Monday, October 27, 2008

One little monkey...

Friday we had a Hammer Family Halloween party. It was SO much fun. First we all stopped by and suprised Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Love. Then we went to Beth Ann and Gordon's house to have Halloween festivities..


Here we are with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa


The CUTEST monkey I have ever seen!
Instead of carving or painting pumpkins, Beth Ann had THE BEST IDEA of buying 'Mr. Potato Head' like faces and letting each kid pick the pumpkin they wanted to decorate. Everyone had such a blast choosing the eyes, ears, mouth and nose..

Finished product..
THANK YOU FOR SUCH A FUN DAY!



Hubby tag


1.Where did you meet? Tux N Tails, Cottonwood Mall in 1998. I was working the night him and 15 of his friends came in to see if Steve could borrow a tux jacket because they were about to get their picture taken before they all left on their missions, and Steve was the only one with out a suit jacket. He had a girlfriend, and I had a boyfriend at the time, but I went to the U of U's homecoming with one of his friends. A couple weeks later I broke up with my boyfriend, and his girlfriend broke up with him, and he called me....the rest his history.
2. How long did you date before getting married? 3 years with a two year mission in between
3. How long have you been married? 6 years and four months
4. What does he do that surprises you? He never tells me what I am getting for Christmas. He always says 'lets not get anything for eachother this year, but he always gets me something
5. What is your favorite feature of his? Eyes and smile..what a hunk!
6. What is your favorite quality of his? He is always willing to put other's needs before his, and he is such a nice guy..in fact, we went to his 10 year reunion a couple months ago and EVERYONE I talked to, once they found out that Steve was my husband, said...'He is the nicest guy, he was always so nice to everyone'..he still is!
7. Does he have a nickname for you?He has had a few but my favorites are sweetcakes and mister..it's a long story why he calls me mister
8. What is his favorite color? red..for the utes
9. What is his favorite food? my dad's Sunday dinners, twice baked potatoes, and pizza
10. What is his favorite sport? It's a toss up...basketball or football
11. When/Where was our first kiss? in front of his house in 1999. I was the first girl HE had to make the first move on, all his other girlfriends kissed him first. That just isn't my style. If he wants it, he can come and get it:0)
12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? kiss:0) or watch our favorite TV shows
13. Do you have children? Yep. One boy, Preston
14. Does he have a hidden talent? he has a good eye for decorating. I actually will ask him his advice on things before I buy them...does that count??
15. How old is he? 28
16. Who said "I love you" first? In letters..me. In person..him
17. What is his favorite type of music? O.A.R. and Dave Matthews...
18. What do I admire about him? EVERTHING. He is levelheaded. He doesn't hold grudges/He forgives easily. He will do anything for anyone. He is fun to be around, and everyone likes to be around him. His knowledge about the gospel and church history, but most of all..that he puts up with me.
19. Will he read this? Not sure..maybe

Friday, October 10, 2008

Hammer Girl Book Club

My mother in law had the fanstastic idea of starting a book club with us Hammer Girls. We will take turns each month choosing a book and a place to have dinner to discuss it. This month was Beth Ann's turn and the book was Princess Acadamy by Shannon Hale. This book is an easy read and it is so cute! I really liked it.

We met at Gardner Village for some yummy dinner, to discuss the book, and then did a little shopping. It was so fun! I am glad we are doing this.

Thanks girls! I had a blast! Can't wait until next month!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Look who's walkin'

Ever since Preston was about 5 1/2 months, he has wanted us to walk him around. He did the usual holding our fingers with both hands..the first video is of him in St. George walking around the pool. The second video was him this morning.

He gets SOOOOO exited when he is walking. He now only wants us to hold his left hand. If we try to hold his right, he won't move, or he physically make us switch to his left hand. If he wants to walk, he will crawl/cruise over to us, sit in our lap, grab our hand with his left, and stand up. He cruises and he loves it. Maybe by his first birthday he will be walking on his own...

Look at me go!!

My Best Butt Cheek, Becky, is having her first little girl, Alli Jane. She is due on Halloween, so Becky's sister Megan, sister in law Tasha, me, Casey, Jeni, and a few other friends threw her a shower...a halloween themed shower. I volunteered to make the 'pumpkin cake'...not a pumpkin flavored cake, but a pumpkin shaped cake. Those of you who know me, know that I am not the baker..so Megan and Tasha were nice enough to let me do it :0) I made the 'better than anything cake' but did it in two bundt cake pans so it would be shaped like a pumpkin. I made the whipping cream and dyed it orange, and the stem was a snickers bar. My 'crafty-ness' didn't stop there, I also made Becky a hoody towel (with the help of my cousin Tracy:0))! I am sure that those of you who know me are in complete shock because baking DRIVES ME CRAZY and I don't sew..but for some reason I actually WANTED to bake and sew!! I also made this YUMMY salsa, and Megan had the cutest idea of cutting out a pumpkin and putting the salsa in the pumpkin. The food was yummy! Here are the end results...

Friday, October 3, 2008

How quirky am I??

TAG - Lets just see how QUIRKY I am...Tell us about 5 unspectacular quirks of yours...

Quirk #1... Whenever I lock my car, I HAVE to hear it 'beep' twice..as if it double locks the doors or something

Quirk #2... After I lay Preston down for the night, I have to lock all the doors. If I don't, I worry while I am downstairs that someone will break in and take him.

Quirk #3... I have a particular order in how my shower routine MUST go..first shampoo, then conditioner, while the conditioner is 'setting' I wash my body and then shave. My last step is to rinse the conditioner

Quirk #4... If I am lucky enough to soak in the tub, I HAVE to shower first. I don't want to be soaking in my own filth.

Quirk #5... I rock back and forth (with or without a baby in my arms) anytime I am sitting or standing.

So those are a few of my very unspectacular quirks..I am sure you have noticed more, so if you have I would love to hear them.

I tag the following 5 people:

Michelle, Holly, Becky, Kathy, and Lindsey