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Six years and going strong

On December 3rd, we celebrated our 6th anniversary. We had a wonderful time going to dinner and being able to just have us time. We rarely get to do that, with the kids and work and other activities.

I have always thought to myself that marriage will probably be the hardest thing I have to do. In the sense that we are both very stubborn, different and stuck in our ways and it is very hard to communicate. But, so far we have been doing our very best to make sure that we are always considerate of one anothers feelings. You can't argue with someones feelings. After the things we have been through, two children and some hard times, I wouldn't trade this experience. I have a wonderful spouse who has made it possible through his hard work and determination, that I can be a stay at home mom. A lot of people think that, " His Dad just handed him everything he has." When is reality they have no clue. Buck has worked very hard for all that he has. One of three siblings who graduated from College in Business. He has turned his Fathers business around and has made it successful. He is very good at what he does. I may tease him and say he is a great taco bender that rolls the best burritos. But he does much more than that. His store is the #1 store in Oregon for all the Taco Times. GREAT JOB HONEY, and thank you for taking care of our little family.

I have the most wonderful Eternal companion and I can't wait for many more years of hard times of learning and growing. It is all worth it! Thank you Buckland for loving me in spite of how hard it is to get along with me. I know I am difficult! Thanks for putting up with me and loving me even when I get as big as a Dane. You know what I mean! You are truly the best, and thank you for all the fun times. Love's you BIG!

Power of Prayer

Once missing!

As we went camping on 7-23-10, we made sure the dogs were taken care of. Food, Water, a new dog door so they could sleep in the garage at night. Our neighbor Toby would check on them once in a while to give them love through the fence. We returned home the next night around 10:30pm. Kendal passed out from all the fun and excitement, earlier that day. Buck unloading the car as I head out to check on the dogs. But there was no dogs, it was only a dog. Bair, the chicken that he is was still hanging around the back yard. Emma, no where to be found. I being frantic, yell for Buck. He grabs his precious 2500 candled power flash light (he loves it, so proud of it.) Looks into the field behind our house. Only a deer in sight. After I make sure the kids are in bed I began calling, okay more like yelling for her. Buck drives around the neighborhood. Nothing! I stand outside till 12:00am looking and waiting. Still nothing. By one am I decide that I have to go to bed. We had to be back up early to head to Eugene for a family get together.

8:00 am: I head out with Liam to look for Emma around the area. We figured she got out through the back fence, so she couldn't be far. Someone near by had to have picked her up. As I was driving, if I saw anyone that was out in their yard that morning I stopped to ask if they had seen her. Nothing. I finally get so frustrated and sad that I decide for the third time of saying a prayer I better make it VERY sincere. I was pretty firm with my prayer. I'm not really sure if I asked or demanded that we get her back. How was I going to tell a 3 year old that her puppy was gone? I head back home to get ready to leave town again. I called the animal shelter, Animal patrol and posted her on criagslist under lost and found. Keep in mind Kendal still doesn't know she is gone.

We get home later that day, probably around 7:30. I was cleaning up the house from our camping trip, when I saw two people down the street. I went outside hoping that maybe they had her. But they didn't. I went inside thinking that I need to go look again. I got in the car and drove around once more. After about 20 minutes, I decided that I can't spend all day looking for her. I have kids to take care of. I was going to hit one more street before I give up. As I was heading down the street I saw a couple coming out of their house, holding a leash. Their front yard was covered with landscape so I couldn't see what was on the leash. As I stopped, I asked them if they had seen a puppy. As they began making their way through the trees, he says, "Yes, right here." As I look I see him holding his dog and Emma. Excitement came over me. I couldn't believe it. There she was, perfect timing. I take her from him, not wanting to give her up to me. He said that they were going to go look for fliers. I told him I had posted her missing on craigslist, and he said he saw that. But among my excitement I didn't ask him why he didn't email me then if he had saw it. PUNK!! Mind you, she does have a chip, so I could prove she is mine. I took her home honking the horn of the car so Buck would come out. She is home! Kendal still has no clue. Napping she is. We put her in the garage as we go around the back yard making sure there is no way she can get out again. 15 minutes later, Buck heads into the garage and there is no Emma. Grabs his handy dandy 2500 candled power flashlight again, goes into the back yard as I run to the front yard. There she is sitting by Bucks truck. I think to myself, "How in the world did you get out here?" DING DING! The cat door?! We test it out, and yes she fits through the cat door.


Conclusion: Your probably thinking, "about time!"

1. Emma fits through the cat door, and that is how she got out.
2. I should have had tags on her. DONE
3. I wouldn't have found her without Heavenly Father. Because he inspired me to go down that street at that exact time. He was the only way that I could have found her. Power of Prayer.
4. Oh yeah Kendal still has no clue! :)

The Unusual Suspect

The Victim
The Suspect


You may wonder what has happened to this poor, not so innocent little girl. Today at Wild Life Safari, we went to the petting zoo. I didn't think anything of the sweet little smelly animals, so I went about my business while Kendal was playing with them. When all of a sudden I heard crying. Right then I knew it was Kendal. I didn't panic, what was the worst that could happen. As I look at her body to see if there was any blood or scrapes, anything that would make a child cry, I noticed grass in her hair. As I saw this a friend confirmed to me that the Llama had spit on her. Indeed, he did. You can still see some evidence in her hair. The Llama sat looking unusual guilty has I examined the victim and cleaned her up. While doing so I couldn't hold back the laughter. It didn't make Kendal feel any better that mommy was laughing.

While driving home, Kendal asked me, "What happened to me?" I replied, "A Llama spit on you babe!" With a quick, "How terrible!" from Kendal. "What is that smell mommy?" "Well Ten, that is the spit in your hair that you are smelling." "OH!" she says

Therapy

Everyone needs a little Therapy, and it comes in all different forms. I needed a little therapy the other day and it was awesome. This is how I try and feel better about myself and in general.

I went on a run the other day and it was pouring outside. I love running in the rain and it is one of the ways that helps me get a little bit a happiness. So, on my run I decided to do a few things to help me not care about what other people think of me, because unfortunately I do.

1. Sing out loud while running. I have a terrible voice and I know it better than anyone. So as I am running with my tunes on, I decided I was going to belt it out, no matter who hears or see's me. Because one of my goals is to not care what other people think. And I didn't!!

2. Let the inner child come out. I decided as I would come up on some puddles, that I would run, jump, anything that would possibly get me soaked. It felt so good, that I had the biggest smile on my face. And I am sure passerby's were wondering what was wrong with me.

3. You just may get an answer to a prayer. I did and I'm not going to share what the answer was or how it came about. Some people would argue about how the spirit speaks to us. And the way the spirit spoke to me, is not your typical way.

There it is. Simple little things that made my life better. Give it a try, what is the worst that could happen? You get a little WeT!!

You couldn't get up?

So last night at about 3:00 am, Liam woke up for his binki. As I was getting up to go into his room, I heard Buck say, "I heard that one!" as he still lays in bed to further allow me to take care of Liam. I thought to myself, " You heard that one?! After two kids, you just now hear one of them wake up in the middle of the night?!" WOW!!

Change of direction or Compromise?

Yay... I am so excited! Last night Buck and I were talking about our future and the direction we would like to go, and I think he didn't realize that once he said what he said, ( I'll tell you in a minute) that I would run with it completely. So Buck said, "Jen, you can do whatever you want. You can go to law school if you want, and I totally support that." I never said a word about Law School. I haven't since we got married. So as my eyes lit up and became very open and wide, a huge grin on my face and the wheels turning in my head. I had finally got the Okay, (I always had the okay, but without the "I support you Jen!") Yippee, I am changing my degree to Criminal Justice. Oh how sweet those words are to me ears. As I spoke with Buck about it this morning, because it hadn't quite registered last night that he was completely serious. I told him this morning that I will be now changing my major to CRIMINAL JUSTICE, instead of art (Zzz..) He said as long as you don't become a COP! I agreed with a little hesitation, but ultimately I am now able to study my passion. Scumbags here I come!!!

Why here?

Not New York! YES VEGAS! SIN CITY, BABYLON(as my sister calls it), THE GREAT AND SPACIOUS(as I like to call it.)

This will be our 4th trip there. These pictures were the first time we went. Buck and I had been married almost a year and we flew to Arizona, got a rental car and drove to Vegas and stayed a couple days and then headed off to Utah. I liked Utah the best. From the strip to Temple square was quite the difference. I choose Temple Square any day. The other times after that, were for IHOP conventions. So your wondering why again... and some of you are saying, "Jen I thought you hated it there?" Yes, I am not to fond of Vegas, only because all of the nudity. It literally makes me sick. So again you your asking, "Jen, then why are you going there of all places?" Well the answer is.... Cause we were invited and it is a free trip for us. Kind of. Bucks sister (business partner) and her husband are going, and they invited Buck's parents and then they invited us. The last two times we went, we went with all of them. Besides the nudity, there are a lot of fun things to see. We go shopping, Hoover dam. Buck wants to take a helicopter tour over Hoover dam, and I told him "Peace out, I'll see you when you land." It scares me too bad. Plus I have been able to go to the Las Vegas Temple, and St. George Temple, while on our trips. So we do try to have some spiritual refreshing while there. But this time I will be taking Liam. Kendal will be staying with my parents and because Liam is still so young, he will be going with us. Kendal was in the womb last trip, so you could say that she has been there too. So next month we are off to Sunny, Sinning Las Vegas, Nevada.

Whats going on!

Some of you may be wondering what is Jen and Buck up too, and some of you may not care. But I am gonna dish anyways.

Buck: Well.... Not really much going on with him. He is a work-a-holic. I have tried my own "Intervention" but it hasn't worked. He stopped Karate, but is going to start back up next month. I think! We have decided that we are not going to move to Utah, but stay in Oregon. We may not like the politics, but it is home. Buck cleaned out the garage with my help and it is bare. The front yard looks great and he is trying to recreate the back yard again. He blames it all on my dog. I think it is 50/50. The Dogs doing and Buck NOT doing. Otherwise it is all business on his end.

Jen (Me): I on the other hand have a many a things a brewin'. I work a couple days a week, I just signed up for school. Yes I will be going back. I was battling between criminal justice and art. My husband doesn't like the idea of me being a police officer so I decided I am going to do art/journalism with maybe one or two criminal justice classes in there. I have to scratch that itch a little bit if you get what I'm saying. It isn't going to hurt anyone. I finally got the beginnings of the illustrations back from my sister for my childrens book. So I am trying to finish that up. We got a second dog from my sister-in-law, because they couldn't have him at their new house. But now he is gone. Attacked our dog a little too much. Oh and still trying to lose the baby weight.

Peanut: She will be three in April. I can't believe it. She acts like a 14 year old. She is hilarious! She will be starting gymnastics in April, and if she doesn't like that, we will try dance.

Yumm: 7 months old and the sweetest little man ever! He is my sunshine! Peanut is too, but it is true when they say, "Daddy's little girl and Momma's boy!" Yumm rolls everywhere, almost sitting up on his own. Still snores like a sixty year old man and toots like a frat boy as his doctor calls it. But, no doubt all boy!

Still kickin'

Well some of you may be wondering where in the world the Beckenhauer's went. Well we are still here, alive and kickin'. We got rid of our internet for a while so that we could cut some cost. We will be getting it again soon.

I only have about 6 weeks left till Liam is here. I can't wait! We will be having him about a week early due to having a c-section with Nuttles. So August 28th will be the big day. Buck is working hard and taking Karate classes. He got to do sparring last week for the first time and they told him that he had dangerous hands. I think he was pretty proud of that. Nuttles is talking more than ever and sometimes the terrible two's come out, but other wise she is the greatest.

My little Liam!

Here is my Sweet little Liam! He is so cute! These pictures are a little blurry. The tech said everything looks great. He is fully developed and healthy, which is what we wanted the most. He weighs a pound already. Once the tech told us he was a boy, he decided it was time to use the little boys room. It cracked us up. He wouldn't stop moving during the ultrasound and made some funny faces for us. When we had Kendal's ultrasound she hid from us, but Liam is no way camera shy. I can't wait to meet him!

Spring time

We have these plum tree's in our backyard and when spring comes they are gorgeous! The tree's themselves are funny looking, but the blossoms are beautiful. Buck made me go out and take pictures of them before they turned.

Nuttles and her friend!

Here is Nuttles and her friend Ruby at the park! My friend sent me these pictures and I love them. Ruby came over yesterday to play, and the girls had a good time trying to get into our crafts for girls camp. It was fun!

Well as you can see I have a little less then 23 weeks to go. I am not sick anymore, and what is strange is I have tons of energy. I try to jog 2 miles every other day. This week I haven't exercised at all, we have been on the go constantly and things are only going to get busier. We won't find out till may, what the baby's sex is. I can't wait to find out so then I will know if I have to put our gym in the garage or if Nuttles could just share her room. She has been tearing her wallpaper border off and I don't have enough to fix it, so we may have to redo the room completely. But that is pretty much it! Business is good for Buck in this economy. What is funny, is sales just keep getting better! YAY!

It has been a long time!

Well, it has been what maybe two months since I have posted. Maybe not that long, but long enough.

Not much has been going on with us. Well all of you know that we are pregnant and I heard that some of you through the grapevine were mad at me because of the way that I told. Facebook may have not been the best but I figured it was a easy enough way to tell everyone. Some of you may find that it was tacky but that is okay. I haven't been very social and to be honest I hate talking on the phone. So there you go.
This pregnancy has been the hardest so far. I am sick round the clock. It is hard at times to go to work and take care of a little and the house. My midwife gave me some nausea meds to help but I try to stay away from them if I can help it.

Nuttles is almost two. She has been talking more. She finally says momma, which I was so happy to hear, but now she calls me mimi. She also says: Jesus, Car, Grandpa, Jay, Baby, and Please. Plus Buck taught her, her vouls. Still working on the ABC's.

So far none of us have been sick this year. We are all staying pretty healthy. But mainly that is it. We are not an exciting bunch but we are getting along just fine.

A way to end and a way to begin!

A lot has happened over the last month. We will begin with a couple days before Christmas. Buck was working and I was home with Nuttles. She was watching Blues Clues, her favorite. Anyways as I turn around I hear a BOOM, followed by crying and tears. Nuttles had fell out of the recliner. At first I didn't think much was wrong with her, but as I would pick her up she would scream harder. I felt at that time, that we needed to bring her in to the urgent care. We ended up having X-rays done and they said that she had cracked her collar bone. Oh great, what kind of mother am I? That was my thought constantly. So as you can see Nuttles only has one arm. We had to keep it in a sling and wrapped. About a week later on a Sunday we got a call from the nurse saying that Nuttles may have not cracked it, and they weren't to sure. WHAT? At that moment I didn't know what to think. We went to our doctor and he said she was fine and took the sling off. So Nuttles is doing GREAT! That is how we ended 2008. We began 2009 on a more spiritual note. A couple that works for Buck was taking the discussions at our house for awhile and then they started meeting the missionaries on the their own, and Felicia decided to join the church with her son Anthony who is 8. It was so wonderful. It was the most spiritual baptism I have ever been to. Unfortunately the husband really didn't take to the church and ended up getting in legal trouble. But on the bright side the rest of the family is helping him and also setting a wonderful example. Felicia and her son asked Buck to baptise them. Buck loved it!

Our snow day!

I am really getting interested in photography and so on our first snow day I took some pictures of our backyard and my Nuttles.

Oh well!

As you can tell I haven't been doing my photo journal. My bad! So I am going to get onto my Christmas pics. There are only a few, well a couple and it is Nuttles decorating the tree. Ok, undecorating the tree. We could only decorate half the tree. So it is naked on the bottom.

#3

#3 This one is not in the book. Nuttles is learning to color and loves it. She is always trying to find something to color on.

#3

Nuttles stuffed Elnut! Again another picture for Bucks book. Your probably wondering what in the heck is this book. Well, it is titled: "Daddy's Sweet Little Girl". It has pictures of her and him, and on each page it has something of Nuttles.

Not the second day, but my second Pic

So I have been slacking on posting! Buck and I are overloaded! Here is my second picture for my photo journal. I also took this one for Bucks book that I made for him. When he gets it I will post pages of it for you.