Thursday, October 30, 2008

Some pictures and a new camera

Well, we got our new camera, thanks for the comments! We decided on...the Canon Powershot SD1100 IS. I love it so far! It is so small and I am pretty impressed with the pictures, and we got a great deal on it, so I am feeling good! Thanks again for commenting with your ideas! So, here are a few samples, and there will be more to come after tomorrow.


I love this little outfit! And Kate is loving her car, she loves to get on it and say, "bye bye" like she is taking off. I love it.

At the UNLV game
These pants would not stay on Kate, she kept coming to me saying "mom" to let me know her pants fell off again.
Kate was wondering why Deron Williams wasn't playing
This was at the Jazz season opener. Such pyrotechnics have never been seen!

Anyway, it is nice to have a camera again. I am going to have to get in the habit of taking pictures again. Have a Happy Halloween everybody!

Monday, October 27, 2008

100 Things

I have been wanting to do this for a while, so here goes:

1. I was born in Texas
2. I can feel my stomach growing bigger as we speak
3. I like to keep my fingernails and toenails very short. I have just about broken my habit of biting/picking them and just clip them now.
4. I wanted to be a cowgirl when I grew up.
5. A common line of mine when I was little was: "When I grow up and be a boy..." (I had two older brothers, then my dad--I guess I thought my mom was just one of a kind!)
6. I dyed my hair brown once and it was a disaster.
7. I love to exercise and to be in shape.
8. I did a triathlon a couple of years ago, I loved it and hope to do one again!
9. I like to have a clean kitchen--even if every other room isn't.
10. I like to be organized.
11. I played soccer in high school.
12. I ran track in high school.
13. I used to snowboard a lot, it was my dream to be a pro snowboarder.
14. I was voted class clown in high school.
15. Jeff was also voted class clown in high school.
16. We knew it was love when we found out.
17. Jeff and I used to love to sneak into Lavell Edwards Stadium (BYU), it was one of our favorite spots.
18. I lived in three different states before I turned one.
19. I love family reunions, I look so forward to them every year!
20. I love camping.
21. I love hiking.
22.I love to hike.
23. I eat a banana for breakfast every single day.
24. I used to install sprinkler systems for my summer job, I don't know how much I remember, but I bet I could still put on a sprinkler head.
25. I would love to eat out every night of the week.
26. I LOVE asparagus.
27. I LOVE strawberries.
28. I like to read books and usually all at once.
29. If I had to choose between a maid and cook, I would choose a cook.
30. If I had to choose between salt and sugar, definitely salt.
31. I broke my arm in 9th grade roller-blading down a steep hill. My arm was bent funny.
32. I have never had stitches.
33. I can't remember my most embarrassing moment. They happen too frequently for me to get too embarrassed.
34. I wanted a motorized Barbie car SO bad when I was little.
35. I love country music.
36. I love to laugh really hard, especially with Jeff.
37. One time, Jeff passed gas and picked Kate up and pretended we had to get home because she was so poopy. Wow, that was funny.
38. I love my family.
39. I love my in-laws, they feel like family to me too.
40. I love nieces and nephews.
41. I absolutely adore Kate and every little smile and toot that she does.
42. I used to think my feet were kind of small until I joined my in-laws where everyone is around a size 6-7.
43. I like to go to bed around 9.
44. I like to get up about 8.
45 . I am nervous about my future sleeping schedule.
46. I like to spend money, I think I would do well rich.
47. I have an inney belly button, like the deep dark hole kind.
48. I would like to move back to Idaho someday.
49. I like living here for now.
50. I spend way too much time on the computer.
51. I am the YW sports coach, and we are doing pretty good!
52. I always have a hard time deciding what to be for Halloween.
53. I am so excited about Thanksgiving.
54. I am so excited about Christmas!
55. I still get really excited about my birthday!
56. I also still get really excited about Christmas too, I have a hard time falling asleep and always wake up early.
57. I played the piano until I was about 10, I forgot pretty much everything.
58. I also played the violin for about 2 years, I don't know if I ever knew anything to forget.
59. I love to sing, but I don't sing very loud and am a little below average.
60. I love to whistle.
61. I love horses and have always wanted one.
62. My parents divorced when I was 10 (or 11, I can't remember).
63. I like to do math tutoring on the side.
64. I like to teach.
65. Daisies are my favorite flowers.
66. I love to get flowers.
67. I like to be self-sufficient.
68. My dream car is a minivan.
69. My dream car used to be a Z3 BMW--black.
70. I went to track camp at BYU one year and it was so fun. My sister and I beat all these boys playing pool for 3 straight games just because they scratched. I love that memory.
71. I love my sisters.
72 My brothers are really funny and I always wanted to be like them.
73. I got my first email account when I was 15.
74. I ran cross country for two years and quit 3 weeks before the season ended, I probably should have finished.
75. I beat my best cross country record from high school during college by about 4 minutes!
76. I love to swim.
77. We never had animals for long periods of time, something always happened.
78. Except Frizzy the cat.
79. Sometimes I just like to be blunt, but a lot of times I regret it right after.
80. I love my mom, she is very creative and fun to be around, and just a good mom.
81. My dad is a lot of fun too, he always keeps things exciting and entertaining!
82. I like to type.
83. I like to sew and to make crafts.
84. I get bloody noses a lot.
85. It started when I was about 4 and hit my nose really hard on the dashboard and was bleeding really hard--I remember it going around my neck.
86. Now I get bloody noses for 40 minutes at a time.
87. I have never had to stay at the hospital except when I had Kate.
88. My soccer team won the championship in college intramurals, it was great!
89. I loved playing high school soccer, and I love the friendships I made from that.
90. We were a pretty good soccer team, we worked well together and it made it fun.
91. I am so happy to be married to Jeff, I love him, but I also really like him if you know what I mean.
92. I once was shocked by a cattle prod-thing in seminary to prove a point.
92.5 I also ate a grasshopper in seminary, for an object lesson, they were surprisingly tasty.
93. I once swore in seminary (but it wasn't my fault!!!)
94. I loved seminary!
95. I never dated anyone seriously in high school.
96. I didn't kiss a boy until I was 16--my brother made me promise, so I did it. In hind sight, why didn't I get any money out of the deal?
97. I always got in trouble for talking too much in high school (I know that comes as a shocker)
98. I was still a good student.
99. I cut my hair really short in high school--like a pixie cut, and I loved it, it was kind of fun and different.
100. I love to get my hair cut. I wish it grew really fast so I could cut it more often.
101. I loved college and my roommates, especially Michele, we had some really good times together!
102. I graduated from college one week before I married Jeff, it was perfect timing for us.
103. Well, I guess I have blabbed on long enough. This is kind of fun though, and when you have some spare time, you should try it, it is kind of fun to reminisce.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

8's

8 favorite TV Shows: (in no particular order)
1. Chuck
2. Arrested Development
3. Seinfeld
4. The Office
5. Barney
6. Curious George
7. Clifford
8. Teletubbies

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Cafe Rio
2. Costa Vida (basically the same but I love it enough to mention twice)
3. Red Lobster
4. Red Robin
5. Macaroni Grill
6. Ruby River
7. Texas Roadhouse
8. Red Iguana

8 Things I Did Today
1. Got myself and Kate ready for church in a hurry
2. Taught a lesson--laurels--I love it!
3. Had a delicious quesadilla courtesy of Jeffrey
4. Took a nap (also courtesy of Jeffrey)
5. Visited with friends
6. Went to a birthday party with some delicious cake
7. Tried to put Kate down for a nap, but today it didn't happen
8. Read lots of blogs

8 Things I look forward to
1. Every single weekend
2. Halloween--taking Kate trick or treating and getting her in her costume
3. Christmas!!
4. Thanksgiving!!
5. Bedtime
6. Eating out--I could do it every night
7. Hugs and kisses
8. Date nights

I'm tagging all of my sisters, sisters-in-law, cousins, and cousins-in-law

Monday, October 20, 2008

17 week baby bump

This is me at 17 weeks. I wish I had kept better track with how I looked with Kate because it would be fun to compare! So, with some proportions we can figure it out :

The doctor said at 14 weeks, I was measuring 20 weeks for a singleton pregnancy, so
14 = 1720.... x

14x = 340
14........14

So x = 24.3 or I am measuring about what I was for Kate at 24.3 weeks! I hope you all enjoyed that!

This is just in a regular shirt.
Then I thought I would give the full skin tight affect. Funny story: When Jeff was taking this picture, he said, "But don't stick it out" I said, "I'm not." Jeff: No comment.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

A Fun Place

Kate and I went to a fun place the other day with a friend and her 2 kids--one who is just Kate's age. It was so crazy there! We forgot about the conference and it was SO packed! It was cute though, the witches were all out and most of the kids were in their costumes. It was a fun time! We are now using our old 2 MP camera (I bet some of you are wondering if those still exist) so the pictures aren't the best quality! We are planning on getting a Canon Powershot SD1100 after all the comments for those kind and a little research. For now, this will hold us over! :)

You can see a little bit of my pregnant belly in a couple of these pictures. I am looking about how I did at 5-6 months with Kate (I am about 4). It is crazy to be getting so big so fast! I feel like I get bigger every day! I will post a full on side shot soon so you can get the full picture!

Kate was a little unsure at first. When I put her on the pony, she said "no," but then she had a good time and I walked by her the whole time. It was really fun.
Now she is starting to enjoy herself!

These two little girls played so cute together! This little girl is only about 2 months older than Kate and look at all that hair. I didn't know that was possible! I love Kate's little bald head (that is slowly getting hair!)

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Twins: Y Chromosomes for Y fans

Our twins’ gender has been determined. With this in mind, we are now dreaming of the possibility that together they can comprise the battery** of a baseball team, the Quarterback-Wide Receiver tandem of a football team, or if it so be their desires, the lead actor and supporting actor of the high school play.

**Definition of a battery: In baseball, the term battery refers collectively to the pitcher and the catcher, who may also be called batterymen[1] or batterymates of one another.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

One Word

This is a fun one! Try it!

1. Where is your cell phone? Bedroom
2. Where is your significant other? Football
3. Your hair? Blonde
4. Your mother? Fun
5. You father? Spontaneous
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? None!
8. Your dream/goal? Survival
9. The room you're in? Kitchen
10. Your hobby? Sewing
11. Your fear? Spiders
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Disneyland
13. Where were you last night? Red Robin
14. What you're not? Decorator
15. One of your wish list items? Minivan :)
16. Where you grew up? Idaho
17. The last thing you did? Clean
18. What your wearing? Pajamas
19. Your TV? Football
20. Your pet? Kate
21. Your computer? Hours
22. What do you think of tags like this? Fun
23. Your mood? Regular
24. Missing someone? Family
25. Where would you rather be? Cancun
26. Something your not wearing right now? Contacts
27. Favorite store? Smiths
28. Your summer? Great!!
29. Love someone? Jeffrey
30. Favorite color? bleenow
31. The last time you laughed? Driving
32. Who will participate? Melissa

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Good Times

Well, not much has been going on, but we are still happy and healthy and alive. We have been really busy getting ready to buy a minivan, (just a few years early :) ) to sell our old car, and just lots of work and me tutoring. I feel like every day is crazy and that time goes so fast and a thought occurred to me--this is going to be normal soon and I guess that is what it is like for parents with 2 or more (or a very busy one). We are loving the BYU season and are having a good time going to the games! Kate comes with us and has a pretty good time! I am amazed that she hangs in there! We still don't have a camera, so it might be a while before I have any pictures to post (hopefully Kate isn't too sad that this small period of her life isn't documented). We are thinking a Cannon Powershot though--thanks for all the good suggestions! And for the book recommendations! I will post something more exciting soon--like Halloween pictures!