The Milmonsters

Rose is 3!

2012-01-24T13:18:00.000-08:00

September update

2011-09-29T17:24:00.000-07:00

Recently, I have not been that great at blogging and I feel like this is not such a bad thing in my life right now. I am trying to spend more time with the girls. You know, that one on one time, not just in the same room time. I can spend way too much time on the computer. I spend nap time napping myself and doing house work and spending time with the Hub at nights. So, blogging is low on the list. Tonight the Hub is gone and the girls are sleeping so here I am.

Here are the most recent pictures of the girls. Rose (almost 3) is just like an almost 3 year old should be. Sass and more sass but so sweet. How do they do that at the same time? She loves her sister. She carries her own baby around everywhere and even has a sling for her. She dances all day long and sings. Oh, she can only dance if she is wearing a skirt and tells me I can't dance because I am not wearing a skirt. I guess I can dance on Sundays. Miss Z (almost 10 months) is growing so fast. I thought the time went by fast with Rose. She can say a few words like mama (only when she is sad or hungry) and bye bye and hi. She imitates anything, especially dogs and loves Rose as long as Rose doesn't touch her and try to pull her by the leg across the floor. She isn't walking yet but close. This girl is the sweetest thing. She is a snuggler and sleeps between the Hub and I most nights. I stay very busy and have to remind myself these are daughters of God everyday so I don't get too stressed or worn out. I can say that when I take time to think about these angels I feel like I am in heaven.

This one (even if the picture isn't all that great) is just way too cute.

My Sweetie Pies

2011-07-07T14:52:00.000-07:00

Cheyenne, Arizona, Easter and More

2011-05-02T17:00:00.000-07:00

April started out with a trip back to Cheyenne for Grandpa Shumway's burial and Celebration of Life service. It was great to see members of the family and hear many stories of Grandpa. We will miss Grandpa greatly but I am so thankful for our knowledge of the plan of salvation and the Atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ who makes it possible for us to live as eternal families.The hub and his grandpa.

Rose and Grandpa B. Being silly as always.

Mini B and Aunt S.

On our way back to Nebraska my mom and I got on our previously scheduled flight from Grand Island, NE to Arizona to visit my grandparents. It was a long trip involving three time zones but well worth it. Rose really wanted to pick the oranges.
While we were there we got to see my Aunt Amy. It was her first time meeting my girls.
4 generation picture. My grandma is now 80 and can handle the craziest of great grandchildren.

Rose "helping" me make orange juice. Hmmmm, I want some right now!

We also met up with our friends from Laramie. Its always so nice to see good old friends.

Peekaboo.

This was Rose's favorite part of the trip. The daily golf cart ride.

Traveling with two young kids is not for sissies. Thanks mom for making the trip easier!

After we got home it was time for more fun in the sun. (Ok, nobody look at the white trash baby changing table in our backyard, embarrassing).

Searching for Easter eggs at our friends' parent's house. Yes, we still have parties at our parents' houses.

So much candy but Rose needed a little more.

5 months old and so darn cute!

Not much to say about this picture. We have two of God's greatest angels.

3 month update

2011-03-15T08:50:00.001-07:00

Here is a quick update on what has been going on in the Milmonster house these days:
-Rose just started potty training. She is a pro and we are doing well. 2 kids in diapers is 1 too many.
-The Hub is half way through his second semester of dental school and is doing really well. He has spring break this week so we are doing things around the house. Grandma Mil and Aunt H come tomorrow for a few days.
-Miss Z is a laughing, smiling bundle of fun. She tries to sit up and is content most of the time. She loves her sister.
-Ever since we started a babysitting co-op group, the kids are always sick. We have had 3 colds in two months and it just gets passed around. Miss Z has had an ear infection and 2 colds in a month.
-I am getting use to being a mother of two. I am working on becoming a better sewer, photographer, scripture reader, money saver, exerciser, and of course, mother.
-We have almost lived in our new home for a year and still love Lincoln, NE and I have no problem being here for 3 more years. We love it!

This is a pretty regular occurrence at our house right now.

Audrey likes to exercise with me. She's pretty good. Please ignore my pajama pants!

I was taking pictures of Miss Z and realized my lighting was about perfect (which I have found is my key to taking a good picture, no flash just messing around with my camera) so here are a few of our cute girl at 3 1/2 months.

I L.O.V.E. this girl!

Rose wanted to take a bath in her new swim suit.

Rose's Kitchen

2011-02-09T11:47:00.001-08:00

The girls got a new kitchen for Christmas! Rose loves to cook and I wanted to make it inspired by this amazing kitchen from a good friend and superior mother but I new I wouldn't be able to do it. So, I enlisted my talented brother and he created this masterpiece (with some finishing touches by grandpa)! Complete with a fridge, double oven, stove top, sink, shelves, hooks, towel rack, picture frame, a chalk board I found a goodwill, and I finished it off by making a cute checkered curtain.

I love it!!! And so does Rose so I guess thats most important:)

Cousins are so much fun!

2011-02-06T12:17:00.000-08:00

Its so fun getting together with the whole Milmonster clan. The cousins are now old enough to appreciate one anothers' presence. Here are some fun Christmas time pictures.

Little B testing the limits in the box while Christmas chaos ensues.Nano loved holding Miss Z. So cute!

Grandma and Grandpa with all the kids.

Playing with Nano.

Not sure what happened to Little B here but the train track was a giant hit!

Still playing with Nano.

Exercising with Grandpa

Beautiful Girls

2011-01-18T13:14:00.000-08:00

We have the most beautiful girls! I count myself lucky and thank my Heavenly Father everyday for these two precious souls. We may have some hard days (and nights) with a stubborn two year old and a fussy baby but its all worth the joy I feel every time I look at them. Thanks Chels for taking such great pictures and capturing the love I have for my family.

6 weeks old

2011-01-13T11:05:00.000-08:00

Miss Z is now 6 weeks old! Time goes by too quickly. We love her so much. What a wonderful addition to our family. Its like we never were without her!

Rose turns 2

2010-12-26T16:14:00.000-08:00

Our little girl is two years old! We had a nice party with family and friends. We made Rose a pig cake because she loves pigs. I can't believe she is two. Here are a few things that make Rose so special...

-She has the biggest vocabulary of any two year old I have ever met and speaks mostly in complete sentences.

-She has a nervous finger suck when approached by new people but give her 15 minutes and you can be her best friend.

-She holds, rocks, feeds, changes diapers, and puts her baby dolls to bed just like they were real babies.

-She is so sweet with her new sister and already loves her so much.

-She can go 7 hours in a car without sleeping and then fall asleep when we are minutes away from grandma's house, (on multiple occasions.)

-She already has much to say about what clothes she will wear and sometimes puts up a fight.

-She will eat anything dipped in ketchup or ranch, like strawberries, pancakes, eggs... if she can pick it up she will dip it.

-She loves to sing and knows Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Old MacDonald, ABCs, Row Row Rows Your Boat, and Baa Baa Black Sheep

1 day old.

Clapping after singing Happy Birthday at 1st birthday party.

Singing Happy Birthday at 2nd birthday party.

Miss Z is here!

2010-12-11T13:27:00.000-08:00

Miss Z (see facebook or leave your email if you want her full name) entered the world on Dec 2nd at 10:17am.

This labor and delivery was much quicker and easier than Rose. I started to have good contractions Wednesday morning but nothing really substantial until around 2:30am on Thursday when I knew that this was it. I had to get to the hospital early to have antibiotics because I was Group B strep positive so at 4:30am when contractions were 4-5 mins we left. I wanted a natural birth but just couldn't get relaxed or in the right frame of mind so at around 7 I had an epidural. I was only 6-7 cm then. At 9am the doc checked me at 7cm and broke my water. Miss Z still had to turn 50 degrees so we thought it might be a little longer but at 10am I was ready to push.

Only a half dozen contractions and pushes later and Miss Z was born at 7lbs 4oz and 19 3/4 inches long. She has a full set of dark hair, blue eyes, my nose, long Milmonster fingers and toes, and the tiniest head. I'm already in love with this beautiful angel. Breastfeeding has been a lot easier this time around but she is a little colicky so we are trying to get through that.

My recovery has been so much quicker than the last time and I am thankful for that considering the hardest part about having another child is still being a great mom to the first. Rose is adjusting and I'm thankful my mother was here to help and the Hub's mom is here now.

I would love any advice on how to coop with two!

The other day during nap Rose reached an entire bottle of baby soap and poured it all over her bed, her self, and took a waterless bath. Funny and I can laugh about it but not something I needed to deal with right now. She isn't sleeping or eating well and is very irritable. Poor girl. Also, pretty sure Rose gained about 20 pounds while we were in the hospital! She is no longer my little baby girl compared to little Miss Z.

Rose after her waterless bath.

Family Pictures

2010-11-30T20:00:00.000-08:00

More family pictures. We wanted some while our family was only three and we will take some more with the new baby. It was a very cold fall day and Rose was not that happy but we did get some great shots. Thanks Matt!

Belly Shots and Studying

2010-11-07T17:09:00.000-08:00

Some of the most recent belly shots posted by popular demand. Rose loves to hug and kiss on baby sister. Only 3 more weeks and I am not ready to be a mom again. To be completely honest, I am terrified, anxious and scared out of my mind. With the hub gone most of the time and Rose not even 2, I am trying to not imagine how hard things will get around here. I received some strength today however at stake conference. One of the talks was about giving to the Lord all that you have (even if it is only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes) and He will provide all the rest that is needed. I think if I hold onto this hope all will be fine.

Studying anatomy with papa. He uses Rose as a model and she tries to help by saying the scientific words back to him. Too cute.

Camping and Halloween

2010-11-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

In September Rose and I went back to Wyoming for a little family time. We went camping with my dad's family and had a great time. Rose did great at the campsite. She chased dear, went on walks, and stayed away from the fire. Here we are with grandparents and Uncle Chris. Rose only likes my mom when she's around.

Hiking with grandpa to his old childhood cabin. It was fun to see where my dad spent time in the summers.

Reading by the campfire.

Walking my cousin's dog, Bailey.

Happy Halloween!!!

Carving and painting pumpkins with Colt and Leslie.

(notice my Spooky sign on my homemade shelf)

Rose did not like the slimy pumpkin.

I really wanted to make costumes again this year but despite my efforts I decided to take naps with Rose instead of sewing. So, we borrowed cookie monster and elmo from our neighbors and I made an easy felt cookie for the belly and a trick or treat bag for Rose.She really didn't know what to think at first but once she realized she could get candy she was well into the Halloween spirit.

Only 4 more weeks until Baby #2 arrives!

The Rest of our Summer Vacation

2010-10-19T20:20:00.000-07:00

So, I really want to post about the rest of our family vacation so here it is. We went to Steamboat Springs for my grandma's 80th birthday and grandparent's 60th anniversary. Here is my entire family on my mom's side, including my cousin who I had to photoshop in. If you look closely you can totally tell who it is.

The hub's new favorite game, Kubb.

Here is Rose with my grandma, her namesake. And yes, she is picking her nose.Rose decided to potty train herself while we were gone. AWESOME. However as soon as we got home she was uninterested. Oh well. You have to love the poop picture.My dad got a new car. Rose thought it was nice too!

After being home for quite some time we headed to Bozeman, MT for the Hub's cousin's pre-wedding party. And yes, there was a slip and slide. The boys made this gigantic 50 foot slide, lubed up with dish soap and freezing cold water and raced down. It was not on a slope so you really had to get a running start. The hub was sore for a few days after from landing on his chest 20 times. Rose took a turn and didn't like it as much as the boys.

After Bozeman we headed home for 17 hours of car time. Tired and ready for a break, we stopped at Mount Rushmore. And yes, Rose is picking her nose, again:)

She decided to do some acrobatics for picture time. We had such a great time with family and friends. Now that the hub has started dental school I am looking forward to family vacations every summer.

Funny Girl and 27 Weeks Picture

2010-09-05T11:48:00.000-07:00

So, I just thought I would share a few funny moments that our Rose has had recently. She talks up a storm and is clearly understandable.

-She loves saying "good girl" and has recently applied this to just about anything. "Good girl lion" "good girl cereal" and my favorite "good girl papa"

-Rose will play peek a boo with just about anything as well. The other day we were outside and the air conditioner came on. So she snuck around my legs and played peek a boo with the air conditioner for about 2 minutes.

-She will have conversations with herself while she is suppose to be napping such rambling on about something I don't understand and then every few moments saying "ok" or "no"

-While eating sloppy joes she had way to big of a piece in her mouth and tried to swallow. She got all red and in a raspy voice said, "big bite."

A picture of us at the hub's white coat ceremony. My dad came out to see us. This is the only picture where Rose looks happy. She was way too tired this day.

Here is a 27 week picture. I am feeling much better and actually getting out to exercise a few days a week. This second pregnancy is going much faster and I attribute it to not having a baby ticker on my blog that I have to look at everyday reminding how much longer I have left. The weeks just seem to fly by. The hub started dental school last week and is doing well. He is very busy and Rose and I are getting use to being alone all day and sometimes all night. So, if you are in Lincoln or just want to come visit, please do!

Family Vacation Part 1: Glendo Cabin

2010-08-31T20:00:00.000-07:00

Before I get going on our long vaca, in July we had the Mil's visit us on their way to Texas. Of course we went to the zoo but I really don't have good pictures of them but here is a cute one of papa and Rose.
The end of the month we did a ton of traveling (3 weeks and around 3,000 miles) starting with flying to Denver and visiting my grandparents and aunt and cousin from Atlanta. Then we headed to Glendo for an amazing cabin stay with the hub's family. If you have only seen the I-80 side of Wyoming you should travel northeast of Cheyenne to the Glendo/Guernsey area, so pretty!

Rose with my cousins Sarah and Joel.

Mini B getting messy at the table. All of us Mils have found the joy of owning a Chicco Hippo chair!Lil'Mil's family brought rock band to the Glendo cabin so of course we rocked out a few times. I'm pretty sure that grandpa Mil needs to start a band in retirement! We even got the kids to play a few songs.

Do not wake the sleeping Giant Hoss!

We all love Aunt Rach!

Don't worry the boys are wearing swimsuits but the kids wanted to swim! And yes, this "cabin" was amazing!Canoeing down the river. Uncle Chris and I had the more stable canoe so we didn't tip over three times like Grandpa Mil and Aunt Rose. Haha! The other boys brought us in to shore. Good thing because we would have just kept going. Good times. I think after the baby comes I might take a kayaking class.See how cool our Outback looks with a canoe!!! The canoe is borrowed so someday we will be this cool and not just pretenders.I got to visit my best friend from Rock River and her kids. I had Shade in my class both years and miss this guy so much!

Stay tuned for family vacation part 2!

June Update

2010-08-19T20:12:00.002-07:00

In June we didn't do too much. I was still sick, we were getting the house ready, my parents and the Hub's mom came to visit, we finished our garden, completed a project in the kitchen, and started on the bathroom. Oh, yes, and the hub and I took a long trip to Las Vegas. Rose also turned 18 months and started nursery!!! We can finally enjoy church again.Rose looking at pictures of "baby". Sooo cute.Outside our new house after planting flowers. You can tell what Rose's favorite game is outside. Now the purple flowers have taken over and they look completely different.
The start of our garden right off of our back patio. The hub had to clear this spot out as it was a rock disaster! We rented a tiller and the walking stones are super for watering and picking! I will have to take a picture of the garden now only two months later. Unbelievable.Trying for three! Success!Our garden baby (notice the stains on her shirt). One day we went mulberry hunting with a friend. I made a pie with them but they didn't have too much flavor so I added frozen rhubarb from last year's harvest. Pretty yummy but I think I'll leave the mulberries for the birds next year.Eating breakfast in style! She seriously left these on the entire time she ate.
Las Vegas...a fun place to be for a day or so but I would not recommend 4 whole days like what we did. There is too much you really don't want to experience! But we had fun relaxing by the pool, walking around, seeing the shows (we would recommend Mystere) and just being alone.
The hub really wanted to go shopping! But he had nothing to worry about, I didn't buy anything.We loved the Bellagio fountains. Probably our favorite part of Las Vegas was getting ice cream and sitting out front on the street and watching them for an hour.
And because it is probably in high demand...here is the around 20 weeks baby belly picture. Don't worry ladies, it doesn't look like much but I'm much fatter now:)

More updates to come!!!

May Update and Philadelphia

2010-08-17T13:42:00.000-07:00

After only a week in a half of being in our new home we decided to visit Lil'Mil, Nano and family in Philly before they headed out to Texas. We will have to visit them in Texas a lot more than we went to Philly because Rose constantly asks, (Owi is what she calls her cousin) "Owi? Owi? Where's Owi?" Here's the blog update to prove we were there.
Holding hands at the zoo. So cute.
What a great uncle reading Go, Dog, Go for the 100th time to all the kiddos.
The hub had to get stitches out from 10 moles he had removed so he asked his brother to help out. I think he learned never to do this again because at one point he got so light headed that he passed out. It was in such slow motion that none of us really knew what was going on until he was on the floor. When he came to he asked, "Where'd I go?"
Nano and Rose could always be found playing on the stairs.
Seeing some of the sights Philly has to offer, like Benjamin Franklin's grave. We learned that kids are not allowed to walk on the grave. Duh, we should have been more aware but the pennies were so enthralling.
The Mil family with Rose at Valley Forge. Thanks guys for an awesome time! For those wanting to visit the Mil family...go! Sister Mil is the best cook and host ever!

Forever, I know

2010-07-03T13:50:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know it has been forever since we last posted anything on our blog so I'll get right down to business. Following are a list of reasons for not posting...

1) We moved! We now live in Lincoln, NE and are waiting to start dental school in August. Until then we are working on our house, spending time in the garden, going on vacation, hanging out with some great friends (and family who visit often), and just enjoying this time of being together as a family and not having to worry about anything, well except for money because we have none.

2) I really like Lincoln so far. We have amazing friends already and we have only been here for little over 2 months. Our ward is great and people are so willing to help out that they actually come over and do it! The only thing I don't like about Lincoln is the humidity.

3) In May we took a trip out to Philly to see Lil'Mil and family before they moved back west. Pics to follow.

4) My parents and the hub's mom have been here already (a few times). Its hard to leave your family and I really didn't realize how much of a home body I was until my home was so far away. I love you all and miss you so much! Come visit!

5) The hub and I just took a trip to Las Vegas. We left Rose with my mom and left for five days. It was great to see the shows, the hotels, spend time at the pool in the sun, and reconnect with my hubby but Las Vegas is the devil's playground. I knew going there that this would be a problem for us but I didn't realize how much of a problem! We just kept our eyes on each other and tried not to look. Pics to follow this trip too.

6) Rose turned 18 months in June and I can't believe what a little woman she is. No baby left in that girl. She is definitely her papa's girl with her mama's attitude! We love her so much and love to see the new things she comes up with every day.

7) Last and probably the biggest reason for not posting...I'm pregnant! Yes, I know. We can't believe it either! I was incredibly sick for the first 15 or so weeks and spent most of the time in bed or on the couch. I'm 19 weeks along and due the end of November. We don't know the sex yet but will find out in a few weeks. I'm excited I could actually keep this a secret for so long! I am already fat and miserable but not as sick so I can deal with the other things.

So, thats about all. I'll get the pictures soon but wanted everyone to know whats been going on.

valentines and estes park

2010-03-04T12:59:00.000-08:00

Ok, this post has taken me many days to complete. I don't know why, maybe I'm too impatient with the uploading of pics but here it is. Just some pictures from the last month of what we have been up to...

Rose really likes the snow now and doesn't mind getting all dressed up even if she can't move.

Beautiful winter day outside.

This is a regular occurrence now in our house.

The hub and Nate made a fabulous fruit bouquet for Valentine's Day, plus they made us dinner. So sweet. Good job boys.

Last weekend we went to Estes Park for a nice time alone as a family. Rose loved looking at all the new scenery. Our favorite place to stop in Estes is this glass blowing shop. You can watch them make anything and sometimes we are able to buy something on clearance. I have a dream of a patio lit with these glass balls hanging all around (someday).

'Gy'necology

2010-02-16T19:36:00.001-08:00

I just remembered something halarious the hub said the other day...
Hub: Why do they call it gynecology?
Me: I don't know, why not?
Hub: Its not for guys. They should call it girlnecology.
Me: hysterical laughter

where to begin

2010-01-31T11:46:00.000-08:00

Sorry, we haven't posted anything in a while. Its been a crazy month. Where to begin...

We had an interesting Christmas as we didn't get to make most of our get togethers because of weather, roads, and the flu. Then, the Milmonster family was around for about 1 1/2 weeks. We pretty much spent all day with the family and then came home to sleep. It was great fun to get to see Lil'Mil, Nano, MiniB, and family for so long. Rose started to walk and is already an expert. She also has 8 teeth, 9 and a 10 on the way.

Then, life started again and decided to head to Lincoln to house hunt. Before we left we wanted to leave Rose here with grandma and that meant getting her use to the bottle. She wouldn't have anything to do with it so we made reservations at a hotel and grandma was coming with. Then, Rose decided to wean herself so everyone came to Lincoln and we had great fun. We looked at 26 houses and found about 2 that we really liked. Made an offer on 1, then 2, and number 2 it is. We just heard today that they accepted our offer! I'm so excited that everything is falling into place. It seemed like 6 months ago we weren't sure what we were doing and where the Lord wanted us. I guess faith and patience are true principles of the Gospel:)
There are so many pictures I want to post but I will try and keep it short. Great Aunt Beth from Atlanta
Rose trying to get into the swing with MiniB.

Our little girl is the biggest moocher. Food is the surest way to make Rose your best friend.

Nano, Rose and Grandpa's chin

Lil'mil and Rose's favorite game...lil'mil playing with cars, Rose putting them in her mouth and lil'mil taking them away from her

Beautiful blue-eyed girl

Papa sitting on my lap

Mmmmm. Only 3 weeks apart and best friends. Want to know why our pictures look so good...here is our new christmas present!

And a picture of our new home!

Happy Birthday Rose!

2009-12-20T14:21:00.001-08:00

Today is Rose's birthday. I can't believe it has been an entire year since my 24 hour labor with this firecracker. She has truly blessed our lives in so many and wonderful ways. Being a parent is everything I thought it would be, and everything I didn't, and more. I can now understand how our Heavenly Father feels about each one of us and I am grateful for His incomprehensible sacrifice of His son.

Here are some pictures of Rose's pinwheel party yesterday. I got many (okay most) of my ideas from this fabulous party And yes we made everything from the pinwheels to the cake to the banner. It was fun making everything for our little girl.

We are going to dental college to get more dental knowledge...and family pics

2009-12-17T09:22:00.000-08:00

So we are definitely going to Lincoln! No other offers came our way but who cares (all you need is one)! We both love the school and the city and I think it will be fabulous. We will leave around the beginning of the sumemr and I am already looking at housing (no, I'm not excited).

On another note, we got family pictures taken about 3 months ago. I've been trying my skills at photoshop which is why I have taken so long to post but here they are. They seem like forever ago because Rose only has 3 teeth and now she has 8.

Can anybody tell me why they look grainy on the blog? When I print them out they look fabulous. Oh well. Rose turns 1 in three days! Can't believe it.

dental school here we come!

2009-12-01T08:13:00.000-08:00

Baby Rose and I just wanted to say...Congratulations Dad! The hub got up this morning at 2am and checked his email. Dec 1st is a long awaited day for those trying to get into dental school and he did it! As of yet, we are accepted at Lincoln, Ne and so excited. There could still be more acceptances to come but right now we are pretty darn happy and feel very blessed that the Lord has heard and answered many prayers (and that we don't have to wait any longer to know). Thanks to everyone for all your support and prayers on our behalf. We love you. GO BIG RED!

adventures in mobility

2009-11-23T18:00:00.000-08:00

This...

then a few days later...

Climbing on the furniture (I'm not sure I'm ready for this)...
The consequences of learning how to walk (notice the red bumps on the head)...

and some bath time fun

Chopped Liver

2009-11-07T14:22:00.000-08:00

thats all I have to say about that.

Snow and Halloween

2009-11-01T13:54:00.000-08:00

What a week! A had an interview in Lincoln, Ne this week and we decided to go earlier because of the snow storm. The interview went well and we are hopeful but were snowed out of Wyoming from Tuesday till Saturday. Thanks Davis' for letting us crash at your house for so long! After being snowed out of Wyoming for almost a week we were excited to get back home and enjoy Halloween. I made our costumes (Rose's skirt was the most fun). Here are some pictures of our little Bumble Bee and her bee keepers.

Decorating Halloween cookies. Delicious. We weren't able to carve pumpkins this year but we are thinking about Thanksgiving pumpkins:)

This is from the first fall snow storm. Rose had a love hate relationship. She loved to eat the snow but hated not being able to move in her snow suit.

Big Head

2009-10-03T11:09:00.000-07:00

The following conversation took place yesterday when I brought Rose to my mom's 2nd grade classroom. We'll call the 8 year old girl "Sally".
Grandma-Does anybody have any more questions about Rose?
Sally-Yeah, what's that on her head?
Me-Rose is learning how to crawl and walk, she bumps her head all day.
Sally-Is that why her head is so big?
Me-(Stiffling laughter) Oh no, she just has a really big head.

holy tomato

2009-09-30T19:04:00.000-07:00

Tonight we went out to help MilMil (grandma Milmonster) harvest her tomatoes because it is suppose to freeze tonight. For those of you who have seen MilMil's garden this is no small feet. It took 6 of us about 20 minutes to get all the ready tomatoes. All of a sudden I heard grandma scream and the hub yell. I looked over and the side of Rose's head was bright red. My initial reaction (as you could imagine) was horror and then we all realized what had happened. Grandma had tried to throw a soft tomato to the chickens (around 15 feet) and didn't realize that Rose was right in her line of fire. The hub who was holding Rose tried to move out of the way (and did a pretty good job) but it still hit her. Here are the pics forever making grandma feel terrible:) Pics are from the camera phone. Rose wasn't shaken at all. She really didn't even have a reaction. She did like the chickens!

On another note...a few weeks ago we dressed up in our favorite sports gear to get free chick-fil-a. Even Rose got a sandwich. Go Pokes!

Photoshop 101

2009-09-25T15:55:00.001-07:00

I am a creative wannabe (I have no natural talent) but I really like to do creative things. I really want to start taking pictures of my babies so I decided to start learning photoshop. It is harder than the tutorials make it out to be so here is my first photoshop experience.
Here is the original picture. Rose (6 months in this pic) is looking very cute but as you can see, the floor is terrible, A's feet and the table legs are in the background. Well, after experimenting a little, this is what I ended up with. I could work on it forever but I decided I needed to move on so here is the next pic I worked on...
I didn't get very far :) Hopefully after a few more tutorials and more practice, photoshop will not seem as intimidating. I would appreciate any advice from all of you photoshop junkies.

Lisa Leonard Designs Jewelry GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-09-22T14:02:00.000-07:00

Lisa Leonard Designs Jewelry GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hey, thanks lil'mil for the heads up. I love this jewerly, classy and elegant.

crawling, car, and crafts

2009-09-13T12:09:00.000-07:00

Crawling...she is so fast and into everything. I'll have to get use to this.

(Sorry my video hasn't been loading correctly so once again you will have to wait.

Car...yes, we are officially a stereotypical suburban family. We came along a deal for this van and couldn't pass it up. We'll grow into it eventually. Crafts...when Rose is napping I realized I needed to do something better than watch internet TV so here are my projects I have been working on. Rose sporting her new hairbands and bows. After all that, she rarely keeps them on and if she manages to get ahold of one it is in pieces in seconds. Baby Leggins...only my second time on my sewing machine. Letters for the nursery.
I've learned how to can. Pickles, peaches and jam. Fun!

ode to the man

2009-09-06T14:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the hub turned 26. We went to Red Robin (the hub's favorite restaurant) with most of the Milmonster family and my parents. It was great fun! Happy Birthday to the best dad and lover of all!

Also, the hub took the DAT again and did better than last time. Good enough to get him in this year, hopefully. We stayed with Rose's great-grandparents the night before the test. Here she is with her great-grandma (name sake) and great-grandpa. Lastly, Rose started crawling! We haven't gotten a good video yet so it'll have to be another post.

Is she sleeping through the night?

2009-08-28T23:16:00.000-07:00

This post is for those moms who couldn't say "yes" to the always anticipated question: "Is she sleeping through the night yet?"

Its 12:15am...I know a lot of you may still be up at 12:15 am but I haven't been up this late since prom (ok I may be exaggerating a little but for those of you know me and not to mention make fun of me for my early to bed sleep habits, 12:15 now 12:18 is late). So, why am I up and not sleeping in my comfy bed? Ask Rose.

She is 8 months old and has never (I repeat never) slept through the night. I never slept through the night while I was pregnant. So, that has been almost 18 months of not sleeping through the night. Rose still wakes every three hours to eat and if she doesn't nurse she is not happy. Because the hub doesn't have milk makers, guess who gets up? For a long time I didn't mind and actually enjoyed this quiet, one-on-one time with my little girl; however lately we have realized that Rose is cranky and mom is cranky and an intervention needed to be done. Throughout pregnancy and post I have read up on different "methods" of how to get your child to sleep through the night and thought..."don't worry she will sleep through the night on her own." Many, many people gave me advice after answering the dreaded question but I just thought I would never have to try them because tonight would be the night she would do it. Well, maybe it would've been tomorrow night but here we are. I recently talk with my sister-in-law who needed help with Nano. She tried the "cry it out" method (basically and barbarically letting them cry and to not go into the room unless they were hurt or the house was on fire) and found much success. We decided, hey lets try it for two nights and see where we are. (Please remember that Rose is 8 months and, lets face it doesn't need to be eating around the clock, and from what I have read, this technique should not be used on babies that are under 11 lbs or 4 months old).

So, we are in night one....wakes at 11:57 screams....12:07 I look at the clock and can't believe it has only been 10 minutes...12:10 decide to make this post...12:20 still screaming...12:37 she is unbelievably not crying anymore....12:38 I sneeze and wait for the baby's reaction...12:38 1/2 no reaction...12:41 still quiet and I look in to make sure she is okay...12:42 Rose is sitting hunched over asleep...go get the hub to make fun of Rose for sleeping sitting up...12:45 hub carefully lays Rose on her side...1:00 maybe I will go to bed and let you know how the rest of the night turned out later.

Well, here we are...SUCCESS! Rose slept until 5:30 and I did feed her for two reasons: I was feeling sorry for my baby who hadn't gone this long without nursing since she was in the womb, and two because I was going to explode. Then she slept until 8!

Thanks E for the advice! It is always easier when another trusted momma gives you some personal advice and support. I will update in a few weeks to see where we are.

Nap Time

2009-08-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

I know I promised different posts but this was just too cute. Rose is 8 months old today. Hope you enjoy it!

The hub takes the DAT again tomorrow. Wish him luck and pray he will do well.

All Things New Part 2

2009-08-05T10:00:00.001-07:00

We are definitely settling into our new home and new life. A is working 10 hour days most days and then comes home and studies. I have adjusted to homemaker and like that I can walk in the park everyday, clean the house any day of the week and not try to do the entire thing on Saturday mornings, and spend all the time in the world with my baby girl. New swing...she loves this. New habit of studying with pops. This will probably be an ongoing occurrence for the next few years.
New solid foods means a whole new world for both parents and child. New sleeping habits. New storage bench? or play place? Rose could sit in here with her toys for a long time. Having fun with papa. Not so new but I loved this picture.

Upcoming posts: pictures of the house and swing fun.

All Things New Part 1

2009-07-16T09:09:00.000-07:00

Its been a while but we have lots of new things to share. We have moved to a new home (sorry no pictures yet, I refuse to take pictures until there are no more boxes). New jobs (I don't care what anyone says, staying at home really is a full time job). Meeting new cousins. What seems like a new baby because of all the new and great things she learns everyday. Here are a few pictures. Our small but hopefully prosperous garden. Check out the rhubarb in the background! It took about 4 harvesting sessions but I finally got it all out but then a week later, it comes back. Rhubarb crisp anyone? New couch, and as you can see, Rose is sitting up all by herself. Here's a new habit...wanting to come in bed with us in the early morning. I can't complain. At least she's sleeping.
New explorations.

Meeting cousin Li'l Mil and Aunt E for the first time!

Li'lMil and 'A's brother on our scooter. Beep beep!

'A' trying to handle Rose and cousin Nano. They are only 3 weeks apart. Good thing we didn't have twins!

you could say spontaneous

2009-06-10T08:14:00.000-07:00

I finished work last week (yippee!) and A got a job in Cheyenne as an oral surgeon assistant and started today. So, as soon as he got the job we thought we needed to take a much needed vacation asap. So we got tickets on Thursday and headed to San Diego on Saturday. It was a little crazy trying to get everything ready to go but we pulled it off. Here are some great pictures of our trip.

Rose did pretty good on the plane on the way there although she didn't sleep. On the way back she screamed for about 10 minutes :( and then fell asleep. A new face Rosie is making. Its her thinking face. All smiles at Sea World during the dolphin show! Darth doesn't stand a chance against those chubby rolls!Mini Las Vegas at Legoland

We toured the USS Midway aircraft carrier. When we went on the flight deck Rosie loved the wind blowing in her face so she blowed bubbles the entire time.
We had a great time and now its back to the everyday world. A went to work, Rosie and I both have a cold, and I'm at home with the daunting (and exciting) task of taking care of the baby and trying to move in the next few weeks.

something other than Rose to post about

2009-05-12T11:50:00.000-07:00

We know we have really only posted about our fabulous little girl since she was born, but lets face it, she is a lot more interesting than us. Well, we now have something other than Rose to post about. This weekend was packed full of family, food, and celebration. First, A graduated on Saturday in Chemistry and Spanish. We had almost the entire family over for pizza and cake. Then on Sunday we traveled to the homeland to celebrate Mother's Day. Here are some pictures of the events. Walking

The family

In 18 or so years, this picture might look a little similar.
I kind of felt like a wizard... or a priest...

4 Generation picture

We have to have a little Baby Rose!

...all because dad pulled an elephant

2009-04-25T20:56:00.000-07:00

And the winner is...Cheslea! Nice work. Rose is 15lbs 8iz and 25 inches long. When she got her shots she had a delayed reaction and turned a nice shade of purple before screaming for the longest 30 seconds of my life.

Rosie Contest

2009-04-19T15:52:00.000-07:00

Rose is now 4 months old. How time flies! She is pretty darn cute and pretty darn big. We have been speculating on how much she weighs for a while. We wanted to run a little contest, so...guess how much Rose weighs and you will win...um, well you will win!

We go to the doc tomorrow so do it fast.

Here are a few pics of Rose taken today to give you an idea.

She likes her milk!

Laundry Day

2009-04-06T15:54:00.000-07:00

So today I got stuck with doing laundry... Its all part of being Mr. Mom. Luckily little Rose helped me out. I discovered that its a whole lot easy to carry the baby along with the clothes then try and do everything one handed.
First she helped me sort out the darks.Then after the drying for a while, we took out all of dry clothes. Umm nice and warm! Oops that's full enough. OK I've had enough of in the basket... I cant move my feet!
All and all her favorite part was the sorting of the socks!

In Good Hands?

2009-03-21T16:36:00.000-07:00

I went back to work last week and left Rose in the hands of my great husband (or so I thought). Here are a few pictures of what I came home to. Also, Little Rose is 3 months old! We can't believe how fast time has flown by and how big she is getting. I have to post the cutest of the cute. Wearing dad's socks...he calls this the Kracken!

Obviously Little Rose loves this!

All in all I think she is in pretty good hands.

Look how strong and cute! Always a good yawner. And lastly, Little Rose has started putting out her bottom lip. Here's a video of Rose in her new bouncer and the lip appears.

Just Like her Mother

2009-03-13T12:11:00.000-07:00

I was doing some work when all of the sudden I heard this sound...

Obviously it was a good nap. she woke up very happy.

The Office

2009-03-10T18:28:00.000-07:00

One of my good friends through this up on his facebook and I though it was blog worthy.

Frankly I am a bit disappointed that Andy's rock'n robin ring tone did not make the cut but you cant have everything.
Whats your favorite Office musical moment?

Road Trip

2009-03-05T06:41:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we took my parents to the Draper, UT Temple open house. It was great to be inside the temple with my mom and dad and give them the opportunity to learn more about the church. I'm so grateful they wanted to go and for their support. Here are some pics of our trip.

Draper Temple open house with Grandma and Grandpa. We kind of broke the rules to take this picture. You are only suppose to be in this parking lot if you are handicapped! Hence, Little Rose not getting out of her carseat for the quick getaway.

Little Rose did so good in the car. Diaper change at Wendy's in Evanston. No changing table in the bathroom...should be illegal.

Visiting Temple Square. My mom loved the visitors center that focuses on Christ. She couldn't get enough of the Jerusalem model. We had to literally pull her away. Dad thought the Christus was pretty neat.

Playing with dad in the hotel.

Napping with Grandpa after a long day.

Rose thought the continental breakfast was amazing...biscuits and gravy, bacon, hash browns, muffins, juice! Much better than the Economy Inn if you remember one of our previous posts. Guess this is what you get when your parents pay the bill.
Love Ikea! Here is the new toy we got Little Rose.

So happy to be home!

Rose finds her hand

2009-03-01T20:10:00.000-08:00

So today in primary I heard this sucking noise. I looked down and saw little Rose and her hand getting well acquainted. If she greets new friends like this in oh 16 years I am going to have a real problem with that. This is a cell phone vid so you might have to turn up the volume to get the full effect.

See more of little Rose on her Aunt Rose and Uncle Hosses Blog.

Rose's first few days video

2009-02-22T15:21:00.000-08:00

This video is for you who missed lil Rose's first days, and because I'm a video geek

She like to show off her cute shoes!!

I put Rose's fart video up on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIJTtWa5Mbw

Valentine's Day Vacation

2009-02-16T08:39:00.000-08:00

The hub and I decided to go to Denver for the weekend and stay with Hoss and Rose. We were able to go to the temple while Uncle Hoss and Aunt Rose watched Little Rose, have dinner at our favorite Red Robin and lunch at the most fabulous Italian restaurant Cenzetti's. We dominated the gaming that occurred, poor Aunt Rose couldn't catch a break at Rummikub. Little Rose was great and loves her Uncle Hoss and Aunt Rose. Thanks Hoss and Rose for letting us share your Valentine's Day! Mesmerized by Aunt Rose's musical talents.

Having fun with Uncle Hoss. Little Rose really does have a large noggin but compared to Uncle Hoss's hand it looks teeny.

A few things I've learned...

2009-01-26T12:52:00.000-08:00

Okay I know I've only been a mom for 5 weeks but here are a few things I have learned...

#11-Every symptom does go away after you've had the baby...no kidding, its a miracle!

#11 1/2-However, no matter how much weight you have lost you shouldn't try on your old clothes. I should have listened to Mil's advice on this 2 years ago.

#10-You will really get no sleep after the baby comes. You feed every 3 hours but by the time you feed, change a diaper, burp, and then the baby goes to sleep it is time to feed again.

#9-I thought I would like pumping because it would give my body a break once in a while...not so! I cried the first time the hub gave Lil' Rose a bottle. Going back to work is going to be harder than I thought:(

#8-I spent 9 months training myself to sleep on my side. Now, I can't sleep on my side because it hurts my gigantic boobs!

#7-I now have gigantic boobs! #5 1/2-Nursing bras are hard to find...any suggestions?

#6-I will never again ask a mom to hold her newborn baby. I use to do this all the time but now I know how hard it is to let others hold such a fragile and susceptible being. I can wait.

#5-It is true that they do grow too fast and that you really don't notice until you've seen another that is smaller.

#4-Going to the doctor and getting shots is one of the most traumatizing experiences...for me!

#3-I thought I would love hearing advice from others, but honestly, if I don't ask for it I don't want it.

#2-No matter what you do, if you are going to get stretch marks you will get stretch marks. I look like a pink zebra has occupied my mid section.

#1-The first time Little Rose smiled at me (and every time since) I thought I could never have enough love for anyone else. Except of course when the hub smiles and then my cup runneth over.

I know there would be some mad people out there if I didn't post pictures. Here are some recent pics of Lil' Rose for all the Lil' Rose fans.

Dad likes to place her pants on top of her head and pretend she is a French chef:)

Another adorable duck towel picture. Can't get enough of these!

Getting so strong with Daddy.

A Baby's Day (according to dad)

2009-01-13T19:13:00.000-08:00

So we wake up in the morning and if its a good day Lil' Rose gets a shower, she likes showers. She doesn't like getting dressed after wards but she sure looks cute in her duck towel.

If you want your baby to be more calm at the changing table put a mirror next to it. After the shower she usually conks out pretty fast for her morning nap.

After her nap we talk and think about stuff... like how the whole milk thing works. It perplexes her as well.

Then she sleeps more. After that we like to have some tummy time

Then we take head measurements

She got really excited when she found out that she had a new little cousin, Nano. She is trying to say ooooooo (I'm not good at spelling sounds)

She also like to kick back and put her feet up whenever there is an opportune moment.

O yeah and she eats a poops a lot to but I'm not aloud to take pictures of that...

The Secret to Happiness

2009-01-08T11:11:00.000-08:00

Before the secret is revealed little Rose wanted you all to observe how big her dad's head is.

Behold the secret to happiness. Pay attention at the 30 second mark.

Little Rose

2008-12-28T17:25:00.000-08:00

1 week later and we are officially fatigued, confused, and more happy than we have ever been. This week has been crazy with new baby, Christmas, and family and friends. We finished the week and are now ready to settle down and be a family of three.

Little Rose is already 8 days old and doing extremely well. Baby Milmonster's internet name is Little Rose. Sorry for those who want her full name, Rose is her middle name. Leave your email address and we will let you know. Here are a few pictures of our little miss for your enjoyment. She was a little jaundice for the first few days and had to stay under the lights for about 24 hours. Once she got use to it, we think she liked it. Nice and warm and she got a tan!

Sleepy girl. One of the many faces she makes after eating. See how tiny her fingers are next to daddy's ring.
By the way...we have been married 3 years today! Happy Anniversary Sweetie!

Meet baby Milmonster

2008-12-21T09:37:00.000-08:00

Well yesterday at 7:48pm Baby Milmonster made her way out of the mother ship with a weight of 6lb 11oz and a height of 18.5 in. Its to bad that sheet is covering part of her head... it keeps going and going, the little cone head.

This is after her bath. She is wearing her Santa hat.
She had this expression on her face for about a half an hour last night before we went to bed. she's a cutie.Here are my girls! looking so nice

Well here is the video as requested by Lil'mil Mom. Baby Milmonster doesn't do much yet but there is a yawn in there.

FEETS

Beware the perfect gift...

2008-12-19T11:18:00.000-08:00

So my Brother sent this to me (from his I-Phone)<-he loves his I-phone. I think this pretty much sums everything up.

First Offensive - Operation Eject

2008-12-16T15:13:00.000-08:00

So as the baby ticker indicates, there are Zero days left... So I decided to take matters into my own hands. So last night we went to some friends house to eat hot wings. The idea was to more or less "smoke 'er out"... that didn't really work. The wings were dang good though. After that I took matters into my own hands once more and attempted to ancient art of acupressure.

I bet there is a subtle art to it that I just haven't figured out yet. Either way, the wife seemed to enjoy it. After that my camera was hijacked. I thought the best revenge would be to publish the resulting pictures on the Internet.
You cant tell it in this picture but Roundy #1 is actually bald. Roundy #2 is not bald, and also against camera terrorism.
B & B were trying to imagine what their baby might look like. Just add the lower left side of his face the the upper right side of her face and you can almost see it.

That's it. Hopefully then next post will have pictures of Baby Milmonster!

The Waiting Game

2008-12-04T10:47:00.001-08:00

Well, here we are...9 1/2 months pregnant and still waiting to hear about dental school. It seems like all we have been doing for 9 months is waiting on both of these exciting occurrences. The baby is not too far off however and definitely will come. Dental school on the other hand is a little less concrete. Maybe if the hub had a belly full of dental school admission papers and could deliver at any moment we would feel a little better. As he does not, we are still waiting. He is on the next to be contacted list in Louisville and is in good standing there. As for Lincoln and Creighton we have not gotten a rejection which is positive and will wait for the next round of admittance. We will see in the next few months what life brings us. The hub waiting oh so patiently. The wife waiting (maybe not so patiently).

Crayon Art!!

2008-11-16T14:06:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from school. They were up on the fridge for a while, the hub got mad when I took them down, so now they will live forever in the blogdome.

I don't smell anything

2008-11-11T19:31:00.000-08:00

So tonight I was at the laundry mat, while the wife was at her exercise for 2 class. The place was pretty much empty, accept for me, and the attendant lady. Since I was more or less alone on my side of the laundry mat I saw no reason to be uncomfortable... so I pretty much let my gastrointestinal track run wild. They were pretty bad but, no one was around so I didn't think much of it. Then the attendant lady came around the corner, she was mopping the floor. She stopped, took a few steps, backed up and then started smelling the drain on the floor.
"I think some sewer gasses are coming up through the vent" she says to her self in her southern accent. Then she said it again louder. "Do you smell that?" looking at me, "some sewer gasses must be coming up out of the drain."
"I have a cold" I reply "I don't smell anything"
"Your lucky, It's pretty bad. I'm going to dump some bleach down the drain, see if that fixes it. That's the strangest thing."
"yeah... weird..." I said.
I tried really hard to control myself the rest of my time at the laundry mat.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-02T14:21:00.000-08:00

It's Pumpkin time!

We had our annual pumpkin carving extravaganza last week. Our first was back in high school and was one of our first dates. These are our two pumps.This year we had the Laramie crowd over.

It was a lot of fun. You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to take a picture so that the pumpkins are glowing and so you can see peoples faces...this was our best attempt. We kind of all turned into jack-o-lanterns ourselves.

The Giant Turtle

2008-10-26T14:59:00.001-07:00

Meet one of my earliest Childhood memories!

THE Giant Turtle

I was surprised when we went down to do some interviews in Nebraska with the amount of detail I remembered about my early childhood home in Village Green. I knew exactly where the "big hill" was but I have to admit, I was a little disappointed to discover the reality of my memories...

Not so Giant now are you?

Other than the disappointment of not seeing a seven foot tall giant concrete turtle the trip was a success. We save a bit of money staying with friends (thanks Davis') and at the "Economy Lodge" (what a dump...never stay there).

Interviews went well and I think I could be happy at either school. (He did so well on his interviews. We loved both schools and had a great time in Nebraska).

Baby Update and Naked Neighbor

2008-10-04T13:02:00.000-07:00

Baby Update:
At almost 30 weeks, I'm feeling pretty good. I've already gained the desired amount of weight I wanted to so that's a bummer with still 10 weeks left, but my husband still thinks I'm beautiful so I'll live. My exercise instructor broke her foot a few weeks ago so I'm missing my fit for 2 class and the benefits of going each week. The hub has been very good at taking me on walks but I already bought some Halloween candy. I could not resist. My class is wonderful and they always ask about my "baby belly". One of my students from last year likes to poke and poke and poke. He thinks it is quite neat that a fat belly is so hard. Here's me looking tired but healthy. This was at 28 weeks so I'm a little bigger already. Who would have thought that maternity clothes could be too small!?! I should have listened to my wise mother who told me to buy the next size up even though it was too big at the time.

Here is the hub trying unsuccessfully to be as cool as me...This morning the baby was kicking at his face as he was talking to her. It was pretty funny.

Naked Neighbor

The greatly anticipated story of naked neighbor. Everyone says it sounds like a Seinfeld episode. Sorry to disappoint people but it is not that entertaining. So, here it is...One night while in the kitchen, I glimpsed out of the window and saw our neighbor brushing his teeth (fully clothed). The previous neighbors left the blinds closed all the time so I never thought of not looking or closing our curtains. I thought to myself, I hope he closes those before he is caught in his birthday suit. Well, no such luck. A few nights later, the hub and I were in the kitchen. I looked over his shoulder and saw the same neighbor brushing his teeth. To my dismay, this time there was a visible male organ! I screamed and ran to the other side of the kitchen, out of sight from the window. The hub turned, looked, and started laughing. He closed the curtain and it has been closed ever since (except to take the picture during the day). The bad part is the neighbor's blinds are still open. The funniest part is that the hub has a class with him! Oh, the joys of life.

Muffin

2008-09-13T15:10:00.000-07:00

Before... After... (It looks worse that it really is)

So at the end of the summer Hoss turned me on to a new way to spend my money (which he doesn't have). Building RC airplanes. This is yet again another hobby that my bro-inLaw has gotten me into. Hoss had recently built and RC park Jet. I watched him fly it for about 45 seconds and I was hooked. (it would have been longer but a gust of wind pushed it to the ground breaking the fuselage into a bagillion pieces {actually just two}). He had some extra foam, so I downloaded some plans from RCPowers and made my first RC airplane. It took awhile (mostly because I didn't have anything of my own and had to wait for parts) but at the end of August Muffin was finished. I impulsively flew her right away the day happened to be very windy... about 15 seconds later Muffin, was dead... she did a nose dive at Mach 0.0197 and was left with a smashed front end.

I didn't think to take a picture of my pain... any way I fixed her up nicely a few days later. Unfortunately for her I plugged my motor into the binding pin slot on my transmitter... it naturally did not work so I started flipping switches and turning my controller on and off. I some how sent a signal through the binding pin slot and the plan took off full tilt in the kitchen, smashing into the fridge. I had to re-build her again.

Finally yesterday she was once again ready to fly.

I forgot to turn off the prop before she hit the ground, so I think that is the reason why it broke again. Don't worry she is already fixed up again!

So the wife is making fun of me because my airplane is a girl. She says boats are girls planes aren't.

Back to the Grind

2008-09-07T14:06:00.000-07:00

School started on the same day for both of us and we are both pretty busy. The hub is taking many classes to get a head start for next semester when he gets to play Mr. mom for a few months. He now has four interviews for dental school. We are really excited about that. So far we have Louisville, Arizona, Creighton, and Lincoln on the list. Lots of traveling coming up. On the first day of school I found out that I could not teach preschool in the same classroom as kindergarten. At first I was very stressed out about this, shed some tears and had a fit in the Principal's office. They wanted me teaching kindergarten 3/4 of the time and preschool 1/4 of the time in another classroom all together. Not happening! So, finally we are hiring for the preschool job and my job is all of a sudden a lot simpler. Now I am only teaching kindergarten and have 7 kids! I know, its incredible. Rose thinks that I will never be able to teach in a regular size classroom. She is probably right. Here are some pictures of the classroom for all my teacher friends.

Stay tuned for future posts:

Belly Update

Naked Neighbor

RC airplane flight take 2

Boy or Girl?

2008-08-05T18:35:00.000-07:00

Boy oh boy...

Its a girl!!!

The pictures are in and we are officially having a girl! We are so excited to finally know what our baby is. In an instant it became more real than I ever thought possible. Our little 14 1/2 cm and 11 oz baby is a girl. She is perfectly normal from what they can tell. She wasn't posing for the camera so the pictures are a little strange but the hub has put together a great video. Also, here's a picture of my growing belly between 20 and 21 weeks.

Opry-Land

2008-08-03T17:25:00.000-07:00

What is Opry I'm not sure, and what it has to do with country music is also unknown. But apparently its a big deal to those in Tennessee. Last week the wife and I went to Nashville, TN to some teacher reading deal (National Reading First Conference). We stayed at the "gayest lord" or Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. It was pretty much a giant bird cage with many overly expensive restaurants. This picture was from inside one of the giant gardens. Honestly, this place was pretty impressive and huge. Notice, the glass ceiling in the background. This was 56 acres of fake rain forests and "Disneyland" like town squares (without the pirates). We never could have afforded this place on our own. Thanks school district!

While we were there while the wife was in meetings all day, I hung out in the giant bird cage and even escaped a few times and saw the Dark Knight at the IMAX theatre. If you have the chance and choice, go IMAX. We also went to a neat seafood restaurant in a giant aquarium. This lady was actually petting this fish (it was like a dog, following her around and rolling on its side). After we ate, we fed a pool of stingrays. The wife got a little more than she expected with this one...

We even went to the Grand Ole Opry one night. Check out our pirated video of some of the talent we saw. Among the 8 artists during the night we got to see Keith Anderson, Rodney Atkins, and Trace Adkins (no relation). The hub really liked the buckaroo song from Rodney Atkins. He'll get his own buckaroo or buckaroo'a' in a few months!

One night we rode on the biggest showboat in the world. I spit on the paddle wheel! We bought tickets for just the outer deck but halfway through the ride it started raining and so they invited us in to see the show. We got to see Tina Turner, Elvis, and Elton John up close and personal as there was an empty table in the front. Those are the smoke stacks in the back. Overall we had a really good time in Opryland. No pictures of this one, but on the plane ride home the wife got really sick and had to throw up in the barf bag. Those things work pretty good. Nice and roomy. I wanted to take a picture but she wouldn't have it. Poor Sweetie. (Yeah, poor sweetie). If anyone knows was opry means let us know! I thought it might be a kind of cheese but we did see any cheese in opryland.

The wife's Reading First soap box: For those of you out there interested in education (have children or will ever have children) we are encountering a critical point in reading instruction. Congress has already cut 60% of funding and will not renew the No Child Left Behind bill this year. I have been teaching in a reading first school and have seen the positive and remarkable difference this has made in the lives of so many of our students. Without this money, millions of our young children will be left without this great reading instruction. Write to your state officials telling them you support the Reading First initiative. If you have any questions let me know.

Surprise!

2008-07-23T10:38:00.000-07:00

It's hard not to want to do something special for your parents when they are so wonderful and give you everything you could possibly need or want. Last weekend we threw a surprise party for my parents 30th wedding anniversary. It was great and everything worked out so smoothly. My grandparents came up and took them out to dinner. Everyone was at the house on time and my parents loved it all. The only upsetting part of the party was when my mom walked in the door about 2 minutes before my dad! We had two surprises. Thankfully, the first surprise didn't ruin the next. So many people showed up and drove from long distances to come. Thanks to everyone who came and made it such a great night for my parents! Here are some pictures from the evening thanks to my wonderful aunt (our camera ran out of batteries during the first surprise).

We love you mom and dad! Everybody waiting for the happy couple.

The 1st surprise!

My grandparents look just as surprised but I swear they knew what was going on. The 2nd surprise! Giving of the gift. We got them Rockies tickets. Have fun at the game!

I hate speeches. Everybody but my dad was teary eyed. He's a hard shell to crack but we could all tell they were both very touched.

In the background you can see the fruits of my labor with my first ever carrot cake.
Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Thank you for your example of a truly happy couple and how hard work and partnership in a marriage can bless a family forever.

So Many Adventures!

2008-07-15T11:15:00.000-07:00

We have been incredibly busy over the last month. Sorry for the lack of posts but I promise, this giant post will make up for it. Get ready for some Milmonster fun...

We spent a week in Cheyenne with our family. Lil'mil came down and we were able to babysit him while his parents left. What great experience...although I'm glad our baby won't be able to walk right away. Lil'mil's favorite words are "water", "mmm" when he wants something you have, and "wow". Lil'mil loves the camera and will stop and make cheesies whenever one is around.

He loved Grandma's new foot massager and it didn't take him long to discover how to turn it on. This is such a funny video.

After Cheyenne it was DAT time and the hub struggled to get ready (he had been studying for over a month). We decided to make a trip out of it so we went down to Denver the night before and stayed with my grandparents. They are so much fun to be around but we don't have any pictures. The hub did great on the DAT. He got a average score of 17 and a PAT of 22. The 17 is an average score for most people and the 22 is excelent. The peanut and I are so proud of him! To celebrate we went to a spa in Denver and he received a most spectacular massage.

The next day was the 4th of July. Our friends from Greeley came up with their three kids and we were able to spend time with them. Sorry, once again no pictures. They took the pics so we might have to post them later.

The next day it was off to Utah! Since our Hawaii trip with Kristen and Drew didn't work out, we decided to hit up some sights in Utah and see the Grand Canyon instead. Not the the best alternative for a great Hawaii trip but definitely a whole lot cheaper.

Here are the highlights... St. George temple...so beautiful but too bad it was closed for cleaning that week. St. George is a nice place but I think it should be illegal for people to live there in the summer. 115 degrees...no thank you. We went to the Grand Canyon. The hub had never been there and it had been at least 10 years for me. What a gorgeous and amazing place. The Creator had fun with this one. We were able to camp that night in great weather. I was very sad to leave and could have stayed there for the rest of the trip.

After the Grand Canyon we went to Zion's National Park. Also, a remarkable place made by prehistoric sand dunes. We hiked the Narrows, which literally means in the river. I was a little skeptical at first but with the heat it was so nice and we had a blast, mostly watching the boys try to go deeper in the water. The hub always has to climb something. If you look close, you can check a glimpse of my growing belly. Already 4 1/2 months along! The boys in the water.
That night we stayed with the hub's family in St. George. It was great to be able to spend time with them and get to know them better. Thanks Smith's for letting us all stay! The boys decided they wanted to do another hike the next day, Angel's Landing. Kristen, blistered feet and a cold, and me, already too tired and having a lot of online class work to do, decided to stay back. Here are a few pics from their hike. This next one makes me so nervous. What were they thinking..."just a giant cliff on both sides, I think i'll take a little nap." This would have never been allowed if I had come. They had more fun without us girls. We went back to Provo that night and stayed for another day. It was fun just to hang out. The hub helped Kristen make some of our yummy cinnamon rolls. We even got to have dinner with one of the hub's mission companions and his wife. Fun trip but i'm glad to be home and able to get things done around the house. We find out the baby's sex the first week of August so be looking for that post!

More pictures of the hub trying to climb something...

End of the Year

2008-06-08T12:09:00.000-07:00

I successfully completed my first year of teaching! It feels pretty darn good to be done. We had a very short and simple kindergarten graduation but the kids were all so cute dressed up. The last full day of school we took the kindergarteners to the Denver zoo. The Hub came with, mostly to take care of me, but I actually had a great day and felt awesome until we got home.

A lot of you are asking what I am going to do next year so here it is...as long as I start feeling better this summer, I will be back in my same job, take about 6-8 weeks for the baby, and then go back and finish the year. The Hub will only need a few classes after the baby is born so he will play mom for a few months. Hopefully things work out but I am very torn about going back to work. Insurance is important though and it will only be a few months and then I can stay home. I am excited to be back in my same position. The preschoolers that I had this year will be my kindergarteners and they are great and come from great families. I am pretty happy about this and think it will be a good year.

Dats my Baby

2008-05-27T15:22:00.000-07:00

Yep its true! Measuring in at 3.61cm and a heart rate of 176 beats per min, we are having a baby. Sorry to keep it from you guys for so long but we wanted to be in the semi-clear before we told people. Soooo...here he/she is for the first time ever seen!
The Doc informed me that the third leg is not necessarily man parts.. I told the doc that we had Italian in our blood...

I am due December 16th and I am exactly 11 weeks along. The only bad thing about it is the morning sickness (all day sickness really) and we might miss Christmas. Sorry Grandma. I am nausiated all day and night. Finally, they put me on some medication that helps a little and I can get through the school day but ladies, I need some pregnant sympathy. Sorry to all the friends and family we have shafted for the past five weeks. If you saw me you would know right away why I decided to stay at home.

We are pretty excited! Especially now that we can actually see what is inside of me. The doc says things look normal and good so hopefully everything runs smoothly.

DAT Stinks

2008-05-23T07:44:00.000-07:00

Just taking a break from my DAT studying, I feel like its all I ever do anymore. I just realized that I haven't posted anything about the near future. I'm applying to Dental school this summer... yeah that about sums it up. I hope to have my Application in by the end of this month and take the DAT the middle of June. If anyone knows any tricks to getting accepted to Dental school, let me know.

P.S. you might have heard about a tornado in our neck of the woods. Damage to the city was minimal. Nothing on our side of town, except 12 hours or so without electricity.

see, Iron man... totaly posible

2008-05-21T09:58:00.000-07:00

its happening already

Movie Time "Iron Man"

2008-05-17T15:20:00.000-07:00

We went to go see Iron Man today. Yeah it pretty much rocked! All and all I would give it two thumbs up. I really enjoyed to story progression. I have not read the comics so I'm not sure how true to the original it is, but from an outside perspective it rocks.

I would have to say that out of the Comic movies this one has a certain believability that the others don't. Don't get me wrong I am a Big X-men fan, but the random evolution of wings or Lazar emitting cornea is a bit of a stretch. A super rich, super smart guy building a super sweet suit on the other hand... does not seem to inconceivable in comparison. It was relay cool on the big screen, but if nothing else, definitely a rental.

Our Spring Trips

2008-05-11T13:00:00.000-07:00

I thought it was starting to ge nice here... that was untill we went to Arizona with 80+ weather for spring break. We stayed with Grandma and Grandpa in a retirement community, so we got to brush up on some of the finer things in life... like driving golf carts instead of cars. you would be surprized what some of these people do with there carts down here.

Look what i can do!!

we picked fresh oranges from the tree in the back yard. and while the women folk made fresh squished orange juice.

I re-aranged the two twin beds into a more favorable orientation
We had alot of run with grandpa hicking up at White Berral... I mean White Tank mountain. we saw lots of native american carvings on the rocks, it was pritty sweet.
After Arizona we took a short road trip out to Utah. We stayed with Sweeties friend from college. She cooked us pancakes, I like pancakes:) I was excited to meet up with some old friends and family (the three cousins reunited once agian) from the mission, Somos los Viejos. Including non-other than the elusive German, el Alleman.

We also got tickets for a sesion of conferance which was a lot of fun. I used my journal for a tripod. not bad for a little book eh?

It was realy neat to meet the former TexasEricsons in person. the wife and the Jake had alot of fun together as soon as he got use to her. In the background you can catch a glimps of my cousin resently returned from mission, injoing some home cookin'. all and all it was a fun trip. To top it off we had some all you can eat frys at RedRobin with eRock, big E, lil Brit, and The Bot (sporting a new stream-lined look).

ABC Tag

2008-03-30T13:00:00.000-07:00

Thanks Kristen for tagging me last month! I just now remembered I needed to do it.

A. Attached or Single: Attached for eternity

B. Best Friends: My hub of course and the girls who have always been there for me

C. Cake or Pie: I'm really a cookie girl but I can't resist a good blueberry pie

D. Day of Choice: Fridays and Sundays...they seem to be the most relaxing

E. Essential Item: Keys, never leave the house without them!

F. Favorite Color: I always hated red but now every room in our house has some red in it

G. Gummi bears or worms: Worms, I like to eat them slowly biting off each individual section of color

H. Hometown: Cheyenne, WY the daddy of em all!

I. Indulgences: Pretty much anything sweet but recently my famous peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Ummm, maybe I'll make more today.

J. January or July: Being a teacher...definitely July (Hawaii here we come!)

K. Kids: 17 (I would like to take some of them home, but like Kristen, I can't claim them). My hub usually acts like a kid so I can claim him.

L. Life is incomplete without: The hub and prayer (I can't live without either)

M. Marriage Date: 12/28/05 (27 months!)

N. Number of siblings: 1 brother

O. Oranges or Apples: Oranges in the winter, apples in the summer (I know that's weird)

P. Phobia or fears: Snakes...I don't have snakes books in the classroom because I can't even read them. Am I dis serving my students? No, they'll forgive me.

Q. Quote(s): On the inside of a dove chocolate wrapper..."Don't think about it so much."

R. Reason to Smile: My hub is the goofiest person I know plus I have a whole lot of people that love me.

S. Season: Summer...camping is my favorite pastime

T. Tag: Brent and Brenna if they ever check this blog and update their own

U. Unknown fact about me: I've always dreamed of becoming a bass guitarist for a band...Guitar Hero gets me that much closer.

V. Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: I would like to say that I'm not a vegetarian but I do cook tofu and hate when meat tastes too meaty :)

W. Worst Habit: Thinking that I'm right all the time. I'm really bad at this.

X. X-rays or Ultrasounds: Hopefully an ultrasound is in the near future. Who wants an x-ray?

Y. Your favorite food: Thai or Chinese

Z. Zodiac: Gemini

Tango Bango

2008-03-01T18:08:00.001-08:00

It was recycling day and we had too many jugs for four hands to handle so I invented the WonderJug-Belt (or Tango Bango depending on the jugs' nation of origin). Handy for storing juice and plays a double roll as a drum set.

Last weekend we went down to the temple. It was a good time... then we went to Anne Taylor Loft...I got yelled at by the security girl...I better let the wife explain. Men just don't understand that you can't really go in the fitting rooms. But, I have to say that it is my fault because I asked him to get me another size. For the Hub being so kind to go shopping, we went to Krispy Kreme Donuts. He loved them.

He was caught red handed. He'll do just about anything for donuts.

Oh yeah...and did I mention that the hub took pictures as I came out of the dressing room. How embarrassing; but, I guess it kept him occupied.

The Office

2008-02-25T06:01:00.000-08:00

The results are in. According to NBC.com, my personality matches best with none other than than the big tuna.

We both have rather large chins, I would say. All Jim needs is a cool floppy hat and some glasses and he's there.

It was close though, some of my answers had definite Schruteties.

Back to Bloggin'

2008-02-10T17:24:00.000-08:00

So there have been no real pictures taken in the last little bit... so imagine that it's actual January 10th instead of February. So first off we celebrated our 2 year anniversary (I like to call it honeymoon 2) up in Estes Park. We had a great dinner...we won't talk about the check under my right elbow.
We also saw a wolf!!! He was ice skating. He obviously did not see the sign.

We had a good time at Christmas in Colorado. The Wii was a hit with both the little and big cousins. I wish we had taken a video. I'm glad Wii remotes have wrist straps. We had a good time with Lil'mil. We tried to sacrifiace Lil'mil to the stocking gods.....

but he got bored fast and decided it would be more fun to escape and eat a cup.

He also was against laying still for a diper change. There must be some kind of trick moms use to change babys' dipers. I mean he was like a little corkscrew. I tried to spin him the other way but it didn't work either...o well, I guess i'm off the hook in the future:)
notice the unusually large calf looming in the background...yeah, I got no help from him.

Christmas Letter

2007-12-24T11:08:00.000-08:00

We decided to do a Christmas letter on our blog. A whole lot easier and no paper.

Well this has been an exciting and eventful year. Last December we were moving from Greeley to Cheyenne in the mist of a blizzard. We lived with the hub's family for about 8 months. In that time the hub finished at LCCC with not one but two associate degrees in Chemistry and Biology. I finished with a BA in Elementary Education and Spanish from the University of Northern Colorado and had a job in Rock River, WY teaching kindergarten and preschool by the time graduation came. Over the summer, the hub got a job with CBS news as a camera man and loved the experience. I taught 1st grade summer school and tried to get my room ready for the next year. We didn't have much free time but when we did we took a trip to Disney Land with my family and went camping with some old friends.

Even though we loved living with the hub's family, it was time to move on. We moved "over the hill" and the hub and I started school the same day. The hub working on his degree in Chemistry and I in my own classroom. It has been a hard semester for both of us. The first year of teaching is tough, don't let anyone tell you differently. The hub had a good semester of school but lots of reading made it sometimes discouraging for him (he ended up getting his fifth semester of straight A's!). I have realized that I may have gotten some teaching genes from my mother and am gaining the respect of my co-workers.

This past year the hub found that he loved the game of bowling (thanks to our brother-in-law) and is actually pretty good. He is getting a bowling ball for Christmas. I, on the other hand, like the game of Wii bowling and have held the title of pro-bowler for about 2 months now. We found that Nintendo Wiis are very hard to come by so we bought a few (with the help of the father and brother-in-law) and sold them before Christmas. We made a good chunk of change on ebay. Sorry for those who were trying to get one at the store, we bought them all.

For the future:

The hub is still thinking about dental school and we will see what happens with that in the future. He plans on taking the DAT before this summer.

I will continue teaching until plans change (we have a baby :) ). I am liking my job more everyday and it gets easier all the time. I am pretty lucky to get to work with those kids.

We are thinking of taking a large vacation this summer with some friends. Anyone up for Hawaii in July?!

Well, that's about all for us. We are reminded during this time of year of the humble birth, the exemplar life, and the redeeming death and resurection of our Savior and Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ. May we all keep His teachings in our hearts all year round and share His love with others.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Tree Fun

2007-12-02T11:59:00.000-08:00

The tree in all its glory

We decided to get our first Christmas tree this year since we have room and are going to be home for most of the month. This was very exciting. Our first tree! Well, things fell through for a few weeks and the weather was suppose to be terrible (which it wasn't) so we decided to just buy a tree from a tree farm. We really didn't think things through very well because when we found the perfect tree, paid for and put it on top of our car, we had nothing to tie it down with. Ooops! the hubby ended up sitting in the back seat with the window rolled down, holding the trunk of the tree on top of the car. It was a cold ride.

After we got the tree home we had to cut the bottom of it off. We do not have a saw so the hub decided to use our NEW kitchen knives. He thought that because the man doing the demo on the knives cut through wood that he could too.(in my defense he also cut through a steel bar)

We started and got through about 1/2 a centimeter until the knife got too waxy. We then borrowed a saw from my uncle and got the tree inside to decorate with our seven ornaments. Looks good huh. Happy Holidays!

Right after we set up the tree we got a call from my bro, he and the fam were at the parents house and best of all they brought Lil'Mil it was a good time.

Lil'mil wants the camera and the hat.

We are getting to know each other.

You can't tell here but lil'mil is jumping. He likes to jump.

Tagged

2007-11-10T19:45:00.000-08:00

Can't Believe it! Tagged already...thanks Jenn! Here are some interesting (maybe) facts about the Milmonsters. Discalmer... we co-wrote this so if it sounds like the person who wrote this is a skitzophrenic thats why. We took a few pictures to document our tag blog. Hope you like them!

1) Wii enjoy playing the Wii. We aren't huge gamers or anything. (Well I might be... deep down. -hub) We love bowling and tennis and are officially pro bowlers on the Wii (this just means you get a cool ball). But out in real life the hub is the only great bowler between us both. The most memorable time in Wii land was on day 2, we where going at it, Tennis style, when all of the sudden 'Wam Bamb Doie' a jolt of pain shot up my arm. The wife nailed me a good one. I'll get even though... I only need the ideal moment. (I think the most memorable time was when I beat our brother-in-law in bowling because he is suppose to be something great! -the wife).

2) We are on a Harry Potter-a-thon. We have listened to the first five books in almost three months. It seems like any chance we get we will turn it on...doing dishes, driving, cooking dinner, or just hanging out. Just about any time except sleeping and taking a shower (the noise of the water or being unconcious doesn't help). The wife sometimes has to turn it off so we can have a desent conversation. We always watch the movie after we are done and are dreading having to wait for the last two.
3) Coco crispies is about the best cereal out there. I like the general mills cheep kind in the big bag, it has a space man with a big drill gun on the cover... its pretty cool. The only thing better than coco crispies is coco crispies smoothered in cold vit-D milk, you know the kind that sticks to the sides of the glass. However, whole milk dosent often make it from the grosher's refridgerator to the cart. So life is hard. Also I had to make a special deal that I won't eat it for a main meal. So I have to eat flavorless fiber cubes first and then i'll wash it down with coco crispies. (We are all hoping this is a silly phase the hub is going through and soon he will realize that the fiber cubes are much better for him. I think they are quite delicious. -the wife).

4) We are trying to go green in our house. We have a green table, green cups, green plates and bowls...no, we are really trying to help out our environment. We changed all our light bulbs to energy saving ones. We recycle as much as the city of Laramie will let us. We traded in our SUV for an economical scooter. A very cool economical scooter. The wife takes the bus to work. We keep our house at an almost freezing point of 64 degrees. And we have some great cloth bags which we always manage to forget when we go shopping. (And we make our own shoes. j/j -the hub.)

5) For most people the alarm clock rings at 6:30 or 7:00 am. But, not in this house. But mine goes off at an early 4:45am. The hub never hears it though and I get to watch him sleep another 2 hours while I get ready for the day. He sometimes makes noble attempts to wake up at an early hour (around 6am) but mostly is still asleep as I walk out the door. Why do you get up so early? you ask. Well, I have about a 40 minute commute and everyone knows that preparation is the key to being a successful teacher (so is getting to sleep an extra 40 minutes on a dark bus). I don't mind it though. The hub lovingly refers to me as his sugar mama. I'll get him back some day.

6) Holidays, unlike most people I realized that thanksgiving dinners come in three's and four's when I got married. Its great, night before thanks giving, thanksgiving dinner, the morning of, thanksgiving dinner, the afternoon... thanksgiving dinner, and some times if I'm really lucky the day after, o yes thanksgiving dinner. At the end of the holiday I need another couple days just to hibernate. Life is good when family lives close and blueberry pies are plentiful. (This the the exact reason we decided to switch holidays with the families this year. -the wife). Which means one Thanksgiving dinner, but, at least two Christmas dinners.

7) Saturdays..."Saturday is a special day. Its a day we get ready for (the rest of the week)." Saturdays are really hectic around these parts. Since I am gone pretty much all week and the hub has school, Saturday becomes the day we do all the things we were meaning to do all week long. This is a typical Saturday....Sleep in until 7 or 8, get up and start cleaning (listening to Harry Potter of course), take a shower, get a shopping list in order, go shopping, hit the laundary mat, do some unfinished homework, squeeze a lunch in there somewhere, and then its already 5pm. We then prepare our Sunday school lesson for the next day, maybe watch a movie, eat dinner, and then go to bed. Sometimes our routine is complicated by UWYO football games or emergency Primary program practices but we always fit everything in and feel cheated out of our relaxing Saturday at the end of the day. Sundays then become lazy couch fests after church gets out.

Tradicionaly you are post to tag seven more people, however we are new to the blogging buiznezz and the few bloggers we know have all just recently been tagged. we feel kindof bad like we broke a chain letter or glass pitcher or somehting... not really

Our Wii characters got a little bored while waiting to take a picture. They are not very photogenic. This is mine, hitting the hub in the arm. He seems surprised but this is a regular occurance.

Pumpkin Carving

2007-10-28T16:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween

Ever since I was a little tike I have been a big fan of Halloween. Pumpkin carving is possibly the best part of Halloween. When I lived in Argentina I even went so far as to carve a watermelon, (they don't do Halloween down there).

I put it up out side and waited for the little Argentinos to come knocking. I even got some class A candies to hand out..... my comp ate them...
No one came. I think a glowing face was a bit to much for the little town of Barradero....(superstitious perhaps). So in the spirit of keeping good times alive we invited some friends over on friday night to carve some pumpkins. It was a good time.
The wife had a hard time trying to think of the perfect face, but nailed it with her goofy face. I opted for the scary beyond belief option.Good Timez