Davey and Megan

70 degrees outside means we are going for a walk.

2011-09-15T16:44:00.000-07:00

We picked some of these today.

Hopefully they're not poisonous.

kidding, kidding. This is a spiderlilly. It's from Japan. But somehow it now grows wildly in Alabama...?

Also, these two met for the very first time last week:

Little do they know they are destined to be best friends (it's in their genes).
Copper and Todd.
Laurel and Hardy.
Mickey and Donald.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Spanky and Alfalfa
Max and Will.

Watch out world.

And I'm Back

2011-09-08T13:09:00.000-07:00

So I took a little blogger vacation... the month after my last post i had 3 bridal showers, 1 baby shower, 2 weddings, a trip to Texas, and the month after that we moved to Alabama. Yep.

I've had so many 'blog posts' in my head the past few months i finally gave in and decided to start writing again.

In July, Davey started working at Troy University as their Project Manager in the facilities/maintenance department. He is in charge of budgeting, acquiring bids, and overseeing construction and landscape projects around the campus -- so for example, right now he is working on revamping the Football Stadium food venues, refinishing the Tennis courts, a new fancy shmancy dining hall, among other things... Troy is a nice University with a really pretty campus-- I'm excited to walk around it more when the weather cools down.

I have been mostly focused on finding a house for us to buy... we are in a rental that is eating up our bank account so hopefully this will happen soon! We put an offer on a house this week and are in the midst of negotiation so we will maybe have some news about that in the near future... Also, i get to learn how to budget better, find more activities to keep Max busy during the day, clean the much-too-big rental home again and again, and work on a few projects in my not-really-spare-but -somehow-it works-out time. Oh and I helped with an wedding open house last week (couldn't resist!) .

Max is growing like a weed. He is a little boy through and through, although he is completely obsessed with anything snuggly and soft -- he has a snuggle shrine in his room containing approximately 3 puppies, 4 plush blankets, 1 small teddy bear, 4 pillows, and a very VERY large teddy bear. He recently discovered how to make a whimpering 'sad' noise and does this whenever he wants to snuggle in his shrine, or when he wants anything, really. He gives about a million hugs a day, and kisses galore on our cheeks, nose, legs, tummy, and sometimes a little too uh, lovingly on our lips (I think he watches Davey and I too much...) He also is very good at making car noises, growling, saying "mommy mommy mommy", daddy, puppy, baby, nana, and pee. Ha. We have a small helicopter airport nearby and Max always runs to the window to see them fly over head.
We look forward to seeing Davey at lunch everyday and getting the mail together, which usually turns into a walk around the neighborhood on the not-so-hot days.

There's a brief update, I'll try to post more each day this week to fill you in on everything a little better!

Finally something to blog about...

2011-05-04T10:05:00.000-07:00

After a whirlwind of madness during the week of Easter, I am at my favorite Rehab center-- home in california.

This means i should have some time to catch up on blogging right? we'll see...

So for anyone who doesn't know, my life is quickly filling up with party planning and crafty projects that keep me quite busy during my single motherhood-ness while i wait for my husband to come home from the north pole. I have every intention of posting, or even creating a new blog with all of these adventures, but lack the time, focus, and drive to do so.

The weekend before Easter I threw a birthday party for one of my fabulous sister-in-laws which looked a little something like this

I think it was a total success, even though there were a few last minute curve balls... Chels seemed to have a good time and thats all that matters.

That wednesday morning Davey flew home from Alaska. Max and I woke up earlier than we had in months to go get him from the airport, and made every minute count while he was with us.

Thursday was supposed to be day 1 of graduation, but we ditched the big speech and went out to a late lunch with the Guerrero parentals instead! ( Thanks Dave and Lori!!!)

Friday was the big day, or at least, the big half day. We robed, we sat, we stood, we walked, we showed off our Maxbug, we took pictures, we laughed, we ate, and all before 2pm.

The rest of the day was spent preparing and shopping for Stephanie's bridal shower, which i don't have picture of yet, but i will give you a preview of the decor:

to be continued...

We be Mowin.

2011-05-02T22:54:00.000-07:00

I just had to post this picture of Max and I working hard together, having a real bonding experience and shocking the neighbors with our ability to survive without a man around to do the dirty work.

something you may not know about me: I LOVE mowing the lawn! I let davey do it when he's home because he enjoys it too, but when its my turn I am always happy to do it!

Husbandless.

2011-04-07T13:25:00.000-07:00

So Davey is gone to Alaska to sell Security System, and Max and I are spending some serious quality time together. We miss him lots, but we webcam every morning, and then spend the rest of the day having fun together.

The other day we had a picnic-- picked up some KFC on the way home from running errands and pulled up a blanket in the backyard-- the weather was perfect so we spent most of our day out there.

Meet Max's pals, stick and pinecone (on left). He got them at the park and brought them home to play with whenever he's in the backyard. Its fun to sit and watch Max and wonder what in the world he is thinking about...

1 week down, 2 more till we see Davey again, and 9 more till he's done!

Trip to Portland

2011-04-06T08:25:00.000-07:00

Max and I were invited by my high school bud Kaelie to come visit her and Avrie in out in Portland Oregon for a week-- we of course gladly accepted and were so happy to go spend some time with friends!

I am in love with this little girl.

We went all over the place-- pretty impressive considering Kaelie and I are still learning how to be productive with little babies to take care of. We went to the Children's Museum, dowtown Portland/Farmer's Market, all around Sherwood, and spent some quality time being bums at home playing with the kids, video games, board games, and making good eats(just like the good ole days).

Max and Avrie were hilarious to watch together. They made each other laugh and cry, Max showed Avrie how to get into things, and Avrie showed Max how to play video games hehe... They are sure to be buds like their mommas :)

Thanks Kaelie and Avrie (and Alex) for a fun trip!

He's Walking!

2011-04-05T13:49:00.000-07:00

Its true. The boy can make it across the room and around the house without tumbling over or whacking his head on anything! Miraculous.

Other things Max can do:
- slide down the slide at the park by himself(he loves this.)
- climb onto whatever he wants by moving our little step stool around the house
- find Easter eggs hidden anywhere in the house
- sleep from 9:30-9:30 wooohoooo!
- bite my cheek (who knew?)
- say hello and thanks and this and that--in baby language of course
- blow his nose. For a boy who has spent half of his life having a cold, this is a nice trick to know.

MR MAX

2011-02-24T05:56:00.001-08:00

A few things about this boy...As of his first birthday, Max:

- stands up on his own (no steps yet)
- jumps in his bed
- poops in the bathtub without fail (we are working on switching to the toilet before it happens)
- Blows a raspberry on my tummy
- gives double hugs to Davey and I --he wraps an arm around each of our necks and pulls us in for a squeeze
- FINALLY gives his momma kisses
- loves drinking out of straws, but refuses to learn how to tilt his sippy cups and bottles up to drink out of them
- likes to destroy any stacks or towers of anything --including newly folded laundry
- Races to the bathroom door as soon as he knows someone is in there and tries to get in
- kicks off any blankets you try to put on him
- has 8 teeth and more on the way
- can say dada and momma, and some sort of tikka word when he tickles you
- enjoys action movies best, but will sit through a chick flick with his mom
- can stand up, raise his arms, and yell a bunch of nonsense at you

Also, I've created a two headed monster--
a) tickle monster: Max likes to wiggle his fingers on any bare skin (aka neck, arms, feet...) and tickle us. We laugh and smile even though his nails are usually quite scratchy.

b)Snuggle monster: This boy will not go to sleep without being completely nuzzled in next to another human body. He buries his face, wraps his arms around you, and usually hangs on tight with his hands. This is so much fun but also very, very bad when you want him to sleep in his crib and he doesn't want to be alone. We're working on it...

Party at the Disco

2011-02-22T05:32:00.000-08:00

Davey and I went to a friend's birthday party this last weekend and it was DISCO themed so we got to dress up!

My hair stayed big for maybe...an hour. then it was all gone. The dress is from DI and Davey is wearing his Grandpa Guerrero's white suit.

Sean and Nadia Cates

We danced, did some kareoke, and laughed at our friends and their afros. It was one of the best parties we've been to in a while.

i love my valentine.

2011-02-20T17:30:00.000-08:00

First, Max looks funny in Malli's glasses.

She came over on Monday with some fun balloons to secure Max as her Valentine this year.

Over the weekend I was stuck at home with no car, so I decided to put my time to good use and make lots and lots of treats with Max's help of course. (white) Chocolate covered marshmallows, chocolate covered strawberries, and cake pops

Dinner was at home this year, but I tried to dress it up a little.

On the menu: Tilapia with mango salsa, parmesan mashed potatoes, and sauteed asparagus. A little random, but it all tasted good in the end.

Davey got me some gorgeous roses that are still in full bloom on our table :)

Max's first bday!

2011-02-11T19:26:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of the big day! See Facebook for a full album...

Best buy of 2010

2011-02-07T05:57:00.000-08:00

THIS mat was discovered on clearance at Sam's Club for um something like $4.39. I love it, and so does Max. Well, at least he loves chewing on it

Father and Son...

2011-02-05T17:42:00.000-08:00

Don't these two make you sick?

Cute little helper...

I'm not sure if Davey realizes how lucky he is to have spent so much time with Max during his first year of life... not many Dads get to do this I'm pretty sure. I guess being out of work is a blessing in disguise :) and I sure don't mind the extra help around the house either!

I am grateful that Max has a loving Dad that is his best friend and he greets him with a crazy smile and squeals with laughter the moment he walks through the door.

I have a cooking buddy!!

2011-02-03T06:33:00.000-08:00

Max and I made sugar cookies the other day for some of Davey's home teaching families... he loved every taste he got and when I tried to stick the beaters and rubber scrapers in the sink he quickly picked them up and devoured whatever was stuck to them.

I know his main focus was eating delicious sweets but i think he really understood that this was how to make food-- he watched me pour everything in the bowl and stir it up, and got very excited about it all.

The Final Product:

don't worry, we made more than one.

We are getting a little excited around here about THIS

2011-02-01T17:52:00.000-08:00

We're having a little family gathering up in Sandy for Max's birthday a week from today! Not gonna lie, I've had quite a bit of fun planning it...

i have a new appreciation for naked buns.

2011-02-01T16:23:00.000-08:00

Check THESE out!

I am always in amazement at how cute Max's little body is. I'm sure he'll love it if i bring this up to his first date 15 years from now... meanwhile, we love bath time around here.

...the vacation comes to a close.

2011-01-13T11:33:00.000-08:00

After almost a full month of being in Texas, sleeping in, having my servants ( i mean, sister in laws) care for my child half the day, eating tex-mex fajitas every wednesday, enjoying random spurts of warm weather, and baking whatever i like, it is time to go home.

Thankfully, I do not have to go home for classes or homework, that chapter of life is finally over.

However, the next chapter seems to be put on hold since we still have yet to get a job offer. A few 'don't wait for us' or 'sorry we don't have anything for you right now', but our top choices in Vegas, Maryland, and California have left us hanging for several months now and we're trying (TRYING) to be patient and keep calm as they continue to call, ask a few questions, and tell us they'll get back to us.

A few trips to the temple have helped and we feel good that something will come soon. Meanwhile we are supposed to move out of our cute little cottage in Provo by the end of the month unless our landlord hasn't found someone to replace us. Sad day.

A NEW YEAR!

2011-01-05T23:35:00.000-08:00

I decided to formally announce that this year, with my imaginary newfound free time, i will be updating my blog at LEAST once a week. That way you can all remind me if I'm slacking at any point. Right now its late however, so i will leave you with this photo to ponder on...

*** this is what happens when you get tired of changing outfits after diarrhea diapers leak all over...

Christmas highlights

2010-12-30T13:24:00.000-08:00

short and sweet... a few pics:

Max got an awesome rocking horse from his Grandma and Grandpa Guerrero. We named it Tomball. They are now best buds.

I got BOGGLE-- my favorite game that I've been wanting for years.

2010-12-24T15:28:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all!!

We are happy, HEALTHY, GRADUATED, & WONDERFUL!!!

AND wish the same for you!

Update on the fevers:

2010-11-05T00:31:00.000-07:00

The tests revealed that Max has Grade 3 binary kindey reflux--aka urine travels up from his bladder towards his kidneys on both sides. Its actually not too uncommon, and apparently runs in the family. Anyways, this can cause infections because the bacteria keeps going back and forth, hence his UTI's. So far his kidneys are undamaged and still look great. But if the problem persists it could cause a lot of scarring.

So we went to some see a specialist at Primary Children's up in SLC. They said we had two options: wait for 6 months and see if he grows out of it and be on antibiotics the whole time, or we can do surgery and get it all over and done with. After some praying and late night talks, and little research of family health histories, we decided to do the surgery. So November 30th here we come.

Its not a very scary surgery. Basically what they will do is alter the placement of his tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder--the tubes are moved to the top of the bladder in order to keep fluid out of them, which then prevents bacteria and infections. We'll be in the hospital for 2 days, and recovery should only be about a week. Just in time for finals...

Fevers.

2010-09-26T02:16:00.000-07:00

So our last week in Connecticut was spent not in NYC or touring the mansions of Rhode Island, but in our tiny apartment with a sick little Max. He had a horrible fever which lasted about 2 weeks (got as high as 104.2). The Dr's out there were completely useless....ugh. Bad memories. Anyways, we get home and take him to the dr here to find out he has a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection---no this has nothing to do with being uncircumcised). So he took antibiotics for 2 weeks and is back to normal... i think? We have to go to the hospital in 2 weeks to have an ultrasound taken of his kidneys as well as another test (VICG??) that sounds awful and he has to be knocked out for it. ugh. poor kid. But he is still happy as a clam,

He still fevers up a bit here and there but hopefully it is nothing and they won't find anything weird with these tests!

By the Sea

2010-09-25T02:36:00.000-07:00

A few shots of our adventures at the beach this summer...

The Truth about Twilight

2010-09-13T12:35:00.001-07:00

I have been hesitant to make my opinion clear, because I worried about offending good friends and even family members. But I have reached a point in my life where I feel like I need to stand up for what I believe. If you are a fan, I do not hate you or think of you as a bad person, but I ask you to please think about these books you love. I cannot in any way endorse the Twilight books and film series. They will not be found in my home.

I have read all four books in the series, and seen the first three films. Even though I sensed there was something “iffy” about the first two books, I kept reading because the story is really quite addicting. I understand why so many girls got hooked on them. Because the author is LDS, people automatically assume that the books are clean and good. Your sister read it, your best friends read it, your cousin read it, you visiting teacher read it, so it must be good! But since when does being LDS make an author unsusceptible to satan’s grasp? Not that I’m saying this book is of the devil, but there are certainly things in it that I’m sure he is very happy about.

Here are some other reasons people have convinced themselves that these are good books:

-Edward (lover boy) promotes marriage before sexual relations. Bella desires to have sex with Edward before she changes into a vampire so she can experience it as a human. Edwards refuses, unless she marries him first. Hollywood drags this down in the film, calling it old fashioned, and making Edward seem foolish. Bella even tells him that it’s not how things work anymore (so what message is that sending your teenager?)

-Pro-motherhood: in the final two books it is revealed that one of the vampires sisters of Edward envies Bella because she is still mortal and can have children. This sister pleads with Bella to remain human so that she can enjoy the blessings of motherhood rather than a painful, unprogressive vampire life. Bella does later have a child with Edward (not sure how its possible to conceive a child with the undead) and expresses her joy in being a mother.

The more I thought about this, and after I finished the last of the series, I realized that something was wrong. An author of one article I read said it perfectly “I realized I liked these books too much!” As I continued to think about things, I realized I did not like these books anymore, and this is why:

-Inappropriate romantic and sexual material that resemble soft pornography in literature

During the first two books, the romantic relationship between lead characters Bella and Edward is somewhat innocent, resembling the infatuation/puppy love seen in junior high schools. The third book introduces much more sexual tension, where Bella is putting serious pressure on Edward to have sex with her. (NOTE how Edward, the perfect man, would never force himself on Bella. Instead it is all about her controlling the relationship) Because Bella is the narrator of the story, you read all of her thoughts and emotions, including her intense lust towards Edward, her admiration of his perfect body, and struggle to control herself in his presence. An actual quote from Book Two (new moon) "Do you want me for my body or my blood?" Cheesy if nothing else.

Book four brings the marriage of Edward and Bella, along with her being changed into a vampire. This of course, is what the readers have been waiting for, and as you would imagine, the two newlyweds have sex. This is not described in the book in detail, but the EMOTIONS of the act our conveyed as well as a description of tearing sheets to shreds and destroying bed frames (these are after all, superhuman vampires having superhuman sex, and isn’t that what it’s like the first time??). And what is the way women are most effected? Through their emotions. “Like men are "visual," women have an emotional need. Example: men's magazines are full of pictures for the man, but romance novels don't need pictures for women--just words for her emotional imagination.”(S. Cowley) It is mainly this that I argue pushes the material in this book into the soft porn category. There are several lines in the books that I have asked friends my age to read aloud and they cannot without blushing and looking uncomfortable.

“The couple never “goes all the way”; however, so many defend it as a wholesome book. Don’t ever confuse abstinence with chastity; “Twilight” is about sex, plain and simple.”

http://www.catholic.org/ae/books/review.php?id=30898

(*****THIS REFERS TO THE FIRST BOOK ONLY. IN THE FOURTH AND FINAL BOOK THEY DO ACTUALLY HAVE SEX AFTER THEY ARE MARRIED.)

I love the views of this catholic mom on her blog—she words it well:

“Yes, I've read them. I have very mixed feelings about them. Are they appropriate for children? No. Stephenie Meyer writes about seventeen year olds, and thus these books might be intended for seventeen year olds but that doesn't mean that these books are appropriate for young adults. I mean just because Edward and Bella don't do anything but kiss and clutch, they still share the same bed night after night, all the while keeping her father in the dark. Some have told me, "It's completely innocent." How can that be true when Bella herself says she loses control everytime their lips touch?” http://catholicmediareview.blogspot.com/2008/09/stephenie-meyers-twilight-series.html

If this in not enough to convince you to keep these books away from your daughters, please keep reading.

-Encouraging the idea that dangerous men are attractive

Let me lay out the facts for you. Edward is a vampire. A blood sucking, immortal vampire. He tells Bella straight to her face that he craves to drink her blood (which of course would kill her). He is described as dark and cold, and strong enough to shatter bones in his grip. He is aggressive and controlling. Stephanie Meyers makes him seem like the perfect man because he keeps himself from killing Bella. Gee what a man. And yet Bella is so insanely attracted to him. She says she’s not afraid and chooses to be by his side because he is just so perfect.

Basically my point is here, over the years women have been seduced and encouraged to be attracted to the dark and dangerous man. The guy in the shadows, or sitting alone at the back of the bar, etc. The media likes to make a woman believe that this guy is her ultimate fantasy dream man, and she should hop on the back of his motorcycle and let him take her away. Back to REALITY , would you want your daughter to go see the guy lurking in the shadows? In today’s world she would most likely be raped, kidnapped, who knows what else, right? So why do we want to encourage this bad-boy attraction?? You tell me.

-Midlife crisis Moms seem to think crushing on a teen boy is a great way to bond with their teenage daughter

No joke. If you haven’t seen it, I can attest that many mothers are with their daughters at movie premiers and book clubs drooling over Edward or Jacob. Now Edward in the book is technically supposed to be some hundred years old, stuck in a seventeen year old body (hence he is mature beyond his years…). But in essence he is still 17. And Jacob is 15/16/17 in the stories. Teenagers! In no situation is it appropriate for any of these women even at MY age to be falling in love with these characters! I witnessed at the first films theater premiere a mother and daughter wearing matching t-shirts that said “I want Edward’s vampire babies!”

The Twilight book series and movies are completely inappropriate for any age group. If you are a teenager, you don’t need to read books that encourage teen romance and sexuality. If you are older, and/or married and consider yourself “mature enough” to read the sexual material in these books, you probably shouldn’t be dreaming about young teenage boys!!

-Teenagers more than ever are seeking after their “true loves” at young ages.

How many parents already worry about their teenager’s high school romance, knowing that their kids really aren’t emotionally ready for a lasting relationship? So here is Bella, seventeen, coming from a divorced family who is anti-marriage, and she meets a perfect boy her junior year of high school. Need I say more?

-Anti-human attitude that star character Bella has

At some point in the first book, Bella realizes that she wants to be with Edward forever. This requires her to be a vampire. From then on she is begging Edward and members of her vampire family to “change” her (bite her). She complains through the stories about her aging body, how she hates that she is mortal and wishes to be relieved of the burden of mortality and become a vampire like Edward.

-The non-existent ideal, perfect man

The last thing women today need is a perfectly chiseled, ultra sensitive, hunky, gentlemanly, intensely sensitive, flawless FICTIONAL character to compare their spouses or love interests to. What man in this world can compare to such God-like character? Bella does indeed refer to him as god-like, angelic, statuesque, etc. Direct quote:

“How many times had I stared at Edward and marveled over his beauty? How many hours – days, weeks – of my life had I spent dreaming about what I then deemed to be perfection? I thought I’d known his face better than my own. I’d thought this was the one sure physical thing in my whole world: the flawlessness of Edward’s face. I may as well have been blind. For the first time, with the dimming shadows and limiting weakness of humanity taken off my eyes, I saw his face. I gasped and then struggled with my vocabulary, unable to find the right words. I needed better words”

I have heard several married women say they wish their husband was more like Edward. I have heard several single girls say they want to marry “an Edward”. Good luck with that!

These are simple examples of negative things found in the Twilight series. Each of these elements/themes are completely expanded 10,000x in the books themselves. Please feel free to read excerpt yourself.

In the end, even if you are STILL CONVINCED that these books are good, please consider the GOOD BETTER BEST talk from one of our apostles. These books will in no way bring the spirit into your home and help your marriages or relationships.

Again, to friends and family who are fans, I have no hard feelings towards you. I have felt this way for a long time about the books, and we have still been friends all this time so that is proof in itself that I still love you all. Just, please, do not invite me to any parties, book groups, movie premieres, etc. that have to do with these books, as I will have to decline.

A visit from Chels and Stephy!

2010-08-12T19:41:00.000-07:00

Davey's sisters Chelsey and Stephanie came out for a visit this past week...

Things we did:

We spent most of our time in China town hunting down purses and wasting money left and right--its amazing how fast it goes...but Davey is really happy with his Transformer belt buckle, and i got some really cool T-shirts that i will actually wear. Chelsey got some nice bags and perfume, and Stephanie was frugal and the only one with no regrets at the end of the day... and we all enjoyed some little Italy for dinner!

Davey bought a HORRIBLE caricature drawing of him and Max (max looked like a nasty short woman with a shaved head and beer belly) from a tricksy little chinese man.... I tried to stop him but it was no good. So we will hopefully be going back on Friday to get a nice one done by someone who can actually draw well.

Our second trip out we went with Jake Davis down to the Financial district and China town, first for some yummy chinese food, and then to a waffle cart that was challenged by Bobby Flay on the food network. Good Waffles! Davey was very pleased that he got to try them out.

Times square was fun as always, very bright and full of crazy people. We liked standing in front of the Forever 21 sign and getting our picture taken on the giant screen. Stephanie requested we get some official New York cheesecake before we go, so we stopped by Juniors on our way out!

Wicked

The girls babysat Max so Davey and I could go to the Saturday Matinée. SOOOOO FUN! well, for us anyways. I guess Max had quite the diaper explosion while we were in the show so Stephy got poop all over herself. hehehe....But the girls were able to get tickets for the Tuesday night showing later on so they were very happy too!

Beach

Every time we plan to go to the beach, it is either stormy or too cool outside to swim. In this case, it was pretty cool (nice though) and we had all just taken showers that day so we decided to just sit on the beach and play frisbee...

Shopping on "the Ave"

Greenwich avenue might look like your typical little main street with cutesie shops and antiques, but when you look up close (particularly at the price tags) you realize there is nothing typical about it. Hermes, Michael Kors, Sephora, and Saks 5th, along with a dozen expensive French and Mediterranean restaurants and Gelato shops line the streets. So for the most part we do a lot of window shopping... But we had fun going through a 2nd hand store that was full of designer clothing...tried on a bunch of fun things but in the end Stephy got one shirt and we moved on...Max had yet another poop explosion and spent part of this shopping trip naked until I bought him a onsie at one of the baby stores...thank goodness it was on sale!

Slept in.

yep.

Overall, a fun visit with the girls... we all squished in together at our tiny apartment and stayed pretty busy so i think we got a lot of fun memories (and lessons learned).

a Visit from Meri-posa!

2010-08-04T14:32:00.000-07:00

My sister Meredith came for a visit to finish off her east coast experience...

i think she and Max had a pretty good time together.

We strolled around Greenwich, went to the beach, and enjoyed an evening in NYC. The rest of the time was spent being a bum.

silly meriposa.

We saw a movie set filming in Grand Central Station ("Friends with Benefits") and saw actress Mila Kunis hard at work...

Browsed the street market going on...

the beach.

we'll miss you Auntie Meri...

Boston

2010-07-25T09:30:00.000-07:00

A few random sightings that i thought were beautiful!

Beautiful bride! How cool are these wedding photos going to be??

Saints icons. I guess I've learned to appreciate these things from my religion class

Max is always hogging the bed and the pillows... pretty soon we'll be sleeping on the floor everywhere we go...

Day two we decided to visit some of the historic sights--the U.S.S. Constitution and museum dedicated to it.

Bad day to wear a skirt...

'Old Iron sides' fought several battles in the Revolutionary war...

it was heavy...

yes. that is a real goat.

a little fun at the gift shop :)

It was a stinking hot day there in Boston, so we dipped our feet at the fun water 'park' nearby...

Our last official stop was a walk through the famous Boston Commons park:

This is the setting for the famous children's book "Make Way for Ducklings"

We also had a fabulous dinner in Little Italy and drive through the Harvard Campus. It was a pretty crazy 2 days and by the end our feet were sore, but it was fun!

Studio B Photography shoot

2010-07-23T07:44:00.000-07:00

SO....my cousin's sister in law is an awesome photographer working/living in Auburn California whose blog is studiobunique.com ... she offered to take some shots of Max and I during our week camping at a family reunion. Who can turn that down?? Especially since I've been beating myself up about not taking any professional pics of him. Anyways here are a few i think turned out pretty great!

MAX IS BIG!

2010-07-22T09:00:00.000-07:00

If you can't tell from recent pictures on facebook, Max is getting H-u-g-e. Not in the chunky chub sort of way, just in the growing up way too fast way.

At his last official Dr appointment (4.5 months) he was 17 lbs and 26 inches---thats average weight and 90th percentile for height. Pretty sure he's gained some weight since then ( he's looking a little rounder) and just this last week he got his first tooth! The crazy thing is I didnt know till i let him chew on my finger (ow.) he wasn't fussy at all, just his usual drool monster self. He's only 5 months old! Way too early. not cool. Good thing we have officially started him on rice cereal and fresh fruits....

He LOVES to stand, which is fun but he is no where near crawling so Im trying to do more tummy time stuff to help strengthen his arms...

He is a total fish in the water-- we've been to 7 peaks a few times, and once we got into my parents' pool in California he got so excited and practically jumped out of my arms!

And he loves his baths!

We are CRAZY about this smiley guy. I don't think i like the whole growing up thing but he is still my favorite little boy in the whole wide world!!

3 YEARS!! But really, more like 5...

2010-07-21T08:05:00.000-07:00

It's official! Davey and I have been married for 3 years... time flies eh? We still live in the same little house, still going to BYU, but now have a little Max to snuggle up with. This year is going to bring a lot of changes--we will be graduating in December (!) and moving on to wherever the heck we get a job, which could very well be out of this country. We will see....it's not scary to think about though when you know you're best friend is going with you wherever life takes you. If anyone has any doubts, let me just say it now: i'm crazy loopedy-loop out of this world nuts about this man.

Connecticut!!

2010-07-20T09:39:00.000-07:00

We're here!! After a whirlwind of weddings, car repairs, family reunions, and late night packing, the three of us are reunited in the beautiful town of Greenwich Connecticut for the next 6 weeks! (We will return home around August 23rd...)
Here's are little home we share with another family--it's split into 2 parts. Pretty idyllic, and we are right next door to Davey's work.
Two days after we arrived, I turned the big 2-3. Its not that big actually, but the amount of candles on the brownies our neighbors made was a little overwhelming. I wasn't super excited about my birthday this year, but it ended up being really fun! Max and i went to the sidewalk sale on 'the avenue' --greenwich main street. I found a ton of cute stuff on super sale at JCREW and used some birthday cash from my wonderful in laws :)

Davey got me a baseball glove which I've been wanting forever so very excited about playing some softball with the ward this fall! We went to a nice dinner together and then had dessert with our awesome new neighbors (and Davey's boss).
This scene is directly west of our home and pretty much the view from the side windows. I love the trees here! They are so old and you know they have seen a lot in their lifetime...
Greenwich Academy, where Davey is doing his internship for his Facility and Property Management Major (one more semester left for both of us!!) It is a beautiful campus --look it up sometime...

We have a rather cozy little apartment and spend quite a bit of time playing with Max and enjoying the AC... We call it our little hotel room, and it is fun to feel like we are on a long vacation. We miss our friends and family back home, but i have to admit, it is nice to have a break and spend some time as just the three of us again.

Stay tuned for more updates to come! We are going somewhere new every weekend we are here!

Time for an Update!

2010-05-10T15:31:00.001-07:00

A general overview...

It has been 3 months since little Max came into our lives! Since then, we survived the first few weeks of exhaustion with some help from family members and friends. We had a quick trip to St George and Vegas, for a business conference and some fun with sister Chelsey and fiancé James. Ma and Pa Guerrero came out with Josh to visit and meet mr. Max. Then they decided they liked him so much that we needed to go to Texas. So they combined with Stephy and bought us a plane ticket-- when i say us, i mean just Max and I. Davey was left behind to go to school and pouted the whole weekend! Davey and I finished off winter semester finals in a whirlwind of craziness, then headed off to California to visit my family for a few weeks of vacation.

Max is growing strong and way too fast! He has been sleeping through the night (for the most part) since week 6, and is already obsessed with standing up on his chubby little legs, staring at faces, lights, fans, and is quite the drooler. His eyes are super bright blue and so fun to look at. He's laughing and smiling all the time, and hardly ever cries. I don't think babies get any better than this!

HE'S HERE!!

2010-02-10T14:45:00.001-08:00

Baby Max Evan Guerrero made his

debut February 8th, 2010 at 4:20 pm!

He weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs 9 oz

and was 21 inches long.

Basics of the crazy day:

The inducement was scheduled

for 7am that morning--

we were almost on time :) I got a settled in

and some oxytocin flowing in my blood...

Mom, Katy, Mallori, and Chelsey made

their way over to the hospital a few hours later.

The AUNTS wore their TEAM MAX shirts and

bandannas to cheer us on! After about 3 hours

I didn't want to struggle in pain anymore so

we called in the superhero anesthesiologist,

who got my epidural started.

Max's heart rate dropped really suddenly

and gave us all a bit of a scare, but went

back up once i started moving a bit. After

that he started having really weird patterns

on his heart monitor, which made me

a little nervous, but i knew he'd be fine.

Mom however got really freaked out and after

talking with Dad they networked to get some

family at home saying prayers for us--grandpa

wiley even found the one temple that was open

on a monday (New Zealand) and had our names

put on the prayer roll (thank you!). Meanwhile

i'm completely relaxed feeling better than i had

in 9 months...

The pitocin was stopped for a bit to see if it

would help Max do better... it did a little,

and once they started giving me some small

doses things sped up like crazy! Pretty soon

i was in full labor and dialated and suddenly

he was here! The Dr was getting more and

more nervous about his heart--hinting that

a c-section might've had to happen, plus extra

baby nurses and specialists started appearing

in the room, and the nurse decided it was a

miracle that things went so fast.

I have to say, other than the mentally

frustrating part of not knowing how to work

my body, i had absolutely zero pain.

This explains why i don't really look like

i just gave birth in the pictures. I didn't swea

t a drop, and wasn't too tired until later that night.

So far he is an amazing little eater (too amazing)

and sleeps a lot. His hair is super cool, and

much lighter than we thought it would be.

Its also softer than anything in this world.

I love to rub my face on his head :)

Davey is a super proud Daddy and we are still

kind of in shock that he is here. I don't feel

like i had a baby, its more like i went through

a weird 9 month phase, had a crazy day at

the hospital, and got a cute little baby to take

home as a prize for it all.

Anytime now...

2010-01-30T11:36:00.000-08:00

I am ready to pop! I think this weekend could still be the one but we'll see... maybe Max is just incredibly smart and knows Mom and Katy aren't here yet so he's patiently waiting... meanwhile i am getting more and more sleep each day which is awesome. The house is clean, dishes are usually done, and Davey is on the HCG diet which keeps meals pretty simple surprisingly...

So whenever this kid decides to show up, i think we are pretty much ready! Here are some pics of the baby room:

This is the blanket (my first!) i made for the little guy... the football isn't all that cute, but let's be honest. This kid cannot avoid it. Davey already fully intends to make him watch the entire superbowl with him, and then there's going to be more of Davey's intermural games this semester and next so Max is going to need to stay warm!

Our friends Courtney and Sean loaned us their sweet little bassinet for a few months that is really cute! I guess Sean slept in this when he was a baby---his grandma made the lace cover for it and everything. So thanks so much Hartleys!

Christmas 2009!!

2010-01-24T19:19:00.001-08:00

This christmas i decided to go all out decorating the house, since Davey had to stay in Provo through the 23rd (i went home on the 19th)...pretty much every room was covered except the baby room which was still a work in progress...

try to ignore the ghetto blinds...

Fun mini nativity I got at the BYU bookstore sale!

The TREE! As you can see, the Guerrero's spoiled us (and max) a little much this year...

Davey really likes presents!!! NOTICE the mustache though. no comment.

Other fun things besides all the classic family activities included hanging out with Amber and Mike Klewein-- it was good to see those two again...

Mike and Davey had mud wars on the quads

weirdos... anyways, i also got to spend a day with Janae (and Pat Butler and Brenton Cobabe). We had some nights out at the movies --saw Sherlock Holmes and The Blind Side --both EXCELLENT choices i would recommend to anyone. We also had a really nice afternoon together just walking down main street in Placerville and exploring all the cool shops. Favorites were Zia's Gelato shop, and the funny tool place i can't remember what it was called... Overall it was just nice to get out of the house as just the two of us.

Well thats it in a nutshell. I'll post stuff about Baby Max soon!!

Granny Mallory

2009-12-07T23:10:00.001-08:00

A belated tribute to sweet Granny Maureen Mallory, who passed away on October 22, 2009 after a long battle against cancer and missing her true love Roy for over 10 years. It was sad to say goodbye but we are happy that she is in a better place now.

Thanksgiving with the Guerreros

2009-12-07T22:33:00.001-08:00

The whole Guerrero/Mallory clan all gathered together at Steph's house for a big feast... Davey and I made 10 lbs of mashed potatoes, but only maybe 1/3 of them were eaten. These people are crazy! Who doesn't eat mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving??? but whatever...i'm adjusting...

Here are my lovely "sisters" and cousin and I during the feast

You can't quite see it in this picture, but by the end of the night my shirt (and parts of my hair) were covered in food. . Luckily, i really couldn't see most of it so i didn't care too much-- Thank you belly.

This is cousin Sidney/ Squid/ whatever you want to call her. She really loves it when Davey does things like this to her, or messes up her comb over hair style... :)

I started this little game, and everyone actually joined in! I think someone slipped something into our bubbly drinks because we were a bit silly by the end of the meal...

Never a dull moment with the Guerreros... Hopefully we will see them all soon! Josh gets home from his mission in February, just in time for a baby blessing...

November Madness

2009-12-07T21:54:00.000-08:00

SOOO much seemed to happen in the month of November, and it flew by completely! Sorry to all those who thought i was dead... school has kept both Davey and I REALLY busy this semester and its hard to find much time to do anything. Our schedules are basically school and work from 8am-7pm, then we finally get to come home, make some sort of dinner, do some homework until we're exhaustedm, and try to make it to bed before 1am.

First of all, a shout out to Davey's fabulous Intermural football team that made it to the semi-finals this year! They did a great job and played in rain and snow, with some really dumb Referees at times...

Isn't his outfit super cool??

Something you didn't know about Megan: she can play the sitar. yes, like those funny little middle eastern string guitars... This semester at last minute I joined my sis in law Chelsey in the most random little class learning middle eastern instruments. My teacher is a complete hippie who really wears sunglasses during class, at 8pm at night. Yep. crazy. So here is a photo of our fabulous recital in the BYU ballroom.

oh, p.s. there were only like, 5 of us in this class...

Here's a great shot of my saggy maternity jeans and belly as Davey and I worked on winterizing our freezing little insulation-less house :)

After Thanksgiving, Davey set off with Spencer, Dave (Dad), and their uncle/cousin (?) Craig up to Idaho Falls to do some duck hunting....whoop. They had a good time even though it was freeeeezing and both Davey and Spence got a duck! But i told Davey he wasn't allowed to bring it home...

Meanwhile, I spent some time with the Guerrero Girls, shopping and what not, and got to see this hot young thing (Janae Lynn Newell) and met her stud Zach (who i completely approve of, and not just because he bribed me with delicious Indian food). As can be expected, i laughed harder that night than i have in a while, which really hurt my tummy but was so worth it!

Last but not least, we finished off the BYU football season with a great game against the Utah! OH and did you hear that we won? By 3? after going into overtime? And it was AMAZING??!!!

Davey was pretty excited... He and buddy Coltt ran out on the field with half the stadium and had fun smashing into people and yelling and all those other things boys like to do...

Here is a special moment from the game, when davey stuffed a large piece of cotton candy in my face, and because i had gloves on i didn't want to pull it out so i had to sit there and wait until he would . Thanks, honey...

That was November in a nutshell, minus Thanksgiving of course... see that in another post!

Fall brings change...

2009-10-19T13:38:00.001-07:00

Leaves are turning colors...

Every year Davey dreads the leaves from our neighbor's walnut tree. We probably get about 3 feet worth... not to mention around 5-7 gallons of walnuts...

Bellies are growing (well one in particular..Davey's is actually shrinking)...

This little boy is getting way too strong...i call him my little ninja. I can just sit and watch my stomach bump up and down--and i'm only 6 months along! Whats gonna happen when I'm full term? i fear for my organs...

Our little home is getting some updates as well! We got new couches on Labor day (sectional for $300 = a steal!)

We updated our front entry wall at the end of the summer -- this picture doesn;t really do it justice... nor does the clutter all over the bookshelves. But it turned out really fun.

The baby's room is getting a major facelift too but i'll post those pics when the project is finished. Lets just say its no longer Daveys (or my) dumping grounds. Thats in the garage now :)

School is killing but we're keeping up with things alright. The hardest part about this semester and Davey's new job is not having a car when i need it and trying to figure out transportation...oh and my Greek mythology teacher hates me. thats fun. whatever.

Thats all for now folks!

Fall is here....

2009-10-03T13:45:00.000-07:00

The months have flown by!!!

Davey has set up another Intermural football team with a bunch of friends and is doing pretty well in their competitive bracket.

Audrey (nanny baby) kept me company one night, along with a giant mug of hot chocolate...

Davey turned 26 in September! We found out that 2 other guys in our ward, Matt and Jason--also our very good friends, had the same birthday! and our next door neighbor Jay was a week later so we had one big birthday party for them all. First a BBQ dinner at the Linfords, and then cake and ice cream at our house with some more friends from the ward.

This was Davey's spoiled rotten gift of the year. I don't think i'll be getting him anything for Christmas....

Whats going on with Megan and Davey??

2009-08-07T15:28:00.000-07:00

You might be asking yourself this very question right now... so here's whats been going on:

Item #1:

Baby Guerrero is on its way and due to land sometime around Jan. 31st ...meaning Megan is about 3.75 months along!

oh. p.s. its a boy.

Item #2: Disneyland with the Guerrero Clan!!

We went for a little road trip down to California for three days of fun in the sun...

Item #3 Girls Camp and Scouting Trips:

Megan went to camp with the Stake Young women this year as a counselor over the 2nd level girls. It was fun even though she didn't get much sleep, and many guardian angels helped her get through the week!

Davey took Spencer along on the stake priest High adventure trip--they went up to the Tetons and Yellowstone, rafting, camping, and jumping into freezing cold lakes/rivers...

Item #4: Goodbye to Lil' Rounds

Our other duck Lil was getting really lonely in our backyard by herself so we took her down to the BYU pond. She instantly jumped out of the bucket we had her in and went off with the other ducks. We've checked on her a few times and she is pretty happy swimming around and hanging out with other quackers.

Goodbye Scuba Steve

2009-06-09T21:09:00.000-07:00

Scuba Steve Billy Bob Guerrero

April 10-June 8, 2009

Our sweet little duck died yesterday from a brutal attack of the neighbors cat. We miss him greatly in our lives. Lil' Rounds is really depressed, so we will probably be taking her to the BYU pond to be with other ducks...thanks to all those who expressed their remorse on our behalf :)

Two funny videos...

2009-05-26T09:53:00.000-07:00

fIRST, The ducks got flying lessons the other day...

Second, Chelsey's roommate Camille was showing us some of her self defense moves and practiced on Davey...

i'm not sure when the self defense is supposed to kick in...

The Latest in life

2009-05-26T09:30:00.000-07:00

A few things our family's been up to....

The Ducks got a pool! And they love it...

Starting our garden up this year... cucumbers, zuchinni, bell peppers, tomatos of all shapes and sizes, onions, green beans, squash, pumpkins, strawberries and blackberries, watermelon, and carrots! And Megan is getting into herb and flower gardening as well... anyone know how to keep bugs from eating basil?

Mini golf!

striking a pose for the camera.. i know i look professional, but Davey beat me pretty bad by the end of the game...

Davey also got a fishing pole and license, planning on fishing all summer with his buddy Matt... Megan has been reading books nonstop and is determined to conquer the art of breadmaking this summer! Davey has 3 weeks left of Spring term and then we will both have a nice break from homework :)

Things we are looking forward to this summer:

-CAMPING!

-Harry Potter 6 in theaters July 15--Megan's BDAY!

-Disneyland with the Guerrero Family in July, and visiting with them in Utah

-Mallori (sister) coming up to BYU for the summer!

- Transformers 2 in theaters...

-Mom Sellers and kids visiting next week!

-Chad going into MTC in July...possibly going through the temple with him!

-Seven Peaks water park across the street from our house!

-2 year anniversary...

-Spending time with friends who will all be leaving us soon :(

Tuesday Confessional

2009-05-12T07:32:00.000-07:00

Today i am taking full advantage of my spring/summer off of school--not by sleeping in ridiculously late--oh no, i woke up bright and early this morning, dropped davey off at school and am now curled up on the couch of my good friend to watch all 5 hours of A&E's Pride and Prejudice. Jealous? thats what i thought...

"Momma Guerrero" --By David Michael Guerrero

2009-05-10T22:19:00.000-07:00

This is my momma!!!

You can now tell where I learned all my dance moves from. But that's not all i learned from her. I learned how to scrub a toilet, dust, make my bed after I wake up, wash my clothes and much much more of those domestic house chores. But these are just a few things that I learned from her. The biggest lesson that I learned from my mom was to be "a good boy" someone who doesn't quit when discouraged, looks for the good in all things and to be sure to always be grateful for others and their kindness. So this is my tribute to my mother on this happy happy day!!!!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!

"I'm a happy boy"

Thanks Mom

Momma Sellers

2009-05-10T22:01:00.000-07:00

I dug up some pictures today and wished i had a scanner... but i don't. so here are some pictures of pictures that will have to do :)

the day i met my mom

my childhood mullett--the early stages...

I used to think i only got my mother's stubborness when i was young (don't get me wrong, i really did) but i now know that i also got a lot of things that i am truly thankful for--patience (within reason), understanding, a desire to love and nurture all the little drooling, chubby cheeked baby dolls in this world, a love of learning (not tests, learning), the ability and desire to help others around me, an appreciation for nature, as well as life's little pleasures (and the color pink), a hope to have a comfortable and happy home, and the skills to make one. Oh and she gave me her long legs! I know we will always find something to butt heads with, but i love my mom and i'm grateful she not only puts up with me, but loves me for who i am, and helps me be a better person every day. Thanks momma mia! Love you!

Easter Fun

2009-04-19T20:52:00.000-07:00

Traditional Easter Photo! I wore the skirt i made in my sewing class this semester.

The boys enjoyed the toys and treats from the Easter Bunny...

Here's a few pics from easter and the last few days... the ducks have already doubled in size but are still cute and little to everyone.

We've had some amazing weather today and on easter so they've spent a lot of time running around outside! We went on a great walk today with some friends down the street, and i got sunburnt on one (just one) arm. joy.

i have an excuse... i swear...

2009-04-10T22:54:00.000-07:00

So the reason i haven't blogged at all is for one simple reason. nothing new has happened. atleast, not for the past few months. School and sleep has consumed all extra time, and at the end of the day Davey and i are ready to collapse. But its getting much better... finals are just around the corner. I have one paper and a project to finish up and then i can relax! I can't wait for the Pride and Prejudice marathon thats been calling my name... so like i said our lives have been somewhat boring, but the following things have lately made things a little...happier :)

We have a new nephew! Baby Larsen (yet to be named) who i think i am going to start calling James. just to see what happens.

Chad is here to visit! (For those who don't know, chad is my little brother, who is taller than me and tries to be funny, which ends up being funny.) He is done with his semester at BYU Idaho and is staying here for the next two weeks. so fun!

JANAE (one of my bestest friends) came to visit over conference weekend! We spent sunday in salt lake and had a great time :)

We went to GENERAL CONFERENCE with another couple in our ward (and janae) the Pfieffers--they were so cute and fun we had a great time. I especially enjoyed when Trudy asked me why so many silly couples scratch each other's backs in church. I laughed but couldn't explain it.

we got DUCKS!!!! YES baby ducks! It was my spontaneous easter present that i couldn't resist as soon as Davey mentioned it... they are absolutely the cutest things in the world (there are 2) and i love love LOVE them. I am totally taking them for a walk tomorrow if its warm enough.

Chocolate covered strawberries. nuff said.

We are officially going to visit my family in California right after finals end! Sunshine, relaxation, and hopefully some time in the pool... not to mention plenty of hugs from the kiddos!

Yes things are looking up for us Guerrero's... Davey is not sure where he's going to work this spring/summer once his internship ends, but he's got options. I'm planning on working a lot and doing some painting projects. So i will try to update you all on those things...

Its almost spring!!!

2009-02-26T22:10:00.000-08:00

Today i faced the reality of how desperately I want winter to be over! I have never ever in my life been so affected by the gloomy clouds and freezing temperatures. I used to love it! crave it! I'm ready for Christmas in October! But for some reason this year i really got hit hard by the winter blues (which isn't doing much for my class attendance this semester...). Luckily, the past couple of days have been so bright and sunny, and sort of warm (55*) and I feel so much happier I can hardly believe it! Davey, too, has been suffering a bit and so we are starting to plan out summer activities and thinking about what we are going to plant in our garden this year. So---back to my point of desperation---after my Entrepreneurship class today, i came home, put on a sweater, and went outside to weed ( yes weed) the front flower boxes and pulled out all the dead leaves and things to let the lovely little sprouting tulips and daffodils stand out.

We also have some pretty little purple flowers that popped up and bloomed a couple of days ago--i about cried i was so happy.

So for any of you that are going through the same thing this winter, keep telling yourself the groundhog was wrong (stupid rat) and know that even in the freezing land of Provo UT spring is on its way...

25 things you didn't know about me

2009-01-31T12:31:00.000-08:00

I did this for facebook and decided to save some time and copy it on here... enjoy!

So this is supposed to be random stuff about me and my life...i never really carry these things on but i was so very impressed at how many people did this i decided it would be fun to keep it going.....if i tag you to do , its because i want to hear all about you too!

1. I love trees. Not real trees necessarily, but artwork, pillows, whatever has trees on it.
2. I had boy short hair up until i was 10. It varied a little to bull cuts, mullets, and mushroom shapes but in general i looked like a boy. I showed davey a picture of me with some of my siblings when i was 5 and he couldn't tell which one i was. so sad.
3. I had 3 surgeries on my left lung because it collapsed last spring.
4.I absolutely love the movie Sense and Sensibility (Emma THompson) and could quote the whole thing to you. And Jane Austen stories in general have a very large part of my heart.
5. Music has sooo much power of my emotions. Its probably the only thing that can make me cry. I listen to classical music all the time and love (love) soundtracks to my favorite movies. And in order for it to be a fav. movie of mine it has to have an amazing musical score.
6.I smack my gum--some people hate it but i honestly don't care at all.
7. I worked in an upholstery shop on campus for a while. Random yes. And i was surrrounded by the biggest rednecks in Utah (except for maybe 2 people) who listened to country music all day every day in the shop and made 'Possum Pie' for birthdays.
8. I have really weak joints and the doc said i've got premature arthritis. Also, i get constant headaches because i fell on my head too many times in gymnastics as a child.
9.I saw Phantom of the Opera 9 times in the movie theater with Amber Crosby Klewein.SO in love with Gerrard Butler (Phantom) We would hope every time that Raoul would somehow die and Christine would end up with the RIGHT guy (you know, the crazy one).
10. I bite my tongue when I’m angry or frustrated—usually only momentarily now. Chelsea will laugh when she reads this because she always teased me and made me cry about it. I’ve learned to keep it inside my mouth now that I’m older.
11. I have a complex about my nose. I made the mistake of telling Davey that it looks like a 'beak' nose to me and now he teases me and tells me to go peck things...
12. I really really want twins. Now.
13. My first kiss/sort of boyfriend was a skater boy with curly shaggy hair who my family never ever even knew about.
14. I HATE HATE HATE Velveeta cheese and and fake stuff like nacho cheese or American. GROSS!!! And davey loves it. Sick.
15. I’m a food snob in general. I like fresh foods (not leftovers). I try most things but if I really hate something I avoid it like the plague. Hypocritically I usually make everyone try everything that they don’t like. Ha.
16. I have naturally curly fro hair. My bangs curl out away from my face and look like wings. Chelsea used to tease me (surprised?) and do this thing where she would twirl her fingers around her bangs and flip her hands out. It bothered me so much I would---bite my tongue and storm off crying—which just made her laugh harder. (Have you noticed a pattern with Chelsea?)
17. I love cotton candy. Anytime we go somewhere with cotton candy I have to have it.
18. I used to love scary movies. Until stuff like the Ring came out. I watched that movie in the dark alone in my house while babysitting and literally couldn’t lift my head off of the couch I was so scared. I am determined that those movies were made by the devil.
19. I hate HD. It hurts my eyes and is weird looking—it just looks like a cheap documentary on tv…like reading rainbow or something. Its like they made a movie and then took away the professional lens or whatever that made it look finished and refined. Ugh. If I wanted to watch things that look like real life I would outside and look around. I want to watch a movie!
20. Like Darla, I wish I were a ballerina. I always blamed my mother for not putting my into ballet—I was such a stick figure in high school and would say that my body was made specifically for ballet and really nothing else.
21. I love to paint. I will paint anything I can get my hands on. I painted this little stool that’s sitting in my bedroom now. I have a collection of clippings of paintings and painted furniture that I am determined to copy someday—one is a crib that is beautiful and has little birds and ribbons painted on the ends. Also, I learned how to faux paint my senior year of high school. So I can make a ceiling look like the sky :)
22. I am a baker. I love making brownies, cookies, cakes, you name it. I am determined to be able to make all those amazing desserts you see in the Williams-Sonoma cookbooks. But first I have to figure out bread, cuz that is the one thing I simply cannot make. Grrr….
23. My last name (Guerrero) means Warrior. Jealous?
24. Horrible Confession: I wore overalls in my freshmen year school picture.
25. I miss high school. This might surprise some because i graduated early. I really started figuring out who i was senior year and wish i could have stayed in that time period a little longer.

im cheating and adding another one:
26. I want to go to Europe so bad. I want to see Ireland, England (Lake country), France and then live in Italy.

New Years 2008!

2009-01-31T12:06:00.000-08:00

This was actually my second New Years at the Guerrero household and it did not disappoint. Chelsey whipped up all the ingredients to make delicious Tamales, so we were making those the entire day...

Here's me and the girls-- chels, little Guerrero cousins McKayla and Lindsay...they were really good at spreading the masa!
Lets just say there was a lot of bubbly that night...

Stephy had a little too much i think...

Cuz by the end of the night she was a little tipsy...

Mom and Pop Guerrero were pretty funny that night too...i think at some point Lori was sitting on the floor laughing so hard...
We had a lot of fun with Fireworks...

Until one exploded and got stuck in poor little Mckayla's hair...it singed some of it off but in the end she toughed up--such a trooper... i would've been crying in my room.

The end.

The rest of our Fabulous Texas Trip

2009-01-30T22:55:00.000-08:00

Some highlights of our trip (other than holidays) include:

Spencer's Eagle Court!! A little last minute but it happened and everyone had fun. Davey did a lot of talking-- he was in charge of presenting the 'scouting days'... We laughed and took pictures and Spencer was beaming :) Afterwards while we ate cake and drank cherry limeade, we were very entertained by the other Eagle court going on next door... where some girl was singing passionately "You are the wind beneath my wings". Hilarious.

This time around i really learned to appreciate the magical place of Pappasitos. An amazingly delicious "tex mex" restaraunt, with amazing fajitas. We ate there...3 times? or twice? i can't remember. But it was good and i can't wait to go back!

Another fun trip was down to Galveston (about an hour away) to scope out hurricane damage and enjoy the salty air of the beach! I found some shells, but most were broken so i left them there...it was so weird to see support beams and foundations for building and houses that were no longer there. And the boats in the middle of the roads and in front of people restaurants? very random...

We had some good pizza down there at Marios (?) and i have to say i was so hungry beforehand i got pretty grouchy. Everyone was bickering over what kind of pizza to get and i was trying to go crazy.

VERY IMPORTANT!!!

2009-01-30T22:51:00.000-08:00

THIS BLOG IS GOING TO BECOME PRIVATE TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY ONLY NEXT SATURDAY THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY.... IF YOU WANT TO STAY CONNECTED TO THIS BLOG YOU NEED TO EMAIL MEGAN AT megan.c.guerrero@gmail.com BY THEN. THANKS!!

The Magical Adventures of Optimus and friends

2009-01-30T22:23:00.000-08:00

For anyone who doesn't know yet, Davey has a slightly disturbing but funny obsession with toys, more specifically Transformers. Last Christmas my Mom gave him a tiny 'decepticon' in his stocking. Then on Valentines Day i got him another one. Little did i know what was starting... This christmas he got the ultimate best of Transformers from his wonderful wife... aka

OPTIMUS PRIME!!

Davey knew it was Optimus from the moment he saw him wrapped under our tree in Provo. So i decided to torture him and bring it with us to Texas.

Here he is opening it on Christmas morning...

Within seconds he had already transformed him into his truck version.
Here he is... always watching over us...

Later that week....battle scenes...

Playing in the car on the way home from Vegas...

and Bumblebee too.

The adventure will continue...

Christmas 2008!

2009-01-30T21:24:00.000-08:00

So Christmas in Texas! or te-has as some people like to call it--shane in particular. Let me just start out by saying we had somewhat of a nightmare flight situation
(although we did get some extra party time in vegas). Basically we left provo around 2pm and got to Houston at 5 AM the next day. So from then on our sleeping schedule was a bit off, and the only time we woke up before noon for the rest of the trip was for church.

Crazy Guerrero Kids!!!

Stephy and I....self explanatory:

Notice the paper... this used to be Josh's stocking... he wasn't too happy when he found out

Davey loves george...

lovebirds...

Did i mention i love presents??

CHI STRAIGHTENER!!! No more frumpy megan!! at least, not as often...

This is Optimus Prime. More about him later...

Here's Davey auditioning for the next Rambo movie

GORGEOUS new JCREW jacket from Mallori, picked out by me (sort of) purchased by Shevaun, smuggled by Chelsey, and finally wrapped and nestled under the tree...hehe i have such silly friends.

Christmas Dinner--YUM!

Early Christmas...

2009-01-30T20:54:00.001-08:00

Note: I know i'm a dork for blogging about this in January almost February, but this is my feeble attempt to keep up and have some sort of journal to look back on :) plus im still getting used to this whole bloggin regularly thing...In the future i will try to put a little more life into it...

Note: am I a dork for making notes like this?
Note: don’t answer that.

To start off this grand evening of early present opening (one of my favorite things ever...) Our coat rack, after having been piled high with about 247 coats and purses decided that sheet rock just isn't strong enough. So ummmm basically i broke it.But i got over it :)
Present make everything better... Davey and I didn't want to spend the extra hundred bucks to ship all our gifts to Texas so we opened them during finals week. Definately a way to lighten our week up.

Apparently we weren't supposed to open this one from his mom but...oh well. Magic Bullet!!!!

I got Davey and I Top Gun shirts from 80tees.com! Watch out. they shrink. Kaitlyn dared me to wear mine on campus (slightly scandelous) but i did! With an appropriate sweater covering most of it :)

Temple Square Trip

2009-01-29T22:16:00.000-08:00

We ---meaning Davey and I, Chelsey, cousin Mccall, Aunt Steph and Grandma Mallory---piled into Grannys car for a trip up to Temple Square. We attended the 1st Pres. Christmas Devotional cuz Davey scored tickets (woop woop), and also walked around for some christmas light viewing.

Sister Whitney Joy Hollingsworth and I had a little reunion: I was waiting by the North gates cuz some sisters told me (and Shevaun) that all the sister missionaries leave through there at the end of the night. So im waiting there, and suddenly see her inside the visitors center, putting on her coat and getting ready to leave. Heres the problem though- this really cute but frustrated old man is currently trying to lock up the doors to the visitors center. So i'm standing there waving frantically to get Whits attention before its too late. She finally sees me, feels the momentary desperation of the situation, and asks the old man if he could please pry the doors back open and unlock them. So he does.... and the old friends embrace :) and Davey went on pouted on a bench cuz he can't hug sister missionaries.

Beautiful temple... did you know there was an arch built into the original foundation under Brigham Young's instruction. At the time it seemed pointless and strange but they did it. Then, years later when the church decided to expand the temple through an underground hall to a second building, they had the perfect place to connect the two. Good story huh?

Davey and I with our matching pea coats. Is that a good thing?

TREE HUNTING!! Its beginning to look a lot like christmas

2009-01-28T16:56:00.000-08:00

The Saturday after thanksgiving we all bundled up and headed over to the Dold's next door to find the perfect tree...

We found a Tanner tree...but didn't have the heart to cut him down.

Once Megan (THats right) found the perfect tree, the boys had it down in seconds and we dragged it to the trailer...

here we are with our kill:

Tanner was sooo cute and fun looking for trees. I even got a personal interview with him and The Tree

The final product was lovely, and we didnt break nearly as many ornaments as we did last year :)

Turkey Day!

2009-01-28T13:44:00.000-08:00

We were SO happy to have a break from school an go home for some family time in California. Tons of cousins, aunts, and uncles, and grandparents came up to celebrate Turkey Day-- with 3 turkeyS! ya we had some left overs... Davey and I did the mashed potatoes...i think he felt special adding his little 'garlic' touch :)

We finally got to meet our adorable little nephew #1: Jackson McKean Gilbert. I have to say though i am probably biased, he is one of the cutest little boys i've ever seen. There are some ugly babies out there, and i've been worried about the next generation of Sellers' kids, but little Jack gave me hope...

I had to bring back an old T-day tradition of making turkeys out of Oreos. We made these with my Grandma Wiley back in the day, only usually you had candy corn for feathers. Who knew every store would be sold out the day before Thanksgiving...

Home for Thanksgiving! First stop: Apple Hill

2009-01-28T13:26:00.000-08:00

Tanner talked about Apple Hill every single day we were home, so i had to go get some fudge, apple persimmons, and apple doughnut with Davey and the kids.

Apparently Tanner's favorite thing to do is roll down the grassy hills and run around the duck pond, so i gladly volunteered Davey to accompany him :)

These kids are so stinkin cute... if only i could get them to stop growing...

Fun with Ashley

2008-12-20T21:20:00.000-08:00

Ashley Storer (soon to be Sister Storer of Temple Square) dropped in for a weekend and helped us rake some leaves and pick up thousands of walnuts that fall every year from our neighbors tree onto our driveway. She was a little loopy that day...and we somehow convinced her to get in the garbage can (to stomp down the leaves) and even got to take some pictures!!

Davey worked hard in the yard and we planted some tulip and daffodil bulbs for the spring!

my hansome stud of a husband

Intermural Football

2008-12-20T21:17:00.000-08:00

This year Davey put together a intermural football team -- the BLACK BANDITOS! They were pretty good and even though many of the team members were injured throughout the season, they managed to get pretty far in the tournament...with their faithful wives huddling in the cold on the side lines :)

Scouting Trip

2008-12-20T21:08:00.000-08:00

Davey is the YM's president in our ward, and has lots of fun hanging out with the scouts... they went on a shooting camp out with his friend Bry...and now he wants a gun. boo.

But i'm glad he is happy spending time with the boys and reliving his scouting days...

He made some great chili that night and is working on his dutch oven skills...

BYU FOOTBALL!!

2008-12-20T20:59:00.000-08:00

SHOUT OUT to the Cougars... today was their last game and it was kinda sad... but we went to some fun games and had a great time sitting next to the Davis's!

Halloween 2008!

2008-12-20T20:38:00.000-08:00

For Halloween this year we had a bunch of friends over for a potluck dinner/Costume party... Davey and I were Tony Stark and Pepper Potts from Iron Man! We ate some yummy pumpkin curry soup made by Jake and Shevaun, along with some sides and treats :) Oh and davey carved 3 pumpkins in under 15 minutes!

Visit from chels and dad!!

2008-12-20T20:36:00.000-08:00

Chelsea and Justin (and jackson) moved from Delaware to California so my Dad went out and drove the moving truck back with a very pregnant Chels while Justin was job hunting. They stopped in Sandy to have dinner with us at Davey's Grandma's house! It was a nice little visit...

More Fun with my Primary Class

2008-12-20T20:27:00.001-08:00

I'm just crazy about these kids and since i see them once a week i feel like they deserve a regular spot on the blog...

These are some shots from class and a 'prince/princess party' the primary had to teach the kids about their royal birth...

Ward Campout

2008-12-20T20:11:00.000-08:00

After a birthday dinner with Amber and Mike Klewein we raced down the Payson and up through the windy mountain road to our Ward campout!

We made it just in time for some peach cobbler, s'mores, and games around the camp fire. We still didn't know too many people but we tried to mingle a bit...

we stayed up until around midnight when a park ranger came and told us we had to evacuate the premises because there was a wild fire spreading over mountain! So we had to go around a wake up all the families and pack them and their little kids up in their cars. And we had to go an extra long way home away from the fire so we got probably didn't crawl into bed until 2:30 or 3.

Brian and Nirmala's Wedding!!

2008-12-20T19:47:00.000-08:00

In august we got to adopt a daughter: Nirmala Wagle! She and Brian got married and in preparation we were able to go to her endowment session and sealing (Megan was her escort). Such a neat experience to watch her prepare for the temple and work hard to plan the wedding.

They had a cultural ceremony at the Hari Krishna temple (interesting...) Both weddings were awesome and we had great time at the reception-- and Megan's Barbie bridesmaid dress didn't turn out as bad as she thought it would be :)

It was really cool to be a part of the whole thing and share that time with them.

Apple Tree!!

2008-12-20T19:41:00.000-08:00

So Shevaun had this great idea to pick all the apples off of our tree in our yard and make tons of apple sauce to can...it was a really good idea...and we had lots of fun picking them--even though shevaun ripped one of her favorite shirts :( But it was a fun memory.

Note: if you don't finish the project, you end up with smelly old mushy apples being stored in your garage (davey finally through them out)

digging up the past

2008-12-20T19:36:00.000-08:00

Davey's mom came out to visit and brought me a HUGE bag of all his old t-shirts, which i will hopefully one day turn into a quilt...someday... and she brought his old teddy bears.
not gonna lie... they kinda creeped me out after a while...especially when davey started bringing them to bed every night. just kidding...

Where do i even begin?

2008-12-20T18:55:00.000-08:00

Well i have a good excuse for not updating... we got a new computer and it took about a million years to get all our files transferred over to this computer, and since the other one no longer had internet i couldn't do anything with our photos. But now school's out and we can focus on all the things we've been ignoring for months...

Davey turned 25 in september, and we had a really fun Transformers party for him :) Lots of friends came and Davey manned the grill while we all hung out...

After Davey came Kaitlyn's Bday... the big 2-1!

I tried to make her favorite chocolate cake...but....it kinda died.

And then somehow, with a little luck and extra ganache frosting, miraculously it came together!!

We rocked out to Guitar Hero, and the girls did mani-pedis

And Kaitlyn looked cute all night...

EAST COAST TRIP!

2008-08-21T08:38:00.000-07:00

i will warn you in advance---this is probably the longest blog ever posted....

First stop on the Guerrero Family vacation was Buffalo New York...sounds boring at first, but don't be fooled, cuz that is where you get to go see Niagara Falls! And run across the border to Canada... It was gorgeous and even though i was soo tired from jet lag and late planes the night before, i still snapped some fun pictures. Mallori hated the mist cuz it was ruining her straightened hair, and all the rest of us girls just laughed cuz our hair stuck straight up from the static! sooo funny...

We decided this tree should be climbed...

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Next up was Palmyra, New York--home of the sacred grove and Hill Cumorah, and we just happened to be there in time for the Hill Cumorah Pageant which was awesome! Davey and I went to the Palmyra temple with his parents for a session. It was so gorgeous and it is the only temple with a window that is completely clear and looks out into the sacred grove! Later the whole fam walked around the grove and temple grounds... we also went and took a tour at the Smiths home(s) and The Whitmers where the church was organized. All these sister missionaries were everywhere and i kept thinking of Sister Camille Stagg doing her thing out in the Nauvoo mission...

don't know why but i LOVE this picture! we're like awkward greek statues...

this is for you cami... i made everyone do it...

gorgeous...

Hill cumorah pageant!

ta da!

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NEW YORK CITY!!

Our first night in NYC we had some amazing Brazilian/Portuguese BBQ at a small hole in the wall place that tasted so good i could have eaten there all week... Right afterwards Davey and i grabbed our bags and took the train and subway to Long Island City by Queens to go stay the night with our friends Coltt and Samantha Valentine. The above picture is a view from their apartment balcony--incredible!

crazy subway

coltt and sam

The next day was our 1st anniversary!!! We celebrated by going to Bobby Flays famous restaurant in NYC and spending more on dinner than most college students do on a months worth of food....but it was so worth it! Especially the fried green tomatoes and Rib Eye... We were hoping to be all dressed up and maybe look like we belong in a place like that, but we ran out of time and showed up in shorts and a t-shirt. Luckily they didn't throw us out...

Bar Americain

The next day we met back up with the fam and hung out around town... Davey and I won tickets off the street for David Letterman, but ended up not going because we all went to see HAIRSPRAY instead! That was fun and i'm pretty sure the girl playing Penny had the most amazing voice ever!

pizza...

On our last night there a few of us took the subway to go and see the temple in Manhattan. It was so cool to see it in the middle of the big city, right by the CNN tower... next time i'll have to make time to go inside and do a session...

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The next day we headed down to...

WASHINGTON D.C.

Our first stop was the National Gallery of Art... Needless to say Davey and I found a way to entertain ourselves...

We met up with Ivy and our friend Stephen Wesley at the National mall and hung out for a bit, then went and grabbed some yummy food for Top Thai (best place in Crystal City!) with Ivy, Shane, and his sister Jana Lynn (sp?) It was fun to see all the places i used to go every week when i lived out there... That night it poured rain on us so we checked into our hotel and tried to get rested for the next days adventures.

Bright and early we headed off to the National Mall again, where we had an awesome tour of the Capital by Shane (he was a big hit) and our escort Ivy. Then we ran around to the White house for a very brief tour there-- we were late and there was an event right after our tour group so the Secret Service guys kicked us out.

Afterwards we went and saw The Monuments-- Washington, WWII, Lincoln, and best of all--JEFFERSON! Oh the memories there... and now we have even more. Davey, Me, Mallori, and Stephanie all walked over while the rest went to get the car. Because of traffic we were there for about 2 hours before the others got there and brought Ivy with them. So in the mean time, we play Uno on the bench in the Jefferson monument. Well the guard there didn't like that and told we should leave because we were being disrespectful. Mallori almost gave a speech about Jefferson's historical (but non existent) love of playing cards... but she resisted.

Where he proposed!!

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LAST STOP: PHILDELPHIA!!

The city of brotherly love... I woke up to my sis Chelsea in our hotel room along with our future nephew, Justin JR. in her tummy. We all left from the hotel to go to Independence Hall -kudos to Chels for getting an awesome parking spot for a measley $2.00- we went and saw the Liberty Bell, Ben Franklins grave, and we even went into a Free Quakers church and heard a live performance of the fabulous glass harmonica!

Davey, Chelsey, and I all had to leave a little earlier than everyone else, so Chelsea (Gilbert) took us to get a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich, and then to the airport where we said goodbye. The next time we see her she'll have a little baby in her arms :)

That is the end of this very long blog. i hope it was worth it...

Megan's 21ST!!

2008-07-30T16:44:00.001-07:00

Oh what a crazy day/night this was... after making big plans for dinner at Cheesecake factory with about 14 friends and family:

1. i spilled waffle mix all over myself ( and one of the birthday cakes) on the way there, went back home to change, and arrived an hour later than planned

2. wait at restaurant = 2HOURS! So we opted for the nearby Macaroni Grill (there is one in Provo but we were all the way out in Murray for the CHSCAKE Fac. so i felt so dumb making everyone go out there...)

3. Lots of fun gifts from friends and family (Thanks all )

4. Afterwards we spent the night at Davey's Grandma's so we could leave for NY the next morning!!!

The Roomies

Jake and Davey looking freakishly weird...

Kate the Great: Gotta love her

My Lover boy Davey (who bought my outfit here p.s.)

4th of July ROAD TRIP!

2008-07-30T10:51:00.000-07:00

Davey and I set off with Amber and Mike the day before the 4th to go home to CalifornIA for some family time. Everyone told us that a 4 day weekend wasn't worth the drive, but im pretty sure the drive was one of the funnest parts!

We got some fireworks, we hit up in and out, Davey and Mike snuggled- just kidding. WE even found a blow up slide and bounce houses that were free!

Once we got home we pretty much just spent time with the fam. Dad barbecued up a storm of Ribs and Chicken on Independence day, and although we couldn't set off our illegal fireworks due to extreme dryness of the land, the Achees taught us how to make 2 Liter soda bottles explode instead! And we definately enjoyed playing with the two new kittens and dog Mia.

One of my favorite things to do was sit out on the porch with my Dad at night and look up at the stars. It seems to be his daily ritual, and i don't blame him...its definately a nice set up they have up on that hill :)

CTR 5

2008-07-30T10:32:00.000-07:00

Just so everyone knows, i have the cutest primary class in the world. Please try not to be jealous. I've been a teacher since January and pretty much it is so fun!! Although i think i've forgotten how to socialize with adults, i think overall its doing me a lot of good...i wasn't too excited to leave the rest of the ward for this but its been great!

This is Jasmine. She got a really sweet haircut.

Ice Cream party!!!

We had a lesson on being peacemakers and smiling and being happy.... so as usual they found the silliest things to do:

Ms. Kirsten and her pal kaycee show up every week with a little purs and some kind of jewelry...

David, Jasmine, Kaycee, and Kirsten (only half the class)

Coltt and Sam's Wedding!

2008-07-30T09:32:00.000-07:00

Our pals Coltt and Sam tied the knot at the Mt Timpanogas Temple in June. We were lucky enough to go to the sealing as well as the reception which was a lot of fun!

Gerald decided to save his suit for the reception that night...cuz why would you want to wear it to the temple? Especially for pictures??

Hospital Fun

2008-06-04T13:39:00.000-07:00

About a month ago (April 25) i went in to the hospital after a Dr. appointment showed us that i had a pneumothorax--also known as a collapsed lung. The left lung to be exact. This happens from some sort of air pressure that is often caused by a bubble popping in between the lung and its lining. The pressure pushes against the lung, making it unable to expand all the way, and eventually collapse and push against the heart. So ya. I went to the hospital and theu cut a small hole in my side and put a tiny tube in that released all the extra air and fluid inside the lining. After a day and half they stitched me up and sent me home. All in all, not bad... i got to watch movies, spend some time with Ashley before she left, and Davey got to take pictures of all the 'cool' operations...

So then 4 weeks later (May 26) I'm work and start feeling simillar pains in my lungs (kind of like your lung has turned into a paper lunch sack and is crumpling as it tries to fill with air) so i decided i'd better go back to the ER... they took some Xrays to comfirm it and then did their little surgery with the tube and stuck me in a recovery room. But because its the 2nd time it happened they scheduled a 2nd surgery-- a little more intense. I got an epidural (which wasn;t so bad) and they put me to sleep so i couldn't remember a thing until i woke up. They cut of a piece of my lung at the top that showed in a CAT scan to have a bunch of those little problematic bubbles. Then they irritated the outer areas of my lung so that they would heal and seal themselves to the lining. That way it shouldn't have any more drastic collapses in the future---yes it is possible. ugh. A few days later, they ripped out the ginormous tube they had stuck in my lung and sent me home with a big bottle of pain killers that basically make me sleep all day if i take them regularly.

i'm in here somewhere i swear... see that blob of reddish hair??

Poor davey slept in this chair most of the time and finally got a pull out couch in the last room i was in

so thats my story. I hope it answers questions... Thanks so much to everyone who came to visit, brought food and entertainment, and prayed for me!! I really appreciate it all and hope to be able to return the favor somehow.

Sundance Getaway

2008-06-04T13:08:00.000-07:00

So we found out a little late (or realized a little late) that sister Chelsey had gotten a free reservation at a nice cabin up at Sundance--she had invited us on Friday but we misunderstood what she meant and didn't catch on till sunday evening. So we packed out bags really fast and drove up there to join her, Grandma Mallory, Aunt Steph, and McCall for a fun evening. Davey and I stayed in the downstairs suite which was pretty much amazing and we want to go back! We had a nice room with a fireplace and complementary robes and slippers (!!) with a hot tub right outside the room all to ourselves!! SOOOO awesome and all free! Needless to say it was a fun little trip and we can't wait for more perks from Chelsey's job :)

Sunday Dinner with friends..

2008-06-04T12:52:00.000-07:00

We had two of Davey's old roommates and their wives/fiancees over, along with our good friend Bry :) It was a lot of fun to catch up and see McKell's pregnant belly and celebrate Nirmala's Birthday! And when Bry got freaked out cuz he heard someone in our house and thought someone had broken in (Chelsey had snuck in to use the computer) it was pretty hilarious...

Happy Birthday Nirmala!!

Davey is always willing to help with cakes...making...cutting...serving...eating.........eating...

Garden Updates

2008-05-07T12:39:00.000-07:00

We got it done! Everything is dug up and planted--so soon we will catch you punks sneaking into our garden and stealing food....

we planted: Tomatoes (regular, cherry, and BEEF MASTERS), zucchini, squash, cucumbers, carrots, green beans, and sugar snap peas! Also, on the side we have in pots--lavender, basil, and rosemary :)

Mini Golf!

2008-05-07T10:30:00.000-07:00

We met friends Aaron and Chelsea H through Amber and Mike, and right after we decided we loved them, they told us they were moving to California. Boo. But we all hung out one last time at the Trafalga golf course and go carts. SO fun! Megan spun Chelsea twice on the go carts, and the boys beat the girls by about 15 points at mini golf---but Megan and Amber both got a hole in one! (actually amber got two!!)

Easter!!!

2008-03-24T22:01:00.000-07:00

Davey woke up shocked to see that the Easter Bunny had come :) He got combat soldiers, a race car, Crunch Berries, a Banana Republic shirt, and some other random toys and candy...

After a crazy morning making popcorn balls for primary, we went to church, then came home to grab some stuff to take over to dinner which was at Mary Jane's house (Davey's gma's sister). We spent the day with cousins, grandma, and chelsey--good food, egg hunts, horses, and watching the 10 commandments (yeah!)

Also, davey INSISTED on us taking a picture in our easter clothes for his momma. so here it is:

Garden fun

2008-03-24T21:53:00.000-07:00

So we have this patch of dirt behind our garage that supposedly has been used in the past for gardens...? there were some old corn husks there and then davey found a vertebrae (yes. i vertebrae) of an animal back there so who really knows what's gone on in the past....

But i am determined to have a vegetable/herb garden back there so we've started getting ready--here's some before pictures...we'll see what it looks like after!

Ice Skating!!

2008-03-24T21:32:00.000-07:00

At the end of February Davey and I did some babysitting... We took allie (my little nanny child) ice skating along with her best bud Emmy. Pretty much we looked like we had children from a previous marriage--alli has olive skin and dark hair like davey, and emmy is a twig with blonde hair and freckles :) But we had fun chasing eachother around the rink and trying to catch Emmy whenever she fell--its always great to get paid for goofing off...

VIVA LAS VEGAS!!

2008-02-10T21:55:00.000-08:00

Sooooo for a fun little break from school we got to go down to Vegas to witness the sealing of Davey's MTC companion and good friend, James Stadler. And since we were going through St. George, we knew we had to go see the Staggs... specifically Sister Camille Stagg soon to be off on her mission to who knows where... (i think we'll know this wednesday). We stayed at the Staggs Friday night (the 1st), and woke up bright and early the next morning to drive down to Sin City. Cami and i sang to 'Wicked' the whole way and admired the exciting scenery on the drive... the Virgin river... the rocks... the cacti... lovely. I miss it already.

We arrived in Vegas just in time to stop in at Target to get a wedding gift (we're really cool like that) and then headed up to the temple. The ceremony was great-- Davey was the witness for the groom, and the Bride had an insanely puffy dress that was really entertaining... but gorgeous... then for the fun pictures afterwards!! Cami really enjoyed that. We were so starving that as soon as Davey was free to go we sped off and got some IN N OUT goodness, and then turned around to go back for the reception.

Now this is where things get exciting. picture it: Picket fence. balloons. chocolate bars. teddy bears. and a mullett sporting D.J. straight from 'The Wedding Singer'. life was too good. Oh also, while decorating the car, i got whipped cream all over my clothes and was to embarrassed to go anywhere without my pea coat in front of me.

After the big party... Cams, Davey, and I decided to hit the town! We parked by some castle place and walked down the strip past all the nasty clicking 'advertisers', walked by some amazing designer stores (we checked out Dolce and Gabbanna woop woop!) and then went and feasted at the Caesars Palace buffet! We ate mahi mahi, chocolate creme brulee, and---SNAILS! yep. we really did it.

One dangerously sleepy drive later, with Davey and i switching places every half hour, we made it back to St. George for a final night before we headed out the next day.

More fun in California!!

2008-01-10T21:10:00.000-08:00

We were lucky enough to stay at my parents house for almost 2 weeks! So we spent lots of time with the little ones-- making cookies, sledding in tahoe,

hot tubbing, watching movies, cleaning the house...again...and again... but it was tons of fun.

yes. this is indeed my husband.

Davey and I went quading and had a contest to see who could get the muddiest... i think he won.

Christmas!

2008-01-10T20:20:00.000-08:00

This christmas was probably the best of my entire life (yes even better than the year i got a kitten with a bow on its neck) it couldn't have been more perfect.

The whole family together including all the new son- in laws... tons of picture perfect moments (See the Sellers family Blog) and lots of fun in the new house! Our favorite gifts would be new snowboards boots and bindings for Davey as well as a little Transformer toy that he plays with daily, and as for me, i'm having a hard time picking between my power drill and the new wedding ring i got. oh wait, no im not. the ring wins definately. For those who don't know, i lost my wedding ring in September, and have been completely depressed ever since. So after all the gifts had been opened (this took almost 3 hours!) we had a family prayer, and about a millisecond after AMEN, Davey pointed to our fireplace and said "what's that?". I looked up, and there was the box my ring had come in... After opening it i pretty much started bawlingand then
tackled Davey. I hope everyone gets a christmas this wonderful at some point in their lives...

Davey really liked the kitchen stuff we got...

Winter Wonderland!!!

2007-12-03T19:22:00.000-08:00

This past saturday Davey woke me up and said "Look Honey!" as he opened up our curtains. Outside was a nice fluffy layer of snow all over our yard and trees. It was sooo cool! I've never experienced such drastic change in the weather over night! (the day before it had been raining...) Anyways, i thought all the trees were gorgeous, and even though i may hate the snow in about a month, i can't help but love it right now!

Our house...

2007-11-15T07:52:00.000-08:00

Davey and i waited forever for our cute little house and so after living in his Grandmas basement for three weeks it was good to have a home of our own. Just this last weekend davey taught me how to mow the lawn and use the trimmer (!!) and we have an endless amount of leaves that we rake up constantly. Even more endless is the amount of dishes, since we love to cook but have no dishwasher... we have a office with a futon if anyone ever needs a place to stay...and we are just down the street from BYU.

It has begun!

2007-11-05T22:27:00.000-08:00

Yay. we started a blog. now all you crazy bloggers will stop hounding us. and you can think of funny nicknames for us that most likely make fun of our heritage (or, non heritage).