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Well Stephanie, I finally took your challenge. Here are 50 things about myself. Not so much interesting, more like scary and pathetic... but that's a lot of what I am!

1. I don't like the word massage.
2. I have to sleep with a flat pillow.
3. I have never owned lipstick.
4. When I was born my name was supposed to be Stacy.
5. I secretly wish that capri overalls would come back in style.
6. If I'm home alone while I run on the treadmill I sing out loud to my ipod.
7. I don't like being in charge of things.
8. The last book I read was when I was 20 and it was The Nanny Dairies.
9. My record for going to Hobby Lobby in one week is 4.
10. My favorite thing to get in the mail are Christmas cards and Joann fabric coupons.
11. I think mops are disgusting and a breeding ground for bacteria.
12. I have to eat cereal by myself. I gag listening to other people slurp away next to me.I will for sure dry heave if you drink your nasty left over slobber milk!
13. I get annoyed with unnecessary horn honkers. If I hear somebody honk at anyone for no good reason, I start tail gating them and lay on my horn thinking I am teaching them a lesson.
14. My 3 favorite Gold Canyon scents are Pomegranate, Pumpkin Pie and Mulled Cider.
15. According to the game where you dangle a ring by thread over your hand, we are having 4 kids. Boy, boy, girl, boy. Correct so far!
16. When I say my prayers at night I kneel on top of my bed with my head in my pillow and bum in the air so the bugs can't get me.
17. I am a jean nerd and could tell you maybe 2 designer jean names. My 17 yr. old brother has more than I do... or any girl for that matter.
18. I name my cars. The very first car I bought was Cami the Camry, she was a mexican:) My car now is the LandShark.
19. I faithfully get my teeth cleaned every 6 months.
20.I love listening to church music while I get ready for church.
21. I don't like getting gas in the car. Especially now that Lane has figured out that there is a store full of treats a foot away from the pump.
22. When I was 5 I chopped my big toe off. No worries they sewed it back on, whew!
23. My most used articles of clothing are my Oceanside lifeguard or Freedom T-shirts.
24. When I was 18 I backed into the cable box that supplied power for the whole neighborhood and wiped out the Super Bowl for a few hours.
25. I go through a roll of paper towels every other day.
26. I love being tan.
27. My dream home is the Banks house off of Father Of The Bride.
28. I have had only 3 different cell phones my whole life.
29. I can get really jealous of people sometimes. There I admit it!
30. Casey thinks my hearing needs to be checked because for some reason I can't seem to remember anything he tells me.
31. I get asked where I am from because of my accent. Didn't know I had one!
32. I want to try being a brunette but are too chicken to do it
33. One day I will have fresh flowers on my kitchen table at all times
34. When I shop at Target I have a route and never veer from it.
35. My least favorite chore is unloading the dishwasher.
36. I am a horrible park-er and would rather park far away and walk then try to squeeze into a close tight spot.
37. My favorite movies are the dumb blonde ones like Clueless and Mean Girls.
38. My friends and I in High School used Spice Girls day planners because we thought we were cool.
39. I think periwinkle is the funniest name for a color.
40. To pass the time by in our BYU Hawaii New Testament class, me and Stephanie would make lists of all the guys we had kissed.
41. I always wanted to be a bride in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers.
42. I am super naive. I really thought that if you used Wash n Curl shampoo, once you blow dried your hair it would be curling iron curly. Ya, I was disappointed.
43. Street sweepers freak me out.
44. I have hiding spots in the kitchen where I stash stuff that I don't won't people to eat.
45. I love playing cards or games with family and friends.
46. I always wanted to be a lifeguard at SunSplash because I thought they were so cool.
47. I never make "to do" lists because I forget to write things on the list then that equals pointless.
48. I like to decorate my house with candy.
49. I never understood why people go hiking for fun.
50. When I tuck Lane and Rusty in for bed or say goodnight to Casey I always say have good sleepers.

Sleepy Head

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This little man still has his days and nights mixed up. It's pretty sad that for 8 weeks I still haven't found the time or energy to fix this problem, which in short means I have been really busy! My sleep is golden to me so this is TOP on my priority list as of TODAY! I can't complain though, it just means I get some extra bonding time with my Rusteeze... even if I am half way coherent.


So today to keep this one awake as long as possible we had some fun with the camera. It amazes me how different his face can look just depending on the angle or how he is looking at me. He started off happy but just like his father, his attention span for the camera dropped quickly! Lane of course jumped in for some shots.

In the end he gave me a smile. LOVE HIM!

Cute Boys, Cute Couple

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I love to show off my boys so here are some recent pictures! Rusty and daddy after his first week of 3 hour church. He didn't say much about it because he was too busy snoozing in his car seat the whole time. He sure looked all grown up in his cute churchy clothes.



For the past few days Lane has been doing this with his tractors and this blanket. I thought it was kind of weird but then I figured out he was pretending the blanket was rocks and dirt. Such imagination kids have!


Where's Waldo? This is Rusty's favorite spot in the house to sleep, Casey's pillow. I love how cozy and little he looks. We have some good snuggle time in the mornings after Casey leaves for work.

If you ever need somebody to make green salsa by the gallon's, give us a call! We have it down to an art after making it for Melinda and Stephen's wedding reception. My dad was project manager and we were his posy.

The cute couple on their big day! Everything was beautiful. We are so happy it's official now!

One last picture of my little men. Rusty, stop growing so fast already! You are almost

as big as your brother.

What I Left Out...

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Well I have posted about all our fun Christmas activities but left out what was going on; on the off days! It was nice seeing friends and family that were in town. I got to spend time with these gals whom I have known pretty much my whole life (starting in 7th grade). Jessica lives in Pittsburgh while her husband is in dental school and of course my sis Stephanie came to visit for 22 days! I love these girls to death and have so many fun, crazy, weird memories with them. Some that defiantly need to stay locked up. I look back and think "did we actually do that". No really, I could do a whole post on just that. It is crazy to think that we are all moms now and hopefully have matured out of our wild days. I am sure when our kids are teenagers we will sit and think "where did we go wrong".



I LOVED spending time with my mom and sisters. Marcie is back from EA so it was nice having all the girl power back under one roof again! We went to lunch at Crackers and stayed till closing hours, just chatting away.


Lane was happy to have Collin here. He gets sad every time he asks to see him and I have to tell
him Collin had to go home. Then it leads into the usuall,
Lane: why?
Me: Because he lives where it snows far away on an airplane.
Lane: Airplane? Tollin go on airplane?
Me: Yes.
Lane: Lane go on airplane?
Me: No. Lane not go on airplane till he's 10 and old enough to appreciate the vacation we are about to partake of.
Lane: huh?
Me: ya, that's what I thought
It was crazy to see how much he had grown since our CA vacation this past summer. Pretty soon he will be running around with Lane, peeing in my parents backyard.


Going to see the SQUEAKUEL was a MUST! Defiantly buying that one when it comes out on dvd! Casey missed the family outing due to higher priority activities (go suns). My dad filled his shoes pretty well.

I only have one picture of this but Fairview Cir. made it's annual trip out to the desert for quad riding and socializing. My parents have the best neighbors.

This past Sunday we blessed our Rusty boy! I can't believe he is already six weeks old. I cry every time I think about how fast he is growing up. It was a wonderful yet busy day. We are so thankful for all our family members who came to show their love and support to our sweet boy!

Lane also had a very big day graduating from nursery to SUNBEAMS! He did great. When I went to pick him up from his class room he was all smiles and couldn't wait to tell me all about it. He showed me his crown and said "look mom, I'm Cinderella". Let's not say that too loud now son.

That evening we had a get-together at my parents in honor of Rusty. We had scrumptious cobblers, texas sheet cake, homemade ice cream and hot chocolate. Of course we also had some intense Kan Jam competitions going on. I even think our family is going pro with it:)

We are so thankful for our little Rusteeze. He truly makes me the happiest mom. He has been a trooper being put on the back burner through all of the craziness that the holidays can bring. What a blessing it is to have him in our home.

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It really has been an eventful past few weeks ...but well worth it! There is nothing better than being with the people you love most. Before I know it, Christmas will be rounding the corner once again. I better go take a nap!