Kinda' Fun

The lines that are bolded are things that I have done...how about you?
(thanks Jill)
1. Started your own blog
2.Slept under the stars
3.Played in a band
4.Visited Hawaii
5.Watched a meteor shower
6.Given more than you can afford to charity
7.Been to Disneyland
8.Climbed a Mountain
9.Held a praying mantis
10.Sang a solo
11.Bungee jumping
12.Visited Paris
13.Watched a lightning storm at sea
14.Taught yourself an art from scratch
15.Adopted a child
16.Had food poisoning
17.Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18.Grown your own vegetables
19.Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20.Slept on an overnight train
21.Had a pillow fight
22.Hitch hiked
23.Taken a sick day when you were not ill
24.Built a snow fort
25.Held a lamb
26.Gone skinny dipping
27.Run a Marathon
28.Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29.Seen a total eclipse
30.Watched a sunrise or sunset
31.Hit a home run
32.Been on a cruise
33.Seen Niagara Falls in person
34.Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35.Seen an Amish community
36.Taught yourself a new language
37.Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38.Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39.Gone rock climbing
40.Seen Michelangelo's David
41.Sung Karaoke
42.Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43.Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44.Visited Africa
45.Walked on a beach by moonlight
46.Been transported in an ambulance
47.Had your portrait painted
48.Gone deep sea fishing
49.Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50.Been to the top of the Eiffel tower in Paris
51.Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52.Kissed in the rain
53.Played in the mud
54.Gone to a drive-in theater
55.Been in a movie
56.Visited the Great Wall of China
57.Started a business
58.Taken a martial arts class
59.Visited Russia
60.Served at a soup kitchen
61.Sold girl scout cookies
62.Gone whale watching
63.Got flowers for no reason
64.Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65.Gone sky diving
66.Visited a Nazi concentration camp
67.Bounced a check
68.Flown in a helicopter
69.Saved a favorite childhood toy
70.Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71.Eaten Caviar
72.Pieced a quilt
73.Stood in times square
74.Toured the Everglades
75.Been fired from a job
76.Seen the changing of the Guards in London
77.Broken a bone
78.Been on a speeding motorcycle
79.Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80.Published a book
81.Visited the Vatican
82.Bought a brand new car
83.Walked in Jerusalem
84.Had your picture in the newspaper
85.Read the entire Bible
86.Visited the White House
87.Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88.Had Chickenpox
89.Saved someones life
90.Sat on a jury
91.Met someone famous
92.Joined a book club
93.Lost a loved one
94.Had a baby
95.Seen the Alamo in person
96.Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97.Been involved in a law suit
98.Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Super Bowl Here I Come!!!

We had playoff game party at our house and many of you already know that The Steelers won, which means that my brother, Chris, and the rest of the Steelers are traveling to Tampa, FL to beat out the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1, 2009!!!!! We are so excited for Chris!! And I am super excited for a husband who is so supportive to let me go to the Super Bowl and cheer on my brother and his team!! I am so giddy! Let's go Steelers, let's go!!! (the cheerleader in me).

Happy New Year!!!!

We just recently returned from our Christmas vacation to California and Arizona. I finally felt like I had time to update the blog but then we got the flu!! So fun! So now, I am really ready to update. Are you ready for a long one?

Before we even left for vacation we had a little Christmas party/play date. Some friends came over with their kids and we played, ate christmas food, and then the kids made some candy necklaces and colored some wooden ornaments. It was fun and here are a few pictures of that day. My favorite picture is first!! Jaxon and Kailyn giving kisses!!! Britton and Jaxon Brayden

We left the 19th of Dec and returned the 5th of January-talk about a break!!! We were thankful for it!! We first flew to California and were there for Christmas. One night we went to look at Christmas lights, which Kailyn loved!! She loved seeing them here in TN but since we live in a very small and spread out area, there aren't a whole lot to see. Jovie (in stroller), Tamsyn, Jeremy, Kailyn, Papi, Nonnie, Katie

After we saw the lights we were introduced to a beautiful thing called Yo Yum Yum Yogurt!! It was very good and very fun. A Yogurt place where you choose your flavor yogurt, you put as much yogurt in as you want and then you put whatever toppings on that you want and you are charged by the ounce. It was beautiful! My dad (papi) also found a cart that had a car in front and was giving Kailyn a ride and she just happened to continually bump into everything, at first she seemed nervous, but ended up loving the crashing.

Here are Kailyn and Jovie in their Christmases dresses. So Cute!

Here are some pictures from Christmas morning.

Mom, Grandpa, Joey, Mindy, Katie

Bruce, Kailyn, Oskar, Penelope, Jovie

We drove to Arizona where we went to the Mesa Temple Christmas lights with some friends that I haven't seen in awhile. It was great to see them and spend time with them. Kailyn took to their girls very quickly and had a lot of fun! I even ran into a sister missionary who went on splits with me when I was a missionary and served in her Ward. It was great to see her but I don't have a picture because my camera died on me. I was so mad about that!!!

Us and 2 Monroe families
Maddie,Cort,Michelle, Ashlyn, Clay, Kailyn, Jeremy,
Kate, Cortney, Paige, Ainsley, Beth, Jovie, and Tamsyn

All the girls, minus 2!!! Paige, Maddie, Cortney, Kate, Ashlyn, and Kailyn
We took Kailyn to the snow
Landon, Kailyn, Charleigh

She didn't really like it.

We went to a New Years Eve party, it was pretty fun! Kailyn liked the dangly things in the doorway
I got a chocolate peanut butter ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins for my birthday!!
The last word on the cake said Jeremy. I think Joanne Ballard is the only other person that is in on that inside joke...anyway. It's the BIG 30 Baby!!! Bring on the best year of my life!!! Whoop de Whoop, what!? And now that I have finished the longest post in the history of blogs I will sign off but first I will let you know that I am impressed with anyone who lasted through this whole thing!