Tagged! How embarassing but true!

Thanks Chaleese!

This tag cracks me up! You are all going to know me way better than you ever wanted to.

Rules: link the person who tagged you. Mention these rules on your blog.

Tell 6 UNSPECTACULAR Quirks about yourself and tag 6 fellow bloggers.

Here we go...

1. My purse is always a hideous mess. I like almost everything else organized to perfection, but my purse is essentially a perpetual garbage receptical. I stuff receipts in there out of habit, Kaylee's hairbows when they fall out, gum wrappers, etc. I always have like 4 lip glosses in there because I can never find it when I need it! Sometimes I can't even find my phone or sunglasses, and those are big items! If Nate asks for a pen or my keys, he better have half-an-hour to wait while I look for them. He actually has taken the initiative to clean it out for me on a regular basis because it helps HIM out!

2. I am scared of cops. Really. If there is ever a cop, my palms sweat and my eyes are glued to the rearview mirror to see if he's gonna follow me. If he does get behind me, I'll turn into a gas station or neighborhood to avoid being pulled over. It's not like I'm ever breaking the law! I even have night mares about being pulled over! What's the big deal? A ticket? That's the worst that could happen! I act like I'm a criminal in hiding every time I see a cop!

3. I am SO impatient. If I start on a project, like for decorating the house or putting together a gift for a friend, I will literally put EVERYTHING on hold until I get it done and can see the final product. Like even eating is a burden! I painted a shelf for my living room and I did nothing else until it was up on the wall with decorations on it. I think I just get so excited!!! Whenever I have moved, I will stay up all night unpacking for days and days doing NOTHING else until it's done, even if I have to work!

4. This is so so gross, but I LOVE popping zits. I scan Nate's back regularly looking for an opportunity! Black heads are the best. Sorry, I won't go into any more details.

5. I hate and dread mail. If I ever have to send anything by real mail, I dread it like it's the plague! I have no idea why! Thank you cards after we got married almost gave me a nervous breakdown. Sorry if you didn't get one, now you know why. If you get something from me in the mail, I must really like you! hahaha I don't know what's wrong with me.

6. If I even TOUCH anything electronic, it malfunctions. Here's a list off the top of my head of things that have either had to be fixed or replaced after I have used it (not that I do anything crazy to break it! The chemicals in my fingertips must send bad signals to the poor things); my ipod, our digital camera, 3 DVD players, the computer, 2 car CD players, the fridge, 2 cell phones, and the list goes on and on! Good thing my husband LOVES an opportunity to buy a brand new electronic item!

6 people I tag; Codee, Kristen, Kristen, Megan, Anne, and Janessa!

Dress up and teething

Heather was kind enough to hand down her dress up clothes to Kaylee right before moving. Last night we got them out for the first time! They are still a little big, but SO pretty! Kaylee's eyes lit up when I put some of my makeup on her. With each new dress she put on, she'd say, "I go show daddy!!!"

As for Brenna, she's still going through the teething pains. Her little eyes get teary and her nose runs. It is so sad, it makes me want to cry with her!

How do you gain a testimony?

It's time to get ready for conference; it's only two weeks away!

Look at how cool we are. This is me when I was in the Young Women's Presidency in my old ward in Ogden a few years ago. We had a youth conference on temple square, and look who we ran into! Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf who is now in the first presidency of the quorum of the twelve apostles! And he was kind enough to stand in a picture with us! I'll never forget that experience. This picture is PRICELESS!!!

So anyways, if you have 15 minutes, listen to this talk by Dallin H. Oaks of the quorum of the twelve apostles on TESTIMONIES. This talk is awesome and touches on some basic gospel principles. It also clears up some misunderstandings some people have about the church. This is just one of my MANY favorite talks from general conference in April.

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Pretty sisters

The girls bedroom

MOM this post is for you!!!!!

Last year for Kaylee's birthday my mom bought a bunch of stuff to decorate Kaylee's room with, and I am just now finally getting it all up (like almost a year later!). I also added some touches of my own. We can't paint, cause it's not our house. AND there is no closet in this room, just a whole bunch of shelves. I did the best I could with what I had.

I know...holy CRAP.

And LOOK LOOK LOOK! I tried one of the hairstyles on that one website I posted about and it turned out so cute!

Kami's Shower

Kami, Kaylee, and Remy


Kaylee dancing with Davs...he likes older women

Yay! Kami is only 3 weeks away from her due date...on the count down for little SOPHIE! These are a couple of pictures from her baby shower.

My mom came to visit!

Yay!!!!! My mom finally had some time off of work to come and see us, and JAKOB for the first time! It was a short stay, but we were so glad to see her! We decided Kaylee was old enough for us to teach her different names for the grandmas. We said, "Kaylee, this is Grandma Julie!" and she frowned and said, "No, Grandma Mecham!" (which is my mom's maden name...I do NOT know where she got that!) But the next morning she came to terms with the new name and said, "Go see Grandma Julie today?" She LOVES her Grandma!

Brenna and Jakob






















(Kaylee was crying in this picture because she did not want to be categorized as a baby, like how we put Brenna and Jakob on the blanket to compare sizes...she did not like that.)

Haircut

I just wanted to make a post to say THANK YOU to Megan for cutting my hair so cute! I am really digging the short hair thing now that I am a lot busier with two munchkins! It is so much quicker. And I love that. So thank you thank you thank you!

This yellow dress

Me and Brenna...my cuddler

Today I had to get out Kaylee's old 3-6 month size clothes for Brenna...she's officially no longer a newborn. I came across this yellow dress that Cami (who else?) gave Kaylee when she was a small baby. I remembered one of my favorite pictures of her that was in this dress...I couldn't resist doing a comparison. I think Brenna is a little older than Kaylee was. What do you think? I think they look different from each other! Both cute in their own ways.

*side note---Brenna has not one, but two teeth coming in! ALREADY! This means her adorable gummy smile is inevitably not going to last long. The weird thing is, they're not coming in front, they are toward the back more on the bottom on both sides. Yes, she bites. And a fussy 'butt pipe' as Nate would say.

Pictures of Brenna...enjoy