I've Been Google Tagged!!

So the point of Google Tag is that you can only use images you find off of Google. As my dear brother pointed out on his recent posting of Google Tag...be very careful when searching Google images...put it into the safe search mode to save yourself from horrid things!

Here we go!

Concerts I've Been To:

Fleetwood Mac









Name of Past/Present Pet:


College Major:


First Job:


Nicknames I've Had:


(Greeny)

(Susan B. Anthony...don't ask me why!)

Favorite Places:

San Sebastian, Spain

Favorite Food:



Haagen Dazs Coffee Mocha Chip

Sourdough Bread

Places I Want To Visit:
London

Greece

Sicily

Favorite Things:
Cafe Rio

Colorado

Travel

BED!

Age On My Next Birthday:


I tag Melissa McKrola, Lauren Clyde, Steph Bowen, and April Flory.

Sorry this is so long...it was fun!

Fumigate the Place!!

I absolutely loathe spiders--hate them with a passion. Let's just say that in my plans to create my own world, they will not be included!

This lovely morning while I was working on the computer, my dear husband was lying on the floor near me when all the sudden I hear this loud shreak and see him on his toes (surprisingly agile for a bigger fellow) and flailing about as though he's being attacked by some unseen being. After asking him calmly, "WHAT!!?? WHAT IN THE HECK IS THE MATTER?!?!", he replies, "There is a huge spider over there and I just touched its web!!!" I proceed to grab my child and head towards the bathroom to escape. I don't want my child being ravaged by spiders. Jon says, "Don't you want to see it????" Heck no!! Of course I don't want to see it. But I look anyway because he says, "Oh my gosh!! It's a black widow!" Sure enough, this creepy lady was captured on camera just moments before being drenched with poisonous bug spray.

Feast your eyes on this!


It was humungous! I am not exaggerating in the slightest. I immediatly saw to it that our manager request that our apartment be sprayed--or whatever the heck it is that they do in these situations. Jon and I, of course, had the creepy crawlies so bad that we had to vacate the apartment for an hour or so. When we got back, I commenced in vacuuming and cleaning every crevice of our apartment. I fully intend to spray it down too!

On a lighter note, the family got together for something like the 5th or 6th consecutive summer in Flaming Gorge for a family reunion of sorts. The boys call it a fishing trip.

We all had a wonderful time (despite having to constantly be on guard for straying children and wild dogs--which also happened to be our own). We had 3 black labs and 1 chocolate lab there with us which I highly doubt will be happening next year, no matter where we get together.

Here are some pictures of the adventure.
Jonah was such a good boy. He just kept himself busy and played with whatever he could find. I'm so spoiled!

Gracie got this cute purse from Mimi as a present and she didn't put it down the entire trip.

This was a rare moment when Jonah and Lincoln were getting along...or at least a lull in the action. Lincoln is a busy boy and Jonah just wasn't sure how to handle it!

Here are my two boys after waking up to a frosty morning. Jon forgot his jacket at home so he's sporting my Northface fleece...just a bit snug. I told him I rather like the Northface with 3/4 sleeves.

Here's my boy. What a cutie!

Jonah loves Mimi and Grandpa. Mimi had a special necklace on that Jonah just loved to pull on and play with. Mimi was a good sport when Jonah tugged quite severely on her diamonds!

Here's my honey catching up on his "Zzzs". We had pretty rough nights with Jonah in the tent...he sleeps like a log at home but is a little too picky about wierd noises. Thank goodness for our new tent that had air vents to which we attached special Coleman Cool Zephyr fans to keep the air cool and keep that white noise going.

Here is Daddy. He is the best dad in the world! I have no more words.

Josh and Lindsey cooked up a fabulous breakfast for us, Daddy helped. Them hashbrowns were delicious--and the bacon...ohhhhh the bacon!

Jon caught this little fish off the shore and Jonah was very intrigued. He probably would have squeezed it to death if allowed!

We never catch these types of photos. I guess I just never think to. I thought I'd capture one for posterity...is that mean?

This was Jonah's second time in Grandpa's boat. He wasn't sure what to make of the life-jacket. It's rather funny--they're supposed to save your life but we had to keep yanking it down so he wouldn't get suffocated by it. He was a bit uncomfortable.

It was a little windy on the boat. Jonah was a good sport, though, and loved to watch the water.

This was the icing on the cake for Jonah. He was in heaven once he got his hands on that steering wheel. He was pretty upset when it was time to get off the boat.

This is the day after we got home. Jonah wakes up with some pretty awesome hair sometimes. I love his curls. Lucky boy!

That's it for now. Perhaps I'll post another in a few days to show you the developing baby bump. It sure pops out faster with the second one!

Which Princess Are You?

I totally dig my answer. Can you guess? Any of you that know me?


You Are Pocahantas!

Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Thanks, Lala. That was fun!

A Bit of News

That's right! We're having another baby in early December! We're really excited and wanted to share the news with you all. I'm about 12 weeks along and feeling pretty good. I've been pretty tired but not too nauseous, which is good.

Yesterday, I had my first prenatal visit and we got to see the little bundle on the ultrasound. He's already jumping around and doing flips.

By the way, I think its a boy. What do you all think?

Girls' Trip to San Diego

This trip was long overdue. The boys in the family have already made several trips together and the girls have talked about doing one for a while now. At first we planned to go to New York this month but things just didn't pan out. But things did work out when we all planned to go to San Diego!! We had a great time and lots of laughs. Mom, Linda, Annie, Audra, Laura, and I went this last weekend for 4 days. We missed Linds but we know we'll all go again sometime.

Here are a few pictures of our trip:

This is at a delicious little spot in Carlsbad called Harbor Fish Cafe. They had awesome fish tacos.

The piece of fish was humongous. I just about ate the whole thing.

I have never seen Annie eat so fast in my life. They were that good!

After lunch we headed down to the beach for a little walk. We made sure this was not the only beach time we got!


We did lots of shopping...and I mean LOTS! Apparently, driving the minivan all over San Diego wasn't enough for Mom.


The next day we went to Tijuana. We were hoping for a quick trip in and then have time for other things that day but instead we waited 2 hours to cross the border back into the U.S. Oh well, we got to eat hot churros while we waited! We stopped for lunch at the famous "In-N-Out". It was my first time there and I can't say I was really that impressed. I didn't order it "animal style"...but I can't see that making it much better. Just my opinion.


On Saturday, we took a trolley tour around San Diego which was way fun! It was relaxing and we got to see way more than we would if we would have tried driving everywhere. We shopped and played at the beach in Coronado.


Here are the girls on the trolley.


We spent our last day at Sea World. This was one of my personal favorites! I cried at the Shamu show. It was like I was 5 again. It was just all so exciting!!


It was just amazing to see those animals up close.


We sat in the "Soak Zone" and came prepared with ponchos. It was blazing hot and I didn't actually end up wearing mine for the show. Much to our dismay, we didn't even get dripped on. We must have sat in the wrong area. We did use our ponchos for the water rides, though!

This is at the "Shark Encounter" exhibit. It was hard to get a good shot of them because they kept the lights extremely low in there. This is in the tunnel.

We had a great time together and are already planning on another trip. Who knows when it will happen but IT WILL!

Race For the Cure

This morning Jon, Jonah, and I got up extra early so we could beat the traffic and find a parking spot in Salt Lake at the Gateway. Why, you ask? A few days ago I won free registration for the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure 5k walk/run. I've always wanted to participate in this event and FM100 just happened to be giving out some free registrations on their team. I heard someone mention that there were about 18,000 participants this year. There were, in fact, so many people there that we did not cross the start line for about 5 minutes after the gun went off and we were completely unable to run (due to the high volume of walkers) until another 9 minutes passed. It was a good experience and very touching to see those with banners pinned to their backs in memory or celebration of loved ones who have battled breast cancer.
I forgot my camera but this is about what it looked like as we all lined up:


On our way home we were discussing possible reasons as to why Jonah had been so cranky and crying the night before, all night, and this morning. I noticed that he wasn't really using his left arm at all and when we moved it or got him dressed he would burst into tears. We took him to the doctor and it turns out that last night when Jon and I took him to the park and were playing with him (which included tossing him in the air, etc) he had dislocated his radius (the bone which connects the wrist to the elbow). He had managed somehow to pop it back in all by himself just minutes before we entered the doctors office but the doctor definitely noticed swelling and inflammation and taught us the term "nurse-maid's elbow" which refers to maids commonly picking up kids by the arm and dislocating their elbow. So, after a little Motrin, our little Jonah is back to normal! Thank goodness it wasn't anything more serious.

Here is a picture of Cousin Dave with Jonah and Jon. Dave was in town for EFY meetings and we were cool enough to be on his list of visits! We love you David!!

Jonah News

So Jonah has finally started walking. Its a lot of fun to watch him get more and more comfortable with it. He thinks he is just the coolest now that he's up and about. Another thing he learned recently is that his finger fits very well in his nose. I'm not sure he grasps the actual concept of picking one's nose but he sure has the method down pretty well. Here's a video I took where I'm telling him not to pick his nose and he's getting upset with me because he likes picking.



Here are some more pictures for your enjoyment:


This is an attempt at a family bike ride. As you can see, a road bike is way too forward-leaning. We called Jonah's positioning "Superman" for obvious reasons. I just kind of hung from me in the Bjorn.


Jonah loves Daddy's helmet. He always laughs when Jon puts it on before his ride to work.


I got a ton of great pictures one night before bed. Jonah was posing and laughing for the camera. What a cutie!


Here he is playing a little piano before bath time. Ahhhh.

The Ultimate Modest Swimsuit

So I've recently been on the search for a more modest bathing suit. No longer will even a tankini work due to the 8 lb 12 0z Baby Jonah whom I delivered over 1 year ago. Stretch marks are not something the whole world needs to be subjected to. So to begin my search I typed in "modest swimsuits" into Google and this was the second website I stumbled upon. My mouth dropped open in shock after I soon realized that the "dresses" on the home page were, indeed, actually the swimsuits. Take a look. Don't be nervous, it's nothing at all offensive. In fact, I would venture to say that these are quite possibly the most modest bathing suits ever invented. NO JOKE!

Let me know what you think! I laughed for almost a half hour straight. Enjoy!

PS. If you really DO know of some good modest swimsuit websites/stores, let me know! I'm on the lookout!

I've Been Tagged

My dear sister, Laura, has tagged me. I'm not exactly sure what this means except that I'm supposed to write things about myself. So I'll just use hers as a guide and we'll get this thing done!
10 Years Ago I Was: A freshman at Columbine and probably awkward. I can't really remember my freshman year due to certain events later in high school...so we'll leave it at that.
5 Things On My To-do List For Today: Well, I've pretty much already done everything as it is the late afternoon and soon I'll be putting Jonah to bed and will be stuck in the house. I guess here's what I'll do for the rest of the day/evening: 1. Give the boy a bath, 2. Put the boy to bed, 3. Eat dinner (probably a sandwich and salsa verde chips), 4. Study for finals (MY LAST ONES EVER! I'm finally graduating.), 5. Read my scriptures before bed.
Things I Would Do If I Became A Billionaire: First I'd pay off our debt, our Jeep, and my parent's debt and house. Then we'd move somewhere that we'd love (maybe France) and buy a beautiful house. We'd travel the world while we still can. We'd buy an island (hey, you didn't say 1 Billion, so I'm assuming BILLIONS!). That's just a start.
3 of My Bad Habits: I work too hard, I care too much, and I...just kidding. 1. I'm late a lot and since Jonah's one, I can't really use the excuse that I have a new baby. 2. I chew on the inside of my mouth...my dentist says if I keep it up, it could cause cancer, hmm. 3. I'm really good at splurging on things I don't need...and encouraging my husband to do so as well.
5 Places I Have Lived: The U.S. Sheep Experimental Station (Idaho); Littleton, CO; Laie, Hawaii; Provo and Orem, UT.
5 Jobs I've Had: Sam Goody, Old Navy, Technical Support Technician, Technical Writer (writing software manuals), Spa Receptionist.
Something Most People Don't Know About Me: Sheesh, I don't know. I still have a baby tooth. That's something kind of wierd. Not for long, however, because my dear brother Josh is going to put in an implant for me.

So that's it. I guess I have to tag people now. I tag Audra, Jonathan, Chrissie, April, and Bethany Johnson.

A Bad Day

Yesterday was just one of those days that starts out just fine but just gets worse and worse. I went to lunch with Liz Elder and Laura at the Olive Garden, something we do almost every Tuesday at whatever restaurant fits our cravings. Yesterday we were all craving soup and salad...and, I won't lie, bread sticks! After our delicious lunch we went our separate ways in the parking lot. I put Jonah into his car seat and threw my keys on my front seat but as I was throwing them, I accidentally hit the "Lock" button on the key fop. At that moment I told myself that I had to remember to unlock my door before I closed his. I finished the tedious job of strapping Jonah into his 5-point harness and shut the door. PANIC SETS IN!!! I FORGOT TO UNLOCK MY STUPID DOOR!!! I immediately looked around to see if either Liz or Laura is still in the parking lot and luckily Liz hadn't left. I sprinted to her car and she called 911 for me. She said, "Um, I have kind of an emergency that's not really an emergency..." and goes on to give the situation. Well, apparently Provo Police will not unlock your doors for you UNLESS you have a child locked in the car. I sprinted back to my car and Jonah was pretty upset by this point. He looked at me and cried and cried and reached for me through the window. Talk about breaking your heart. Sheesh. So the Policeman showed up about 5 minutes later and unlocked the Jeep quite easily.
Later that day, I went to Wal Mart to get the oil changed and to get a spare key for the Jeep. Of course, when they called my name over the intercom to tell me the Jeep was ready, I ended up with a whole cart full of crap I didn't really need. Wal Mart is always a dangerous venture. I asked the guy for a spare key but, go figure, only the dealership can duplicate my key for a ridiculous price because there's some sort of chip in it and if I tried starting the car with a different key, I'd blow the whole computer. So forget that. So I go to my purse to get my wallet out and, FOR CRAP SAKES, I left my stupid wallet at home. I had to call Jon from 30 minutes away at work to come rescue me at Wal Mart.
I did learn a lesson from all this, however, and it is this: Someone is always there to help me and for this I am very grateful. My sweet husband got there and said he was happy I called because he was bored and was excited to see me. He wasn't the slightest bit frustrated with my forgetfulness.
I know I'm not the only one who has done these types of things...but two in one day is really a blow!