Wednesday, January 28, 2009

25 random things about myself

I have been tagged by my friend Jenny (not sure how long ago!!) This is going to take some thinking, but here it goes:

1. I like to do crossword puzzles and other word games.
2. I do not like snakes, reptiles or anything that slithers or scurries.
3. I really enjoy making jewelry, but I don't like to wear jewelry.
4. I am almost 30!! EEK
5. I have a very sensitive stomach and almost everything I eat makes me sick.
6. I have hereditary hemolitic spherocytosis (say that 5 times fast!) a blood disorder that led to me having my spleen out.
7. My favorite disney movie is Hercules.
8. I have to bundle up like an eskimo just to take out the garbage or get the mail.
9. I am deathly afraid of deep water. I do not like not knowing what is under me.
10. I love watching HGTV home decorating shows. Too bad I don't know how to apply those principles in my decorating!!
11. I do not know how to swim. Why bother, when I don't like water!!
12. I have never been good at eating healthy-that is probably why my stomach hates me!!
13. My best friend is my sister, Katie, whom I miss horribly.
14. I am very proud to be a Peay.
15. I regret never taking sewing in high school. I made Wes get me a sewing machine for Christmas one year, and he has used it more than me!!
16. I think marriage is the hardest thing I have ever tried. But is also the most rewarding.
17. I wish kids came with instructions!
18. I admit I am very naive when it comes to politics and other wordly issues. I prefer it that way.
19. I am pretty sure my five year old is smarter than me. I think that is a good thing?!
20. I am starting to look my age. But I hope I always feel younger!
21. I sometimes wish I was in college again so that I can be a complete goofball again with my awesome roomies.
22. I love being a normal family for the first time in our marriage. Eating dinner at 6:00 is a new concept to us.
23. I don't ever listen to the radio except when I am in the car.
24. At this very moment, Hailey is dressed in her bathing suit and it is a dang blizzard outside. Kids are funny! I am pretty sure I did the same thing when I was young.
25. I have a headache.

Wow, I actually thought of 25 things!

Zac got baptized



I can't believe our little Zac is old enough to be baptized. Good job bud!! Can you believe Katie is old enough to have a child being baptized, I can't!!

Our Christmas trip to Utah

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Merry Christmas to all...

We hope everyone had a great Christmas. We had a small, humble and perfect one. The kids kept saying that it was the best Christmas ever. They had so much fun the night before with pj's and slippers that Riley didn't even see the presents under the tree Christmas morning and was in complete awe when he discovered them.

Christmas Eve






Being our first Christmas in Wyoming and away from family, we had to entertain ourselves!! We made chocolate chip cookies for Santa and opened our PJ's like always. I have never seen the kids so excited about pajamas!! Riley was so thrilled about his spiderman slippers he didn't realize there were more presents. It was very nice to have just the four of us for a few days.

Happy Birthday Hailey!!







Hailey had a good birthday despite the fact that all her friends and family are a million miles away. She wanted build-a-bear stuff for her bear, so that is what she got. Her aunt Katie made her some pj's for her and her bear, Grandma Louie sent a "marriage" dress, we gave her an outfit and a swimsuit. She has wanted this swimsuit since we made the bear in May. So I knew if I didn't get it for her, she would never forgive me. She had lots of calls and thoughts for her birthday which brightened her day. We went to dinner at her favorite restaurant in Gillette, the China King Buffet, and then we had a heart cake (her choice). Wes, Scott and I were too full for cake, so we just gave Hailey and Riley forks and let them go at it! It was very funny and they were bouncing off the walls for quite a while after that.