7 Random Things About Me..

..well, my dear friend Erika posted 7 random things about herself on her blogspot and tagged me to do the same...so here I go!

1. I'm a popsicle freak. Love em, especially the blue ones!

2. One of my favorite movies: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It reminds me of my fam.
3. I can seriously watch the Food Network channel ALL day.
4. I always order chili oil on the side at Chinese Restaurants.
5. I've got 2 toe rings
6. I have Christmas music playing as early as October, my fav: Kurt Bestor Christmas CD's
7. I don't get morning sickness when I'm pregnant.

So now I'm tagging Leslie, Emily, Sarah W. AND Sarah P., Erica J., Lynnsey

It's official...

...we're now a 2 car fam!! But getting to that point was horrendous!!..we walked into the dealership at 3:00 and didn't leave until after 7:00. Ashlyn was very good...so long as she got to sit in the stroller. Poor Ethan was either strapped to his car seat or held by me. But he finally had had it and was just screaching because he was so tired. I almost walked into the sales office with him just to see if it would speed up the whole process. Ashlyn was busy playing in their kiddie play room and had a GREAT time with the toy animals (Note the zebras). Well, we won't be going through the process of buying another car for a LONG, LONG time!

Happy Birthday Dad....from all your kids and grandkids

We just want you to know that your simply amazing. You are always making sure that we're o.k. and always willing to help out with whatever we may be going through. Thank you for your love and for being the best dad ever.

We love you!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

From The Mouth of Babes...

..well, more specifically, from the mouth of Ashlyn. We go through the following dialogue about everyday (note: A is Ashlyn and M is mom):
A) Where's Jesus?
M) In Heaven.
A) Where's Heavenly Father?
M) In Heaven with Jesus.
A) Where's Grandma Ginny?
M) In Heaven.
A) Where's Heaven?

Alright, so she got me there. How am I to explain where heaven is without going into deep doctrine??..SO, the clever mom that I am (not always)I just said: Where Jesus is. Hah!

What Kind of Monster Are You???..

...it's almost Halloween..so..what kind of monster are you?? Apparently, I'm a "witch."

You Are a Witch (or Warlock)

You are deviously brilliant and a perfect manipulator. You somehow always end up getting what you want - without anyone knowing you're working behind the scenes. Crafty and cunning, you can work your way out of any jam. And it's easy for you to get people to do what you want, whether you're working for good or evil. Your greatest power: Mind control Your greatest weakness: Making people your puppets You play well with: Ghosts

What Kind of Monster Are You?

TraskBritt

Good news, good news!! Todd got a call from TraskBritt, an Intellectual Property Law Firm in Salt Lake, with an offer. We are so excited! Up to this point, Todd has been working on Engineering Patents, but now, he'll be able to start doing Biotech/Life Science Patents, which is what his degrees are in. We've waited so long for a break and it has finally come. Thanks to all our friends and family who have helped us along. We couldn't have done it without you and we are truly grateful for such a blessing as this to finally come. Your amazing, dear husband...best wishes!

My daughter...the mother

Ashlyn (my daughter)seriously cracks me up. She is my pride and joy as well as my greatest challenge...and it doesn't help that she's going through the precocious 2's...ugh!! Lately, she's been fascinated with the adult world...."mom's and dad's world." She cleans house (and even asks if she can clean the house), helps change Ethan, cooks (not really), puts her "baby doll" in time out and even "goes to work." She tries to feed me, but I've put my foot down on that one....seriously, how do you tell a 2 year old that she's not 16??? Anyway, here are some pics of her changing her baby doll's poopy (not really) diaper and her taking her baby doll on a walk in her strawberry stroller. I love her!

To blog or not to blog...what a question!!..

After some gentle prodding from a good friend of mine who is a "professional blogger" (thanks Leslie), I have decided to take our family to a more global level by creating a blog page. Hopefully, this will be a way of simply letting you know of "our world": what's up, what's down, what we like, what we don't like and what our hopes and dreams are.