Wednesday, January 23, 2008

A Little about Us

Since our blog is mostly my journal, I thought I'd include this. Consider yourself tagged if you would like to do it too.

How long have you been together? Almost 5 years! Our anniversary is next month.

How old is he? 28

Who eats more? These days I do because of the alien baby growing inside of me, and Danny is doing a Biggest Loser competition with his faculty.

Who said "I love you" first? Danny did, after a couple weeks of dating.

Who is taller? Danny

Who sings better? I can hit the pitches better, but Danny has a better voice I think.

Who is smarter? We are smart in different areas.

Who does the laundry? I do. I have to do it a certain way.

Who does the dishes? Danny does

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you are looking from the bottom of the bed, I sleep on the right. All those late night trips to the bathroom.

Who pays the bills? I do.

Who mows the lawn? If we had a lawn that needed mowing, Danny would. Lucky for us, our landlord does it.

Who cooks dinner? I mostly do, but Danny helps a lot.

Who is more stubborn? I definitely am.

Who kissed who first? Danny kissed me first.

Who asked who out? Danny asked me out to the Team Horkely's Basketball Banquet ( a dinner the intramural team put on to celebrate the season).

Who proposed? Danny proposed to me in practice room 172 in the Snow building at BYU-Idaho.

Who is more sensitive? I am way more sensitive, but Danny has his moments.

Who has more friends? Probably Danny, but we both have a good amount.

Who has more siblings? Neither. We both have three siblings.

Who wears the pants in the relationship? I am the more opinionated, but we share the decisions and responsibilities equally.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Now that I'm 2, I need a new look!

I wanted McKay to have long 'child of a movie star' hair so badly, but it just wasn't working. It was so hard to keep his hair looking nice for at least two minutes, so last night Danny gave him a haircut. I told Danny just a little trim. When I checked in to see how everything was going all of McKay's hair was gone! I was sad at first , but now I think it's so cute. He totally looks like a little boy!

Before...

...And After!

McKay's puppy dog eyes


P.S. McKay made the basket right after I took the picture. I'm not sure if I should be worried or excited about his pose. This does tell me McKay definitely pays attention during Danny's basketball games!

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Monday, January 7, 2008

Happy 2nd Birthday, McKay!!

Danny and I can't believe our baby boy is two years old today! Time goes by so quickly. The day was quiet but good. We had McKay's well-baby appointment, which was fine minus McKay's screaming and crying the whole way through. The doctor's office is a hard place for McKay, which is too bad because we have the sweetest doctor. Then we played with our friends Landon and his dog Penny, (a dachshund that McKay can't get enough of). I think McKay's favorite part of the day was having jo-jo's for lunch and dinner.


McKay loved the farm we gave him, but I think he liked wearing the box on his head just as much. We also gave him a Lighting McQueen car. It was suppose to make noises but nothing was sounding at the store, so I liked it even more and we got it for 50% off. Well, when Danny took the car out of the packaging for McKay, the car starting making all the sounds that we though it shouldn't. McKay will be disappointed in the morning when McQueen is suddenly silent again.

I made this cake for a family birthday party we had for McKay while we were in Utah. I was so proud how cute it turned out. McKay liked being sung to, but didn't eat a bite of cake. So today I made really yummy coconut cupcakes thinking the story would be different. No such luck. Fun songs, but no on the dessert. I was a little disappointed, but I guess we are in two-year-old world now.
Danny and I love our little boy so much. I love watching him grow and discover new things everyday, and feel so blessed to be his mama. Have a wonderful year son!!

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Happy 2008!

We have reached our one year anniversary of blogging. So exciting! I guess I better make this blog a good one!
We are finally setting back into normal life after the Christmas break. Christmas was celebrated in Utah. It was so good to be with all of my family. We loved everything about our visit minus the bitter cold. I though I really missed Utah winters, but it was just too cold. It was nice to come back to Ontario in our 30 degree weather. I never though that would be much better, but it is!

Christmas Eve was filled with our usual activities, including all of us singing and playing Christmas carols on our instruments. McKay loved helping out by playing the piano, sitting on Papa's lap playing the guitar, whining at my feet (the usual when I play violin. He can't handle my attention going toward something else) and dancing. This dance move kind of looks like a karate move though.

This was McKay's favorite spot Christmas morning, behind the Christmas tree. McKay's favorite present was the Nemo fruit snacks in his stockings, mine was a new coat and Danny's was the two pairs of kacki (sp?) pants (he just can't get enough of those. He's such a teacher!)
Right before we left Utah, we all went to the Bean Museum at BYU (minus Danny who had to go home early for basketball practice). It was fun to see McKay get excited about all the animals (all are dead and stuffed). Everything time he passed the bear he had to give a big 'roar!' to show he wasn't scared. The reptiles weren't a big hit. He's so my son when it comes to that area.


The new year was celebrate with a bunch of people from our ward. I always feel that's it's so hard to stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve. This is weird because I go to bed around midnight most nights. New Years day McKay had to break in his new snow pants, so Danny and McKay went out to play some football. McKay loved being outside but didn't like his cold hands. So when Danny took him inside he threw a royal fit because he still wanted to be outside. Life is so confusing for a toddler!
2007 was such a good year, and I have a good feeling about 2008. One wonderful thing we have to look forward to in 2008 is we'll expect another baby around July 20th. We went the doctor yesterday and got to hear a healthy heartbeat. That is so exciting. My first trimester is almost over which I can't wait for. Morning sickness (which last all day) and being tired all the time is not the best. Hopefully not much longer!