A couple of weeks ago we headed to the park to play tennis.  It is a new sport for me & we just bought me a new racket so I could start practicing my mad skills.  It has been kind of fun to have a sport to be able to play with Brent because I am into basketball and he is all over soccer.  While we were at the park we noticed they had baby swings, so we thought we would see how Kennedy liked it.  I thought she would get really into it, and well...she did.  A little too into it.  She laughed the whole time and thought it was the greatest thing.  Pretty sure we'll be hitting the swings several times this summer.  As for the pictures of Kennedy on the grass - first of all, her little penguin she's holding - its her new favorite toy.  She LOVES it!!!  It is a cheap promotional toy that was given to us at Brent's last race.  We had no idea it would be such a big hit, but she loves it so much she's started to get possessive of it around other kids, which we get a kick out of.  Secondly, she hates the feel of the grass on her skin.  It's hilarious!!!  We put her on the grass and immediately her right foot goes in the air.  We try pushing it down, but it just goes right back up.  We think she's a pretty funny character. One good thing - I know if I stick her on the grass, she'll stay put (which isn't common around our house anymore)!!!

Like father, like daughter.  

Five Things...

10 YEARS AGO:
I was just just finishing up with my last year of high school. I was really into Bon Jovi and jeeping at the time so for my senior trip some friends and I headed down to Moab to spend a week jeeping, camping, and of course listening to Bon Jovi. It was a blast! I remember thinking how grown up I was because I would be heading off to Snow College in a couple months. My ten year reunion is this summer. Pretty positive I won't be going, but its crazy to think that it has been ten years. Time sure flies.

5 YEARS AGO:
I was just getting done with school classes at Utah State (is all I had left to do was my student teaching). My awesome roommate Annie and I were headed off on a trip to Connecticut to visit my sister Janelle, who lived there. We visited a lot of sites around the area including NY, Boston, and Maine. I was also making plans with one of my good friends, Melissa to move to Jackson, WY to work for the summer. College days...I miss them!!!

5 MONTHS AGO:
We were getting ready for the christmas holiday that we would spend in Chicago with Scott, Amy, and Bristol. We were so excited to have Kennedy experience her first christmas. It was a blast being able to spend the holidays with family when we couldn't go back home to Utah.

5 THINGS ON MY TO DO LIST TODAY:
1. Order contacts
2. Make dr. appointment
3. Sign up to win the HGTV green home
4. Make chinese for dinner tonight
5. Go to the bank

5 SNACKS I ENJOY:
1. Bananas
2. Pretzels
3. Snack Packs YUM!!!
4. Cheese sticks
5. Thick n Creamy yogurt

5 THINGS I WOULD DO IF I WAS SUDDENLY A BILLIONAIRE:
1. Pay off our massive amount of student loans
2. Buy a decked out green home
3. Replace Brents 18 year old junker with a nice hybrid 4Runner (sorry corolla the pop up head lights have to go!!!)
4. Buy a sweet office for Brent and do some killer decorating.
5. Buy a cool fixer-upper house with cash and then turn the place around and sell it at a higher price than I bought it at.

5 OF MY BAD HABITS:
1. Steeling the covers from Brent
2. Slouching
3. Not exercising enough
4. Not reading my scriptures enough
5. Not charging my cell phone

5 PLACES I HAVE LIVED:
1. West Jordan, UT
2. Ephraim, UT
3. Logan, UT
4. Jackson, WY
5. Davenport, IA

5 JOBS I HAVE HAD:
1. cashier
2. score keeper for intramurals
3. waitress
4. assistant fashion designer
5. high school FACS teacher

5 THINGS PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME:
1. I am a organization freak. I was one of those little kids who would line up their toys in a perfect row.
2. My favorite ice cream is a REALLY good vanilla. Most just don't cut it, but when you find the right one...HEAVEN.
3. When I was in high school I went to Europe for three weeks.
4. I really like music and have quite the cd collection. I used to adore the band U2. I think currently my favorite is matchbox 20 and Taylor Swift.
5. When I am stressed, I grind my teeth while I sleep.