My Husband

Here's a chance to see how well you really know your husband.
Cut, paste and fill in the answers, then check with your spouse, to see how right you are.

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
I Said: a movie, or maybe House
He Said: most likely House. . . ummm, or a movie.

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
I Said: Ranch, of course!
He Said: Ranch! (:

3. What's one food he doesn't like?
I Said: Brussels sprouts - bad childhood experience
He Said: Brussels sprouts

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. His drink would be?
I Said: Water or maybe D.P.
He Said: water or D.P.

5. Where did he go to high school?
I Said: Columbia River High School, Vancouver, Washington
He Said: Columbia River High

6. What size shoe does he wear?
I Said: 11 1/2
He Said: 10 1/2 or 11

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
I Said: Books and guns
He Said: Books or guns

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
I Said: Ham and cheese
He Said: Ham and cheese

9. What would he eat every day if he could?
I Said: a good Steak
He Said: mashed potatoes and gravy, and some sort of cow

10. What is his favorite cereal?
I Said: um, I don't know. Maybe Frosted Mini Wheats?
He Said: Basic 4? I don't know that I have one.

11. What would he never wear?
I Said: high heels
He Said: a dress

12. What is his favorite sports team?
I Said: BYU
He Said: BYU

13. Who did he vote for?
I Said: John McCain
He Said: NObama

14. Who is his best friend?
I Said: Me!
He Said: You're my best friend.

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
I Said: I don't know. He isn't easily aggravated.
He Said: Doubt and question yourself so much

16. What is his Heritage?
I Said: Scottish
He Said: Scottish and English

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake?
I Said: German Chocolate with Coconut Pecan Frosting (or pumpkin pie)
He Said: German chocolate cake

18. Did he play sports in high school?
I Said: Yes
He Said: Yes

19. What could he spend hours doing?
I Said: Reading and being with the family
He Said: Reading

20. What is one thing you appreciate about him?
How patient he is with me, and how he helps me to see who I really am - my strengths and the things I'm good at.



Okay, now I'll tag anyone else who wants to do this.
Come on, it's fun!

Young Writer's Workshop

This past weekend Kevin and I went with Josh to a Writer's Workshop. It was awesome and so worth our Saturday and the $10 tuition. That even included lunch! We got to meet different authors and illustrators, have Q & A sessions, and watch different presentations.

And Josh got to meet Brandon Mull!

I know it's a terrible picture, but it was taken with my phone, and it was in an auditorium. Sorry. Josh was so excited Brandon Mull was going to be there. I think that was the main reason he wanted to go - he loves the Fablehaven books. Plus, he got all his books signed. And I'll be honest, it was pretty cool to meet Brandon Mull. He seems like a nice, down-to-earth guy. The Fablehaven books are good. If you haven't read them, you should give 'em a try.

I also picked up a great picture book, "Armardilly Chili" and met the illustrator, Will Terry. Every session we went to was fabulous and I'm so glad we went. It was fun to spend some time with Josh and he enjoyed it as well.

This is the creature the class created while illustrator, Nathan Hale drew their suggestions. This was a fun, interactive workshop for the class. They named this thing - "Phunny Boo Curse." I love kids this age. Their humor cracks me up.

Nathan Hale with "Phunny Boo Curse"

St. Patrick's Day

Yeah, I know it was a week ago, but still. . .

Izzy sportin' her shamrock fingernails, green hair ribbons, shamrock cheeks, and green shirt. No pinching here!

Off to school! I finally convinced Josh to let me paint a shamrock on his cheek.

We had a fun St. Paddy's Day and hope you did too!


Oh, and here's a fun book to read to the kiddos:

Did ya see that gorgeous sun set?

Not just the "sunset" but I mean actually see the sun set? It was beautiful!
It was so dusty outside that you could look at the sun and watch it move behind the mountains without hurting your eyes. It was amazing! (So there's one positive thing about it being so windy and dirty outside.)

It almost looks like the moon, doesn't it?

Canimals

Yesterday Ben and I were reading a book together and there was a picture of a camel. It was a lift-the-flap book and I would pause and let Ben say the animal's name.

Ben said, "Canimal."
Me: "Yeah, a Camel"
Ben: [pause] "Oh, you're right Mom, cuz there's only 1 thing."

I was confused for a second and then bust up laughing. I can always count on Ben for a good laugh.


So Ben, what would a camel with 3 humps be called?
A Caninimal?

Another Year

Really, what can I say? I am so lucky to be married to Kevin. I'm really glad he chose me. Life is good.

I love our anniversary. I love reminiscing about the day we were married, and all the adventures we've had since that day. It's always a great day. Today was no different, and here are some of the highlights:

Isabel woke up around 6 a.m. to make us breakfast in bed. (How cute is that?) Last night she curiously asked me what time Dad woke up, and then slept out in the hall so I knew something was a brewin'! (later she told me she didn't want to wake David by opening her door so that's why she slept in the hall) This morning I woke up to Isabel standing beside my bed, holding a tray with bowls of instant oatmeal, buttered toast, glasses of milk, and. . . a fruit roll-up! She was beaming.
I love this girl.
Then, she set the tray down and sang us a song she made up for our anniversary.

How in the world can your day go wrong when it starts out like this?

Kevin came home for lunch and I made crepes with strawberries and whipped cream, (Mmmmmm, I love those things!) and a few with Nutella. We ate on our wedding china - it's a tradition we have. A fun addition to lunch was our drink, Orangina!!! I finally found some at Pirate O's (spelling?). If you've never had it, you need to try it sometime.
Kevin surprised me with a huge bouquet of pink roses. Ben actually opened the door for Kev and he told me, giggling, "Mom, Dad brought you TONS of flowers!" They're beautiful. I love getting flowers from Kevin.




Grandma came over to watch the kids while we went out to dinner. We went to Carrabba's and wow, we had such an enjoyable evening. I was pleasantly surprised. I haven't had that nice of a dinner out for a LONG time. Our food was fabulous - really, truly great. Just thinking about it makes me want to go back.
And of course, the company was superb! It couldn't get any better.


And neither could our life. Honestly. We have a great life. We are so blessed and have so much to be happy about. We have all the important things - people to love and those who love us.

~ a few things I remember about the day we were married ~

- we were married at 11:00 a.m.
- it snowed
- my cheeks hurt from smiling so much - I was so HAPPY!
- our first meal together as husband and wife was McDonald's chicken nuggets
- Kev's truck battery died (but lucky for us, we were staying just across the street at The Inn at Temple Square)

[More Wedding Pictures]

our anniversary lunch

a gift for Kev

a lil' something I gave to Kev to have while he's at work