High School Tag

I haven't done a tag for a while so why not! 1. Did you date someone from your school? Sure did. It's kind of hard not to when there is only one high school within 30 miles or so. 2. What kind of car did you drive? The 'Grandma car' was my favorite, Purplish/Brown Buick. Fact: We named it that not only because it looked as though a grandma might drive it but it was, in fact, my Grandma's car before we got it. 3. Did you pass your driver's license test on the first try? I'm comin' clean... I never took the driving test, only the written exam. My teacher said I didn't need to. Gotta love the great example South Summit is to impressionable young minds! :) 4. Were you a party animal? No. I was a good child, not perfect, but good. 5. Were you considered a flirt? Good question. I probably was. After high school I got pretty good at it but I'm not sure during high school? 6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir; we called it Tapestry. 7. Were you a nerd? No 8. Were you on any varsity teams? Cheerleading 9. Did you get suspended/expelled? No. Good child, remember? 10. Can you still sing the fight song? Not without the music. And maybe not with it either. 11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mz and Mr. Draper. Mr. Dougherty was just so different I always enjoyed seeing what he'd say next....but I wouldn't say he was a favorite. 12. Where did you sit during lunch? Usually in the far north hall in front of our lockers. Even when I was a senior my Dad would pack lunches for me sometimes. I remember he'd always pack like 10 cookies for me. It was really cute. I remember he would write me notes sometimes on my napkin. I'm definitely going to do that with my kids. I loved it. 13. What was your school's full name? South Summit High School 14. School mascot and colors? I remember I dressed up as the mascot once at a football game. so fun! We were The Wildcats and our colors were Kelly green and white. 15. Did you go to Homecoming and who with? I recall a formal dress up dance...but others are saying it was just a regular dance. Either way I'm sure I went and I'm sure it was with Tyler. 16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? I wouldn't go back but I do wish I would have done a few things differently. My biggest regret is not hanging out with just the girls more often. 17. What do you remember most about graduation? It's all kind of fuzzy. I remember the all night party after graduation and I won a Leatherman (then traded it for a vacuum with Curtis Cox) We danced, ate a lot of food, and I tried, key word tried, to roller blade down the halls just so I could say I did the same thing my brother did at his all night grad party. I also remember hanging out with Ben and Dave afterward at Dave's house. 18. Where did you go senior skip day? Lagoon 19. Were you in any clubs? I think I was in FBLA and GYC even though I couldn't prove it because I was sick the day all the pictures were taken for the yearbook. 20. Have you gained some weight since then? According to my scale I've actually lost weight. But I also lost all my muscle too :( 21. Who was your prom date? My senior year I went with Cameron Page and all the other years I went with Tyler. 22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? Yes, if we have one... 23. Did you have a job while in high school? Dick's Drive Inn, Levi Outlet, and Yarrow Hotel

Dress up

The other day I saw a jean jacket that Brynner had never worn and thought how cute he would look in it. I was a little sad that he would never wear it outside before he grew out of it. I put him in it and it turned into a fun game of dress up so I took a couple pictures. The game was that I would put on his sunglasses and hurry and snap pictures before he could take them off. He won most of the time. I managed to get a couple cute ones in between trying to get him to sit still and get Rusty (our dog) out of the way. Finally I took a couple pictures of Rusty with the glasses on and he wanted nothing to do with us. A little reverse physchology was just what he needed.

It's about time I posted some pictures from the last couple months. Brynner really has turned into a little man lately. He can say Dada, give kisses, crawl, feed himself, pull himself up on furniture , and gets into everything! I can't wait to see what he'll do next.

We can always get a smile doing this.

He loves to empty all the toys and books before he plays.

I love him in just his diaper!

He already has the look down when he gets into something he's not supposed to

This is his expression when he's saying MMMMMM!

First tooth! It's coming in crooked and it's all my fault!

He loves to look outside at the tress blowing in the wind.

Uncle Drew pretending to be a Rhino.

Story time! This is his favorite book right now.

When I pull out the camera he crawls over and wants to look into the lens.

Anything he can bang on is his favorite toy!

He thinks grass is funny and sometimes laughs when he feels it.

Working on getting that Cheerio in his mouth!

Cheerio Addict

Brynner has been learning to feed himself finger foods. We usually put him on a towel on the floor so he can crawl around and prey on his cheerios to his hearts content. It's the circle of life...sorry Cheerios! Rusty, our dog, thinks this is the greatest idea because a soggy Cheerio or two always make it his way. This is how we discovered our dog's secret talent in entertaining our son. Brynner thinks it is the funniest thing in the world to see Rusty catching Cheerios and will gladly give up a few! I had to share part of the video we got tonight.

The Pianist

Our Prodigy Son....

Memories

I got this from my Sisters blog! I thought it would be fun and hope you will play along! Here are the directions: 1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you have of Brad or I. It doesn't matter if you know us a little or a lot, anything you remember! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about us, We'll assume you're playing the game and we'll come to your blog and do the same thing. Thanks for playing!

Story Time-Accident

It has been a while since I've posted and even longer since I've done Story Time! Now, lets get you in the right frame of mind. Just picture yourself in your kindergarten classroom with a carton of milk all cozy on the floor.....feel better? Me too.

There I was, driving down I-15 being a responsible driver as usual. Seat belt-check, mirrors-check, tire pressure-check. Was I speeding? Of course not! Peeling a banana? Absurd! Was I tailing the big blue truck driving in the fast lane-maybe. But at least I wasn't speeding or peeling a banana. Phew, that would have been much worse. Luckily I was behind the big blue truck puttering along at 60 MPH or I may have to admit to not peeling a banana... instead of not speeding and not peeling a banana. Good. I'm glad I cleared that up. As I was not speeding nor peeling a banana and being a responsible driver (except for the tailing part) I watched as what appeared to be a rock bounce out of the bed of the truck. It skipped once, twice, then headed right for my little Toyota Camry. I tried to duck my head but it was in vain, it hit my little Toyota Camry right smack dab in the spot. What spot you ask? THE spot. The one in a million spot that couldn't be replicated if you tried a hundred times. Before I had a chance to say, "Pickle Pete's Stinky Feet," the loudest bang I've ever heard in my entire life reverberated around me. That was odd. Then I realized I literally couldn't see one tiny itsey bitsey part of the outside world from my windshield. Interesting. I thought a bad word, slammed on my brakes, then prayed. My mistake was thinking the bad word first and then praying. If I could recommend to anyone that finds themselves in this situation to pray then think the bad word, it would be much better. Anyhow, I was able to pull into the right shoulder without being hit. It had all happened so fast! When I got out of my little Toyota Camry and looked at the damage it was not good. That rock, that little insignificant rock, had hit the sweet spot, unlatched my hood which caught wind and flew up shattering the windshield. It was sure a good thing that I wasn't speeding and peeling a banana when that happened or things could have turned out much worse (see below).

Friends don't let friends speed and peel a banana