Tagged for the last time.... I hope!

I've been tagged twice. I'm supposed to write 8 weird things about me. This should be really easy for me, because I have a ton of weird little things that I do or think or even say. Whoever reads this and feels so inclined to do it then you are tagged too! Otherwise just enjoy :)

1. I am a neat freak. I can't think straight if my house is not clean. It must be dusted, dishes clean, everything put away clean before I can be productive in any way. Everything must be organized. I believe I get this from my parents. Molly has it too. (I just copied and pasted hers because it was true for me too) The only thing that I need to add is that I clean up Shelby's Toys about 30 times a day, even when she is still playing. I don't know why because it lasts for like all of 3 seconds, but it makes me feel better to always be cleaning. You asked for wierd

2. I am not a good singer, but I LOVE to sing. I belt out any and every song whether I know the words or not. I'll just make them up and carry on with my joyful tune. In my next life, I am going to have a good voice so that those around me won't be so annoyed at all my singing.

3. I have a really, I mean REALLY good memory. If you tell me something 5 years ago I will remember it. I can memorize anything really fast, even if it makes no sense to me at all (like when I help Jon study for dental school.) It is a blessing and a curse all at the same time. FYI don't tell me something if you want me to forget about it.

4. I'm addicted to Diet Coke. I have to have it in the morning so as to avoid a pounding headache. Whenever I'm stressed, Diet Coke is there to let all of my worries go away. It relaxes me and is so delicious...and sugar free. (again, Molly had it word for word from my head, so I just copied and pasted her.) P.S. Molly, you are the one who is making me do this thing.

5. I can tie balloons. That's right folks I am a clown in more than just my looks. I used to be a private contractor for different resturants around town. It was really good money, no committment, and best of all No BOSS!

6. I can't leave the house without my cell phone. I don't know what it is, but I can't stand when I miss someones call. I have a curiosity bone that is like a mile long so when I see that I have a message it just eats away at me until I check it. Who called?....What do they want?....Are they Okay?....Do they want to do something fun that I don't want to miss out on?...the list could go on, but I will spare you all the voices in my head.

7. I would rather be on the sea then on dry land. I sailed across the Atlantic Ocean as a crew member on a tall ship. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. We were out for about 3 months and only stopped 2 times to get supplies. I am not sure if anyone out there has been "land sick" but it is just like being sea sick, but with land. I had that for about a month when I got back. I miss the ocean! I loved how quite and calm it made me feel to be on bouy watch, fire watch, helm, (or any position for that matter) at like 4:00am just thinking about everything and nothing at the same time. Plus the storms were so incrediable to be in the middle of. The force, waves, and winds were so powerful, it was awesome to see how incediblely strong the creation or Ocean is. Sleeping in a Hammock is also a huge perk to the job!!!

8. I am SUPER competitive. I hate to lose at anything, that is why I can't play sports for "recreation" It just isn't fun, if you are not winning. I am like that with Card games (Jon won't play with me, or he just let's me win UGH (I don't like that either)) I somehow always find a way to compete even in things that aren't even supposed to be a contest. Luckily it has calmed a tiny bit since I have become a mom.

So there you have it; am I too weird for you? I feel like 8 was not enough, maybe I am just REALLY weird because I could have gone to like 20 without even having to stop and think. Make your own post so I can laugh at you too! That is if you are forced to by your sister or something.

I've been tagged! AGAIN.

Here goes my second tag of the week.

5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago:
1. Wishing I was only 1 year older so I could date.
2. Playing Volleyball at school and on a club team.
3. Wearing converse (they were so cool)
4. Ditching class to go do nothing somewhere else
5. Taking Mom and Molly for a "crazy driving" spin with my learners permit.

5 Things on My "To-Do" List Tomorrow:
1. Call Melissa to do lunch. (she is in town for the week!)
2. Get ready for Haley and the boys to come spend the night.
3. Go to the pumpkin patch for the first time with Shelby and Jon.
4. Laundry
5. Library with Brooke, Logan, and Rylee!

5 Things I Would Do If I Had a Million Dollars:
1. Pay of Dental School
2. Buy a large home
3. Go visit Molly whenever the heck I want too
4. Invest most of it
5. Pay for Jon's practice to get it started.

5 Things I Will Never Wear Again:
1. Hyper color shirts (remember how cool those were!)
2. Mini Skirts or shorts
3. Snap braclets
4. 3 or 4 pairs of different colored socks layered.
5. White, Tappered Jeans Tucked into my shoes

5 Favorite Toys:
1. Shelby's Ball Pit
2. My Cell Phone, it is my lifeline to the outside world
3. My Computer
4. My sewing machine
5. Shelby's trike!


5 People I'm Tagging:
1. NO ONE! I really am not a huge fan of these things. IF you read this and really were like "Oh boy I hope Annie tags me", well then you are IT. But if you aren't dying to do this then I understand, I am only doing this because Molly is making me.
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Jon's Birthday!

Well my great hubby had a birthday on the 11th, but he is not into the whole party and singing thing so I decided to wait a couple days and then post about his b-day. It really wasn't all that exciting. We went to the orthodontist and
in-n-out burgers. I also made a cake, which we ate like the whole thing so then I didn't need to even fix dinner. It was awesome. I gave Jon a GPS it is a really nice one and we are way lucky because it was my dad's but he wasn't into it anymore so he gave it to me. Jon is excited to take it hunting with him. I thought I would copy another blog that I saw and tell you 28 things about Jon that you may not know for his 28th B-day.

1. Every Sat. he gets up really early to watch a bunch of hunting shows on TV.

2. At church he insists on taking Shelby to Priesthood (for entertainment I think)

3. He belts out Chris Ledoux in the car on road trips.

4. He goes shoe shopping with me and actually knows which ones I would like.

5. I get 1 hour foot massages while we watch Monday night football!

6. When we drive up to Idaho Jon makes a bed for me in the back of the truck or car.

7. Whenever Jon gets cold or eats spicy foods his nose runs!

8. Every time that we go on a family walk he takes Shelby "off roading" in her stroller, and she totally loves the bummpy ride.

9. He never wants to spend money on himself, it is always me that has to get him the toys that he wants because he won't spend the money.

10. Jon is a great cook especially his peach cobbler

11. He can read about something in a book and then be able to do it perfectly. Example: when he layed the tile in our house he just read a book and it looks great!

12. One of my favorite things in life is diet coke and for my b-day or valentines day or any special occasion, Jon will get a bunch of diet cokes and put them on ice for me to enjoy all evening long. ( I love it)

13. Jon got through airport security with 3 bullets in his Jacket pocket on his way to interviews for dental school. (make you feel safe huh?)

14. He didn't grow up as a hunter, but only started doing it after his mission and now it is like his obsession.

15. He cuts his own hair because it saves money, plus he does a really good job.

16. Whenever their are kids around he is like the human jungle gym, and he loves it!

17. He loves fixing things like cars, guns, bikes, just about anything to get his hands dirty.

18. Every night when we go to bed he checks on Shelby and makes sure she has covers and is not in a wierd position.

19. He is really crafty with construction paper and has even been known to break out the sewing machine a time or two. (In his defense it is usually to sew something like a bullet holder or a jogging stroller strap or something more manly than an afgan)

20. He could go hunting or fishing everyday of his life and he would be happy.

21. He used to be a "professional furniture mover."

22. Jon is 6'7" but claims to be 6'6" because it sounds better.

23. He played football in College.

24. When Jon and I first started kinda dating he also had another girlfriend on the side.

25. Jon knows all the dental jargon in Spanish too because he has so many hispanic patients at the clinic.

26. If Jon had to choose another career it would be S.W.A.T. team or FBI. (any exuse to have a gun)

27. He is the Best Husband and Dad that their ever was!

28. He is not going to like having a post all about him.

Happy Birthday Honey, We love you!!!!

Shelby made out like a bandit!

Shelby got so many things for her birthday and she loves them all! I can't believe how many toys are out there that are so cool. The party went really well and as you can see in the pics. Cru loved his cake and Shelby was more interested in feeding daddy hers. Grandma and Grandpa Hammons got both Shelby and Cru their first trikes. It was a huge hit they both totally love them and everytime Shelby even sees hers, she is pretty sure that we need to go for a ride immediately!

Happy Birthday!

Well today is the day that our little Peanut turns 1 year old! We can't believe it the time has just flown by. We have had so much fun with her throughout this past year and we are excited for the many more to come.
Happy Birthday Shelby, We love you!
These pictures are just a few of the many fun times that we had this last year!

My little girl...growing up so fast!

Shelby is going to turn 1 year old this Friday Oct. 5th. It is crazy because I can't remember not having her, but at the same time it doesn't seem like she has been around that long. I have learned a ton in the past year about myself, my husband, and life in general. So I have decided to pass along my vast knowledge to the all of you and make a list of the top ten things I have learned in the past year.

1. Poop happens! That's right it does and it always seems to happen in the most inopportune times, such as the bath or when you are out of diapers. It has been on more than one occasion that either myself or Jon has been taking a bath with Shelby, having a wonderful time with all the toys and Shelby has little bubbles come up from under her and her face starts to turn red. EVACUATE!!!!! Another one of my favorites is when we are out and about and I change her diaper and a few minutes later she decides that she wasn't done. Especially happens when I just used the last diaper in my purse.

2. Gifts to Grow. I just barely found this out and it would have been valuable information about 1 year ago. If any of you use Pampers diapers or wipes then you need to read this!! There is a code on each product that I have never noticed until my good friend Kelly told me about it. Well if you go to Pampers.com and enter the codes then you get points for each item, the code lets them know what it was that you purchased and they give you points accordingly. Well anyway they have gifts that you can choose from and you get them for free when you use your points towards them. I really want the trike that Kallie has and it is 400 points. If I would have known about this then for Shelby's 1 b-day I could have gotten that for her (for free!) If you use pampers you should sign up.

3. Clean clothes are overrated! Right? Since having Shelby my clothes are pretty much never clean. There is either snot, slobber, spit up, or mystery gunk on me at all times. There is no use in changing because then you are sure to get extra dirty as soon as she notices that you have a clean shirt on. I have decided to embrace the dirt and wear it proudly. It took me so long to get Shelby here so I will relish my dirty clothes and only hope that one day I will be blessed with another snot, slobber, spit up, and mystery gunk maker.

4. Sleep is priceless. I would never complain about waking up in the middle of the night or early in the morning, because Shelby is totally worth it, but I never realized how much I love my sleep. I have been so lucky because Jon has been the biggest help in the whole world with this situation. Every Sat. and Sun. Jon wakes up with Shelby and feeds her, gets her dressed, and plays with her. They usually go wash the cars or some kind of daddy-daughter activity on Sat. It is so nice because I can wake up and go straight to the shower and actually be ready for the day before 9am. In the beginning I probably looked like a zombie half of the time, but I have been told that I was one HOT zombie!

5. Shopping is now just for her. I used to love to go shopping a get new purses, shoes, clothes or whatever else I felt so inclined to get. Now I find myself wanting to look at kids books, toys, or kids clothes. I even have caught myself a time or two going to the store just to look at bibs, exersaucers, car seats, or other paraphernalia for my little girl. I almost never want to look at things for me because it is way more fun to see her react to a new toys or book. It is awesome to hear her giggle and squil with glee. I love it!

6. Friends are mandatory. I have been SO lucky to have so many friends that have young kids to hang out with. I have my dental school friends, ward friends, bunco friends, and high school friends which is such a blessing. It has been so nice to bounce ideas around on how to parent and even just have some company. The kids really enjoy one anothers company too. I truely love each and every friend that I have and I hope that I can be there for all of them just like they have all been there for me throughout the years.

7. Creative Chores = Completed Chores. I don't know if anyone else has a child that likes to do EVERYTHING that mom does, but Shelby is my little shadow. So I have had to become quite the creative chorester. Laundry in our house is like the indy car 500 race with the laundry basket. Shelby loves to go for rides! Cooking has a speacial BANG to it. Shelby loves to get into the tupperware and wooden spoons. Drums definately suit her. Taking out the trash has become a large detour around the parking lot (songs included). In fact there seems to be a plethera of songs that I have created for each chore and some even have a sassy jig to go along with it. (at least Shelby likes my singing & dancing). Even making the beds seems to take longer since I have a monkey that has to jump and jump until I make her "fall off and bonk her head". Yes, I get extremely creative so that I can still have the clean house that is so important to me.

8. My meals are her meals. Each and everytime that I sit down to enjoy a wonderful meal or snack Shelby seems to come out from nowhere and sit right at my feet. She works up the biggest mooch face that she can with the pouty eyes and open mouth (just like a bird). It seems that no matter when the last time that she ate was, there is always room for Mommy's food. Sometimes she even eats so much that I am still hungry after "MY" meal. Resturants are the same way except then she points at Jon and I to make sure we are not confused with what it is that she really wants.

9. Grandparents are a necessity. It has been so nice to have 2 sets of grandparents that are so helpful and loving. Both my mom and mother-in-law came and stayed with us during the first few weeks of Shelby's life. Both of them would get up in the middle of the night and feed squirt (I had frozen milk). They cleaned and cooked and kept me sane during my more emotional times. I love getting the books, toys, and presents in the mail for Shelby. My mom comes down every once in awhile and just SPOILS us rotten, Shelby and I love it. Jon's mom made the most amazing blessing dress that I have ever seen for Shelby's blessing. It was beautiful!!! Grandpa's are great too. My dad worked with Shelby all the time to get her to crawl (didn't happen until 11 months old). He also just takes her for walks around the house or watches sports center with her. Both dad's are really good at giving Shelby "snacks" like whipped cream or red cabbage. Jon's dad reads books and walks around showing Shelby tons of new cool things. Needless to say we LOVE grandparents, you can never have too many people love your child.

10. Love has no end. Jon and I both never realized that you can love someone so much. We would do absolutely anything for our little peanut, she is so speacial to us. She has filled an empty hole in our hearts and we are so greatful to have her in our lives. It is amazing how each and every little thing that she does is so cute to us. We could just watch her forever. When she is sick it breaks our hearts and we would do anything to just take the pain away. We both would do anything for her, no matter what lengths we would have to go to. I know that if we are blessed to have another child that our love would grow again. We love you Shelby!!!

Cousin Fun!

All of us just hanging out in the garage
My little angel getting really excited in her exersaucer
The three little ones riding their bike, trike, and scuttle bug
Nap time for the little ones and movie time for the older kids
Silly cousins!
Shelby giving Aunt Jamie loves
Shelby in the popisan chair (I have no idea how to spell that)
Grandma and Koda riding Grandma's bike, Treyson came running to be in the pic too.

Every once in awhile Jamie, Haley, Mom, and I take a trip and meet in Logandale so that all the cousins can play together. Meeting there makes it a 45min drive for everyone, plus there is tons of space to play in the house, grass, garage, or driveway. Needless to say all of the kids have a blast and us sisters and mom get to hang out for a little while too. This trip is always so fun for me to just get out of the city and our condo.
This trip Shelby discovered that she LOVED riding on Kallie Trike. She didn't even want to get off to give it back to Jamie when we were leaving. Treyson and Koda decided that they liked each others toys too. Koda said that Treyson's bike was faster and Treyson said that Koda's scooter was way cooler. Anyway we all had a great time. It will be even more fun when Shelby, Kaden, and Cru can walk so that all of us Mom's don't have so many dirty clothes to clean after crawling all day on the driveway. It is nice to be close to family and it is even nicer to have a place to play. Thanks Mom for the great idea and loving all of our kids so much. I know this is a long post for me so SORRY, you all know I am not good at choosing just a couple of pics.

BUNCO!!!

Let me just start by saying, I LOVE BUNCO!!! For those of you who don't know what that is, it is a dice game where there are 12 people. In our case 12 of our very closest friends. You know the kind that you can be a little girl around and scream and squeal all night with.
We had our first offical bunco game with our new group this Wed. Can I just say it was definatley a 10. It was at my friend Tyree's house and she did an amazing job on the dinner, deseret, and decoractions. It was so cute and yummy. Our group is wild, crazy, and we are all really couped up moms. Watch out all you husbands when it is your wifes turn to have it at your house, cuz we are LOUD! (at least it is only once a year) It is so fun to have a girls night out where you can eat, talk, and play one of the best games of all time. I finally won a prize and it was pretty awesome. I can't wait for next month when we go to Kristen's house where it is going to be pretty crazy because it is a Halloween party too. Bunco rocks!

Ice Box Canyon

As you all know our little family has an obsession. Yes, we are in love with the outdoors and HIKING! We have passed this obession on to our daughter also, she can't get enough of it. Everytime we get her backpack out of the closet she goes crazy with excitement. So we finally broke down and bought a year pass to Red Rock Canyon (only 15min from our house) that way we don't have to drive all the way to Mt. Charelston every time we need to feed our addiciton. This hike is called Ice Box Canyon. It was so pretty and there were these tiny wieny little frogs all over the place. Shelby thought that they were hilarious! Anyway here is a slide show of this Sat. afternoon family activity.

Great Grandpa Wirkus

When we were up in Idaho a while ago we stayed with Jon's Grandpa Wirkus. He was so sweet to let us crash there and was such a great host! This is the same Grandpa that sealed us in the temple about 5 1/2 years ago. So he holds a very special place in our hearts. We love him so much and it is so fun to visit his house because he has "Kegs" of Huckleberry ice cream. (if you haven't tried it you are totally missing out!!!)
Anyways....Every morning he goes on a 3-6 mile walk and while we were there he would always rush to get home so that he could feed Shelby her bottle in the morning. It was so cute! His eye sight is failing him and when he would feed her, he would poke her in the eye and nose with the bottle until they both finally reached Shelby's mouth. Well Shelby was in heaven with Grandpa Wirkus, he played games with her and sang to her as he fed her each morning. It was so precious the way that she would just stare up at him and smile and giggle. I think Gramps liked it too. I had forgotten about the pictures that we had taken and just ran across them and so I had to share this memory with everyone.

Holy Bow!

I learned how to make bows right after Shelby was born and I really enjoy it, but I'm still not sure about the huge bow thing. Haley and I made this one and I really think it is adorable, but it is HUGE! Anyway just thought I would take a picture of Shelby when she is just chillin at home and playing with her puzzles. At least Shelby is super cute in these pictures.

Molly's Surprise Visit!

Okay so this all happened awhile ago, but it was so much fun that I still need to blog about it. My mom and I (& shelby) were going to go to Colorado and so my mom called and told me that she had gotten a hall pass to come down to my house a day early so we could go to toys 'r' us and play all day before we left. So I canceled my plans that I had made for the day and anxiously awaited the arival of my mom. When I answered the door however it was not my mother, but instead my sister Molly (who lives in Flordia) at my doorstep. I was like what the H@!%, I pretty much almost wet my pants because of my surprise. I think I stood there for a couple of seconds in shock before I even acknowledged the fact that my Moo Moo was standing right in front of me. Well anyway it turns out my Mom wasn't coming, but that it was all a master plan to get me to be home when Molly flew in. Needless to say I was excited and it was great cuz Molly got to come to Colorado too. Turns out that it was a good thing that she was there because there was a lot of drama at my Grandparents house, which didn't sit well with Shelby and her tender feelings.

When we got back to Vegas I unpacked and repacked in about 29 min. (I know it is amazing!) Then we went to the lake which I have already blogged about. Then we went up to St. George and hung out with the family there for another week. One of the nights was SOOO fun because Molly and I went over to Jamie's house and got to have a sister night. We got pedicures, ordered pizza, snuck through a few houses for sale in Jamie's neighborhood, played on Jamie's driveway with a TON of cool toys, gave 4 kids a bath, and then stayed up REALLY REALLY REALLY... I mean REALLY late talking. It was so fun and it definately isn't something that gets to happen very often. Also during that week we got to hang out with Matt, Haley, Treyson, and Cru. I love having them so close so that we can actually do things with them. O'ya we also got to go to Olive Garden with Mom, Molly, Haley, Jamie, Me, & all 6 kids. It was surprisingly a very enjoyable and quiet meal. Shelby is the only grandchild that doesn't live in St. George so all of the cousins wanted to gather round Shelby and watch her eat her breadstick. Shelby thinks that all of them are really hilarious. At the end of the week, Molly drove back with Jon and I and we dropped her off at the airport (sad) I wasn't happy to see her go, but it was fun while it lasted. I guess it will be fun in Dec. too, which is the next time I get to see my Moo Moo (unless she comes and surpises me again!). Thanks again Molly for the visit, we miss you tons!

Shelby's Ball Pit

Okay so we wanted to get something for Shelby that she would really enjoy so I decided to copy my friend Tyree and get a ball pit. Well it turned out to be a huge hit! Shelby totally digs playing in this thing for like hour upon hour. I think it is hilarious that she likes it so much, but every time I try to get her out of it to go do something else she does the full on arched back fit throwing! (Yeah I guess she does have some of my personality and not all dad's) Anyway I thought you all might like to see a few of the pictures of her in her favorite toy of the Month. Sorry there are so many pics. I never can choose just a few that is why I always have slide shows!

Labor day!

Well we went to the lake as you can see for Labor Day. Then we drove back up to St. George and Jon had come in from his hunting trip. I was so happy to see him and even happier because Shelby CRAWLED for the first time that night. I am so proud of my little peanut! Jon and I were so happy to see her finally get going, but it is a totally new world with her being moblie. I will post pics later of the damage that she regularly does at our house. I need to baby proof a little bit more and I really need to get a move on it.

The Biggest Loser!!!

Well one of my favorite shows starts today...The Biggest LOSER! I am so addicted to this show. I love eating my Ben & Jerry's and watching other people sweat while they get put through a ridiculously hard workout. I often wonder how thin I could be if I were able to go to a "fat farm" like that. I love to work out and I love the way it makes me feel, but it is hard to get motivated to get back in the swing of things. What if they had a show like that for people who had 40 or less pounds to lose? Then they could make the kinda attractive and skinny to super hot. I would totally audition for that show, but I bet ratings would suck. Anyway you should totally watch this show it is so entertaining and I LOVE it. Go black team! (maybe I will see who I am rooting for once I meet all the contestants)