Getting to Know Amaya!

Twenty five interesting things about Amaya, written by Amaya:


1. I love American Idol. It is the best show EVER!!
2. I love playing with all my cousins! We have so much fun together! (I see that airplane Julia! :P )
3. I love playing any sport. But my all time favorites are softball and volleyball
4. I was actually intensely watching the Superbowl this year. You should be proud!
5. Since Amaya didn't have a #5 on her list, I will add: She just won the district science fair and will be moving on to regionals at BYU.
6. Taking pictures is one of my all time favorite things to do!
7. I miss playing four-square and dodgeball with all my buddies! Too bad there is no more recess!
8. I really wish my hair was naturally curly. Mine won't curl AT ALL!
9. I write in my journal when I'm bored
10. I really want a job. Weird, I know. I just need to stay busy
11. I'm really OCD about the stupidest things. Like, the table not being set right, or when a strip of grass on our lawn wasn't mowed...
12. My favorite restaurant is Zupas
13. I only enjoy the first snow of the year- after that, it's just annoying.
14. I hate it when I'm lazy. I need to be active!!!
15. I am really aggressive- even in church ball! :)
16. Sometimes I'm really quiet, other times I'm really loud. I don't know why!
17. I really want a puppy!
18. I am a read-aholic. If I can get my hands on a good book, I can't put it down.
19. I love my buddies and hanging out with them is the best!
20. I LOVE making absolutely pointless, and completely cheesy movies.
21. Mickey and Minnie Mouse are my all time favorites
20. Watching movies in Spanish that also have like another language in them drives me nuts. Like Beauty and the Beast for example.... I love that movie, but I couldn't stand watching it in Spanish!
21. I love going to the temple and plan on getting married there someday
22. This entry was outdated, so... she is beautiful inside and out!
23. Coming up with all this stuff is harder than it looks!
24. I look up to each and every one of my friends and family members-I want to be like all of them!
25. I can't wait to go to high school next year! I'll be reunited with all my friends from elementary! YAY!!

Getting to Know Jayson!

Fifteen amazing, interesting facts about Jayson:

1. Just won the school science fair.
2. Likes participating in sports - basketball, football & baseball.
3. Loves BYU - GO COUGARS!! Writes his name with the BYU "Y" in the middle.
4. Favorite food is "anything mom makes."
5. Likes to boat: tube, ski and kneeboard!
6. Likes to read.
7. Has earned his Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts.
8. Likes to watch football, basketball & AFV.
9. Enjoys playing video games when his mom will let him.
10. Mows lawns for money (in the summer,of course).
11. Once when he was 2, he stripped off all his clothes and ran outside to stand in the weeds.
12. Was born 2 weeks early and still weighed 10 lbs. 3 oz.!
13. Likes to play with friends.
14. Most favorite trip... DISNEY WORLD!
15. Can walk his glasses up his nose... Ask for a free demonstration!

And the winners are....

The Bingham science fair winning streak continues! Amaya and Jayson both won at the school level and will continue on to the district science fair on March 3rd.

Jayson researched the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.


Amaya studied different methods of water purification and their effectiveness.

Way to go kids!

Getting to Know Bryce!

Today is Bryce's 13th birthday. Happy Birthday Bryce! Here are 15 things about Bryce:

1. Excellent piano player, whether he likes to admit it or not.
2. Has earned the rank of LIFE in scouting.
3. Loves to read, was reading by the age of 3.
4. Plays the wii guitar on "expert" and scores high.
5. Likes to play all kinds of games... Killer Bunnies, Settlers, Ticket to Ride, etc.
6. Enjoys playing most sports.
7. Prefers contacts over glasses.
8. Oldest son, 2nd child.
9. He likes cheese.
10. He is a handsome teenager (says his cousin and his mom).
11. Has a secret admirer.
12. He hates flip flops.
13. He got straight A's last semester (all A's and one A- the term before).
14. Recently ran his ipod shuffle through the wash (he was doing his own wash, however!).
15. One foggy day about a week ago he had the following conversation:
Bryce: Look how bright the moon is today!
Dad: That's because it is the sun!

Getting To Know Kyla!

15 wonderful things about Kyla!

1.  She likes to do gymnastics!

2.  She just learned how to do her kip on the uneven bars about a month ago.

3.  She likes art... painting and drawing.

4.  Her favorite color is hot pink.

5.  Her favorite treat is cinnamon rolls.

6.  Her favorite food is her mom's "Cafe Bingham" salad (like Cafe Rio's pork salad).

7.  She loves going to family reunions.

8.  She likes to cook.

9.  She likes to sew.

10.  She likes to play with her friends... especially Amber and Jennie.

11.  She likes playing machine pitch softball.

12.  She likes swimming.

13.  She likes boating.

14. Her favorite place she has been is... DISNEYWORLD!

15.  She has cute dimples!

Getting to know me!

Yes, I got tagged. I don't normally do these kind of things, they take too long and they are too hard. But I did it anyway. So, here are my 25 random things. Did I surprise anyone?

1. Things have never gone in one ear and out the other. It's a dead end road... I only have one ear!
2. I quite possibly have the largest hippo collection you could ever want to see.
3. I graduated from BYU with a bachelors in Nursing. I worked in Oncology for a couple of years and then in the ICU/CCU for another 8 years before retiring.
4. I served a mission for the LDS church in the Spain Bilbao mission.
5. I KNOW the church is true, that Joseph Smith was a prophet and translated the Book of Mormon, and that we have a living prophet today!
6. I use to run track and cross country. Now I get tired just thinking about it. I held the Utah HS state record (along with 3 other people) for the mile relay for several years (who knows, I may still hold it... they switched to the 1600m a few years later).
7. My husband and I graduated from school the same year... Jared from High School, me from BYU.
8. I met Jared on a blind date, arranged by his parents and my brother/sister-in-law. We married 7 months later in the Manti Utah temple.
9. I have 4 beautiful, smart, wonderful and talented children who I love very much!
10. I am taking a digital photography class. I have always had a hidden desire to learn more about photography and be able to take some really awesome photos.
11. I love traveling and seeing new places. Warm sunny ones are my favorites!
12. I love GOOD chocolate... I can usually pass on the cheap crap.
13. I like getting together with my friend and making cards.
14. I enjoy doing almost any type of crafts, especially if I am doing them with friends.
15. I enjoy sewing when I have time. Its seems that I have less and less of it lately. The things I have enjoyed sewing the most are my children's blessing outfits, Easter & Christmas outfits, and Halloween costumes.
16. I have recently, in the last few years, rediscovered the joy of reading.
17. I enjoy boating. I finally learned how to slalom ski a couple of summers ago. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?!
18. I love to bake, I just try not to do it too often because I would then try to eat all of it.
19. I love rollercoasters! The bigger, the faster, the scarier, the better!
20. I love all kinds of food. I love trying new foods! And I love going out to eat! Call me anytime!
21. I have recently grown to love playing Rock Band on the wii. I still am not very good, but who cares. I do quite well (on easy) playing bass or doing the vocals.
22. I cannot do DDR for the life of me. No coordination what so ever!
23. I learned how to scuba dive last year and I love it. Just wish I could do it more often.
24. (I'm getting desperate here) I secretly like using the snow blower. It is kind of fun seeing how far you can throw the snow. (Don't tell my husband... I don't want to do it all of the time)
25. I love hanging out with friends... playing games, eating, talking or whatever. I just love being around people and laughing and having fun.
(old dog, new trick)

Oh Noes, Another Political Rant

Some of the few people who read this blog may remember my first post, in which I offended many with my thoughts following the presidential election. After that post, you moved on and I moved on. My expressions that I hoped the new president would do well were sincere, and my attitude was "the guy won, fair enough, now let's see what he can do."

As it turns out, what he can do is to offend me deeply within just a few days of taking office.

So we're closing the Guantanamo prison camp. What now? What do we do with all the guys there that want to kill us? Where are we going to put new prisoners? (unless you are just telling the army to not accept surrenders any more, that's fine). Are we going to bring them back home and give them lawyers and trials? Set them free on technicalities and let them out to plot how to kill us some more? This one is a victory for the bad guys. And I believe it was President Obama's first official act, first significant one anyway.

Oh wait, that wasn't even the point. The prison closing wasn't even what I was writing about.

What really offended me was that now our chief executive has ordered that my tax dollars must go to pay for abortions. This isn't even here at home. This is "foreign aid" that will go out to third world countries to kill unborn babies there. And I have no say in it. Why does this allocation of funds even fall under exclusive executive authority?

At a time when America can barely afford to help itself, we're going to continue to spend untold millions to help people around the world. In my opinion, this is something that private organizations should be involved in, not the federal government (not that it's anything new). But the new President wants to help them by killing their babies. And there's nothing I can do about it. This is offensive to me on multiple levels.

He said he wanted to unite us. He said he wanted to bring about change for good. He said it's not about politics, it's about doing what's right for America. So he starts off by not even being able to wait a week to make the most extreme liberal policy change possible on one issue, and the most idiotic, short-sighted, endangering-America policy change possible on another issue.

I had an open mind, but I don't know how open I am to four years of this, if this is how it's going to be.

Multiple choice: Whose rights should we value and prioritize more?
(a) Innocent unborn children
(b) Terrorists who want to kill us just for being Americans or non-Muslims

Obama's preference is clear.

Can America change? Can we start right now and open up the floodgates of wrongheaded policy? You know the answer: YES, WE CAN.