Supporting my habit!

Ok, not really, any of you who know me really well, know that I really don't own any purses or handbags besides the one I currently use. That's not to say that I don't like them, I just know that I am susceptible to going overboard on buying them. My purse right now is on it's last legs and starting to look pretty shabby. I've loved it for as long as I've had it, but I fear it is time to retire it! So, this is my attempt to get a super cute handbag for FREE! Nothing better than that right? This website has some super cute ones too. So if you want a shot also, go take a look at their website. It's http://www.hanbagplanet.com/. To celebrate the October 15th launch of their new website they are giving away 24 handbags in 24 hours. One lucky lady receives a handbag each hour, and who doesn't love giveaways?! It's worth a shot, good luck!

Tag you're it!

I know the pictures really don't have anything to do with the tag but I always like to see pictures so I thought you might also! Here's a couple random ones...


Chase and I swimming, his favorite activity!

Chase with messy morning hair and a beautiful grin! One of my favorite faces to see every morning!

Alright Katy, sorry this took me so long, but here goes!

I am up...WAY too late!
I know...my prayers are answered
I want...to swim with the dolphins someday
I have...wonderful family and friends
I wish...I had my nursing degree already
I hate...bad drivers
I miss...family
I fear...losing people I love
I Feel...tired right now
I hear...Kyle rustling around on the bed and turing the pages of his book
I smell...like Abercrombie 8
I crave...chips and fresh salsa
I search...the scriptures
I wonder...what the outcome will be of this presidential election
I regret...not getting my nursing degree before having children
I love...Kyle and Chase very much
I care...for my sweet little boy every single day
I always...tell my family that I love them
I am going...to travel to Europe someday
I believe...miracles happen
I dance...every day with Chase
I sing...to Chase before he goes to bed
I fight...when I feel like I'm being treated unfairly
I write...in my journal more often (recently)
I lose...when I play Tri-Bond
I win...in arguments with Kyle (he would like to add ALWAYS onto that)
I never...get sick of eating out
I listen...to Chase talk and play in his crib before I come in to get him in the mornings
I am scared...of raising teenagers (even though I don't have to worry about that for awhile)
I need to clean...our family room
I hope...to become like my mother
I tag...everyone who reads this, and that means you!

Celebrity Sightings

Ok, I just had to share my celebrity sighting moment with you all. I was doing some shopping at Target today, just a normal day. Not really though! I went to go check out and I'm putting my stuff on the conveyor belt. I saw that there were two young ladies in front of me in line (about in their 20's) and didn't think anything of it. I noticed the girl in front of me was being very weird. She was very protective of her friend and whenever her friend would change positions she would follow her to block her from view. Well the "celeb" dropped something on the floor and said something to her friend as she was picking it up like"oh, that's great" something to that effect and that's when I noticed her. I wouldn't have thought anything of it, except her voice is very distinct. Then my eyes immediately went to her and I tried to act nonchalant and continue to confirm my suspicions. Well as she made her purchase and talked more to the cashier I was able to get a better view of her and her mannerisms and her voice (key word). I bet you're all curious as to who it was...well...It. Was. BROOKE WHITE!



I don't know why I was so star struck! I'm not even an avid American Idol watcher but come on she's, Brooke White and she is amazing. She even pursed her lips you know like she always did when the judges were talking to her almost like she was trying to hold back a smile. Kind of hard to explain but I'm sure those of you who watched last season know what I'm talking about. Anyways I just had to share my moment. I told Kyle and he was like, "did you talk to her?" and I was like "NO, I probably would've stuttered and made a fool of myself and her friend was obviously going to great lengths to keep her from being noticed." I'm sure the last thing they needed was a grown woman freaking out and saying, "Oh, my lands! I wish I had a camera, no one will believe me, CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH!?" That's my story though and I thought it was pretty cool, even though Chase was my only witness.

Jump and Shout!

What an adorable little close up! I was shooting for a picture of him going up the steps toward the slide but he turned around and leaped at me right as I was snapping it!

I've been so behind on posting lately because our computer is so darn slow for some reason. Recently it's been taking me over an hour to create a small post. On top of that, Chase has been teething again. He's got three or four molars coming in at the same time which means he's been grouchy and clingy lately. I teach a class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and I usually leave Chase in the Kidz Club. He usually loves it, the place is chalk full of toys, and he usually has one or two attendants giving him their undivided attention the entire time he's there. Well when I dropped him off on Tuesday he freaked out when he saw me leaving so I came back and played with a few toys with him to get him a little more comfortable one of the girls gave him a fruit juice pop and I thought he was good to go so I snuck out and watched him from behind the door to make sure he would be ok. After a couple seconds, I saw him turn around with and look around with a small frown that progressively got larger and turned into a full out scream! I took him with me to the studio and my supervisor's daughter came down to the studio and watched him crawl around the floor, so I could teach my class. I would set up the spring board for the vault and Chase would be over there in a second crawling all over it! I could go on, but needless to say it was a mess.

One of my gymnasts, Melissa, doing handstand walks

Three of the crazy girls I teach (front) Claire, (back left to right) Robyn, and Melissa

Work has been going really well since I came back. I really enjoy everyone I work with (usually) and I am starting to get some of my skills back which is nice when I want to show my gymnasts what I'm trying to tell them to do. My supervisor has been out of work for the past couple weeks with tendonitis and she called me the other day and told me that if it doesn't get better or if something were to happen where she can't work anymore she would like to start training me to take over the program. I was shocked to say the least, seeing as there's a girl who has been working there longer than me who has worked at numerous private gyms and ended her gymnastics career at level 10 (really high) when she broke her neck doing a double full. Even after her injury she has been able to pick up right where she left off and she is an amazing gymnast. So you can see my surprise that I would be the first choice candidate over her. As honored as I was, I respectfully declined the position due to a number of reasons. It has been a wonderful job for me to have right now though, and I'm grateful to have it for the time being.

Chase trying to eat a ball at the jump zone, he was in heaven!

Chase and I about to go down the huge marshmallowey slide, even I enjoyed this a lot! I told Kyle it reminded me of those parachute slides that they put outside of airplanes for emergency landings. It was pretty cool!

Chase and I went to a place called Jump and Shout today with a few ladies in the ward and their children. I was a little worried because I didn't know how much Chase would enjoy it and I wanted to get our money's worth, he absolutely loved it though. I was able to take him on a bunch of the jump toys and play with him and he had a huge smile plastered on his face the entire time. We ended up staying for 2 hours! He came home a very exhausted, and happy little boy. Anyhow, here are some pictures...

TGI Friday!

Freestone Park



Chase swinging!

Chase playing with his stroller while Kyle watches the ducks

Kyle and Chase! Chase wasn't too happy that we were leaving.

Chase splashing around!

Chase trying to put his head under, again!

Chase and I rolling in the grass at the park

A pretty mallard duck. They let you get so close to them!

Since I started up working again, (the same gymnastics place I was working before), I really don't get to see Kyle very often. Kyle has the September 15th deadline and he's been extra busy, even working on Saturdays. Needless to say because of the way our schedules work out we very rarely get to see one another during the weekdays. Saturday and Sunday are really our only days together.

Well my schedule changed this week and I am able to have Fridays off from now on. Kyle got home at 4:30 and we decided we'd plan an evening of F-U-N! We had a yummy breakfast dinner of stuffed french toast (thanks for the recipe Nick), then we headed to Freestone Park for a beautiful long walk. It was PERFECT, really. It was nice and cool when we went and everything was so green, and gorgeous. We played with the fearless ducks, and pushed Chase in the swing and just soaked in our Heavenly Father's beautifully created world. We were so reluctant to leave because we were enjoying ourselves so much but we had to get on to our next adventure!

We came home and changed into our bathing suits and went fo a dip in the oh so inviting pool. Chase decided he'd take some pointers from the ducks and be fearless too! He'd dip his head into the water and try to dive out of our arms head first (and many times he was successful). He loves going completely under. He kicks his legs like crazy and loves just splashing around. Watch out Michael Phelps! You started at 11 years, Chase started at 11 months! We came inside once Chase started looking like a white little raisin and we gave him a warm bath. A wonderful ending to a wonderful night! We had so much F-U-N! I can't even say how wonderful it was to be able to spend HOURS with my sweet husband and precious baby. Especially since Kyle and I both had our trips where we didn't get to see each other at all for awhile. It's good to be back and I'll post about my trip to Colorado soon. In the meantime here are some pictures from our evening of fun!