Rain Rain GO AWAY!

It has been raining ALL DAY! Poor Ethan, he wanted to go play at the park to day, and play golf out side! But the rain ruined that. We played golf inside, but he said it was boring. lol. Well off to todays list!
My 17:
Im sooo thankful for.....

1-Working windshield wipers. Woot Woot! For the longest time, we had one windshield wiper that didn't work, so having it work now is awesome on a rainy day!

2- iphone adapter in my car. Very handy on a car drive. Which will be happening in 5 days!

3-Diner, Dirve-ins and Dives. I love this show. I love seeing where these places are that have amazing food. There was a place in SLC that was on the show, I think it was called "the blue plate diner". I want to go there!

4-Gatorade. Water sucks, it really really sucks.. lol j/k (thats from water boy) I love Gatorade! Its so refreshing. Grape or Strawberry is my favorite!

5-WIC. Although they told me that Ethan is very unhealthy and OBESE... yeah.. I guess he is super fat for his age... (I dont think so at ALL) Im so glad I am apart of this program. We drink so much milk, and to get it free is amazing. And now they do Veggies and Fruit! So thats so nice to get that!

6-Sports bras! Unless you are or have been a pregnant women.. you really dont know how amazing sports bras are! Sure they are wonderful for working out.... but when your boobies hurt from being pregnant... they are a miracle worker!

7-Pedicures... I have had a total of 3 of these done in my life. I had it first done when we came to California to visit my uncle. My cousin Mikale had her birthday and we all got pedicures, that was like 7 years ago.... But now living in Cali, I have been 2 times with my friend Amanda. I love them. Its super relaxing!

8-Orbit gum. I love it, always have to have it, and never leave my house with out it!

9-For my family always willing to forgive me and my crazy life decisions. Seriously... totally thankful for this. I had been so stupid growing up. So rude, and uncaring... but my family never gave up on me. Always willing to help me anyway they could!

10-Funny kids photos. Have you ever just googled this.. DO IT.. here is one of my favorites!

BAHAHAHAHA

11-A glass of cold milk! Like I said... we go through a lot of milk! A nice glass of COLD MILK... oh so nice

12-Ethans love of  the Arts. Im so thankful that Ethan truly does have a an Artistic side to him. He loves to paint, draw, color, sing, play instruments. I cant wait to see how this plays out for him in the future!


13-Basketball shorts. Wearing them right now! So comphy... I love them

14-Air conditioning. We moved in to this small house just to have Air Conditioning. Russ and I both sweat so much. lol. So we love the cold air. We are super excited to come to Utah for the cold winter!

15-That cali is really a scenic drive everywhere. I love just driving in Cali. Its beautiful everywhere you go. Not just by the beach... everywhere.

16-High Heels. They make me feel pretty!

17-Quiet Mornings! I had one of these today. I woke up before Ethan, and just sat in my bed listening to nothing! Oh it was beautiful!

This is Megan :) posting for Mal... Her internet was turned off... and she will resume her Thankful Posting on the 23! She says, "Sorry About That" haha... MALLORY LOVES ME SO MUCH AND THAT I AM THE BEST YOUNGEST SISTER EVER!!!!!

Sweet 16

Man this blogging every day has been really hard to do. lol. It was easy at first... but now its super hard. I get really tired at night, or I'm just not in the mood too... but last night I straight out forgot. :)
Here are my Sweet 16 Thankful thoughts:

1-Playhouse Disney. So very wonderful if you have a toddler. Ethan watches this every morning so I can get things done.

bahahahah. This is Ethan wearing his Mickey Mouse helmet backwards, while watching Mickey Mouse in the morning.

2-Moon and Stars. If you know me, you know I LOVE THE STARS! I love the light that the moon gives.. and stars, to me, are a symbol of beauty. I love them.

3-Aquariums. I'm so glad Ethan loves water and fish as much as I do. We love going to Aquariums!

Ethan enjoying a fish at the aquarium

4-To have things to look forward too! I love having things planned. Like my visit to UTAH! Woot Woot! Is nice to have things to look forward too!

5-That Russ has calmed me down on public affection. Bahahah. I used to just show my love to anyone, anywhere. lol. Russ hates that. I used to grab his bum, give him kisses and just embarrass him all the time in public. He told me that no body wants to see that. I didn't really care until I saw some teenage kids going at it, at the mall... I looked at him, he just smiled and was like "that's why I ask you not to do that, there are people just staring and making fun of them". Needless to say... we are a "peck kissing" public affection couple now. :)

6-The movie Willow. LOL. When I typed PECK, lol, that reminded me of this awesome show. My family regularly quotes this movie.. Missy can say "willow, you iiiiddot" very much like Raziel. Oh good movie

I had a crush on Val Kilmer when I was little. Hes sexy!

7-Scentsy. They make my house smell like Christmas. :)

8-That I have been able to travel. I was so lucky as a child, my parents loved to travel, so we have been many places. I loved going to new states, seeing new and old things. lol. Wonderful

9-Having Spell Check! I am the worst speller ever. This is amazing

10-Cuddling. I love when my hunna cuddles me. Its so nice!

11-Step by Step instructions. Have you ever tried putting together a bike, bed or dresser without instructions? I thought so.

12-That I "grunt" when I'm mad. My cousin Kamie and I inherited the "grunt" from my grandma Jaylene. She used to grunt when she was angry. I have noticed Kamie do the same thing... and I realized that I do it too. lol. Its funny what traits you get from you family.

13-In-and-Out burger.... We had this yesterday. I'm sooooo glad there is one in Utah now. Its pretty much the most amazing place to eat ever.

This is a #1 (double double) no tomato, Animal style, and Animal fries! BEST THING EVER!

14-Starbucks. Yes I know... I'm a Chai Tea Addict. I love Chai... and Starbucks has an amazing Chai, so flavorful... mmmmmm...

15-Itunes. I'm thankful for this because as I have said before, I love to sing... so for me to download songs, and it only taking a minute or two is AMAZING.

16-That my Daddy laughs with us when we make fun of him.
Now Missy, Nate, Meg and I are kinda rude kids I guess, because we make fun of my dad whenever we are together. Its that, or its that my dad is soooo easy to make fun of. He does the silliest things sometimes. One of my favorites is when we were at a track meet for Missy in AZ. We went to McDonald's to eat, my dad was eating fries, and he accidentally got ketchup on his arm, so instead of wiping it off, he takes a fry and dips it in the ketchup on his arm and eats the fry, the when we are about to leave.... he still had fries left so he put the fry cup in his shirt pocket. So he could eat it on the go! LOL. We always do the hand motion like we are picking up a fry, bringing it to our arm, and pretending to wipe ketchup then eating it. He just laughs with us, and calls us stooges. There are so many more... lol. Oh daddy! Thanks for letting your children have a good laugh at your expense.

Love you daddy!

So far I have listed 136 things I have been thankful for! WOW. I still have 17 more that I will do tonight. Man if you think about it... there really are so many things to be thankful for! Awesome. I am blessed.

Moody Moody Moody

So today I have been kinda in a bad mood! Stupid hormones..... Yeah I'm back to blaming problems on pregnancy.. lol. But it has to be the hormones.. I had no reason to be in a crappy mood today. No reason at all, but I was. uh, oh well. I need to work on not being mean and crabby for no reason. lol. I don't think I was so crabby when I was pregnant with Ethan. Was I? I don't remember.. that was a long time ago. lol. like about 4 years ago. Long Time.
My December 15th List:

I'm thankful for....

1-Ethan's honesty. Today Russ was cleaning out his car, and Ethan ran over to mine and said, "Mommy, yours  is really bad too, you need to clean it." He spoke the truth, I didn't want to hear it right then, but he was right. So he sat in the car pushing all the buttons he could see while I cleaned it.

2-My dreams that I'm at a Day Spa! I guess I really want to have a Spa Day or something. Because I have been having dreams that I get this nice luxurious day where I get pampered. Oh how I love it.

3-Smoggy Days. I'm thankful for this because it sorta kinda looks like a snow storm.. kinda... ever so slightly.. so it reminds me of home.

4-Seeing Broadway shows in New York City. You know not a lot of people get to do this. So I'm so thankful that my parents were able to send me to NYC twice to see some shows. That was a dream of mine you know. To be on Broadway... there was absolutely no way though... bad singing voice... lol

5-Easy going Person. I don't want to tute my own horn...."tute" lol. But I think I'm a pretty easy going person...
6-Set goals. I'm thankful that I love to set goal... I hardly ever accomplish them, but I do like setting them. I try really hard, but some times I set them a little to high... lol

7-Know when to quit: I like knowing that I'm able to walk away from things that don't make me happy or aren't satisfying. Sometimes it takes a while to come to terms with "quitting," but I'm glad I've had the guts to do it when it has really mattered.


8-That I'm American! Taking nothing away from any other country, I'm just being thankful for my own. It may not be perfect--what place is? But I love it nonetheless.


9-The nice family who helped me in San Diego. I was thinking about this family from Utah while I was cleaning out my car today. I was just finishing up a day at the San Diego Zoo with Ethan in February, and its super hot in February, so I got to my car, opened my door turned on the AC, while I was doing that Ethan pushed the door lock. So me not noticing that, I shut my door....  So I was locked out of my car, no phone, no money NOTHING but me and Ethan, while the car was running. Long story short.. I was bawling because Russ was in the field that week, I didn't know anyone out here or no phone numbers... and this family visiting from Utah stopped when they saw me crying and called their AAA people and had them come help me. It was the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for me. So thank you Utah family.

10-Hot Showers. Oh how I love to just take hot showers. So very thankful for that

11-The Ocean. I'm glad Ethan is able to see the Ocean every day. He loves it. Its such a beautiful thing.

12-The Wildlife here on base. Although I hate the little rabbit poops all over our porch, I love seeing deer and wolves... and fox's. Its really fun to see them and point them out to Ethan.

13-Facebook. I'm thankful for this because its nice to reconnect with friends that you haven't seen in 5-10 years. I found some friends from elementary, so its nice to have those memories brought up again.

14-FREE Festivals. Anything Free, I'm pretty much thankful for. I love activities and festivals. Utah has a lot of Free stuff, so its will be nice to live there again next year.

15-My Crock Pot. I have been looking for a lot of recipes for stuff to make in our Crock Pot, and there are a TON! I hardly ever used my Crock Pot until this week! So its nice to have it, because I can just prepare the food and let it sit for a few hours... so nice.

Pregnancy and Disney!

So Yesterday I was having the worst heart burn EVER! I got some tums.. but it seemed like they were making it worse. lol. I just didn't feel like posting... So this morning, I was going to do it, but I just didn't feel good... Then I thought.. I need to be positive.. So my post for the 13th is a list of why I LOVE BEING PREGNANT!

1-Attention! I love when people notice my belly and congratulate me! :) I guess I'm just glad that people notice I'm pregnant, and not fat... lol

2-Being able to fart in public. I know, you may think that's gross... but its so nice when your pregnant, people just kinda smile at you, like I understand.. rather then when your not prego, and they glare at you with disgust. lol

3-Baby Things. Seeing all the clothes and toys in the store has gotten me SUPER excited. I cant wait until I find out if we are having a boy or girl.

4-Maternity Clothes. They are just perfect. Love them. I love how stylish they are now.

5-Just the Knowledge that I'm carrying a baby inside me. That's an amazing feeling. I love it.

6-Russ rubbing my belly. I love it when he does that.

7-ALL THE FOOD! lol. I'm totally bumed that I cant have Sushi, but glad that I can eat pretty much anything else I want!

8-My baby can now hear me sing. Which could be a good or bad thing. lol. I love to sing, I may not have the best voice, but I do it every day. And to know now, that the baby can hear my voice, I love that.

9- Expectant Mothers parking! This is so nice at the Commissary because its always packed!

10-glowing. People tell you that you glow when your pregnant. :) I'M GLOWING!

11-Ethan finally accepting that I have a baby in my tummy! This is a big deal!

12-Nap times for me. Wonderful! Thanks Russ

13-Ultrasounds. I love seeing our little peanut. And from what I have seen so far.. She/He is super active. likes to move a whole lot!

So Im thankful that I can see the positive side of being prenant. Its good to just step back and look at whats so great about things.

So for my December 14th list... I wanted to list my favorite Disney movies. Mainly because that's pretty much all I watched growing up and most all of them you can sing along with...lol. Now a days kids have so many other things to do, like game systems, computer crap, and other dumb stuff. lol. I love just sitting with Ethan enjoying a good Disney movie. So here are my 14 Favorite Disney movies.

1-Beauty and the Beast. This has always been my favorite. Ever since I saw it I told my family that when I have a little girl, her name will be Bell. :)

2-Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I love Angela Lansbury. She reminds me of my Grandma Riley.

3-Alice in Wonderland (2010). Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter. Enough said.

4-The Incredibles. Edna E Mode. Best Character Ever.

5-Up. Super cute story

6- Toy Story 1,2, 3.

7-Mary Poppins. Classic.

8-Princess and the Frog. I love that Ethan can sing all the songs from this with me.

9-Remember the Titans.

10-Monsters Inc. I love Boo. I want a little girl just like her.

11-A Goofy Movie. Russ and I love watching this together

12-The Santa Clause 1,2,3. I love Tim Allen

13-Mulan.

14- Freaky Friday. I think about this happening to me and my mom. lol.

So Im thankful for all these movies, because they give me something to sing, and my family will enjoys these just as much as I did when I was little.

Tattoos, Nap Time, and Pillow Pets!

Okay so today I was a little frustrated with Russ because he insists on giving Ethan early Christmas presents. We differ a lot on this subject.. the only Christmas present that I think should be given early is pajamas, which are given on Christmas Eve. Call me a stickler... but that's just how I think it should be. Well Russ thinks otherwise... He said I can do with my presents how I see fit, and he can give his out whenever... So today Russ gave Ethan one of his presents... A Pillow Pet. Ethan has wanted one of these for a while now... and I was going to give it to him Christmas eve, along with pajamas. But Russ had to give it to him today... uh. Last year... Ethan opened almost ALL his presents early... I was so mad.... But Ethan loved it.
So here are my 12:

1-I guess I shared this because I'm thankful that Russ really wants to please Ethan when he can. I think that's why he so set on giving Ethan presents early. Weather I like it or not... this is a father son thing. lol. I guess I will just have to get use to this.

2-Pillow Pets... This is such a cute idea, epically if your child likes big stuffed animals. (which Ethan has always loved). So like I said, Russ got him this today. I haven't taken any pictures of it yet but this is what it looks like.

he got this cute penguin. Hes sleeping with it right now.



3-I'm thankful that my mom found my Seminary Scriptures. They are the only scriptures that I have ever really "used". They are pretty much falling a part, but I love it. I have been behind on the reading challenge that my sister Becca started, but I'm trying. :) I have so many good notes and quotes in there. One of my favorites that I wrote in there is from January 2001

"Truly of all the errors mortals can make, Gods plan of Salvation is the wrong thing to be wrong about" - Elder Maxwell...

4- I'm thankful for blogging... To quote my cousin Kamie "what did we do before... srcapbooking??" lol. Its so true though. Blogging is amazing. Its such a good way to keep track of life and to tell stories. I'm going to make a book of my blogs this year like my sister did last year. I'm so excited!

5-Nap Time. I love when Russ and Ethan take naps together. I love seeing my husbands arms wrapped around my son, like he is trying to protect him. Its the most beautiful site.

6- I'm thankful for the Small Things. I know that's not specific, but my small things are totally different then someone else. For example, I'm thankful for the smile I get from Russ right when he walks though the door when I haven't seen him for 2 weeks. Stuff like that. I love the small things that keep my day happy.

7- I'm thankful for the Celtic Women's song The Voice. You know how some songs just speak to you. Well this song gives me great comfort when I hear it. I don't know what its suppose to be about, but to me it speaks to me about our Savior... I don't know why.. but it does. Its such a beautiful song. Here it is if you want to listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaqQnhBtxaI

8-I'm very thankful for all the crafts my mom makes me. She is so crafty. Lol. I love family block she made, and my wedding book. She is so talented. I love my crafts!

9- Along with that.. I'm thankful that I have some what an ability to paint. I love painting. Its so fun for me. I have been able to paint for my family, and that's really neat for me. I love sharing my art with people. My sister Missy has my very first painting I ever did. I love seeing it hung in her house every time I visit.

10- My Strong Family Unit. MANY people said that they didn't think Russ and I would last... They said we rushed into marriage and that it would never work. Well I'm here to say that are family is stronger then ever. We knew it would be a hard few years... they really are hard still.. but that doesn't effect us. We love each other and love Ethan more then anything. I'm so lucky to have been brought up in a strong family. So that is how my family will be. :)

11- I'm thankful for my tattoos. I say this because.. its a constant reminder of what I WAS like. Some one I hope to never be like again. Its a permanent reminder of my mistakes... which I grow from everyday still.

12- Along with that... I'm so thankful for my health. I have always been a sick girl. As a baby, though high school... but I always pull though...  I did some dumb stuff that made my health even worse, but still pulled though that. I'm very lucky to have the health I do today, although its not the healthiest I can be, its still so much better then I was. I'm so blessed to be given a strong body. So thankful for my health... every day, very thankful.

So sick... short and sweet 11

So today my list is short and sweet... I have super bad heart burn and tummy aches today. Little peanut is kicking my butt!

1-Christmas cards! I love getting friend and family cards in the mail! Makes my day!

2-Although I don't have any... TUMS... I really need some right now. My doc said that I was allowed to take some, so I will be thankful on Monday when I can buy them! lol

3-My puzzle books. When I'm sick, or Russ is playing video games, I love to just sit and do puzzles... Sudoku, word search, cross words any kind of mind puzzles. They are the best

4-Shasta! lol. Maybe this is giving me the heart burn... I don't know.. But I love it! All the flavors... yummm

5-My pillow, uhhhhh its calling to me right now!

6-I'm thankful that Russ will pass gas right along with me.. lol. :) I'm pregnant so it happens a lot more then normal....

7- My winter boots. We keep our house pretty cold during the day and I don't have slippers... so I wear my winter boots.. they are so soft inside! lol

8- I'm very thankful for Ethan's constant reminder that he loves me. He says it a lot. I love it.

9-11
Ethan's 3 things he does before bed time... We do this EVERY NIGHT!
KISS.... HEADBUTT.... SQUEEZE
I love it, I hope that never stops.

My Hunna

Thankful 10!

1- I'm so very thankful for my hunna Russ. I really am blessed with a good man. He is a great father and wonderful husband! He works really hard for Ethan and I, and really misses us when he is away working. I love how he can make me laugh, and keep me smiling day to day. Although our courtship was quite short, and unexpected.... He still knows me better then anyone. I always joke that we are like the couple on 4 Christmas's. Vince Vans brother on the show and his wife... TOTALLY CRAZY AND WILD, but when it comes to love, and knowing everything about each other.... we have that down. I love that he will sit and watch Harry Potter with me and pretend to be super excited, I love that he lets me sing, and hum silly songs to him...(I really do that A LOT) And I love his undying love for me. :) Thanks for everything Hunna! I love you!

2- I'm thankful for Musicals and Broadway! I love anything to do with Musicals... I love plays and singing... so that combined is perfect! I cant go through the day without singing at least one song from a musical! I really cant name my favorite, because I love so many... but I do have to say I want to see Wicked again. That was such a good show.

3-My Great Gmas quilt! She makes one for everyone that gets married.. or has a baby... or something like that. She is such a great quilter... I love mine she gave me for my wedding. It sits on our couch, so everyday I see it and think of her. Thanks Great Gma!

4-I'm thankful for Playgrounds. This is what has pretty much kept me sane while Russ has been gone... Ethan has so much energy, so a trip to the playground to run around is such a great thing!

5- Yummy Chips... (this is coming from my peanut in my tummy..) She or He LOVES Chips! Any kind of chips... lol.

6- Along with that I'm thankful that I can pretty much get away with eating anything because I'm pregnant! lol. I love that!

7- I'm thankful for good dance music! lol. I love music that gets you off you butt and moving, and makes you happy and just keeps you moving! LOVE IT!

8- I'm so thankful that I found my journal from 1997. I was 11 years old and this was my first entry was on Sunday June 1, 1997....

" Today we had stake conference. After we had family home evening, dad gave us these journals, he gave us a challenge... I challenged Obedience. Listen to my parents and teachers and pray. At stake conference Cami sat by me we had FUN."

"PS  Cami and I didn't listen to anything "

WOW. I was funny. Cami was my bestest friend growing up. lol. I bet we thought we were so rebellious not listening to anything. lol.

9- I'm thankful that I can still laugh at my self. I use to sit and cry or complain when something stupid would happen to me, but now... I know its not the end of the world, I know I will be fine... so I laugh it off!

10- I'm thankful that my family members call just to say Hi. Its such a great feeling. I love hearing my ring tone for my dad or mom.... It brings an instant smile to my face... same with my siblings. I'm so thankful that we all have time to call and catch up or to ask silly questions! So thankful for that!