I can't look at the cake anymore!

Seeing the pictures of the wedding cake is making me crave cake something terrible. And not just any cake. That exact amazingly delicious cake. I've decided to do another post, so it won't be the first thing I see when I open the internet.

This is a cute video. As I've mentioned before, Kaylee loves her food. This is her trying a pickle for the first time. Notice her complete lack of a reaction (maybe she's saving it for when we give her a lemon).

YUMMY!!!!!!!!

It was a few months after our 1 year anniversary, but Joel and I ate our wedding cake.... and it was delicious!!!!! Thanks to my mom who took the time to wrap it perfectly over many hours, so it would last this long. I should have made it look more presentable for the picture, but I seriously couldn't wait to eat it. The sad thing is I ate most of the cake by myself within 3 days. Yikes! It was so good though!

I'm so happy with the cake we had. It looked cool, matched my wedding colors, and tasted amazing! Here are some pictures from the reception (notice how nice we were when we fed each other the cake).

Tagged by the Number 5

Brooke tagged me awhile ago and I'm finally doing it (read #2 on my to do list and you'll discover 1 big reason I'm so late in responding and posting in general lately).

5 things on my to do list...

1. Spring cleaning.
   
2. Find a new toy (exersaucer?) to keep Kaylee's attention for long periods of time (the swing isn't cutting it anymore).
3. Work on my gluten-free blog.
4. Sew some clothes for Kaylee and work on other fun crafts.
   
5. Get the dining room lights fixed.
   
   

5 Snacks I Love...

1. Cake truffles.
2. Fiddle Faddle. And plain popcorn.
   
3. Smoothies.
4. Pretty much anything chocolate, caramel, or toffee flavored.
5. Chips and homemade salsa.
   

5 things I will never wear again...

Most of these things have to do with my hair. Either I didn't wear weird things in the 80's or I'm not certain I wouldn't wear them again... scary).

1. Shorts above the knee.
2. Big scrunchies in my hair or on my wrist.
3. Layered colored socks (my main memory while wearing these, I was riding in the "Beast" van with my cousin Heidi and we were both wearing our socks this way... it was totally radical dude).
   
4. My bangs hairsprayed straight up.
5. Big bows in my hair.
   

5 Things I would do if I were a Billionaire...

1. Build a house with a fun playroom for the kids, a theater room for Joel, and a craft room for me.
   
2. Travel, especially cruises!
3. Get an awesome minivan (yes, I'm a geek and I want a minivan... I've already admitted that in a previous post).
   
4. Help out others. If anyone has seen Oprah's Big Give (it's the show I watch online while feeding Kaylee at 3am), what the people on there have the opportunity to do each week is my dream.
   
5. Throw parties. I would love to be able to throw big elaborate parties for family and friends. I'd have so much fun planning the buffet, decorations, entertainment, etc. I want to do birthday parties, holiday theme parties, and just because parties. I realize I can do them now, but it would be fun if money wasn't an issue and I could do whatever I could dream up.
   

5 Bad Habits...

Hmmm, where to start...

1. Nail biting.
2. Interrupting people (sorry everyone I've done this to and will do it to in the future! I'm working on it).
3. Shoplifting. Okay, not really. Well... not really on purpose. And it's only happened twice, so it's not really a habit. I just need to look closer under the carseat in the cart when I take Kaylee shopping. Two different times I've gotten out to my car and found a little 99 cent item in the cart when I lift Kaylee out (jell-o and car lightbulbs). Talk about frustrating! Don't worry, both times I went back into the store and bought the item. Even though it was an accident I still felt like a criminal.
   
4. Procrastination. And getting annoyed when someone reminds me about the thing I'm procrastinating. I always get to the things I need, but I have to be in the mood or I won't do it.
5. My curiosity. It's pretty bad. I like to know details about things. Even when it has nothing to do with me. "Curiosity" is actually a nice way of putting it. "Nosy" is more accurate. My "nosiness" does seem to go in waves though. Sometimes I want to know details to everything and sometimes I couldn't care less.
   

5 of my favorite toys...Nostalgics

I still have every single one of these toys. I couldn't give them up, so now my girls get to play with them :).

1. Polly Pockets (back when they were tiny). I have a lot, but Paige might have more.
2. Barbies. Kim, Brooke, and I even had a Barbie room for awhile. It was awesome! We could set up all of our Barbie furniture and just leave it there for days.
3. Dolls. I couldn't choose between 6 toys, so I combined my Cabbage Patch Doll and Strawberry Shortcake Doll into one.
   
4. Love-A-Lot Carebear. She's the pink one with 2 hearts on her tummy.
   
5. Smooshies. Does anyone remember these?! I have yet to find someone (besides my family) that remembers these, which is weird because they always had commercials for them the year I got them for Christmas. Here is a picture I found online of one I had (her name was even Beth):
   

CTU: Provo

Howdy,

A couple of friends of mine made a feature-length parody of 24 and it's finally ready for public viewing. I got to play a small role in it, so they asked me if I would help spread the word to my friends across the web.

And so I spread: http://ctuprovo.com/

That is the official website where you can get information and such as well as download the entire movie and watch it in the comfort of your own home.

You can discuss the movie and/or ask any questions you may have in the comments.

Here's their synopsis from the site (with my own, personal embellishments) to help wet (whet?) your appetite:

By "24" fans for "24" fans. CTU: Provo is a hilarious look at what happens when a small town branch of the Counter Terrorist Unit is confronted with an actual terrorist attack. With the help of some diehard fans of the "24" show, these hapless agents attempt to stop a horrific environmental catastrophe. Along the way, they'll discover what a slick oil tycoon has to do with all of this as well as try to save the life of an important politician. Featuring beloved entertainer Donny Osmond, radio personality Jimmy Chunga, acclaimed actor Rick Macy and members of Divine Comedy (BYU's premier sketch comedy troupe), CTU: Provo is sure to entertain fans of "24" as well as those who have never seen the show.

Enjoy!

For your entertainment...

Sorry we haven't posted forever! Last week we were in Cedar Hills at my families house staying with Kelsi while my parents were in Germany. We had tons of fun, but with hanging out with family, friends, and playing the Wii there wasn't much time for blogging. I did discover some new YouTube videos that I absolutely love though! Paige, Ryan, and Kelsi showed us the ones with the cute kids. Joel showed them the Tarzan and Jane one in return. I love them! Enjoy!

This one is my absolute favorite! SOOOO CUTE!!!


Kelsi and I had this stuck in our head all week. It's awesome!


Kids are so funny!

Kaylee loves her food!

Kaylee loves new foods! Her favorite is her apple juice. She guzzles that stuff down like there's no tomorrow. She practically holds the bottle herself even! I don't have a great picture of that, but here are some other great food pictures...

Okay, she's not really drinking this rootbeer freeze, but she certainly wished she was.

This is from the first time she ate rice cereal. We have video of it, but it's pretty long and has me and Joel talking too much on it. She loved the cereal, but wasn't very good at eating it that way yet, so most of it ended up on her shirt and face. She is now an expert!

Messy girl! We were so excited to give her real food we forgot a bib.

Kaylee looked really interested in Renae's (Joel's mom) water, so we told her to go ahead and give her a drink. She couldn't get enough!

Eggcelent!

I have some awards I'd like to hand out from Easter egg dying Friday night and Saturday:

Most "Perfect" Eggs- Dad

For his eggs that were one solid color without any fingerprints on them
(top row, second from right)

Weirdest Egg- Joel
For his egg that looked like a Nickelodeon creation


Longest Dyed Eggs- Kelsi
For her very bright eggs
(notice the hot pink one with dots on the bottom left)
I'd also like to recognize Kelsi for choosing and mixing the dyes.

Most Creative AND Best Overall- Ryan
For his ultimately awesome unique eggs
(people eggs, flag egg, scenic egg, trumpet egg, etc.)

Awards of Participation go to:

Kaylee
(for being present and looking cute),
Mom
(for getting the eggs and dye ready and for holding Kaylee),
Paige
(for dying a few eggs before leaving to hang out with friends),
& Me
(for initiating egg dying both days).

Decisions, decisions...

Joel helps Kaylee decide between the "5 Alarm Burger" or the "Whisky River BBQ Burger" at Red Robin.

Finally doing the tag

Awhile ago I got tagged by Naomi and Paige, but I could never think of 7 "random and/or weird" facts, so I didn't do it. Well, Kim got after me about not updating our blog enough, so I brainstormed and came up with some stuff. Here ya go:

1. I got almost 100% on my actual driving test for drivers ed according to my instructor, but he wouldn't give me that high of a score because of my previous times driving with him. On those previous drives I was in the car with 2 guys I knew well (Seth Howell and David Sheeran) and I knew the instructor well (Mr. Hiatt- he was my adviser when I was on student counsel). The whole time I was driving all 3 of them decided it would be fun to talk about what bad drivers girls are and how girls shouldn't be allowed on the road. It didn't help that I didn't have much driving experience before getting in the car with them (my dad tried to take me driving, but I didn't really have much interest), so I really wasn't very good. When I took my actual driving test I was in the car with 2 girls I knew well (Megan Studley and Melissa Wiarda). They were both so sweet and it was fun being with them, therefore I did everything almost perfectly. Because of that experience I had a social phobia while I was driving for a few years. I hated driving with people in the car that I didn't know well. I'd get all psyched out that they'd think my driving was bad and then it would be. Don't worry... I'm over that. Anyone can ride with me and I'm great (except in the snow).
   
2. I want to start a wedding decorating/catering business. I love going to wedding receptions to look at the cute ideas people can come up with. I'm hoping my sisters will let me help out a ton in planning their weddings because I'm not so sure I'll ever actually start a business. That's just a bit stressful because everything has to be perfect.
   
   
3. I can be really passionate about something one day, care less about it the next, and then get all passionate about it again a few weeks later. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing. I'm thinking that for Joel it's probably a good thing. I can get pretty annoying when I get hooked on a new topic and I'm sure he appreciates the breaks.
   
4. I love love love making fun treats! Half the time I can't eat them, so I make Joel taste them to make sure they're edible. But then I worry that he was just being nice when he says they're good, so I worry the whole time others are eating them that they taste funny or aren't perfect. The only treats I'm confident about (for the most part) are some delicious cake treats that I'm going to post about one of these days. They're amazing! Oh, and I love sharing the treats, so come visit me or invite me to a party and I'll probably bring some along.
   
   
5. I performed a c-section on a potato bug (aka: roly poly, soy bug, woodlouse, etc.) when I was little. I kept the mama and baby bugs as pets in an ice cream bucket, but didn't know how to feed them so they all died :(. I later found another pregnant potato bug. I didn't perform surgery on this one, but I did keep it. They all died again :(. It was sad.
   
   
6. I'm excited to own a minivan. Yes, that's right... a minivan. I don't want an SUV. When we have enough kids to need a bigger vehicle I want a minivan with the awesome doors that open with the touch of a button and that have tons of storage under the floor. At the moment, that is my dream car (am I a dork or what?).
   
   
7. Here's another dorky one: When I was little I loved to sing and dance to Disney CD's. My favorite was Beauty and the Beast. I would always use a barstool as a prop to jump over and swing my legs over while I danced.
   

Belly landing

We named our blog "Life in an Airport," but we haven't really told much about what life in an airport is like. For the most part it's pretty normal. We have an amazing (and large) apartment for a great price, airplanes sitting right next to cars in the parking lot, candy machines downstairs if I ever need a chocolate fix, people trying to walk into our apartment thinking it's the terminal (we always lock the door), and a flashing light on a tower to guide us home. You know... the usual. Those are the things we see on a daily basis living here, but occasionally we get an extra reminder that our apartment is in an airport terminal.

That reminder came last Thursday for us in two forms. It started out with me tending my niece and nephew Thursday afternoon to Friday. After feeding them a lunch of pb&j sandwiches, grapes, and yogurt pops we decided to venture outside to see the planes. The runway is on the opposite side of the building from where our apartment is and I've never just gone out and watched the action. I had no clue how busy this airport is! Jeffrey was loving it! It was the perfect activity for a 2 1/2 year old. There was plane after plane taking off, circling, landing and taking off again. And in-between any lulls in planes there were helicopters doing the same thing. Plus, a plane was being repaired right in front of us. It was really cool. I can't wait for Kaylee to get old enough to enjoy watching the planes. Her and Macee got restless after a bit, so we went in (I bribed Jeffrey with 2 mini marshmallows to get him to come inside).

That was the first reminder. Fun, but uneventful.
Here's the crazy reminder we got:


In case you can't tell from the picture, that plane is on it's belly. Yup, no wheels under it. The pilot had to land with the landing gear up! Scary! Seeing the plane sitting on its belly on the runway was really weird. That picture doesn't do it justice, but it's the only one I can find. Here's the part we played in this:

At about 10:30 pm, after finally getting the 2 youngest kids to sleep and while watching Monster's Inc. with Jeffrey hoping he'd get tired (no more sugar-packed mini marshmallows for that kid) we got a loud knock knock knock on our door. Joel and I were quite startled. We never get people coming to our door in the evening unannounced. Joel was practically asleep on the couch. He jumped up and opened the door. A man was standing there and said something along the lines of, "I landed the Cessna gear-up." He was speaking quite hurriedly, we were tired and thrown off-guard, and we were in protect-the-kids mode, so we weren't understanding what he was talking about. We explained that we actually don't have anything to do with the airport (besides living here) and we gave him the only number we had to anyone having anything to do with the airport (the guy we call if we have any problems with our apartment).

After the man left it hit us what had happened. Landing gear up is quite dangerous and had to have been extremely scary for that pilot! We felt so bad that we weren't more helpful, although there really wasn't anything more we could have done. He had already called 911 and we gave him the only number for airport personnel we had. We just feel bad we weren't more compassionate while he was at our door. We've learned our lesson and next time we'll do better (although, hopefully there won't be a next time).