Shan's tag

1. What did you eat for dinner last night? Chili that I made
2. What did you do last night? Went to our wards trunk-or-treat & Chili cook off
3. What should you be doing instead of blogging? Cleaning my bedroom
4. What is your favorite in the line to check-out treat? Milky Way
5. What is the last book you read? My first words book Ha!
6. What book do you want to read? Twilight- I started reading it when I was prego with Ethan but never finished it.
7. When was the last time you shaved your legs? (Be Honest!) 2 or 3 weeks ago. I’m horrible about shaving.
8. If you could choose any movie to watch right this second what would it be? I was going to say You’ve got mail but once I read Leslie’s answer it totally made me want to pull my copy out and watch it. Les do you own Summer Stock?
9. Which is your favorite Temple? Well I’ve only been in 3, Provo, Timp & St. George (how sad is that, we have so many in UT and I’ve only been to three…I need to work on that). But I love Timp! It’s my hometown temple. It’s the temple I was married in and sealed to my parents.
10. What are you doing for Halloween? Going Trick or Treating with the Jared’s family & making our rounds to see my family.
11. What animal do think you most resemble? and why? Well I’d have to say a pig cuz I eat so much and I’m a fatty. But I took a little quiz on line and it says… You are a Catterpillar! Many people are often envious and jealous of a caterpillar. Caterpillars may not be quick, but they are quite wise and often think about things before they do them!
12. What color is your toothbrush & is it hard, soft or medium? Blue, Medium
13. Have you ever met anyone famous? Who? Nope
14. What kind of chap stick do you like? Chapstick Medicated
15. What time do you usually wake up on Saturdays? 9am unless Ethan’s crying for me to get him out of bed.
16. Do you know any good "Book Club" books? Nope I’m not much of a reader…I wish I was.
17. If you had to move out of State where would you want to live? Not sure…somewhere where the church is still strong.
18. What is your favorite Disney movie? Do you have it? Sleeping Beauty, Jared just bought it for me :) and Aladdin…but I don’t have this one.
19. Do you wear slippers, socks, or go barefoot around the house? Actually I wear my flip flops. 20. Are you dressing up for Halloween & as what? An October Witch…I’ll be post pics soon!

Scared to DEATH!

Ok so I'm obviously not dead but Jared scared me so bad this morning I was crying. Let me start from the beginning. I had to go visiting teaching this morning so I got up before Jared and Ethan and jumped into the shower. Once I was out of the shower I realized that I couldn't hear any noises so I assumed that Jared and Ethan were still asleep. I continued on with my daily routine of putting lotion on my legs. I had one leg on the toilet with my back to the door and started rubbing my lotion in. As I was doing this I was thinking about the episode of Criminal Minds that I had watched the night before. It was about this serial killer that went from home to home killing people in their homes while they were sleep. All of a sudden the bathroom door opens and lightly touches my bum as it goes by. Then I hear this very low voice say "roar" I turn around and start screaming at the top of my lungs. It was like this slow motion thing. Once I turned around I couldn't stop scream but I realized that it was just Jared coming in with Ethan in his arms. Poor Ethan just started crying and so did I. I was terrified and I don't know why. My only guess is that I watch too many scary shows on TV. I love to watch CSI, Criminal Minds, Law & Order and all of those other shows that are murder mystery.

Well to top off my morning Jared did even apologize for scaring me. He was just annoyed with me! All he had to say was that I was being a baby.

What'cha doin Tag

Hello ladies! I feel like our little friendly blog has suffered the past week & I know it is just because we are all busy, but I thought I would do a fun little tag to get it rolling again. So, I will answer some questions & then I want both of you to answer them too! (My very first made up tag!)

1. What did you eat for dinner last night? Domino's Pizza

2. What did you do last night? Carved pumpkins

3. What should you be doing instead of blogging? Washing Dishes

4. What is your favorite in the line to check-out treat? Huge Rice Crispie Bar

5. What is the last book you read? The Goose Girl

6. What book do you want to read? Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies

7. When was the last time you shaved your legs? (Be Honest!) um...a couple of weeks ago?-gross!

8. If you could choose any movie to watch right this second what would it be? Summer Stock

9. Which is your favorite Temple? Seattle

10. What are you doing for Halloween? Going Trick or Treating with the kids and then hitting a family H-Party!

11. What animal do think you most resemble? and why?An Ostrich, because I am big and solid in the middle, and I have real skinny legs that WILL NOT gain weight proportionately to my body. Oh, and I can be spooked really easily. Plus I have real short hair!

12. What color is your toothbrush & is it hard, soft or medium?Orange Medium

13. Have you ever met anyone famous? Who? Marie Osmond

14. What kind of chap stick do you like? Soft Lips Vanilla

15. What time do you usually wake up on Saturdays? 8-9am

16. Do you know any good "Book Club" books? Um...The Goose Girl was really good

17. If you had to move out of State where would you want to live?Colorado

18. What is your favorite Disney movie? Do you have it? I have too many favs, but I love Toy Story 1, and 2. I also love Cars, but I don't have any of them.

19. Do you wear slippers, socks, or go barefoot around the house? Socks

20. Are you dressing up for Halloween & as what? Oh Yea!! The Wicked Witch of the West! (Check out our blog for a pic of the whole fam in costume!)

OK Girls!!your turn... :)

A Happy Birthday Flashback!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAN! I have been planning on using this page I scrapped forever ago & was so mad when I tried to scan it today because our printer/scanner is apparently on the fritz. So, I had to take a picture of the page & use it instead. I hope you are having a super fabulous day & isn't it funny to think that in our high school life we would be on band tour today?!!The caption says: Shantell's birthday always landed right in the middle of band tour. This year we were in Las Vegas and decided to surprise her the very first minute of her eighteenth birthday! What a fun day! L to R: Leslie, Danica, Shantell, Katie, & Brittney

Flash Back Friday!

I found my old scrapbook from like 8 years ago and I laughed so hard at this page! Britt we really had some good times together. I miss those days.

Here's what my journaling says: Here Brittney and I are posing as we prepare to throw water balloons at our next door neighbor's front door. A few nights before Brittney and I were really bored so we decided to throw bubble gum at them. We didn't think they even noticed but to our surprise they did. The next night one of our innocent roommates was bombarded with water balloons. So, Brittney & I decided it was pay back time.

(click on the image to get a close up at just how nerdy we are)

Party Time!

Ethan's 1st birthday is in one week! I'm getting more and more excited about his little birthday party. Jared makes me laugh because on more then one occasion he's asked if I'm going to make Ethan's invitations. So I sat down to make his invite but realized that I didn't have enough paper and then decided that I should just do it digitally. So here's what I made. I thought it turned out pretty darn cute. And I used all of your beautiful creations Britt!

And I'm also going to try and re-create this super cute t-shirt.

We are just doing a family party but because our house is so small we have to party at Pinnacle ha! I'm hoping it turns out well. I'm also going to make Ethan his own little birthday cake. I'll make sure to take lots of pictures and I'm going to have Jenalee video tape everything.

Back to Back Flashbacks!

I found these fun pictures of when we had lunch together one day at our famous lunch spot.When I see pics like this I realize I need to work on expanding my wardrobe colors! I also can't get over how fast time goes by, look at how tiny Trinity was!!! Wow-My 3rd one is about that size now!!

On I side note-I can't believe none of us have posted since last Friday!! ouch...maybe you are both as busy as I have been? Anyway....Happy Weekend!!

Flashback Friday

So when I found this photo I literally BURST out laughing!!  I hope it does the same for you!!



This is what I have written on the back:

"Band Camp 1997

Danica and Leslie are sneaky and give me a chance to snap a pic of Justin in his wife beater!!"

Can you believe this guy dated me?! We were such big nerds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You've Got Mail

What is is about Meg & Tom?

I made another failed attempt to camp out in our spare bedroom until everything was organized and put away. Did I mention it was a failed attempt...yea. Anyway that isn't the point. I hate silence, it think it is a curse, I always have to have some kind of background noise. When I sleep I like to leave a fan on, when I'm driving the radio is always on, and when I'm cleaning I put in a familiar movie (by familiar I mean with the hope that it won't destract me from what I'm doing). Is that wierd? So...I'm getting off the point again. While I was working on the spare bedroom I popped "You've Got Mail" into the VCR. I have seen that movie probably 20 times, but for some reason I could not pull myself away from it.



Maybe it was because it was 11:00 at night, everyone was asleep, and I had no one to bother me. I got lost in the movie and was laughing out loud to myself as I watched it! There were SO many little things that I found hillarious! I also decided that I love Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. I don't think that there is a movie that either one of them have done that I don't like. I love the movie Kate & Leopold, I love Big, and of course Sleepless in Seatle. I think I might just watch it again tonight. Ok, not really it's already 11pm, but TOMORROW!

New Purse

Ok I SERIOUSLY needed a new purse you guys. I've been lugging the same UGLY one around for way too long. So check me out! This is my new purse, ala Target.

What do we think? I think its totally me. It's the PERFECT length not to fall off my shoulder.   PLUS . . . I can extend the strap and wear it hands-free when I'm shopping or traveling.  I'm in love with it.

What's new with you guys??

Shan's Name Tag

ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Sylvester Altima

GANGSTA NAME: (fav Ice Cream flavor & fav cookie)
Chocolate Chocolate Crinkle

FLY GUY/GIRL NAME:(first initial of 1st name & first 3 letters of your last name)
Swit

DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color & fav animal)
Blue Mini dog

SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name & city you were born in)
(no first name) Am. Fork

STAR WARS NAME: (the 1st 3 letters of your last name & the 1st 2 letters of your 1st name)
Witsh

SUPERHERO NAME: ("The"+2nd fav color & fav drink)
The Blue Cream Soda

NASCAR NAME: (the 1st names of your Grandpas)
Daryl Merrill

STRIPPER NAME: (your fav perfume/cologne/scent & fav candy)
Still Milk Way

WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mom & Dad's middle names)
Kurt

WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (5th grade teacher's name & major city starting w/the same letter)
LaBaron London

SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (fav season/holiday & flower)
Autumn Fire & Ice Rose

CARTOON NAME: (fav fruit & item of clothes you are wearing right now+"ie or y")
Banana Jeanie

HIPPIE NAME: (what you ate for breakfast & fav tree)
Chocolate Milk Pine

ROCK STAR TOUR NAME: ("The"+fav hobby/craft & fav weather element+ "Tour")
The Scrapbooking Rain Tour

Britt's 'Name Tag'

ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Noah Jetta

GANGSTA NAME: (fav Ice Cream flavor & fav cookie)
Vanilla Bean Sugar

FLY GUY/GIRL NAME:(first initial of 1st name & first 3 letters of your last name)
B-Lea

DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color & fav animal)
Pink Kitten

SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name & city you were born in)
Ann Ogden

STAR WARS NAME: (the 1st 3 letters of your last name & the 1st 2 letters of your 1st name)
Leabr

SUPERHERO NAME: ("The"+2nd fav color & fav drink)
The Red Dr. Pepper

NASCAR NAME: (the 1st names of your Grandpas)
Gale Bob

STRIPPER NAME: (your fav perfume/cologne/scent & fav candy)
Miami Glow Gummy Bear

WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mom & Dad's middle names)
Ann David

WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (5th grade teacher's name & major city starting w/the same letter)
Duke Dallas

SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (fav season/holiday & flower)
Autumn Daffodil

CARTOON NAME: (fav fruit & item of clothes you are wearing right now+"ie or y")
Pineapple Hoodie

HIPPIE NAME: (what you ate for breakfast & fav tree)
Kix Aspen

ROCK STAR TOUR NAME: ("The"+fav hobby/craft & fav weather element+ "Tour")
The Scrapbooking Thunder Tour

Name Tag! (not the kind you wear!)

ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Alex Dodge

GANGSTA NAME: (fav Ice Cream flavor & fav cookie)
Moosetracks Snickerdoodle

FLY GUY/GIRL NAME:(first initial of 1st name & first 3 letters of your last name)
L-Bro (hmm...elbow?)

DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color & fav animal)
Blue C. Spaniel

SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name & city you were born in)
Ann Payson

STAR WARS NAME: (the 1st 3 letters of your last name & the 1st 2 letters of your 1st name)
Brole

SUPERHERO NAME: ("The"+2nd fav color & fav drink)
The Black Sunkist

NASCAR NAME: (the 1st names of your Grandpas)
Joe Lynn

STRIPPER NAME: (your fav perfume/cologne/scent & fav candy)
Pure Seduction Butterscotch

WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mom & Dad's middle names)
Aileen Glen

WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (5th grade teacher's name & major city starting w/the same letter)
Ricks Rexburg

SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (fav season/holiday & flower)
Autumn Rose

CARTOON NAME: (fav fruit & item of clothes you are wearing right now+"ie or y")
Peach Sweats-y

HIPPIE NAME: (what you ate for breakfast & fav tree)
Muffin Willow

ROCK STAR TOUR NAME: ("The"+fav hobby/craft & fav weather element+ "Tour")
The Scrappin Breeze Tour

That was such a fun tag, & I will probably post it to my other blog too! You are both tagged though!

Fantastic Friday Flashback!!!

I found these pictures when flipping through my photo albums & knew I had to post them for Flashback Friday!! I am so glad you guys talked me into going up to SLC when the Olympics were there. Do you remember me being so paranoid that there was going to be some terrorist attack? Yea...I would have missed that awesome experience if it weren't for you two!! (I have so many more pictures of this, but I tried to keep it to a minnimum) Britt do you remember that the younger guy had his arms around us & we were like...uh...SCARY! Shan, your picture is the only one that turned out of us trying to hold the Olympic torch & you can't even see it in this scanned picture:( I will have to try and edit it a little in Photo Shop.

Who could forget Henry the Hand! He had to have the best job...hanging out by the porta pottys all day long! GROSS!! AND-Last but not least, this is the pamphlet that was handed to me as we were walking around-so funny! I can't believe I still have it!