Six Quirky Things About Me

Six Quirky Things About Me:
Kamie Barrus tagged me with this one.

1. I loooove...I Love Lucy! I have all 9 seasons and I watch it when I am folding clothes, when there is nothing else on, or if I can't go to sleep, it is like a gentle lullaby for me. I think she is funny, but mostly I love the time period and the clothes (if only we could wear beautiful dresses everyday and hats and gloves). Also it doesn't hurt that Ethan loves her too. As soon as the music comes on he comes running from where ever he is and yells, "Are we watching Lucy Mommy?" I have to admit that I love that he loves it too and Matt thinks I have corrupted our child, but I think his future wife will love it!

2. When I read my scriptures it doesn't matter if I have studied for two hours and had a great spiritual experience, if I haven't read a whole chapter I have to read a chapter before I can put the Book of Mormon down. I know it's weird, but when I was 16 Brother Allison asked me to read a chapter out of the Book of Mormon everyday and I told him I would and now it's just habit. To be honest I always feel like I owe Brother Allison so much for helping me to see how much I truly love the scriptures and how much they have changed my life for the better. Thanks Brother A!

3. I love my little house. My house is I believe 850 square feet. For a long time I thought it was 900 square feet, but I have been corrected too many times, so I will go with the 850. After Matt graduated everyone kept asking us when we were going to move from our 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom house, we were a little confused and would say move? maybe never...we love our house. It is old and has a million things that still need to be fixed, (especially the outside we haven't even begun to champion that one yet), but we still love our old house. I love that I can stand in the kitchen and see every room in the house. I love that I live on the same street as my sister and that Ethan sees his cousin's nearly everyday. I love that when I pay my house payment it doesn't break the bank. I love my old house and I hope to be here many more years.

4. I want to get a degree in finance or accounting. I love working with numbers. Since I was about 20 I have logged nearly every penny I have spent. I love the budget I created and I love to play with our money to get the top dollar in an investment or stretch a dollar as far as it can go. I would also like to take classes in photography. I would love to go on a long road trip just to get a great picture. I would love to know how to develop my own pictures and hang them all around the house. I never want to stop learning and growing.

5. I can't relax if there is a cupboard or drawer open. I am a little OCD about stuff like that and sadly Ethan has followed suit. If I am putting dishes away I have to close the doors as I go, where as Matt will leave them all open until he is done. Just a quirky little thing, but it just makes me think everything looks a little more tidy when they are shut. I won't even begin to mention all my other OCD challenges, let's just pretend it is only this one little issue.

6. I love to cuddle and I love it just as much now as I did five years ago, when we got married. I remember when I got married everyone told me that we would only cuddle for the first few months and then it would all cool down. I can honestly say that has never happened, and thank goodness, because whenever I am sitting next to Matt I have to be touching him in some way. Whether I am holding his hand, touching his leg, or arm I just have to have some contact. When we watch a movie I can hardly wait to cuddle on the couch and have him hold me. When we go to bed at night he always holds me until we fall asleep. There is nothing better than a good cuddle and luckily, my husband is good enough to let me snuggle up anytime, anywhere. As cheesy as it may sound I love him more now than I did then and every minute I spend with him, is better than the last...he truly is my everything. Also it doesn't hurt that both of my kids love to cuddle up too. Life just couldn't be better. I say kiss them and hold them as much as you can now and cherish every minute they want to be held...because who knows how long it will last.

Well I did it, now I tag, Stacey Myers, Corinda, Julie, and Cassie.

Where does the time go?

Can she really be 6 weeks old? The past 6 weeks have just flown by and already memories are being made and our little family brings us more than joy then we could express. Here is a little view of Sarah developing over the past 6 weeks at home. Below is Sarah in her bassinet.

I love this outfit on her...thanks Shell!

Sarah enjoying a little music time, we are hoping with a little encouragement she will be the next Linda Eder or Sarah Brightman.

Sarah relaxing in the swing while Ethan and I made cookies. No you don't have to read that twice, I really did make sugar cookies one Sunday after church...see miracles do happen.

Sarah relaxing on the boppy. I had to put this picture in because it showed the full body view, including those cute feet. Don't you just love little baby feet?

Sarah sleeping with her favorite blanket. She loves the blanket tucked close to her face when she sleeps.

So Matt says to me one night, "Why don't you ever put bows on her head?" Well I told him I didn't have any bows and I needed to go buy some. Well basically I went out and spent $50 and Matt just about died, but now we have the bows needed to announce to the world that Sarah is a girl!

Sarah sleeping peacefully. This is my favorite nightgown that Sarah has. It is so soft and delicate.

Sarah's cute side profile.

Even while she is sleeping she is working out her future.

Here she is just days over a month old. It's amazing to watch how fast they grow.

Just looking cute and wide eyed.

Sleeping peacefully.

Catching Sarah smiling on camera has been a bit of a task, but here she is and her cute little attached tongue.

Just looking thoughtful.

I loved the crisp feeling of this picture. What is she thinking about?

I love dressing Sarah is yellow, green, and blue. This is one of my favorite blue and green outfits. With her eyes, she is breathtaking.

Just had to get one with the big bow. I am not sure what I think about these big bows, but she looked darling.

Starting to show her personality.

Well 7 weeks and this is where we are at now. Big eyes, fully aware of what is going on around her, and getting more beautiful everyday. I love being a mom.

Is this a sign for Ethan's future?

Thursday's between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. couldn't come soon enough at our house. A typical Thursday afternoon, eating lunch at the kitchen table and then the joy comes as soon as we feel the rumble of the waste management truck rolling down Dawson street. Ethan's face immediately lights up and he says, "Mommy, can I see?" We run to Ethan's room and stand at his bedroom window and watch as the garbage truck empties all the trash cans on our street. He is completely satisfied and returns to the kitchen table to finish his lunch. What can I say, he appreciates cleanliness. Check out the smile on that face...I love Thursday's too!

Take a picture of me, mommy!

Any time the camera comes out, Ethan is immediately at my side and asking me to take a picture of him as well, and who could resist taking a picture of this darling face! I love this little boy.

Sleeping Beauty

I guess she just needs a prince and then this picture will be perfect. She looks so comfortable and sweet I just want to cuddle her for hours.

Sunday Fun!

Sunday is one of my favorite days and one of the major reasons is for the simple fact that all your childhood play has now come to life. To be able to dress this beautiful little girl in dresses, bows, bracelets, and delicate shoes...is well, too much fun. This picture makes me laugh because of the way Sarah is looking at me. I would imagine she is thinking something like, "Mom, honestly another picture."I just had to put this picture in for a close up of those eyes. This was Sarah's second week at Church and really I think we might go broke just buying Sunday dresses. This is too great!

One Month and Beautiful!

Well Sarah is one month old and getting more beautiful everyday. Could it be any more fun to have a little girl? I love dressing her in the morning and talking to her about how when she gets older we will do everything together. How she will love musicals, dancing, singing, and anything and everything that involves us being together. Having a little girl is a little piece of heaven, but having a little boy too, just makes it perfect!