the family day off at the mall to build our remote control cars. Everyone was put into teams. We chose the cars we wanted ahead of time. Now it was putting them together and designing them.

Team members: Maria, Isis, Sierra

Built a Chevy Corvette in Dungeon Black with a "GIRLZ RUL" license plate.

Team members: Ben, Demetrius, Kevin

Built a Dodge Challenger in Black Attack with orange racing stripes.

Team members: Cheryl, Addie, Charity

Built a Mini cooper in Laser Blue covered in hearts and flowers with the license plate " IHEARTU"

Team members: Cynthia, Merlin, David (at work)

Built a Chevy Corvette but in Track Sting Yellow with black racing stripes and sculls with the license plate "3skulls".

Team members: Stan, Christian, Brayden
Built a Fang Green Dodge Viper.

Team members: Sierra, Isis, Maria
Built a Chevy Corvette in Dungeon Black with a license plate "GIRLZRUL".

Team members: Demetrius, Kevin, Ben
Built a Dodge Challenger in Black Attack with orange racing stripes.

Nov. 28th Activities

2009-12-31T15:50:00.004-07:00

All of the boys had fun playing catch in the backyard. Merlin was fun to watch him try to find the ball without his glasses on. I didn't want them to get broke.

Everyone got to try different kinds of cheeses. You could definetly figure out the ones that did not like blue cheese. The soft cheeses were very popular.

Family Game and Sample Night

2009-12-31T15:13:00.004-07:00

On Sat. Nov. 28 we had mom & Rick, dad & Marsha, Tanya & Christian and mom & dad over for games and trying different kinds of vanilla ice cream.

We use hats for the game The Great Dalmuti.

Water line breakage

2009-12-27T16:32:00.005-07:00

So thanks to City of Mesa we had to repair our main water line. They came to change out the meter. This is a picture of our temporary water line til we could dig the trench across the lawn.

This is the rusted old pipe.

We had to drain all the water out of the front lawn. The children thought that was cool to play in the mud with mom and dad. We ended up using a pump from our salt water and hosing to help drain some of the water. What a mess.

Halloween

2009-12-27T16:11:00.005-07:00

Demetrius as a ninja.

Isis as bedtime bear.

Merlin as dracula.

Charity as Bella.

Kevin as scary welder.

Westwood Homecoming Parade Oct.30.2009

2009-12-09T14:43:00.002-07:00

Kevin got to participat in the parade.
The car below is Kevin's favorite.

The seniors float.

This is the Emerson Elementary School Bell ringers. This is the only school that I know of that has Bell ringers. They had them when I went to Emerson years ago.

G.A.I.N OCT.24,2009

2009-12-09T14:17:00.003-07:00

We had our neighborhood G.A.I.N (getting Arizona involved in neighborhoods) party. Neighborhoods do this once a year. The police always come out and so does McGruff. The children always have fun and we also have dinner. Here is a few pictures of the fun that the children had.

Isis was actually afraid of McGruff.

Merlin actually jumped over the top of this.

Demetrius jumped through this.

Isis was enjoying the many ways to slide that she couldn't get in trouble.

Kevin TREK

2009-12-09T14:04:00.003-07:00

Oct.15-17th Kevin got to go on the pioneer trek in our stake. They had to make their handcarts and then pull them up rigid path. The total miles for 3 days was 25 miles. All of their belongings had to fit into a 5 gal. bucket except for their pillows and blankets. On day 2 each family recieved a baby that had died on the trek. One ma actually ended up with an uncle that had died when his family traveled the plains. The men actually said how hard it was to watch their wives pull the carts without them. Kevin said his group all cried when they had to bury their babies. Everyone that went had a great spiritual time.

2009-11-30T12:48:00.002-07:00

On sat. Oct.10,09 my niece Samantha also competed at Gilbert High School. This is Peoria High Schools marching band. She plays the trumpet.

2009-11-30T12:37:00.002-07:00

On sat. Oct. 10,09 Kevin competed in a band compition at Gilbert High School. This is his last year in marching band since he will be graduating in May. Kevin has been playing the trumpet since 5th grade. We are so proud of him.

2009-11-30T12:28:00.002-07:00

On Sat. Oct.10,09 I took the children up to Sky Harbor airport to see my mom's other sister Bev and her husband Bob and their inlaws.
This picture is Eileen, Bob, Bev and Bert.

This is just the sisters.

This is all of us. The children had fun meeting their great aunts and great uncle. Kevin was not here do to band compition.

Aunt Bert

2009-11-20T11:23:00.004-07:00

My moms sister Bert came in for a visit for a few days before going on their cruise on Oct.9. We even got to go out to breakfast.

Charity's Orchestra Concert

2009-11-20T11:20:00.002-07:00

Charity had her first orchestra concert for the new year. She is in the advanced orchestra. She gets to go to Disneyland in Feb. right after her birthday. I am so lucky to get to go with her.

Having fun with the under water camera

2009-08-18T12:11:00.003-07:00

Went to Tom and Lil for a swim/bbq. Had to take the underwater camera with us. This shot of Cahrity is one of David's favorites. Merlin, Demetrius and Isis have been taking swim lessons for the month of July. Demetrius was doing dives off of their water fall. Isis was even trying to dive off but managed to do alot of belly flops. Merlin loves to dive. We went to Carson Jr. High on his birthday and he was doing back flips off of the high dive. Now that my children know how to dive, there is no stopping them.

120 gal. pentagon

2009-08-18T12:01:00.003-07:00

David started to build the stand for his 120 gal. pentagon. This is what the tank and stand look like so far. He has to finish the plumbing before building the canopy for it.

Merlin's Discover Scuba

2009-08-18T11:48:00.004-07:00

Merlin got to go on Sat. Aug. 15,09 to do his discover scuba. He was a natural. He was enjoying being under water and posing for the camera. David was snorkling while taking the pictures. Merlin wants to get his open water cert. so he can go to California to scuba dive.

Merlin's 10th Birthday

2009-08-18T11:34:00.001-07:00

Merlin has been celebrating his birthday for a while. He has graduated up to Webelos in Cub Scouting in which I have graduated with him.
Merlin and I went on a date to go see Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. He thought that was real cool. He doesn't remeber going to a theater before.
We love you so much Merlin.

Maroon/Gold Stripe Babies

2009-07-01T20:11:00.002-07:00

There are 9 baby clowns that are 17 days old when this picture was taken on 6/23/09. I am trying my hands at clown fry.

Isis' 4th Birthday

2009-07-01T19:56:00.003-07:00

We had to celebrate Isis' birthday and Fathers day a week early do to the fact that David was going out of town and girls camp. Grandma Quye, Grandpa & Grandma Call, Grandpa & Grandma Ferrell, Ted, Jeri & Samantha were all there to celebrate.

Isis loved to have her daddy help her with her presents. She got clothes, money, shoes and a barbie movie.

Charity baked her cake and I decorated it. Yes the dog has wiskers.

Swim at Tom & Lil's

2009-06-05T09:49:00.004-07:00

On May 25 for Memorial Day we went to Tom & Lil's for a bbq and swimming. David took our camera to practice with it. Charity wouldn't go under water for David to take a shot of her so just waist down is in the picture. Merlin, Demetrius and Isis enjoyed posing and swimming for their pictures. Everyone enjoyed their time.

Fun with new camera

2009-06-05T09:28:00.005-07:00

Here are the pictures we took at our advance open water scuba. These were shot with our new underwater camera.

These were taken above land with the same camera. It was a beautiful day at Lake Pleasant. The water was even nice enough not to have to wear our gloves and hoods in. We have to take breaks inbetween dives.

14th Wedding Anniversary

2009-06-04T13:28:00.003-07:00

On May 20th David & I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary.
A lot has happened over 14 years.
1) I can cook better than before
2) We have 5 children
3)A bigger home
4)David has a better job
5)A bigger vehicle
6)A big dog
7)9 saltwater fish tanks
8)We love to go on dates
9)We are both scuba certified
10)We are both learning new things about each other
11)We both are very much in love with each other
12)We love to drive our children crazy everytime we kiss
13)We love to play games with our children
14)We love to end our dates at the park and look at the stars and talk.
A lot has changed over the years but one thing has remained and that is how much we both love each other. The temple reminds me how truly special my marriage is.

For our anniversary we decided to increase our scuba knowledge by getting our advance scuba certification. We also included Tanya & Christian. Here is a picture of our rings on our wedding day. The next one is our rings under water with our new camera on May 23,09.

Water Day

2009-05-20T14:57:00.003-07:00

Kindergarten water day. Demetrius loves to play in the water. What a way to end the school year and begin summer. Yaaaaaa!

Charity's Orchestra Concert

2009-05-20T14:50:00.002-07:00

May 14th was Charity's final orchestra concert and award night. Charity got an award for being a straight "A" student all year, She was also named the top Bass student in her class. Way To Go Charity!

Kevin Welding Project

2009-05-20T14:47:00.001-07:00

For welding Kevin had to make a project that included 5 horseshow rings. This is the finished project. I am very impressed with his crativity.

Maroon Gold Clowns 1st set of eggs

2009-05-20T14:38:00.002-07:00

On May 6th our Gold stripe Maroons laid their very first batch of babies. The orange circles on the white plug are their eggs. Grandparents at such a young age. OOOOOO.

Happy 6th Birthday

2009-05-20T14:30:00.003-07:00

Demetrius is so happy to have his 6th birthday on April 30. Charity decorated his cake with a fish on it. How fast the years go by. We love you!

Isis

2009-05-20T14:04:00.010-07:00

Isis was home sick with pneumonia and so we decided to go take some pictures. Here are my favorites.

Merlin Wrestles with the Bear

2009-05-20T11:29:00.002-07:00

Merlin had to wrestle the bear in order to get his bear badge for cubscouts. We are so proud of you Merlin for advancing toward your goals. Working hard to becoming an eagle scout. Keep up hard work.

Happy Easter Day

2009-05-20T11:20:00.004-07:00

The children woke up to a lot of candy and fun toys. They never want to wait for breakfast.

I am also thankful for what the Lord has done for me. He has given me such a wonderful life with so many blessings. What word could I use to describe the debt I feel. I love the Lord and try everyday to live it the best I can.

Guess Who The Easter Bunny Is?

2009-05-20T11:11:00.003-07:00

Isn't the Easter Bunny so Cute!

All the children loved to sit on the Easter bunnies legs. Isis wasn't to crazy about it at first but was okay.

Easter Egg Hunt at Tom & Lil's

2009-05-20T09:45:00.006-07:00

The children love to find the eggs.

Merlin Scouts

2009-05-20T09:13:00.003-07:00

I was called last month to be the new Wolf leader. In our ward we have combined the Wolves and Bears into one meeting.

When the boys do enough achievements to earn their beads, I have fun. My boys have to eat for their beads.

Merlin was the first to eat for his bead. The requirements are no hands and not to swallow the bead.

Swim Test

2009-05-20T08:54:00.004-07:00

In April Merlin and Demetrius did a swim test to see where they are at.

Merlin needs to work on his strokes.

Demetrius is doing very well. His hardest part is talking to the instructors.

Pinewood Derby

2009-04-07T13:38:00.004-07:00

Merlin had his pinewood derby on March 28,09. David helped him cut his car and paint it. It so fun to watch David and Merlin spend time together. He did win a certificate for the Best HOT rod. They had a 3 lane track hooked up to a laptop and projected on a screen. All the boys seemed to have a good time.

Discover Scuba Charity & Kevin

2009-03-24T17:06:00.006-07:00

Sat. March 21 Charity & Kevin got to do a semi private Discover Scuba with our teacher Andy at Sports Chalet. Charity took right to it. Andy said she looked like she was a dolphin. Which she can't wait to do. Kevin had some problems with his ears but once he changed to a different mask everything was fine. David and I was with them. We had fun playing with the torpedos.

Open Water Scuba Certified on March 1, 2009

2009-03-08T00:15:00.014-07:00

David and I got to take scuba classes for 2 weekends in a row. It was alot of work trying to read and take the quizes in 1 week. David did not have any problems doing it. I struggled a little. I really enjoyed spending the extra time with David. Our instructor Andy made class fun and exciting. I can't wait til we do the specialty dives. Below are a few pictures right after we were certified.

Cynthia

David

Andy our instructor

Charity's 13th Birthday

2009-02-24T16:22:00.002-07:00

HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY CHARITY

I can not believe how old Charity is today. She is developing into a beautiful young woman. She always tries to make the new girls feel welcomed. She is always continuing to do her best at everything she does. She loves to cook new foods and desserts with her dad.

Charity's Bass

2009-02-24T16:11:00.002-07:00

Charity had her concert on Feb.17,09. She is in concert orchestra this year. She's been playing the bass for 4 years now. Along with the bass; she also plays the piano which she has been playing for 5 years. She is now taking up the harp at school too. We have told her no more large insruments.

2009-02-24T15:20:00.004-07:00

On Feb. 7,09 Isis got to do a cheerleading camp with the Westwood cheerleaders. Then on Tues. night they performed during half time for the basketball team. She is so cute.