Husband Tag

What is his name? James

How long have you been married? Eight and a half wonderful years!

How long did you date? 3 months. We had a whirlwind courtship. But when ya know, ya know!

How old is he? The big 3-0!

Who eats more? James does. It's a family joke on whether or not I will finish my plate.

Who is taller? Definitely James.

Who sings better? We are both equally awful!

Who is smarter? James...Mr. A- in Calculus. I got out of Calculus before it went on my transcript.

Whose temper is worse? I would have to say James. He doesn't really lose his temper often though.

Who does the laundry? James does it more than I do. I have the problem of starting it, but not finishing it. James does it till its done, and its all nicely folded or hanging up in my closet. He's the best!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Well, if your looking at the bed, I sleep on the right side, but if your on the bed, James sleeps on the right side. Does that make sense? It depends on the way you are looking at it!

Who pays the bills? James does. He enjoys it, and he went to school for it. More power to him!

Who mows the lawn? James does. He actually enjoys it!

Who cooks dinner? I do most nights. Since I work part time now, its easier for me to just to do it.

Who drives when you are together? James does most of the time.

Who is more stubborn? I think its a toss up. We both equally have our moments.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? James.

Whose parents do you see the most? It's about equal.

Who proposed? James did on the St. George temple grounds. His sister-in-law was supposed to put flowers in one of the bushes by the temple, but she misunderstood and put them by the visitor center. So James and I were making laps around the temple. I remember thinking, "what are we doing?" Then James dropped down on a knee and proposed and we picked up the flowers when we were done. Too funny!

Who has more friends? I probably do, but James has a best friend he has kept in touch with for years and years. We also have a lot of couple friends we hang out with.

Who has more siblings? James wins by one extra sibling.

Who wears the pants in the family? James definitely does and rightfully so!

*If you are married and you've read this, you've been tagged!!!

Grant Speaks?

All right, I know what you are thinking! How can your five month old already be talking? Well, let me tell ya. Every Wednesday we have the Physical Therapist come over to our house to teach me exercises to do with Grant and to make sure he is developmentally there. Well, last Wednesday was sort of crazy. When I got home at 12:30 Grant has already eaten and taken a nap, and he would be ready for another bottle and nap at about 3:00 when the Physical Therapist would be there. So he was up and at it right until the PT came, and then he started to get cranky and upset. Grant always works really hard during these sessions and today he was really working hard and getting especially tired. Near the end of the session, the PT was giving him a neck stretch and Grant really has a hard time tolerating these stretches. He started to get really frustrated and SAID "mom." The PT heard this and said that because he was getting mad and tired he really wanted his mom. I heard this and would have dismissed it as another coo or a babble, but my PT, who really knows her stuff about babies, insists that he spoke his first word. He hasn't said it since (he hasn't been that cranky since then), but I love knowing that when everyone said that he'd for sure say "da-da" first no matter how hard I tried, he knows who his mom is and how to say it! My months of saying Mama over and over must be finally paying off!

12 Things...

Geez, I am getting tagged left and right!(I love it!) So...here goes...

12 things I am excited for...
1. Being pregnant again
2. Watching Grant continue to grow healthy and strong
3. Moving back to Utah
4. Taking Grant to Disneyland when he is five!
5. Hearing Grant talk (but not talk back :) )
6. Me and James going on a mission together
7. Being with my whole family in the temple
8. The holidays for the next 18 years (well for the rest of my life actually :) )
9. Having Grant help me bake cookies
10. Having my whole family here on Earth.
11. Time and eternity with James, (he's the best!), and Grant, and whoever we are blessed have join our family!
12. Getting Grant potty trained!



12 People I Tag...
1. Brinda
2. Stephanie
3. Kristin
4. Kirk
5. Mom
6. Anna
7. Holly
8. Jenna
9. Steve
10. Jared
11. James
12. Anyone who wants to!

8 is Great

I was tagged, so here it goes...

8 TV shows I love to watch...
1. The King of Queens
2. The Cosby Show
3. Flip This House
4. Designed to Sell
5. Curb Appeal
6. Everybody Loves Raymond
7. John and Kate Plus 8
8. What Not to Wear

8 favorite places I love to eat...
1. Cafe Rio (only in Utah)
2. Winger's
3. Chili's
4. Applebee's
5. Olive Garden
6. The Cheesecake Factory
7. In and Out Burger
8. Bajio (only in Utah)

8 things that happened yesterday...
1. I taught sharing time.
2. Played with Grant.
3. Grant ate the most cereal he's ever had.
4. We went to church.
5. James and I made a pork roast for dinner.
6. Grant slept clear through the night.
7. James and I ate orange rolls for breakfast.
8. I actually got to take a nap!

8 things I most look forward to...
1. Being pregnant again.
2. Seeing Grant grow healthy and strong.
3. The holidays
4. Seeing friends and family
5. The weekends
6. Spending time with my two boys
7. 12:30 in the afternoon
8. Moving back to Utah

8 things I love about fall...
1. The changing leaves
2. School starting
3. Halloween
4. Thanksgiving
5. Baking treats like pumpkin cookies
6. Seeing family and friends
7. Wearing sweaters
8. Burning spicy scented candles

8 things on my wishlist...
1. Moving back to Utah
2. Grant continuing to grow healthy and strong
3. A car adaptor for my ipod.
4. A leather jacket
5. Perscription sunglasses
6. New furniture for living room
7. A temple in Casper
8. Family and friends to be closer.

8 People I am tagging...
1. Brinda
2. Stephanie
3. Kylee
4. Jenna
5. Colleen
6. Kirk
7. Anna
8. Anyone else who wants to.

This is a lot harder than it looks!
Good luck!

Fave Five

I need to be better about doing this every week. I think it is so good for me to remember the little things in life that make things wonderful. So...here's a list of things in just this past week that make me smile just a little bit brighter!

1. Grant's Laugh. It's so hard to believe that the little peanut we brought home from the hospital in April is now laughing! He has a low guttral laugh that goes deep in his belly. You can't help but laugh yourself when you hear it, and that makes him laugh even harder! Usually we will have this little laughing sessions during his diaper changes. It takes me forever changing his diaper because we are so into the laughing. That's probably my favorite sound to hear!

2. My Fourth Grade Friends...I taught first grade for four years, and I have to say that I was a little nervous going into fourth grade. I didn't know how their behavior would be, if I would see as much growth as I did in first. I am so surprised and delighted to find out how cute they can be! They are still cute little kids in big bodies! They have such interesting ideas to say, and sometimes we just laugh. So fun. We have conversations about our books that go much deeper than first grade discussions ever got. They are, for the most part, polite and sweet, and I am so grateful for this! What a fun opportunity to teach them!

3. The Chiropractor... Something that no one ever told me when I was pregnant was how your body just isn't the same after you have had a baby. My goodness. Between the crib, and the carseat, I was hardly able to bend over and pick up my little one! My back started going into spasms. I tried stretching exercises James showed me, taking ibuprophen, and laying on ice all to no avail, so I had to succomb to see the chiropractor. He took X-rays, found out what was wrong, put me on a bunch of exercises, and put a lift in my shoe, and I am feeling so much better! They are truly amazing and know what they are doing. I have always been skeptical about seeing a chiropractor, but now I would totally recommend anyone to go see one if they start having back problems.

4. Grant's L-o-n-g Stretch... Just this past week, we have had a mile stone that was five months coming. After months of feedings, restlessness, and nights out on the couch, Grant is finally sleeping through the night. Clear through, not even waking up for a feeding. If I have talked to you in the past months, you know what a struggle James and I had the first three months of his life. James and I were both grabbing as much sleep as we could to get us through the day, and poor Grant was sleeping with one of us out on the couch so the other one could get some sleep in the bed. Grant refused his bassinette when he came home, which was odd since he loved the bassinette in the hospital. James and I gradually got him to go in his bassinette and finally when he was four months he started going in his crib. Phew... what a ride. James and I are so grateful to finally get a whole nights sleep back, and I think Grant is thankful to be in his own bed.

5. Three for Family Prayer...What I am most thankful for this week and always is our family prayer time with Grant. Along with our bedtime routine, usually after Grant has had his bath and bottle, James and I will pray with our little baby. This has been a long time coming, and it such a blessing to be able to talk to Heavenly Father with our Grant praying with us. Well, he's usually asleep, but its still a blessing all the same, and I think I will forever be grateful to have three at family prayer.

Labor Day Weekend

James and I had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. We started out in Denver for Grant's MRI (which showed that the blood clots on his brain had resolved-yippee!) We got to spend lots of time with our family and they got to spend lots of quality time with the baby. We cannot get back to Utah soon enough! It is just too far away to be from everyone. It was fun to see our families, and we all had a good time!

What's Your Memory?

Here's kind of a fun tag to do! Follow the directions and watch the fun responses appear on your blog!Here are the directions:1. As a comment on this post, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. Have fun! What's your memory?