CARSON'S BAPTISM DAY

Today was a big day for Carson. He was so excited to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was lucky enough to have his Grandma MaryAnn and Grandpa Jim out for the occasion. We were joined by friends in our Ward and our new bishop, Bishop Roy Stambaugh (picture above). One of the things that was pretty special about Carson's baptism, was the fact that he is the very first member ever~ baptized into the Collierville, Tennessee 2nd ward. That's pretty neat and hopefully something he'll remember forever. Dave and I are pretty proud of Carson and were so blessed to be given such a special son. Carson we love you bunches!

I've been tagged!

Okay so I've been tagged before, but I was new to the blogging world so I had no idea what that meant. My sweet friend Shauna tagged me so I decided to give this a try. Okay 6 things you may not know about me~

1. I love Levis. If I see a good deal on a pair of levis and they fit, I buy them. I love a good bargain especially on jeans. When I moved to Memphis 2 years ago I unpacked 42 pairs of levis. Okay now it all makes sense on why we owed the moving company so much money. Have you ever tried to pick up a box holding jeans? I did purge a few pairs of them, but like shoes I'm having a hard time giving them up. Maybe I should join in on "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants."

2. I mow the lawn or as they say in Tennesse cut the grass, at our house. I love it. I love changing my patterns and I love the workout I get from doing it. My lady neighbors have begged me to quit. Their husbands all wonder why they're not out mowing the lawn too.

3. I (along with my sis Natalie) am totally grosed out by "clumps" of things. Example~ Large clusters of birds, bees surrounding a beehive, cheerios in a cereal bowl, maccaroni after it's been boiled, and the list goes on. OOOOO.....getting grosed out just thinking about it. Yup, I'm an oddball!

4. My dream job would be to work in Times Square as a bartender. Yep, I said bartender. It's not that I love the party action that comes with it, but I love the chemistry of it. I love inventing new drinks, mixing, pouring, shaking, decorating the glasses,etc. Yes, I'm sure my Mom is so proud! Luckily for her, Chili's is as far as I got and with the lifestyle that I choose to lead, I should probably just stick with mixing chocolate milk for my kids.

5. I secretly want to be a cowgirl. Always have. I love the style, the culture, the music, the dancing, the care-free lifestyle, and maybe one day just one day I could get my husband to get his handsome self into a pair of Wranglers. Not gonna count on that one though. Have you met my husband??? I'll just keep day dreaming that I'm a rodeo princess riding in on my horse doing the cowgirl salute to the folks in the stands.

6. I compare myself to my siblings. Not with material things or physically more so with personality. I always wish I had just a little of each of them in me. Natalie's energy, Alyson's drive, Aaron's sense of humor, and Reiley's optimism. Sounds a little like jealousy, but it's not. I just have the perfect siblings and I wish I could be more like each one of them.

Okay there's my 6 "Quircky" things about myself. So now it's your turn. I tag Natalie, Alyson, Aaron, Mom, Kelsey, and Ginger. Can't wait to see your posts!

Mitt Steps Down

It didn't quite work out in Mitt Romney's favor, but he sure did try hard and ran a good race. If anything maybe it helped SOME people to realize that us Mormon's aren't so crazy after all!

Tornado Tuesday

Thank you so much to all of you who have shown concern for me and my family within the past 24 hours. We are fine and extremely lucky. It was kind of a stressful night with the thunderstorms and tornadoes. The sirens are pretty much in my backyard too so that can make things a little more hectic. Luckily the tornadoes that came through Memphis took a turn and ended up missing Collierville where we live. Collierville is kind of the same distance to Memphis as Sandy to Salt Lake for all of you who are familiar with Utah. There was a large amount of damage done in Memphis and hopefully those families that were affected will have help on the way soon. Once again thank you for all of your concerns. It means a lot! So I guess this will go down as Tornado Tuesday instead of Super Tuesday~ at least for us.

SUPER TUESDAY

Have you voted????? You can't complain unless you vote. If I can do it, you can too!

Carson's First Pinewood Derby

Today was the big day. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears had gone into this sweet ride of Carson's. Okay so maybe not tears, but for sure sweat and blood. Mommy cut her finger while helping hammer the wheels in, and Dave, well he's always sweating when he 's stressed out. This was actually pretty fun though and was definitely a family event. Even Cara helped sand the car in the beginning stages. We didn't come in at first place, but after all the races were over we averaged out at second place. Not bad for our first Pinewood Derby. The best part for me though, was watching the excitement on Carson's face. When some of the other boys were dissapointed or crying from losing, Carson kept his high energy up and a smile on his face. Way to go Carson!

Go Giants!

Three great reasons to watch the Superbowl~

1. The Manning Brothers-some handsome dudes

2. Great food loaded with calories

3. The commercials

Our favorite commercials-

Dave's favorite-the Pepsi Max

Nicole's favorite-Budlite ad with the foreign pick up lines