Wednesday, July 9, 2008

3 years

Wahoo!!!! We celebrated our 3 year anniversary on the 3rd. Man how time goes by fast. Everything in our life has changed since then. We have different jobs we live in a house now, and oh yeah we have a baby. We look a little different as well. The past three years have been wonderful. I love you Brett. 




Our engagement picture


Our 1st Christmas picture

1st year anniversary in Mammoth California
Around our second year(at Jenny's Wedding and pregnant)
Us on our 3 year anniversary having a great time. (We couldn't take a serious picture)

Independence Day

So as most people know the a lot of the fireworks were cancelled here on the 4th due to high winds. Fortunately that did not effect us. I was scheduled to work on the 4th and it turned out that a neighboring community was doing fireworks and all their festivities on the 3rd. So we had a wonderful time celebrating it on the 3rd with just the 3 of us. Tori was completely uninterested in the fireworks and enjoyed her glow necklace way more. 



she pretty much just stare at me instead of the fireworks. I thought it was cute that she was more interested in me. 

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

new home

okay by popular request here are some pictures of our new home. We love having all the extra space to move around. Brett is loving having his man's room back. I still have a little more painting projects to. My chocolate bathroom is coming along nicely I just need to put up my wallpaper border and it will be done. 

Living room/ kitchen
Tori's room
Man's room/ office. (this picture makes the deer head look small but it is really huge). 

Oreo's

So I made the mistake the other day by letting Tori lick one of my Oreo's. When I took it away she was not very happy. So I gave in and put her in the middle of the floor so she was out of reach of everything incase she wanted to grab something with her messy hands. It was pretty funny watching her. After about 3 minutes I think it made her a little sick. I love the pictures. 


Thursday, July 3, 2008

early 90's kid

This hits even closer to home for me. I just had to share because it reminds of such happy times. 

You know your a kid from the early 90's if....

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCH!"

2. You watched the Pound Puppies. 

3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." 

4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish. (is this style coming back??)

5. You owned those little Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. 

6. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom. 

7. Two words: M.C. Hammer.

8. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock."

9. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars. 

10. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales." 

11. You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

12. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. 

13. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.

14. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. 

15. You made your Mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side 

16. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter Shack, House).(we would play this in class instead of listen to our teachers)

17. L.A. Gear... 

18. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF."

19. You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf

20. You took lunch pails to school.

21. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets. 

22. You remember Hypercolor T-shirts. 

23. You ever owned a pair of jelly shoes. (can u believe they are back?)

24. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know what you are, but what am I?"

25. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up!"

26. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. 

27. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip'n'Slide. (especially when you put soap on them)

28. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

29. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonald's.

30. You remember Popples. 

31. "Don't worry, be happy." 

32. You wore socks scrunched down. 

33. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK"

34. You remember boom boxes vs. CD players.

35. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"

36. You remember watching Rainbow Brite and My Little Ponies.

37. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. 

38. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool.

39. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on Saved By the Bell," the ORIGINAL class. (I still watch reruns)

40. You collected POGs and know the difference between a Slammer and a Slicer 

41 You remember watching

-Kenan and Kel
-Doug
-Ren & Stimpy
-Pinky and the Brain
-AAAAAAAH Real Monsters!
-Rockos modern Life
-Animaniacs
-Gargoyles
-Tom and Jerry [when they didnt talk]
-Hey Arnold
-Out of the Box
-Bear in the Big Blue House
-Step by Step
-Family Matters
-Dinosaurs
-Boy Meets World

-The Magic School Bus
-Wishbone
-Reading Rainbow
-and Ghostwriter on PBS

43  When everything was settled by:
-rock paper scissors or
-bubble gum bubble gum in a dish or
44  when kick ball was something u did everyday!! (seriously everyday and tetherball(sp?))
45  You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time on a tape  (I would always do that, thank heaven for Itunes)
46  You remember when Super Nintendos and Sega Genisis became popular.
47  You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos
48  You remember when Yo-Yos were cool
49  You remember those Where's Waldo books.
50  You remember eating Warheads and Splashers Gum.
51  You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet, or Nano and brought it everywhere u went
52  All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand
53  You know the Macarena by heart ( Every word and every move) 
54 You remember reading "Goosebumps"

80's kid

I found myself going oh yeah during most of these. I love the 80's

You know you were an 80's kid if:

  • You know that another name for a keyboard is a Synthesizer".
  • You can name at least half of the members of the BRAT Pack.
  • You know who Tina Yothers is.
  • You wanted to be a Goonie.
  • You know who Max Headroom is.
  • You ever wore Flourescent, neon clothing.
  • You could breakdance, or wish you could.
  • You wanted to dress like the Hulk at Halloween.
  • You believed that "By the Power of Greyskull," you HAD the POWER.
  • Partying "like it's 1999" seemed sooo far away.
  • You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
  • You wanted to be on StarSearch.
  • You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
  • You have worn a Banana Clip, or knew someone who did.
  • You owned a doll with "Xavier Roberts" signed on its butt, or knew someone who did.
  • You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout".
  • You HAD to have your MTV.
  • You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future"
  • You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name."
  • You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
  • You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
  • You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids".
  • Punks actually "shocked" people
  • You knew "The Artist", when he was humbly called "Prince".
  • You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
  • You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game.
  • You own any cassettes.
  • You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
  • You remember and/or owned any of the CareBear glass collections from Pizza Hut, Or any other stupid collection of glass they came out with.
  • Poltergeist freaked you out.
  • You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
  • You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
  • You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or know someone who did.
  • You ever had a Swatch Watch, or three.
  • You had a crush on one of the Corey's (Haim or Feldman).
          OR
    You had a crush on Bo Derek or Heather Locklear.
  • You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
  • You had WonderWoman or Superman underoos.
  • You know what a "Whammee" is.
  • You had a crush on Jon BonJovi, or knew someone who did.
  • You thought eating Reeses Pieces would attract your own Alien.
  • Your name is Jennifer or Ja(y)son.
  • You have ever called 867-5309.
  • You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Camron, or Michael J. Fox on your wall.
  • You held the top score on PacMan.
  • You had MALL Hair or know someone who did.
  • You owned a T-Shirt that said, "I shot J.R." or know someone who did.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Tired

We are official out of our apartment. Man, are we tired. Everything went very smoothly on Saturday we had the truck packed in 45 minutes and unpacked in 20. It was extremely hot but no one complained. Thanks to everyone who helped. Especially Tyler who got us his work truck to haul all of our stuff. You're the best. 
Now I'm just finishing putting everything in its place. Our new  home is twice as big as our last one. I'm still getting use to using all the extra space and not storing it in the same place I had before. Brett loves having his "Man's room" back, and a garage that already had cabinets built in. 

I need to keep telling myself that not everything has to be put away in the first 3 days.
I keep wearing myself out each day by doing so much. Today hasn't started off relaxing either. I just can't seem to stop until everything is done. 

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Last Sunday

Last week was our last Sunday in the Hampton Ward. Brett and I were in charge of teaching the 5 year olds together. We had so much fun with them. They would say the cutest things. Especially Caitlyn on the left, when asked who the President of the United States was, replied "Jesus!"  We will miss you.   Thanks for all the laughs and the preparation for parenthood. 
Caitlyn, Joey, Jessica, Regan, Kinsey, (Bella and Thomas not in picture.)

Glenda's Memorial

This past April my grandmother passed away. She was a wonderful woman but she battled many illnesses the last couple years and her passing was certain. She lived in Virginia and her last wishes was to have her ashes spread in Arizona. My dad found a beautiful place in Goodyear at this desert park. We had a wonderful ceremony on Saturday morning in the desert landscape. All of my family from all over the states came down. We all stayed at the beautiful Wigwam.  We all had fun hanging out and getting to know each other more. Most of us got a little too much sun at the pool. 


Great Grandpa Pohl and Tori




Grandpa Williams telling a story
Great Great Aunt Vicki 
She loved holding Tori. 
Tori is in the last blanket that Glenda Pohl made. 
May she rest in peace.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the father's out there. Especially to Brett on his FIRST father's day. Tori and I were really secretive and went out and took pictures for Brett's gift. We found a tiny motorcycle jacket at build a bear that fit her perfectly.  The pictures came out wonderful (Thanks Liz) The pictures pretty much speak for themselves. She is just getting cuter and cuter.  







Thursday, June 5, 2008

We're Moving!

We have finally found a place to live in Goodyear AZ. We are going to be renting a home there and we great a super good deal. Our landlords are in my parents ward and they are the nicest people ever. Our new home will have plenty of room for our little family to grow. 
We are moving on the 21st of this month and if anyone can help that day please let me know. 
Thanks : )

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

It's too light in here.

I laid Tori down to take a nap when she was half asleep. I went in to check on her a little later and this is what I found. 
Brett thinks she just pulled the flower over her eye because it was too light in there.  She is so funny and brings so much joy to our life. 

Rachel's b-day

Rachel is now 10 years old! Yeah!!! Happy Birthday to Aunt Rachel. We had a blast bowling. My first game I bowled the best game of my life. It was only 151 but anything over 100 is good for me. Nate tried to beat my score but he was unsuccessful even with bumpers. 


eating

We decided to try feeding Tori some baby cereal. It hasn't really gone that well. She pretty much spits everything out once we put it in her mouth. The pictures speak for themselves. 



new jumper

I got this jumper for Tori and she loves it. Her legs are getting so strong. She is also holding her new doll. She loves holding it and sucking on it.