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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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

It looks like Shay is still in Los Angeles doing some top secret work for The Station , leaving Mommytard at home as the Tardlet Wrangler. Shay should be flying home to join the Shaytards tomorrow. Shay was wandering the halls of the Station in a bloody butcher's apron so I'm hoping he is getting character for an upcoming video, while meanwhile back at "Chez Carl" (like my play on words there?) Katilette is contending with the rambunctious Shaytard children - Princesstard is truly frightening with her werewolf makeup, but Sontard was looking good shootin' hoops. I think I would have called a lot of travelling violations and fouls in that game, but they're just learning, so you have to cut them some slack. I do think Sontard may be more of a football guy than a basketball guy. It was funny seeing them filming a scene at the Station and KassemG silently tearing Shay a new one for vlogging while they went over what the wanted to do in the scene. I've ...

Shay Carl is off to Los Angeles once more, but first he and Mommytard take the various tardlets to that great food emporium Dennys, home of the 24/7 breakfast/lunch/dinner menu. Shay falls victim to one of those scamming toy machines when he lets Sontard and Princesstard try to win a stuffed animal while at the restaurant. I hate those things! I worked with a girl who won stuff all the time out of them but when I do it (much like Sontard), I'm left grabbing air. When Shay asks Babytard what she wants to eat (about 3:05 into the video), I think she makes a face and looks just like Katilette when she says she wants chicken and fries. LOL at Sontard he's getting dropped off for school and Shay kids him about "keepin' his lips off all the girls at his school". What movie does Shay quote to Mommytard and Babytard? It's Disney's The Sword In The Stone of course! Anyone with a passing knowledge of the Disney movies should have picked that one up pretty quic...

Mommytard is all in a tizzy because she cannot find her missing shoe as today's Shaytards vlog starts. Shay of course, is busy editing yesterday's before he uploaded it and I agree with Shay about the thumbnail being epic lol. I was thinking the same thing as soon as I saw little Princesstard's eye-popping mug. This one has some footage of Shay's sister Carlie and Shay and Katilette go to the movies. Sounds boring? Just watch. Shay has a new obsession: American Choppers and wants to get a Shaytards motorcycle. Can't you just picture it? With the Shaytards all painted on the gas tank and a big beard emblem across the handle bars lol. Later we get to see Babytard watching herself on the computer and then she starts mugging for the camera just like Princesstard does! I think it is only a matter of time before she starts acting just like Princesstard which would be so funny to see. Shay's trying to talk to Katilette about the painting he mentioned in another...

Poor Shay Carl may have to turn in his old passport because he may be going to Toronto Canada sometime soon. You can almost hear all the Canadian Shaytards fans "I am SO there!" as soon as he mentioned a possible gathering in Toronto. And what did you think about Babytard's singing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star ? I am a tough as nails kinda guy and that did "melt my heart" as Shay said. Katilette sang a few times on the vlog, but they should get Babytard doing some more singing. Hey, she's already on the cover of a famous musician's CD, get her on iTunes lol. I think the funniest part was when Shay was driving the family home and did the "commercial" for Heritage Foods and Mommytard yelled at him for being gross and Shay said "We'll edit that part out" and sorta winked at the camera. What do you think of Shay's passport dilemma? I've had the same thing with old drivers licenses and other picture ID that I just couldn...

I somehow stumbled across this great compilation of Babytard moments from the Shaytards vlogs. In case you don't know who she is, she's the youngest daughter of Shay Carl and Katilette who do a daily vlog of their family on YouTube that is one of the website's most subscribed channels. It seems that just about every Shaytards video has Shay telling Babytard to stop sucking her thumb and the video above was uploaded by a Shaytards viewer. Each of the children in the family has their own moments to shine and are little characters in their own right and the children plus their wacky Dad, Shay Carl along with their lovely mother Katilette, also known as Mommytard make up the Shaytards. Their videos also have other members of Shay's family appearing from time to time (I'm a little partial to Shay's cheerleader sister Carlie) and usually shows the family going about their day with the odd trip out of town thrown in. But one of the favorites of viewers is little...

It was good to see the Shaytards feature their dog Malachi a bit as I've read several comments from viewers saying they hadn't seen much of that dog recently. Shay and Malachi were heading over to the Shaytards old house - yes, they moved awhile back to a new place in their hometown. No, I don't have their mailing address and that's because Shay and Katilette want a certain degree of privacy. That's also why they use the names "Sontard", "Princesstard" etc for their children - I do actually know what their names are, but I won't tell you neener, neener . They want to keep the kids' names private, so until Shay and Mommytard say otherwise, their real names will not be seen on this blog. And you should respect their wishes as good little Shaytards fans. It was odd seeing the old Shaytards' stomping grounds and I sort of expected to see things like the trampoline in the backyard but they've moved to a newer home. What do you...

I'm a great supporter of those on YouTube and I'm always looking for videos and music that make you laugh and for people to enjoy and below you will find one from calliemooremusic , called October (which will be available on iTunes shortly - or when you read this). If you don't know who Callie Moore is, she makes music and has been posting videos on YouTube of herself and her husband Dave performing for several months, as well as personal vlogs (which are great) and I would suggest you subscribe if you have a YouTube account. The song Callie sand was called October and was about her (and Katilette's) mother who died from breast cancer 17 years ago. Her sister is Katilette aka Mommytard from the extremely popular vlog she does with her husband Shay Carl and her 4 kids called the Shaytards . Katilette posted a video on her personal channel a few days ago about why she was observing Breast Cancer Awareness month this year (Callie & Katilette lost their mother in ...

Don't care what you say Shay, lil Rocktard is a cute bambino. Shay Carl is thinking that the Shaytards viewers are somehow tired of how PDP their tardlets are and Rocktard in particular (and Rocktard was giving Shay a big grin as he was trying to say this lol). Good to see an appearance by Malachi, their dog. I've read several comments asking where Malachi was because he hadn't been seen much recently, but he always seems a little camera-shy. Loved hearing Babytard saying "Pump-kin-tard" when they were trying to name the pumpkin Katilette has been growing in their backyard. What do you think about their tribute to the movie The Sound of Music ? Should they take their act on the road? I'd like to see Mommytard doing a bit more singing in the vlogs, but ALL the subscribers say that. And don't forget about the Supernote contest. The team Shay is the captain of, appropriately named the "Shaytards Rebellionites" is still in the lead, but Whee...

Better get that Sontard signed up to a big recording contract soon or another record company will snap him up lol. All three of the kids are singing at the start of this vlog and Sontard is singin' his heart out. Once again Shay talks about ending the daily vlogs or just taking a much needed break and that is understandable given they are coming up on their 2nd anniversary as the Shaytards . Even doing something you love can become a grind if you don't step away even for a short break. That is what I (and nearly all Shaytards fans) am hoping for. You know that with a week off from the Internet Shay will be chomping at the bit to get back on again - he probably wouldn't last even a week. Katilette would have to keep talking to him "Now Shay, you said you would take a week off..." What do you think? Should Shay and his family go for a week off and banish the Internet so they can recharge? He's probably worried that all the fans of the videos will disappear...

For those fans of the Shaytards , one of the highlights is Mommytard, also known as Katilette. She and her husband Shay are both great role models as parents and successful Youtubers, but sometimes we forget that the people we watch on YouTube, television and the movies are in fact real people. They have feelings and laugh and cry just like the rest of us. In this video Katilette discusses the loss of her mother when she was 11 years old from breast cancer. I think this must have been a tough video for her to get through and at one point I thought she might start crying, but being the trooper she is, she continued on. Denial and repression of feelings is difficult for many and bringing those feelings back to the surface can be painful. I can see why she has had difficulty dealing with the loss of her own Mom so many years ago and she seems to be in a place now where she can begin to deal with them. Cancer is obviously a terrible disease that affects too many individuals and famil...

It looks like Shay's family has a bit of sibling rivalry just like every other family does because a teary-eyed Babytard was obviously upset about not getting to sit in the chair behind the driver's seat in the Shaytards ' Shaytardmobile. She did agree to sit in the back with Sontard with little fuss or muss. Do you remember fighting with a brother or sister over stuff like who sat where in the car? The clan stopped off at P.F. Chang's and for some reason, whenever Shay puts the camera on his Mom and brother Casey, they point at the ceiling. Don't know what that's about. Liked seeing Carli with Rocktard (sorry, but I love her blond hair and sorta drool a bit when she's on the screen - and she's a cheerleader, so 'nuff said). Those water parks are fun and I knew Shay would put the camera over the water hole, but wasn't expecting him to dangle poor little Rocktard there lol. But later we see the Shaytards in a Barnes & Noble where Shay f...