New family pictures!

Well I FINALLY got my family into get our pictures taken and here is a little preview of some pics...and might I add that I have the CUTEST little boy ever! I know I'm biased because I'm Josh's mom, but seriously people...

Enjoy!

Exciting news!

So, we FINALLY got an apartment! We are so excited to finally have our own place again! It is kind of a neat story. It starts back even before we moved from Logan. Dave and I had found a basement apartment in Layton that was so affordable, clean and in a safe neighborhood. Well, we applied for it but we didn't get it. I was so sad because the more we looked for an apartment, I realized just how expensive rent is in Davis county. Well, obviously we still haven't been able to find anything that Dave and I felt like were affordable and safe. So last week I had mentioned to Dave, "If we could just find an apartment like the basement apartment, that would be great."
The next day I happened to look on KSL.com and guess what, yup, that same basement apartment was back up for rent! So, I called the lady and she said that she remembered Dave and I from back in April, she said she would send us an apartment application.
Well, as of Saturday we now have an apartment! YEAH!!!!! We get to move December 1st.
Here is the low down of our basement apartment!
-2 bedroom , 1 bathroom (great sized rooms with walk in closets in both and organizer closets!)
-full sized kitchen (with a dishwasher, HUGE pantry)
-TONS of huge windows, so it doesn't feel so dark and "basement-like"
TONS and tons of storage!
Our own washer and dryer and more storage in the laundry room
Clean and safe neighborhood (it's actually in my old neighborhood, just down the road from my Dad and Diane's current house.)
Just down the road from my work.
And best of all, we are paying $625/month, and includes ALL of our utilities!
YEAHHHHHHHHH, I guess being patient pays off after all!
I'll post pics after we move in!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was so much fun for us! Luckily, I was put on-call so I didn't even have to work! Yeah! Anyway, the pictures didn't come in order, so I'll start with this one. This is actually at the end of the night, after we took Josh trick-or-treating! He really liked putting each individual candy in his mouth. We dressed him up as a puppy, and I decided to draw on his nose and cheeks with my eye liner! What a cute little puppy!

Here is Dave and Josh trick-or-treating! Josh WOULDN'T let go of his bag! It was really funny!

Me, Diane and Josh getting ready to head out to go trick-or-treating! I was so excited to show him off to our neighbors!

Here is Dave and Josh at Diane's work. We went to her work to let her show Josh off to her co-workers! She had a really good time doing that...but who wouldn't!

This is how we started our day off, showing Josh off at Barnes Bank in Kaysville. Diane had a great time!

It was such a fun day, and thank goodness I never got called into work! Great memories! I can't believe my baby is almost 8 months old! Time is flying by!

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago are:
1. Graduating from Layton High School
2. Going to Snow College (Freshman year)
3. Living at Castalleja Hall and hating every second!
4. Hanging out with some of my greatest friends! (Melisa, Ashly, Brandon, Joe, Jerrod, Jen)
5. Getting ready to say "good bye" to my Mom (she passed away in Dec. 1998)
5 things on my to do list for today are:
1. Feed Josh
2. Clean Josh's poopy bum! (My favorite!)
3. Dress Josh up in cute clothes
4. Come to work
5. Laundry
5 snacks I enjoy:
1. DIET COKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Chips and Salsa
3. Potato chips
4. Tweerps (It's made by Twizzlers, but I can't find them ANYWHERE, and they are delicious!)
5. Licorice
5 things I would do if I were a Millionaire:
1. Quit my job and be a stay-at-home- mom; actually I wouldn't give up my career, just work on-call.
2. Buy a home for my family
3. Give money to my parents so they could retire in style!
4. Pay off my families mortgage's so they wouldn't have to worry about that stuff.
5. Put the rest in savings! How boring!
5 places I have lived are:
1. Layton, UT
2. Ephraim, UT
3. Logan, UT
4. Back to Layton!
5. No where else...yet!
5 jobs I have had are:
1. Worked at Surf-N-Swim
2. Maddox Chicken
3. Horizon Credit Union
4. Zions Bank
5. Sunshine Terrace
Now at Davis Hospital
4 things I'm passionate about:
1. Being a good wife and mother.
2. Being a good member of the church
3. Being a good nurse to all of my patients
4. Getting the most sleep I can possibly get!
4 words/phrases I use often:
1. "I love you!"
2. "Baby, you smell!" (Refering to Josh's poopy bum!)
3. "I need a nap!"
4. ????
4 things I want to do before I die:
1. Have more kids...not right now though!
2. Visit somewhere tropical...Hawaii, Tahiti
3. Be able to visit as many temples as I can.
4. See my grandkids grow up!
4 things I currently want/need:
1. More money
2. More sleep
3. New jeans
4. A nice and cheap apartment for my family and I!
4 places I want to see/visit:
1. Hawaii
2. Nauvoo, IL
3. Palmyra, NY
4. I have always wanted to take Highway 1 in CA (Pacific Coast Highway), and stay in bed and breakfasts along the way.
4 favorite restaurants:
1. Wingers
2. El Matador (In Ogden)
3. Juniper Take Out (In Logan)
4. Firehouse Pizza
4 TV shows I can't live without:
1. The Office...the best show ever!
2. Anything on the Food network...I know I'm a dork!
3. John and Kate + 8...now I'm a really big dork!
4. The Hills...thanks a lot Tatiana!
4 things you might not know about me:
1. I love to wear weird socks.
2. I am the baby in my family!
3. I play with the ends of my hair when I'm bored, nervous, etc. (I've done it since I was very little.)
4. I have to fall asleep on my left side, and my feet touching my husbands legs...weird!
Now I am tagging: Mekell, Tatiana, Malia, Trisha

Update

So, I have REALLY slacked off on blogging lately. I have found myself to be VERY busy with playing mom, wife and nurse! I have had lots going on, so I'll try to remember!

First and foremost, Josh is growing up so fast! I can't believe he is getting so big! First, I decided that he needed to get his haircut. His hair was sticking straight up and reached at least 2 inches off of his head. We took him to Dollar Cuts and this poor girl didn't know what was coming. I had JOsh sit on my lap and he SCREAMED the entire time she cut his hair. First she tried to use the scissors to cut his hair, but I told her it was just getting more and more uneven. So we decided to just buzz his head. It came out a lot shorter than I wanted, but now it looks so cute! He looks even more like Dave with this new hairdue!

Also, Josh decided to cut two teeth in about a 2 week time period! That sure was fun! Lots of ornery days! Thank goodness for Tylenol.

Then he had his 6 month well baby visit (which was about 1 month late, oh well!). He now weighs 22.4 lbs! He is such a big boy and is loving his vegetables and fruits! Now he is getting his little gerber treats. His can pick things up with his pointer finger and thumb! He is doing great! Also, he is JUST about to crawl. He is so close, I'm sure it's coming very soon, and there goes my sanity! Just kidding!

Dave has been very busy with school. He is doing great and loves what he is learning! I'm really proud of him.

I am just trying to stay sane! Work has been VERY busy! Lots of pneumonia patients! YUMMY! Oh well, I am liking my job. I'm learning a lot!

Anyway, I'm sure there is much more, but I can't remember right now!

Puppy or Cow?

So I bought this halloween outfit yesterday for Josh, and I thought it was so cute. I was thinking, oh he will look so cute as a cow. Well then I brought it home and looked at the tag and it said, it was a puppy outfit. Well, what do you all think it looks like? Well, honestly it doesn't matter! I think Josh looks cute no matter what!

My husband!

Where did you meet? Dave and I first met in Logan, at second dam, over a camp fire roasting starbursts...I know, weird, but kind of yummy!

How long did you date before you got married? Dated for about 7 1/2 months and engaged for 4 1/2 months...way too long to be engaged!

How long have you been married? 2 1/2 years

What is your favorite feature of his? Definitly his eyes and his smile

What is your favorite quality of his? His patience with me, his testimony, his willingness to serve in the church, and definitly...the way he treats me and Josh. He's so wonderful.

Does he have a nickname for you? Oh boy, this could be embarrassing! He calls me honey, babe, honey bunny (only when he is TRYING to be funny!), and occassionally he calls me baby.

What is his favorite food? Honestly, he likes anything and everything. His favorite thing I make for him is chicken rolls, or meatballs and gravy with rice. His favorite thing he used to get as a kid is pork chops and gravy.

What is his favorite sport? Football (to watch), but he loves track and field (he ran for USU)

When and where was your first kiss? In my apartment, about 3 weeks after we started dating.

What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Just be together as a family. We love to be outside (when it's warm). We love to go on walks (especially at the park), we love going to the temple for our "date night". Be with friends, playing Wii, watching movies, swimming, ...lots of stuff!

Do you have any children? 1 beautiful little boy, Josh (now 7 months old!)

Does he have a hidden talent? I don't know if this can be considered a "hidden talent", but Dave doesn't need a lot of sleep in order to function(unlike me!). It has been very nice to have a husband who can survive on only a few hours of sleep and still be functional! Also, his other hidden talent is he can change a poopy diaper in under 30 seconds! Well done honey!

How old is he? 27 years old (He's almost a year YOUNGER than me!)

Who said "I love you" first? Ummm, he did, but it's kind of a funny story. It was about 4 months into our dating life, at about 2am in my apartments laundry room. We were standing there talking and I asked him if he was "feeling" anything special about me, and he looked at me funny and asked "what do you mean". I then said "you know, LOVE?" He gave me a big smile and said "yeah, of course I love you." And then I told him I loved him too. Here is the reason I did that, I didn't want to be the first one to say "I love You", just because I was afraid that I would be standing there saying I love you, and not get a response! (Even though, I knew he loved me) I told him I knew I had loved him for quite a while and it felt so good to finally acknowledge our feelings! After that day, we say "I love you" every single day!

What is his favorite type of music? Dave really isn't "into" music like some people. (Neither am I) But I can tell you he doesn't like country music, it bothers him!

What do you admire the most about him? The amount of love he has for the gospel, and his desire to be a good husband and father. I also admire his hard work with being a full time graduate student, and being a baby sitter many nights of the week while I'm at work!

Do you think he will read this? Yup, he loves reading our blog!

I'm going to tag: Melinda, Mekell, Sarah, Trisha, Denise, and Malia