Sunday, February 10, 2008
A Day at the Ranch
We took the kids up to Hardware Ranch today to see all the Elk and go for a sleigh ride. The kids had a lot of fun and it was such a nice day (relatively warm compared to what it has been). The wait to ride was a little bit long but since it was such nice weather it wasn't too bad. We've tried to take the kids up there and go for the ride several times during the last couple of years and it seems like every time we've gone we haven't been able to do the ride for one reason or another. Anyway, here are a couple pix from our adventure!
Help!
Ok, I know it's a bit early, but I'm a planner. Travis and I were talking about baby names again tonight. He had said before that he liked the name Caleb for a boy (which has finally started to grow on me). Tonight he tells me he really wants to name a boy Travis Jr. and call him TJ. I'm totally serious! I DO NOT like the name. I told him he can give him the name Travis as a first or middle name and then put something with it and we'd call him that (remember, we don't even know if the baby is a boy or a girl yet!). No, he is broken hearted that I dislike TJ so much. Now I feel bad because I, of course, have no other suggestions for boy names and he says he doesn't like Caleb as much any more. Any suggestions for boy names would be GREATLY appreciated at this point because according to Travis it's either going to be TJ for Travis Jr. or Anheiser (yes, the beer - and no, I don't find that funny).
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Another great idea from Heather!
Ok, I'm stealing another idea from Heather's blog (where does she find such creative people anyway?)
What I was doing 10 years ago:
I was the ripe old age of 16 and would start dating my future husband next month!! I was a sophmore in high school and trying to avoid all the tragedies that go along with that joyful time. Since I failed my driver's test the first time, I didn't have my license yet and wouldn't until April! I was in AP European History and loved doing Mock UN. In fact, I would go back and do it again the next 2 years (even though I transfered to another high school). I was also taking French and trying not to get too lost and confused.
5 things on my to-do list today:
1. Make phone calls to compare rates for Samantha's bowling birthday party.
2. Do laundry (does it ever end???)
3. Get ready for cub scouts.
4. Call multiple people about Lia Sophia stuff.
5. Take Samantha to school.
Snacks I enjoy:
Chocolate, ice cream, does pasta count as a snack? Lately a good salad sounds good at all hours of the day too.
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Pay off my house, student loans, and credit card debt (that alone feels like it's going to take a billion dollars!).
2. Buy a vehicle with 4 wheel drive so I could quit getting stuck!
3. Buy a snow blower & hire someone else to use it!!!
4. Go on vacation where it's nice and warm (there are too many places to list - I want to go everywhere and Travis wants to stay home!)
5. Finish the basement so Samantha & Nash could each have their own rooms and I could go all out decorating them the way I want to!
6. Buy a bigger bed and one that I won't keep getting stuck in when I try to get up (waterbeds & pregnancy don't go so well together!).
3 of my bad habits:
1. I nag - just ask my family!
2. My official title is The Cleaning Nazi
3. Ironing - I just don't do it!
5 places I have lived:
1. New Mexico - I was born there.
2. Hyrum
3. Ephraim/Manti
4. Logan
5. I'm back in Hyrum!
5 jobs I have had:
1. Deli worker at the grocery store - 1st job
2. Clerk at a scrapbook store
3. Cashier at Wal*Mart
4. Library worker
5. Waitress
5 things people don't know about me:
1. I read the celebrity gossip online.
2. I read Psychic Sylvia Brown's books.
3. I can't go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink unless they can go in the dishwasher but the dishwasher is full so it's running & I'll have another load to put in when it stops- it makes me crazy!
4. I like the smell of dirt.
5. Needles don't bother me.
What I was doing 10 years ago:
I was the ripe old age of 16 and would start dating my future husband next month!! I was a sophmore in high school and trying to avoid all the tragedies that go along with that joyful time. Since I failed my driver's test the first time, I didn't have my license yet and wouldn't until April! I was in AP European History and loved doing Mock UN. In fact, I would go back and do it again the next 2 years (even though I transfered to another high school). I was also taking French and trying not to get too lost and confused.
5 things on my to-do list today:
1. Make phone calls to compare rates for Samantha's bowling birthday party.
2. Do laundry (does it ever end???)
3. Get ready for cub scouts.
4. Call multiple people about Lia Sophia stuff.
5. Take Samantha to school.
Snacks I enjoy:
Chocolate, ice cream, does pasta count as a snack? Lately a good salad sounds good at all hours of the day too.
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Pay off my house, student loans, and credit card debt (that alone feels like it's going to take a billion dollars!).
2. Buy a vehicle with 4 wheel drive so I could quit getting stuck!
3. Buy a snow blower & hire someone else to use it!!!
4. Go on vacation where it's nice and warm (there are too many places to list - I want to go everywhere and Travis wants to stay home!)
5. Finish the basement so Samantha & Nash could each have their own rooms and I could go all out decorating them the way I want to!
6. Buy a bigger bed and one that I won't keep getting stuck in when I try to get up (waterbeds & pregnancy don't go so well together!).
3 of my bad habits:
1. I nag - just ask my family!
2. My official title is The Cleaning Nazi
3. Ironing - I just don't do it!
5 places I have lived:
1. New Mexico - I was born there.
2. Hyrum
3. Ephraim/Manti
4. Logan
5. I'm back in Hyrum!
5 jobs I have had:
1. Deli worker at the grocery store - 1st job
2. Clerk at a scrapbook store
3. Cashier at Wal*Mart
4. Library worker
5. Waitress
5 things people don't know about me:
1. I read the celebrity gossip online.
2. I read Psychic Sylvia Brown's books.
3. I can't go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink unless they can go in the dishwasher but the dishwasher is full so it's running & I'll have another load to put in when it stops- it makes me crazy!
4. I like the smell of dirt.
5. Needles don't bother me.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Snow Day
Happy SuperBowl Sunday! We got quite another snow storm today & anticipate more tomorrow. The kids sure are enjoying all of the winter fun but we're sick and tired of shoveling (not to mention driving through) all the white stuff! Here's some new pics. For those of you in warmer places, I'm still wishing I was there with you (despite all the cute pictures of my kids!)!!
The new snowman at our house. Samantha started rolling the body while Travis was shoveling the driveway this morning. Once the driveway was clear she got some help from her dad & brother in finishing the project.
The ever growing man-made snow pile next to our front door. I think it's actually taller than both Travis & I now!
Travis' Aunt Lori & Uncle Brad & their kids + one other cousin (Bailey) came up for the annual SuperBowl party. The boys were quite the babysitters when it came to Samantha. Besides going ice skating they played outside in the snow almost all day Sunday. In Travis' parents' backyard they dug this tunnel. It goes the entire distance of the snow pile. Samantha thought it was great!
You can see Samantha down at one end & the other end is to the far right.
16 weeks & still counting! We go to the dr. on Feb. 13th & will get to schedule our ultra sound after that appointment.
Hope you have a great week!
The new snowman at our house. Samantha started rolling the body while Travis was shoveling the driveway this morning. Once the driveway was clear she got some help from her dad & brother in finishing the project.
The ever growing man-made snow pile next to our front door. I think it's actually taller than both Travis & I now!
Travis' Aunt Lori & Uncle Brad & their kids + one other cousin (Bailey) came up for the annual SuperBowl party. The boys were quite the babysitters when it came to Samantha. Besides going ice skating they played outside in the snow almost all day Sunday. In Travis' parents' backyard they dug this tunnel. It goes the entire distance of the snow pile. Samantha thought it was great!
You can see Samantha down at one end & the other end is to the far right.
16 weeks & still counting! We go to the dr. on Feb. 13th & will get to schedule our ultra sound after that appointment.
Hope you have a great week!
Friday, February 1, 2008
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