This Ones for you Courtney

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Although, I have not gotten around to most of the ones that have been sent to me, I decided I would finally attempt one ... so here it goes! All about my Hubby
  • What is your husbands name? Kelly Gene Richards (yes, this is his real name and no, he is not Irish and no, his mom did not name him after Gene Kelly)
  • How long have you been together? We will be married for 8 years in May. We dated for almost 2 years (off and on) before that and we were friends for a couple months before that. So, a grand total of almost 10 years.
  • Who said I love you first? He did, but not in a very traditional way. Think more like a 10 year old boy and that would be how Kelly said it.
  • Who is smarter? Ummm... not sure on this one. He would say that I am and I would say that, Yes, I am usually right, but that does not mean that I am smarter.
  • Who does the housework? I know you all must assume that since I am married to a wonderful OCD husband that it must be him ... and you are partially correct. We are both pretty much clean freaks. I am much more organized than he is and he is more of a deep cleaner (especially with random things). I can't complain in this department, he definitely helps on the cleaning days.
  • Who sleeps on the right? He does. It really depends on where the bathroom is located. I will always sleep closest to the bathroom since I have the bladder the size of a peanut.
  • Who pays the bills? The computer and bank do. Everything is on automatic bill pay thanks to Kelly, so I guess he gets the credit on this one.
  • Who cooks dinner? I do, whenever that happens. Unless we have omelets .. he makes a mean omelet.
  • Who drives when you are together? If you have ever been in the car with Kelly when he drives then you understand why I drive!
  • Who is more stubborn? That's probably a tie.
  • Who kissed who first? He did of course. However, we can't agree on where it took place! That's still up for debate.
  • Who asked out who first? He did, but he did make a very BIG point of stating that it was not a date. This was all due to the fact that his roommate kept asking me out conveniently always on the same day (but slightly earlier) then Kelly. After 3 attempts, he said he would never ask me out on a date again. Thus, the "It's not a date!" Boy, that made me feel so special the whole night. Not so much!
  • Who proposed? He did! He even dropped the ring! All for the making of a great memory.
  • Who has more siblings? We actually have the same exact number. He has one brother and two sisters and so do I.
  • Who wears the pants? That's funny! He says that I do ... and who am I to argue with him.

Jackson's School Party

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Jackson had his first school party for Valentine's Day! He was very excited and loved helping me make treats for the big day.They played games, decorated their Valentines bags, had "super yummy" cupcakes, passed out their Valentine's and they even had a pinata. However, Jackson forgot to follow the rule of only pulling one string on the pinata. As you can see, that's clearly more than 1 in his hand ... and somehow he still didn't get all the candy to come out. It was, of course, the very last string that another kid pulled. All is well, at least the candy came out! He really did have a great time! It's so much fun to watch him at school in his "world."

Current Favorites

Friday, February 15, 2008


Miss Grace
Loves to dance to pretty much anything. -
music in the elevator, grocery store, mood music in a restaurant, hymns at church, in the car, in the car to others peoples radios that are so loud that we can hear it in our car, at home, on t.v., commercials, etc.
Favorite Songs-
"The Wheels on the Bus" and the new remake of Michael Jackson's "Better Be Startin' Something."
Favorite Toys-
cell phone, microphone, t.v. remote control, anything that Jackson is playing with, musical instruments, and balls
Favorite Accessories-
have recently discovered a love of shoes and bracelets
Favorite Foods-
macaroni and cheese, marshmallows, applesauce, yogurt, zucchini, cucumbers, corn

Favorite thing to do at Home-

Run, Run, and Run some more. She also loves to dance (obviously), chase Jackson and Zoe or be chased, mock facial expressions (if we give her a stern look she mocks it and then laughs or if we pout she does, etc.)
Favorite Words to Say-
apple, happy, na na (banana), NO, NO mine!, bye bye, Zo Zo (for Zoe), up, and 1 2 3


Jackson
Favorite Toys-
cars, trains, monster trucks, & Grace's musical instruments
Favorite Foods-
pretty much the typical 3 year old diet: chicken nuggets, corn dogs, pizza, mac & cheese, cereal, marshmallows, pancakes, and of course cookies and cupcakes
along with a few healthier things as well as some not so bad ones: yogurt, applesauce, tons and tons of any kind of fruit, pickles, olives
Favorite Things to do at Home-
chase or be chased by Grace and/ or Zoe, chat with Zoe, play with cars or trains or monster trucks, ride a bike or scooter or skateboard, run around crazy, bug his sister, & help mommy
Favorite Things to do at School-
"make a circle with sand, playing outside, puppets, there are hammers that are fun to play with and a screwdriver, & color cool projects."


My Funny Valentines

Wednesday, February 13, 2008