What's new in the month of June!

1.) Shane is getting older!!!;o)

Shane had his 23rd birthday on the 12th. For some reason, I just love that day... It could be that that was the day my very best friend came into this world:o) But it's just a really good day!

He had to work but he didn't go in until late, so we just picked up some breakfast and went to Power Ranch lake and had a picnic & fed the ducks (One of Drake's very favorite things to do! He is just so fascinated with them.) Usually, I don't get to surprise Shane with him working at a bank and having access to our accounts to see where I'm buying things or how much I'm spending... until I wised up this last Christmas and made him get a gift account that is for my eyes only!:o) So while he was at work, Drake and I got his surprise presents and waited for him to come home...

We went to dinner at one of Shane's very favorite restaurants, Gecko Grill, for his main craving- a shrimp mango quesadilla. He said his birthday was made just from that... But then we went home to sing him happy birthday, eat one of the YUMMIEST ice cream cakes from Cold Stone that I have ever had! That was surprise #1 for Shane cuz he is always asking for an ice cream cake. Score 1 of 2 for Mom & D!:o) Then he opened THE present that he has been bugging me for constantly for almost a year.... a Wii Sport... And boy was he surprised! I honestly love it when that happens. It makes me feel good!:oD And he loves it! We've played it every night until it's almost too late for us... And my arm feels like it's gonna fall off, haha! But yes, so I'm pretty sure Drake & I were 2 for 2 in the surprise and present department. I hope it was a good day for Shane though! We sure do love you Daddy!!!!!


2.)New do!

The momma couldn't take looking like an old lady anymore, just pulling the long hair into a pony-tail or bun. So I chopped off at least 10 inches! I love love LOVE the shortness! Easy to do. Nice for the summer! Long over due! :o) (Pics to come...)


3.) New Car!

Shane finally parted ways with the dearly beloved and old family friend- "Red" truck. We probably would've kept it if not for the fact that our family is growing rapidly, gas prices are not really truck friendly, AND the a/c didn't work. In AZ, you can only take that so long. So when we were looking at our options, Shane put the truck up on Craigslist.com just to see if we'd get any offers, and sure enough! We had it sold within about a week of posting at not too much lower than we had asked for.

Since we had so much success in selling on Craigslist, we thought we'd try buying off of there too. So Shane did some research and figured he wanted to look into the next best thing after a truck- an SUV. He found a sweet deal on this Durango on a Sunday, went to test drive it the next day, and loved it (Shane especially loved how cold the a/c ran!!!:o)) and we were sold! Now Shane just can't wait to take it camping and loves that it can fit our whole family very comfortably and then some in the future!:o)

And last but not least.......

4.) A new house!!!!!!

Yep! It's true. It's been so crazy how fast everything has moved with this & just how well everything has fallen into place... But we have been soooo blessed with all of it so far! So for those of you feeling hurt that we are close friends and I didn't even let you know about it- really, it has moved so fast that I haven't had the time to really share! Plus, I didn't want to share just incase something fell through...

So we went to our friends', Clint & Traci, house for a get together and we loved their house! They told us what a good experience it was to buy it from the deal they got to even the people they worked with. Shane & I had thrown the idea around a few months ago but decided not to with the new baby on the way. But after talking with them, we started talking about the possibilities and just how badly we don't love the campus housing so much anymore. Not that it's a bad place- it was great for starting out and definitely beat the heck out of getting an apartment! But there are just some things that have come up that weren't there when we first moved in, not to mention now is a fabulous time to buy! So very many incentives!

Anyway... we started seriously looking into those days after visiting Traci & Clint. We went to talk with the real estate agent that they went through. Turns out they had a model home that was for sale now that came with everything already (Landscaping done, appliances & blinds included, not to mention some lovely upgrades:o)) So Shane & went home loving it but not so much the price. I told him when we were driving home "If only they would lower the price a little bit!"..... Ask & ye shall receive!:o) We got a call on Wednesday saying they lowered it by $10,000!!! So yeah... Needless to say, we hopped right on that.

We moved in this last weekend (and I hate the moving process, might I add. If my stuff could've magically made its way over to the new house, I would've LOVED that!!!:o)) But thanks to our families and a couple good friends, they made the transition as easy as possible for us and were SOOO very helpful! We definitely appreciate them!

Drakey is still getting used to having his own room. He doesn't love having to scream at us in the morning for us to come get him... :o/ Poor guy. But It's so nice to have more space. And NICE space at that! Sunday we had both families over for our first BBQ dinner... My dad said to me, "Lonz, I think this the first time you've ever had us over!" I said, "I know! Because it's the first time we actually have had space enough to!!!" Haha so that was fun!


But yes, we are moved in and are LOVING it!!! (Pics of the house to come as well, as soon as we get the internet going!:o))

My sentiments EXACTLY!

So... I have another blog coming but I had to take another moment to sort of step up to my political soap box, or let someone else do it for me in a way. I read this and could not NOT post it. It's an open letter a woman wrote to the Glenn Beck show. Long but definitely a letter worth reading if you're as tired of all the political bologna going on as I am... And all I have to say about the it is a big, resounding AMEN!!!

GLENN: I got a letter from a woman in Arizona. She writes an open letter to our nation's leadership: I'm a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. There must be someone. Please tell me who you are. Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you're willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now. You might ask yourself what my views and issues are that I would horribly feel so disenfranchised by both major political parties. What kind of nut job am I? Will you please tell me?

Well, these are briefly my views and issues for which I seek representation:

One, illegal immigration. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the trafficking in drugs and people. No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This isn't to be confused with legal immigration.

Two, the TARP bill, I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you no, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed. Freeze, repeal.

Three: Czars, I want the circumvention of our checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution and honor it.

Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There is more to say.

Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive decision. Don't you dare try to pass this in the middle of the night and then go on break. Slow down!

Six, growing government control. I want states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. Shrink it down. Mind your own business. You have enough to take care of with your real obligations. Why don't you start there.

Seven, ACORN. I do not want ACORN and its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census. I want them investigated. I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time on every real estate deal that closes. Stop the funding to ACORN and its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations. I do not trust them with taking the census over with our taxpayer money. I don't trust them with our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people. Investigate.

Eight, redistribution of wealth. No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs. That is the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I never got a job from a poor person. Why do you want me to hate my employers? Why ‑‑ what do you have against shareholders making a profit?

Nine, charitable contributions. Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out, please. We want to do it ourselves.

Ten, corporate bailouts. Knock it off. Sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful. Have you ever ripped off a Band‑Aid? We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us.

Eleven, transparency and accountability. How about it? No, really, how about it? Let's have it. Let's say we give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk. Please try ‑‑ please stop manipulating and trying to appease me with clever wording. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop hiding things from me.

Twelve, unprecedented quick spending. Stop it now.

Take a breath. Listen to the people. Let's just slow down and get some input from some nonpoliticians on the subject. Stop making everything an emergency. Stop speed reading our bills into law. I am not an activist. I am not a community organizer. Nor am I a terrorist, a militant or a violent person. I am a parent and a grandparent. I work. I'm busy. I'm busy. I am busy, and I am tired. I thought we elected competent people to take care of the business of government so that we could work, raise our families, pay our bills, have a little recreation, complain about taxes, endure our hardships, pursue our personal goals, cut our lawn, wash our cars on the weekends and be responsible contributing members of society and teach our children to be the same all while living in the home of the free and land of the brave.

I entrusted you with upholding the Constitution. I believed in the checks and balances to keep from getting far off course. What happened? You are very far off course. Do you really think I find humor in the hiring of a speed reader to unintelligently ramble all through a bill that you signed into law without knowing what it contained? I do not. It is a mockery of the responsibility I have entrusted to you. It is a slap in the face. I am not laughing at your arrogance. Why is it that I feel as if you would not trust me to make a single decision about my own life and how I would live it but you should expect that I should trust you with the debt that you have laid on all of us and our children. We did not want the TARP bill. We said no. We would repeal it if we could. I am sure that we still cannot. There is such urgency and recklessness in all of the recent spending.

From my perspective, it seems that all of you have gone insane. I also know that I am far from alone in these feelings. Do you honestly feel that your current pursuits have merit to patriotic Americans? We want it to stop. We want to put the brakes on everything that is being rushed by us and forced upon us. We want our voice back. You have forced us to put our lives on hold to straighten out the mess that you are making. We will have to give up our vacations, our time spent with our children, any relaxation time we may have had and money we cannot afford to spend on you to bring our concerns to Washington. Our president often knows all the right buzzword is unsustainable. Well, no kidding. How many tens of thousands of dollars did the focus group cost to come up with that word? We don't want your overpriced words. Stop treating us like we're morons.

We want all of you to stop focusing on your reelection and do the job we want done, not the job you want done or the job your party wants done. You work for us and at this rate I guarantee you not for long because we are coming. We will be heard and we will be represented. You think we're so busy with our lives that we will never come for you? We are the formerly silent majority, all of us who quietly work , pay taxes, obey the law, vote, save money, keep our noses to the grindstone and we are now looking up at you. You have awakened us, the patriotic spirit so strong and so powerful that it had been sleeping too long. You have pushed us too far. Our numbers are great. They may surprise you. For every one of us who will be there, there will be hundreds more that could not come. Unlike you, we have their trust. We will represent them honestly, rest assured. They will be at the polls on voting day to usher you out of office. We have cancelled vacations. We will use our last few dollars saved. We will find the representation among us and a grassroots campaign will flourish. We didn't ask for this fight. But the gloves are coming off. We do not come in violence, but we are angry. You will represent us or you will be replaced with someone who will. There are candidates among us when hewill rise like a Phoenix from the ashes that you have made of our constitution.

Democrat, Republican, independent, libertarian. Understand this. We don't care. Political parties are meaningless to us. Patriotic Americans are willing to do right by us and our Constitution and that is all that matters to us now. We are going to fire all of you who abuse power and seek more. It is not your power. It is ours and we want it back. We entrusted you with it and you abused it. You are dishonorable. You are dishonest. As Americans we are ashamed of you. You have brought shame to us. If you are not representing the wants and needs of your constituency loudly and consistently, in spite of the objections of your party, you will be fired. Did you hear? We no longer care about your political parties. You need to be loyal to us, not to them. Because we will get you fired and they will not save you. If you do or can represent me, my issues, my views, please stand up. Make your identity known. You need to make some noise about it. Speak up. I need to know who you are. If you do not speak up, you will be herded out with the rest of the sheep and we will replace the whole damn congress if need be one by one. We are coming. Are we coming for you? Who do you represent? What do you represent? Listen. Because we are coming. We the people are coming.

3 men & a little lady! :o)

Well, that little lady is actually getting kind of big. BUT we'll pretend I'm still little!!!:oP

So I was looking through all my other cute preggo friends' blogs and realized that I am a horrible mommy along with being a horrible blogger, which I was already aware of. I haven't given any updates and my poor 2nd child is gonna have a complex one day thinking I didn't care or wasn't excited for his arrival... Haha, I really am excited, I promise Child!!! I just forget to do simple things like this amongst all the other crazy things going on in life, ya know?

ANYWAY... we officially found out last month that the coming addition to the Hunsaker Bunch is going to be another fun little BOY!:o) Drake will have a little buddy and Mom & Dad couldn't be more excited as well! We are a little stuck where names are concerned. We want something cool but a little more on the uncommon side (like Drake:o)) so any input on that would be greatly appreciated and taken into consideration!

I call him "The Predator Baby" cuz in this particular set of ultrasounds, he looked like the predator off of "Alien vs. Predator"! Don't you think???:o) He just likes to look directly at the camera instead of letting us get the profile shots. At our 26 week appt though, we get to have a 4-D ultrasound! We're pretty excited about that since we didn't get one of those with Drake...

I don't know if it's just a boy thing or if it's just my boys but neither of them are/were very shy to show off in the womb for the camera!:o) It was funny- the u/s tech brought the camera around under little guy #2's bum and he was sitting crossed legged like a pretzel, ready for his close up. And she goes, "Oh! Looks like we have a little brother!" Shane & I didn't need her to tell us... Good grief, my boys! We could be a little more modest... :o)

But everything else looked normal for baby #2! I do seem to be having a few more complications early with this baby though. Nothing too extremely serious- just enough that we have to keep an eye on it all. I'm pretty sure it's just my body saying "Holy cow- we're doing this again ALREADY???" But everything thing is going well and excited at how quickly time is passing!

In other news, my firstborn is getting SOOO BIG!!! Ah, I can't get over it. I was watching out home videos of when he was first born and I just can't believe how fast time is going by with him! Mr. D is now mobile and LOVES to explore wherever he can get to! He can crawl but if he wants to get somewhere fast, he does the worm. It's funny to watch:o) He's such a little rugrat and gets into as much as he can. He is also pulling himself up on things & using them to walk along...... I don't love this cuz now it's only a matter of time before he's running around everywhere and getting into everything... Aaaahhh!

Mr. Drake is also learning to talk!:o) He says "Mom" & "Momma." When he first started talking, I just thought it was a sound he was making but now I am absolutely positive he knows what it means even though he only does it when he wants me to pick him up or pay attention to him, and it works! He says "Da-da" too now but he said my name first waaay before his! We kinda had a little bet going on which he'd say first... :oD

Shane was in denial about D saying "mom" until one day we came home from the store and put him in the living room to play with his toys. So after putting the groceries away, I came around the corner to find him off of the rug and scooting towards our fan. So Shane and I sat at the end of our hallway just watching him. When he saw us, he started squirming down the hall our way. When he wasn't moving fast enough for his liking, he laid on his stomach, put his hands in the air towards me, and started whining then clear as day said "Momma!" Haha YESSSSSS!!! I win!

The funnier thing about this was before he could say "Da-da," Shane had been working extra hard to teach him. One time, Drake just smiled as if to say "Dad, you're so silly! I already know how to say it. It's just WHEN I decide to let you know that!" Then he says "Bah-bah." Haha I LOVE IT!

So yes... He also says "Whoa!" & "Buh-bye" when he's in a good mood:o) AND my favorite thing he does is SING!!! YES! My little singer boy... too sweet! We love our little chatter box, mess-making, singing, mobile rugrat! And he knows it!

Sort of a little vent, I guess.

So I got this e-mail today and just loved it. This blog is in no way intended to offend anyone. It is just my thoughts on this particular matter than I am sort of venting my frustrations about...

Lately, it seems to me like religion has been being portrayed by the media as "organizations for those who can't think for themselves." That those of us that are religious are constantly having to defend ourselves. Especially Christians (that's just my opinion though.)

The whole take God out of the government and our schools is ridiculous to me and it kinda irritates me a bit. Just a bit, though. :o) Especially because that is what this country was founded on. Maybe I'm just a stickler for tradition and respect, but being "one nation under God" stays because our founding fathers were Christian and came here so they could worship God how ever they wanted and keeping it that way is a matter of respecting the founders, even if you don't believe in God.

I just think it's all about the respect. I don't NOT like someone because they're aethist, but I will respect that that's what they believe. I am making that perfectly clear right now. But when stunts like this are pulled saying "Christians or Jews (or whatever religion) are discriminating cuz... blah blah blah..." No. That's when I won't sit back.

Oh goodness... So lately in church, we've been having a lot of 'love thy neighbor,' 'be a good example,' 'turn the other cheek' lessons. Shane & I were talking with my in-lwas yesterday and I guess they're trying to prepare us for this coming Gen. Conference. Supposedly there's going to be like 200,000+ protesters there because of the whole Prop 8, 102, & 2 issues. That right there is something I've tried to "turn the other cheek" about but it really really bugs me. No, we don't hate you because you're gay, BUT that decision would've affected the things I very strongly believe- so go ahead and pickott us at our church services. And we're the bigots and the haters. I think the thing about this whole ordeal is the simple fact that the vote is being reconsidered. It's called democracy- that's how it goes! I can guarantee you if the vote had gone the other way, there would have been no reconsidering to over-turn it.

Basically, the whole having to constantly stand up and fight for what we believe and what has been is just exhausting! BUT I will gladly do it because that is how much I love my God and what I believe in. It is who I am.

Anyway... Here's the e-mail!:o)

FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY!

In Florida, an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter & Passover holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians, Jews and observances of their holy days.


The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days. The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring, "Case dismissed!"

The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas and Easter and others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah. Yet my client and all other aethists have no such holidays."

The judge leaned forward in his chair saying. "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant."

The lawyer said, "Your honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for aethists."

The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is April Fools Day. Psalm 14:1 states: 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day. Court is adjourned.

You gotta love a Judge that knows his scripture!

Bored @ work!

10 years ago.....

I was 12 and in 7th grade @ Aprende Middle School (aka Prison) The beginning of my exit from my youthful innocence. A very uneventful year other than I had the craziest science teacher- Mrs. Lamb- who taught with puppets! Lambie & Froggie....... Lol when we did frog dissections, she made us sign a contract saying we wouldn't mistreat "Froggie's brothers & sisters." As crazy as she was, it was one of the only science classes I got an A in!

10 years from now....

I will be 32 and will have enjoyed almost 11 1/2 years of marriage! Yay! Haha, I will have an almost 10 year old, almost 9 year old and hopefully at least a couple more children as well!:oD Shane will have been out of school for 3-4 years and hopefully be involved or have a practice going as a physical therapist. We will hopefully have a more perminent place of residency in a HOUSE, a new truck for Shane, and maybe a bigger car for me... :o)

5 years ago.....

I was 17 :o) And it was a very good year, 2004 was! Senior year! My 2nd year @ Higley High. Shane was in most of the classes I really hated and made them bearable. I was homecoming queen (I still don't know how that happened...) I LOVED choir and drama; I had a few leading roles and solos (including a solo at the graduation ceremony!) And of course GRADUATION itself! Amazing... And lastly, I got my 1st real job working in customer service @ Albertson's.

5 years from now...

I will be 27 and will be happily married for 6 years. My babies won't be so much a babies anymore @ 5 & 4 y/o! And perhaps maybe 1 more baby:oD Shane will hopefully be graduating from NAU. Or wherever... And we will be looking for a place to settle down so he can start his physical therapy.

1 year ago....

I was 21 and had been married for 3 months. We had just found out we were going to have Mr. Drake Alan and I was still in the fun 1st trimester. Nauseous as could be.

1 year from now...

I will be 23, Drake almost 1 1/2 y/o, and 4 month old baby (girl????:o)) Shane and I will have been married for 2 whole years, together for 9 though!:o) We will be poor but happy! Living and loving life!!!

yesterday...

I got to go to lunch with my boys!:o) Which made the day so much better. When I got off work, I got to spend some MORE time with them- Between both of us working and Shane's school, we don't see a whole lot of each other til the night time!:o(- and Shane went to pick up some dinner and a movie. We watched The Express w/ Dennis Quaid. LOVED IT! I totally recommend it.

tomorrow...

I haven't planned THAT far ahead. At least not for tomorrow anyway... But I don't have work- hallelujah! Growing a baby is hard work so probably just a little R & R until I have to do something, like clean:oD I've yet to finish Breaking Dawn so I think I might work on that!

5 snacks I enjoy.....

1) Chocolate anything!

2) Fruit

3) Chips and & Mom's salsa

4) Teryaki/peppered jerky

5) Cheese

5 songs I know all the words to.....

1) The Star Spangled Banner:o)

2) I'll Be Seeing You by Frank Sinatra

3) Pretty much any Nat King Cole song

4) The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson

5) Love Story by Taylor Swift

5 things I would do with a million dollars....

1) PARTY at my house!

2) Have NO debt

3) Get family outtta debt too!

4) New house, new car for me, new truck for Shane!:o)

5) Travel the rest of the world...

5 things I'd never wear.....

1) Leg warmers.

2) Mu-mus (sp?)

3) Neon green or orange anything.

4) I'll probably never wear a bikini ever again.

5) Cute stillettos, I'm taller than Shane and I'm not as comfortable as Katie Holmes towering over Tom Cruise!:oD

5 bad habits.....

1) Procrastinating...

2) Not checking my voicemail for weeks.

3) Spending too much time on facebook.

4) Having a thought but not acting on it... (ie. checking in on a friend I thought about and haven't talked to in a long time!)

5) Getting sucked into stupid "reality" tv shows on MTV or VH1. (Tool Academy...)

5 favorite toys.....

1) Phone

2) Computer

3) Flat-iron

4) Phone......

5) PHONE!!! ( I lost my phone at home yesterday so I'm REALLY missing it!)

Good News!:o)

When I was pregnant with Drake, we told our families about a week after we found out (I was only about 4 weeks along), and then we told everyone else in the world about a week after that. Supposedly, I told Shane that with the next baby, we should wait a little longer to tell people so that it doesn't seem like the longest pregnancy on earth again cuz I swear I stayed pregnant with Drake closer to 10 months!!!;o) Well now I think the whole wait to tell is stupid. Because if you know you're pregnant, not telling isn't going to help because you're already counting how far along you are, right?

Anyway... I AM pregnant!:o) Again. Haha the cat is outta the bag. We told our families this last weekend! And I've pretty much been telling everyone else sinceO:o) Hehe... I'm just excited!!! Shane said we could tell people next week after the ultrasound but... Eh, what the heck! I tried to hold it in...

I'm 7 weeks along this week so I'm due Sept 22nd. I've been telling people that we're shooting for 09/09/09 though.... :oD That would be funny.

So yes. That's the good news. And it IS good! :o)

Overdue update!

So here's our update since I've not been so good at this blogging stuff lately...

The Hunsaker bunch survived the holidays!!! Both of mine & Shane's family have a lot of traditions on Christmas so we spent Christmas Eve with the Bohun's (Shane's mom's side) and then Christmas Day with my family.

We had a great time at Grandma & Grandpa Bo's!!! Every year, there's all the things that make a great party: fabulous food, lots of family, and lots of laughing!:o) All of Shane's aunts were there and a few cousins we don't usually see.

They also have a tradition of reenacting the First Christmas and this year, since we had the baby boy, Shane played Joseph, I played Mary, and Drake was Baby Jesus. I tell ya what, I don't think I've ever sympathized more with Mary than I did then! So that was quite the experience...


Then we spent Christmas day with the crazy Pedersen's:o) All the boys got air-soft guns which quickly turned into an all out war in the backyard. Shane was still in his pj's so he came with little red welt's all over and one just an inch away from his eye! Oy... Gotta love the boys! But we did good this year! I got Shane some clothes and a gift certificate because he's on another health & workout kick and I don't have the first clue about the supplements he wants! And Shane, my sweet heart, got me a pearl set that I so love!!! And to top it off, a gift certificate to a day spa. I love him!:o) And Mr. Drake, got lots of toys! But I think he liked helping unwrap those presents a little more!

We were a little bit of party-poopers for New Year's. New Year's Eve, we went to Bobby & Veronica's -we love them!- for pizza and a movie but went home before midnight:o/ I was in bed and Shane walked in and said "Hey, it's midnight! Happy New Year!" Haha the joy of being an old married couple!:o)

But we went on a family hike New Year's Day and that was fun cuz we've definitely not done that in a while! Mr. Drake really liked it too:o)

Something about the way Daddy hikes put him to sleep!

On our way up South Mountain! Over view of downtown Phoenix!:o)

What else.... Oh! Mr. Drake cut in his first 2 teeth over Christmas break!!! Finally... We'd been doing the teething thing since October! I used to have a cabbage patch baby that reminds me so much of Drake now because of those 2 little teeth on the bottom. So cute!

It amazes me how fast he's learning to do things. He's army crawling now. I will admit I was getting a little worried that he's getting behind on the things he's supposed to learn cuz he still won't roll over from his back to tummy on his own. It's almost like he wants to skip all of those steps and go straight to walking!:oS I don't love that. But he's learning to make more sounds with his mouth and mimic everyone. I LOVE that part!

One thing Shane and I realized this week is he's learned to throw temper tantrums to get what he wants... Oh. No. Haha I told my mom and she reminded me it's ok for now because he can't talk. But I tell ya, once he learns, I will be all about using words! Haha But yes... this tantrum in particular was because he wanted some of my frosty. Shane was holding him and he started whining. Didn't get what he wanted, so he started crying. That then grew into arms flailing, arching the back, and screaming. It was lovely... So I saw him watching me eat it and I held my spoon up to him and he got quiet immediately. Bad, I know, but I gave him a little bit and he smiled at me and you would never have guessed there was a problem just seconds before. Little booger.

Haha so yes, here is proof of the sweet fits he throws and a shot of those pearly whites! I sure do love the little guy:o)