Attempting to catch up....

We are very behind with our blogging, but we are posting- just doing them in order of occurance. So check below often- now you will find blogs about our trip to Big Bear and my visit with a college friend... and eventually we'll post about christmas....hopefully! (Our desktop has a virus, so we are using "lappy" for the time being and he's a little slow when it comes to uploading photos and such, so please be patient :)

Homestar Runner

Do you remember homestar runner? Many hours were wasted watching their funny emails and videos online in college... and I had pretty much forgotten all about them until the other night when my husband put our son in a pair of his slippers... and all of a sudden I could see a resemblance:
For some reason I think he looks like him, maybe because the slippers go up past his knees. Well if you missed this fun website, you can check it out here. Be sure to look at Strong Bad's emails... those were my favorite. Hopefully they are funny to you- It was a while ago when I watched them and it was usually pretty late at night when anything becomes funny.... a time my roommates and I called "Laughing Point"... enjoy

Watch Me Grow: 7 Months

Here we are again... another month has passed! Landon is now a 7 month old! He has two top teeth poking through now (so far he's been getting teeth 2 at a time). He also LOVES to splash in the bath tub... he used to just sit there and play with his toys, but now he likes to make waves! He's also a hungry little guy that eats at least 2 times during the night. Mom is wishing he'd stretch himself a little longer at night so she could get some rest... but if that's the worst of things, she really has nothing to complain about. Landon continues to be a happy baby boy. He's also very good at sitting up and rolling all over the floor.

So Long Story Short...

On Saturday morning Dec 16, 2006, Anthony was my boyfriend... until he asked me to be his wife- and then he became my fiance! I was working at the Dillards Buying office at the time so I was very busy and stressed with work since it was the holiday season. Anthony had been wanting to take me on a helicopter ride for a long time because a relative of his has one and offered to take us up. A day was picked and I reluctantly accepted. Those who know me well know that I am not a fan of heights or a huge fan of flying... so a ride on a helicopter really wasn't that appealing. Plus we were leaving my house at 5:30am and I really didn't want to get up early since it would be my 6th day of work that week and I had to be to work at Desert Sky mall at 9am... Ok, you can start feeling really bad for Anthony now because you can probably totally feel my negative attitude. Poor Anthony arrived at my house bright eyed and bushy-tailed and I was trying really hard to put a smile on my face. We drove off and I noticed that Anthony had a backpack with him... I thought that interesting and it gave me an inkling of what might be happening that day. So we arrived at the airfield, loaded into the chopper and lifted off. I was really scared as we started to lift, but oddly once we were up, I was totally fine! The views were really cool and I really enjoyed it. We flew around saguaro lake, canyon lake, weavers needle and the last spot was sycamore creek. We touched down and Anthony and I got out so Clyde and his son could go practice landings. I was happy to miss out on this part of the flight, but as they flew away the thought did occur to me that I hoped that nothing happened to them so they could come back for us since we were in the middle of nowhere! Anthony and I walked off and he set down a blanket for us. He pulled out homemade muffins, fruit, juice, etc! It was like Mary Poppin's carpet bag! We had a delicious breakfast. As we ate, I asked him if he had anything else to pull out of the bag... and he said he had one more thing. Then he pulled out my ring and after that I don't exactly remember what words he used, but he asked me if I would marry him. I was soooo excited! We were finally engaged. Anthony told me he had hardly slept last night becuase he was so nervous and excited.. and he had been baking our breakfast food. He is so cute! Afterwards, the chopper picked us up, and Clyde and his son congratulated us! On the flight back we saw Fountain Hills and it was just awesome! I am so glad Anthony ignored my grumpy attitude and proposed to me despite my "Oscar the Grouch" attitude!

I told Santa what I wanted

I found him at Bass Pro Shop... so I sat on his lap, looked him in the eye, and told him through brainwaves what I wanted,

this:

Oh, and my two front teeth... and a baby sister.... Only 3 things.... Won't you grant my wish!?!?!

Big Bear, CA

Last weekend we were invited to Big Bear, CA by Anthony's cousin Ned, so we filled our car with family (Tina, Christian and Grandpa Tony) and then filled a trailor with all of our stuff, and hit the road on friday morning. We had a good trip until we hit the bottom of the mountain... then it was icy, foggy and slow going... plus Lando was not happy at this point so to ease his cries we all sang songs until we were practically hoarse. Old MacDonald had many interesting animals in our version that night. But alas we arrived and the "condo" we were staying in was soooo nice! Every bathroom had a jacuzzi tub and shower, our room had a fireplace- it was awesome! Here are some pictures to illustrate:

I think I took 3 baths in this tub... so glorious!

The next activity was introducing Landon to snow... by seeing, feeling and tasting it:

Too Cold!!!

Then after visiting with everyone, it was time for bed!

The next day while some of the group went skiing, we hit up the little village and did some christmas shopping in some really cool shops. We even ran into Mrs. Clause while we shopped! Later we found her and santa's hideout and got a picture with them. (This santa had on lipstick and blush.... I think I prefer the Bass Pro Santa better). After shopping for quite a while as it rained/snowed, we headed back to the condo for lunch/naptime. The afternoon was a lazy one as we stayed inside and watched it snow, then that night we went to dinner at a super yummy restaurant called TeddyBears- and we both got delicious food! Then we joined the group for a game of bowling. Everyone else had finished, so it was just me vs. Anthony- it was fun because I won!!! By this point Landon had had it with the cold, the cosmic bowling atmosphere, etc. So it was time to go home.

All night we heard the wind howl and the wet weather outside, while we lay in our comfy bed that was roasty toasty inside. The next morning Anthony took Lando out to experience the snow again and we got some good pictures:

Posing by the snowman Tina and Christian created.

Sunday morning after eating some great breakfast burritos, we took a drive around the town to get a better view of the lake. It had snowed all night and now the sun was out so it was perfect for pictures, after driving/sliding around and getting stuck once or twice we finally found a spot to get some pictures by the lake.

"Chain Chain Chain"

Looking at Big Bear Lake

Snow Angels

I LOVE Landon's smile in this picture- his grin is so adorable!

Around noon we wanted to head home but had a little trouble getting stuck in the snow... even with chains (at this point we were wishing we'd bought the 4 wheel drive version of our car) but with the help of one of Ned's buddy's Mike, we got back to the condo, loaded up, and were able to hit the road. Mike even towed our trailer down the mountain for us. You da man, Mike! The drive home to AZ was a long one, so we tried to stop for some fun along the way. Anthony and I have made MANY road trips to CA, and for some reason I just barely noticed this dinosaur place in Cabazon... I think they are the dinosaurs from the movie "PeeWee's Big Adventure"... so it was nice to see them up close and personal.

Simple Pleasures

Last week I was sick with strep throat, so Landon and I had a restful, low-key week. I actually really enjoyed not doing anything all day, because I was able to give Landon 100% of my attention and just play with him. So one day as we read books, I thought I would take some pictures. As you can see Landon loves books. He likes to hear the stories, look at the pictures and occasionally chew on the corners. I have to say this big blue book is his favorite.

Each day teaches me even more what a precious little guy Landon is. He loves exploring the world and meeting anyone who will give him a smile. Thank goodness for little boys.