2008 MeMe

This is me as the Donkey on Christmas Eve. I always want to play the donkey. I am carrying "Mary" aka Cameron, being led by "Joseph" aka Bailey.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 630ish

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. Last movie you saw in the theater? Superman Returns

4. What is your favorite TV show? Survivor, Amazing Race, Rob & Big, The Office, Project Runway, etc etc

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Oatmeal with walnuts, bananas, and brown sugar Splenda

6. What is your middle name? Stayner

7. What food do you dislike? Jamon seron (Spanish, basically raw bacon cut straight off the pig's leg in your kitchen. OK, it is cured, but still...)

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? CD...I listen to my "Rachel's Workout" mix on my iPod each day

9. What kind of car do you drive? Honda Odyssey

10. Favorite sandwich? Turkey and avocado

11. What characteristics do you despise? Pride

12. Favorite item of clothing? My new jeans

13. If you could go anywhere in the world for a
vacation, where would you go? Spain

14. What color is your bathroom? White

15. Favorite brand of clothing? I don't know these days. I love the C9 line at Target:)

16. Where would you retire? NB on the beach

17. Most memorable birthday? Surprise party 30th

18. Favorite sport to watch? Baseball, basketball, NOT UFC (sorry Ryan!)

19. Furthest place you are sending this? VA.

20. Who do you expect to send this back to you?
Not Josh.

21. Person you expect to send it back first? Boo

22. Favorite saying? Stinker butt!

23. When is your birthday? August 8 (this year is falls on 08/08/08)

24. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night

25. What is your shoe size? 7.5

26. Pets? 1 fish that we think is depressed, but somehow keeps living even though I swear he doesn't eat

27. What did you want to be when you were little? A mom

28. What are you today? Mom

29. What is your favorite candy? Snickers

30. Your favorite flower? Sunflowers or red roses

31. What is a day on the calendar you are looking
forward to? February 16th for my first triathlon!

32. What are you listening to right now? iPod mix...Boyfriend by Ashlee Simpson while Isabel sleeps and Mia plays

33. What was the last thing you ate? Fiber One Bar (aka Fart Bar)

34. Do you wish on stars? Yes and I am teaching Mia how!

35. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Cougar Blue

36. What is your pet peeve? The sound of people biting their nails even though I totally do it

37. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Megan

38. Do you like the person/people you are sending this
to? Yes (since I am posting it, I do like you!)

39. Favorite soft drink? Sugar Free Fruit Punch

40. Favorite restaurant? Wahoo's

41. Hair Color? Brown

42. Favorite day of the year? Any day I can spend with my WHOLE family

43. What was your favorite toy as a child? Star Bright doll

44. Summer or winter? Summer

45. Hugs or kisses? Kisses.

46. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate

47. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? Yes (or at least post a comment)

48. When was the last time you cried? When I found out about President Hinckley's passing

49. What is under your bed? Storage stuff

50. Who is the friend you've had the longest? My family...or Lisa

51. What did you do last night? Had dinner at the other P* house to see Ryan's Auntie Joan. Came home and put the girls to bed while I chilled out. Ryan is out of town:(

52. Favorite smell? Clean babies

53. What are you afraid of? Earthquakes

54. How many keys on your key ring? 1, my car key. I keep a separate one in my purse with 3 (2 to our house and 1 to Mom & Dad's)

55. How many years at your current job? 3

56. Favorite day of the week? Saturday (especially when we have no real plans)

57. How many states have you lived in? Utah, California...that's it! How boring!?!

58. Do you make friends easily? Yes (sort of...I am so shy when first meeting people, but when I open up--WATCH OUT:))

59. How many folks will you send this to? How many people read this blog??

My Girls

Oh how I love them!!

Back Log

Log is an awesome word. Seriously, it makes me laugh every time I hear it or say it. I was looking for some pictures to post and realized I hadn't documented some fun things from December. So here you go!

We went to my parents' house (while they were in Utah) and watched the Newport Beach Boat Parade. I love it and was so excited to share with Ryan, Mia, and Isabel. Ryan's mom came with us, but stayed in the house to be warm. But you can still see it from their living room. Mia loved it and was so cute...she would yell "Merry Christmas!" to all the boats.

We also had the most awesome Ward Christmas party. Seriously. It was a Dr. Seuss/Grinch-themed breakfast. We were invited to wear our PJs (the girls and I did, complete with Whoville hair!) It was awesome! Mia wanted NOTHING to do with Santa and Isabel got on his lap and then was over it. Oh well.

The same day as the ward Christmas party, we headed to San Diego and the Hard Rock Hotel for Ryan's work party. They just finished building the hotel and had the grand opening the week of the party (with the Black Eyed Peas as headliners.) The hotel is super cool! We got a free room which we used for Grammy (Ryan's mom) and the girls to hang out in while we enjoyed the party. Here is my fun outfit from Forever 21. We did not stay the night so we would be at church. Getting out of the hotel at 10pm on a Saturday night was CRAZY. It is quite the hot spot. We waited for about 15 minutes just to get an elevator, waiting with 20 drunk people and the girls all had the shortest skirts EVER. Ryan and I would love to go back someday and enjoy it a bit more, but I don't think we'll take the kids.

Christmas was so much fun!!! The Bunches (my sister and fam) were across the street so it was a week-long party. We had breakfast together and the boys ended each day playing Guitar Hero III until the wee hours. I only wish they lived here all the time! And we were all super spoiled by Santa. I got a ton--new jeans, a cycling jacket (love it!), a cute hat (keep it in the car and wear it all the time), a red iPod shuffle (used it today to do the dishes), shoes (took them back and got 2 pairs for the price of 1!), oh and a DYSON vacuum! It is the BOMB and makes me want to clean my house. Isabel got her own vacuum because she loves mine. Mia got a cute kitchen, but her favorite was.....

Hammy the Hamster! (she took this picture herself) On the 23rd, she told us that she wanted a Pink Hamster for Christmas. That was it. Santa worked his magic and found this little guy. He is not pink because hamster aren't pink, but he did have a pink bow. He has a little wheel that he runs around in. She is obsessed, as you can tell.

Sweet

I just got busted by Ryan for not updating my blog, so I will share the awesome new triathlon suit I got at REI (on sale, and I probably won't keep it...) Can't you just see me now?

Funny story--at Joy School, the girls were learning about homes and families. They each had a little dolly for a baby. Merritt, Kate's mom and the teacher, told them to feed their babies. All four of them lifted their shirts and started nursing their babies! La Leche League would be so proud!

Go Team Spy-tech

In stalking other, random blogs, I came upon this. And I am super stoked and all over it! Right in my backyard for my first tri? Gotta love it! Kristin, you in?

Happy Birthday Isabel!

Can you believe this was me 1 year ago today?!? I know I can't. WOW how time flies!

The day we took her home from the hospital and my favorite 0-3 month outfit.

And Miss crazy, climber lady! She is my little twin and always attached to me. She loves her sister and is always trying to climb wherever she is (seriously, Mia was asleep and Isabel sneaked in there and climb into Mia's bed!) She is crazy! She is super smiley, but a little shy. She is smart and likes to figure things out. She is such a joy to our life and I cannot imagine her not in our family.

Mia's Wiggly Birthday Party

As promised many moons ago, here is the post about Mia's Wiggly Birthday Party. It was so much fun! Ryan was a great helper as I came up with all my crazy ideas.

Running around playing musical marks-on-the-floor.

Her present from us, a big girl bike! She loves it and it quite good at riding. Hasn't mastered getting on it, but she can get off.

I am sad because we did not get a picture of this, but it was Pin the Rose on Dorothy the Dinosaur (I drew it!) This was the eye covering for the older kids, which I also came up with:)

The girls dancing around to some Wiggles music!

And everyone took a nap...just kidding!! We played Sleep Dance, like freeze dance, but you had to sleep like Jeff. WAKE UP JEFF!! This one was hilarious!

Everyone got they own guitar to decorate. Then we watched a video and "played our guitars with Murray!"

And the cake with the wiggly candles:) Other games not pictured were Pass the Parcel, kind of like hot potato, but you pass around a gift and when the music stops, that person gets to unwrap one layer.

We also listened to this personalized Birthday Wiggles CD I got for Mia. She loved it! It was a ton of fun and she got LOTS of presents too!!

I am not dead

What happens is I stop blogging for a bit because I am boring. Then I get overwhelmed with all the stuff I haven't blogged about and I am too lazy to catch up...but I will try.

Here's Ryan and I earlier this month after completing a 5k in our community. He rocked it finishing in 25 minutes and I did my first 5k in 29:30 (under 30 minutes!). I am now training for a super-sprint triathlon on March 8th in Pasadena and then will train for the Camp Pendelton 10k Mud Run on June 7th. Ryan, Mike, our friend Debbie, and possibly my sisters Boo & Megan will join me on the Mud Run.

We had a FABULOUS Christmas with the Bunches right across the street. And JoJo and Robert here with the Baby Monster, Peter. Now the Krazy Ks are visiting (Liz, Alex, and the baby sheep, Joseph). I love my family!!!!!!!!!! More pictures and fun soon! I PROMISE!