An Everts Tale: Vasquez Rocks

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Vasquez Rocks

We spent a fun day exploring Vasquez Rocks! Caleb was working (still at Old Navy) and the rest of us were home. We decided to get some Jersey Mike's & have a picnic & explore Vasquez Rocks since we hadn't been there in a really long time. It was such a perfect & beautiful day. We had forgotten how cool that place really is. Macie & I did a great job at keeping up too. It's been nice to have Ethan home for the holiday & I'm glad he was around to come with us.

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Everts Digest: Quotable Quotes

6/2016

Asher says "Unner-uh-mote" for remote.

6/11/2016

While watching Princess Bride for Family Movie Night

Inigo- "I wasn't my father back, you son of a bitch."

Ethan- "He said a bad word!"

Asher- "What did he say? The S.T. word? (meaning stupid)

Caleb- "No, he said slobber batch"

Asher- "What's a slobber batch?

2014

While walking out of Disneyland

Mom- "Do you need to go to the bathroom before we go?"

Ethan- "Not a chance."

7/30/2014

Caleb- "When I grow up, am i still going to be cute?"

7/12/2014

Fred- "Linky, how did you get to be so smart?"

Ethan- "Well, I am in second grade now so that might help explain it."

2014

Asher says "hotporn" for popcorn

Daddy and Asher playing a game with candy. The candy fell on the floor.

Asher- "It's okay. It's your fault."

6/2014

Asher- "Wooie, focus! We're in it to win it!"

11/19/14 Asher playing Minecraft

Asher- "Mom, look I'm playing Minecrap!"

12/24/13 While watching Frozen in the theater and it is silent at a critical moment.

Asher- (saying it loudly) "She's alive!!"

12/24/13 While trying to record Asher singing a song.

Caleb- "Mom, you can advertise me!"

11/20/13 Caleb playing cops and robbers.

Caleb- "You are under rest!"

2013 Asher sayings:

'My' is used for 'I'.

'Get off of me!' When he wants to get down.

11/15/13 Asher pointing to the colors he used to draw a picture.

Asher- "White, green, blue, chocolate, orange!'

8/12/13 Asher playing in the boys' room with Spiderman

Spider-"I'm the amazing Spiderman!"

Asher- "Oh hi!"

Spiderman-"Let's round up some bad guys."

Asher- "Okay, sure!"

As of 8/13 Caleb says the following words:

Lomsturd (lobster)

Hangaburg (hamburger)

Hongrene (hungry)

"What that you're doing?"

12/4/12 About to watch a movie.

Caleb- "Ethan, you ready to watch this movie?"

Ethan- "You know it!"

10/22/12 While holding a plate of cookies to give to his teacher.

Ethan- "Mom, I have a really nice warm feeling in my heart because I'm doing a kind thing for my teacher. I know this is the Spirit and I love feeling this way."

8/31/12 Caleb just talking...

Caleb- "Mom, I'm 4. I know everything. You don't need to worry."

8/8/12 Caleb Language

Envelope: Empalope

Thumb: Flum

8/6/12 Ethan teasing Caleb

Ethan- "Goodbye, Caleb. I'm going to Africa forever!"

Caleb- (crying) "NO, Effa!! We need you!"

8/5/12 Caleb talking about Ethan going to school.

Caleb- "Mom, when I 5 I go to school?"

Mama- "Yep!"

Caleb- "Then what are you going to do?!"

8/1/12 Putting Asher to bed.

Mama- "Goodnight, Ashie Baby."

Asher- (puts finger to his lips) "Shh..."

7/20/12 Caleb eating pistachios.

Ethan- "I'm taking your last nut!"

Caleb- "No, give me back my nut!"

Mama- "Give him back his nut, Ethan."

Ethan- "But I want his nut!"

7/19/12 Just said in passing.

Ethan- "Hey Caleb, I love you."

Caleb- "I love you too."

7/18/12 Mommy waking up with Ethan in her bed.

Ethan- "I came in here in the middle of the night and cuddled you! Ok, I'm going to watch TV now." (Walks out of the room...)

7/9/12 Ethan's first day of Kindergarten Readiness. Just after dropping Ethan off.

Caleb- (very sadly) "I miss Ethan, he's my bestest brother."

6/29/12 Daddy starting the car, with everyone inside.

Ethan- "Hey Dad, you know how to drive this thing?"

5/10/12 While Mama was cleaning up from breakfast

Ethan- "Mom, did you know Jesus is our King and Master? I love him."

2/28/12 Caleb and Mama snuggling on the couch

Caleb grabs Mama's face and says- "Mommy, look at me. I love you, you're my friend."

3/22/12 I'm making cheeseburgers and fries for dinner. Caleb comes walking into the kitchen.

Caleb- "Mama, I want buns, cheese, burger and fries. Nothing else, you got it?"

3/21/12 Mama comes home from a RS activity to find Daddy asleep on the couch with piles of blankets and stuffed animals on top of him while the kids are all watching TV at 9:30pm.

Caleb- "Daddy is asleep. I tucked him in. Jesus is happy with my choice."

2/28/12 Ethan walks in the office

Ethan- "Mom, my leg hurts. I sprayed it."

Mama- "You what?"

Ethan- "You know, when you break a bone or you spray it? I sprayed it right here (pointing to his knee)."

Mama- "Oh, okay. What happened?"

Ethan- "I just bonked it. But I'm fine now because I told you about it." Ethan walks out of room.

Mama- "Uh, okay..."

2/26/12

Mama- "Caleb what's your favorite ride at Disneyland?"

Caleb- "The Buzz Yighyear (he means Lightyear) ride where you shoot the canyon balls" (he means cannon balls).

12/28/11 Caleb coming into my bed in the morning.

Mama- "Caleb, what do you want to do today?"

Caleb- "Just love you."

Mama- "Okay, we can do that."

12/14/11 Kirsten in the office wrapping presents for Christmas and Caleb wants to come in.

Caleb- "To infinity and beyond!" Then runs into the locked door.

12/14/11 While sitting in the car

Ethan- "Mom, let's talk... Are you sad I'm growing up to be a big boy?"

Mama- "A little but only because I always want you to be my little linker doodle. But I'm mostly happy you're growing up to be such a great big boy."

Ethan- "Well, Mom, I will grow up but I'll always have the same name and always be your linker, so don't worry."

12/9/11 Playing with blocks

Ethan- "Did you play with blocks when you were little?"

Mama- "Yeah, but I didn't build anything as cool as what you're building."

Ethan- "Well, you know what I always say... the bigger blocks can't break."

12/7/11 After having family scripture study during breakfast.

Mama- "Ethan, what did you learn?"

Ethan- "Only the truth will set you free!"

11/17/11 Caleb mad at Mom for telling him to get down from climbing.

Caleb- "I don't like you Mommy!"

Mama- "Okay, well, I like you!"

Mommy gets a couple 'fun size' M&M packets to eat.

Caleb- "I want some, Mommy!"

Mama- "But you just said you don't like me."

Caleb (while crying)- "Mommy, I like you! I like you!!!"

11/17/11 Caleb hit Ethan.

Ethan- "Caleb, what's up with that hitting me?"

11/3/11 While at the dinner table.

Mama- "Ethan, you really like music, huh? Do you think it would be fun to learn to play an instrument?"

Ethan- "Yeah!"

Mama- "What do you want to play?"

Ethan- "The symbols."

Mama- "Do you know what those are?"

Ethan- "Yeah, they are big and loud and you bang them together!"

Caleb- "I want to play guitar!"

9/16/11 Driving to our ward activity

Ethan- "When I have a car, I will crash into you."

Daddy- "Only if Mommy's driving."

Ethan- "You can say that again."

9/11/11

Ethan- "Mom, can we have a spicable me (Despicable Me) party tomorrow for family night?

Mama- "We'll see."

Ethan- "Do you say that as a yes?"

9/10/11 At the breakfast table.

Ethan- "What's in Germany?"

Mama- "Lots of people and buildings."

Ethan- "Where is it?"

Mama- "In Europe, across the ocean."

Ethan- "I want to live there. It sounds great!"

9/8/11 Ethan after he's done singing.

Ethan- "I need to rest my breath."

9/7/11 Caleb playing. Then randomly says "Guess what Mama? It takes 14 minutes to get to Nana's house!"

9/6/11 Ethan eating ice cream

Ethan- "Sure is icey."

9/4/11 Caleb walks into our room in the morning.

Caleb- "Gotta go poops. Whoa, big poops."

Then leaves.

8/17/10 While eating at the dinner table.
Mama- "Caleb, if you want to have some cake, you have to eat some of your dinner."
Ethan- "Yeah, Caleb..."
Mama- "Ethan (said in a 'I got this, leave him alone- type voice"
Ethan- Holds up hand. "Mom, please, I got this."

8/10/11 Having lunch.
Ethan- "Mom, I want a drink."
Mama- "I didn't hear you say the magic word. What's the magic word?"
Ethan- "Abracadabra."
Mama- "Actually, it's please, but I guess I'll take that too."

8/10/11 While Ethan is getting his nails cut.
Ethan is crying and sad Mama's cutting his nails.
Caleb- "It's okay, Effa, I here for you. I hold you."

8/9/11 Outside playing with Emma.
Ethan- "Ok, I'm going to go over here. Bye honey!"
Emma- "Okay, bye!"

6/12/11 Walking around Kohl's.
Lady over the intercom- "Customer service to shoes, customer service to shoes."
Caleb- "Yes, I like chicken nuggets and french fries."

5/27/11 Comes in the house with a stick and leaves attached.
Ethan- "Mom, this is a Hawkie Theater. It's a bird. They are impressive and dangerous. They pick up worms, snails and caterpillars. This is what they say, "HAWK, HAWK!"

5/16/11 Eating dinner. Noticing what the boys call(ed) cucumbers when they were 2 years old.
Ethan: "Cumacumers"
Caleb (he's 2 right now): "Kingcumers"

5/7/11 As Daddy takes Asher downstairs and we all head down for breakfast.

Mama- (joking around) "Okay, say bye to Baby Asher! Daddy's going to take him to work."

Ethan- "Bye!"

Caleb- "NO!!! (starts crying hysterically) No take my Baby Asher! No! Not my Baby Asher!!"

4/29/11 Ethan comes running in from playing outside.

Ethan- "Mama, look! I found this wonderful giant stick!"

4/22/11 Anytime Caleb gets into trouble
Caleb-" Mama, I get listen! I get listen!"

4/21/11 While watching the news it read Teluca Lake under the woman talking.
Fred- "Her name is Teluca Lake? That's a weird name. But say it fast, it just rolls off the tongue..."
Kirsten- "That's not her name, she's reporting from Teluca Lake; it's an actual place! Haha!"

4/15/11 Caleb trying to get my attention and talk to me in the car.
Caleb- "Mama, I talking for you."

4/14/11 While cutting Fred's hair, I wore 2 trash bags so I wouldn't get hair on me.
Ethan- "Mama, you're a bag. A real bag..."

3/22/11 Fred just coming home from the gym and flexing in the mirror.
Ethan- "Daddy, look! (flexes arm muscles too) I got these from the internet!"

3/14/11 Fred reading over his new diet plan
Fred- "One cup dried oats... wait, I have to eat oats, dried? I can't even cook them?!"
Kirsten- "Haha!! No... you have to make sure it's one cup then you cook them."

3/13/11 Eating lunch after church
Fred- "Ethan, what did you learn about in church today?"
Ethan- "I learned about the sword of truth"
Fred & Kirsten- "Wow! (while laughing) that's great!"

3/2/11 While cutting Caleb's hair
Ethan- "Wow, Caleb! You look great! You look like a whole new boy!"

2/22/11 (anytime really that Caleb wants to cuddle or be held)
Caleb- "I hold you?"

2/22/11 After putting our new love seat and 2 recliners in our family room (a gift from my parents)
Fred- "These are nice Ethan, huh?"
Ethan- "Yeah! We ordered them from Nana!"

1/25/11 After Caleb found money under our bed
Daddy- "I love you, Caleb."
Caleb- "I love money's!" (While showing his money to Daddy)

An Everts Tale

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Vasquez Rocks

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The Mr. & Mrs.

The Kids

Total: 4 Boys, 2 Girls

Ethan Kyler

Caleb Christopher

Asher Frederick

Macie Amelia

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