Merry, Merry.....

I just want to wish all of you a very

Merry Christmas!!!

I promise to update with all the Christmas fun as soon as the holidays are over!! Please be safe, and have an amazing holiday season!!

Believe it or not....I can sew!!

I know, I know....shocking isn't it? I actually can sew!! So I am not an expert seamstress but I rock at straight lines, and will at least try to do the more tricky stuff. My good friend and neighbor across the street, Ashley, has been such a patient and helpful "teacher". I have had so much fun doing this amazing Christmas Project with her. I know the suspense is killing you...what are we sewing exactly? DOLL CLOTHES!!! We have made some pretty adorable outfits, and even a tote bag for our girls to travel with their dolls and accessories. I just have to say I am pretty dang proud of myself. Taylor is getting an American Girl doll for Christmas so this will be the perfect addition to her playtime fun!! Thanks again Ashley for EVERYTHING!!!

Just an add in....I am so THANKFUL for Ashley and her wonderful family. They moved in a few months ago, and we all became great friends instantly. Our boys are BEST buds, our girls are a PERFECT match, and even her husband is pretty funny. Did I mention her little guy....what an absolute doll!! We couldn't have asked for better neighbors!! We are so lucky!!

Can you say S-A-N-T-A????

Last night we went to the Festival of Trees...our annual trip with Grandma & Grandpa. Each year we go not only to look at the beautiful trees but to see Santa. This year was by far the best. The kids were both so excited that they were going to get to talk to Santa....they wanted to skip the trees all together. Once it was their turn Taylor went first. She jumped right up on his lap and started with her list.....it kept going, and going, and going. She even added in that he needed to bring me a sewing machine because I have been a really good mom this year. How cute is that? When Cole got on his lap his list was short but sweet. Of course at this age everything they want is more expensive and bigger so there is less. It was so much fun to get to watch my kids in this fun holiday tradition. Tis the Season!!!

Decorating the tree - - 2008

Friday, November 28, 2008

It is a tradition for our family to put up our Christmas tree and decorate the house for the holidays the day after Thanksgiving so here we are (minus me since I am always the one taking pictures) putting up our tree. This year I had to sit back and let the kids take the reins. They did a great job. Adam and I had to help wth the ornaments on the top but other than that they did the whole thing. There were a few spots that needed fixing since it looked like someone puked ornaments all on one branch...it was too cute!!

Jake in the tree....stuck!!

My 34th Birthday!!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Just a few pictures with the kids on my birthday morning!! They both put so much thought into their gifts, and I absolutely love them all!! Thanks Cole & Tay for starting my day off perfect!! Love you both so much!!

RSL vs. New York Red Bulls for the Western Conference Finals!!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Well, finally RSL proved everyone wrong.....they made it to the Western Conference Finals!! This year was an awesome season for RSL. They ended the regular season in 3rd place, beat out Chivas USA for a chance at the finals, and now face the Red Bulls for a chance at the MLS Cup!! It was an awesome game, and now for the bad news....RSL lost to the Red Bulls 1-0. They played so good, and totally should have won. Cole was devastated...he sat there for about 10 minutes with his head in his hands. So, there is always next season!!

Our own RSL Cheerleader

A sold out Rio Tinto Stadium

The BIGGEST RSL Fan

So.....

Now that I have made my background much more festive, don't you think it is about time I updated the blog?? Well, I have been busily working on Christmas projects with my favorite neighbor, Ashley, and am actually shocked that I am even typing this. I PROMISE I will update it soon.......more to come!!

Taylor & Debbie

We are so lucky to have such wonderful neighbors. Since the day we moved in our house, Taylor has taken to our neighbor, Debbie. They hang out together all the time, whether it be having picnics, planting flowers, and just hanging out....they are buddies. We all were so happy when she told us that she was finally getting married, and Taylor counted down the days until the "party". I know I had a previous post about the wedding but I had to post these new pictures....I love how they show their special friendship!!

Enjoy the updates!!

I hope you enjoy the updates....there are a ton of them!! I hadn't blogged anything for 3 weeks and today was the day for catch up!!

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!!

Well, just a quick update on what has been going on with the Fassler family. Well, aside from RSL games and holidays there have been lots of changes in our lives. Adam's company is on the up-swing...finally!! It looks like things are heading in the right direction, which takes the weight of the world off my shoulders. Impact soccer is over for the fall season. Both kids did great!! In Taylor's last 2 games, she scored 3 goals and played like a star!! Cole scored 8 goals in his last game, and 19 for the whole season. Pretty amazing!! We are hoping to get to watch him in the MLS playoffs some day. The biggest changes has been with Adam's parents. We have spent the last week moving them out of the house they have lived in the 32 years. It has come to the point that the house they were in was just way too much for them. The pool had tons of daily maintenance, the yard was a lot of work, and there were going to be some major repairs in the near future that were just going to be too much for my father in law, George, to handle on his own. So they are selling their house, and moving into a rental for a few years. It has been really hard on all of us...especially on Sharon. Though their house hasn't sold yet, they had to be out so that they could show it for sale. They both didn't want to be there while people were browsing "their home". Other than all of that, it has been life as usual. I am still at the school, trying to decide what exactly I want to do with my "working" life. The kids are both starting gymnastics for the winter, and are looking forward to the snow. Me not so much but that is part of living in this lovely state. Cole would ski every day if he could so he is DYING for the school ski program to start. So that is about it!! I am going to try to be better about keeping this thing updated...sorry I have been such a slacker!!

MLS Playoffs 2008...RSL vs. Chivas USA

November 1, 2008

We were so excited to have Real Salt Lake in the playoffs this year...especially because the first game was on our home turf at Rio Tinto Stadium. Here's how the playoffs work...each series plays a 2 game series which is not based on who wins but the number of goals scored. Well, as of now RSL is up one goal!! Yura Movsisiyan scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute which put RSL ahead in the series!! Now we head to Chivas USA for game 2. Even if you are not a fan, keep your fingers crossed!! This has been an amazing year for this team, and we are so excited!!

Cole & Yura Movsisiyan

Cole & Chris Seitz (RSL)

Cole & Sasha Kljestan (Mid, Chivas USA)

Cole & Zach Thornton (GK Chivas USA)

Cole & Francisco Mendoza (Mid, Chivas USA)

Just some cute pictures

Sometimes we all take pictures just for the fun of it....the kids being silly, just a cute moment, and posing for the camera. Well, here are a few of those that I had to share. Taylor is so into posing for the camera and having her picture taken that it is so much fun!! ENJOY!!

RSL vs. Colorado Rapids

October 25, 2008

Cole is so lucky to have such great grandparents. Cole has always wanted to go to an away game and watch RSL play. Well, he was chomping at the bit to go to the RSL vs. Colorado game. It was such a big game for RSL....if they tie they make it to the playoffs AND win the Rocky Mountain Cup for a 2nd year. So, on Saturday morning...3:00 a.m....they loaded up in the car to make the trip to Colorado. Cole could hardly stand it. Since Grandma & Grandpa work for RSL and the Colorado team LOVES them, they not only got their room paid for but were given all access passes to the game at Dick's Sporting Goods Stadium. Well, with a goal by Yura Movsisiyan in the 90th minute, RSL tied the game!! It was a total nail biter. After the game, Cole got to hang out with all the RSL players and staff and celebrate their victory. He told me it was the best night EVER!!! He got plenty of pictures with players, and even got to bring the actual Rocky Mountain Cup home for the night. O.K....that was because they couldn't get it home on the plane so they asked George and Sharon to bring it back to Salt Lake with them but Cole was so excited. What an awesome weekend for an awesome kid!! Thanks Grandma & Grandpa.....and RSL!!!

Halloween Week 2008

October 28-31, 2008

Seriously....can Halloween be dragged out any longer?? Between Trunk or Treats, Halloween Carnivals, parties at school for both kids, and the Trick or Treat, it seemed to go on forever!! It was worse than Christmas. O.K. I am going to admit that Halloween isn't my favorite holiday. So I guess I am being a total scrooge but seriously!!! Anyway about the week....well, my kids couldn't decided what they were going to be for each of these events so we ended up doing different make up and costumes for just about each event. For Trunk or Treat, Taylor wanted to be Snow White, and Cole was the Ultimate RSL Fan. The kids had a great time running around with their neighborhood friends, and we brought Jen and her kiddos along with us. For their parties at school, Taylor wanted to be a kitty (though Adam thought she looked like a waitress at the Playboy mansion), and Cole was the Ultimate Utes fan. Cole chose that costume because his teacher, Mr. T is a total BYU fan and he wanted to get his goat. The funny thing is Mr. T came as a Ute fan also. They both had a blast at their parties, and came home with enough candy to nix trick or treating all together BUT of course I lost on that one. So, for the big night, Taylor was the Daughter of Darkness, and thankfully Cole was still the Ute fan with fresh make up. Now can you see why I wanted the whole holiday to end? I had seriously had enough!! The kids LOVE the holiday and are already talking about what they want to be next year. Oh well, it is all part of being a parent!!

Little Miss Kitty

The Ute Fan & The Kitty Cat

New make up, new shirt

Daughter of Darkness

RSL vs. FC Dallas

October 18, 2008

Yes I had strep throat but there was no way I was going to miss an RSL game....especially not this one!! Plus, I was on antibiotics for 3 days so I considered myself on the mend!! RSL played FC Dallas at Rio Tinto Stadium, and boy was it a great game!! RSL had to win this game to have a chance at the playoffs...the first time in franchise history!! Well, they won 3-1, and they played amazing!! Since they won the game, all they have to do is tie Colorado next week to clinch a spot in the playoffs. We are definitely keeping our fingers crossed, and will be listening to the game. GO RSL!!!

We were on the front row, so we had an awesome view of Javier Morales' corner kick!!

Rock on, RSL!!

The world's biggest, smallest Beckerman Fan!!

An AWESOME view of Rio TInto Stadium

Taylor & Kyle Beckerman

Cole & Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas)

Halloween Fun

October, 19, 2008

What a way to kick off the spooky spirit of Halloween!! We had a blast building our Haunted Gingerbread houses. We usually do this for Christmas but because we always have so much fun doing them, we decided to do it for Halloween too. We always break into teams...boys vs. girls. Thank goodness for that one. The boys always manage to get it up and standing but not without tools, hairdryers, and a TON of icing. Of course, the girls stick to traditional methods...mixing the icing to the "right" consistency and putting it all together to look picture perfect. Though there is always the competitive side to it, we all have so much fun doing it. What a great way to get into the spirit of Halloween!!

Just a little sickness update....

So, I got up Thursday morning and could not swallow....not even cold water. Long and short of it, I decided it was time I went to the doctor. Well, it didn't take her long to tell me that I have a severe case of STREP THROAT!!! Severe enough that I am on 500mg of Amoxicillan 3 times a day for the next 10 days....that is a lot of antibiotic!! You would think that after being sick for 3 weeks that I would have gone to the doctor much sooner but anyone who knows me knows that I am SUPER stubborn when it comes to the doctor. So hopefully I will have more exciting things to post once I feel 100% and start taking pictures again!!

RSL vs. New York Red Bulls at the new Rio Tinto Stadium

October 9, 2008

Wow were we lucky to get to go the the Real Salt Lake game at the new Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. It was amazing. Just as spectacular as everyone has said. They started off the night with Carnival Real on the East lawn...the kids had a blast jumping in the bounce houses, testing out motorcycles, riding mechanical bulls, and messing around with all the clowns and jugglers. It was pretty amazing. When we first walked in, we just wanted to check everything out so the kids and I walked around the whole stadium. My only complaint was that half of the concession stands didn't take credit cards....are you kidding me? We had AMAZING seats...19 rows up, even with the goal line. Honestly, I don't think there would be a bad seat in the whole stadium. We took Jen along with us because Adam had to miss out and work in Portland....still!! We were so glad she came along with us. We were also lucky enough to get some extra tickets so I gave them to my friend Laura & her son, Ethan. Though it was FREEZING cold, we all did have a great time!!

Cole & Taylor in front of Rio Tinto Stadium

The kids even got to play Guitar Hero

Taylor with Leo testing out a cool motorcycle

Yes that is Cole riding the mechanical bull

View of the west side of the stadium

Opening Ceremony

Me and Cole

Jen & Taylor

Laura & Ethan....nice with Cole being a goofball in the back

This is what makes the new stadium all more worth while!!