Kristen tagged me

8 tv shows I like to watch
1. Friends
2. The Office
3. The Biggest Looser
4. Phych
5. Monk
6. 30 Rock
7. Saturday Night Live
8. Home improvement shows

8 restaurants I like to eat at
1. Olive Garden
2. Wingers
3. Casa Del Ray
4. The Library
5. Noodle and Company
6. Red Lobster
7. P. F. Changs
8. Altitudes

8 things that happened today (I'll do yesterday since today has just begun)
1. Did lots of laundry
2. Cleaned the bathroom
3. My mother-in-law came to visit
4. I played a game with her
5. Took Michael lunch
6. Went to Bible study
7. Watched 30 Rock with Michael
8. Went to Sleep

8 things I am looking forward to
1. Christmas in Gillette with family
2. Joshua's 3rd birthday
3. Joshua being potty trained
4. My next prenatal appointment
5. The birth of our second child
6. Being Debt free
7. Spring and Summer
8.Our trip to the Oregon coast in August 2009

8 things on my wish list
1. Go and get a manicure, pedicure, facial, massage. Basically a day at the spa
2. Visit the Bahama's again with Michael
3. Go shopping for new clothes (always)
4. New nice flip flops ($60 at a store down town)

5. New digital camera

6. For my children to be saved

7. For my son to not throw as many fits
8. Have the gas money so I can see my friend and family when ever I want to

8 people I tag: Shannon, Stacey, Jamie, Megan. I only know of four. :) Some people have already been tagged so I shouldn't tag them again.

Downtown trick-or-treat

The last two years Joshua stayed at home with us on Halloween and we passed out candy. This year we dressed him up and took him downtown last Saturday with his friend Ryan to go from store to store to get candy for Halloween. He had so much fun and instead of saying "Trick-or-Treat", he would say "Candy please", he is so cute. He was a little Caterpillar this year, last year a puppy, the year before a dinosaur.

I don't think we will go out on Halloween, I would like to stay at home pass out candy and possibly Christian tracks. I just need to figure out quickly where to purchase them.


Joshua and his friend Ryan. At our first candy stop. Ryan is Nemo from the Disney movie.

Time to carve a pumpkin.

Joshua and I have had a wonderful day so far. This morning we made some rice crispy treats with Fall sprinkles mixed in them. After that we carved a pumpkins, Joshua is still a little too young to carve it but he had fun watching and helping me take the cut our chunks from the pumpkin to throw out. Now we have some Pumpkin seeds baking in the oven with butter and salt. I have never eaten them before so I'll post a picture of them and if we liked the, when they are finished.

Here are some pictures of Joshua helping carve the pumpkin. We had such a fun time. I am plan on doing this every year. Sorry the pictures are out of order.


The final result.





Joshua with the pumpkin top.


When I bought the pumpkin I didn't see if it had a flat bottom or not. It is very wobbly so we will have to prop it up when it is lit. Oops.

Cloth Diapers for $40.

Okay so I posted an add on Craigslist and for some reason it didn't work so I tried again, and it didn't work. So I am going to post on here that I have 3 cloth diapers size medium, 19-26 pounds, and 1 bumgenius cloth diaper all in one one size fits all diaper. I am wanting to sell these for $40, I bought them brand new and Joshua only used them twice. They work great we just decided to not use them. If you are interested just post a comment with your email address and I'll email you back on when you can pick them up. 2 of the diapers cost us $14.50, 1 was $17.95 and the other was $18.00. I also have two inserts for over nights. These diapers don't need covers and are either button or velcro.

Here is a picture of them. I hope they find a home.

Stroller Child Cover

So I am having a really hard time getting us ready to go on walks in this really cold weather. I want to go on walks so I can stay in shape for this pregnancy. Today while I was on a walk I got an idea. I found this item for sale online and decided I could make it myself. Part of the reason I don't like going on walks is because I feel Joshua is too cold. The next reason is my legs are too cold.

So I used an old Fleece blanket of ours (we have like 10 of them no joke) I thought this would be a good use for it. I folded it in half then sewed around the three edges , not the folded edge, then I cut it to size. I then sewed three large button holes, for the buckle to hold Joshua in, to go through. Then I bought two LONG zippers, sewed them on, ironed on some ball patches and there you have it.




Joshua had fun modeling for me.

I figure he should be warm enough in it in his pants, socks and shoes. On really cold days I'll put another blanket over his legs under the enclosure. Our stroller also has a plastic cover that comes down to cover his face so the wind blocks him. I am looking forward to trying this out tomorrow. I just need to get long underwear for me and I'll be set to go.

Update

Well not too much to report back. Sometime last week we all went to the park and I took a lot of pictures. Joshua loves the park so I wanted to go while it was still some what nice. We like a smaller park down the road from us, it is smaller than Washington park so Joshua has to stay on one play equipment. It makes is so much easier to watch him that way. It also has a little pond so it is fun going over to that to throw rocks in.








Last weekend Michael's sister Jennifer came over. Joshua had a lot of fun with her and was sad to see her leave. She played video games a lot and Joshua had fun watching her. Then Monday we all went to the pool so Joshua could swim. We hadn't been to the pool since summer so he had a lot of fun. Now that it is getting colder I am going to try to go once or twice a month. Afterwards he played in the indoor playground at the rec-center. He always hates to leave there too.

Last night we went to Ft. Collins to get our oil changed at the VW dealership down there. Joshua thought we were going to Cheyenne to see Grammy, Papa and Auntie Jennifer and kept asking for them. Even on our way out of town he was saying his names. While there we ate at the Noodel and Company. It was pretty good and Joshua loved his meal. That was all we did while we were there but it was a nice evening.

Our Wedding

What were your wedding colors?
Silver and baby blue. Our theme was snowflakes (we were going to have it in the winter) I had snowflake ornaments hanging on each pew.

What was your wedding dress like?
White strapless dress that I had straps added to it. It was a David's Bridal dress.

Can you name your bridesmaids?
Danielle, Joni, Erin

What about your groomsmen?
Garret, Kyle O, Kyle S

Do you still talk to your wedding party?
All the bridesmaids we do, only one of the Groomsmen

What was the biggest "disaster" of the wedding?
I didn't have any it all went PERFECT. Thanks to my family who helped out a bunch.

Who were your ushers?
Michael's cousins Mitch and Grant

Who was the music at your wedding?
We didn't have anyone playing piano. I had music playing through the speakers. My friend Joni did sing the Lord's Prayer while we had communion.

What was the reception like?
It was at the Camplex Heritage Center. We had a ton of tables and chairs set up with dancing and a buffet of veggies, fruits, sandwiches, wings, punch and cake of course, with some nuts on the cake table.


Was rice thrown?
No, instead I made packages with paper snowflakes in them for people to throw. (Our theme was snowflakes because we were going to get married in January but my dad wouldn't travel in January so we upped it to August).

Who traveled farthest to get to your wedding?
My Aunt, She traveled from Texas, about a 14 hour drive but she flew. My dad drove 11 hours.

Did you have a receiving line?Yes

Transportation?
Michael drove our Jetta to the reception.

Your favorite memory of the wedding?
Preparing for the wedding its self. I only had a month to plan it in. I also loved the reception, because I got to dance with my husband and I LOVE dancing with my husband. I also loved our Honeymoon but it came 2 1/2 years later.

How many weddings have you been a part of?
Flower girl for my oldest sister's wedding. Maid of honor for my friend Danielle, and Joni's wedding. I was the guest book watcher for my sister-in-laws wedding.

Thank you Kristen for posting these questions. I loved going through them and remembering our wedding again.

Post any other questions or thoughts you have about weddings and I will answer yours too!