Alphabet Blog---The Letter F

F is For:

Family: I really do have a great family. Yes it is true, at times my kids can drive me bonkers. But they are just kids. I love their ages right now. Lil' E is becoming such a little man. Most of the time he is a great little helper, he shocks me with the things he remembers and I love it when out of the blue he just comes up to me and tells me he loves me. Doble, this little boy is into everything. He is a little scavanger and eats anything and everything. At times he out eats JBody and I. JBody is always commenting on his little hands. His new thing right now is singing "Nephi's Courage". All day long he sings..."I will go, I will do..." It just makes me laugh and smile. Razy is getting so big. She is now sitting on her own for short amounts of time. She laughs and smiles all the time. I think six months is one of the funnest times with a baby. We couldn't have asked for better kids. There are days that I just want to squeeze them because I love them so much. Not only do I have great kids, but I have a wonderful husband. I don't think I tell him enough how much we all love him. I tell him everyday before he leaves for work and whenever we talk on the phone and before bed, but that still isn't enough. He works hard to provide for us and he is a great dad. I love to see the kids wrestle with him and see him melt over his little girl. I also have great parents who taught me well, and have always helped out. I so much appreciate my mom especially over the last year with moving and having three kids. I love my siblings and it has been great to spend time with Sky and Bailes more since we moved. We all miss Bailes now that she is off to school. I married into a great family. I don't have any complaints. I love my mother in law and couldn't have asked for better sisters in law. That is not to say I don't enjoy my brothers in laws. I just do have some great sisters in law. I am just blessed to be near and have such a great family, immediate and extended.

Friday: Pizza night. Lately I have been making our own pizza. Yes, I know that it is probably cheaper to buy it because cheese is so expensive, but 1-It tastes better, and 2-I enjoy making it (especially when I see the kids having fun putting on their own toppings). This has been a family tradition since I can remember.

Fairy Princess: I just bought Razy some cute fairy wings and took her picture. Here are a few. I am hoping to try again. I think I need a little help getting her attention.

Four: I can't believe how old Lil' E is getting. He will be four in June. Four is also the number that Doble can count to.

Favorites: Food-Thai and Indian; Icecream-changes all the time but I like big chewy pieces of brownie in it; Color-Pink (yeah I have a little girl to dress in pink...I never tire of it); T.V. show-American Idol; Movie-Clueless, Sweet Home Alabama, and August Rush; Actor- Wintworth Miller (Prison Break, he's my celebrity crush); Actress-Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock; Artist- I love the sound of Jack Johnson and Carrie Underwood; Flower- Daisy; Scripture-Enos 1:26 (look it up).

Freezing- It is almost April and it is still freezing outside. It may be like this in your neck of the woods but it shouldn't be in mine. It snowed 2 days in a row!!!

Football: Go Seahawks! I pretty much have no choice, but to be a sports fan. I mean common do you know my husband.

Flu: This is why it has taken me forever to post F. We have all come down with the flu. I still am sick but my sis informed me I really needed to update my blog.

Fifty: This is my 5oth post. Took me long enough to get here, but hey I made it.

Alphabet Blog---The Letter E

E is For:

Eternity: Uncomprehendable, but yet what I look towards to with my family.

Lil' E: Such a boy. Energetic, loud, loves to play trains, cars, baseball. He is growing up so fast. I can't believe that in about 2 months I will have a 4 year old. I remember finding out we were pregnant with him. Time sure does go by fast.

Easter: Eggs, Candy (some of the best), Easter Bunny, but most important it is a time to remember Christ, his resurrection and his love for us.

Evan Taylor: A.K.A August Rush. JBody and I just watched this movie over the weekend. It was really good. I borrowed it from my mom, and now I want to go get my own copy. If you haven't seen it yet, I give it two thumbs up and recommend that you do see it.

Europe: One day I will go with my family. I got the privelege to go the summer before my junior year and tour with S.O.A (national choir and band). It was amazing. The old architecture, the people, the food. We went to Italy, France, Switerland, and Germany. One thing I remember most is the really good coconut icecream.

Eating: I have a disorder. I don't know if it is just becuase I like food in my mouth or what, but I really do like food. This tends to be a pain in the butt as I am trying to lose all the baby weight.

Alphabet Blog---The Letter D

D is For:

Daughter: I finally got a daughter. I love my sons, but am so happy to have a daughter as well. She really is a good little girl. She is our little princess and mommy loves to dress her up in bows, and pink, and dresses, and little diva clothes. She is a Daddy's girl and loves to smile at him and try to get his attention.

Drums: My specialty on Rockband. It is actually pretty fun to play. JBody and I pull out the drums and guitar and rock out after the kids go to bed.

David Cook: My American Idol crush. No I really don't even think he is cute. For some reason everytime he performs it makes me get all giddy and want to hold JBody's hand and cuddle with him. I think it is because he reminds me of JBody on the guitar playing Rockband. He is the JBody bad boy.

DLish: My Rockband Nickname. I have the purple dreds and all.

Disneyland: It really is the happiest place on earth. I can't wait to take the kids there some day. We are planning a trip with some really good friends to go to Disneyworld in 2014. I can't wait. And we aren't going to be cheap about it. We are going to enjoy ourselves...hotels on site, meals, shows, ect. We better hurry and start saving. I think I only have like $23 in the pepsi bank.

Dimples: Lil' E and Razy take after their daddy and have big dimples. We just really noticed Razy's within the past few days. For those of you who know JBody he has some of the biggest dimples I have ever seen. Very Handsome and Cute if you ask me.

Dentist: I really don't mind going. However, I had to go when I was pregant with Razy and have a filling. The noise really got to me and weirded me out. If you could block the sound out it would be very relaxing. But the sound is only magnified in your head.

Alphabet Blog---The Letter C

C is For:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: "I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know who I am. I know God's Plan. I'll Follow Him in Faith. I believe in the Savior, Jesus Christ. I'll honor his name. I'll do what is; I'll follow his light. His truth I will proclaim." (Children's Songbook, p.77) The words to this simple primary song is a small portion of my testimony. I know that I have a Savior. I know that he loves me. I know that he knows my name and that he wants me to one day return in his presence. I know that I don't have to prove my worth to him because he already knows who I am and what I can become. I just need to live my life in a way that will allow me to one day return to him. I know my family can be together for eternity. What a comfort it is to know that my sweet husband and I don't have to be seperated at death, but we can be together forever. I believe in the power of keeping the simple gostpel truths that are before us. I believe in teaching my children the simple gospel truths so that they can have a foundation to build their testimonies on. I believe that one day, I can have the opportunity to face my Savior and have him hold me in his arms and say, "Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father" (Enos 1:26). This is a portion of my testimony that I would like to share with you.

Christ: My Savior, my example, my redeemer, my brother, my friend.

Cousins: My sister-in-law just moved back and now Lil' E and Doble get to play and get to know two more of their cousins. We like living next to family. We are surrounded with cousins that the boys have grown up loving to play with.

Candy: A.K.A Nany by Doble. If it is in the house they (meaning Lil' E, Doble, and JBody will find it. Our favorite Easter candy hasn't been at any of the stores in town and that has been a huge bummer (Chicks and Rabbits by Brach)

Cakes: I really like to decorate cakes. I know I have mentioned this more than once. It is alot of fun. It is alot of work, but the outcome is always pleasing. And to see the faces of my kids when they see their cake, makes all 6-8 hours worth it. I just got done making a pokemon blastoise cake for my nephew. I must say it turned out quite nicely.

Chips: Keep them away from me. They are my weakness especially when I am pregnant. I have been known to eat a whole bag while pregnant with Doble. It doesn't really matter what brand or flavor. I just like how they are crisp and salty.

Christmas: One of my most favorite times of the year. The decorations, the spirit, the movies, the music, the food, the candy, Santa...the whole kit and kaboodle. I especially have loved seeing my children around this time of year get so excited about the whole thing.

Curls: One of the first nicknames JBody came up with for me. He doesn't really use it anymore. It came from the fact that I have curly hair. Doble also has it. This is why the poor kid had a mullet for the first 15 months of his life. I just couldn't bear cutting off his curls. But he was bald on top and it just really didn't look good so we cut the curls off. His hair has since grown on top and if we don't comb it right out of the shower it will be all curly on top. It is really cute. I am hoping Razy has curls becuase I think curls could go to waste on a little boy. However, he hair right now is just fuzzy. Soft and Fuzzy.

Clueless: One of my all time favorite movies. This reminds me that I haven't seen it forever. I used to watch it like 3 times a week when I was in highschool. I had it memorized at one point. No I don't consider myself an airhead. I just really like a good chick-flick.

Circumcision: I am not putting this in to start a debate. I know everyone has an opinion and I am going to keep mine to myself. All I have to say about the subject is...can't everyone please respect other's opinions. I mean come on, the fact that my son is circumsized or not is not going to affect you or your life. Everyone get off your soap box about the whole thing. (Okay now I will step down from mine and leave it at that.)

College: Oh those were some of the best and worse times. I am just glad that I was able to experience the life. Some of my greatest friends are ones I met while going to college.

Chiropractic: Have you been to your neighborhood chiropractor lately? If not know of a good one. Remember, it is not normal to walk around in pain all day. Go see your chiropractor. He's got your back...I know bad joke.

Alphabet Blog---The Letter B

B is for :

Bailes: My favorite little sister. She is off at school right now and I do miss her.

Banana: Another one of Doble's favorite words. A bunch only lasts us two days. The boys go through them way to fast. Bummer for JBody, he is allergic.

Blue: The color of Razy's eyes. They are so blue. She got her pretty blues from her mommy.

Brown: The color of all the boys eyes in our family. Well Doble has a mixture of both. They are blue on the outside and brown on the inside. If that makes sense. They kinda look grey at times as well. Have I mentioned that it looks really good with the color pink?

Bathroom: The one room that I hate to clean. Before we were married JBody told me he liked to clean the bathroom so it is actually the one room that he takes charge of. It actually works out nice.

Blogging: I have really come to enjoy blogging. I am very sparadic. I go for awhile and then am off for a longer while. But hey at least I always come back right. I love to read what others are up to as well. I will confess I do check out pages of other people often that I don't even know. I particularly like a few blog pages found on Alice's page.

Bows: A new favorite thing of mine. I love making new ones for Razy. I think she looks too cute in a bow. And the nice thing is they are interchangeable and can be used when she out grows the headband because they are on a cute little clippie.

Birthdays: I love birthdays. JBody and I started a tradition when we were first married that we celebrate birthdays for a whole week (we also do this for anniversary, vday, and mother's and father's day). I have made everyone of our kids cakes and try to make them extra special. I first got started with Lil' E's first birthday cake with the help from my friend Lindy. A tribute to some cakes that I have made will be coming up in the near future I hope.

Bentos: MMM yummy teriyaki. Well I am not a huge fan of the teriyaki dish, but they make a really good General Tso's. JBody really likes teriyaki and introduced this little whole in the wall joint.

Best Friend: Lil' E is on this kick right now with best friends. One minute I am his best friend and the next I'm not. If Doble gets in trouble for something, Lil' E will tell me not to get mad at Doble because he is his best friend. If Lil' E gets in trouble he will tell you he is angry and not your best friend. However, I love it when out of the blue he comes up to me and says, "I love you mommy. You are my best friend."

Blizzards and Buffalos: Have I ever told you the story? First let me tell you I like a good blizzard. I must say that my favorite is the pumpkin pie Blizzard that comes out in November. Now onto the story. JBody and I were going to school at the time. We had been married for maybe a year. It was at this time that we learned that good communication skills are important in a marriage. We were driving down the road when I saw that Blizzards were on sale. I quickly said, "Blizzards are on sale," to Jbody. To me this meant, "Pull over I want a blizzard." To JBody it meant what I said. That Blizzards were on sale. He didn't pull over and I quickly got quiet. Irritated that he didn't pull over, JBody realized by the time we got home I was clearly upset about something. "What is the matter with you?" he asked. "I wanted a blizzard." "Well why didn't you say something?" "I did I said that Blizzards were on sale." He then went on to say, "So if we are driving through Yellowstone (which we loved to do while at school) and you see a buffalo, I am supposed to pull over and get you the buffalo?" Okay he got me. From then on if I wanted the buffalo I would tell him..."I WANT THE BUFFALO" I could go for a blizzard right now. To bad they are closed. It is probably better anyway, I really don't need one.

Alphabet Blog---The Letter A

I am going to try something new. Lets see if I can really stick with it. I got this idea by randomly looking at some blogs and thought it was a cute idea. My goal is to post one every day if not then at least 3 times a week. How about you give it a try too. I would love to see what words mean something to you.

A is for:

The names of three people in my family (remember to keep it a secret)

Apple: Doble's Favorite word. It has now expanded to Applebee's, which just happens to be his and Lil' E's favorite place to eat out.

Ambitious: What I am trying to be by doing this alphabet blog.

Appreciative: I appreciate my mom. She really has done and does alot of things for me. Having her around really made the transition of 2-3 kids so much easier. I don't think I have told her enough how much I appreciate her.

Alice: A friend of mine whom I met and roomed with in college. If you haven't already go check her page out. She has alot of good things to say.

Alaska: JBody wants to go there someday to catch some BIG fish.

Allergies: The season is approaching for sniffles and sneezes due to pollen in the air. Lil' E also suffers from a peanut allergy. Bummer for him.

April: One of my dearest friends who I have become really close to since we moved to our current location. We both had baby girls at the same time (just 8 days apart). We love to go walking together. She is my example who I look towards to become a better person.

Autumn: Razy's bestest friend and April's daughter. It is also the season of my birth (Razy's too).

American Idol: Only the greatest show on earth. This season is the best. If you haven't started watching it, it is never too late. Come on people you are missing out.