For Christmas, Dave's mom got him some kind of Logitech tv box he researched about and asked for. I'm not sure why he wanted it, but he says it makes us able to do all the things we do connecting the Ipad to the tv, only without using the Ipad. Basically, he can stream Netflix and play Ipad games at the same time now? I digress. Anyway, on the night it arrived, he was like a kid in a candy store navigating around and seeing all the cool stuff it can do. While looking through Netflix options...
Dave: Stepbrothers! That one was funny!
Me: I thought you hated that movie.
Dave: Yea, I did...
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Dave bought me a new dry-fit workout shirt. I came out wearing it the other day.
Me: This shirt makes me look pregnant.
Dave's mom: But... you are pregnant.
Dave: Your butt doesn't look pregnant!
(So charming). :)
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Me: Hey, does your throat ever itch when you're cleaning your ears?
Dave: No. You're sticking the q-tip way too far.
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(In the car...)
Dave: I like this song. I just really like Lanka's voice in it.
Me: Lanka?
Dave: Yea, Lanka. I think that's her name.
Me: Oh, do you mean Lilly Allen?
Dave: Is that her name?
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Ten on Tuesday
Questions provided by Chelsea right here. Click on over to link up!
1. What is your favorite online-only store?
I'm not a big online-only shopper, so Amazon is the only one I can think of. I probably only use it 2-3 times per year, though. I feel like I should start doing some online diaper buying research after other people's answers, though.
2. Do you enjoy wrapping gifts?
Eh. I don't love it or hate it. When my granny was around, we would make a little assembly line of sorts to wrap gifts. It was fun, because we were chatting and enjoying the season. Now, when I wrap gifts, I just think about how they end up looking like a 10-year-old wrapped them. So that's less fun (since I'm not 10 anymore).
3. What is the temperature in your city today?
65 degrees. Brrr!
4. What time do you eat dinner?
It changes. We prefer to eat early, but when I was working (up until last week), we wouldn't get to eat until around 7. I'm hoping we make it closer to 6:00 now.
5. Will you be making New Years Resolutions?
I never do. But, Dave and I did copy some friends who spent a "date night" talking about their goals for the year (shoutout to David and Erin). At first, I thought it was kind of cheesy. Then, I thought it sounded like a really good idea. Dave and I talked about our goals for this year sometime last January. It was neat to get out in the open the things we had been thinking about. For example, one of our goals of 2011 was to buy a car. Check. Another goal was to not have a baby. We didn't technically have one, but we made one, so that's a halfway win. I hope to talk about our goals for 2012 as well, but not make resolutions per se.
6. How old is your oldest pair of shoes that you still wear?
I'm not sure. At least five years. I love old shoes.
7. Do you have any restaurant phone numbers saved in your phone?
I wasn't sure with this one, so I started checking my phone. I quit once I saw that I have a number saved for Chili's. What a shame. So yes, I do.
8. What is your favorite and least favorite letter to write in cursive?
Uh, I don't think I have a favorite. A's are easy. Q's are like a sick joke.
9. Do you know any good riddles?
No.
10. How do you feel about snow?
I enjoy snow. Maybe I enjoy springtime snow, though. I like when it's not super-cold but there is still snow on the ground. I think it's beautiful. Dave takes it to a whole new level of love for snow, though. I think he loves snow more than he loves me.
1. What is your favorite online-only store?
I'm not a big online-only shopper, so Amazon is the only one I can think of. I probably only use it 2-3 times per year, though. I feel like I should start doing some online diaper buying research after other people's answers, though.
2. Do you enjoy wrapping gifts?
Eh. I don't love it or hate it. When my granny was around, we would make a little assembly line of sorts to wrap gifts. It was fun, because we were chatting and enjoying the season. Now, when I wrap gifts, I just think about how they end up looking like a 10-year-old wrapped them. So that's less fun (since I'm not 10 anymore).
3. What is the temperature in your city today?
65 degrees. Brrr!
4. What time do you eat dinner?
It changes. We prefer to eat early, but when I was working (up until last week), we wouldn't get to eat until around 7. I'm hoping we make it closer to 6:00 now.
5. Will you be making New Years Resolutions?
I never do. But, Dave and I did copy some friends who spent a "date night" talking about their goals for the year (shoutout to David and Erin). At first, I thought it was kind of cheesy. Then, I thought it sounded like a really good idea. Dave and I talked about our goals for this year sometime last January. It was neat to get out in the open the things we had been thinking about. For example, one of our goals of 2011 was to buy a car. Check. Another goal was to not have a baby. We didn't technically have one, but we made one, so that's a halfway win. I hope to talk about our goals for 2012 as well, but not make resolutions per se.
6. How old is your oldest pair of shoes that you still wear?
I'm not sure. At least five years. I love old shoes.
7. Do you have any restaurant phone numbers saved in your phone?
I wasn't sure with this one, so I started checking my phone. I quit once I saw that I have a number saved for Chili's. What a shame. So yes, I do.
8. What is your favorite and least favorite letter to write in cursive?
Uh, I don't think I have a favorite. A's are easy. Q's are like a sick joke.
9. Do you know any good riddles?
No.
10. How do you feel about snow?
I enjoy snow. Maybe I enjoy springtime snow, though. I like when it's not super-cold but there is still snow on the ground. I think it's beautiful. Dave takes it to a whole new level of love for snow, though. I think he loves snow more than he loves me.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Since I never update my real baby book...
Here are the 12-Month baby stats for Myla Grace:
Height: 28.5 inches (25-50th %)
Weight: 18 lbs, 8 oz. (10-25th %)
Head Circumference: (50-75th %)
Cuteness: 100th % (still!)
If you're thinking what I'm thinking, then you're right: Her head size probably indicates that she's a baby genius.
Some words Scooter is using consistently:
Also, since Myla is one year old, it was time for her to join in an old family tradition of ours. I say "old" because this tradition started with my dad. That's at least 50 years old! Anywho, when my dad (along with his brothers and cousin) turned a year old, Grandma took them to have a photo taken at a studio. In the photo, the kids stand there in cute little outfits holding a ball. My dad's cousin a.k.a. Punkin Doodle, was the only girl in the family. I'm pretty sure she could do no wrong. She wore a lovely little dress in her photo. When Kristen and I turned one, we were able to use the same dress and take our one-year pictures. But, in an unfortunate series of events, the dress was lost. I didn't want this to be a reason to stop the tradition, so I asked my mother-in-law to come to the rescue! She and Dave's aunt made a near replica of the dress using only an iphone photo of the photo of me hanging on my parents' wall.
Side story: When Dave was looking at the photo-of-a-photo of me, he said, "I wonder if taking a picture of another picture someone smashes the original photo..." and I looked over and replied, "No, I was just cross-eyed as a baby." Dave: "Oh! You were cross-eyed!" Good times.
This is my cross-eyed self, teetering since my mom was secretly behind me holding me up right until it was time to take the shot.
This is my Myla Grace. The ball? Didn't happen. It took Dave, two grandmas, a committed photographer, lots of puffs, peekaboo and an act of God to make the child take some halfway smiling pictures.
She still made it into the 100th percentile for cuteness, though. :)
*Note: Every time I typed "photo of a photo" in this post, all I can think of is "dream within a dream within a dream." Dang that Inception.
Height: 28.5 inches (25-50th %)
Weight: 18 lbs, 8 oz. (10-25th %)
Head Circumference: (50-75th %)
Cuteness: 100th % (still!)
If you're thinking what I'm thinking, then you're right: Her head size probably indicates that she's a baby genius.
Some words Scooter is using consistently:
- mama
- da (daddy)
- Mah (more)
- Pah (please)
- a-a-a-a-oh (uh-oh, but this one comes across like more of a coughing sound)
Also, since Myla is one year old, it was time for her to join in an old family tradition of ours. I say "old" because this tradition started with my dad. That's at least 50 years old! Anywho, when my dad (along with his brothers and cousin) turned a year old, Grandma took them to have a photo taken at a studio. In the photo, the kids stand there in cute little outfits holding a ball. My dad's cousin a.k.a. Punkin Doodle, was the only girl in the family. I'm pretty sure she could do no wrong. She wore a lovely little dress in her photo. When Kristen and I turned one, we were able to use the same dress and take our one-year pictures. But, in an unfortunate series of events, the dress was lost. I didn't want this to be a reason to stop the tradition, so I asked my mother-in-law to come to the rescue! She and Dave's aunt made a near replica of the dress using only an iphone photo of the photo of me hanging on my parents' wall.
Side story: When Dave was looking at the photo-of-a-photo of me, he said, "I wonder if taking a picture of another picture someone smashes the original photo..." and I looked over and replied, "No, I was just cross-eyed as a baby." Dave: "Oh! You were cross-eyed!" Good times.
She still made it into the 100th percentile for cuteness, though. :)
*Note: Every time I typed "photo of a photo" in this post, all I can think of is "dream within a dream within a dream." Dang that Inception.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Myla's First Birthday Party: A Picture Post
We had a little birthday shindig for Myles on Sunday. Here's a little peek into the party! Some things to note: 1) The cute little dude is cousin Ty. He helped test out the presents. 2) Apparently Myla is a fairly dainty cake eater. 3) All photos taken by Jon Kemp.
Happy birthday again, Myla! You are the most spoiled little girl on the face of the earth. :)
Happy birthday again, Myla! You are the most spoiled little girl on the face of the earth. :)
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Ten on Tuesday
(Because I'm unoriginal).
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1. How do you eat your eggs?
Over medium, usually. Is that where the yolk is runny, but the white is hard? That's what I like. I also like my eggs in breakfast taco form. Yum.
2. Do you volunteer?
Hmm, I'd like to say yes. But no. The only place I regularly serve, which I would not call volunteering, is the kids' area at our church. That's really just me doing my part for the church we call home, though.
3. What’s your favorite brand of jeans?
4. What was your child’s first word? Or what was your first word?
"Mama." As in, she only said it when she was angry and hungry.
5. Can you french braid?
Not at all. Back in the day, we used to make my cousin french braid our hair all the time. It made us look cool and stuff.
6. Do you prefer wide rule, college rule, or blank paper?
College-ruled. I need some boundaries, and wide-ruled leaves too much room for weaving all around the page! Don't even get me started on blank paper. That's just crazy.
7. Is there a specific treat do you always make during the holidays?
No. There are many treats I tend to eat, but none that I actually make.
8. Do you have a KitchenAid mixer? Do you want one?
We do have a KitchenAid mixer, and my husband uses that thing like nobody's business. He likes a good dough challenge. I find most kitchen appliances scary, so I have only used it once (to make icing). There are so many pieces! I prefer a spoon.
9. What kind of computer do you use?
I have a Dell inspiron a la 2007ish. It's still kicking, although the battery life sucks.
10. Favorite Christmas movie?
White Christmas, Die Hard. Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. If it wasn't, then why does my family watch it every year at Christmas?
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1. How do you eat your eggs?
Over medium, usually. Is that where the yolk is runny, but the white is hard? That's what I like. I also like my eggs in breakfast taco form. Yum.
2. Do you volunteer?
Hmm, I'd like to say yes. But no. The only place I regularly serve, which I would not call volunteering, is the kids' area at our church. That's really just me doing my part for the church we call home, though.
3. What’s your favorite brand of jeans?
4. What was your child’s first word? Or what was your first word?
"Mama." As in, she only said it when she was angry and hungry.
5. Can you french braid?
Not at all. Back in the day, we used to make my cousin french braid our hair all the time. It made us look cool and stuff.
6. Do you prefer wide rule, college rule, or blank paper?
College-ruled. I need some boundaries, and wide-ruled leaves too much room for weaving all around the page! Don't even get me started on blank paper. That's just crazy.
7. Is there a specific treat do you always make during the holidays?
No. There are many treats I tend to eat, but none that I actually make.
8. Do you have a KitchenAid mixer? Do you want one?
We do have a KitchenAid mixer, and my husband uses that thing like nobody's business. He likes a good dough challenge. I find most kitchen appliances scary, so I have only used it once (to make icing). There are so many pieces! I prefer a spoon.
9. What kind of computer do you use?
I have a Dell inspiron a la 2007ish. It's still kicking, although the battery life sucks.
10. Favorite Christmas movie?
White Christmas, Die Hard. Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. If it wasn't, then why does my family watch it every year at Christmas?
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Happy Birthday, Myla Grace!
To my Myla:
I can't believe you have been our little Scooter for a year now. I love you so much it hurts my dadgum heart. I was even a little bit nervous that I won't be able to love someone else as much as I love you. (Don't worry, subsequent children, Dave said it wouldn't be a problem). I'm going to stop writing about you now before I permanently damage my keyboard with snot and tears.
You (and your dad) are the best things God has ever given me. I love you big.
Love,
Your mama
Time for a little walk down memory lane:
I can't believe you have been our little Scooter for a year now. I love you so much it hurts my dadgum heart. I was even a little bit nervous that I won't be able to love someone else as much as I love you. (Don't worry, subsequent children, Dave said it wouldn't be a problem). I'm going to stop writing about you now before I permanently damage my keyboard with snot and tears.
You (and your dad) are the best things God has ever given me. I love you big.
Love,
Your mama
Time for a little walk down memory lane:
2010
December
2011
January
February
March
April
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
December
(Yea, my video is sideways. I don't feel like trying ti figure out how to fix it right now...)
September
October
November
(Yea, my video is sideways. I don't feel like trying ti figure out how to fix it right now...)
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