my 100

1- I hate baths
2- I am paranoid something will happen to my kids
3- I have 3 brothers
4- The 1st time I had stitches was when Eli was born(c-section)
5- I like to decorate my house
6- I am an ok writer (just ask Ryan)
7- My brother and I went to Hawaii for a month to visit friends when I was 12 and he was 16
8- I can’t sing
9- I ran track in 7th grade-I hated it.
10- I used to be a tomboy (still am a little).
11- I am not good at putting on make-up, and I am not very fashionable
12- I like to decorate cakes.
13- I love buying clothes for my kids.
14- I volunteer work for kids who are in Foster care.
15- I don’t like having a December birthday.-It either gets clumped in with the rest of the holidays, or everyone forgets it, because they are too busy with the rest of the holidays. I will do everything I can to make sure I don’t have a December baby
16- I have lived in Utah my whole life.
17- I bite my nails
18- I am afraid of the dark, when I am alone.
19- I wear contacts.
20- I think I want Lasik, but then I get scared.
21- I have NO patience.
22- I am ¼ Italian
23- I played the violin from 5th-10th grade
24- I love the smell of dirt
25- I hate needles and shots
26- I am late for everything
27- I hate to cook
28- I don’t like to take medicine
29- I easily get stuck in my comfort zone
30- I am shy
31- I hate being the center of attention
32- My husband treats me way better than I deserve
33- I procrastinate, then have anxiety
34- I am a worrier
35- I think caramel makes everything better
36- I have never broken a bone
37- I love to have my feet rubbed, but it rarely happens
38- I love cold cereal
39- I love clocks
40- Flying scares me
41- My favorite sound is the sound of my kids giggling and “talking” to each other
42- I am insecure
43- I hate to exercise
44- I love bargain shopping
45- I was married in Manti
46- I can make a killer Tiger’s Blood shaved ice
47- I always peek at at least one Christmas present every year
48- Snapdragons are my favorite flower
49- I want to go skydiving
50- I am a terrible driver
51- Heavy winds cause me stress and scare me (I definitely live in the wrong place).
52- I don’t find out the sex of my babies
53- I have man hands
54- When I go somewhere that has those big cinnamon suckers on wood sticks (like Pizza Factory), I have to buy one. They remind me of going to Frontier Pies with my mom.
55- I hate when people drive slow in the fast lane
56- I wish I was more outgoing
57- I don’t like it when people are mean to each other
58- I hate pineapple
59- I yell at Eli all the time, and then feel bad later
60- I have way too much clutter
61- I am not good with words, and don’t always think before I speak, and so sometimes I think I offend people unintentionally
62- When I drive past American Fork hospital I get warm fuzzies because it reminds me of the days my babies were born
63- I like to play basketball and volleyball
64- I was accused of plagerism in college
65- I am disorganized
66- I love pasta
67- I am uncoordinated
68- I don’t like my eyes
69- I wish I had a sister
70- I am terrified of public speaking
71- I like hostess cupcakes
72- I cannot get up on a wakeboard
73- I have been to 27 states and 6 countries
74- I think going to the bathroom is a waste of time
75- I love being on the beach and by the ocean, it makes me smile
76- I don’t like being away from Ryan for long periods of time (overnight is too long)
77- I am not a big ice cream fan, but when I do eat it, Rocky Road is my favorite
78- I think it is funny to push Ryan over when he is standing up to put on his shoes or pants
79- When I got married it took me awhile to change my name, because I loved my maiden name.
80- Speed is the only game I can beat Ryan at. And I do it almost every time we play
81- I lost Eli at Lowes when he was 21 months old. It was the scariest 5 minutes of my life
82- I cry easily
83- I have cracked my head open many times, but I have never had stitches, because my mommy always put a butterfly bandage on it. She got good at those.
84- My favorite thing is when Ryan gives me his undivided attention.
85- I don’t like to wear shoes
86- I love avocados, especially on turkey sandwiches
87- Ryan says I am very predictable
88- I am pretty sure I have the shortest and least amount of eyelashes
89- I like to skip Sunday School, it is a bad habit I aquired when I was a teen
90- I want 4 kids
91- I shop at Target more than any other store
92- I usually don’t spend more than 10 dollars on any article of clothing or pair of shoes for me, Ryan, or the kids
93- I get easily distracted
94- I went bowling on my due date-it didn’t help the bugger come out.
95- I have great in-laws
96- I painted my whole house
97- Stride spearmint is my favorite gum
98- I am not a shoe person. I have about 4 pairs of shoes that I wear. And 2 are church shoes.
99- I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology
100-I am a night owl, and hate mornings.

Half a year? Seriously?!!

My little Hallie is six months old. That is half a year!! Where did the time go? I thought time went fast with Eli, but I seriously can barely even remember Hallie as a little lump. I swear she was only an infant until the day she came home from the hospital, and then she became a baby that smiled, cooed, giggled, wiggled, and grabs everything. She even eats baby food! Why can't they stay teeny tiny for longer?

All I know is the first half a year of my pregnancy did NOT go this fast. Sometimes I think I am ready for another one already.... then I wipe a poopy bum and realiize two is FABULOUS for now!

P.s. I totally HATE blogger (or else I am just computer stupid). The pictures are supposed to be in order from birth-6 months, and they look fine in preview, but then when I post they go screwy. This suck!! LIndsay I need your help- what is the place called that you type your posts in?

Absolutely Delicious!!

I know, I know you are all shocked, that me Lessley Teeples, she who never cooks, is posting a recipe. (but it is a dessert, so that is a little more believable). I know alot of you are on diets, but I highly recommend you have a free day and make this YUMMY pie. I thought it was fabulous, and I made it, and it turned out, so you know it has got to be easy. So here goes my first posted recipe:

Banana Caramel Spice Pie
1 large ripe banana, sliced
1 OREO Pie Crust (6 oz.)
2 cups cold milk
2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O White Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
1 cup caramel ice cream topping
PLACE banana slices on bottom of crust.
POUR cold milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes and cinnamon. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spoon into crust.
REFRIGERATE 4 hours or until set. Serve topped with caramel topping. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

A MIracle!!

Tonight a miracle happened. Hallie fell asleep in my arms! She NEVER falls asleep in my arms, or anywhere besides a bed. But tonight as I was feeding her, I looked down and she was out. I was so excited. I LOVE to snuggle my babies and neither of them are snugglers. They both are very wiggly and would pretty much rather do anything than sit still and and snuggle up to me.

I felt like my little snuggle time was my reward for the week that those "sweet " little angels put me through last week.
So tonight I had a little bit of heaven as I held my baby, stared at her perfect little body, and enjoyed the feeling of her close to me.

Where,oh where has my fridge gone?

Well Eli has reached the stage where he loves to cut, color, paste and make wonderful art projects. He also thinks that each and every single piece he makes is a masterpiece, and so needs to be displayed in his very own art galery-the fridge.

Chrismas/new year's slide show!

Sad thoughts and happy thoughts

Well, with the recent tragedy I really haven't been up to doing much. I have had many emotions run through me: sadness, anger, shock, disbelief, feeling sick, and just feeling plain down. I wanted to write about my sweet friend Kristy, but I am not good with words and really didn't know what say. But I finally decided that I needed to write something, and hopefully it comes out the way I intend. Even though I hadn't talked to Kristy in quite awhile (even though last week I did tell Ryan I needed to call her, and didn't. I feel really bad about that, but I did learn my lesson.) I just keep remebering the funny, outspoken, and giving person she was. She was so fun to be around, and I was always so excited when Investools would have dinner parties because I knew she would be there and we would laugh the whole night. After I had ELi she was determined to get me skinny again, and we would do Tae bo at her house. And she was always quick to tell me that my stance was wrong or I wasn't sucking in or anything else I was doing wrong, but it was nice to have someone to help me out, even if I couldn't get the punch just right. She was a great person, and I regret that I didn't make that phone call so that i could have one last laugh with her.
I cry for those sweet boys who will not be able to know thier mom and have her hug and kiss them. I hope that they will grow to be great young men and be able to overcome this terrible event. It helps me to appreciate my little babies a litttle more.
I am also in total shock and disbelief to think that someone who's house I had been in, sat next to at church, ate dinner with on numerous occossions, and who my husband saw and talked to on a daily basis at work could do such a horriffic thing. It is still so hard for me to comprehend.
But, I decided today that I am sure Kristy would not want me, or really anyone for that matter, to just sit around feeling sorry for her, she would want us to be happy and to do something good and worwhile instead. So I decided to help take my mind off things that I would think of something that makes me happy, and of course the one person that can always make me smile is crazy Eli. So I was thinking of some of the random, funny things he said to me in the last couple days, and thought I would share them with you and even though they may not be as funny to you, they were funny to me and it is helping me smile ansd feel a little better by remebering them and writing them down
First, I was wearing a ponytail in my hair (a very little one, because I don't have much hair) and he came up and took the elastic out and said, "I don't like you to have a ponytail, it makes you look dumb." Since when do three year olds care how thier mom's hair looks.
another thing he said was, "Mom, why are you wearing those pants? I don't like them." This is funny for a couple reasons: first the obvious-the fact that he has an opinion on my pants, and second they are new pants and he noticed that. I mean come on, Ryan rarely even notices when I wear new clothes. And the thing that he said to me today that really made my day and made me feel better was: "Mom you are the best. Dad isn't the best, you are the best". Ah, how sweet is that? (now granted he was talking about who brushes his teeth the best, but I don't care I will take what I can get, since Ryan usually is the one who is the best at everything, at least I can say I am the best at brushing his teeth). So now that I have been able to write a few of my emotions down for therapeutic reasons, and also been able to make myself smile by thinking about my silly son, I am going to go call a friend I haven't talked to in awhile, so I won't have another regret.