Tagged by Christine

7 Things I plan to do before I die:

1. Play Eponine or Fantine in "Les Miserables"
2. Run at least a half marathon (yeah right, I know)
3. Build and live in Adam's and my dream house, complete with a huge library, piano room, etc.
4. Write a book that gets published
5. See all my kids grow up, get married, and give me grandchildren
6. Run for public office (something local like school board or something)
7. Go to Japan and on a cruise (not necessarily at the same time) with Adam

7 things I do now:

1. Change diapers
2. Try new recipes
3. Start projects that I may or may not ever actually finish (I'm really good at that--poor Adam!)
4. Walk EVERYWHERE--the grocery store, the doctor, BYU to see Adam...maybe that half marathon could be walking...
5. Feed my baby boy
6. Take lunch to have with Adam at BYU
7. Love life with my 2 guys!!!

7 things I can't do:

1. Crochet
2. Cry on demand
3. Say "no" when people ask for a favor--Adam wishes I'd work on that one
4. Get mad at Adam or Steven
5. Swim a mile--not that I'd want to, but I do have fun swimming a few laps with Adam
6. Speak Spanish--it's a goal of mine
7. Stand on my head

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex:

1. Blue eyes
2. Determination
3. A sense of Humor
4. Sensitivity
5. A love for music
6. Handsome inside and out
7. Basically, Adam in a nut shell :)

7 things that I say most often:

1. I love you
2. Sorry
3. Hi, Baby Love
4. That's awesome (I actually have to try really hard to not say it too much in conversations)
5. Steven Boy
6. Thank you
7. Other terms of endearment for both husband and baby (Love, Babe, etc.)

7 celebrities that I admire--I'm not sure about admiring, but 7 that I like:

1.Tom Hanks
2. Reese Witherspoon
3. Julia Roberts
4. Shirley Jones
5. Tony Lee Curtis
6. Natalie Wood
7. Debbie Reynolds (or, "The Debster", as my family and I love to call her)

7 favorite foods:

1. Anything chocolate--the darker, the better
2. Tuna melts
3. Homemade rolls
4. Roast with carrots & garlic mashed potatos
5. Mac & cheese
6. Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
7. Wassail at Christmas time

7 people who need to do this:

1. Tamara Hall
2. Christa Hall
3. Barbara Dayton
4. Buffy Dayton
5. Lillian Wilkins
6. Lorianne Halverson
7. Holly White

Have fun!!! ;)

A Whole Lot of Firsts

Our family has been having a lot of firsts, lately. It's pretty fun to constantly have new things--it sure keeps us on our toes!

1. Steven had his first time eating REAL FOOD! We started with apples/apple sauce, bananas, carrots, and then peaches. So far, he eats the carrots but doesn't love them, and the peaches are by far his favorite. He'll start breathing really excitedly with his mouth in the "ready-for-food" position if I'm taking too long between bites.




2. Steven rolled from his back to his tummy for the first time!!! He started doing tummy to back when he was 4 1/2 weeks old, so we've been wondering when it would happen the other way. A few days ago he rolled across the room to get somewhere. Time to start "baby-proofing" our apartment--is that even totally possible?!



3. Adam had his first day of his last year at BYU. He is LOVING his major, and Steven and I love walking up to campus to meet him for lunch. I must admit, I'm already getting pretty sad to be leaving my comfort zone of Provo.








4. Almost a first--Steven is soooo close to getting his first teeth! He has been making the most funny faces when he chews on his bottom lip and tongue.






Some other firsts that we don't have pictures for are:
5. Steven's first night sleeping in his own room! This was a pretty tough one for me, but Adam and I have both been feeling really good about it, and it was time to get our room back and not have to always worry about waking him up whenever we'd brush our teeth or go to the bathroom. I do miss having him right by my side of the bed, though!
6. I have my first ever stake calling as the stake music chairman. It's going to be kind of tricky in a student stake where there's so much turnover ever semester, but I am excited! :)

Some of Our Favorite Things to Do in Utah!

We have been so lucky to get to enjoy the many beautiful things that Utah has to offer. Adam's major has helped a lot with that, too. Last week we went on a mini hike up Rock Canyon looking for bugs for one of his classes. It was so nice up there! We have also loved going to Thanksgiving Point. During my mom's visit for Steven's birth, they were having their annual tulip festival, so we all decided to go. We liked it so much that she bought us a year pass for my birthday. We have totally been taking advantage of that! We went a couple of weeks ago (again, with bug net in hand) and took a picnic with us. Adam loves telling people that Thanksgiving Point is home to the largest man-made waterfall in the western hemisphere. We ate our lunch on the grass right in front of it. We love the sound of that water!


Another activity we love is going to the Living Aquarium in Sandy. For Adam's birthday I adopted a shark there for him. We decided to get season passes there, too, and it is so much fun! They'll be adding a rain forest exhibit in February and we can't wait!!!