100 Things

Okay, i saw this on London's blog and also on Joanna's so i decided to steal it for myself because it looks like fun! There are 100 statements and you bold the ones you have done. Let's see how many i get.

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band (yes, i played the flute from 5th grade til i graduated High School, i was actually pretty good!)

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity.

7. Been to Disneyland (can't remember which one is Florida and which is California. I've been to the one in Florida)

8. Climbed a mountain.

9. Held a praying mantis (I’ve touched one to move it to safety, which is amazing considering my fear of bugs)

10. Sang a solo (6th grade Christmas play)

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (Irish crochet)

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept in an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitchhiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill

24. Built a snow fort (yes and we called it "Snowabithia"..lol after Terabithia)

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse (solar)

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language (not unless ones made up by myself and my friends counts!)

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (See, that’s the problem with money, you never seem to have enough.)

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo's David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (NEVER plan on it, either!)

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check (no but i've overdrawn my account with my debit card)

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten cavier.

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chicken pox

89. Saved someone's life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a lawsuit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee (yes, twice and the site got extremely swollen, i'm a little allergic)

100. Read an entire book in one day (yes, i can't read a book unless i read it all in one day, i just can't! which is why i haven't read one in a long time)

Ummm i only got 28..guess i still have a lot of livin' to do!!!

30 Weeks today!

Today i am 30 weeks pregnant! I don't have a picture because we were busy cleaning all morning and then i had to work so i'll be sure to take one tomorrow and put it up here. People are just now commenting on me being pregnant. I had like 4 people at work come up to me this weekend and say "I didn't know you were pregnant!" I also had regular customers make the comment that they had no idea i was pregnant but they can tell now! My work clothes are deceiving, though because i always wear a big sweater over my shirt. We have to wear white button down shirts...ew. So i have obviously gotten a lot bigger this past week. I have a dr. appointment on Wednesday, so i'll report back with my stats then. I'm afraid i've gained a lot of weight since my last appointment. I can't believe i only have 10 weeks left, i am not ready at all but at the same time i am. I am not uncomfortable yet, i feel great! The baby's movements are starting to get a little more painful but that's okay, i just love feeling him move! Exhaustion is starting to come back, but i just rest with Carter every afternoon for about an hour and feel fine afterwards. I have really had nothing to complain about at all this pregnancy. Hopefully that says something about this baby's personality..maybe he'll be a little more laid back than Carter? (please?)

Christmas Picture

Well, i haven't decided if i'm going to use that picture for our Christmas Card or not. I just don't want Brad to be embarrassed at all if anyone mentions his lips being too red. We might just have to try to take another picture but i HAVE to get them sent out by this weekend or there's really no point in sending them out! Ahhh! Maybe i'll just try to take a better picture of just Carter and put only him on the card this year. Next year, i definitely want professional pictures taken of all 4 of us! I'm always afraid to try though, b/c i just figure it'll be a disaster and i'll end up paying tons of money for bad pictures. I imagine it'll be hard to get anything decent next year with a 3 year old and a 10 month old. (Seriously? This baby will be 10 months old this time next year...crazy!)

Dilemma!! Please Help ASAP!!

I'm trying to figure out if this is okay for our Christmas Card picture. Brad is all paranoid b/c his lips are really chapped and thinks they look really red. Do you think they look bad in this picture? Be honest, b/c i don't want to send these out to everyone and have him look bad. I am making our cards on Snapfish.com so there will be a Christmas border around it which i think makes it look 10 times better!

Carter Dancing

Brad was sitting on the computer the other day listening to music and me and Carter were just hanging out. We went in to see what Daddy was doing and Carter started doing some hilarious dance moves! I didn't get them all on camera b/c of course my memory card was full so i had to quickly erase some pictures before i could start recording. That plus he gets shy when he sees the camera. Ignore me in the background, btw.

Hah! Yeah right!

I got this in a pregnancy weekly email this morning.

Week 29.

Hi Erin,
this is a good time to learn to "power nap" during the day. Practicing how to nap now is a good idea because you will need a nap almost every time you put the baby down in the beginning. Learning to make the most of naps can minimize fatigue and keep you well-rested and feeling great!

And just how do they expect me to be able to do this with an almost 3 year old who doesn't nap most the time???

Annual Christmas Picture

I have taken a picture of Carter under our Christmas tree every year. This year, he didn't cooperate very well. I'll probably try again in a couple days but here is what i got this morning as well as the pictures from previous Christmases.

Carter's first Christmas:

Carter's 2nd Christmas:


And this year. His 3rd Christmas: