Which Sports Car are You?

Gabe saw this quiz on his cousin's blog and made me take it. :) We both took it and here is what we came up with:

ALYCIA

I'm a Ferrari 360 Modena!

You've got it all. Power, passion, precision, and style. You're sensuous, exotic, and temperamental. Sure, you're expensive and high-maintenance, but you're worth it.

GABE

I'm a Ford Mustang!

You're an American classic -- fast, strong, and bold. You're not snobby or pretentious, but you have what it takes to give anyone a run for their money.

"Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

Do you think they're accurate? Which car is nicer anyway? Shows how much I know. :)

I Thought I Was Going To Die Yesterday

I was minding my own business trying to broil my cinnamon toast on homemade bread I had made the night before (oh so yummy) and that's when it happened. I saw a flash of light as soon as I turned to oven on. I thought the oven light had finally decided to start working after months but then realized that instead there were sparks lighting it up. I immediatly turned the oven off but they still kept getting brighter and brighter. I hurried and put Preston in his booster seat far away with a piece of bread to occupy him while I freaked out.

I tried to call Gabe but of course he didn't answer his phone. So I tried to call my mom but her break from work had just ended. Is this something you could call 911 for? I didn't know so I ran and got my fire extinguisher from the laundry room upstairs because I forgot we had kept one in the kitchen for times such as these. Of course I thought the oven was going to blow and didn't have the guts to get anywhere near it, let alone open it with all that sparking going on.

Luckily after the sixth try Gabe decided to answer his phone and told me to turn the breaker off (he had asked his coworkers what to do). That did the trick. Eventually I turned the breakers back on and nothing happened. Our stovetop works just fine but we think we need a new element for the top, hopefully an easy fix.

I'm just grateful that

1. nothing blew up

2. I didn't have to use the fire extinguisher

3. Last but not least, I didn't have to call the dreaded 911 number...

oh, and I guess I'm also grateful that we can still cook most foods and probably don't have to buy a whole new appliance. :)

Little Cowboy

Who is that cowboy hiding under that hat all innocent and sweet?

Well, there's half of his face.

Oh, it's just my Preston

dressing up like a rough rancher cowboy man.

Too bad he wasn't too fond of the hat.

*photos taken at pumpkin patch, more pictures to come soon...

Independence Day

No, I'm not talking about the movie, although it is one Gabe likes a lot. I'm talking about the Fourth of July, this year, 2008. I still am way behind on my blogging if you couldn't tell and I have this weird thing where I can't leave anything out. We had a great time that day and since I have a bad memory I need to post pictures and write myself captions. Feel free to take a peek three months down memory lane with me.

In the morning we went to our annual ward (church congregation) breakfast.  They had pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, yogurt, fruit salad, and orange juice.  It was quite a feast for someone who usually has a bowl of cereal for breakfast.  Of course I was the last one done.  They were already putting up the tables when I was finishing.  I try to blame it on the fact that I have to feed Preston, but really I'm just a slow eater which is only accentuated when I talk to much which tends to happen at social gatherings.

After the breakfast we all hung out for a while.  It was about naptime so Preston started to fall asleep on Gabe's shoulders.  My friend Holly who took these amazing pictures of Preston took these next three pictures for us.

No wonder he was worn out with all that running around.  He had his first ever scraped knee.  And yes, he has many more since then, luckily it doesn't seem to bother him.

When he started falling asleep I put him on my shoulder and he was out.  I love his squished face and puckered lips.

Later that day we went to a friends house for a barbeque.  My other friend Heidi L. took these next few pictures for us.  It's so nice to have my own personal paparazzi. :)... too bad my hair wasn't looking to good that day or this would have been a really good family pictures.

Preston liked "jumping" or rather "running" on the trampoline.  Isn't it cool how the static made his hair stick up?  Click for a larger view.

Okay, finally for some pictures from our camera.  Preston saw that all the big kids had gone upstairs and wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

When he realized Teagan had a ball he was of course excited.

But after a few minutes of wearing that silly star hat mom got from the dollar bin at Joann's he was ready to take that off...

and try out the sandbox.  Of course this was a hit because he LOVES dirt.

Last but not least we tried out the swings. Wow, look at those thunder thighs, they're not that big anymore!

For some reason he thought the swing was a chew toy,

so I showed him what it's really for and he liked it much better.

I had fun too with Tessa and Sawyer, they like to go REALLY high!  Too bad I look like a dork in this picture.

After the barbeque we went and watched the fireworks of course.  Preston was really tired and slept on our shoulders but kept waking up everytime he heard a loud boom, which was, let's face it, about every four seconds.  Poor kid didn't get a lot of sleep at home that day.  But, I think overall he still had a great time.  Aren't holiday's great?  We haven't had one in a while so I'm excited it's almost that season again.

What time is it?

It's 4:00 in the morning and I can't sleep, so what do I do?  Blog of course.  Preston has been sleeping really well the past three weeks it's so nice to not have to get up with him in the night.  I guess it just clicked all of a sudden that he can sleep by himself.  The weird part is that he is getting his last two eye teeth right now and it isn't affecting his sleep at all!  Every other time he got a tooth it was torture for all of us for a week or two.  Oh well.  I just wish I was sleeping as good as him... at least this gives me a chance to catch up on my blogging... maybe.

A Beautiful Friend

Who could this mystery woman be?

My good friend Heidi of course.  We took our boys to the pumpkin farm this weekend and after they had their fun, we decided to have our fun too.  If you remember we did the same thing at the tulip fields in April. (yes those are the same picture, but I couldn't decide which I liked best)

This time we found what looked like an enchanted garden and Heidi fit right in.

Then we found this cool vine covered cement thing.

Last but not least came the barn, the cowboy hat, and lots of serious pictures.

We took turns taking eachothers pictures while the boys contently ate crackers in their strollers.

Oooo, mysterious Heidi...

she's so serious. (yep, that's two copies of the same picture again)

Even when she's trying not to smile.

Isn't she beautiful?

More pictures of the pumpkin patch and Preston to come.

5 Things - a tag

Alice, a friend from my freshman year of college tagged me so here goes...

5 Things I've done in the past 10 years

1. Went through middle school and high school.

2. Graduated from High School.

3. Went to BYU.

4.  Got married in the temple.

5. Added Preston to my family.

5 Things I wish I could do today

1. Clean my house without having to get up.

2. Take a nap.

3. Get a pedicure.

4. Go shopping just for fun.

5. Finish painting Preston's room.


5 Foods I wouldn't want to live without

1. Cafe Rio (even though I have to live without it right now)

2. Ice Cream

3. Candy Corn

4. Potstickers

5. Fruit, nothing specific


5 Things I Would Do If I Were A Millionaire...

1. Pay off my house.

2. Decorate my house.

3. Give money and presents to friends and family.

4. Travel.

5. Go to spas at least on a weekly basis.


5 Places I Have Lived...

1. Logan, UT

2. Lewiston, ID

3. Bishop, CA

4. Connersville, IN

5. Everett, WA


5 Jobs I Have Had...

1. Ballet Instructor and Gymnastic Coach.

2. Cashier at coffee shop/cafe/bookstore

3. BYU event staff

4. BYU early morning custodial

5. EFY (Especially For Youth Camp) receptionist, yes this was a year round job.


5 People I Tag...

Whatever five people want to do this tag. :)

More Cute Pictures of Preston

My friend Holly is a budding photographer.  When we asked her to watch Preston one evening in July she suprised us by taking some pictures of him.  Here they are.

My Favorite!  This one is going to be framed on our wall once I finally get around to ordering pictures.

I love how is face is striped in this one... and the face he's making.

He used to always go snuggle with his penguin.  He thought it was a dog and would always bark at it.

After a few pictures inside they went out for a little while.  Preston was excited because he didn't get to do this much.

Then she got this sweet picture. 

Not only that, she got rid of a bunch of weeds in our backyard "just for fun." We definately got more than we bargained for.  Thanks again Holly!  I would have never gotten such good pictures of Preston, he won't sit still for me, he must like you a lot. :)  Check out Holly's photography blog too!