Things you may not know about me...(probably things you don't care to know). Tagged by Mindi

1. I was born in San Diego and lived there until I was 13. Then I moved to Prairieville, Louisiana and was there until I was 16. I moved to Layton in April 1999 and love Utah.

2. The first person I meet at my new High School was my friend Denise. She just introduced herself and invited me to sit by her in math. I was so relieved, I don't like to be the new girl...We have been friends ever since.

3. When I was 5 years old I got bit on the butt by a dog and it broke skin a little. I have not been a fan of dogs since.

4. My kids love animals so much that it makes me want to get them a dog...

5. I have had 2 sets of braces and 2 jaw surgeries, 1 nose surgery and 1 C-section...don't be jealous.

6. I have a tendency to cry...a lot...over just about anything...I promise that it has improved slightly.

7. I love Ethan and Rylie more than I knew I could love someone...its freaky sometimes...I love Coulter more than words too but a parents love for their children is something not easily described...

8. My little sister Kaitlin drives the same pimping sea foam green Ford Escort that I drove in high school and she looks just as hot as I did:)

9. I love Mexican food...enchiladas, tacos, tostados, nachos, guacamole...I could go on for awhile...

10. I am married to my best friend...I didn't think that was possible.

11. I love to laugh...and I love people that make me laugh...

12. I have been fired from one job...lets just say that it wasn't really my fault and that girls are evil. (Also if you don't know the meaning of the word insubordinate you should look it up...it is one of those words that apparently you need to know...)

13. My grandma lives next door to my parents and that's only 15 minutes from my house...sweet huh?

14. I work graveyards now so I can't remember the last time I didn't feel tired...

15. I love the shows House, Friends, Veronica Mars and a few others I don't wish to fess up to...

16. If I have a shake, it's always butterfinger shake. No exceptions

17. I have been a member of the LDS church my whole life but I was converted or "knew without a doubt" when I was 15. The experience is personal, but I can say that I know that the gospel is true.

18. My dad makes the best chocolate chip cookies. No lie...the best!

19. I always go to bed with socks on and they are never on when I wake up...strange

20. I love it when I find a good deal, I am a bargain shopper. Nothing beats 50% off clearance at Old Navy or 80% off at Kohls. I also clip coupons, price match etc. Good deals are addicting...

I didn't think that I would have that much to write but then I started rambling...Sorry. I tag Marge, Janelle and Denise...

Guys Night Out at the Car Show...

Coulter here filling in on what Ethan and I did the other night.

We were invited to join the Lloyd men at the Car Show. Once Ethan learned that he could sit in some of the cars, he was ecstatic and would ask to sit in every single car that we went up to.

Robby and Brandon in one of the first vehicles we saw when we got there.

Ethan with Grandpa in the '09 Ford Explorer.

Ethan with Uncle Matthew posing in a trunk.

Ethan in the Smart car convertible. He looked like he was big enough to drive away in it, those cars are small!

Kirsten's dream car, the Honda Pilot.

Ethan in front of a $220,000 Bentley. For some reason, they wouldn't let him sit in a car which cost way more than our house...

Not only did Grandpa treat us to the car show, he took us to Fudruckers after. I ordered a shake with my meal and told Ethan that he could have the extra shake from mine that comes in the metal cup. When he saw mine, he was pretty sad that he didn't have a cherry and "some of that white stuff." So I gave in and switched with him. As you can see, he was quite happy.

Just playing...

So apparently my dad wants me to update my blog...If he is missing the monkeys, he is welcome to come pick them up anytime:)...Well here is our "home girl" Rylie. We were all playing in Ethan's room on Sunday night and she put on Ethan's hat and went and got her dinosaurs (that's right, her dinosaurs, the girl is obsessed lately).

Ethan is flying...he wants to rough-house all day lately...control yourself boy!

Ice skating...

So we took the kids ice skating on Monday. I haven't been since I was like 12 so I was as graceful as ever. Ice skating is a lot easier when you have a kid skating between your legs...It didn't even seem to phase Coulter but I was worried the whole time that I was going to trip over Ethan or Rylie. The kids have never been so both were a little scared. Ethan was excited to try but wouldn't let go of Coulter or myself.
Ethan says that next time he wants to run on the ice...maybe we'll bring a helmet then...Well Ethan had fun and can't wait to go again. Rylie on the other hand...
Here is our little ice princess (ha ha). Notice the not so happy face. She wanted help, then didn't want help. She wanted to sit on the ice but didn't want to get wet. She wanted me to stay by her but go away...let's just say that Rylie didn't have so much fun after the first 42 seconds...

She got more bitter as the minutes passed. Can anyone say naptime?

Ethan and I passed by the team box and this is what I see. Then I look over and Coulter is taking pictures of it! I wish there was audio to go with this, it was pretty ridiculous...

It's so hard to be 2 and moody sometimes...

Am I the only parent that does this?

A little background info: I am not a fan of character clothes, shoes, backpacks etc. Also, the bear in the picture looks exactly like the Care Bear that I had when I was little.

So here is Rylie with her Care Bear and matching shirt she got for Christmas...I couldn't help my self! I had to buy this for Rylie because I loved Care Bears when I was little. And the shirt...I found it at the Gap and had to get it. It went against everything I believe in and I paid way too much for it but as you see I couldn't help myself...I'm sure I'm not the only parent that has done something like this...(FYI-Coulter is so guilty of this!)

Sledding...

I promised Ethan last Friday that we would go sledding on Monday. I really need to start watching the news because it was snowing pretty hard when we went. Coulter found us a location and we got started because we didn't know when the cops would show up asking us to leave...Ethan had so much fun, he was freaking out. Rylie had fun for awhile as long as she wasn't going too fast (that's my girl! A weenie like her mom...)

Coulter was pulling them up the hill and Rylie was still holding on with a death grip...

Ethan was so funny! He wasn't scared of anything and even went down backwards a couple of times. Once he took out Rylie when he couldn't stop...poor girl...

It's pretty sad...I am such a wimp. It freaks me out if I start going too fast. I love Rylie's face in this pic! What a trooper...

-For anyone who has been waverunning with me-I make the same noise when I sled...my poor family...