Day 3

A picture of me and my friends.......yeah its been a while since one of those!!








and of course my best friend!

Day 2

The meaning behind our blog name.....
Well nothing too special. I got it from Micheal Buble's song "Everything" and since this blog is about my family for the most part-it totally fits, they are everything!

The Challenge

So Becky, a friend whose blog I follow, started doing this 30-day challenge thing on her blog, and I thought it looked like fun!

Day 1- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

A recent picture was interestingly hard to find.....for some reason they are all of Elli!



Since Elli is part of me, I decided this counts....;)

Now for 15 interesting facts....I had to get help with this.....

1- I love to read, if I start a book at night I read it waaayyyy later than I should even though I know I will regret it the next day.....I did that twice this week :)
2-I am pretty strict with our budget, but some days I just throw it to the wind and do what I want anyway.
3- Listening to people eat noisy things bothers me, like I have to move away from them. Unless I am eating, then I can't hear them.
4- If Keith and I go to bed at the same time, he has to rub my back for at least 5 minutes.....its a requirement.
5- I try fish every once a while, hoping that I will like it.....I never do.
6-When I get home from going anywhere, I have to use the bathroom, I think I subconsciously have a fear of public bathrooms.....some of them are really gross!
7-I like to wear make-up, but I am too lazy to do it every day.
8- I cut my hair short so that I don't wear it in a pony tail every day, because I totally would.
9- If someone is talking to me and I don't really get what they are saying, but I'm not really interested, I will just nod my head like I understand.
10- I like to watch TV, but not necessarily movies.
11- When I'm pregnant, everyone drives me crazy!!!-except my own family.
12-I love school--not all classes, just those ones that really make you think.
13- Elli comes first--always!
14-Sometimes Keith comes first--but even he knows Elli comes first :)
15- I don't forget things quickly--if you make me upset, even by little things, you better fix it fast!

If you want to do this too, here is the list!

Day 1 - A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

Day 2 - The meaning behind your Blog name

Day 3 - A picture of you and your friends

Day 4 - A habit that you wish you didn’t have

Day 5- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to

Day 6 - Favorite super hero and why

Day 7 - A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Day 8 - Short term goals for this month and why

Day 9 - Something you’re proud of in the past few days

Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad

Day 11 - Another picture of you and your friends

Day 12- How you found out about Blogs and why you made one

Day 13 - A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

Day 14- A picture of you and your family

Day 15 - Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play

Day 16 - Another picture of yourself

Day 17 - Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have

Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them

Day 20 - Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future

Day 21 - A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 22 - What makes you different from everyone else

Day 23 - Something you crave for a lot

Day 24- A letter to your parents

Day 25 - What I would find in your bag

Day 26- What you think about your friends

Day 27 - Why are you doing this 30 day challenge

Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?

Day 29 - In this past month, what have you learned

Day 30- Who are you?

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

My baby girl is now a toddler........and duly called one! She has been standing up and walking all over the place! She loves it so much! Every time she comes by me she grins, laughs, and giggles! It is seriously the cutest thing she has done! I am so grateful to have the experience of being Elli's mommy. She is such an angel and has truly taught me to put others first. She is the first thing I think of when I wake up, and the last thing when I go to sleep. She is my life.

I hope you had a good day baby girl. Get ready to show off your new moves next week at your party!

Happy Anniversary!!!

I love my husband! He is seriously the most thoughtful guy I have ever met! He remembers important dates so much better than me and makes them so special!

So today was the anniversary of when Keith proposed! We went to Wheeler Farm with Elli this morning. She loved the animals and enjoyed being outside so much. It is always fun to see her experience new things. Later in the day we went and saw the movie Salt. It was pretty cool! It was the kind of movie that had a good story line and plenty of action-a perfect match for both of us. After the movie we went out to eat at Texas Roadhouse-can't go wrong there!

And I got some awesome shoulder massages! (I still hurt, and it makes me not feel good all together!)

All in all I got the best guy out there! Sorry ladies, no contest! (He even did the dishes last night, and got up with Elli twice!)

So thanks for an amazing anniversary babe! I love you!

Weaning - 1 Me - 0

So I have started weaning Elli. As of yesterday she is totally not nursing and is on whole milk. A couple weeks early, i know, but she was ready and willing so I took advantage. We were down to nursing twice a day, so I didn't figure it would be too bad. She is doing great, I'm not! This is nothing emotional, although I do love cuddling with her. I just never knew it could be this uncomfortable! I worked today with toddlers and infants, and I could hardly hold them! I am so tender and full that any bump kills!

I hope this doesn't last long........it really stinks..........

The Fabulous 4th of July weekend!

This weekend was THE BEST!!!!


It isn't often that we have so much fun packed into one weekend, and it was a change well needed.

On Saturday Keith had to work, but was able to go in early, which was awesome! We were able to go to his parents house for a 4th of July BBQ and family get together. I really do love my in-laws, they are fun, hilarious at times, and all-around good people. After food and games we lit fireworks just out front on the street. Man, those boys are crazy! I stuck to sparklers. Elli loved the lights and didn't get scared once at all the noise.




On Sunday, we went to church, of course. It was fast and testimony meeting, Keith got up there. He is always so good and going up and baring his testimony, I am very proud of him for that. After church, we took naps and then hung out with some of our favorite people, the Degraws. They live 2 floors beneath us and we do a lot of stuff together. When we were changing Elli's (fondly known as 'Lela' by their little boy, Ethan) diaper she escaped!




HAHA It was super cute. Our neighbor doesn't usually like naked pictures, but thought this was pretty cute with the leggings.

On Monday, we totally screwed up Elli's nap schedule. Seriously, she was so tired and would fall asleep almost every time we were in the car. We first went up to Brighton and hiked up to Mary's Lake. It was mostly up hill, so it wasn't the most easy, but it was beautiful landscape.



We went with Keith's friend Dale and Keith's sisters, Becky and Jessica. They are a lot of fun to hike with and we were glad to have them with us.




We got home around 3 (at which time Elli hadn't taken an afternoon nap yet) and decided to go swimming. I though for sure Elli would fall asleep in the car and stay asleep while the others swam. Just in case though, I got her all dressed in her swimming suit and ready to go. Well, she fell asleep in the car, but I guess she just couldn't stand the excitement and woke up to come swimming with us for a couple hours. Then Keith, Dale, and I went to see The A-Team. HAHA It was soooooooo funny! I loved it and totally recommend it.

Well we got home around around 10 and finally Elli was able to get some rest. She is still feeling it today, so I feel bad. But we had tons of fun and it was totally it!