Swimming Lessons??

I turned on our camera today to take some pictures and came across these of Brady, I was cracking up!! He wants to do a "sprint" triathlon (a smaller version of a normal triathlon) by the end of the summer. He's comfortable with running and biking, but when it comes to swimming, he feels like a fish out of water. He's been going to the gym at nights to swim laps, but finds that he still has no technique and has to plug his nose and keep his eyes closed the whole time. So, he went to the store the other day and bought these goggles and this nose clip in hopes that it would help him. I just had to post these because I thought they were really funny! Hopefully he doesn't get mad at me!! I can just picture him in the bathroom taking these pictures of himself...Wow, what a character!!! Mom, I'm thinking of buying you one of these nose clips for when we come over and Brady farts...it happens often enough that I think you could benefit from it!

Zumba!

I went to a new class at the gym last night and I absolutely LOVED it! It's called Zumba. The word "Zumba" is Spanish slang for "to move fast and have fun." And it seriously was so much fun! It's a mixture of hip-hop, salsa and samba dancing with really good music. It includes interval training, squats, resistance training and lots of other good stuff. Just thought I would let you all know that I really enjoyed it and if your local gym offers it, I think you should go! At first I felt kind of stupid, but as the class went on I started to feel more comfortable and really got into it. By the time the hour was over, I was really sweating! It's highly recommended if you want a fun, great workout!

Am I spoiled or what?!

Let me start off by saying...

I LOVE FLOWERS!!

Yesterday at work, all the staff members received a boquet of daffodils to celebrate the 1st day of Spring, I loved having them at my desk yesterday and today and brought them home to enjoy over the weekend. Little did I know that Brady had another boquet of flowers waiting for me when I got home tonight! The boquet on the left is the one Brady gave me. He knows someone that works at a flower shop so he got to individually pick each flower, how sweet is that! I love how colorful and sweet-smelling my house is right now, what a great way to start the weekend!

*I swear I'm not scared in this picture, although I might look like it, I was trying to re-enact my "surprised face."

Awe, the good ol' days...

Brady and I were going through some old pictures from high school the other night and came across these... If you notice in 2 of these pictures Brady somehow appears in the background. We were laughing so hard when we found these! Please just look at the first picture for a second, look at the expression on Brady's face, he's trying to be sneaky! The funny thing is, we didn't really know each other that well...WHO KNEW I WAS GOING TO MARRY HIM?!?!?!

I really like this picture of me and Alesha, but that's not why I posted it. Just take a look at Brady in the background with his red trucker hat, eating a snow cone....he snuck up again in this picture!! We didn't know he was there until I developed the picture, SO FUNNY!

Me and my friend Sarah kissing Brady on the cheek for one of his photography assignments...who knows what the assignment was!

Who knows what's going on in this picture. NO, we are not drunk, although we look like it and YES, Brady really did dress like this in high school, your eyes are NOT playing tricks on you! I have no idea what's going on with me, I look GHETTO! I remember thinking that the shirt I was wearing was SO cute, thanks Lesh for letting me always borrow it, but looking back on it, it's really not that cute! It's funny how the styles change as the years go on.

We LOVE the park!

Since Sunday was such a nice day outside and we had some time after church and before we met at my parents house for dinner, we decided to go to the park! It was so much fun! Brady really wanted to hit some golf balls, but I wasn't really in the mood, so we stopped by my parents and picked up Belle and took her with us. As you can see, she was really excited to come along, it looks like she's smiling! While Brady was practicing all sorts of shots in the grass, in the sand of the volleyball court etc., I was running around the park getting my exercise and entertaining Belle. It was a great Sunday, we can't wait for Spring and Summer to arrive!

Belle was giving me a 'run' for my money!

The Babysitters Club

So, last night Brady and I had the opporunity to babysit Bevin because Mindy and Dustin both had to work, our shift was from 5-8. Luckily Missy watched her from 2-5 so Bevin was already at my parents house, so we babysat her over there, which made it a lot less stressful! We are new to babysitting little babies, so it was a fun experience! You mothers out there really are amazing! Not that babysitting her was hard, but it is a big responsibility! Here are some pictures of us...

My mom said I probably should change her diaper because she had just woken up and I had just finished feeding her. I was hoping just for a wet one, but I opened it up she had gone #2, which I don't mind, but I have never changed a dirty diaper (I know, I'm way too sheltered). The picture above is a little exaggerated, but kind of portrays what I was feeling inside!

But in all reality, I don't care how much she cries, how dirty her diapers are or if she spits up on me because, come on, look how adorable she is!! After I changed her she was so happy and cooing and laughing that I just couldn't help myself, I tickeled her, squeezed her, kissed her and hugged her! She is adorable and I can't get enough of my new little niece!

Thanks to Mindy and Dustin for letting us watch her, she's an amazing little girl!

What?....Tag....I'm it?

I wouldn't say Britton tagged me by any means, it was more of a strangle, and once Nate did his post I knew I had no say in the matter. So, here it goes, 7 things you may or may not know about me:

1) I was always terrified of water and swimming pools growing up, I think it came from an incident when I was pushed into the deep end of a pool as a young child. So, when it came time to be baptized I was really nervous and practiced in my bathtub... the practicing didn't help.... I went down under the water and forgot to close my mouth and came out coughing up water, how embarrasing!! Not too many people can say they were baptized on the inside as well as the outside! I still, till this day, don't go under water without plugging my nose.

2) I have never had any broken bones, or ever had stitches...knock on wood!

3) I was the first batter in 14-year old Babe Ruth World Series history.

4) I hate when the white tips of my finger nails start to show...so I cut them all the time...my toe nails are another story..

5) I'm a very superstitious person...during my senior year of High School baseball, one of my parents always had to bring me a Snickers to eat before every game...talk about pressure on a parent!

6) There are two rides that I refuse to go on at Lagoon; the Ferris Wheel, and the Sky Ride(the one that takes people from one end of the park to the other, I don't think it's safe to have my feet hanging and no seat belt.) Depending on my mood, I might go on The Rocket.

7) My personal favorite... In kindergarten, I grabbed my teachers boob...only because it was part of a joke..."Mrs. Anderson, how do you scare a bee?" "Boo-Bee" and then I reached forward and grabbed her boob! Good thing I was one of her favorite students because she just laughed it off.

-Brady

What's in my purse? The question is, which purse are you talking about?

I'm a purse fanatic! This is where I stash my purses, on the top shelf of my closet. I find myself going through them quite often because I like to switch my purse according to what I'm wearing. My white purse gets the most use because white seems to match everything! That's the purse I'm using at the moment...

Alesha tagged me with the "What's in your purse" tag, so here it goes~

~The book I'm reading at the moment, "The Five Love Languages."
~ iPod
~Gloves because it's SO cold in the morning waiting at the Trax station
~The polka dot case contains all my lip gloss, powder brush, bronzer, eye liner etc.
~Powder and foundation
~A hand-held Sudoku game that I play on Trax sometimes
~Spearmint Altoids...gotta have fresh breath
~Wallet
~Pepper spray in case someone tries to get physical with me
~Keys
~Cell phone
~Last, but not least, a miniature Book of Mormon that I read on the way to work ( I switch off between the two books)