Our Spring Trips

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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.