soooooooory!

Thank you Holly and Tahnie for making me feel loved by pretending that you want me to post more. Thank you Angela for Tagging me so that I have something quick to blog about. Quick note, we have been so busy with my new job, Zach's new job, our new house, rennovating our new house, living back and forth between Logan and Kamas, getting Tyger in kindergarten, (and not to mention me reading the entire "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer in 8 days) that I literally have not had time to post about it. I swear it will be coming soon! We are moving our stuff into this house this Thursday! Stay tuned. I can't even find my dang camera right now. Anyway, here is my tag:
4 random things I like about my husband:

He is so easygoing

He can always see my side of things

He has excellent teeth that hopefully are genetically dominant

He is so charismatic and passionate about everything he does


4 movies that I would watch more than once (there are many more than this):

The Count of Monte Cristo

Sound of Music

Gone with the Wind

The Scarlet Pimpernel

4 tv shows I watch:

Lost

Scrubs

American Idol

The Office

4 places that I have been:

Hawaii

California

Nevada

Arizona


4 people who e-mail me regularly: *note: most people don't :(. Here are some people who have e-mailed me in the last few months

My mom

Sunny

Tahnie/Kensey/Holly

Bill Collectors :(


4 favorite foods (this changes regularly!):

Grandma's meatballs and gravy

Sizzler's Ribs

Kalua Pork

Yummy, squishy, fresh, breads


4 places that I would like to visit:

New Zealand

New york

Europe

Nauvoo


4 things that I am looking forward to in the coming year:

Settling down

Thinking about adding another little kiddie to our family. Key word: Thinking about it. Don't jump to conclusions...

Getting some our debts paid off

Settling down!


4 people that I have tagged:

Sunny

Tahnie

Kensey

Mommy

Memories

Heavenly Days we have been so busy. I haven't even had time to watch tv, heaven forbid. Thank goodness American Idol is over or I would have been so behind :)
I have so much to report on but don't have time to post now. Plus I have no idea where my camera is and this isn't even my computer. blah blah. Read on my friends.
I got this from my Tahnie's blog! I thought it would be fun and hope you will play along! Here are the directions:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you have of Zach or I. It doesn't matter if you know us a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.
It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about us, We'll assume you're playing the game and we'll come to your blog and do the same thing. Thanks for playing!

Wowza, what a month!

So much has happened! We successfully moved from Las Vegas and are staying with Zach's parents until we figure out what we are doing house-wise. After a wonderful full month off of work, I started at McKay Dee hospital 2 weeks ago. Let me tell you, I really feel I will be happy there. The attitude and atmosphere is a night and day difference from where I came. The only crappy thing is is that I have to commute and with gas prices, ugh.... Anyway, I work on the surgical unit, half of which is normal easy surgeries, the other half is a step down from ICU unit. I am soooo excited. Zach and I have been house hunting and have seen over 17 houses. We put offers in on 2 houses but didn't get either due to one offer not being accepted and losing out on a bidding war on the other. So we don't know where exactly we will be at this point! All I know is that I will be spending a lot of money on gas regardless of where we live. Boo. Sunny and the kids are also here for the summer so we have had a ball so far. Here is some pics!



Zekey and Tygee literally climbing the walls.


Spaghetti means no shirt 'round these parts


Zach is soooo happy to be back in the army band. woo hoo!


Tater loves to wear headbands indian style. She gave grandma Bobbie a great makeover.


Tater had fun helping us pack


Tyger got to drive with Zach in the moving truck. He was so cute. He was more excited than christmas morning.


My steester Jane graduated from High School! She is getting so old! Congrats my sis!


Shortly after moving to Kamas, Patrice had little Even so back to Vegas we went! Here is Tatum kissing the little guy. He is soooooo cute!


I almost started crying on the drive to Logan. It is so beautiful it takes your breath away (especially compared to Vegas). Of course these pictures through my dirty car window don't do it justice.

Leavin' Las Vegas!

The time has finally arrived. We are leaving! AND Zach got a job in THE BEST CITY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, it needs no other explanation. We didn't think we would be in this situation, but I am actually the one now in need of a job. This particular city is one of the only cities where there is no nursing shortage, so I am looking at a commute and a long wait. So if anyone knows anyone at LRH let me know please! I need a contact! I'm also looking into Mckay Dee and Ogden Regional Hospital. So we are off and running yet again, but I think this time it is for good. We may actually be about to settle down!!!!! I can't believe it...

Good Times, Good Times

Well, yesterday was my last day of work here in Las Vegas. By the way, I tried not to start with "well," but it just doesn't have the same feel. Anyway, of course it was the craziest day I've had in a month, out like a lion I guess! Hopefully that means at my new job it will be in like a lamb, right? I will miss the people I work with. There are so many good people that become nurses! And most nurses are 10-20 years older than me and for some reason I get along really well with people who are in that age range. I appreciate their years of experience I guess. So basically, my first year of nursing is just about behind me, which is a huge feat and I am so glad for the experience! Here are some pics from Tatum's party, to which only 1 of 4 invited guests were able to attend (we had fun none the less! Thanks Aunt Patrice!)


This is my attempt at a "princess cake." The mold had all this fancy smanshy fondant decor but I was short on time so butter frosting and pre-made canned frosting it was! Tatum loved it. I think she ate 80% of the frosting off her.


Tyger really knows how to pose, because let me tell you , they only get along this well about 7% of the time. But I'll cherish this rare photo!


Tater's new bathing suit from "Old Navy." She looks soooo cute! Since I have used %'s in the last 2 pics, I might as well continue the tradition. I only "girly-ize" tatum 10% of the time and her hair is as girly as I could muster. She felt like a princess! And she is our little princess.


We attempted to go to our local park where they have this little play water fountain thing. But the park was PACKED and within minutes of our arrival a pack of wild teenagers took over the water feature and scared all the little kids away. Dang teenagers! (I used to be 100% sure I would never say that)

Sometimes a Hug is Just a Hug

I am the stereotypical male slacker when it comes to birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and basically being romantic. I have every intention to be romantic, sweet, and creative but I sometimes don't get that far. Unfortunately relying only on good intentions doesn't benefit any one (if you know what I am saying). Amy has to occasionally remind me that "sometimes a hug is just a hug" (and not a HUG)!! It would sure make life easy if I said to Amy " I intended on doing the dishes" and she responded "you are the most wonderful husband" I haven't got that response from not doing the dishes yet but hopefully someday. This is my attempt to do a blog post. I have published one in the past which most critics gave 1.5 stars (Amy). I felt it was a two thumbs up performance maybe knowing how to spell and coherently putting together a sentence would have helped. My goal with this post and intended audience is to let my best friend in the whole world know how I feel about her. (sorry Pamela Anderson the next post is about you) Also to publicly tell her that I am sorry for slacking off through the years on the import romantic girl stuff. I know it means a lot to you when I put forth effort and do those simple things you desire and deserve.

I completely married up!! I honestly do not know how I lucked out so much or how my wife puts up with me. First of all I am completely head over heels in love with her. Not just that horny type of love but the type where I put her before food (that is a lot). Amy is the best mother! She is constantly trying to improve her skills as a mother and is always worrying about the kids. She makes each one of our kids feel special and she does little special things for them. I watch her just look at them and I see in her eyes this devotion and sacrificial love for our family. Sometimes she works late so I am responsible to feed the kids dinner. I feed them a big bowl of gold fish. Amy would not do that she would feed them dinner. I am telling you she is awesome!!! Amy is the hardest worker. She is so smart and funny. Her co-workers are so blessed to have her around. I can sometimes be a pain and don't tell her how much I appreciate her. If she only had any idea how I couldn't even survive with out her around. Amy you are my best friend. I love you!!! I am sorry you had to work on mothers day. Happy Mothers Day. One last thing, besides being awesome, Amy is so flipping HOT. I am the luckiest guy.

Happy Birthday Tatum!

Even though Tatum insists she is 4, she is actually 3 today! We are celebrating on Saturday since dad is out of town but here are some cute pics from over the years. Newest to oldest. For even more cute pics, check out the Grandma Sue's blog!

The DePrivitization of Putnampalooza

Clearly, privatization was not for us for several reasons.
#1: Blogger only allows 100 invited guests.
#2: Old friends (and new friends) could not stop in!
#3: Many valued customers (including several grandparents) could not access the site.
#4: Extra maintenance and extra log on steps do not fit our slothful and inert lifestyles.
So we have decided not to stay private but will attempt to be more discreet about names and places so as to avoid stalkers showing up at our house or something crazy like that. Luckily we will be homeless shortly and that won't be a problem.
So to celebrate, some pictures from this week for your viewing enjoyment!

Pre-eyebrow "threading" from "Eyebrows 'R' Us" (ignore the goatee, focus on the brows... or should I say brow)


Post eyebrow "threading." The whole way home we were singing, (to the tune of the $5 subway footlong song): "Seven dollar...seven dollar...seven dollar eyebrow. (Repeat)"

I went to a work party last night for my friend Jian Wei's housewarming. She is my charge nurse. I LOVE the people I work with and will miss them dearly when we move... to Iowa wink wink...


She calls them her sunglasses.

Fashion is a serious subject. (Pretend laughing at my captions is perfectly acceptable).



Not!


Silly Tyger!

And Witherspoon Genes Get the Gold!

We did some celebrity morphs below. Tyger and I apparently both look like Reese Witherspoon. Zach looks like Vince Vaughn's twin, but also like Brad Pitt! woo hoo! Don't forget to vote to your right.

Celebrity Morph by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Celebrity Morph - Lineage - Genealogy research