Camping @ Goliad State Historical Park

So, we needed to get out of Dodge last weekend. I tend to get super antsy after spending so much time in one place. So Travis obliged and took us camping about a hour north to Goliad. It is was really interesting. It started as a spanish mission settlement, and then after time the Mexican forces took over, and in the end the Texans used it as a front for the Mexican American war. I love history (look at below list) and it was really fun to see something new. It was a really pretty drive and Goliad was a cute little town. We had lots of fun camping as a family.

Cooper was intrigued by the fire, and he {loved} putting wood and leaves and whatever he could find into it. It made me nervous but he had so much fun. We roasted marshmellows, and he was so cute about it. He had to sit really close to the fire, everytime I would scoot him back he would just scoot himself closer. He choose a big stick off the ground and would not let me help him clean it or anything, so he had dirty marshmellows. He didn't care. It was nerve wracking watching him hold the stick with the marshmellow. It just would bounce all over the place, dipping towards the dirt, and then to the fire. It would almost light on fire and he would pull it up and hold it still for a few seconds anyway. He loved roasting marshmellows, he felt so big. He would say, "no help mommy". That is our new anthem, "no mommy, no help!"
They grow so fast.

100 things you may never wanted to know about ME

100 things about me! This may become tedious to read- so please grab some caffiene and get comfy.

1. I love to read!
2. I am a speed reader, and I read so fast I often skip untintentionally large portions of books and never realize it.
3. I am a horrible speller.
4. I never, know where to stick comas, so i always randomly place them, where ever they seem to, go best.
5. I love dark chocolate
6. I am a pretty good cook
7. I love coming from a big family
8. I love music
8. I feel socially akward 85% of the time
9. I love dogs
10.I cry a lot
11. my emotions take the lead almost always
12. I love Alaska
13. I have awesome friends
14. We spent 2 weeks in Ireland and I want to go back
15. I am a bad travelor, I need to invent instint transport
16 but I love to see new places
17. My new dream vacation is Nova Scotia
18. I am a Jane Austen addict
19. I love history
20. have I said i love dark chocolate? really I do
21. I love my boys
22. I miss my family soo much
23. I have celiac disease
24. I love shopping
25. I hate trying on clothes
26. I don't know how to text
27. I like to make my own cards, but i have a hard time finding time
28. I llike snow
29. I need to live by mountains
30. I am so proud of my husband
31. I think it is pretty cool that he is a pilot
32. I hated when he deployed
33 Although it taught me a lot of lessons about myself
34. I want a hybrid vehicle
35. I wish I was more green, I am slowly getting there
36. I will really miss President Hinckley
37. I always wished I was more musical
38. I am a pretty good swimmer
39. I was on the high school dive team
40. I like playing board games
41. I am a hard worker
42. I am a messy closet person
43. I wish I could be more organized
44. I judge myself harshly
45. I am a hairdresser
46. I always forget to floss
47. my favorite color is blue
48. I love hydrengias and peonies
49. I like sewing
50. I am not a good sewer
51. I need to find more balance in my life
52. I like group excercise
53. I enjoy going to the gym
54. I am going to run the beach to bay in may
55. that totally ryhmed
56. I love Dr. Suess
57. Popcorn balls always makes me think of my Grandma Colby
58. I fear getting old
59. I just started reading my scriptures again and I feel good about it.
60. I have a lot of faith
61. I believe the world is made up of mostly good people with just a few bad ones
62. I always wanted to write a book
63. but I think I may be too boring
64. I am a capricorn
65. I like moving and meeting new people, I think it is fun and exciting
66. I hate having big boobies
67. I just had LASIK
68. I love being able to see (thank you Travis)
69. I have been married almost 7 years.
70. I love my husband, he has taught me so much
71. I really do love Utah
72. I want to own a tree farm in Washington
73. And maybe open a specialty bakery for people like me
74. I have only kissed one other boy before my husband
75. I am strong for a girl
76. I dwell on things
77. I feel bad for a long time when I hurt someones feelings
78. I like watching movies
79. I should clean up my house right now
80. i love Young Womens
81. I like hiking
82. I like going to u pick farms
83. My kids are going to learn to play some kind of instrument
84. I am glad we are in the Airforce
85. C-130's are pretty awesome
86. I have a paper fetish
87. I like going to the ballet
88. I could do a better job keeping in touch
89. I fear having teenagers
90. I always forget to write thank you notes
91. I am intrigued by geneology
92. I could eat PB every day
93. I pay all our bills
94.I have a green ipod nano
95. I am blessed with much
96. I want to learn a second language
97. I hate when people are condensending
98. I always say stupid things
99. I wear my heart on my sleave
100. I love surprises

Wow! all done, now it is your turn. Can you think of 100 things about yourself. I barley could.

The V-MAN

So, the Valentine Man visited our house, he is so sneaky. Cooper wasn't quite sure what was going on, but who says no to some presents and candy. Even Roxie got a little treat.

ahh!!!!! Goldwell and KMS

I just have to quickly write how EXCITED I am that the local beauty supply store has seen the light. They have decided to carry my favorite brand of hair care color and products. I just need some hair to be colored and I am ready to go!

{Mandie}

Mandie and I met in Alaska. It was a sad day when they moved down to Little Rock. Thankfully Mandie's {sweet husband} (he has earned that title from me), sent her down to visit me, while he watched their three kids at home. All I have to say is WOW! That is pretty fantastic. Mandie and I had a great time doing nothing. It was fun watching movies, hanging out at the beach, going shopping, going out to lunch. It was pretty great. We did go running together once and had a hard time walking for a few days, but to our credit we also went for several walks too. She was a super guest, she did my dishes, helped make dinner, and even played with the poor Roxie dog. We had a great time. She is also a fantastic photographer, I did her hair and she took our pictures. I can't wait to see them. She left today and it is a little sad, but I know her kids are happy she is home.

Gluten Free +5/Gluten- Free Creations

I feel like I am waging a war on my body. I tuesday I decided I had enough, I am tired of the migraines, I am tired of feeling tired, I am tired of my stomach feeling well, you know. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. I watched Opera and it was on smokers and finding the tools to quit. AHH HAA! {light bulb} I am like a smoker, but with gluten. I think that maybe the last 2 years I have just felt sorry for myself over my diagnosis, and instead of making the life change that I needed I just wallowed in my self pity of no more cookies, and bread and cake.

So, here I am gluten free for almost five days. Today is the first day I really craved something glutenous. So far so good, the only mishap was when I was taking the sacrament and I had forgotten about the bread. I took the sacrament and I am just praying that God will help me through that part.

Also, I have to just say that I love the outback. What a wonderful establishment they have. They are really one of the rare restaurants that carry a gluten free menu around here. I am so glad that they care enough to have one.

Olive Fingers

I can't remember the first time I ever did this, but I remember doing it a lot when I was little. It seemed like olive fingers were the best way to eat olives. I don't think there is another way as long as they can fit into those little holes. This was taken last Sunday, Cooper loved his olive fingers I am glad we were able to capture his first olive finger moment. Another moment I wish I had a picture of was of Cooper eating a stick of butter. This week as I am trying to get ready for preschool at our house Cooper got into the freezer opened up a box and unwrapped a stick of butter. He was happy chomping away when I found the grease monkey. He kept saying "mmmm mommy yummy, yummy." I had a hard time not laughing when he kept saying yummy. Also, Cooper had his 2 year old appointment this week. He is just shy of 36 inches tall (79th %) and he weighed 32 lbs (92nd%) and his head is 20 inches (92nd %). Cooper can ride the little kid rides at Six Flags this summer! Yeah!