Wordless Wednesdays

Ask the 3 year old to smile...and you get this.....

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!!

On The 12th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

I would show you a picture of if before I unwrapped it....but I didn't unwrap it! Thanks Mr Toby! Although it is winter in UTAH...I doubt I will be able to use this for a good minute!!!

This has been a fun 12 days of Christmas...I hope I can do this again next year!

On The 11th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

This is a hint for tomorrow's gift. I am pretty sure I know what it is...Ok I totally know, why do I say that? Because my awesome 3 year old unwrapped the final gift the other day....no other gift just that one...lil turd! To bad it's winter time so I will have to wait until it's hot outside to use this gift! The boys will love these!

On The 10th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

Day 10! Gift swap is almost over, sad I like opening up a gift each day.....Today I got shot glasses! To add to my collection! Yay!

On The 9th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

Day 9....Oh how I love day 9! It's a Febreze flamless luminary! It's Honeysuckle Orchid-Flower scent. I love it! It's been my favorite gift by far!

Wee Bit Of Me Wednesday...Almost A Week LATE!

{one} did you buy a christmas tree this year?
No. We have a fake one we use every year...yes I know I am lame...Deal!

{two} what is your favorite holiday tradition?
Eating Cinnamon Rolls on Christmas Day and Going to my Dad's Christmas Eve.

{three} do you open your gifts on christmas eve or christmas day?
Christmas Eve with my Dad Christmas Day with my Mom and my little family

{four} at what age did you stop believing in santa claus?
I don't think I really ever believed in Santa so when I found out it was my parents I wasn't to sad.

{five} do you fill stockings?
Yup sure do, I do my husbands but mine always gets left empty unless I put stuff in it. I ask the husband but he always forgets!

{six} handmade presents or store bought presents?
Ha! I am no where near as talented as my friend Lexi....store bought.....

{seven} do you have a favorite christmas meal?
Just like Thanksgiving but with a Ham instead of Turkey!

{eight} is your christmas tree real or artificial?
Fake baby! Fake!!!!!

{nine} what is your favorite christmas song?
Silent night....A Mother's Dream.......

{ten} did you send out christmas cards this year?
Nope, I just plain suck....I keep saying I want to.....And keep forgetting to...Blah

On The 8th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

Sidewalk Chalk! She said she makes them with her kids in the spring, looks like we will be able to do the same! Thanks!

On The 7th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

yay, lotion! I got 3 mini bottles of Bath and Body Works lotion! I love them! I plan on taking at least one of them to work cause someone recently stole my lotion and my perfume! Rude I know...at least now I have some backups!

On The 6th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

On the 6th day, I got some new towels, and some scotch brite sponges......yay cleaning supplies? LOL I haven't tried the towels out but I will try them out soon! I love to clean just like any other odd ball....

On The 5th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

Today is the 5th day of bloggy swapness of awesome! Today I got a can of cashews, Yummy, I love Cashews! Toby loves them too, as he was eating a ton of them last night! Silly boy!

On The 4th Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

I am so behind on my blogging of the swapness, I am going to catch up today.

This is my 4th day, I got a Faith journal.....it will give me a chance to write out how I feel, I don't think I will do it daily, but it's nice to have something I can write down my feelings on. Yay for bloggy swapness!

On The 3rd Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

Woohoo! Today was a fun gift! I got some of the Scenty's room spray! It smells sooooooooooooo sooooooooooo soooooooooooooooooooo YUMMY!!!!!!

On The 2nd Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

Today is day 2 of the blog swap! Awesome I know....It's been really fun! The kids get excited when I open up another gift...Toby keeps saying, ohh! ooh! Look Mom! Look! Silly kiddo!

Day 2: I got a electric toothbrusth! I love it! Makes my teeth all pretty and shiny!

On The First Day Of Blog Swaping Goodness!

Today, Tomorrow...Today, Tomorrow....I couldn't decide what to do! ugh........so I realized that that tomorrow is Toby's birthday so I thought to start today...ppffttt whatever I just used whatever excuse to start opening today! Ha!

Day 1: I got a Taz Christmas ornament! I love it!!!

Can't wait until tomorrow's gift!!!

Wee Bit Of Me Wednesdays

{one} if you were granted three wishes, what would they be?

Wish 1: Win enough money that I would never have to balance my check book again...EVER

Wish 2: Have a normal full term pregnancy with a girl!

Wish 3: People finally realize that you cannot control other peoples lives and who they choose to be with. Don't jude someone until you walk in their shoes for a mile or 2...

{two} who is your favorite author?
I loved Judy Blume as a child....I rememeber reading a lot of her books

{three} what crowd were you involved in during high school?
The outcasts I wasn't cool enough to hang out with the people in my ward, I didn't wear the right clothes and I was "odd" but the "outcasts" accepted me for who I was!

{four} what is your favorite thing to do when you have time to yourself?
I'm not going to lie....if I don't have the kids and I don't have something to do around the house and I don't have to be somewhere and I am totally free of anything!?! Then I will take a nap! Yup!!!!! NAP!!!!!!

{five} do you have any hidden talents?
My husband says that I can wonderful horsey noises....I can type really fast? I dunno I'm boring.....

{six} can you fake any accents?
Is talking out your read end an accent, cause I can do that very well....LOL No I can only speak english and baby....

{seven} have you ever been mentioned in the newspaper?
When Avery was born it was in the newspaper so that's about it!

{eight} have you ever been arrested?
Didn't pay a speeding ticket.....enough said......

{nine} what is your favorite job you’ve had?
The job I work for now I use to do the job at home, I loved it...best of both worlds....now that it's over it makes me so sad...

{ten} do you have any scars?
Ha! I have a crap load of them! I had a breast reduction so they are scared up pretty badly (the person who did it used a dull knife on me) I have one that starts right above my belly button and stops at the bottom of my sterumn. I have scars when I had my appendix and my gall bladder removed. Then there are several randomly over my body when I hurt myself. I have a TON of scars!

Wordless Wednesday

Productive Meeting? YES

MIA

This made me giggle...A LOT...which is good cause this week has been hard. My step Mom brought over this little peoples Nativity scene for the kids, it's really cute. After she left Avery and I set it up. Once we got it set up I took a step back and realized something...Something/Someone was missing!?! Can you guess who? When I realized this I started to laugh, Avery looked at me like I was crazy. Joseph was missing....WHAT? Yeah I am NOT making this up! We didn't get Joseph! Poor Mary, she's a single Mom in our household. I joke around and say that Joseph couldn't handle having a baby and left, Richard said he died in war....Avery said he went on a vacation and should be back in a few weeks! Where ever he is I hope he comes back soon!

Wee Bit Of Me Wednesdays....On Friday!

{one} if you were going to a remote place and could only bring one CD, what would it be?

That's hard to say because I love a sorts of music I would have to say a soundtrack that has a little bit of everything.


{two} are you generally more of an optimist, pessimist, or realist?

Normally I am very much a optimist...that glass of milk is always half full....lately (this week) I fee like the glass doesn't have any milk in it at all...it's freaking empty!

{three} have you ever picked up a hitchhiker? if not, would you?
I did once, it was a poor young kid who was walking in the cold and needed a ride (now I look back and through what the hell was I thinking!?) I would never do that again...you never know who is getting in your car! Scary

{four} what spice or seasoning is your favorite?
Lawry's I love that stuff!! Ever tried it on a baked potato? YUMMY!!!!

{five} what’s your birthstone? do you like it?
They are 2 birthstones one is the Pearl and the other is the Alexandrite. I love Alexandrite. It changes colors I wear a ring everyday with one of the stones is Alexandrite and it varies from a yellow to pink to purple and everything in between. I love it!

{six} do you know what your name means?
The name Mary is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "star of the sea", that's pretty cool!

{seven} what is your favorite breakfast cereal?
Corn Flakes...Yummy!

{eight} if there was an extra hour in each day, what would you spend it doing?
I would say spend it with my kids, or do more cleaning...but 1 hour of sleep would be AWESOME....it's a toss up really!

{nine} if you could turn any book into a movie, which would it be?
I'm lame I don't read books like I would like to and the books I have read has already turned into books!

{ten} if you could go back and play out one day of your life to watch (like scrooge), what day would it be?
August 22 2009...my wedding day

Wordless Wednesdays

Yes I know it's Friday and not Wednesday, I have had a hella of a week....this boy's smile can melt my heart, which is good because I feel after this week my heart's been torn out and put in the blender.....

Couples Survery!

What are your middle names?

Mine: Catherine
His: Bryce

♥ How long have you been together?
4 Years In January

♥How did you meet? Myspace! Funny/Sad But True!

♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Few Weeks

♥ Who asked who out?
I was going out of town for a few days, I had a couple of hours before I had to head down to SLC so I called and asked him to go get coffee with me we met at Starbucks in Riverdale talked for a few hours and it's history from there!

♥ How old are each of you?
I am 30 and he is 29 he turns 30 on Tuesday (November 30th)

♥ Whose siblings do/ did you see the most?
His siblings, his step brothers/sister and half brother that live in the area. I have step family that live close but I don't see them very often.

♥ Do you have any children together?
Yup! 3 awesome boys

♥ What about pets?
2 cats 2 puppys 1 fish and 2 crabs!

♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Money....hands down

♥ Did you go to the same school?
Nope I went to Weber High he went to West Side High

♥ Are you from the same home town?
Nope I am from Wellsville he's from Dayton ID

♥ Who is smarter?
Him for sure

♥ Who is more sensitive?
Me by far

♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Eat out? Ha! I can't even remember the last time we went to dinner together!

♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Mexico on a cruise last Christmas with my family

♥ Who has the craziest ex?
ME! Seriously crazy one

♥ Who has the worse temper?
Me! He's as calm as a Hindu Cow

♥ Who does the cooking?
Me 99.9% of the time!

♥ Who is more social?
Me by far! I am one social butterfly!

Who is the neat freak?
ME!?!?! He says I get ocd on cleaning that sometimes drives him nuts

♥ Who is the more stubborn?
HIM!

♥ Who hogs the bed?
Oh that's him for sure! He likes to roll all over the dang bed!

♥ Who wakes up earlier?
Right now we wake up at the same time but on the weekends he will get up earlier and I will sleep in as late as possible!

Where was your first date?
Starbucks!

♥ Who has the bigger family?
We both have a lot of step and half's but I only have 1 sibling I grew up with and he grew up with a TON of kids so I would have to say him!

♥ Do you get flowers often?
NO!

♥ How do you spend the holidays?
Each one is different it just depends on what's going on. Like this year Ben (my brother) will be here (he currently living in KY with the Army) for Christmas so we went to his family's farm for Thanksgiving next Christmas Ben will be in Iraq so most likely we will spend time with my family for Thanksgiving and Christmas either in Idaho or California. It's never easy when you have one parent/family who lives in California one who lives in Idaho and 2 who live in Utah! Blah!

♥ Who is more jealous?
Me, Stupid girl from NY

♥ How long did it take to get serious?
Few Months

Who eats more?
Him

♥ Who does/ did the laundry?
Gag...cough....Me...YUCK

♥ Who’s better with the computer?
Depends on what part of the computer

♥ Who drives when you are together?
Blah.....me and I hate to drive

Engaged: May 23rd 2008
Married: August 22 2009

Thanksgiving 2010!

Sadly these are the only pictures I got on Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time up at the family farm. We ate dinner at Grandma Hendrickson's and ate YUMMY Huckleberry pie...it's so so sooo yummy! Richard was lucky enough to get his very own huckleberry pie, for his birthday! Ya!!! Evan has been sick with a nasty cough so he slept most of the time and Avery and Toby got to play with their cousins. It was a great day! Next to come up? Richard's 30th Birthday!!!!

Getting So Big

I can't believe he's holding his bottle alone already! Where's my baby?!?!

We Bit Of Me Wednesday

{one} what kind of camera do you have?
I have a FujiFilm S700 Digital Camera, the next camera I want will be a professional one I was told to go on KSL find a photographer who is selling their "old" one and buy it, they will usually upgrade theirs every few years so you can get a killer deal on a "used" camera! I like this! Just gotta save up the few hundred dollars to do so!

{two} you just won $1000 and you have to spend it on yourself on one item. what do you buy?
Ummmm look at the first question, instead of used I would buy NEW!!! I would love to say an IPAD cause they are awesome but it's like 60 bucks a month for the internet to use the dang thing...so NOT cool.....I'm sticking with my new awesome top of the line camera!

{three} if you had to choose, would you rather live with your parents in the same house forever or 5000 miles away?
Depends on the parents, I am married and both sets of parents are re married....I'm not even going to say who or why I chose those sets cause I honestly don't think I could answer that question but I can answer I would rather live with a set of parents than 5000 miles away from them.

{four} is your christmas tree up yet?
Nope but on Friday it will be!!!!

{five} do you bring reusable bags to the grocery store?
Nope I use the old plastic bags for my small garbage cans (ie the bathroom or our bedroom) and to hold stinky diapers.

{six} which would be worse: listening to the same song on replay for the rest of your life or having to eat the same meal everyday for the rest of your life?
Same meal you can tone out the music you can't tone out the food that goes in your mouth!!!

{seven} name 3 things you are thankful for this season.
My Husband, My Kids, The fact that my paper route will be finished on my Husbands birthday......SWEET

{eight} do you dye/highlight your hair? if so, do you do it yourself or have it done at the salon?
I dye my hair I love it when I can have the salon do it however I be broke....I do it myself....

{nine} would you rather watch a movie at home or at the theater?
It depends on how bad I want to see that movie, if it's something I really want to see then I will go to the theater but I would perfer to watch movies at home where I can pause it and restart it after I fall asleep, cause I almost ALWAYS do.

{ten} would you rather win $1000/week for life or $5 million all at once?
1000 a week, then I could budget it and not blow all the money at once by spending it on my personal trained monkey!

Wordless Wednesdays

I HATE YOU

12 Days Of Christmas SWAP!

When I saw this, I kinda got a tad bit excited, ok I lied I got A LOT excited! What I love about Christmas is the suprise and I try to make my kid's Christmas the best suprise I am a tad sad because I already know what everything under the tree is! This way I have NO clue! EEEK!!! That's just so much fun! I can be a kid AGAIN! SWEEETTT! Go over to Sami's blog and check it out! I can't wait!

Brother Husbands

I throw the bouquet, to what I am thinking is my single ladies

WTH? Does ANYONE else see what's wrong with this picture?



Seriously?

With that being said, I offered him a deal like the Sister Wives from TLC, he loved the idea until he heard what I had to say, I told him it would be extra husbands but instead extra wives, to help around the house with the chores he hates and or refuses to do like the Lawn. I didn't see what was so wrong with it. I thought it was an amazing idea if I say so myself. Mr. Cranky Pants said NO....

Rude I know...

Whatever......I guess I will have to settle....the things I do for this man!

A Wee Bit Of Me Wednesdays

{one} what time do you normally wake up?
I wake up a lot through the night, Evan still isn't fully sleeping through the nights, and then I have part time job doing the newspapers for the Standard so my alarm goes off at 3:45 we leave around 4:15 get back around 5:20ish then back to sleep until 7:20....yeah, it sucks trust me...Thankfully we only have to do it until the end of the month!

{two} do you have a go-to song for karaoke?
No...I don't sing in public, I would not put people through that torture

{three} if you could only see black and white except for one color, what color would you choose to see?
Purple!!!

{four} what color best matches your personality?
Yellow & Blue

{five} if you could choose one meal to cook better than anyone else, what would it be?
Thanksgiving dinner! Everyone always talks about certain people's awesome Thanksgiving dinner's I want to be able to say I am the bomb at that dinner.

{six} how many keys do you have on your key ring?
3 One for my car, one for the house & one for my locker at my other part time job, Dominos. Yup I currently have 1 full time job and 2 part time jobs, days I work all three jobs SUCK!

{seven} do you give your pets birthday/christmas gifts?
Nope

{eight} when your plate has different foods on it, do you mix or not?
It all depends ON the food wether they can mix together or not. For an example, peas and mashed potatoes can touch and are OK to mix but hashbrowns with Ketchup and pancakes with syrup CAN NOT touch, infact they can't even be on the same plate together Ewwwwwwwww gag....

{nine} if you could hire someone to do one thing for you all the time, what would it be?
Do my Laundry!?! But then again I would end up feeling guilty and not have them do it anymore...I'm odd like that

{ten} when flying, do you prefer the window or aisle seat?
Window!!!

Wordless Wednesday

I am one LUCKY Mom

Meet Apollo

Meet Apollo & Alyssa. I work with Alyssa, she is Awesome....this is her dog Apollo. He is part Great Dane & Mastiff....yeah he's going to be a HUGE dog. In the first picture was him taken the end of August the next 2 pictures is his paw next to my hand the first the end of August the 2nd one was taken today. Oh MY! He JUST turned 5 months old. The last picture is Alyssa & Apollo taken today...He weighs 80 pounds at 5 months old! He is the sweetest dog, he gives you tiny kisses when you know he could easily cover your face with slober! I love him! He's got such a great personality! From what Alyssa says he is about to go through another grow spurt, I will take more pictures of him in a few months! I miss not having a dog. I miss Molly, even though she did drive me insane....

Parent Teacher Conference For Avery

We learned a lot at Avery's most recent parent teacher conference. He wasn't there because my Mom and Terry took him and Toby out for Ice Cream. While we were there we discovered a few things. First we discovered that by the end of the year the kids are supposed to know 107 words by sight. Avery already knows 95 of them, NOW....yeah he's awesome I know. She says that when he starts to read he is a different person. He can read so smoothly. AWESOME. He's getting a Barnes and Noble gift card for Christmas from my parents, he's going to LOVE it.

She said that he is great with Math as well...she said that he is working on 2 part instructions. Part 1 he is good with put more than 1 step instructions he tends to get lost....we have been working with him on that at home so that's nothing new I am just glad she is working with him on it as well. He also is working on the ability to tie his shoes. He can't seem to get it down. It drives me insane. Richard has been his teacher cause I am pretty sure my hair would be pulled out by now if it was me teaching him.

She told us that he has "people" we looked at her with a confused look on our faces, People? She said when she notices that his shoes are untied he will notify one of his "people" and they will come and tie them for him. Seriously kid? Oh dear....he told us later that night that Manuel ties them the best....I tried so hard NOT to laugh....

The next thing his teacher showed us was his handwriting. It has gotten so much better. She had him write a letter about what his plans were for Halloween. He wrote that he was going to go trick or treating with his family and his step family and that he was going to be a swat man. She doesn't know our family, so she didn't think anything was wrong with the letter.......Richard and I did....so we had her repeat the letter, yup we were right it did say going trick or treating with his family and step family...Hummmm who is this said step family? We explained to his teacher he doesn't have a step family. She started to laugh, he doesn't was her response....nope! So when we got home we asked Avery who is step family is. He said it was Ty and Drew, that is my friend Lisa's kids. We were going trick or treating with them at my work. So I joked around with Lisa and emailed her that and asked, So is Bryan (her husband and my co worker) my ex or is Richard your ex? More so do I need to start sending you child support for your and Richard's children or does Bryan need to start sending child support for our children! It made me laugh..still does...ahh Avery!