Another Campout....

Well I deserve props...DeLoy was busy so I took Markie camping all by myself. Nothing was hard, but sleeping in a scary tent in the pitch black woods by my lonesome. I made Matt and Mike promise they would come rescue me if they heard screamimg. The only screaming was from Livy, then Markie, then Livy, then Markie, then Claw. It wasn't the best nights sleep, but we did have smores and great pancakes and dutch oven! Not to mention the killer racoons that attacked our camp site. We named him Claw Raul the third. It was a blast to hang with the Shipleys and Vandykes. Markie and me had a great time together even though we missed Daddy. Thanks guys for a great weekend!

We're Back!

So, we're back. We went to Seattle for DeLoy's little sister Kim's wedding. It was really fun. Wedding weeekends are always crazy but fun. She looked beautiful and it was really good to see everyone. Markie was so bad on the flight there. We took turns standing by the bathroom in the back of the plane while he screamed. Ohhhhh. And then we went camping, and then we went to Sacramento. So now I am taking a breath. I will post pictures later of all of our little adventures. Markie has two new teeth. That makes a total of 8. He just turned 16 months on the 2nd. And as for me...I look 5 months pregnant! They said you show faster with the second, but man!

Take a Good Look........

That's right....I am prego with baby number 2! We are both very excited. DeLoy just continues to tell me how happy and excited he is. And how much he loves our little family. Considering how dreadful the last time around was, I am surprised he is being so optimistic. Most frequently asked questions........

1. How far along are you- I think a little over a month
2. Have you been sick- With Markie the barf started at 8 weeks, I have only felt sick so far and been extremely exhausted.
3. What do you want- Either really, but with a boy I would have to purchase less
4. How far apart will they be- Almost exactly 2 years

I love being pregnant, except for all the bad things about it (ha ha) and I am already so excited to hold my baby. I think this time around (the whole newborn thing) will be so much easier. My sister and 2 sister in laws are all pregnant so it is going to be really fun to experience this together. The baby will be about 4 months when we move home. See I am already thinking about how I will be driving alone with them both in the car to Vegas! Anyways, our little fam is expanding and I just love it.

1 Year Older and Wiser Too!

That's right I had my birthday! ( Me singing happy birthday to myself in my head) I am offically........still the baby of every group. I am 22. It feels like I have been this age for ten years. It was a great day. DeLoy gave me my present ( a Kitchen Aid) on the stroke of midnight. I think he was too excited to wait. I was so excited. I have been wanting one for everrrr. And I got a free icecream maker with it! The Shipleys watched Markie for us and we went to dinner and the movies. Thanks Becky!!! DeLoy also had his birthday in April. He turned 25! I got him a big ol' grill. He loves it. I was going to assemble it myself and have it ready on the patio when he got home from school, but it was wayyy too heavy for me to get it up stairs. It was a nice thought though. Oh and I thought that since Mr. Handy Dandy (my kitchen aid) is so beautiful he deserved a whole slide show of himself!Enjoy!!!!

I've been Tagged!

So, Janelle Bradford tagged me for the Five Fun Facts about myself. Since I did the 100 thing list it is going to be rather hard. This is for you Janelle. Well here it goes...

1. I love the smell of laundry coming from vents when your walking around outside. I seriously will just stand there for a good few minutes and breathe it in. It's the best on a chilly day, so that the warm air feels good. I am always on the hunt for yummy smelling laundry products. One day when I have money I will use like 2 cups of softener in each load. LOL.

2. I love to lay in the sun. Indoors or outdoors. If it is coming through the window and hitting my bed (what a perfect thing!) I will lay my face right where it is shining and take a nap.

3. The first thing I notice about people is their mouth. I love teeth and lips. The bigger the better for both.

4. I have a horrible long term memory. I try so hard to remember things from growing up and can't. It makes me so sad. That's what I get for not keeping a journal.

5. And lastly, I love baskin robins chocolate peanut butter ice cream. Mmmmm...good.

Oh My Goodness!

Ok so, I have bedroom furniture that my oldest sister had growing up. Then she went to college and I had it growing up. Now it is DeLoy and I's furniture. It is outdated, faded, and needs to be refinished. So I thought...how easy, I will just slap a coat of finish on there and it will look awesome. Markie will sit in the family room and play while he watches me out the glass door. It is 5 hours into the process of staining...I WANT TO KILL MYSELF! When I entered the house for the millionth time to retrieve Markie off the top of the kitchen table with my bills in his mouth I noticed the crayon drawings all over my windows. What a delight! Last week I stripped the old finish and removed the ugly hard wear. It went rather well. But today is a whole different story! It is barely soaking in any color, it looks grainy, and the color is so bad. At lunch time I caved. The phone book was out and I was calling for estimates. Which were way out of my budget! SHOCKER! So what am I going to do??? Half of the stuff is a new hideous black color and the rest is a light tan. I was going for a really dark chocolate color. Any ideas or tips for you crafty experts? I know Carly has refinished some stuff. But have any of you? Please help me...

Visiting Vegas!

During DeLoy's break it just so happened to be my best friends bridal shower! Perfecto! So we went for the weekend. It was great to see the family. And we always have tons of fun when we go. DeLoy and I even got to go on a date with my sister and her Hubby to the movies. Thanks mom and dad for babysitting. It was the first movie we have both sat through since we had Markie. It was wonderful. Markie loved playing with his cousins Bailey and Payton. And my sister Nicole announced she was having another baby. Congrats Nicole I am so excited for you guys. And my brother Brandon and his wife were in the play Joseph. They did amazing as always.

Allison, you are going to the the most beautiful bride ever! It was so fun to see all you girls. I miss you all so much. Love, Me

Camping at Butano.

During DeLoy's last break from school we decided to go camping at Butano State Park. It was so beautiful. We went with five families. It was super fun. I wish we had more pics, but my camera died the first evening we were there. That is a tradgedy if you ask me. We roasted dogs, mellows, and talked around the fire. As soon as we hit the sack the attack of the killer racoons came to our site. DeLoy and I were laughing cause we could even hear them chewing right by our heads. In the morning we had a yummy breakfast and headed to the beach. Which is only 10 minutes from the forest. I LOVE it here. The kids played in the tide pools collecting rocks and shells. While DeLoy and Brandon decided to go catch a crab for the kids. It was a wonderful weekend with our friends.

Sorry!

The reason I haven't been posting is because my child gets ear infections just about every month. (Someone HELP me!) And he gets so irretable I really can't do anything. And just as he was getting better Blogger.com flagged my blog as spam so I couldn't post. After a call from my good ol' friend Mary B. urging me to post, I decided it was time. Thanks Mar Bear!! Enjoy...

Museum...

Deloy had a 3 day weekend, so we made the most out of it. We took Markie to the Children's Museum on Friday and we even got in for free. We thought it closed at 7 so due to the lack of time the nice lady said we didn't have to pay. That made my day!!! Markie loved the little music room and couldn't get enough of the water works. Is that rain coat the cutest thing you've ever seen?! But his favorite was still the big steering wheel in the fire truck. What is it with those? A lot of the time he would just stop and stare at all of the other kids. He cracks me up. It was so much fun. The best part was having Daddy there. We are definately going again.

New Link!

Hey guys I have a new link to my friend Bekky Malesich's Blog. Check it out!

100 Things with a little extra...

I loved hearing about my good ol' friend Carli so here it goes...

1 Born and raised in Las Vegas
2 Grew up dancing all over
3 2 brothers 2 sisters
4 Was on seminary council
5 Went to a performing art school my freshman year
6 Received scholarship to BYU
7 Have a lazy eye (sooo ugly) shows when sneeze, eat, drink, and tired
8 Bite my nails, and really wish I didn't
9 Looove burritos, no matter what is in that tortilla I'll eat it!
10 My real name is Karyn, I love being named after my mom
11 My husbands real name is Albert, after dad
12 Only been to Cancun Mexico, and Canada
13 Opened a concert for Jessica Simpson, Willa Ford, Lenny Cravitz, JZ, and some other peeps (It is my claim to fame) and performed for the Mannaheim Steam Rollers
14 Cried my eyes out when I had to leave home for college
15 Horrible at math, I really hate it
16 Want 6 or 8 children, who knows though!
17 Did dance team in high school, hated wearing that short skirt with a passion
18 Got kicked off senior year for ditching on tryout day, now it's funny wasn't then
19 Kissed 4 people, yes DeLoy you're the best!
19 Was afraid of chiropractors, then married one
20 Have Flintstone feet (square he he)
21 Love love love music
22 Remember things through smell
23 Won the art contest in high school with a big bumble bee, don't ask how
24 Was on the debate team my senior year
25 Got in a car accident without a license
26 Due to a numerous amount of tickets, I am not allowed to park on BYU campus
27 Been rescued twice from the ocean and once from ski hill
28 Never broken a bone
29 Had surgery and was in wheelchair for a while
30 Love rain storms and listening to Nora Jones
31 Love to camp
32 Enjoy the smell of camp fires
33 Have the bestest friends a girl could ask for
34 Am a crier, movies, church, music, stories, news...
35 My top # for barf in one day is 35, oh being prego
36 Am scared of my parents getting old
37 Always wear brown and pink, but try not to
38 Obsessed with Ciarra (lol)
39 Hate running errands
40 Good at spending lots of money at one time
41 Dislike public speaking
42 Watch the food network a lot
43 I wish I could sing amazingly
44 Spent 2 weeks back east with friends learning about church history(best weeks ever)
45 Sucker for love movies
46 Want to be Eva Mendes(can you tell I am running out of things)
47 Favorite memories are many family trips
48 Would live in pj's or sweat pants everyday if I could
49 Have to cry to feel better
50 Just wanted to hang out at home all growing up
51 Watch discovery health channel's live operations
52 Have no sense of direction, once got lost in Vegas and drove to St. George, dad rescued me by night fall after a collect call
53 Like to take drives and just listen to music
54 Can't stand the smell of the plastic bags at grocery stores
55 Get really scared when I am alone
56 Have to watch TV to fall asleep
57 When I am really upset or nervous I shake really bad
58 Asked DeLoy out first
59 Love getting to know people and about their life
60 Love to cook, but not very good at it
61 Want to live some place green and cool, so why am I living in Vegas?
62 Enjoy artistic things
63 Have a funny laugh
64 Think tooo much about things
65 Played flute in jr high, but was so scared to play in front of people I hid in bathroom on test days, due to this I was in last chair
66 When I was little my 3 gerbils ate each other! It was horrific
67 Love working with the youth
68 Taught dance in high school and at college
69 Loved seminary
70 Always was a teachers pet, so I could get out of class
71 Worked at law office as a runner and receptionist
72 Waitressed in college at Tony Romas house of Ribs(will never do it again)
73 Could literally stare at Markie's face all day
74 Used to never nap, now I would pay for them
75 My right hand is like 2 sizes larger then my left
76 Am a horrible swimmer, had to learn to dive all over again every summer
77 I can't even hold my breath for like 30 seconds
78 Crazy, but can't wait to have teenagers
79 Was Vice President of my middle school
80 Had my wedding reception the day before I even got married
81 Got married in the St George temple
82 Had a whopping 16 bridesmaids and 11 groomsman!!!
83 Wish I kept in touch better with friends and family
84 I'm a homebody
85 Never e-mailed until college (thanks Jen!)
86 Could bet on having skin cancer by the time I am 50
87 Bite the inside of my lips and cheeks
88 Was home schooled over the phone while in my wheelchair with like 30 other kids on the line
89 Had my own room, but slept with my little sister
90 My nose is really gushy
91 Ate dinner at Gladys Knight's house
92 Have received a ticket for making out in a no parking zone, so embarrassing
93 Hate surprises, I would rather know, and it really doesn't ruin it!
94 My back hurts all the time
95 Have had an apostle and 70's stay at my house growing up and they even got my room!
96 My great grandpa designed the Hoover damn
97 My family lineage is displayed at temple square
98 Always play with sticky things. I peel the labels off of everything. I'd even call it a little obsession
99 I hate sharp corners and pointy things, like clothing racks in stores, I get dizzy, and I am kinda crazy
100 I growl when I get mad>>>>seriously what's wrong with me???
101 Everyone says I am stubborn, but I AM NOT! I'm Not I'MMMM NOOT! Grrrrrr!
102 I am a major germ-a-phobic. I really think I have a mild case of OCD
103 Last but not least this took me all day!
104 Yes yes, I know there are 2 number 19's, and 104 items, but that's just a little extra TLC for you my little friends!

1 year down, 17 to go!

Hey all my lady friends. I don't know why, but I just havn't been able to get myself to make new posts. I just feel like I don't even have that much free time. And I only have one child and no j-o-b! What's new with us... I can't believe my little man is going to be 1 year old in about a week! The time goes by so fast. So we will be planning a little party here soon. I was gonna do the whole kid party thing...and then I thought he won't even have a clue! So really it is for the adults. So come get dinner!~