High School Tag!!

1. Did you date someone from your high school?: Umm, yep I went out with Mike Rebers and Thomas Brown, there might be some other people I went on dates with.
2. What kind of car did you drive?Car, okay people I'm the oldest, so that's a big fat no-(ask Katie, Brent and Scott if they had their own car...)I shared a car with my dad, luckily for me he worked right down the street. I didn't get my license until I was almost 18 though because I got in a really bad accident and was terrified to drive until my parents threatened to take me to a shrink if I didn't learn to drive.
3. What is your most embarrassing moment in high school? Well I was very loud and obnoxious so I always got in trouble it slowed down a lot by my sophomore year, the one that really stands out is when our whole basketball team was riding the same bus(fresh,JV and Varsity) and we all lost, so our coaches were really mad!! It was a long bus ride and they expected us to sit totally quite for at least an hour-well I blew it and the WHOLE bus had to do 5 minutes of pop-ups when we got back to our gym!! Lets just say I wasn't very well liked that night!!! ( I was a freshmen, like I said I got better as time went on!!)
4. Were you a party animal? Uh, no my friends wouldn't even tell me about them
5.Where you considered a flirt? Ummm.....I don't know???
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? No, sports
7. Were you a nerd? No but I wish I tried a little harder!!
8. Were you on any varsity teams? Don't even get me started about this one-I'm still bitter and saw the varsity V-ball coach out in public last year and I want to beat her face in!! Opps that was a little strong but I still have strong feelings about that one
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Surprisingly no, I skipped ALOT of school especially my Senior year but, I sweet talked my principal
10. Can you still sing the fight song?Nope
11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs. Naylor-Spanish teacher-She loved me, but I don't know I lick of Spanish.....
12. Where did you sit during lunch? Depended if I was at school or not, senior year we could leave campus for lunch!
13. School Mascot? A Maverick-Not McCain, a horse!
14. Did you go to homecoming and with who? One year with Mike and senior with a bunch of girl friends
15. If you could go back and do it again, would you? I Loved high school, I would go back and try harder but also have more fun!
16. What do you remember most about graduation? It was awesome because I graduated early,so I flew back and went to prom and graduation, I was on my own for two weeks, but it also sucked because I think it was the only time I fought with my best friend Alison.
17. Where did you go senior skip day? Uh... there was a certain day to skip on?? I think we had senior prank day??
18. Have you gained weight since then? UGH...I was almost back down and then I went and got myself pregnant!!!
19. Who was your prom date? Junior year- Jarron Langston, Senior year- Thomas Brown
20. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion?I was until my wingman couldn't make it(Jen) and then my wards Super Saturday is that Sat and I'm in charge, and last but not least I'm moving to a bottom floor apartment that weekend. So I'm a little busy!!
21. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? Try harder, I was smart enough I just needed to try more, and focus hard during volleyball and then maybe I wouldn't be so bitter against my coach even though it wasn't for lack of effort or ability!!

I tag Katie, Jen, Shalene(maybe she'll actually update her blog), and Leah

best buddies

As these two have gotten older they have gotten way better at being friends. I like Costco because, the cart holds two babies, so that means we only have to push one cart!! I missed the best pictures because by the time I got the camera out they were cheesing it up!! They kept putting their arms around each other and giving big nice kisses!! So Cute!!

Also check back tomorrow and I will reveal what I'm having, if the baby is feeling immodest!!

silly cheesy smile

Ryan's giving Jordan kisses but she is running away!

I'm waving the white flag, throwing in the towel, tapping out etc...

For some VERY aggravating reason Ryan is an EXTREMELY picky eater!!! Today for lunch I gave him some chicken nuggets(I was totally against giving my child chicken nuggets, before I had children but now they are looking pretty good) the ONLY meat I can get him to eat!! Well he hasn't eaten any meat in about a week so, I thought I would try it out again and see how things went. Well, for lunch he just sat in his high chair and screamed. This really puzzles me because I really tried hard to expose him to all different types of food but the only things he will eat are, eggs(sometimes, if NOTHING else is presented),waffles, yogurt, bananas, grapes, blueberries,watermelon, cheese, peanut butter sandwich, grilled cheese, and any sort of cracker, cookies, pretzels anything along those lines!! This may seem like alot to some but this menu is very limiting and I ALWAYS have to plan ahead, I can't just buy him something to eat while we are out and about!!

Okay, back to today, so he didn't want to eat his lunch, so I decided that he was going to have it for dinner, well he cried through his nap (because he was hungry) and then proceeded to scream until 7o'clock tonight!! I felt like I was about to go CRAZY!!! I put him in his high chair at 6 and he screamed bloody murder until 6:35 when I finally took him out of his high chair for a break, after that any time I walked past the highchair he would scream, so I gave up and made him a grilled cheese-he ate every last bite!! I'm usually pretty good at sticking to something once I've made up my mind but today I just couldn't do it!! The blood curdling scream was more than I could handle!! What do I do about a picky eater?? If he doesn't know what it is he wont even open his mouth! I guess there are trade offs for having a great sleeper right??

Bedtime

Okay seriously what 1 year old tells you he wants to go to bed? At first I thought it was a fluke but now that it has happened 3 or 4 times now....Ryan will come over to me around his bedtime with his arms folded(like he wants to say prayers) and I'll say to him Ryan do you want to go to bed? Ryan says Ezzzz(please) and then he say aen(amen). We say prayers and off to bed he goes!!

Houston we have a problem!!!

Well I think Ryan consumed a few to many of these....
Because his hiney was stained this color.....

Day in the District

Today was Day in the District, so all the museums were free!! Jared had to work all day so Ryan and I set off for a very cultural day. The first museum we went to was the Kimball, which was showcasing the Impressionists! Ryan and I saw Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh. It was amazing to see these wonderful paintings up close and personal. Ryan was very good and very interested in the paintings too! We weren't allowed to take pictures so this is all I have. This Ryan at the Modern Art Museum, one of the exhibits was an audio exhibit
He started to make all kind of noise about this piece of art so I took Ryan's picture, since this one spoke to him

Okay so also in the district was a gun show...talk about cultural clashes!!

You have to check your guns at the door!! Only in Texas I'm sure!!
Then I decided to take a short cut through the barns (because they are air conditioned) and we found out that they were having a miniature horse show!! Ryan was in love and this was the highlight of his day!! He just kept saying OH OH OH!!!
Last of all we went to the LOG CABIN VILLAGE. These are original log buildings from around Texas. It was neat to be able to see how people lived back then!!


Of course Ryan LOVED the water pump!!
And he loved the water mill, and the fish in the pond!


What a fun day we had and Ryan was out before the first stop light, we wished Jared was there but life must go on.

Holes, holes,holes

Okay so what is up with little boys putting things in places they don't belong.... This toy will definitely not blow up a grilled cheese!! I have taken blocks, binkies, animals, raisins, and arms out of this toy!! He finally stopped shoving him arm in there since it REALLY got stuck. I will take putting things in this toy over ears or nostrils though, I've heard that can be really expensive, so as I think about maybe I'll just happily clean out the toy and be thankful its not resulting in a hospital bill. As I was sitting here typing this three blocks found their way into the toy!! Oh but don't get me started with the toilet, just for your knowledge dinosaurs DO float!!

As soon as he saw me get the camera out, he ran over and smiled this big cheesy smile...

I think he might be lacking personality....

Lots of walking...

Ryan and I have spent the last three days at the zoo, one day by ourselves, one with Shalenes and her family and the last day with church playgroup. We, I mean I have done alot of walking. But today our frequent zoo trips paid off, they released the four baby lions into their exhidit!! They were so cute, playful and small. One kept biting his mommies elbow!! Of course today I forgot my camera, but I'm sure I'll be back soon to get some pictures!!

I think this monkey is in timeout!! The zoo definately brings on a nap, everyday Ryan was out like a light before we've pulled out of the zoo!!

I'm in a quilt group for our ward. Each month one person picks fabric that they want a quilted, then 12 women show up and everyone cuts their square out of your fabric, takes it home and sews it then brings you back their finished square for your quilt!! It's really fun and an easy way to finish a quilt. This is my fabric with my square pattern, it's called party hats. I haven't been very faithful in going to the group so I need to catch up on everyone elses quilts. This is Ryan making music one night while I was cooking dinner-this was before the baby gate!! We now have a gate which relieves a lot of fear and frustration!!

I LOVE the zoo!!

We planed with Katie and Mimi to go to the Fort Worth zoo today!! When Ryan woke up this morning I said,"Hey Ry do you want to go to the zoo today?" He looked at me and said, "Mama, boo, yeah!!" It was the cutest thing ever, boo yeah!! This age is so much fun because he starting to really understand his surroundings and really enjoy things and going places. Last week he was very sick with the flu, but he had serious cabin fever, he walked to the door jiggled the handle, looked at me and said go eezz(please) and then looked for my keys on the little black table at the front door. This is defiantly a little boy who likes to be on the go...just my speed! Anyways back to the zoo...Ryan loves baby Reese and just wants to hold her and kiss her-he is a kissy face!! This was Katie and Reese's first big trip, and both did very well. I think Ryan's favorite part of the zoo is feeding the parakeets, we got there a little late in the day so the birds weren't too hungry. Ryan LOVES birds, I kind of hope he gets over his love of birds because I will NEVER own a bird.
Kissing cousins!! They are so nice to eachother, and truly enjoy spending time with eachother, I think each got scolded once for not being nice and that was it, pretty good for 4 hours sitting next to eachother!
Chilin' with the kangaroos, Katie asked Delaney what the kangaroos name was and she looked up and said "Joe" but of course Miss D!
There was a penguin that kept swimming past Ryan and D, that scared D at first and then they just made them laugh and laugh!
There is a little petting zoo, with a baby calf!! I must have found the right spot to scratch because the calf was loving and so was Ryan! He LOVES cows and will find them anywhere!
Katie and her girls!! Reese got a ton of oohhhs and aahhhs
It is so fun that Ryan can walk and keep up with the big kids!! This wall had a ton of animal with buttons you could press and the animal would make a noise, Ryan kept hitting the sheep and then Baaaing with the sheep. Too funny!
So many new freedoms with walking!
Hurry run the cows are lose!

Why is he getting so BIG!!
Look at all those kids, crazy! We planed to meet at the zoo at 10am and didn't get going through the zoo until 12ish!! Nursing and potty training are very time consuming!
The zoo is full of babies-these are baby flamingos, baby tigers, giraffes, monkeys, soon to be lions and horned frogs!! It was a full day at the zoo and everyone had a blast!! Ryan was asleep before we even were out of the parking lot! Thanks Katie and Mom for spending the day with us, we had a blast!
My sweet little man!

Babysitting!!!

Yesterday I watched three kids plus Ryan in my tiny apartment!! The TV and toys kept everyone busy for a little while but soon every one was restless, so I carried THREE babies down THREE flights of stairs!! Ryan and Ethan both walk but the stairs is a different animal!! Once downstairs I locked us in the tennis court!! Everyone was able to run around and chase several balls. Four kids under three is not my idea of a good time!!

This is Jordan she was having a great time being the only girl in the group!! She kept tackling Ryan and then crawling on top of him, and he would just laugh. It was so funny to watch since he can walk to get away if he wanted too.

Uuuhhh, what has happened to nap time? The past two days Ryan has sat in his crib for two hours and cried!!! Oh well at least I can get something done, hopefully he will figure it out that he needs to go to sleep!!! Why does he suddenly protest a nap? Isn't he so pit awful looking!! I think the binkie is going to go away soon, he throws it out of the crib and then can't fell asleep with out it!! I'm over the binkie, but I do like it sometimes!!

faucet, drinking fountain, same difference

Ryan is IN LOVE with the drinking fountain at church, LOVES it!!! He will wander the hall until he finds one, and in our building they are in three different locations which is kind of weird because it is a very small building, anyways he loves to try and get a drink!! I HATE the drinking fountain and try to avoid them at all cost because he winds up taking a bath in the water and then we are both soaking wet at church!! Lovely!! So now in the bath tub Ryan has taken to try and drink the warm water right out of the tap!!! I guess he doesn't mind getting his face wet, that's good right?
He is just so proud of himself and he drinking abilities!!
Going back for more!! Once I get the bath water up to a decent level then I just turn the water on to a trickle so he can play in the water all he wants with out the bath tub filling up to soon, so far this has worked out great and keeps him busy for about 15-25 minutes-except today when he had a little accident, OOOPPPPSSS

how to create a bath!!

STEP NUMBER ONE:
Get really dirty, like I do with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich(then mom has no choice but to give you a bath) STEP NUMBER TWO:
Fill up water cup to clean entire body!! You will probably need to fill the cup several times in order to get the job done!

STEP NUMBER THREE:

Pour entire cup of water on dirty body to rinse all of the left over PB & J off!!

STEP NUMBER FOUR:

Smile victoriously at the camera, because your all day mission of getting into the bath finally happened!!

swiming with dad

It's so sad to see our summer days slowly coming to the end, well almost, I wont miss the heat but I will miss the pool!! Ryan has loved the pool this summer, and has loved being able to spend that time with his dad.