tagged

So I guess this is the latest tag, and I've had 2 or 3 friends tag me, so I guess I should do it...I wish I was more interesting...

3 Joys

3 Fears

3 goals

3 current obsessions / collections

3 random / surprising facts

3 joys

- DAMON BEING POTTY TRAINED!  

- my family

- road trips

3 fears

- obviously - anything bad happening to my family

- (i don't remember which one of my friends listed this as a fear, but it cracked me up because i have the same fear!) - doing a cartwheel! 

- mice - alive or dead - just ask Tiana

3 goals

- to lose weight

- to continue to scrapbook - even though I have a blog now

- run a 1/2 marathon next Spring - maybe if I tell people I'll do it...I'll be more motivated to actually do it

3 current obsessions 

- when I'm home I get obsessed with checking my email (for some dumb reason)...but when I'm not home,  I don't even think about it

- trying to spend a lot of time outside before it gets poopy and humid

- going to bed early (boring, I know...but I love it)

3 surprising facts

-  I won the school spelling bee in 5th grade 

- I broke my wrist roller-blading down a canyon....the funny thing is that I wasn't even roller-blading when I fell.  I was just standing waiting for something, and my feet slipped from under me.  (I don't ever tell people that part of the story). 

- I love doing dishes in the morning. 

I tag whoever feels like being tagged!

  

Happy 4th Anniversary! (last week)

This post is dedicated to my one and only man...Mike.   So the last 4 years might have been the hardest 4 years of our life, but there isn't anyone I would have rather spent them with.   I love you so much and feel so lucky to be your wife.  You encourage me to be a better person, and always try to make me laugh.  You are a great dad and best friend to Damon.   I love you so much and I am so grateful for your love and companionship.  You are super handsome, goofy, smart, ambitious, spiritual, encouraging, and all mine.  What more could I ask for ? 

Here are a couple of my favorite pics...(if I was smart, I could figure out how to scan in some wedding pictures)

Delicate Arch, November 2003
Bald Mountain, Uintah's.  July 2003

Dave and Busters!

Okay,  I totally forgot about this post...I did it forever ago, and just realized I never posted it!  Fun!  So a while back we met Mike's cousin and her husband, Heather and Chris, and some other good friends who we met through Mikes cousin, Dana and Richard, for dinner and games at Dave and Busters....it's half restaurant...and half huge arcade...it was a lot of fun....here are some pics....

                            Chris and Heather
Dana, Richard, and their sweet little girl Sienna
                        For some reason, Damon had fallen asleep in the car on the way there....he was so tired at dinner...

but definitely woke up in time for Skee Ball! 
So much fun! 

Sienna - a super serious boxer
Damon running away when I told him it was time to go
We walked through the mall afterward, and here is Damon and Sienna taking babies on a walk through PB kids.  

Congratulations David and Wendy!

Last week we were lucky enough to go back to Utah for Mike's brother's wedding.  He married Wendy Walker, a girl he met at BYU - Idaho.  They are a really cute couple.  They both come from big families, and they are actually both twins!  weird!  It was a great trip...and of course...I can't believe I didn't take more pictures! 

THE HAPPY COUPLE, DAVID AND WENDY HOLBROOK! 

just a cute picture of the groom's twin brother, Daniel

                                             Mike and I ...and some wedding cake. 

Damon and his awesome Aunt Jenny!  She played and played and played with him!  She was so helpful!  Damon cried and cried when we finally left the reception....he just wanted to play with Jenny!  

                             Mike's wonderful parents, Lisa and Tom

 Damon and his cousin Daria, just goofin' around at Grandma's house

And to wrap it all up....

Damon had such a fun week...the zoo, numerous trips to his favorite parks, and to wrap it all up....Mike and his good friend Chris took Damon golfing with them on Saturday morning...(just 9 holes)...he got to ride in the golf cart, and even hit a few balls with his little golf clubs.   Mike said he had sooo much fun.  Then they were off to pick up some lunch, and off again to the Nationals v. Braves game.  Mike got some great tickets through his work for free, and Mike's cousin, Jared was able to join them.

That night we all met for dinner at our good friends house, the Huguely's...so the guys could watch the Masters. 

Mike and I were talking that night and I made the comment that that might have been the funnest day of Damon's life.  It was great for me to know that they had such a great "guys day".   Damon so lucky to have such a great Dad.  When I was pregnant with Damon I used to tell Mike that "if I could pop out a 3 year old, I would..."...and after that day with Damon I think he gets it now.   I would have been sad that I wasn't with them...except that my good friend Kelli and I headed out Saturday morning to the outlets malls. We had our girls day, and they had their guys day...and everyone had a blast!    

7th Inning Stretch...Yeah!

What a day!  

More of our FABULOUS week!

So my good friend Jackie and I finally got the kids out to go and walk around the Cherry Blossoms...but instead of going downtown to the festival, or parades, we just walked across the street from our apartments to this incredible neighborhood - full of absolutely beautiful trees and flowers...it was so much fun!  I really love Spring...and I don't know any place that is prettier than Washington DC in April

Taylor, Damon, Elise, and Elijah

Elise and Elijah....yes, we might have stopped in front of some random house to take pictures...haha

For some odd reason, Damon decided to be super shy while we were taking pictures.  Taylor and Elise were obviously the opposite. 

                                       My sweet shy boy  

                                 Very photogenic Taylor  

We ended up at a park, and look who randomly just happened to be there...Damon's good friends, Michael and Nicholas Huguely

That was soooo exciting for them. 

Jackie and her sweet boy Elijah

                Alright kids...definitely time for a beverage! 

Damon and Michael...still thirsty....they're so cute

National Zoo Trip

Wow...What a week!  The real fun started on Wednesday with a trip to the National Zoo, which included a birthday party for Damon's good friends Elise and Kiara.  There was pizza, watermelon, birthday cake, and best of all...all of Damon's best friends.  It was at least 70 degrees, (I even got a sunburn), and we had so much fun!  What a great day!   (pictures are a little out of order).  

                     Damon and one of his best little friends, Andrew, checkin' out the sloth bears

My good friend Sue, and her daughter, Taylor (the sweet girl who I watch a couple of days a week)

                     Tiana, and her adorable girl Ellie....at the birthday party

                  all the kids who actually eat pizza hangin' out...notice Damon is not in this group

A super cute panda bear eating some branches

                      Damon climbing on the pot of tomato sauce at the Pizza Park

the two birthday girls, Kiara and Elise

           Don't I look cute and skinny hiking up this massive hill?  Yeah right...that's my awesome friend Alexandra.  I wish I looked that good!