Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Fun Daddy!

Looks like Brad is simply holding the mini trampoline right?
Nope, that's our precious little girl he's got hanging on the legs. No wonder she's a Daddy's Girl. He always makes forts out of our couch cushions and blankets, takes the leaf out of our dining room table to make a slide, or makes a race car out of the laundry basket, just to name a few. The other night Ari and I went out to the balcony and threw her bouncy balls off the ledge. Daddy was supposed to be down on the grass catching the balls, but instead he bounced them off his head because it made her laugh harder. He'll do anything for a laugh out of her. Such a good Daddy! Scares me sometimes with the things they do (example below), but still a GREAT Daddy! ...And then he turned it into a flying saucer.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

My dream man is ... Harry Potter?

I just finished reading the last book in the Harry Potter series. I'm embarrassed to admit that I had never read them before. I needed some good books to get myself off my 'Twilight' kick, so I decided to finally read Harry Potter. My Mum bought me the first three books years ago. They just sat on the bookshelf, collecting dust, frowning at me every time I put a newly read book next to them. I thought, 'What the heck?' and decided to start them. Boy am I glad I did (two thumbs up, wink, flash that Kodak smile)! I loved them....J.K. Rowling is a genius...yada yada... now lets get to the weird stuff. I've had TWO dreams about Harry Potter; TWO. No, it's not an Ashton/Demi relationship. In my dreams we're about the same age, but we're not teenagers. I don't know how to explain our relationship, but it just felt so right in my dream. :) I don't remember everything that we did, but there was a lot of snogging! ... Grandpa, if your reading this, snogging is a card game that the children play over in England. Harry said i'm a world class at it too! Proud of your lil granddaughter? ... Don't worry mates. I told Brad about my dreams and the guy could care less. His honor and ego are intact. He's more embarrassed about the fact that his wife had another dream about yet another *urghm* fictional character than anything else. (Edward occupied my previous dreams) Wait until he's see's this post.
I love you Bradley Lloyd!
Team Gryffindor!!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

What did you say that is?!!

The other day I was in the kitchen cooking dinner, when Brad calls for me to come to Ari's room.
I walk in and see that Ari's window is wide open and the screen has been taken out. Ariana and Brad are leaning out over the window looking at something in the tree. I walk closer and Brad say's, 'Look Babe, there's a bat in the tree.' WHAT??!! Sirens start going off in my head. All I could think was rabies, rabies, rabies, rabies! Normal people would call animal control when they see a bat; not my husband! He takes the screen out and shows his little girl a real life bat! And it's only about two feet from them. So if anybody wants Brad to babysit their kid; he's great! They will learn a lot! :) ... Now that I think about it, I did take the time to go grab my camera and take a few pics before yelling at him.

Wi r a reel smharte phamili!



Monday, September 29, 2008

Part III

I love my friends! They love me unconditionally, despite my many flaws. :( Unfortunately everybody couldn't go, because of the General Relief Society broadcast. Ooopsy! We missed the ward temple trip last month, because we went to the Breaking Dawn Release party. I'm going to Hell in a hand basket!
Bobbi, Me, and Monica
Hannah's head :), Monica, and Me
April and Me
Me, Lauren, and Blythe
Bobbi and Me

Part II

This is the DJ that picked me. ... He's quite the looker!
Look how RED my face is?! My hair is flat, because it was so hot, and I look like a a bumble bee stung me all over my body! :(
I LOVE them!!
Backstage pass.
The Boyz II Men groupies with a new generation of groupies. Ariana stayed home with Daddy.

I can die a happy woman now...

I don't even know how to start this post. It's been two days since the event I am going to write about, and I still get goose bumps thinking about it. I found out a little over a month ago that Boyz II Men were coming to the Tulsa State Fair. I went with my girlfriends Monica, April, Lauren, and Bobbi...oh and two lil ones Blythe and Hannah. Anyway, so we had pretty good seats. It was center stage in about the 20th row. The concert was amazing, as it always is. :) So they were singing their last song, when April told me to go up to the front so I could get some good pictures. I built up the nerve and squeezed my way through the maze of people up to the front. I was right by the stage. They finished their last song and then the DJ's came out and said that they had two backstage passes to meet Boyz II Men. I jumped up and down, screaming my lungs out, trying to get his attention. Well, he picked me!!! The security guard help me over the guard rail and I got to meet BOYZ II MEN!! My life long dream! Anybody who knows me, knows how much I love them! I had to wait about 20 mins, but it was so worth it. My friends saw me up front jumping up and down with the pass in my hands. They ran up to me and just made fun of me, because I was shaking so bad! I couldn't help myself. It's like my brain was disconnected from my body. Anyway, so I went back and met Wanya (Squirt), Nathan (Alex Vanderpool), and my favorite Shawn (Slim)! They all gave me a hug and I think we had a conversation, but honestly I can't remember a word I said. How SAD!! I do remember Nathan hugging me saying, 'Baby Girl you're shakin so bad, you're givin me a back massage!' Too which I replied with a giggle covering my mouth. They were so nice and so sweet. Shawn and Nathan rubbed my back while somebody took pictures. :) Ugggghh! I love my husband! I love my husband! I love my husband! :) My face was beet red and my mind was long gone. Even afterwards when I met up with my friends, they were making fun of me because they literally had to lead me around. I was so incoherent. I'm so embarrassed! I always imagined that if/when I met them, I would be cute and witty, and they would instantly want to be my friend forever. :) Instead, I stared at them with drool coming out of the corner of my mouth, while giggling the entire time. .... But I don't care! I met my favorite group in the whole world! I'm still on Cloud 9!

Wanya (Squirt) Morris
My favorite Shawn (Slim) Stockman
Nathan (Alex Vanderpool) Morris
LOVE them!


Thursday, September 4, 2008

Evanston Cowboy Days

I don't like going to rodeos. I'm proud to be from Wyoming and I consider myself more of a country girl than a city girl. But I can't watch rodeos. I feel so bad for the animals and I never enjoy myself. (I don't even go to zoos! Kills me!) Brad, Pania, and Fili begged me to go with them. Now, before you think ill of me, I know that ranchers, farmers, cowboys, cowgirls, ect., take great pride in caring for their animals. I just don't do the rodeo; that's all. Anyway, we missed most of it anyway, cause I took my time getting out to the car. I hardly watched it, and I had fun! I ran into a few people I knew so it was great.
Pania and Me (can you tell the difference?)
Our happy lil family!
Hunter, Fili, and Pania (notice the baby spit up on her shoulders?) :) Baby Sophia stayed home with Nanny and Boompa.
About the only thing I enjoy about the rodeo! Cowboy butts STILL drive me nuts!
Miss Rodeo Utah 2008 Ranae Cowley with Hunter and Ariana