Get to know your Friends 2008

My Sister send these to me about every year and I am so bad at sending them back so I just want my friends and family to fill it out so we can get to know everyone that much better.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:00am I know that horrible but Kate slept in til 1030am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds of course
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Dukes of Hazzards
4. What is your favorite TV show? Grey's, Friends (reruns) Bringing home baby (go Figure, I only watch it when I'm pregnant.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast?? Nothing
6. What is your middle name??Anne
7. What food do you dislike? Do I look like I don't like food
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment?? I Don't even know where my CD's are.
9. What kind of car do you drive? POS honda civic or a ford 250 super duty
10. Favorite sandwich? toasted turkey on whole wheat from subway
11. What characteristic do you despise? selfishness
12. Favorite item of clothing? my secret belly maternity jeans
13 If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? someplace warm and quiet with Donny and probably not Kate
14. Color of your bathroom? boring white
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Anything that comes from Target
16. Where would you retire to? By my family
17. What was your most memorable birthday? They have all been pretty good
18. Favorite saying: Are you Kidding me!
19. When is your birthday? Sept. 10
20. Are you a morning person or a night person?? neither
21. What is your shoe size? 9
22. Pets? just alot of stuff animals that Kate loves
23. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I just hit my third trimester and I'm alittle frieked out that I will have another baby in like 12 weeks and I haven't done anything about it.
24. What did you want to be when you were little? A baby doctor or a model named Tina
25. What are you today? mom
26. What is your favorite candy? reeses cups or reeses whips
27. What is your favorite flower? daisies of any kind
28. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Friday the weekend is here
29. What church do you attend?? Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
30 What is your full name?? Memory Anne Christiansen
31. What are you listening to right now? American Idol from last night
32. What was the last thing you ate? yogurt with blueberries in it
33. Do you wish on stars? No
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Red
35. How is the weather right now? rainy and cold
36. Last person you spoke to on the phone? my mom
37. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Sure do!
38. Favorite soft drink?? Diet barqs
39. Favorite restaurant?? anything mexican or thai basil in Las vegas
40.Hair color? Blonde with dark roots
41. Favorite day of the year? I don't know they are blend together
42. What was your favorite toy as a child? A cabbage patch kid
43. Summer or winter?? Summer with a pool
44. Hugs or Kisses? kisses of course
45. Chocolate or Vanilla?? Vanilla
46. Do you want your friends to email you back??? yes!!
47. When was the last time you cried? I'm pregnant I'm on the vurge of tears at all times.
48. What is under your bed? Our remote usually
49. What did you do last night? Went to Costco with Donny and then feel asleep while watching AI
50. Favorite smell? anything Cinnimon
51. What are you afraid of? The Dark, and falling asleep alone in it
52. Plain, buttered, or salted Popcorn?? Kettle Corn
53. How many keys on your key ring? 2
54. How many years at your current job?? 13 months
55. Favorite day of the week? Saturday (They aren't much different for me) Donny is just home
56. How many towns have you lived in? 7
57. Do you make friends easily? depends if I am feeling nice or not

I thought I might die...

Warning: My spell check isn't working so don't have to high of hopes that this post will have correct spelled words or grammar.
So last week might have been the longest week of my life, We few in from Utah ( which was having blizzard conditions) on Sunday night and I was feeling just crappy but still alive. I woke up Monday and that is when I was sure I might die. Every bone in my body hurt, my hair hurt and then on top of my normal pregnancy throwing up thing I had a cold and pressure in my head and throat. I went to the Dr. that morning and they diagnosed me with everything short of the plague. Donny came home from work and must have gotten that it was bad because he was actually nice to me (at a distance of course.) Donny and my mom then planned to take Kate to AZ that night to get her away from me and I was sure it was a conspiracy against me. I was a wreck without her and I definately was not in my right mind cause I got myself a plane ticket for Wednesday to get her back. I knew that I was going to be bad the first time I left her but I was horrible and I didn't have anything to do but think about how I needed to take care of her. I was a mess. Kate of course was just fine without me, she didn't even miss me. Next time I leave Kate over night I need to be in Hawaii having alot of fun so I don't think about her as much. We are all feeling better now and life is getting back to normal. Kate is getting new teeth so she is crankier than normal but we still thinks she's perfect.

Kate's New Words

Donny and I were discussing Kate vocabulary tonight (because her dr. acted like she was dumb at her one year check up) Kate's vocab isn't huge but it is all dang cute.

1. Mama

2. Dada

3. Dag dag (doggie)

4. uh oh ( when she pushed food off her high chair or throws my phone down

5.eeww ( when something is cool)

6. aahh( when something is really cool)

7. yummy yummy yummy when she wants to eat what I'm eating or wants her bottle

8. Baaaa ( bottle)

we think she is a genius.

Paging Dr. Kate

So much to do so little time....

motorcycle mama!!

Kate's B-day Party in Fallon, She didn't get a good nap that day so she is not her sweet perfect self.

Christmas Eve with Santa, She's not a fan.

and Christmas morning with daddy.

Our attemtped to take a family picture, and nobody is in a good mood. isn't that the way it always works.

Kate's favorite toy, she would have rode all day if we would let her. Who's her daddy???

Showing off her c-mas dress.

Grandpa's girl for sure.

So Christmas came and went, Kate's first birthday came and went and then new years and I haven't caught up with life yet, still working on it. Christmas was wonderful in AZ, we had a great time and a great christmas, Kate didn't really get it though she didn't really need to have more than one present cause she was never really ready to move on to the next gift. Donny pouted about getting clothes but I think that we starting to except the fact that he is becoming an adult.

Kate's birthday parties ( one in AZ and one in Fallon) were way fun, Kate is on visual overload and doesn't quite know what to do with all of her new toys. She is also walking all over the place now and got alittle attitude with her new found talent. She doesn't really need anyone now especially her mom.

We had our officially ultrasound for baby #2 and everything is perfect with HER!! She has all of her parts and they are all in the right place and no weird extra parts. Donny was still holding out that she might be a he but she is still a she and we are exicted.

I think that I have cover most of what is going on in our lives for now, hopefully I will be a better blogger in 2008. Happy New Year!!!!

It's a Girl!!!

Yesterday I went down to Costa Mesa and got a gender determination ultrasound and the results are that we are having another girl. I'm excited to have two sweet girls that can be really great friends and then grow up together and fight over clothes, curling irons and make-up every morning before school. Donny took the news ok I guess. He did say that he is getting a vasectomy today and that we are going to buy the rest of our kids so he can get a boy, but we all know he won't buy anything if he can get it for free. We might just have to name this baby Diesel than he will get over the fact that she is a girl.

BYU

On Sat. was the BYU vs. UCSD game, we had tickets but it was a cold and windy day so Kate and I stayed home and and went shopping but we had to get her dressed to support BYU. Donny needed pictures because he is sure that they will be invaluble when she is pre-med at BYU in 17 years. She also hasn't gone to far these days without my phone and her teddy.

She had some very important calls to make. Kate is sure that my cell phone is hers now.

This is Kate right befor we went to church and I thought that she looked absolutely adorable.

Giving Thanks!!!

Thanksgiving in Fallon was really alot of fun this year. It was fun to be with Donny's family even though his mom missed it to be in Utah for the arrival of Karin's baby. Congrats to Karin by the way. Kate loved here first thanksgiving. She ate Grandma Jean's mashed potatoes for about every meal and was happy doing so.

To much turkey- I need a nap.

Christmas tree cutting on Friday was also really fun. Kate loved the quad, we couldn't her off it. I wonder who kid she is. No DNA test needed for this girl. Donny took off with her in the middle of the day and I couldn't find them, they were gone for about 30 minutes and I was so furious with him and then they came back to camp at about 5 mph and she was out. I couldn't be mad anymore because they looked so cute together. Donny still thinks that he is father of the year. Cute uh.

Our little scarface....
Baby Kate got in a fight with Jetta the enormous lab puppy. We thought that she was at a safe distance playing with each but Jetta's got a wing span on her.

We attempted a family picture before dinner but it didn't turn out like I had hoped. We might not be getting a christmas card out this year.

Surprise!! It's offical!!

So I am kind of weird about telling people big news but It is offical, I am pregnant again!! I know that it hasn't been a real long time since I said that but it is true. I went to the Dr today and had a ultrasound and everything so far looked just fine. Two arms and two legs and one beating heart. So all is well. I have been really sick with this pregnancy so Donny swears that this one is a boy (Only a boy could make me this sick) I hope that I am about out of the puking phase. I am 13 weeks and 2 days and I am due May 14th, 2008. We will keep you posted on any excited detail as the arise.

Happy Halloween and so much more....

It doesn't get much cuter..
Ride um cowgirl!

Some of them are happier to be there than others.

Save water share the tub!!!

So I haven't blogged in a long time becasuse my computer was in the shop. But it is out now and I am home to use it. I went to my mom's house in AZ to visit my mom and sisters, one of which came from Montana with her three girls. We had so much fun playing together, then the fires started here and Donny thought that the baby and I were better off staying there because the air quality was so bad here. So I agreed and stayed at my mom's house for another whole week. I was fun to be spoiled again. Grandma rocked Kate to sleep every night so I got a break. It was wonderful. Well I had left Kate's Halloween costume here so I had to think of something else that she could be well, Luckily Grandma wanted to get a picture of the grandkids dressed as cowboys and cowgirls. It was the cutest picture ever and she made a great cowgirl for trick or treating as well.

I got tagged...

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1.Lifeguard
2. waitress
3. volleyball coach
4. ER nurse
Four movies I have watched more than once:
1. How to lose a guy in ten days
2. Raising Helen
3. Clueless
4. Dumb and dumber
Four places I have lived:
1. Mesa, AZ
2. Prescott, AZ
3.Las Vegas, NV
4. Oceanside, CA

Four TV Shows That I Watch:
1. Dancing with the stars.
2. 24
3.Grey's Anatomy
4. The office
Four places I have been:
1. Cancun, Mexico
2. Hawaii
3. Lake Tahoe
4. Midland, TX
Four of my favorite foods:
1. Bean Burrito with extra lettuce
2. Bake potatoe with ranch dressing
3. Chips and Salsa
4. Ice Cream (really anything with sugar works good)> >>
Four people who email me regularly:
1. Ceri
2. Mom
3. BrittanyB.
4. Baby center.com
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. sleeping
2. At mom's house (AZ)
3. The Mountains
4. Shopping with someone else's money
Four friends to tag:
1. Sarah
2. Brittany
3. Karin
4. Crystal
Things I am looking forward to this year:
1.Kate walking
2.Holiday season
3.Visitiing my moms house and to see Ceri and her girls.
4.having more kids.

My Sweet girl...

A friend of a friend that was here in town took pictures of Kate at the beach. Jessica was totally fun and an amazing photographer. These are just a few of what she took but I am so excited to see the rest. They are adorable, I love them so much. Thank you so much Jessica and Max.

Winning some battles... but losing the war...

I haven't posted in a while because first I lost my camera, it is somewhere in my house but I have looked in every little basket and toy area and bag and it is gone. I don't want to blame my little one but she is a cross contaminating mess. She find something in one room and takes it to another. So I'm sure that I will find it some day in some little nook but for now it is gone and let face it, Kate's pictures are my best material. Our other adventure we have been doing this last week is weening Kate from breast feeding. We spent last week finding a formula that she likes (which makes Donny made, that we have to pay for milk) and we found one that she will drink and now every nap time is a battle. Sometimes she take with little effort and sometimes she acts like I'm trying to poison her with that nasty plastic bottle. I don't think that she fight fair though because she is to cute to fight with and that is when I give in. The reason we are weening is because she bites and she bites hard and she thinks she is funny when she does it. I love that girl so much and I actually miss nursing her but I know that we can do this. Anyone with any advice, I am open to suggestions. I need all the help that I can get.

Surprise to me!!!

I thought that I hated surprises but tonight My wonderful husband and great friends got together and gave me a surprise dinner for my birthday and I had no idea. Donny did a marvelous job of throwing me off. We had a great time at dinner. Thanks to Brittany and Sarah and anyone else who influenced Donny and for "helping" him give me perfect day. You guys are great. Everything is better with good friends.
Baby Kate decided to lounge through dinner. Can someone get this girl a lazyboy?



Friends who came....

Sarah and David

Brittany and Jeremy

Amanda and her date Shane

Crystal and Zach

I got great scapebooking gift, I'm really excited to use my new toys. Thanks again girls. You are the best.

I couldn't resist...

We had our first playdate at the park. Kate wanted to get down and crawl the whole time but didn't care for the concrete. we found the swings and she thought that she was so big.
We had fun with grandma and grandpa at the beach, She showed them the best way to play is with sand from head to toe.

This is the first great picture of her new "toofies"

I think that these picture are to cute to pass up so I have to post them.

Twin Lakes

Our weekend at the cabin was wonderful. We had so much fun and enjoyed being with the family so much. It was great to be with Donny's family and celebrate Labor Day!! This is what no shower or make up for 3 days looks like.

This is the first signs of Kate's new teeth. They have both broke through the skin and she is a much happier baby.

Donny with Jake and Jake's best catch!!

Donny and Kate in the lake on the kayaks.




Aw what cute cousins. The little girls had a great time playing together. Kate loves to watch bigger kids plays.

To much fun, Kate and her bear on the car ride home.