Skinny Chris

Above is Chris in January and below Chris now - 40 lbs. I think he looks great! Chris made his own diet plan and others in his family followed it and have lost weight too and everyone looks so good. It may not seem to obvious in these little pictures, but it's the same belt (it's reversible) and his collar went down from a 17 to a 15 1/2 (XLto Medium). What a handsome guy!

fun filled week

What a fun week we had! Canyon is now four years old! I cannot believe how big he is! Grandma Betty came over to celebrate with us and Canyon got a bike, among other things. We took him a few times to look at the bikes and he didn't want the green one ,well the green one was the right price, so we got it for him and the first thing he said was "It's the exact same one as I wanted!" We were relieved. Three days later we celebrated the 4th! We had a church party at 7am, it was already too hot to be outside.

There we met Sheriff Joe Arpaio. And Chris sang a patriotic number in a quartet. That night we watched fireworks at fiesta mall (mcc show).
Sheridan was so funny. It would go like this F.W.: "Kaboom". Sher: "Yeah (Clapping). Thats funny, huhuhuhuh". Also on the 4th (I had been sick the night before) Chris let me take it easy and I finally got to read Twilight, great book. On Saturday we went to the museum, the kids seemed to enjoy it. Canyon really liked climbing on the cars they had. Oh and another thing, I totally believe in miracles, our car didn't pass emissions, the engine light was on and we had to have something replaced (which we so can't afford) and they told us we have to get the codes cleared from our car for it to pass, even after it was fixed. Well the engine light went off (w/o fixing), so we were still suppsed to get the codes removed, but Chris decided just to go to the inspection place and it passed! hallelujah! Miracle! What a totally great week! Oh and the bald baby days are so over.

camera found!

So I found my camera and thought I would do some catching up on my posts, this might be kind of long. First we were in UT in the middle of may, Aunt Talara busted out the water toys and the Allphin cuosins got to slip and slide and swim/ get eaten by the frog pool. Then back in CO for memorial day it was very cold and wet but we decided to brave the elements and had a hot dog roast and made smores. We were all dripping on the way home. But we had so much fun with the Chapmans and Coxs, it was very memorable. Then we loaded up the Penske, Chris was truly amazing loading that beast, and came to scorching AZ where the kids got re-acquainted with their Rucker cousins Dezi, Jeryn and Simeon (Roenen too and met baby Carter). It has been great to be close to the fam again.

the mom lingo -bingo

So, I have no idea where my camera is. That's why I'm suckin it up in the blogging district. I was just having a few thoughts as i was reading some friends blogs and decided to type. A couple different friends have typed up their kids nick names and I just think that it is so funny, i love them and i love when people post them. But it also made me think about the mom language. I talked to a couple girls about it before but I find it amazing that when you become a mom (it seems) you begin rhyming all you words, like canyon is canyon manyon, sheridan becomes sheridan meridan, or sher bear, i don't think i ever would have uttered wowie kazowie before i had children. Or filling in words like Grumplestiltskin or Frumplestiltskin . Or trying out new forms of descriptive words -what a cutey cuterson? or pretty von frump girl? What possesses us to speak this way?

hot mama!

We have made it to AZ! It is rather warm. I'm excited for this new part of our adventure and wonder what it will bring. It was so sad to leave Colorado but it is nice to be near my family and old friends. I've gotta send a fat thanks to all who helped move us, THANKS. And now almost all the boxes are unpacked and we have something that resembles a living space. Well, I have already been reminded of how hot the car is when you open the door, and how hot the seat belts and steering wheel are. Chris thought I was so weird when I moved to Utah and had a steering wheel cover, he'll learn. Sheridan is now out of the crib, and doing ok with it. Canyon has been swimming everyday since we got here, so he's happy. Chris is studying for the second part of step 2 of the USMLE. I'm finally crashing from my stress high, and am feeling rather tired. Oh and I can't wait for my Grandmas Sunday dinners! It's been way to long.

3rd tags a charm

I got Tagged By Tiffany

1. The total number of movies I own:
Maybe 100

2. The last movie I bought:
101 dalmations, for the kids

3. The last movie I saw:
Baby Mama, so funny

4. Five movies that mean something to me:

1. Love Actually, I just love how it all works out
2. Lonesome Dove, Whenever I need a really good cry, i can turn to that one
3. Paint your wagon, my dad always sang "i was born under a wanderin star" growing up
4. The man from snowy river, watched it a lot growing up
5. Can't hardly wait - takes me back to the old school


i tag jenn, talara, crystal and andrea

second tag

tag rules:
1. you link back to the person who tagged you.
2. post these rules on your blog.
3. share six unimportant things about yourself.
4. tag six random people at the end of your entry.
5. let the tagged people know by leaving a comment on their blogs.
6. enjoy the results.

Tiffany tagged me.

1. I can still do the splits
2. I have trichotillomania, not an extreme case
3. I loved living on moldy Saba
4. I have lived in 5 different states and another country
5. I love people watching
6. Open cupboards bother me

I tag Ashley, Cassie, Megyn, Talara, Skeeter, Heather