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Time for a quick recap on all things SHAYTARDS (that's a link to their main YouTube channel so you can subscribe and stuff). I've covered the shenanigans of the various members of the Butler clan since 2010 or so, with the arrival of kiddos, some controversy but all in all, fun times. Their latest video called "Can you hear what they said at the end?" is below, with the lovely Colette (aka Mommytard) gracing the thumbnail. After that there's videos highlighting the return of eldest son Gavin (who I still call Sontard) returning home after a couple of years abroad doing missionary work, and Princesstard, Shay and Colette's oldest daughter (Avia in real life), who struck out on her own last year but rejoins the family as they all celebrate Babytard (Emmi)'s 18th birthday. ( When did THAT happen? ) Babytard is frozen in my mind as a toddler, okay? Yeah, time passes fast, lol. But you're here to watch the latest Shaytards video, not listen to me blath...

Youtube posted the above information on the site's statistics page . Youtube recently posted that there are now hundreds of partners making as much as $100,000 a year or more through the site's Youtube Partnership Program. The vast majority of partners do not make anywhere near that figure but some like Ray William Johnson and other top youtubers make a lot more than that. How much does Ray William Johnson make on Youtube? Exact amounts are hard to get but there are some sources that will provide estimates if you just look for them. A while back I wrote a post called If Ray William Johnson Can Make $2,000 A Day On Youtube Why Can't I? which used figures from myu2b.com which showed that RWJ was making about $2,000 a day from just his Equals 3 channel as a member of the Youtube Partnership Program. (Note that the website is now defunct and went belly up soon after my post) . There are some of the usual suspects, Social Blade, vidIQ, VidStats (founded by MrBeast ) amo...

Not your usual Shaytards video! In case you didn't already know, Lollapolooza is happening right now (if you're reading this later, um, I guess you missed out) and Shay Carl , Charles and Alli from CTFxC , and even KassemG are all backstage watching the bands perform (Kassem is wearing an odd tank top which I think almost got him arrested). If you want to see what it's like up close and personal to the stage area, watch this. Just try to avoid the punch-happy security guys (or who I like to call Fisty, Stabby and Punchy). "Who's that other guy with the beard?" you're asking? That's Shay's brother Casey who also has a channel on Youtube ( caseylavere ) so take a look at his channel too. Somewhere in this crowd is Lisa Nova (I think that might be Lisa at 9:30 putting on the glasses) although she made a pre-Lollapolooza video: LollapaLISA! ). Lollapolooza is going on from August 5th to the 7th and they are streaming it live on Youtube at the ...

Even though VidCon is over, Shay Carl and Charles Trippy are still hard at work making videos. This one is just a behind the scenes type of thing with a guest appearance by Rocktard who will not part with his gum (and gum wrapper). It's always cute seeing Shay with the kids and you can tell they are his world. It looks like Charles will be playing a cop. I was wondering about the cop shirt when they came on. He is supposed to be Princesstard's step-dad and he does look the part (well, except for the earrings lol). VidCon just finished and these guys are already back at it pumping out the vids.

Here's a little of the VidCon experience through the lens of Charles Trippy's CTFxC as he and Alli take in the fun in L.A. It's always cool seeing all the various Youtubers floating around in the background in these gatherings. I spotted Philip DeFranco leading that game of Ninja and of course Shay Carl getting his beard handed to him in the basketball game with Charles and iJustine yawning as they were preparing to go on stage. I liked how Shay's various tardlets wandered into the room first thing in the morning. During the trip through the kitchen I noticed IJ was filming in this video as well as the Shaytards' video so I'll keep an eye out for that one. It was funny when Charles was pointing out where last year's VidCon took place and there was a party "down there" and the "Chubby Bunny Challenge" (see: The Chubby Bunny Challenge: Enter At Own Risk from last year). If you didn't get a chance to go to Los Angeles you can s...

In case you don't know, a little gathering of online folks has been taking place in L.A. known as "Vidcon" and here Shay Carl and the Shaytards are vlogging about the shindig. Shay and the family are going to be on stage (hopefully Shay won't throw Rocktard out into the audience like last year) and if you watch the video you will likely see all sorts of the top Youtubers. First there's KassemG, Michael Buckley from his "What The Buck Show", iJustine, Tobuscus, MysteryGuitarMan, CTFxC (Charles Trippy and Alli Speed) and many others passing by the camera. Now don't you wish you had bought a ticket? It unfortunately sold out in early May. If you're thinking ahead to Vidcon 2012 it is still a long way away and the location and other stuff has not been worked out, but you better plan on buying your ticket as soon as they become available.

Yet another school year has now come and gone and it looks like the Shaytards are going to be heading back to California again before the next one starts. Today's video starts with the junior high "end of the year assembly" and a Cheerleader Flash Mob (with Carly in a cheerleader outfit). Sontard busts out the worm and a bunch of cheerleaders flood the gym floor for a dance. Shay doesn't mention it during the video but he posted a link to an article that was written about the Shaytards in Forbes called ShayCarl’s Epic Journey To YouTube Stardom written by Michael Humphrey that tells Shay and Katilette's story about how they met and their success on Youtube. The article is just the first of six that Humphrey will be doing on various Youtubers. My guess is that he will be doing one of Phil DeFranco and maybe Ryan Higa or Ray William Johnson so keep an eye out for those.

Once again it's "One Take Sunday" with the Shaytards and they have a whole slew of announcements, including that they are going to pick the winners of the two flip cameras that they promised a while back. Also, Shay's appearance on the television series No Ordinary Family should be March 22nd. He plays a security guard just in case you didn't know. And it looks like the whole Shaytards clan will be making their way over to Florida for PlayList Live which runs from March 26-27th. There are going to be a ton of Youtubers present including Wheezy Waiter, KassemG, Lisa Nova, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Michell Davis & Kyle Sibert (LiveLavaLive), Mystery Guitar Man, iJustine, MeekaKitty, Charles Trippy & Alli Speed of CTFxC and too many more to mention. Just go to the site at the link provided for more info. One other thing about Playlist Live is that they are going to be giving away free tickets , so that's another reason to check out their website.

There are some people who wonder why anyone would bother watching a daily vlog about a family living in Idaho just going about the lives and uploading extra-long videos on Youtube. Well, I am one of those who watch the Shaytards EVERY day because of the guy in the following clip: I don't know Shay Carl personally, and haven't had the chance to meet him yet, but I consider him a friend simply because of these glimpses he allows into his life. Shay is so devoted to his family and it shows in that video (as for once he is left almost speechless) as he's "thinking about his little daughter asleep in her bed". In case you are not a regular viewer of the Shaytards, you may not know what he was talking about. The picture on the cover of James Blunt's album is a one Shay's wife Katilette took of Shay tossing his youngest daughter (called Babytard in the videos) in the air and he proudly was watching Blunt's Tonight Show appearance. This video was not ...

I was just watching the video below from the Shaytards and it looks like Shay Carl is going to try to shed a little bit of his excess Shay: For those of us who are longtime viewers of the Shaytards, we know Shay has been trying over the years to drop some tonnage (and even started a channel back in early November 2009 called ShayLoss ) it has been difficult for the big guy. According to what he said in the vlog he hopes to lose 40 pounds by his 31st birthday (it's already almost Shay's birthday again?) which is March 5th. Shay is actually very active for a heavier dude as you can tell by his Shaytards vlogs and always doing healthy stuff with Mommytard and the tardlets. His problem, like most of us is that he likes food a lot. I for one knew he was planning something along these lines because I follow him on Twitter (follow him here: @shaycarl ). He has been tweeting with @phillyd (Philip DeFranco) and others about working out and stuff. Phil is also trying to drop so...

Watching Shay Carl playing with his son, little Rocktard, it is hard to believe it is only about 7 months since Shay and Mommytard went to the hospital to have the little guy. If you haven't seen the video of when Rocktard was born (you aren't a real Shaytards fan unless you've seen this video), here's a link to the Bradshaw's Blog post I did about it: Shaytards Clan Welcomes A New Member . Seeing how alert and all smiley-faced he is now and how he is sooo close to actually crawling, it's hard to imagine watching a Shaytards video without catching a glimpse of the youngest tardlet. Watching this video you know it's just a matter of time before Rocktard will be scampering after his older brother and sisters and getting into some sort of mischief. And poor Mommytard had to visit the dentist again. Katilette was downright loopy after getting her crown put on. Even under the influence of the laughing gas she's still PDC ("Pretty Darn Cute" as...

Um, that would mean Shay went to the post office and received something in the mail, not what you were thinking. But before that, there's a little bit of fun at home with the Shaytards . I don't know why Shay's sister Carlie (the hot blonde with the, um, blue teeth) doesn't have a channel of her own yet. She seems like a hoot. She did have one a while back but deleted it because she didn't like the negative comments. But she does seem like a natural performer like Shay. I was a little ill at ease watching the tardlets jumping down the stairs, but I knew Shay would catch them (and more importantly the kids trust him to be there to catch them). I think the funniest part had to be when Shay went to the Post Office and desperately tried to explain the procedures involved when they receive a large package that won't fit in your box. Can you imagine that conversation? The postal worker says something like "Well hello Shay! I see you have a large package to...

Not only is this video the 700th video that the Shaytards have uploaded to Youtube, but it is also the 8th Wedding Anniversary of Shay Carl and Katilette (aka Mommytard). I'll bet neither one could have possibly dreamed that this would be what they were going to be doing when they got hitched back in the day. What is the gift usually associated with the 8th year of marriage? Do people actually give gifts based on that stuff? According to what I've Googled (hey, I don't know this girly stuff! I'm a dude! Ask me about football or hockey!) um, yeah, the 8th wedding anniversary is usually celebrated with bronze. Sorta like you get a 3rd place medal for making it this far in your married life. You get past the fabled "seven year itch" and you get a bronze medal. Not that I think Shay or Katilette had to worry about a 7 year itch because they obviously really love each other. But let's go to the footage: One thing, I didn't know that they had Malachi be...

Here's the long-awaited Shaytards Christmas Special. It clocks in at a whopping 37 minutes, but for fans of Shay Carl, Katilette and the various tardlets, it is just the right length for a Shaytards video. Come spend Christmas with the number one family on Youtube: Shay was promising this extra-long Shaytards video for a few days now and it was definitely worth the wait. Loved the parts at the skate board ramp/gym with just about every tard bouncing and jumping all over the place. I was also impressed by Shay and his brothers and sister with the handstands. Gotta give kudos to Casey for holding his hand stand the longest. One thing I like about these videos is that the whole family gets involved, even Grampa and Grandma tard. They all seem to be having fun and it is good exercise for the entire clan. Liking the tradition of everyone wearing the same pajamas too. The kids looked too cute (as well as Mommytard and her sisters-in-law), but the guys took the cake. I think I wa...

In case you missed it, the Project For Awesome was reportedly a big success and they uploaded the show to Youtube (you can see all the videos at p4a . They've uploaded 83 videos so far which is great. This first one shows DeStorm, MysteryGuitarMan, and Freddy Wong all playing and singing well. Really check out the videos on the P4A channel (link above) as there are interviews with all the top Youtubers like HotFor Words, the Vlogbrothers, Shay Carl, KassemG & NicePeter, Michelle Phan, Tay Zonde, Michael Buckley and iJustine (just to name a few!). If you want to see some of the behind the scenes stuff, check out this Shaytards video: It starts with Shay and various Tardlets having some fun and then Shay takes us behind the scenes of the Project For Awesome live show. And iJustine uploaded this one on her 2nd channel. Lots of wellknown Youtube people all through both of these videos. At last count the Project For Awesome website showed that over $97,000 had been r...

Looks like Shay Carl and the whole Shaytards clan are off to watch a little Idaho football as Boise State takes on Utah State. You can find out more here about the Boise-Utah game . First Shay had to take the tardlets for a dip in the pool and Babytard just about explodes with excitement to get swimming. Lol at little Cooper (Shay's nephew) when Shay's brother shows him how to swim and Cooper starts swimming in mid-air. Then off they go to the Big Game. The football game was pretty good (a blue football field?) and the home team won which was good. Right at the end, we get to see Sontard celebrating his birthday. Hard to believe he's already seven! Before Shay and Katilette know it, they'll be watching Sontard playing football in college. Let's see, that would mean Shay would be doing the Shaytards vlog in about 12 years! I think Shay just shuddered at the thought that they will still be filming in 12 years, but we'll probably all still be watching.

Shay Carl and Katilette have decided to have a little "Date Night" and turned filming of the Shaytards over to little Princesstard. While Shay and Mommytard are out having a little much-needed "us" time, we get to see a young filmmaker learning the ropes as a Youtube vlogger as Princesstard turns the Shaytards' camera on her brothers and sister. Sontard of course starts bustin' moves all over the place as soon as the camera is on him and Babytard is her usual giggly bundle of cuteness. Even Rocktard seems happy for a little face time in front of the camera. At around 4:30 or so when she was telling us that the babysitter didn't want to be filmed, all I could think was that Princesstard was doing her vlogging with a "Toby Turner-esque" flair and kept waiting for her to say "outro of darkness, then redness, then whiteness, then Princesstardness". I liked that idea that Shay was floating called "Sneaky Snacks" where pe...

It looks like the Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer campaign that ran throughout October 2010 was a success as Katilette from the Shaytards and her sisters raised at least $1,000 so far. Katilette's sister Sadie sold earrings from her website ( sadiesbeads.artfire.com ) and will be contributing $1,000 to the final total and Callie (also on Youtube with her music/vlog channel calliemooremusic ) along gave all the proceeds she got from iTunes from a song she wrote. If you want to see the Bradsha's Blog post about that, check CallieMooreMusic's October Song & Katilette's Response . It's always good when you see the times when families get together and it looks like Katilette's sister Callie and her husband Dave are off to Singapore and that's a whole other story. Go to Callie & Dave's channel for more info about their move. Another good thing about this is that they will do it again next October and raise more money to help find a cure for ...

Poor Shay Carl looks beat when the video starts while the Shaytards clan is watching Sontard's basketball game. Towards the end of the video Shay updates us on whether he can make it to the Toronto Youtube gather November 16, 2010 (if your reading this after that date, um, nevermind). Without a doubt little Babytard is PDP as Shay would say. She's really starting to talk more and more. And that chair they found does look like her. Shay: "Is that not Babytard?" Babytard: "YES!!" After they returned from the store Shay tried desperately to explain why he might not be able to make it to the Toronto gathering because of the passport problem, but says if we check his Twitter account ( @shaycarl ) he will let us know if he can make it or not. Hopefully the passport folks will get their stuff straightened out, but if he can't make it Shay did say he would make a point of stopping in Toronto for a meetup at a later date. The Gathering will still go ahea...

I don't know what it is, but it seems that most of the Shaytards I laugh hardest at are the ones with the tardlets at the local store? It was nice to see Babytard's reaction to seeing herself on the cover of the new CD from James Blunt and her saying almost "well, duh, Dad" when Shay Carl asked if she knew she was famous. One thing I do notice about the various Shaytard children is that when you ask them a question they always say "Yes" (especially Sontard) and not the more common "Yeah". Just nitpicking, but it's good to see kids even as young as Babytard speaking clearly. Loved seeing Shay rolling around in that pile of leaves too. That did seem to be so "Shay Carl" of a thing to do and then pop up waving at the passing cars. And Princesstard crawling into the Eggo waffle section of the cooler was great. She seems so random lol, but I'm betting Shay told her to do it. Katilette's reaction was funny too - "I don...