My ABC's

I was tagged by one of my greatest friends, Andrea. I love you Andrea! We need to get together again sometime soon! :-)

ABC's "getting to know you" TAG. Each player tags 3 people.

A- Attached or single: Attached!

B- Best Friend: Riley. It's so great to be married to my best friend. Also, my mom.

C-Cake or Pie: Cake, cake, and more cake.

D-Day: Sunday

E- Essential Item: My computer and my cell.

F- Favorite Color: Yellow

G-Gummi Bears or Worms: Gummi Bears I guess, I don't really love either.

H-Home town: Pleasant Grove

I- Indulgences: Baked goods . . . LOL! and the TV

J- January or July?: July, give me summer anytime!

K-Kids: 1 and 1 on the way, both boys

L-Life is incomplete without: my family and friends!

M- Marriage Date: August 2, 2000

N- Number of Siblings: 2, 1 brother, 1 sister

O- Oranges or Apples: apples

P- Phobias or Fears: Uncomfortable social situations.

Q- Quote: "Never try to out-stubborn your mother."

R- Reason To Smile: I have the sweetest little boy and the most amazing husband. Also, it's warming up outside and our fence was finished today!

S- Season: Summer-I like it hot

T- Tag Three: Cat (and you better do it this time), Emily, and Natalie Harris

U- Unknown Fact About Me: I HAVE to wear socks to bed.

V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: meat is murder, tasty, tasty murder. :-)

W- Worst Habit: biting my fingernails

X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds

Y-Your favorite food: Mexican-specifically bean and cheese burritos.

Z: Zodiac Sign: Gemini

My Inner Disney Princess

I promise one of these first days I'll post about Mexico! (I'm still trying to be in denial about being home). In the meantime, I found out who my inner disney princess is:


You Are Belle!

Intelligent and kind. Your beauty goes much further than your apperance. Also, you make judgements of people based on their personality and not their looks. Attaining all the knowledge that you can is one of your major goals in life, but you are also a person who can make things happen.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Decorating the Nursery and Congrats!

Riley and I have been looking at crib sets for a while now, and we had narrowed it down to two. Last night, I went with my mom to look at the two, and she helped me decide which one to get. I LOVE this crib set and I am so excited to start decorating the nursery! Max was pretty excited about the theme for the baby's room too. The dinosaurs are so dang cute and I just love the colors. Now, I have to decide how to decorate the rest of the room . . . anybody want to help? I'm no good at design!

Also, I wanted to tell two of my greatest friends CONGRATULATIONS! Tesla had her baby on Wednesday, and what a sweet baby he is! He is so dang cute and little, especially compared to Max at birth. I am so glad that you're finally done, Tesla, and also very jealous that I'm not!

Cat graduated from UVSC on Friday! Yeah!!! I am so excited for you to be done, Cat! I know how much graduating meant to you, and I'm so happy that you have reached your goal. You're awesome! Congrats!

Did you miss me?

We're back! Mexico was such a blast! I will post more about it, with pictures, later. I thought I would pass on this link for all of the Twilight fans. I have read the first and second books, and am now in the middle of the third. So far, great read (although I've noticed they tend to drag on in the middle). Anyway, check out the link!

Happy Birthday Cody! (and Happy Spring Break to Everyone!)

Happy 25th Birthday Cody! I hope you had a good one!

Happy Spring Break everyone! We're headed out tomorrow morning. I'll post to tell you all about our trip when we're back! Adios Amigos!

Thursday Ramblings

I have a lot to do tonight, but I thought I'd fit in a quick post before I get laundering and packing. I have been sick, yet again, this week. AGGGHHH! This time it's been a sinus infection, so I'm getting really good at breathing through my mouth full time. :-) I also ended up with food poisoning on Tuesday, so between the two, it has been great. I just can't wait to get out of town (have I mentioned that???) and hang out in the sun. It will be good for all of us.
In other news, I signed Max up for June swimming lessons, and he is very excited. He keeps telling me "mom, after school gets over, I get to do swimming lessons like a little dolphin". He loved his lessons so much last year. I am so glad that the AF swimming pool has evening swimming lessons (5:35pm) so that I can watch him while chillin' in the evening sun. He is also getting really excited for carnival season and reminds us where the carnivals go up every time we drive past a carnival location.
And now I better get back to the laundry if I want to have clothes to wear!

Happy Birthday Natalie!

Today is my gorgeous sister and best friend, Natalie's, birthday! Happy Birthday Natalie! I love you and I hope your day is amazing!

Oh, Mexico!

I am so excited! We leave for sunny Mexico in 9 days! I want to emphasize SUNNY! I can't wait to get out of cold and windy Utah for a few days. It is supposed to be 82 degrees when we arrive in Puerto Vallarta . . . YEAH! We are going to the same resort that we have stayed at for the past two years. We love it there! Besides being right on an amazing white sand beach, the people couldn't be nicer, the beds are comfortable, and the food is yummy! Here are a few pics from our trip last year:Max and Buddha at the Japanese restaurant dressed in their sombreros. Our resort has a huge Fiesta every Thursday where they decorate the whole place and have parties all day.
Hanging out at the beach watching Natalie para sail over the ocean.

I'm hoping that I can come home with a tan like that again! I can't wait!

Autism Awareness Month

It's been a while! I have a few posts I need to finish that I have saved until I get some time. In the meantime, I thought that I'd mention that April is Autism Awareness Month. As a teacher, I worked with many kids diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorders. These amazing students and their parents taught me so much!

One of my good friends, Rachael, has a son, Gavin, who has been diagnosed with an Autism spectrum disorder. Gavin is such a beautiful and amazing child, and I admire Rachael everyday for her patience and persistence. Gavin is very lucky to have such a great mother! In this months issue of Utah Baby Guide, Rachael wrote a must-read article called "being a mom to a child with autism". Check it out!!!