I've been tagged - twice!

Ok - I've been tagged twice now and haven't done either of them yet, so here goes. Here's the first one. (sorry it took me so long). I can only answer each question with one word, and I'm supposed to tag 5 people so here goes:

1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. Your significant other? Donny
3. Your hair is...? up
4. Your mother is...? great
5. Your father is...? patient
6. What is your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night was...? none
8. What is your favorite drink? milk
9. What is your dream/goal? togetherness
10. What is your greatest fear? failure
11. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
12. Where were you last night? Mom's
13. What you're not? nightowl
14. Muffins or cupcakes? muffins
15. One of your wishlist items? fence
16. Where did you grow up? Wilmington
17. What is the last thing you did? naptime
18. What are you wearing? jeans
19. What's on your TV? nothing
20. Your pets are...? nonexistent
21. Your computer is...? black
22. Your life is...? FANTASTIC!
23. Your mood is...? happy
24. Are you missing someone? sisters :(
25. Your car is...? new
26. Something your not wearing? makeup
27. Your favorite store is...? target
28. Your summer is...? hot
29. The last time you laughed? morning
30. The last time you cried? August

That was a lot harder than I thought it's be. Anyway, I tag...Amy, Shannon, Jenn L., Jen I. and Jami. Good luck girls!


Now for the second one. I'm supposed to tag 3 people, so check in T if you've been tagged.

THE ABC's OF ME:

A. ATTACHED OR SINGLE? Very much so attached - I don't know what I'd do without Donny.
B. BEST FRIEND? Donny, Emily and Katy - she's my little buddy.
C. CAKE OR PIE? Cake, although I do like cherry pie too.
D. DAY OF THE WEEK? Sunday. Donny doesn't have to work (usually) and we can be together all day without chores getting in the way.
E. ESSENTIAL ITEMS? Katy's snack bag and stickers and my cell phone.
F. FAVORITE COLOR? burgundy
G. GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS? Neither, but I love fruit roll-ups.
H. HOMETOWN? Wilmington
I. INDULGENCE? It used to be chocolate, but now I'm not supposed to eat it, so I'll have to find something else. I would say Ice cream now, but Donny would say it's bags. He might be right, I can't help it.
J. JANUARY OR JULY? Definitely January - I'm a cold weather gal, and that's when I got married too.
K. KIDS? 1 perfect daughter and we hope to have more one day.
L. LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT? My family, and a "Hi Mom!" from Katy
M. MARRIAGE DATE? January 3, 2003
N. NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS? Two brothers and two sisters
O. ORANGES OR APPLES? Oranges definately!
P. PHOBIAS OR FEARS? I'm seriously scared of heights and being eaten alive - no joke.
Q. QUOTE? I have a funny story for this one: I've always quoted movies, so when I'm asked what's my favorite quote I think about movies. In one of my lab classes at UNCW, our teacher went around the room and had us all introduce ourselves. We were supposed to say the usual (name, major, where your from etc.) and our favorite quote. So I thought it was a movie quote thing, and I couldn't think of anything else to say so I said ... "Your head has the shell on it." It's from Tommy Boy and it's a quote that Donny and I say to each other a lot. Anyway, everyone was looking at me like "what?" so I had to explain what it was from and the teacher said "O...K...next." I was so embarassed. I told myself that I'd find a quote so I'd have one to share in case I needed to again. It's from David O. McKay I believe..."Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you, but on what happens inside of you."
R. REASONS TO SMILE? It's a beautiful day; my family is well; Emily is coming soon; I'm going to see Amy soon; I don't have a headache today; why shouldn't I smile?
S. SUPERMAN OR WONDERWOMAN? I'd have to say superman, because I don't really know who Wonderwoman is. (I feel retarded now)
T. TAG 3 PEOPLE... Shannon, Amy, and Jenn L.
U. UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I don't even think Donny knows this... I had a major crush on Legolas from the movie Lord of the Rings when it first came out. Not on the actor, but on the character. I know I'm a geek, but it's true.
V. VEGETABLES... I like lot's of them. My favorites are potatos, corn and green beans.
W. WORST HABIT? popping my knuckles
X. X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND? ultrasound if it means I'm pregnant. :)
Y. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? cereal
Z. ZODIAC SIGN? Scorpio

Ok, now I need to go get something accomplished while Katy's still asleep.

Camping

Katy figured out how to bend over with her head on the ground and look between her legs. Guess what happens when you do that at the campground?

Brian and Katy on the hammock. It didn't last too long. This "game" wasn't exciting enough for Katy.

Good morning Katy! She loved waking up in the tent (and waking the rest of us up too). :)

The end of July, we went camping with my parents and Brian. It was really hot, but the campground we were at had a lot of shade so the heat was bearable. Katy absolutely loved it. We were later getting up the road than we wanted to be, so we got to put the tent up in the dark. Katy had a big time running around with her flashlight and "helping." We swam in the lake to cool off. I wasn't too thrilled about swimming in a lake, but this one was really clean and didn't have too much "seaweed." It was a lot of fun and it felt wonderful. Katy loved being able to walk around in it. She was convinced that she could get out to the deeper water where everyone else was without my help. Eventually she believed me that she couldn't touch and let me carry her out there. Can you tell she's two? After the lake, it was still pretty hot, so we went into town to kill some time and ended up at Chuck E. Cheese's. She'd only been once or twice before, but she knew exactly what to do. She had a blast! (One of her favorite things to say is "chuck e cheeses." She'll walk around the house saying it - I think she just likes the way it sounds.) We can't wait until it starts to cool down, so we can go camping again.

4th of July adventure

For the fourth of July we had our families over for a cookout in the backyard. It was really fun. Katy had a blast playing outside with her cousins. Wil would give her a push down the "roller coaster" and then he'd help her back up and they'd do it again. Those kids played and played.
Donny got some firewords from a customer and so we set them off once it got dark. They were too loud for Katy - they scared her. Mom ended up taking her inside so I could watch. The other kids were ok, they were just in and out a lot. After Donny lit one of the fireworks, it tipped over and shot toward us and the house! That was scary. No one was hurt luckily. The ditch caught on fire in a couple of places, but thanks to the boys' cat-like speed and reflexes, they were put out quickly. It wasn't very funny at the time, but looking back on it now, it was. When they went off, everyone went running to get out of dodge. I was screaming - I wasn't trying to be brave. But, Dad was just sitting in his chair as calm and relaxed as he could be. There were fireworks shooting everywhere, and he was just chillin'. Someone there got it on video and Donny says it's really funny, but I haven't seen it. So, you'd think after that little episode, we'd be smart enough not to do any more, right? Well, we weren't. They found some supports so it wouldn't tip over again and kept at it. Thankfully nothing else happened. I tried to get pictures, but they didn't turn out very well.

The kids came back out when we did the sparklers and little fountain things. Katy was afraid of them too, so Dad held her while I got some pictures. They had fun with them, and they went way too fast.

Logan and Brian ended up spending the night with us, and the next morning we bribed them with breakfast at Hardee's if they'd go outside and pick up all the trash from the fireworks. It worked too! We went to the beach and really enjoyed it. Katy stayed out in the waves with me the whole time. I was glad that it was a calm enough day that I could it. As much as I like sitting in the water and playing in the sand, I think jumping the waves is a little more fun :). It was perfect.

Fun with Logan

Logan and Wil came over for a couple of days while Ashely was a girl's camp. I enjoyed having them over and Katy absolutely loved it! I think Logan and Wil had fun too. While the little ones were napping Logan and I decorated a little cake and some cupcakes. She did such a good job, I thought I'd share them. She's so creative!


Logan decorating the birthday cake for Donny.

This is the game that they played the most. Logan would run with Katy on her car down the hall and they'd skid to a stop just before they hit the door or the couch. Katy would laugh and laugh. She did pretty good waiting while it was Wil's turn, but we still need to work a little on taking turns. When she wasn't playing with Katy or doing the cakes, she was cleaning. (it's always more fun to clean someone elses house - at least to me) It was so nice. She can come over any time! :)




These are the cupcakes that we decorated. Logan made most of them. I decorated a few of the cupcakes too. She made some little flags to go on some of the cupcakes, but I can't remember what they said. I really enjoyed doing that with her. Donny liked his cake too - it was yummy! Thanks Logan!


Ok - so I couldn't get the pictures and the words to layout like I wanted, so hopefully this wasn't too confusing.

Pool Honey

Okay, so it's been a while since I did a post. We haven't been home much lately, and I don't know how to put my pictures on anyone elses computer. Anyway, hopefully I'll be able to catch up and then keep up too :). Back in June we got Katy a little swimming pool, and she absolutely loved it! Too bad it blew away. (We came home one day and it was gone. We drove around the neighborhood and couldn't find it anywhere. Thank goodness Katy was a little too young to realize that it was gone. She only swam in it a couple times.) So, next time we'll get a sturdier one. We let her play in it with the hose while it filled up and then Donny got in with her while I mowed the grass and then I hopped in and it felt SO GOOD. Watching her play with the hose reminded me of when Brian was her age and I'd get in his little pool with him while it was filling up and he'd spray me with the hose and just giggle. I can't believe that was 9 years ago. It's gonna go so fast!

"Hi Mom! Wanna come in?"

She was jumping and splashing and just squealing.