just the three of us, for now...

Halloween

2011-11-01T10:21:00.004-06:00

I know I'm a few days late, but better late than never :) I had some inspiration for Javin's costume this year seen here. I started with this:

A few days later I had THIS! The little stinker wouldn't wear his cape, which was AWESOME, by the way. And he was giving me attitude so I bribed him with the candy in his right hand.

This year the SLC Library did a "Haunted Library" for the kids, it was great. My niece, Sabrina, and nephew, Alex, came with us to it. We had a ton of fun and did a lot of chasing two-year olds :)

Cute boy

Nacho, Eskeleto & the Nun

California Trip

2011-09-17T16:19:00.005-06:00

On our way to Sacramento at the end of July we stopped off at Tahoe. This plaque is right by the beach access point and I thought it was very descriptive of how I felt looking out at Tahoe for the first time.

Mr. Robbins jumped right into the FREEZING water, but Javin was a bit more on the cautious side.

Javin LOVED being chauffeured around by daddy.

He wouldn't get off, even though his lips were turning purple and he was shaking he wanted another ride.

So that's what he got :)

Cute little family Kodak moment @ Tahoe

Our cousin, Briana, was getting married in the Sacramento Temple - the reason behind our trip - but once we got there the ONLY thing that mattered was the fountain out front. Look at those cute toddler bottoms (mine is on the left).

Another Kodak moment

Cheese

He's only good when you bring the camera out.

After the wedding and before the reception we stopped off at the American River and had some fun. Javin mostly filled his bucket with the sand/mud.

Isn't this the most ADORABLE face ever - I could be bias :)

As some of you know...

2011-09-17T15:41:00.002-06:00

Yesterday was my birthday, I'm 28 - ekk! Mr. Robbins and I will use any excuse to go out to eat, but we usually have Javin with us. One of my YW, Maple, was kind enough to watch him for us while we went out with Tara and Kevin. Since we hardly get dressed up to go out and my birthday only comes once a year I thought we'd take some pics.

Myself and BFF Tara - she came to my rescue a few times this week, love you! You always go above and beyond, I don't deserve a friend as good as you, but you stay and I'm not complaining :)

Mmmm..coke at Red Rock. Mmm..Flat Iron Steak. Mmm....onions and horseradish papas. It was GOOD!

Javin Turned Two :)

2011-09-15T00:14:00.004-06:00

This is what Mr. Robbins and I got Javin for his birthday - a Strider (its a bike with no pedals, so they can learn balance and steering). He's getting pretty quick.

We had a medium-sized birthday party for Javin on the 10th at Sunnyside Park - it was super fun. Even the big boys had fun until Mags threw the Frisbee on top of the pavilion roof and had to go chase it. (Troy, Jaron, Vince, Mags and Josh)

Newlyweds Brit & Mags and nephew Josh (who helped out a TON with the party, thanks Squash!)

Javin waving to Grandpa as we open his gift. My friend Patty on the right and her cute girl Priscilla.

You can kind of see the paper airplanes I used as decor. Clarissa, Vince and Megan in the background - love you guys!

He didn't actually eat any of the cupcake, just the frosting off three of them.

Javin and Ella Dilley (cutest little sweetheart), I think they'll get married one day.

BFF Tara and boyfriend, Kevin. How's the hot dog Tara?

Ladies from my old ward, Cheryl and Kristi. When the Pull-String Pinata didn't work Kristi had a bat in her car that we used. You could tell her little boy, Alex, had some practice with a bat - he was good! Tanner and Nani were more than willing to be the first at the 'Pin the Propeller on the Plane', Tanner got it REALLY close too.

The Wrathall family, little Clara in yellow and Marian on the right in pink. Priscilla again on the left.

Opening gifts. Javin still needs help staying on task, once he opens one he just wants to play with it.

The Hardcastles and their daughter, Lia, who started out shy, but warmed right up once the candy was on the ground from the pinata.

I had a great time, sorry I didn't get more pictures of more people - I was trying to direct the party. We had a great turn out, the hot dogs and brats were delicious, the frosting on the cupcakes melted a little, but were still yummy. The games were great and the friends were in good supply. Thanks to all those that came to celebrate Javin turning 2 :)

First Day of School.

2011-08-22T08:06:00.002-06:00

Today is Mr. Robbins' official first day of the MBA program (last week's orientation didn't count, even though it was school). Advice: Be nice to the other kids and make good choices. You're going to do so good my love!

Thanks for overloading yourself for us.

I'll see you on Friday darling,
Wife

Summer Fun

2011-07-24T22:29:00.003-06:00

Javin in his wagon.

Mr. Robbins and Javin at the Drive-In.

Heels and cheese!

Patriotic Box Man

so cal wedding

2011-07-24T22:01:00.006-06:00

My niece, Britney and her fiance 'Mags', Mr. Robbins and myself at their pre-wedding dinner - the Spaghetti Factory is yummy.

They got married the first weekend in July and we have another wedding to attend in Cali at the end of July. We weren't sure that we wanted to take out 2 year-old on 2 10+ hour road trips in 1 month so Grandpa was kind enough to watch the little monster for us. We had such a relaxing time, it was great! We stayed at a friend's parent's home, it was perfect and they were SO nice! Thanks Johnsons!! We made it to La Jolla (San Diego Temple), without incident :)

Me, Ma and Pa waiting.

Me, Hollis (Mother of the Bride & my sister), Britney (Niece) and Sariah (my sister).

Me and Brit :)

(L-R) Josh (nephew), Stead (Brother-in-law) and Mr. Robbins - attempting to surf.

Umm..surfing is hard, but look at how studly it makes this man?! (and he's all mine ladies)

Success!

The Livingstons

2011-07-13T18:30:00.002-06:00

The Livingstons moved into our ward at the end of last year, and the ward put Lindsay right to work as the Young Women's President. Somewhere in me she say some potential and put me in as her counselor, and life was good. Then their family decided they needed one more room for a possible addition, so they moved to Lehi and life wasn't as good anymore.

But now Javin and I get to go see Lindsay and Daisy at this really cool pool in Lehi, they have SO much fun in the water :)

Here's Daisy posing.

Javin, cheesing it up!

Lindsay and Daisy on the little slide.

Javin and I on the big slide.

I think we went down about 6 or 7 times, he kept running back to it.

Heber Valley Girl's Camp

2011-07-13T18:16:00.002-06:00

A couple weeks ago I got to go with my young women to Girl's Camp. This was no ordinary girl's camp though, this was Heber Valley Girl's Camp. That means: Cabins, flushing toilets, warm showers, a cook, etc. It was amazing! And I must say, my Stake has some of the most awesome girls in it - I loved hanging out with them all :)

We're gonna miss you Lindsay, Lehi is now THAT much better.

What we've been up to...

2011-04-30T20:45:00.006-06:00

Mr. Robbins and I left the little one at home and went to the Real Salt Lake soccer game with Curtis and Ashley. The feeling in the air was amazing, all the people were so charged and ready to win.

Right before the game started the crowd littered the field with streamers. They also did it during the game, but not to this degree. Their goalie kept getting caught in them, you could tell he was getting pissed :)

In the end, Real SL lost 1-0 - Sad day :(

Javin and I met one of my oldest and dearest friends, Karin, and her daughters, at Wheeler Farm. Here is Karin holding Javin, trying to help him pet the horse - he didn't quite know what to think about the horse.

Karin's daughter, Addy, she's SO big.

Javin, with the silly Piggie. He was laying in his food bowl with his bum falling out.

Javin before the hair cut.

My friend, Erica, and the 'set-up'. Javin had the fruit snacks, the candy, toy horse and Star Trek playing as a distraction. In the end, none of it worked. I had to hold him on my lap.

Post hair cut - Mr. Robbins says its a bob and he looks even more like a girl, but at least he can see out of both eyes:)

Easter

2011-04-23T10:19:00.004-06:00

I know this is a little late, but I've been busy :) Saturday morning we took Javin over to the local Mason Temple for an Easter Egg Hunt. We didn't know how he'd do or if he'd even get the concept. But he picked it up and didn't stop, literally.

There were some nice girls putting eggs out for him on the ground and helping him find them.

Once he realized there was CANDY in the eggs he couldn't be bothered finding more, he just wanted the candy.

Javin with his loot.

The nice girls started Javin off with a real easter egg in his basket, when he tried to eat it the dye colored his nose blue :)

My little family :)

Silk Dyed Easter Eggs

2011-04-22T23:13:00.002-06:00

I saw this on a blog and wanted to test drive it :) I got 3 100% silk ties from DI (I've found that the deeper and more detailed the design the better the dye), a few eggs and some dental floss. And Javin and his OJ.

I cut the ties apart, laid them flat and wrapped them around the egg. You should be able to dye 4-5 eggs per tie. Keep the white insides of the tie, you'll use them later.

If you've ever tried to wrap a round gift its tough - this won't be a walk in the park. I found it easiest to twist ends of the fabric and tie them closed with dental floss (you can use string/thread, but floss is a little easier to control because its a sticky). Then wrap the floss around and around the egg to get the fabric as close to the egg as possible.

Then wrap the fabric covered egg with the white tie liner the same way you wrapped it before.

Boil for 20 minutes, cool for 10 minutes in cold water. Gently cut away the fabric when cool. I think the paisley one turned out best :)

Baby Jordan has arrived...

2011-04-06T18:35:00.003-06:00

I am so very happy to announce that Kristin and Brandon Sellers have added a new member to their family :)

Jordan James Sellers was born this afternoon (April 6, 2011) by C-section after a long night of pushing.

Congrats Kristin and Brandon - We love you both and you're ADORABLE baby!

The last week

2011-04-01T23:06:00.002-06:00

Javin still LOVES bath time - he loves to lay down so his ears are under the water and he'll yell and yell until he almost drowns himself. He'll sit up until he can breathe again and then go right back under the water. Silly baby :)

Saturday I went over to my mommy's house and cleaned a bit - the fridge needed some extra special attention. I know she needed it and she's so grateful, you're welcome madre.

On Tuesday we had Mutual, the group that came for the Devotional was unexpected and a little awkward, but the refreshments were AMAZING! We got doughnuts from a place called Beyond Glaze (I think). I had 1/2 a Maple-Bacon, that's what I said MAPLE-BACON, and 1/2 a Chocolate Raspberry. Mmmm..bacon.

Sweet baby, boy?

2011-02-19T15:09:00.003-07:00

Javin gets pegged as a girl ALL the time because we let his curly hair grow. The other day I straightened his hair (for fun) and its true, he looked like such a cute girl. And it made me realize, his hair is LONG!

NO! Not the dreaded...

2011-02-02T17:06:00.003-07:00

...DOUBLE PINK EYE!

Mr. Robbins brought pink eye home from work, how lovely. I'm praying that Javin and I don't get it and I'm wiping down EVERYTHING 'the infected' touches with disinfecting wipes.

Our little haven from winter

2011-01-22T14:18:00.010-07:00

Mr. Robbins, Javin and I took a little trip to Florida to visit my sister, Jenni, and her family. Tickets were CHEAP, CHEAP and were paid for with our Capital One miles :) Free vacation!!

The Salt Lake Airport has a great play area, but Javin is accident prone and slipped and did a face-plant on a hard plastic chair. Fat lip right before the flight, check.

Five-ish hours later we got to Jenni's house. Chichi, the Pom, and Javin were both begging for Peanut Butter M&Ms. Jenni got Chichi mid-air.

It wasn't nearly warm enough, but we went for a dip in the pool anyway. Javin was a little hesitant, but chilled out and even smiled for some pics :)

My little cheeser.

Mr. Robbins, Me, Javin, Jenni and Jhon.

They took us to the yummiest Argentinian grill, Mmmm...meat. And Javin wet himself :(

The boys on the bridge to the beach from Jenni's, first beach trip for the baby.

Doesn't really know what's going on yet.

Doesn't really like it.

A little bit better.

OMG! Kodiak Moment!

Baby footprints in the sand, Awww.

Not ready for the waves yet, run away!

Awww...

LOVE IT!

Las Olas Beach. Excuse the pastie whiteness and the love handles, I live in Utah and the baby weight is harder to lose in some areas.

YAY! Mikey!

The Lights and Good Friends

2010-12-22T11:33:00.005-07:00

Blake and Jessica came up to look at the lights at Temple Square, can you believe Jess hasn't ever seen them?! Javin and I were SO excited to get out of the house, we don't really have any friends in our new neighborhood.

The family

Blake and Jess by the asian-like nativity

The temple, YAY!

Then we tried to find a restaurant in Salt Lake that was open at 9:00pm on a Thursday night - its like impossible. We finally found a place and met Curtis and Ash there, we all had yummy calzones. Good friends and good food, super fun!

Has it been four years already?

2010-12-22T10:49:00.004-07:00

On December 15 Mr. Robbins and I celebrated 4 great years of marriage. Don't get me wrong, they've been A LOT of hard work and some moments weren't so great, but I feel like we're finally getting to understand each other. I've heard it said, "If your marriage can survive home improvement it can survive anything." And we're putting it to the test.

Mr. Robbins took the day off on Wednesday and my BFF, Tara, came over to watch Javin so we could go up to Solitude. It was a lovely day. I hadn't been snowboarding in 2 years so I was a little nervous, but I think I did great :) But boy was it cold!

Here we are on the lift, it was nice to sit together and cuddle. We don't get to sit together very often with one of us always chasing Javin around.

We got back it the truck and took some funny face pictures. I don't think I have one group of pictures without Mr. Robbins making a face, not even our wedding pictures.

Ahhh! I love you dear! Despite all the arguments and your ever-present attitude, I love you for moments like these. Happy Anniversary.

Did you know that raisins turn into grapes?!

2010-12-14T16:29:00.002-07:00

I didn't miss speak and I have proof that raisins turn into grapes. Last week Javin had a few too many raisins one day and this is how they came out :) EWWW!!

Warning: You may not want to see this, but its really funny so might just want to peek.

Awww...Saturday Mornings

2010-12-11T11:11:00.002-07:00

Today is the only day I get to sleep in and be with Javin in the AM, I love it!

Mr. Robbins went snowboarding this morning so I brought Javin in bed with me when he woke up...

we had SO much fun :) Tickles are the BEST!

New New New

2010-12-09T17:08:00.004-07:00

This morning we got new carpet on the 647 side, and its beautiful! Tara and I have been painting that side FOREVER and I finally got done enough to feel comfortable putting carpet down. That little orange spot is all that was left of the original living room color - gross I know!

You can't really tell, but its a lovely Chocolate Milk color now. I'm a little perplexed on what to do with these windows though, any ideas?

This will be our bedroom until we get the upstairs finished, so for a while :) Grey and navy, can't beat 'em!

Handsome Mr. Robbins acting out for the picture, he can't ever be serious.

Javin in his new room, on the new carpet in front of the wall Mr. Robbins has yet to finish. Someday my house will be finished, someday.

50 Free Holiday Cards

2010-11-24T13:17:00.006-07:00

Each year around this time I print tons of the same picture at Walmart (wading through the lines of people who don't know how to use the machines), spend hours picking out the perfect paper and embellishments, get at least 5 cardstock paper cuts, waste hours getting the layout just perfect and spend more money than if I just bought the stinkin' Christmas cards. I don't have the luxury of time this year - moving, painting, 1 year-old boy, just for a start. This year I'm starting early and hopefully getting them out prior to 3 days before Christmas.

I found some REALLY cute cards on Shutterfly.com, and super cheap - less than $1

Take a look at these cute cute Christmas/Holiday cards here. I love the orange/green mod, the 12 baby faces are 1 for each month and the close up of the baby face has gold glitter 'Peace'. LOVE THEM!!

Some people like to give personalized calendars for Christmas presents (I LOVE calendars!) and I think its a great idea. If I had more pictures I'd do it myself - maybe next year :) Here are some fun ideas.

Another perfect Christmas idea is a picture book, I have a few of my own. Its a wonderful way to store and look at pictures, because let's be honest, we all have files upon files of pictures that we never look at. Take a look here.

To find out how to get 50 free cards go here.

Good luck and good picture hunting :)

I think Free is my favorite word :)

2010-11-05T12:46:00.004-06:00

I went HERE and got 1 free 8x10 and 1 11x14 ($9.99). You should go check it out. I just got mine today!!

Cheap Christmas gifts for your family!!

Murder Mystery

2010-11-02T13:37:00.003-06:00

Annie and I tried our hands at a Murder Mystery Halloween party. I think it went well, the food was ABSOLUTELY delicious! And the costumes were FUN! I made out family 'German' costumes for Halloween and Jaron's character for the party was Long John Silver - so I made him an eye patch. He'd say things like, "Arrrg! Mi Liderhosen tis fallin!" He's such a good time!

Here are our costumes - thanks mom for the help on my sleeves :) Tony was Sherlock Holmes - he did wonderfully!

Teresa (Rapunzel) and Noelle (Tink) - cutest princesses over 10 years old :)

Halloween Party #1

2010-11-02T13:21:00.004-06:00

Rino and Geena Williams were rad enough to host their own Halloween party and invite us :) YAY! Geena made the most yummy Alfredo with Artichokes, of course I got the recipe.

We had a pumpkin painting contest and here are the contestants. (Our 'apple' didn't win, but I thought it was creative). The cracked-out Sponge Bob and the black with white ones won.

I'm not very good at taking unposed pictures.
Rino's mom was GREAT with Javin! He absolutely adored her, maybe it was all the candy and treats she fed him - that's what Grandmas do :) HAHA. Can you see Maddy in the background? Looking longingly? I think he needs a baby, just sayin'.
He looks like Santa
We won best costume, YAY! And Javin is wearing one of the prizes. Just a little big.

Spaghetti Night and a Perfectly Placed Apple

2010-11-02T11:16:00.004-06:00

As you can tell, we like Spaghetti

and the camera.

and apples :)

Holiday Pictures

2010-10-18T08:26:00.003-06:00

My friend Noelle was nice enough to take time out of her Saturday to come take pictures of my little family for the holidays. This is how it went:

Javin wasn't happy unless he was doing what he wanted and that didn't include taking pictures or holding hands. Thanks again Noelle, you did wonderfully!

APX Nitro Circus

2010-10-12T13:27:00.002-06:00

Thanks to the Dilley's, Jaron, Javin and I got to go to the little event that APX was putting on for their employees. That's right! Nitro Circus - aka Travis Pastrana's crew. Other than 1/2 of Utah being there and not finding a seat it was AWESOME.

They jumped out of a helicopter and skydived into the 'stadium' (a football field with dirt on it).

Javin, Jaron and I - Javin was some what less than impressed and I look creepy (I can NEVER self-portrait well).

Major air!

Backflip!

It was really awesome, thanks again for thinking of us Vicente!

Too quiet for too long...

2010-09-28T15:48:00.004-06:00

This is what is happening when he's too quiet for too long...

That's right - peaches. My mom brought us some peaches from her trees so I put them on the table. Bad idea. He pulled the table runner down until the peaches were within reaching distance.

But how can you be mad at this cute little face?

Enough August already...

2010-08-19T22:39:00.002-06:00

August has been SO full, along with Jaron's birthday (11th) pretty much the rest of my family has birthdays in August: Ashley, niece (7th) Jenni, sister (13th) Brigham, brother (17th). Javin's is on September 1st, so it might as well be in August. See picture below, if you forget who Javin is (I know its been a while, I'm a terrible blogger).

Javin with one of his many girlfriends, Aurora Lewis, they're sharing a twilight swing (how romantic).

My best friend ever, Tara, just so happens to have some free time on her hands and likes to spend it with Javin and I. So, we took a hike up Donut Falls. It was GREAT and I really enjoyed myself, there's nothing like being outdoors with people who love you.

And last, but not least....we bought a duplex!! This lovely 1897 model comes complete with a non-insulated attic, a small pipe leak in the bathroom followed by a BIG pipe leak in the kitchen, a crumbling addition that the Historical Society won't let us tear down yet, creaky floors, a dungeon and Ronald McDonald paint. What have we gotten ourselves into?!! EKKK!!

But YAY! We're homeowners and have to be out of our apartment by the 26th.

Aunt Judy and Uncle Andy

2010-07-25T21:31:00.005-06:00

My mom's sister, Judy, and her husband were it town from Louisana for a little bit and we all celebrated the holiday weekend together. We had a lovely BBQ at my sister's house in WVC and then we all made our way to the Spring Ballpark.

Javin LOVED Aunt Judy's sunvisor, he played with it for a solid 10 mintues (while on her head).

Then he moved down to Uncle Andy and had him doing "Ta-da!" for another 10 minutes. It was SO cute! Uncle Andy was such a good sport.

Javin was going strong late into the night, even through the fireworks. I think he liked them, but his facial expression never changed.

Happy 24th of July!!

10 months down!

2010-07-01T22:43:00.003-06:00

In celeberation of Javin turning 10 months we had a mini photo session outside. He did great until he stuck a dirt covered rock in his mouth. Dirt, yum.

Tennis ball!

Standing by himself, he's taking step too!

What a cheeser!?

Bum up.

More Please!!

2010-04-29T19:00:00.007-06:00

YUM! I made the best pot of Red Beans & Rice the other night. This was my first attempt and in fact, I don't remember liking it so much as a kid - I'd pick out the meat chunks and eat those, Mmmm...sausage.

Anyway, I had a coupon for Hillshire Sausage so I thought I'd make some. My sister, Hollis, made it sometimes when I was younger and gave me some direction. I soaked the beans over night, then I added Tony's (the a Southern spice), slices of sausage & some chopped up onions I had leftover from making lasagna. I simmered it all for about 4-5 hours until the water got brown and thick from the beans.

The last hour I was suppose to start the rice steamer, but I wasn't home so Jaron made an attempt. He didn't put the water in the right part to boil, so an hour later the rice was still soaking in the 2:1 water to rice ratio. The poor thing, he tries so hard.

Another hour later and the rice was still a little chewy, but the red beans were DELISH! Way yummier than I remember. AND I think its better the next day, heated in the microwave. I'd give you some pictures of it, but it just looks like mush.

Who do you think...

2010-04-06T20:35:00.010-06:00

Who do you think Javin looks more like...

Lauren...

Lauren

Javin

Javin (below)Lauren

Or Jaron.

Jaron (below) Javin

I think there he's such a good mix - Jaron's head & eyes and my nose & cheeks.

Updates on Javin

2010-03-24T13:37:00.004-06:00

I can't get enough of this kid, he's so cute. He's SO close to crawling, he's got the rocking down like a pro (the arms need some help).

We didn't get the shades, but they looked really rad.

Yep, those are teeth - two to be accurate. Thank goodness he's not nursing now, he bites everything!!

6 months and counting...

2010-02-01T18:42:00.008-07:00

Javin Edward Robbins

Likes:

The Swifties, The Greens, The Thibs & The Allreds; but especially Travis & AJ, sometimes I think he likes Travis more than me.

Playing with Daddy & sucking on our fuzzy throw blanket from Kristin & Brandon

His monkey from Gram (somehow he wiggled out of his bouncer)

Playing Airplane

Food, specifically rice cereal and veggies. He didn't like pears last night.

His fingers and toes

His Jumperoo

Playing with Daddy's face & curly hair

He also, still loves bath time and the Kangaroo that plays Peek-a-boo on his Baby Einstein DVD. He also just discovered his tongue and stuck it out @ Travis & Annie for about 15 minutes straight last night - He's a ham.

He is such a good sleeper and is so happy when he wakes up, I'm so lucky to have such a fantastically good baby. I love you Javin!

Sleepy Head

2010-01-16T01:01:00.001-07:00

Javin has really strong legs for a 4 month old and LOVES to jump. I equally LOVE his jumper because it saves my arms from holding him while jumping and my stomach from being jumped on.

Normally he goes about 30-40 minutes before he tires of jumping and wants OUT, NOW! But this day he never started screaming, he just went quiet. Upon investigation I found this:

For some reason only one of his arms stays up, the other one he puts through the leg hole. Weird kid!

Throw Up

2010-01-16T00:38:00.000-07:00

Yes, the title says it all...if you don't handle baby puke well, I suggest you go no further.

Jaron was feeding Javin his 8:00 pm bottle and we heard a BIG rumble in the diaper area, which is normally ok, but means that it needed prompt attention. Jaron was kind enough to change him and bring him back to finish up his bottle.

As Jaron is resetting him in his bouncer, I hear this "ah, ahh, blahhh" from Javin and an, "OH MY GOSH! GROSS!" from Jaron. He had thrown up what looked like to be his entire bottle all over himself and his bouncer - curdled formula everywhere!

2009-12-23T22:53:00.000-07:00

If this pic looks familiar its because I put it in our X-mas cards. I don't look so great, but Jaron and Javin looked great - I took one for the team.

This was Jaron's face in most of the pics, he wasn't happy about taking them and he mostly hated every minute of it. If you ask me he just needed to take a 'Big Boy Pill' and deal with it.

This is my most favorite picture, it would've gone out in the X-mas cards, but I didn't want my closest friends and relatives having a picture of my rear for Christmas. You're welcome!

Seriously, how cute is that kid?!

First Fall Colors

2009-11-05T17:58:00.000-07:00

Javin started out a little apprehensive, didn't quite know what to think about the wind and knew he didn't like the sun, the leaves weren't a real problem.

He needed something he 'knew', the pappy calmed him down for a bit.

Pretty Blue Eyes

He decided he was done with the outside, too tired.

AWW! Javin & Mom (maybe one day I'll wear makeup again).

Blessing Day

2009-11-02T11:24:00.000-07:00

November 1st we had Javin blessed in our Sacrament meeting, but before that we had to bathe him and get him dressed to the nines. We played with him a little too! Jaron was playing with him a little bit and here he's cracking a smile.

This is what I call the 'HUH?!' face.

He doesn't like this yet, but that doesn't stop Jaron.

Jaron's Dad, Darrell, with Javin. What a proud Grandpa!

Sariah, Hol feeding Javin and Me.

Hol with Javin.
Jeremy & Sariah

After the blessing both families congregated in our 2-bedroom apartment, it was a tight squeeze - to say the least. It was such a beautiful day that most of Jaron's fam went outside, you guys are so great! Around the table Scott, Derek, Janice & Brooke. Standing up Kristin, Grandpa & Grandma Robbins & Doug.

Grandma Dixie, Josh & Alex (nephews) and my Pa.

Bye Grandpa Valdez

2009-11-02T11:18:00.001-07:00

On Halloween he made a rode trip up to Idaho for Grandpa Valdez's funeral, he had had his second heart attack just a month earlier and hasn't been in good health for some time now. Thanks goodness for the patience of Grandma Ester, who put up with his stubbornness daily or he wouldn't of lasted this long.

Jaron and Scott were pallbearers.

The Color guard was present, Grandpa was in the Marines and served in two wars, there was a 21 gun salute and a trumpeter played the do-da-doo, do-da-doooo song (you know the one).

Luckily, we had just visited Grandpa about 2 weeks before he passed, on your way back from Yellowstone. He got to see his first Great Grandson.

They had about the same amount of hair and almost twinner shirts.

Jaron, Kristin, Carly, Grandpa Valdez, Brooke and Scott

Jaron, Me, Javin and Grandpa

Grandpa, Javin and Jaron (Javin was DONE with pictures)

Halloween

2009-11-02T11:13:00.001-07:00

Big yawn for our little pea in a pod!
OH SO CUTE!

The Huntsmans - a mouse, a cat & a hot dog. Danielle won cutest kid costume!

We got Javin's costume a few weeks ago, so we decided to be farmers to go along with our pea pod. I had the brilliant idea to go as the farmers in the American Gothic painting. Jaron didn't want to carry a pitchfork around with him all night so I gave him a garden claw.

The Thatchers were a Black Widow and her prey, they won most original (I think).

Yellolwstone III

2009-10-25T22:45:00.001-06:00

Jaron with a herd

Little Javin, snoozing.

Up close and personal with the wildlife

This one was charging us, seriously. Jaron had to turn off the engine.

Big fuzzy

Even bigger fuzzy

Yellolwstone II

2009-10-25T22:24:00.001-06:00

My boys

Our first buffalo

Cute little fuzzy

We are bad parents, we left the baby in the car while we took this picture - he was sleeping in his car seat anyway.

Another family photo op! Javin in his carrier, he's barely big enough to see over the flap.

Two Months, I can't believe it!

2009-10-24T18:37:00.001-06:00

Javin's first snow - he didn't like the cold wind.

He was dancing

And smiling!

Javin and his friend, Ella Dilley, crying in their carseats. Cute babies!

Yellolwstone I

2009-10-22T14:23:00.001-06:00

We took Fall break off and headed up to Yellowstone. WAY FUN! The last time Jaron was there was when he was 10 and I last went with Tara and my fam when I was 15. I only remembered the smell and the buffalo and Jaron only remembered the little 'pot guts' that played under the boardwalks. We stayed just outside the West Entrance in a hotel (King sized bed!!) Javin had a hard time sleeping so we brought him in bed with us and he managed to turn sideways - bed hog. It was really hard to come back to our little bed after being in a king, sad face.

It wasn't too cold, but it was rainy so we layered Javin. He looks so cute in his blue camo hoodie.

All the hot springs and mud pots were extra steamy because it was cooler outside.

Family Photo Op! I carried Javin in the sling that my mom made - Thanks Mom!

Five Weeks Old

2009-10-16T22:23:00.000-06:00

Cute little Monkey bum, he actually loves being on his belly

Sad boy

Every once in a while he'll find his fingers and he'll go to town!

This is the CUTEST face ever, just look at that pout!

Jaron put Javin in his vest, funny.

September 16th

2009-10-16T21:57:00.000-06:00

My birthday started as any other day, bright and early with a 4:00 am feeding, then a little more conscious at the 8:00 am feeding, but not by much. Surprisingly to my sleepy eyes I found these waiting for me from my handsome hubby.

I told Jaron the only thing I wanted was a diaper bag, I hadn't gotten one before Javin came. I wanted a special one too. We picked an ADORABLE Petunia Pickle Bottom off ebay, I knew it was coming so I was uber excited!

It took all my strength, but I waited for Jaron to get home to open it. I LOVE my bag!

We gave Javin a bath so his pitties wouldn't be stinky for a fancy birthday dinner. We documented his nakedness, big belly.

Jaron took us out to Tucanos in the Gateway Mall. The waiter made me stand up on a chair and shake it while they sang - How embarrassing! (I think I look pretty good for having a baby 15 day earlier.) You can see Mike in the bottom left corner.

My most favorite ladies: Myself (of course), Tara, Teresa, Meghan with little Danielle, and Annie in spirit (she had to work). It was Teresa's birthday on the 1st, so she and I got free dinners (pretty much the ONLY way we could afford to go). The girls got me a gift certificate to Sky Nails to get a Mani/Pedi (LOVE IT!!), the Thibs got me a gift cert to Cold Stone - Ice Cream is ALWAYS an appropriate gift and Tara took us out to pamper ourselves at Breathe Day Spa, it was great! I have such great friends, I love them!

Three Weeks and Two Days Old!

2009-09-24T14:04:00.000-06:00

This camera angle makes Javin look like an Ethiopian. He's been gaining his birth weight back, we have an appointment today to see how much he has gained! I hope he'll be back to 7 10, at least.

If you come into my house around noon on any given day, this is what you'd see. Me passes out on the couch with babe in arms. I've got him on a schedule that works well for both of us, its SO nice. He looks like such a little angel.

Tummy time!! YAY...

...that was short lived.

Hospital Round 2

2009-09-22T15:18:00.000-06:00

Before the hospital kicked us out we had Javin circumcised, he was such a little trooper! He hardly cried, I was SO surprised! In fact, he cried harder the night before because we couldn't get him to burp. The doctor's trick, a sugar-induced comma. They put a sugar concentrate on a pacifier and he pretty much went to town. If you look really close you can see the 'sugar face' residue leftover from the ordeal, it makes him look like a sugar addict.

They sent us home with a yellow baby, his bilirubin level was at 14. They don't start treatment until the level is 19, so we just had to keep an eye on him and make sure he didn't get worse. Holly, my sister, gave Javin this little outfit to come home in (precious!).

I love this picture of 'tummy time'. Isn't he the cutest!? Even though he is a little pumpkin-like in color, I love his little bum in the air.

Ok, you can really see the color difference in this picture, other than the fact that I'm butt white, he is pretty fake-baked. We took him back to the hospital to get his blood tested, his bilirubin count had increased to 23 in 5 days. However, they had already discharged us so they had to send us the Primary Children's to be admitted. The hilarious part, we figured we were just getting a test done and we'd be right back - we didn't bring ANYTHING, no diapers, no wipes, no extra outfit, nothing. We are terrible parents.

We had to go through the ER before we could get to a room. By the way, thanks Scottie for helping Jaron give Javin a blessing - it helped me keep a more positive attitude. Having said that, we were in the ER for 4 hours and in that time 7 different people came into the room and asked Jaron and I the same exact set of questions and examined Javin in the same way. For the first five people I was good, I answered the questions and smiled and was nice. Then, they came and drew more blood from my dehydrated baby's heel (after they had drawn the maximum amount for testing purposes), he screamed and screamed and I cried and cried. Not even the sugar pacifier worked. After that I was done, person #6 and #7 told me that they were probably going to have to do a blood transfusion because Javin's levels were so high - even though the previous 5 'doctors' said a few hours under the lights and he'd be fine. I freaked out on '# 7', told her that we weren't going to do the transfusion and gave her all manner of sassiness. We were given a room after that and Javin just chilled under his lights for that night and some of the next day. I loved the glasses and his 'chillin' pose.

He didn't like it when we took him out from under the lights and woke him up to eat, he gave us attitude each time.
They let us go home at 11 pm the next night and the Jaundice hasn't reared its ugly head since. YAY!

Javin Edward Robbins

2009-09-02T01:54:00.000-06:00

Thank Heavens for the wonderful gift of epidurals!! It was so much more tolerable once I had some drugs, I could do it again. I was nicer too :)

Little Javin, born 2:50 am on September 1, 2009. 7 lbs 10 oz, 20 inches long. He's a healthy, happy little boy.

Daddy was so proud, I push for a solid 30 minutes. It was a very late night and early morning, we were both really tired, but Jaron just couldn't put him down.

We have come to the conclusion that he has my nose and eyebrows, but Jaron's hairline, chin and lips. We looked at some pictures of Jaron as a baby and they are almost identical, my handsome boys. I'm such a happy mama!

Thanks to everyone who came to visit or send their love electronically - we love you all too! Javin with the Mangums, probably the nicest people in the world.

Temple Maternity

2009-08-10T21:12:00.000-06:00

On Friday Jaron and I were invited to the wedding of his best friend Curtis Beyer to Ashley Latimer. It was a gorgeous, cool day so Jaron decided to take his own maternity pictures of me with our 'new to us' camera. We got to Temple Square a bit early (like a hour) so we had plenty of time. I felt like such a tard posing for my hubby while TONS of people walked around us, it was fun though. Jaron doesn't give great direction so the majority of the pictures are the same, plus its really hard to be 36 weeks pregnant and comfortable in more than one pose.

Santa Cruz

2009-07-15T12:50:00.000-06:00

Yep, that's me, in a bikini. I felt like a whale and everyone was staring at me. But whatev. Jaron didn't mind walking next to me so I figured I didn't look THAT bad.
Scott & Jaron being manly on the beach.

The boogie boarding was much more successful this time around, mostly.

He's so happy!

San Fran

2009-07-15T12:44:00.000-06:00

SAN FRAN

We didn't have enough time to go to both the beach and Chinatown so we went to the beach. If you couldn't tell, it was cold and windy. The 'natives' were walking around in hoodies and jackets, staring at the crazy tourists in their swimsuits.

Jaron, Brooke & Carly were the only ones brave enough to enter the frigid waters. Hypothermia just doesn't sound like too much fun, especially on vacation. The girls were brave enough to get in up to their knees. You can tell they hadn't been in the water yet, they were still smiling.

Poor little Jaron got rocked by the water. While boogie boarding he got pulled under and drug on the bottom, twice. His back was a little bloody, by the second time he was done. We cleaned him up and were on our way.

On our way back to Citrus Heights we stopped off at the Jelly Belly Factory. For FUN! Jaron says his favorite part was "The jelly beans". My favorite was the little spoon things that the workers had, they would walk around a dish out a single bean to the people in line. They were the coolest little spoons, I want one! Its official, Jaron has a favorite Jelly Belly, Pink Grapefruit. We like the fruits, mine is still Juicy Pear.

They had a fun snack bar, everything was in the shape of a bean. Carly got some mango ice cream and shared with the fam, it was really yummy.

Road Trip to Cali 2009

2009-07-13T17:58:00.000-06:00

On Monday, July 6th Darrell, Kristin, Scott, Brooke, Carly, Jaron and I piled into 2 cars and drove the 10-12 hours from Salt Lake to Citrus Heights, CA. Luckily, we left at night so I slept (tried to sleep) most of the way. Its such a good thing that Jaron is the BEST night driver ever, because once dusk comes I pass out. By the time we got there my toes were so swollen they looked like little grapes, thank goodness I took my rings off before we left.

Here's a fun bridge we drove across.

Uncle Dee & Aunt Laurie were kind enough to let us invade their home and eat their food for the week. THANKS DEE & LAURIE!!

While in Cali we visited Grandma Donna Robbins' & Uncle Douglas' grave, went to an Aerospace museum, visited with Uncle David & Aunt Claudia and their girls Kendra, Sara, Kristina & Jenna and their families. I didn't have my camera with me, but we had a great BBQ at Kendra's and the cousins got Javin some really cute clothes - Thanks Ladies!! By the way, Kendra's house is AMAZING!

Fatty, fatty 2 by 4

2009-06-19T18:44:00.000-06:00

Ok, this is not the cutest picture, but it a good belly one. May 28th, so it was taken right before we moved into our two bedroom. The belly is about the same size out, it just wider now. I've gained about 28 pounds so far and I'm 30 weeks. I just noticed yesterday, what I think to be my first stretch mark, EKK!

This morning Javin was moving a bunch, I thought it would be cool to get it on video. Its about 2 1/2 minutes long, so if you are real interested in seeing my belly move and hearing Jaron blow his nose then you might not want to watch. My belly button isn't completely out yet, but it isn't as cute as it used to be - sad face. Javin is always on the left, head down and butt up in my ribs - either he likes it or he is already stuck.

BREAD!

2009-06-19T18:43:00.001-06:00

I got this bread recipe from my sis, Jenni, and it is to die for! Thanks Nini! I really like that it has honey in it and its best when eaten just out of the oven with raspberry jam or just with butter.

5 cups warm water
1/3 cup oil (put into a 1 cup measure to the 1/3 line with the oil)
2/3 cup honey (fill the rest of the 1 cup measure with the 2/3 honey, it helps the honey come out without a hassle)
2 Tbsp. salt
3 Tbsp. yeast
10-12 cups flour (I add the first 4 cups, then mix, then add 4 more cups to start. Then add 1/2 cup at a time while kneading). Almost a whole #10 can of flour.

The last time I made a batch I ended up adding 10 cups before taking it out of the bowl, then 4 more 1/2 cups before the dough wasn't sticky.

Knead, knead, knead.

Put back into the bowl (clean) and let rise until it doubles in size.

Separate into 5 loaves and put into greased bread pans. I like to let the bread rise a little in the pan, bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. Take a quick peek at about 28 minutes to see how golden it is.

There are no preservatives in the bread so if you aren't going to eat all 5 loaves quickly, I suggest freezing the rest. Then defrost it on the counter for 1 day before eating. Good luck ladies!

Stake 5K

2009-05-28T18:26:00.000-06:00

Jaron is a runner and I play the part of his Athletic Supporter! Get it?! HAHA, Athletic Supporter. He decided to participate in the Stake sponsored 5K, so I rolled my big bum out of bed and took pictures.
As you can see, he is SO excited. It took me FOREVER to get Namea and Jude Sells to pose with Jaron. Concidering the difficulty it was to get them next to Jaron, you'd think that he smelled BEFORE the race.

The starting line was a little chaotic.

Still running...

and running...

The end!! He was second by default. The guy that was second got lost the trail and when he found it again he was behind Jaron and Namea. Second by default is still SECOND, he even got a ribbon!

5K in 21 minutes and 32 seconds, and he's still so excited.

OK, OK! Fat pictures!

2009-04-30T19:36:00.001-06:00

Nini, these pictures are for you!!

Not that most notice, but along with the growth of my belly has come the development of boobs. I never thought it possible, I have boobs! It doesn't really matter to me that much, but Jaron seems to be amazed everyday.

Here I am, 21 weeks along and you can tell. My last pair of fattest normal jeans won't button by themselves anymore, I have to use a hairband to keep all my jeans up now. Sad day.

I think we've finally decided on a name and a spelling: Javin Edward Robbins.

Ladies Weekend

2009-04-30T19:32:00.000-06:00

The weekend before finals is usually a very stressful one and I mostly hate me life for two weeks, starting then. This semester was different though. The 900 Court Crew Ladies had a Weekend all to ourselves and it was wonderful! The only male invited was in my tummy and he didn't give us much grief. We started our evening with a drive to Park City Pizza - delish! Then to a cabin up the hill. There was caramel popcorn, fresh baked bread, E.L. Fudge double stuffed cookies, Grasshopper cookies, chips and salsa, etc. YUM!

Then when we were full we managed to get into our swimsuits and took a little dip, I felt a bit whale-like in my bikini. We made our way into the hot tub, I only put my legs in. We HAD to all dress in these snazzy robes and take LOADS of pictures. From left to right: Teresa, Kristen, Annie, Meghan and myself.

Once we were all beautiful in the morning we had to take another one!! Teresa, Me, Annie, Meghan and Kristen. I had SO much fun and it was SO relaxing. When I got home I found out that Jaron took advantage of me not being home, by staying up (he still won't tell me how early) and playing Xbox, my favorite. As a result of not getting enough sleep this weekend, he's been a bear all week - love it!

Baby Blessing

2009-04-30T19:29:00.000-06:00

NO, I haven't had the baby. This is a picture of me with my cute nephew, Alex. He was a bit early and very same, but adorable all the same. Jaron and I got to watch his 5 year old sister, Sabrina, while their parents went to a work party.

He was blessed on the 18th of April by his dad, Jeremy. It was a great blessing too! Its been so wonderful to watch their little family grew in size and faith. Sariah is such a good mom too! I've seen her make the transition from my sister, Sariah, to a mom.

These are just a few of the family members: Beth Anne Service (sister by name, which can be stronger than blood), Sariah Perkins, Hollis Steadman and Me (Lauren Robbins). Hol and I have the 'ball' heads of the family, you can really tell now that we both have our bangs shorter.

Baby Quilt

2009-04-30T18:00:00.000-06:00

My mom and I went to the fabric store to get some fabric for receiving blankets. My mom is fantastic and has a stitch on her sewing machine that makes crochet hook holes around the edges of the blankets.

We found some good fabrics AND some AWESOME fabric for an adorable quilt. Since I have my own sewing machine, I did the 'hard' work (sewing all the 12x12 squares together) and now my mom has the backing, batting and satin binding. I'm SO excited to see the finished product!

Hawaii Part IV

2009-04-11T11:41:00.001-06:00

Jaron and Mr. T, chillin'. We had so much fun playing with our new friend. I think he was getting bugged by the end.

Jaron and Travis being manly in their snorkel and goggles, HOT STUFF!

Along with Mr. T, Teresa found a cute little crab. He was actually pretty big and not too playful.

We also found a Helmet Sea Urchin, he just sat there and didn't move. He had a real strong grip on that rock, we tried to get him off, but it was a no go.

Beautiful!! Wish you were here! It was so peaceful! I want to go back!

Hawaii Part III

2009-04-11T11:37:00.001-06:00

Stops on our way to the North Shore:

This is what the boys wanted to do the whole time. The waves don't look THAT big, but they were. Teresa and I were taken out a couple of times and both our swimsuit tops were 'displaced' momentarily. Jaron on the yellow board, Travis on the orange, they had SO much fun. This was the first beach we stopped at, I think it was Waimea Bay Beach.

The boys thought that since they had so much fun mastering the waves, they could totally take on the Banzai Pipeline. Yeah right! They pansied out once it came down to it, they waves were really big and the rocks weren't hidden at all.

Just off the beach was this board, so we had a little fun.

FINALLY, SEA TURTLE! Teresa and I named him Mr. T. We was so cute and kind of stuck in shallow water so we got to take as many pictures as we wanted and he couldn't do anything about it, he just sat there and ate the green mossy stuff anyway.

Check it out!! I'm so proud of my photographic abilities! Close up of Mr. T coming up for a breath, he was quick too.

Hawaii Part II

2009-03-29T21:41:00.001-06:00

OH MOLLIE!! I've had these pictures saved as a draft for three weeks! Its just finals week, what can I say?

Travis and Teresa Swift, Me and Jaron at the USS Arizona Memorial, it was a little windy. Before you even get on the shuttle boats you have to watch a 20 minute video about the Pearl Harbor attach. It was surprisingly good and unbiased. The only part that I didn't appreciate was the fact that the mandatory bag check was down the street in the opposite direction.

Outside the memorial.

Travis, Teresa (who is SO stinkin' photogenic), myself and Jaron at the revolving roof top restaurant, Top of Waikiki. It moved just slow enough to not make Teresa turn green, she gets killer motion sick. If you look out the windows you can see the ocean at sunset, and yes, it was expensive. And yes, somehow Jaron is still smiling.

WHO KNEW?!? Jaron nor myself had any clue how pineapples grew. No clue!

Outside the Dole Pineapple plantation, the boys weren't too happy about stopping - they just wanted to get to the beach. I didn't get a chance to try it, but I heard the pineapple ice cream is to die for.

Hawaii Part I

2009-03-29T18:13:00.000-06:00

HAWAII!

For those of you who may not know, we took a little vacation. We decided to have one last fling before we had to take on 'REAL' responsibility. We were planning on going to Spain, but Jaron wanted at least 2 weeks to see everything. And since we are both currently in school and both working there wouldn't be a full 2 week break before the baby arrived. In chilling with some friends we heard that Travis and Teresa Swift were going to Hawaii for Spring break, so we crashed their vacation.

First stop, Waikiki Beach! Travis and Jaron (in his shorty shorts).

Teresa and I in the water, we only got in up to mid-calf. The water was cooler than we wanted, but we look way hot in our cute bikinis! Just as we were getting in the water, when it was still uncomfortably cold, a little boy came racing by us into the deeper water with his boogie board. He flicked water all over us, but the funny part was that Teresa thought it was Travis being a brat, she caught herself right before reeming him out the little turd.

Jaron and I by a cute little waterfall, look how cute we are (even as prego as I am).

Jaron posing by the Waikiki Aquarium, it was only a few blocks from our hotel. It was really cool because they had these hand-held speakers that guided you through the whole aquarium. I'm glad that we went there before snorkling, we got to see all the fish behind the glass first. We also got to see a sea cucumber poop.

There were two cute little sea lions at the aquarium. I tried to get a picture of them together, but the little sign said they are mostly unsocial. Maybe its just me, but I always thought that sea lions were cute and cuddly--who knew. He wouldn't even pose for a picture. Its a good profile picture though, you can even see his whiskers.

New Hair

2009-03-29T17:55:00.000-06:00

This is the first picture of my new hair. Friends, Meghan with Danielle on my left and Teresa on my right. Its not a great picture of my hair, but my friends look great!!

I knew I wanted to go SHORT, but I was scared of layers. The girl in my ward who was doing the cutting could see my apprehension so she said, "We can always cut more off later, live with the shoulder length for a little - its easy to cut later then glue back on."

I looked a little too school girlie so two days later Alex (the girl in my ward) cut about 6 more inches. I LOVE MY NEW HAIR, its SO easy!!

Just incase you haven't heard...

2009-02-04T16:31:00.001-07:00

WE ARE EXPECTING!!

Movies Buff or Couch Potato??

2009-01-18T22:21:00.000-07:00

WOW! I've wasted so much of my life with my eyes glued to the tv screen! I might be borderline couch potato. 133 movies in 20 years (I don't really remember any movie before age 5) and that doesn't even count the majority of them. Copy the list and see how you stack up.

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane
Total:8

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) Anchorman
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 15

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
(x) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 21

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
(x) Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 29

(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(x) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
(x) Robots
Total so far: 36

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
(x) Joe Dirt
( ) KING KONG
Total so far: 45

( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(x) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
(x) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving x-MAS
(x) Flubber
Total so far: 49

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
(x) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
(x) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
(x) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 53

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 59

( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremacy
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 67

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Boss's Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 72

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
(x) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 83

(x) x-Men
(x) x-2
(x) x-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
(x) Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
(x) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 97

(x) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
(x) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
(x) Krippendorf's Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 104

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 110

(x) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devil's Rejects
(x) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History x
( ) Three
Total so Far: 112

( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
(x) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 117

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
(x) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld
Total so far: 121

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
( ) Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 123

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 129

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
( ) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

TOTAL: 133

Christmas 2008

2009-01-05T19:30:00.001-07:00

Christmas morning was great!! We woke up and picked through our newly made stockings and then we made our way to the tree. Jaron got some new snowboarding mittens, a cute little egg sized frying pan and spatula, Call of Duty 4 for his Xbox (below are before and after pictures of that) and two books by his current favorite author, Dinesh D'Souza.

In my family the 5 kids 'pick names' for Christmas, but we don't really because somehow every year I get my brother, Brigham, and he gets me. CRAZY! I really don't mind it though, I love my bro. This year he send us some of the best hot chocolate EVER, Stephen's. THANKS BRIG!!

Even though my sister, Jenni (Nini), didn't 'have me' for Christmas she still got us something. Sweet, huh!? She got us an authentic Spanish Churrera (a little thing that makes churros) and a chocolate bar to make Champorada (Mexican hot chocolate). Nini was in Bolivia for Christmas, but called in the morning to wish a Merry Christmas. Below is the Churrera and me on the phone with her. Thanks Nini!

Along with all these wonderful gifts I also got a WAY cool, new and improved backpack. I love it, but its white -- I'll get it so dirty, Chacos (outdoorsie sandals that last a lifetime), way cute scrapbooking stuff from Jaron's sister, Kristin & hubby, Brandon (somehow they always give the best gifts, Jaron and I can't figure out how they do it). We also got some gift cards from fam, Target is always good, thanks "dad-in-law" and The Pie is the best, how did you know BA?!

I love Christmas so much, but my family is so fantastic with their gifts that it makes me feel like such a flakey piece of dog poop. Thanks to all of you that love us, we love you too!

Pre-Christmas!

2009-01-01T22:23:00.000-07:00

OK! So, I know I haven't done a thing in about a month, sorry to all my faithful followers. You should be on overload after these next two blogs.

The after Thanksgiving Day sale (Black Friday) usually renders good deals, but in our case there was one GREAT DEAL! Sears was blowing out these Panasonic 42" Plasma TV for cheap, so we snagged one. We got in home before Christmas, but that was our Christmas. We got each other little stuff, but a TV that's inexpensive really isn't cheap.

Here are Jaron and I loving the box that contains the most expensive thing we own, except our cars, but not by much.

Before Christmas I took it upon myself to make us some stockings. We each picked out our favorite fabric and I went crazy from there. It progressed into a big project including: fleece, fringe and a lot of patience. Jaron's is on the left (Army camo with green fleece inside and black fringe that Jaron wasn't too happy about) and mine on the right (brown with blue pokadots, blue fleece interior and blue accent fringe). I had lots of fun making them and experimenting since I didn't have a pattern.

Christmas morning!! Us in our pjs and our cute little space-saving tree (we got it from Jaron's sister, Kristin two years ago). As you might notice our new TV is in the background with a big bow. We've already watched a ton of TV in one month, including a cute old Christmas claymation called Rudolph that my sister, Beth Anne, got for me for my birthday. Thanks BA!

To see how the rest of Christmas was see the Christmas blog.

New Baby=Perks!

2008-11-23T11:27:00.000-07:00

My sister, Sariah, was the first week of January, but for some reason she can't go full term. Her really good friend through her a surprise baby shower early and it just so happened to be during the time my Aunt was in town from New Orleans. On the way up to the shower my mom, right, my Aunt Judy, left, and I went to The Olive Garden for dinner, yum!

Sariah was so surprised, but then she understood why her hubby had a sudden urge to clean the entire house.

My present to Ria was some belly cream, which I'm sure she didn't get the chance to use because Alexander came 7 weeks EARLY. I also made him some cute blocks.

Here's a close up on the blocks. I covered them with Modge Podge (non-toxic) so he can gum them as much as he wants.

Sariah and Jeremy bought tickets to Disney on Ice to go with their daughter, Sabrina, before the baby came. What they didn't know was that Alex came the morning of Disney on Ice. Score for the Robbins! We got to borrow my niece for the night and go to Disney on Ice.

Sabrina in front of the castle where all the skaters came out on the ice.

At the end almost all the skaters from the 'skits' came out on the ice together, if you look close you can see Timon, Pumba, Buzz, Goofy and Daisy (Sabrina was real excited to see Daisy because when they went to Disneyland Daisy was on vacation).

There were some cool pyrotechnics at the end of the show, you can probably see all the characters better in this one. You can also see how packed the Energy Solutions Arena was, WAY packed.

Jaron's favorite was Aladdin, Sabina's was the skit with all the princesses and their respective princes and mine was the Lion King, good times!

It is official, he's a MAN!

2008-11-23T10:28:00.000-07:00

After months of pestering me and bugging vendors at midnight and searching for the perfect one at the perfect price Jaron bought a gun. He's so proud of himself too. I can't tell you how many pictures he has made me take of him with his NEW toy.

I don't know much about guns, but from what he has said, I think he got a 12-gage shot gun - maybe. He got it from someone on KSL, he called him at like 6:00 am and woke him up to ask if anyone else had contacted him yet. Apparently guns are a hot commodity right now, something about Obama becoming President makes people scramble to buy as many guns as they can get their hands on.

I just know that Jaron says that he's a real man now. He doesn't have any bullets yet, but at least once a day he'll take it out of the case and aim it at something and pretend to shoot. Then he'll pump it/cock it (I don't know what to call it) like five times and aim it twice more then put it back in the case. He's so happy with himself. Isn't he just so cute with his little gun?!

Outting with the 900 Court Crew

2008-10-29T22:44:00.001-06:00

We love living here at the University of Utah married student housing, we've found some really awesome friends that we'll love forever. The 900 court is by far the BEST place to be! On Saturday night a few of us went up to some private property and had a small fire, it was SO nice. The weather was fantastic and the boys go up there to go shooting, so there were rock chairs already set up. We had smoores and banana boats and the boys just so happened to have their guns too so we all had to pose with them, Jaron is so proud. Don't worry mom, the guns weren't loaded.

Me, Meghan Huntsman, Kristen Seiuli and Teresa Swift. The two in the middle are expecting, I'm SO excited for them, they are both going to have such cute baby girls!

The boys thought that since Corey is on the football team he could totally hold them all..and they were right. Corey on bottom, Pete, Jaron and Travis on top because he's a whole 10 pounds lighter than Jaron.

The band of boys with their manly guns. Jaron's manliness is only borrowed right now, until he gets his own 'manliness' which should be on Friday.

The 900 Crew, we're hard core, haha!

Ward Halloween Party

2008-10-29T22:12:00.000-06:00

Jaron and I were having a hard time deciding what to be for our Halloween party last Friday, the 24th. We were thinking Sonny and Cher, Jaron would be Cher, but we couldn' t find time to go to DI together and I didn't trust him to pick out a good costume by himself.

We regrouped and decided on McCain and Palin. I ratted my hair SO high and we spray painted his white. Jaron was kind enough to take the lenses out of his glasses so I could wear them AND still see. But I went a little overboard at DI though and I got 3 suits and a cute coat for $40, can you say BARGAIN? I can!

We looked SO good! We even won "Most Original Costumes", we rocked the party!

Here is Jaron with his 900 Court best buds (left to right) Travis Swift (Popeye), Peter Huntsman (Danny Zuko), Jaron (McCain) and Corey Seiuli (Pirate). They like to go play guns together, BOYS!

Here I am with my girls: Meghan Huntsman (Sandy), Kristen Seiuli (Pirate), Me (Palin), Jen Hardcastle (Prego) and Teresa Swift (Olive Oil).

Bishop Mangum some how was in a good enough mood to pose for me, even after his wife tricked him into wearing this costume.

Bishop and Stevie posed with their FAVORITE Republicans, Palin and McCain. By the way, Bishop is a Demo, but we still love him.

REAL SALT LAKE

2008-09-27T22:06:00.000-06:00

It seems like every time we go to the Real Salt Lake games they either lose or tie, it really stinks! I promise, we've never been to a game that they've won. We must be a bad luck charm, we should probably just watch them on tv.

Anyway, Jaron won tickets to the RSL game on Sept. 19th from X96, that's the only reason we could go (he looks SO happy in the picture). So, we bundled up and hopped our bikes, we just live down the street. It just happened to rain on the way there and sporadically throughout the game, its REAL exciting riding bikes in the rain.

When we got to the game our whole row was packed, we had to squeeze through all the fatties and then wedge our skinny buns into one 'seat' because the larger people on both sides of us were encroaching on our seat numbers.

RSL scored one quickly, but then the linesman called it Off-sides, but it was WAY late and it was a BAD call. So they took the point away. Then in the second half one for their offenders broke through the RSL defence and was headed for the goal fast, a defender caught up and took the ball away just as soon as he did the RSL goalie ran right into him, taking him DOWN HARD. I'm sure they both felt it the next morning. The offender, untouched and with the ball scored. Ending the game 1-0.

Despite all the shortcomings we had a really good time, we were closer than we've ever been (which doesn't say much) and Jaron grabbed a shirt that was thrown into the stands (unused). We had a good time!

Birthday Weekend

2008-09-22T19:57:00.001-06:00

Ok. So, for all of you who don't know, I don't know why you wouldn't, I turned 25 on the 16th of September. Instead of going out for my actual birthday (Tuesday) we had many cheap opportunities to go out the weekend before. On Friday night we went to the Symphony, it was pretty good, a lot of weird people in weird clothes. The music was great for about 30 minutes then Jaron got bored and it got hot and we lost interest until they played another song we knew. We would have enjoy it more if we were more cultured.

Then on Saturday we got free tickets from my work for the Dew Tour, we only went to the Skateboarding Finals though. It was still pretty cool from the nose bleed section. The course was really awesome, I took a picture of it below. THE cool trick of the night was if you could kick flip on then kick flip off the orange rail in the almost center of the picture. The winner, 14 year-old Chaz Ortiz did the trick a few times and also did a trick (an ollie thing) up and over the gigantic fire hydrate on the left, WAY COOL.

Then on Sunday after Stake Conference we went to the last day of the Utah State Fair with Kristin, Brandon and Carly. We met my ma and pa there too. We ate SO much: Polish Dogs, Chili Fries, Fresh Lemonade and a HUGE raspberry Funnel Cake (my fav). When you go on the last day most of the animals are already gone, but the pigs never disappoint. They are always there with the cute piglets.

Then for my actual birthday we met my parents at Chuck-a-Rama for din. I wanted Golden Coral, but Chuck-a-Rama was closer and I was STARVING! Apparently the U of U football team was too, they were also at Chuck-a-Rama, I wonder if they have to pay more because they eat more? Anyway, we talked for a bit and I had a 3 plates, yum. The scones were especially good. When we got home a present was waiting for me in the middle of the living room floor, a big box wrapped in tin foil (he said I 'hide' the wrapping paper so he improvised). To my delightful surprise tit was a sewing machine!! YAY! Now I can fix Jaron's clothes so his bum doesn't hang out of his shorts and what a cute bum it is.

It was a great 25th birthday, thanks to all of you who love me and remembered me. I appreciate your calls and wishes!

Lake Blanche

2008-09-01T21:31:00.000-06:00

Jaron and I haven't really gone out to do much recently so he planned a nice little get away for us. Keep in mind this wasn't a nice relaxing get away, this was a backpacking overnighter up Big Cottonwood Canyon. We didn't know that when the map said it was 2.8 miles it meant 2.8 miles from point A to point B, not counting the switch-backs and turns ALL UPHILL. Three hours later when we arrived it was dark and I was BEAT. We ate some pitas with string cheese and pepperoni, they were good! (We also had some with Tuna, but they were really dry and not so fantastic) The only thing that went really well that night was the air mattress that I hauled up; it was heavenly, UNTIL it stared to rain and the wind threatened the integrity of our walmart tent. I slept about 4 hours Saturday night, in between the big wind gusts.

When we woke up the next morning the sun was shining and we wandered around for a bit; discovering waterfalls, bugs and pretty lakes (Lillian and Florence). We got packed everything up and headed down just in time to miss church.

It is now the next day and my whole lower half lets me know that 3 miles up and 3 miles down with a pack is NOT a good thing. I mostly want to cry, the occasional mile jog around the complex is not going to happen for a few days. I do however, get to ride my bike to school and work tomorrow. Its a good thing its all down hill.

Tragedy

2008-08-10T22:21:00.000-06:00

I'm sorry that this has to the first of my 'weekly updates'. As many of you know, my mother-in-law, Molly Robbins, was taken from us suddenly on August 8, 2008. For more information the news has done a pretty comprehensive job of reporting, you can look on ksl.com, myfox13.com, etc. For funeral info go to http://www.rememberingmolly.blogspot.com/.

Thank you to all of you that are praying for us and supporting us, we feel the love that you are sending our way.

Life

2008-07-30T10:58:00.000-06:00

Not a lot of people read my blog, mostly because no one knows about it or I don't update enough for anyone to really stay interested in what I have to say, so as a goal I'm going to really try to update weekly, there's no guarantee. I know that's not earth shattering, but it is a lot for me.

I haven't really been very motivated to do much exercising since I came home from my mission (April 2006) and as a result I've gained a little weight. I'm currently steady at 140, before I would fluctuate anywhere between 130-140 depending on the day's activities and what I had eaten. I'm not too happy sitting at 140 so I'm starting to run. I'm not much of a distance runner, but I figure the complex I live in is about 1-mile around and who can't run 1 mile??

As of right now, life is good. I can't complain too much.

The Mazza

2008-06-24T13:35:00.000-06:00

Jaron will eat anything, but he's not one to venture out and discover new foods he likes, he'd be happy to eat tortilla and cheese the rest of his life. We decided to take a chance and go to this Middle Eastern Cuisine restaurant on 9th and 9th that we see all the time, the Mazza. We invited one of Jaron's buds from his mission, Stanton, and his wife, Rubi.

I'm no food critic, but I should be--it was awful! No one finished this meals, even the salad was icky. I was very unimpressed with the food, the service was good though.

Afterward Jaron convinced Rubi to cut his hair, he finally got the 'javi-hawk' he's been wanting for so long. She was so nice about it too, then we just sat and watched the boys play Halo 3 for an hour.

Memorial Day

2008-06-24T12:53:00.000-06:00

For those of you who don't know, Jaron was recently called to be 2nd Counselor in the Elder's Quorum. Each year they put on a huge breakfast for everyone in our 900 court (about 300 people), this year the new President was in Hawaii over Memorial Day with his family and left Jaron in charge. Little did I know that meant I was in charge.

A few days before we got a TON of food from Costco, the most bacon I've ever seen (we practically cleaned them out), 5 containers of 5 dozen eggs, turkey sausage, just add water pancake mix and tang. In order to get everything ready for the breakfast we had to prepare the night before, I whipped a good amount of the eggs and put them in Tupperware for easy storage and pouring, we mixed all the pancake batter and Tang in drink coolers and defrosted the bacon in our tub.

Despite all our preparation we were not prepared for the rainy Memorial morning, 300 people didn't show up and we had about half of everything leftover. We had a really good time despite the rain and we didn't run out of bacon, which was the goal.

The Green

2008-05-08T08:50:00.000-06:00

From May 4th until May 6th Jaron, Curtis, Tara and I kayaked down the Green River. It is named the 'green' river because that's what color it is--GROSS! The water was SO cold too, the one time I got in up to my shoulders I slammed my shin into a rock, big ouch. The water actually helped to numb it and my adrenaline was kicked in because I had to psych myself out to step in.

It was real hard work and my shoulders are still sore two days later. We put the kayaks in at Ruby Ranch (windy, dusty, bumpy 30 minute drive) and we ended at the Mineral Bottom, I think it was about 45 miles.

We all had a fantastic time! We even saw some beavers, a deer and birds of every kind. Our last night camping the boys found some tumble weeds and decided they wanted a bonfire. Crazy kids!!

THE Daniel Tosh Experience

2008-04-17T10:32:00.000-06:00

For those of you who watch Comedy Central religiously you MUST know of Daniel Tosh. For those of you who don't you should YOUTUBE his name along with the word 'waverunner'. HILARIOUS!!

Jaron has liked Mr. Tosh since we first saw him on tv and as I was surfing the net one day I stumbled across his touring dates. What!? The University of Utah on the 11th of April!? The only trick would be keeping it a secret for a few days. I had to involve a few friends, which included some risk that my plan would be exposed, but none of our our friends blew it! I thought we were home free until we show up at my friend, Kim's house party. Our hubbys met and Kim's hubby didn't know it was a surprise and said,"So you're going to a comedy show after this?". NNOOOOOO! Ruined, all my hard work, ruined.

It turned out great though, Jaron was real surprised when he found out and that was the point. We got there at 9:40, the doors opened at 10:15 and we got fantastic seats (close, but not close enough for him to pick on us).

My abs were sore the next day, that's how funny he was. We got pictures with him afterward and it was a good ending to a crazy week.

Zion National Park

2008-04-04T15:17:00.000-06:00

As promised, here are the pictures from Zion National Park, St. George-ish, UT. Jaron and I had SO much fun! We were there for 1 1/2 days, were rode our bikes and hiked and rock climbed a trail (it was intense). We planned to hike Angel's Landing, Weeping Rock and Lower Emerald Pool, I knew I wasn't going to last the whole day so we started with the hardest, Angel's Landing.

WOW! Where to being, the hike to get to the top did me in, I'm SO out of shape. Since neither of us had ever been there before we didn't know that we had made it, so we kept on hiking up the mountain. I wanted to turn back several times, I finally got my way when we asked a ranger how much further to Angel's Landing and he said a mile the OTHER direction. Down was SO much easier. The mouth to Angel's Landing is cool, you can see the chains bolted into the mountain just in case you fall; however, you can't see the end. It was SO worth it: climbing on the edge of a drop off, the slow kids, the stupid bottle-necks of people coming and going and the terrible photographers were all worth going through to get to the top.

We didn't get to Weeping Rock because I pansied out after the Emerald Pools, they were really good though. A real easy 2 mile round trip walk to three water falls and 'emerald' green rocks from the algae, hence the name Emerald Pools.

Easter Weekend

2008-03-28T16:11:00.000-06:00

WOW! What a busy week! After we got back from Zion National Park, which was AMAZING, we stopped by Smith's Market Place. Just a casual walk through the furniture department and we fell in love with a cute brown/black microfiber number. Come to find out it was the LAST one, cha-ching 10% off. An additional 10% off from the ad in the paper and thanks to our U of U student Smith's card -5%! They almost paid us to take that couch home!

We BLEND well

2008-03-17T16:48:00.000-06:00

I've wanted a blender for a while now, Jaron has a little hand-held one, but it's just not the same. The problem was that I'm too cheap and too picky. I wanted a nice glass one, but I didn't want to pay more than $30. This is where NPS comes in, our secret discount lottery. Depending on the day you can find anything from basketballs ($.50) to hotdogs ($.10 a pack). We found the most beautiful 500 watt glass pitcher blender for $24! It makes the most delicious strawberry banana smoothies ever!! I'm so happy with our discount find!

WOW! A real blog!

2008-03-11T13:30:00.000-06:00

So, I just felt the urge to get our lives on the internet and share them with everyone. Plus, I stink at updating my 'my space'.

Right now Jaron is working full-time and looking forward to an 18 credit hour summer. He's fixing up his 1982 Honda Magna motorcycle that is his most prized possession at the moment and trying to figure out how we can make it down to St. George on it some time during Spring Break (I don't think it'll happen, but we'll see). This is Jaron on his 'learner bike', work it, work it!

I'm going to school and working 30 hrs a week at my sister's company, Steadman Enterprises. That's enough for right now, I'm sure that you'll get a lot more info. about me then you really want.