Unexpected Visitors

So last night was interesting, to say the least. Chad was away at work and I put the babies down for bed around 7:30, which is earlier then usual but they were both so tired and grouchy (as was I), so Hallie (she will be 3 in Nov) is usually extremely good about going to bed, she might cry a little but most of the time she goes right to sleep. But on this particular night she threw a FIT! She started screaming at the top of her lungs, fell to the floor and started kicking the door. I went up there and put her back in her bed and tried to calm her down, she wanted her daddy and I told her that when he got home that I would send him in to see her, this calmed her down for like 2 minutes. She started screaming again! (when she screams it sounds like someone is being murdered or something). So, I decided that I would let her scream it out, that maybe she would just fall asleep. About 5-10 minutes later I hear this knock on the door, I went to the door and said "Who is it?" No answer. I said it again, "Who is it?" No answer. I just guessed it was some neighborhood kids or something, So I went and sat down on the couch. They knocked again, I went to the door and Yelled "WHO IS IT!?!" No answer. I got mad then and I put the chain on the door, thinking maybe it was Chad or Dallas (my brother) trying to make me mad. They knocked again and finally I opened the chain attached door (after I wrapped Owen's safari sleeping bag around me, I wasn't really dressed appropriately) I peeked through the opening as i stood to the side and guess who was standing on my porch..Two Police Officers!! They asked me what I was doing, as they looked at my safari sleeping bag wrapped around me (Normally, I would have never gone to the door like that, but i thought it was def. Chad or Dallas!) I instantly knew why they were there, and told them that I was trying to get my daughter to bed. They asked if they could come in, I had nothing to hide, so I said hold on, put my robe on, and let them in. I ran upstairs and brought Hallie down, I explained to them that she was having a hard time going to sleep. They looked a little embarrassed and just said that someone had walked by outside and heard her screaming. They left and I went and sat down on the couch and bawled with embarrassment. I was so upset, why couldn't that person who called the cops, just knock on my door and asked what was wrong! I mean COME ON!!!

4 Years!!

Yesterday was mine and Chad's 4th anniversary. We didn't do something big just b/c we may be buying a house soon, so we are trying to save all we can. Chad took off work and spent the day with me and the kids, (I also babysit a little girl, Abby Gilday). So it was really nice having him home to help out! We went to the Y that morning and worked out. I talked Chad into going to a class with me. It wasn't aerobics, it was a strength training/running class. It was hard. (I'm sore today!) Anyways, after the class we went swimming with the kids! They Loved it!!! We went home had lunch and then we ALL took a LONG nap! How fun was that! haha..since when do we get to take 2 1/2 hour naps together! That was great! After that we just hung out. Later on that night Chad took me to California Pizza Kitchen. For those of you who have never been there, it's more of a glorified pizza place. I love it. Although, the one in SLC is a lot better b/c they serve bread and they serve Italian Cream soda, whereas the one in nashville only served Italian soda. I had the best pizza though.

Here is what I got: Carne Asada Grilled steak, fire-roasted mild chilies, onions, cilantro pesto, Monterey Jack, and Mozzarella cheeses. Topped with fresh tomato salsa and cilantro.





Here is what Chad Got:
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Grilled Jamaican Jerk spiced chicken breast with our spicy sweet Caribbean sauce, Mozzarella cheese, applewood smoked bacon, mild onions, roasted red & yellow peppers and green onions.




After we ate we walked around Whole foods (never been there, loved it) and then we walked around a little street full of cute boutiques and then we went to the Green Hills Mall, so I could go to Pottery Barn, and Pottery Barn Kids..I love it, love it there! After all that we went to target to get some goodies then went home and watched a movie. Oh yeah, Chad had gotten me a ring for Christmas a couple of years ago with his, mine and Hallie's birthstones in it, for my anniversary gift this year he went and got Owen's birthstone put into it..isn't that so thoughtful, he also got me the second book in the twilight series! I read it in 2 days. haha..anyways, I had such a fun time with him. I can't believe we have been married for 4 years! He has been such a good husband to me, we get a long so well and he is just perfect for me! I love you Chad!!!

Leg Wrestling

THis past sunday we celebrated Seren's (my sister), birthday! We had lasagna, salad breadsticks and ice cream cake after this we all had a leg wrestling competition! It was so fun! I love leg wrestling because its one of the few things I'm really good at. The only person that kills me at it is Chad, his legs are ridiculously strong! Anyways, we all had such a good time! If you don't know what leg wrestling is, here is the description: Leg Wrestling: The two people lie on their back, side by side, with heads pointing in opposite directions. The nearest arms are joined. On a signal each student raises the leg nearest the opponent. This is done three times together, “One”, “two”, “three”. The third time each player hooks his inside leg with the inside leg of his opponent and attempts to turn him over by pulling down with his leg after he has hooked his opponent’s leg. The winner is the wrestlers who pulls the other over. After we leg wrestled we had an arm wrestling competition! I am horrible at this, my little sister Leah almost beat me!! haha, well she didn't almost beat me but it was really hard beating her! All the guys got into this and it was fun watching my dad beat my brothers, I was impressed he's 48 years old and still really strong! Go Daddy!

Our Little Campout

This past friday we went to Fall Creek Falls for a short camp-out with all my family. We got there and set up Camp. I had asked Chad to make me a foil dinner, I just figured it would be a regular foil dinner, but when I took it out of the fire, guess what was in it, ground turkey meat. Yup, that's it, just ground turkey meat! You might be asking yourself, "Where was the carrots, potatoes and onions?" That's the same question I asked Chad when I saw it. Anyways, we had a little spat right there in front of EVERYONE, they all thought it was pretty funny. Chad had brought some Corn on the cob and he put that into the fire. It totally made up for the foil dinner, it was delicious. Needless to say, We all had such a fun time. Sleeping on the ground wasn't too fun (i didn't get any sleep). We usually always sleep on an air mattress, but couldn't find one before we left. They next day we went to the Water hole and the water falls, we went cliff jumping and slid down the rocks that were shape like a slide. The water was freezing but it felt so good in the hot sun. We came back and had a big barbecue. It was a short camp-out but totally worth it!~Bonny