Orange you going to be my Valentine?

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Besides Christmas, oranges are about the only other exciting thing about winter to me. One day I will live on an orange orchard... I promise! Yes, even if I live in a scorpion infested home because of all the orange trees, I don't care! Ok, maybe the scorpions would win but at least give me a tree or two, that's all I need!

Lane and I went pickin at my cousin Jill's house (which by the way is in orange tree heaven). Such big beautiful navels they were! Lane wore his best clothes for the occasion. I knew I should have never shown him those 2 dollar rain boots from Goodwill until we actually make it to the snow! Thanks Jill for sharing the love:)



After polishing off our first finds we made way to Grandma and Grandpa Kerby's backyard... another orange heaven on earth. Casey taught me something new that day. I never knew that navels had a hole in the bottom of them! Like the hole in your belly button or aka navels! I feel so smart now.

These next pictures are just what's been going on at our home. Lane has started a little pre-preschool group once a week. He LOVES going to miss Gina's every Tuesday. The first day he learned about the letter A. Since he was so excited about what he made in class we taped it on the fridge. It's funny because I SWORE I would never be one of those moms that saved "art" projects from school and had a Christmas tree full of homemade school ornaments. I guess I am just one proud mama:)

Little Rusty boy is still as cute as ever and is strong I might add. He already has developed a talent of rolling over from his stomach to his back. No joke! I wish it weren't true. The first time he did it I thought it was a fluke accident but nope, he does it all the time. He is always smiling up a storm and loves to watch Lane run around and play. He is 10 weeks old and at his doctors appointment last week he weighed 10lbs 8oz. Oh, and we can't forget to mention that we are sleeping through the night now!!!!!!

Valentines day has always been a favorite of mine. I hear a lot of people say how over rated this holiday is. How could you not love all the love that's in the air?! Every year I try to add to my V-day decor so I made this banner

I was also excited that Lane got to make valentines for his preschool friends. I remember how fun it was to exchange valentines in my school classes growing up. Going through the class list, giving the best ones to your close friends and making sure not to give the mushy ones to the nerdy boys so they wouldn't think that you liked them. Lane chose Car valentines... a good choice since he loves that movie.

I got the best Valentines gift ever this year. Her name was Graciela. Graciela came over for 5 1/2 hours and cleaned all my ceiling fans, blinds and bathrooms. I think this will be my Valentines day gift every year! I did feel a little guilty at the beginning sitting in a chair feeding Rusty and watching her clean when I am totally capable of doing it myself. It is so nice though knowing that I don't have to worry about that for a while. I originally had her come over for the fans and blinds since I haven't touched them since, well never. The bathrooms were an added bonus. She even cleaned the light bulbs! Bless you Graciela and bless you Casey for the most awesome gift! Since Valentines Day was on Sunday we spent the weekend doing the things we love most: bowling, eating corn dogs at the park, going out with friends Jenni and Jake, wedding receptions, making sugar cookies (twice:), all you can eat pizza buffet and watching the Olympics!

I was one spoiled girl with my 3 Valentines. That's the best part about having boys, I always have 3 cute dates I get to show off:)
I just love them!

50

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.