...takin' pictures!...That is my adorable niece NaElle and her new hubby Cody! They just got hitched this morning! :)
Friday, July 31, 2009
This is what I am doing today......
...takin' pictures!...That is my adorable niece NaElle and her new hubby Cody! They just got hitched this morning! :)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
I ate ants for breakfast!
I love my Cascadian Farm granola! It's just so yummy and I feel so healthy when I eat it. But....I don't know if I am going to be able to eat it anymore. :(
I was finishing off my bowl of granola this morning when I noticed some black things in the milk. I thought is was just a few burnt pieces of oats. As I was putting another spoonful into my mouth...I looked into my bowl and realized those burnt oats weren't oats at all! They were ants! {*spit*spit*run to the sink*gag*}I tried to make myself throw up but it just wouldn't happen! I envisioned dead ants floating around in my belly....and still couldn't throw up so I rinsed my mouth with some Listerine and brushed my teeth....twice.
UGH! I ate ants!!!!!
I looked inside the box...wondering if the ants came from the factory. NOPE....there were some in the box alive! After further investigation I have had to throw out two partially eaten boxes of cereal and some crackers. I cleaned the shelves off and sprayed them with RAID, but I haven't put the food back. I know those pesky little pests are just waiting somewhere for me to restock their all-you-can-eat-buffet and I am not gonna do it until I know they're gonna die if they try!
I was finishing off my bowl of granola this morning when I noticed some black things in the milk. I thought is was just a few burnt pieces of oats. As I was putting another spoonful into my mouth...I looked into my bowl and realized those burnt oats weren't oats at all! They were ants! {*spit*spit*run to the sink*gag*}I tried to make myself throw up but it just wouldn't happen! I envisioned dead ants floating around in my belly....and still couldn't throw up so I rinsed my mouth with some Listerine and brushed my teeth....twice.
UGH! I ate ants!!!!!
I looked inside the box...wondering if the ants came from the factory. NOPE....there were some in the box alive! After further investigation I have had to throw out two partially eaten boxes of cereal and some crackers. I cleaned the shelves off and sprayed them with RAID, but I haven't put the food back. I know those pesky little pests are just waiting somewhere for me to restock their all-you-can-eat-buffet and I am not gonna do it until I know they're gonna die if they try!
Friday, July 24, 2009
I don't know how all of you will feel about this topic...but I am posting it anyways...not as a way for me to be preachy and "holier than than thou"....but just to be informative.
So, we were driving to Show Low tonight and saw a lady from our ward out running...in the shortest little shorts! I of course took notice and pointed it out to Brandon...because that's just the way I am...observant and slightly judgemental. This started a little conversation about how to properly wear the Temple Garment. I thought they should not be taken off for sporting activities (other than swimming), and Brandon thought otherwise as long as the clothing you were wearing was still modest. I had talked to a counselor in our Bishopric about this during my last Temple recommend interview...just because I was curious and a little confused about how I have seen endowed people dressed while they are exercising or playing sports. ANYHOW....since Brandon is the first source I go to when I have a gospel related question, and since we slightly disagreed...I turned to lds.org . If you have ever wondered about how the Temple Garment should be worn, then read this I think it answers the question pretty well. Be sure to read the section under "Teachings of Modern Prophets".
So, we were driving to Show Low tonight and saw a lady from our ward out running...in the shortest little shorts! I of course took notice and pointed it out to Brandon...because that's just the way I am...observant and slightly judgemental. This started a little conversation about how to properly wear the Temple Garment. I thought they should not be taken off for sporting activities (other than swimming), and Brandon thought otherwise as long as the clothing you were wearing was still modest. I had talked to a counselor in our Bishopric about this during my last Temple recommend interview...just because I was curious and a little confused about how I have seen endowed people dressed while they are exercising or playing sports. ANYHOW....since Brandon is the first source I go to when I have a gospel related question, and since we slightly disagreed...I turned to lds.org . If you have ever wondered about how the Temple Garment should be worn, then read this I think it answers the question pretty well. Be sure to read the section under "Teachings of Modern Prophets".
Weston's 1st date!
I have to blog about mine and Weston's first date!
Wednesday night we headed out to Show Low for some dinner and WalMart shopping. (woohoo!) As we were driving I asked him, "Are you going on a date with momma!?" and he said, "I go ball game". That was his way of protesting the "shopping" part of the date I guess. If there had been a ball game going on that I knew about, I would have taken him...but since I needed to run to WalMart anyways and since he's only 22 months old, I chose where we went. (poor kid...I bet his date with dad will be MUCH more fun). I did let him choose where we ate dinner though. I asked him if he wanted a taco or chicken nuggets, and he wanted chicken nuggets. So, we went to Wendy's....and that's where Weston's little personality came out! (It's so fun to be alone with one child somewhere because they act totally different than when they are all together!) He was pretending like he was a horse. At first, he'd just gallop to the end of our bench and back, and than say, "Horse thirsty" and take a drink...and then "Horsey hungry" and take a bite of food. But then he broke loose into a gallop around the whole restaurant...and that was hard to stop! Really, it was so cute that I didn't really mind! It's funny because he used to run everywhere before, and now he gallops!
Well...we went to WalMart for some exciting shopping. He has learned one thing from his sisters though...and that is "can we go to the toy aisle?" I took him to see the fish first. (yup, the WalMart fish section...it's about as good as going to the aquarium...or as good as it gets around here!) He loved looking at the fish and "bugs" (crabs). Then we looked at the balls, because those caught his eye...and then at Lego's because I wanted to check them out. He loves building Lego "towers" but the Lego set we have is from when Kaitlyn was his age and only has about 15 pieces to it now! I am pretty sure that's what he's getting for his birthday.
Oh, I have to tell you something funny that Weston said. When we were done shopping, I went to change his diaper and found out that he was "stinky". We were in the bathroom and I said, "Weston, that's gross!" and he said, "I'm NOT gross!" It's just so funny to hear him say things that make sense! He's still so little to me. I can't help but laugh!
Well...that was our date! Weston did get a new hyper color Nerf football out of it...so I hope that made up for us not going to a ball game!
Wednesday night we headed out to Show Low for some dinner and WalMart shopping. (woohoo!) As we were driving I asked him, "Are you going on a date with momma!?" and he said, "I go ball game". That was his way of protesting the "shopping" part of the date I guess. If there had been a ball game going on that I knew about, I would have taken him...but since I needed to run to WalMart anyways and since he's only 22 months old, I chose where we went. (poor kid...I bet his date with dad will be MUCH more fun). I did let him choose where we ate dinner though. I asked him if he wanted a taco or chicken nuggets, and he wanted chicken nuggets. So, we went to Wendy's....and that's where Weston's little personality came out! (It's so fun to be alone with one child somewhere because they act totally different than when they are all together!) He was pretending like he was a horse. At first, he'd just gallop to the end of our bench and back, and than say, "Horse thirsty" and take a drink...and then "Horsey hungry" and take a bite of food. But then he broke loose into a gallop around the whole restaurant...and that was hard to stop! Really, it was so cute that I didn't really mind! It's funny because he used to run everywhere before, and now he gallops!
Well...we went to WalMart for some exciting shopping. He has learned one thing from his sisters though...and that is "can we go to the toy aisle?" I took him to see the fish first. (yup, the WalMart fish section...it's about as good as going to the aquarium...or as good as it gets around here!) He loved looking at the fish and "bugs" (crabs). Then we looked at the balls, because those caught his eye...and then at Lego's because I wanted to check them out. He loves building Lego "towers" but the Lego set we have is from when Kaitlyn was his age and only has about 15 pieces to it now! I am pretty sure that's what he's getting for his birthday.
Oh, I have to tell you something funny that Weston said. When we were done shopping, I went to change his diaper and found out that he was "stinky". We were in the bathroom and I said, "Weston, that's gross!" and he said, "I'm NOT gross!" It's just so funny to hear him say things that make sense! He's still so little to me. I can't help but laugh!
Well...that was our date! Weston did get a new hyper color Nerf football out of it...so I hope that made up for us not going to a ball game!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
my cutie nephew "D"-boy!
I know I am biased...but this little guy is SO CUTE! I love to hold him and talk to him and have him smile and coo at me! He loves his Auntie Jen!...but, I don't know if he loves me so much when I am forcing him to have his picture taken...but considering the situation (110+ degrees outside and in my parents little front yard)...I think he did pretty good! Thanks little guy! I can't wait to do it again!
Okay...now you know that I am not just biased...he really is adorable huh?!
~fRiEnDs!~
left to rightSkye, Jami, Me, Angela
I got lucky and a few week ends ago I got to spend some time with three of my AMAZING girl friends (I hated it when I was a kid and my mom called her friends "girl friends"...sounded so gay!...but...now that I am old(er)...I do the same thing!) Anyhow....so a few weeks ago, us girls from the townhouses got together! :) Can I just say how much I MISS these ladies!
I met Angela and Skye our first Sunday that we went to church after Brandon and I got married. Skye and Angela knew each other already (from sorority)...Skye was married on Aug. 3rd 2000 and Angela and I were married on Aug. 4Th. We even went to the same place on our honeymoon...San Diego (so original huh?) ANYHOW....I became Skye's visiting teacher...and then she soon became my boss because she hired me to work for her at Lotions and Potions. We were newlyweds who loved to talk about married life and we did A LOT of that at work! :) Well...I was soon called to be nursery leader (gasp!...yes...I have been in that calling most of my married life) and I was blessed to have Angie be in there too! Then Skye got pregnant, then Angie, then finally me! It was so nice to have them to talk to and learn from! Well...when I was about 7 months pregnant, I got a little note on the wind shield of my car. Turns out that the townhouse next to ours that had been empty for so long now had new owners...and they wanted their parking spot back "or ELSE!" :)....a couple weeks later at an Enrichment activity...I met Jami...my new neighbor and writer of "the note" ...Jami and I became instant friends....maybe because our love of talking???? Either way...we had some great times in those little ol' townhouses didn't we girls? Baking zucchini bread at night together while our husbands were at school, letting the kids play in the grass over by the mail boxes while be checked out the grocery store ads, walking the girls in our strollers or in the wagons, swimming, helping each other pack and clean when we moved, painting....and basically just being there for each other! I miss those days!
Well, a couple weeks ago, Angie was in town (from Texas), and she booked a hotel room. I drove down and we all met up for some girl time! We decided on The Cheesecake Factory for dinner. That was a no brainier because it's where we always go (once a year....right Jami!? LOL!) Then we hit Target for some clearance shopping and snacks. We also got these funny eye mask things that I wanted to take a picture of us all wearing...but we forgot...but Jami put hers on in the car while we were driving home! It was so funny. We were trying to get the kid in the car next to us to look at her when we were at a stop light...I know he sensed us looking at him, but he just would not looked over! Anyhow....we got to the hotel and stayed up late talking, watching T.V. and eating too much. Then Jami went home and Skye who is narcoleptic and we didn't know it...continued to sleep...in between talking to us about things that didn't make sense! j/k :) I think Angie and I finally decided to call it a night when all there was to watch on T.V. was infomercials and things about Micheal Jackson!
The next day we ate breakfast, lounged around and then went to Ulta because that Bare Minerals infomercial perked Angela's interest! We tried out the make up...then went to In-N-Out for lunch...then it was over! I could have stayed and shopped and talked for another two days! This definitely has to be a new yearly tradition!!!!
I know I already said it...but I love these girls! They are SO FUN! 
Okay...you know how it's kindda dark inside some resturants???? Well...it was dark inside The Cheese Cake Factory and when the waitress took this picture...I promise, the flash lite up half the resturant! It probably temporarily blinded a few people, including us! :) We were just trying to keep our eyes open here...and I was trying to not feel like a dork because of my cameras 1,000,000 watt flash!
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