Tagged

SO, I was tagged forever ago and have been trying to avoid doing it, but my conscience won't let me, so here goes. Kim had two on her blog, one was 7 quirky things about me and one was Man Tag. I'm going to do both and then be done for a long time. I'm pretty sure I'm not quirky, just weird. I had a hard time coming up with 7 so you get a pet peeve and some personal flaws mixed in with the so called quirky. Here goes:

7 Quirky Things

1. Nick says I'm very methodical about the way the groceries need to be placed on the conveyor belt in order to have them packed properly.
2. It drives me up the wall when people leave the shower curtain open.
3. I steal Nicks clothes for pajamas.
4. I don't look at or touch chicken unless it's cooked & even then sometimes I can't eat it.
5. I don't follow college basketball at ALL until March Madness and then when one of my teams lose I consider it a personal offense and hold a grudge forever. I'm not sure Gonzaga will ever make it back into my good graces.
6. When I read, I pull out my eyebrows.  I don't know why.
7. I have perhaps an unhealthy love of cold cereal. I eat it all the time, especially when I'm pregnant.

Man Tag

What is your husband's name? Nick
How long have you been married? Almost 7 years
How long did you date? 3 months engaged for 2
How old is he? 29
Who eats more sweets? Me, definitely
Who said "I love you" first? Nick, September 16, 2001
Who is taller? Nick of course
Who can sing the best? Nick, I think, since people never ask me to sing for them. Well, except Reagan sometimes wants me to sing The Ants Go Marching…
Who is smarter? Nick hands down! (Lovely man that he is, he disagrees)
Who pays the bills? Me, if I die, he’s in big trouble!
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Nick
Who mows the lawn? Nick- he enjoys yard work
Who cooks dinner? Me- I’m usually, ok always, too hungry to wait
Who drives? Nick- He’s deaf remember…if I want conversation he’s got to drive.
Who kissed who first? Nick kissed me. He’s a real go getter! Lucky me!
Who asked who out first? Tricky… I asked him to my Jr. Prom, but we didn’t really date then. After his mission, he asked me out- after making sure it was ok with my brother.
Who wears the pants? I don’t think we’re a pants wearing couple, I’d say we both wear shorts.

Thinking about the answers to this tag made me realize that I sure got lucky. Nick always washes the big dishes and takes out the trash. He loves being home with us & I love watching him play hide-n-seek, airplane, or caterpillar with the kids. I'm so lucky to have him and to know that whatever happens in the world, our family is safe in the eternities. Thanks for making me so happy! I love you Nick!

Ooh, Ooh This Is Halloween!!!

Here we are, all set to go out.  Nick took the kids around the neighborhood while I answered the door.  Then we switched and I took them to a friends house who was giving out the full sized candy bars.  Coen walked extra slow so everyone could admire him.  We went to a few houses by her and they all had crazy cool decorations, so I kept saying "just one more house" and finally Reagan said "I'm good mama, I don't want any more.  I have enough Halloween."  So we came home and they had a great time helping pass out candy.  Coen LOVES suckers!  

Here's Reagan practicing dressing up.  She carries these flower and butterfly hair elastics around the house like a bouquet and plays tea party with them and takes them to bed and in the car and sometimes in the bath with her.  They are soooo cool and quite unhygienic by now.  We lost only one pumpkin to those evil pumpkin smashing vandals who I'm sure took candy from us first.  We did have a couple of 30 year olds come trick or treating.  

Rocky Road!

Coen's Archive #1

He has started saying everything we say, so his vocabulary is growing like crazy. He especially like socks & crocks. He's got almost all his body parts down. He forgets his shoulders, but I think that's on purpose so I'll tickle him. Unfortunately I think he has a cavity, YIKES. Hopefully he does better at the dentist than Reagan. He loves suckers and has become very attached to his pillow and blanket. He sleeps with one or both over his head. Scares me to death. I go in to check on him and his blanket is wrapped around his head a time or two, but he loves it. He likes to wave bye to people, so all the checkers at the grocery store love us. He's still playing with Reagans doll stroller and her high heels, but hopefully after Christmas that will change.

If you ever need someone to speak goldfish Coen is your man. I'm sure he'll make us millions one day. He can find his teeth and when you ask him what lips are for he gives you a kiss. Today he said very clearly banana instead of manana, plum & wow. He's just started putting both of his hands on his face in kind of an uh oh fashion. I'm not sure where he picked it up, but it's pretty funny. Anything with wheels is a car car and every morning we watch the school buses drive by and he yells car car!

Coen is daily adding to his vocabulary. He now says buppy which is duppy which is sippy cup. He says no, of course, manana & cracker. He say mama & daddy & tries to say Reagan but says ReRe, it makes Reagan really mad that he doesn't say Reagan.

He's working on animal sounds now. I think his first word was Moo. He said it every time we saw cows all the way to Dillon. He also barks, and can do a pretty good meow & cock-a-doodle-doo.

Coen can now find his nose & his belly, he's working on his ears. He can fold his arms, give a high 5 and kisses. He loves to play peek-a-boo, but puts his hands on top of his head. He likes to dance by spinning in circles as fast as he can to get dizzy. He loves cold peas, sausage and noodles. He loves to be outside and immediately grabs the broom, rake, or shovel and drags it around the yard, just like daddy. His favorite things to play with inside are my pots and pans and the baby monitor which he love to drag around by the cord. He also tries to kill himself daily by climbing up on the rocking chair, standing up and trying to surf. He is, though, perhaps the worlds best cuddling baby. What a great boy!