Our history!

I've seen this on a few blogs and I thought this was a neat thing for history sake. I don't know if I have ever really recorded these things and felt it important to do it. I love my husband so much and am so grateful for the things we have been through together, he is my best friend, he makes me happy and I am so grateful to have him for eternity!

If you are interested copy and paste this into a new note. Replace with your answers (obviously).

1. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE?
Aaron and I met at a dance. We were both dating other people. I thought he was really cute and we did talk for a bit but that was all. His dad takes all the credit for us getting together because he introduced us while playing volleyball at the stake center in Chico. I finally introduced myself to him because he was just too shy (he says intimidated).

2. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST DATE?
October Conference at the Ward building in Oroville. First kiss was out at the ranch in Bangor at my sister, Kathryn's homecoming.


3. HOW LONG DID YOU DATE BEFORE YOU GOT ENGAGED?
2 1/2 months - I knew right away he was a keeper!


4. HOW DID YOUR FIANCE PROPOSE?
He gave me a bell for Christmas that had the ring hanging from the clacker. With the bell was a note that said, "shake this bell for the ring of your life". He then kneeled down and asked me to marry him. I didn't catch on and just started ringing the bell and tried to act really excited about it (but wasn't until I realized what was really happening).


5. WHAT JOBS DID YOU TWO HAVE WHILE YOU WERE ENGAGED?
Aaron was working at Winco as a cashier in Chico and I was teaching 3rd grade in Yuba City and coaching basketball at Gridley High.


6. HOW LONG WERE YOU ENGAGED?
Five(long) months.


7. HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED?
I was 29 and Aaron was 23.


8. WHEN DID YOU GET MARRIED?
May 30, 1998... time has gone by so fast.


9. WHAT WERE YOUR COLORS?
Lavendar and yellow


10. HOW MANY BRIDESMAIDS DID YOU HAVE?
eight bridemaids and as many groom's men as well.


11. WHO WAS YOUR MAID OF HONOR?
I don't think I had one! Oh! Maybe Terri cuz she stood out so much. She was 8 months pregnant. (She got me back though, she asked me to be her maid of honor when I was 9 months pregnant with Elizabeth).


12. WHERE WAS THE CEREMONY?
The Oakland Temple


13. DID YOU HAVE A DJ OR BAND?
Good ol' John Mohr! Gotta love him!


14. DID YOU HAVE A SONG YOU DANCED TO AND WHAT WAS IT?
I don't remember! I do remember singing "Tea for Two" with him on one of our first dates and thinking, "Wow, he has a nice voice".


15. DID ANYTHING GO WRONG AT THE WEDDING OR RECEPTION?
No! It was so perfect! Aaron didn't like that an ex-boyfriend caught, or should I say fought, for the garter.


16. WHAT CAR DID YOU LEAVE IN AND WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?
Aaron's white ford taurus


17. WHERE DID YOU GO FOR YOUR HONEYMOON?
To Shingle Springs on the coast and then to Mexico a few months later when school was out.


18. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT?
Sitting across the alter of the temple looking at Aaron and knowing he is my eternal companion.

19. WOULD YOU HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING IF YOU COULD?
You can always change something for the better, but it's always better to look forward and try to better with what's to come.


20. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED?
It will be 11 years this May.

Whew! I'm so glad it's FRIDAY!

Wow! It's been a long week! I'm so happy that it's Friday. I have subbed all week and somehow managed to keep the house from turning up-side down (thank you Aaron). Eventhough we have been in survival mode all week we did survive, no one was forgotten and we are all still alive, thanks to my mom and dad, Dominica, Amanda, and my sister Kathryn. I was definately an airhead about several things but it all worked out okay. A couple of things I learned this week... teachers really don't get paid enough and aren't appreciated enough (I'm not really a teacher, so I can say that)and I am so grateful that I can stay home and take care of my children and that I'm not working full time! I love being a mom to my children, but not really to everyone else's kids!

Christian's Mission and report were due on Monday (which we made out of sand and cement... I don't recommend this, it was soo heavy!) He did get an A+ but in all, seriously, who deserves the grade? Afterall, how many times did I remind him to do it? How much of it did he really do? Okay, so he really didn't care as much as I did and he knew it, so he took advantage! Oh well! It's over and I'm so grateful.

On Wednesday, April Fools day, I made cupcakes for dinner (I saw the idea in Family Fun). The kids were a little confused and said,"April fools, right?" But what they didn't realize was that the cupcakes were made out of meatloaf and mashed potatoes! It was cute to see their funny faces and their comments. They informed me that they did really like the meatloaf and mashed potatoes eventhough it wasn't what they expected!

Lizzy's Birthday pictures!

All the Warren Cousins at Cinderella

Elizabeth and her friend, Maddie

Lizzy with her friends Bella and Megan

Lizzy opening presents


Maddie (Lizzy's friend), Samie (Meliah's good friend) and Meliah

Lizzy with her ladybug cake (the wind blew the candles out!)

Meliah and Taylor enjoying their cupcakes

Kerri and my friend Emily took some pictures at Elizabeth's birthday party. I have a camera now but I didn't at the time so it was very nice of them to take them and give them to me. We had a Warren cousins party on the Friday the 13th and the weather was perfect for the kids to play outside and bounce on the bounce house and play basketball. The next day the kids went to Cinderella (High School production in Gridley) with Grandma Warren and a bunch of cousins. They loved it! Aaron and I stayed at home and got ready for another party with some good friends and Aaron's side of the family. There are just too many kids on my side of the family to have one party! Anyway, Saturday was nice but a little cold! We let the kids play for a little bit, ate and then came back to the house for some games. I should have switched and just had the Saturday one at home too, but it was an adventure and Lizzy loved her parties and all her presents! She was pretty sick after her parties for a few days... it's nice to have her in good health again. One night I sat by the tub in the bathroom with her for about 2 hours... ugh!

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

I sure do love my little girl. She is an amazing little munchkin with so much personality. These are the things that we all love so much about Lizzy Lou!

*She is always wanting to do whatever I am doing, and as a result knows how to do
many of the chores in the house. She folds laundry, washes dishes, vacuums,
cleans the mirrors and sinks and even gets her own breakfast.

*She is a cutting machine. We don't even need a paper shredder because she cuts
things into such small pieces.

*She loves puzzles and will put the same one together several times in a row.

*She loves avocados, green beans, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes and most vegitables.

*She loves when I substitute teach because she knows she'll get to spend the day at Grandma and Grandpa's house to play with all the special toys!

*She has two best friends that are her cousins on both sides of the family (Isabella and Grace)

*She can write her name legibly, counts to 29 and can recognize all the letters of the alphabet. (She's so ready for kindergarten... but still has another year with momma)

*I often see her singing in the car to some familiar tune with such conviction and seriousness in her face it gives me a laugh. (maybe too much american idol)

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Pay it Forward!

I copied this from my friend Emily's blog... it should be fun!

Pay it FORWARD--How it works:

The FIRST THREE people to leave a comment on this post will receive at some point during this year a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive will be a total surprise--to both of us.

The CATCH is that YOU MUST PLAY TOO! Before you leave your comment here, write a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (you can cut and paste these instructions). Then come back and let me know that you are going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift. It's THAT easy!

Remember, only the FIRST THREE comments will qualify. Good luck!

These Just in...

I just got these pictures from another mother that has her kids in Scouts with Christian. The pictures are so much better... I just had to share!

Bad pictures are better than none! Scouts!

Christian received his Bear award at the blue and gold dinner last night. He is really excited and is trying to get as many arrow points as he can before he turns 10. He is such a good scout and enjoys it so much. Last night he made a cake that looked like a globe with the USA in the middle. Aaron wasn't feeling too well yesterday, so, I got to help him for the most part. We wanted all the continents to be different colors but we got tired of making so many colors so it didn't turn out exactly how we planned but that's life. Anyway, I sure do love Christian, he is so kind and so obedient... just like his dad.