My Husband...

What is his name? David Ryan Chase

How long have you been married? 5 years

How long did you date? that's a toughy, considering everyone thought we were dating when we weren't, but I'd say one year

How old his he? 32

Who eats more? Almost always him, but sometimes I finish my Cafe Rio pork salad when he doesn't, and I can always keep eating french fries even when I'm stuffed. But, sooo him, right?!

Who said i love you first? ME, ME, ME, ME, ME! And he watched me squirm while I tried to say it, hoping he would say it first.

Who is taller? He is, by 10 inches.

Who can sing better? Uh, totally me. But, only because I have a lovely baritone voice.

Who is smarter? Depends on what we're talking about. He is so one way and I the other. He math, science, and me english, history, computers. But, he's the one that still studies all the time, so since I am not expanding my knowledge at the current moment. I changed my mind, it's him.

Who does the laundry? I do, except that he does some for himself at the station too.

Who pays the bills? It's called AutoPay and he is the greatest addition to our marriage! But, technically me.

Who sleeps on the right side? He does.

Who mows the lawn? Was supposed to be him, but I did it more than he did last year.

Who cooks dinner? Usually me, if I cook! But, he is an awesome cook!

Who drives? Him normally when we are in the car together. But, up until two weeks ago, I drove at night. After Lasik surgery, he's driving Miss Daisy again.

Who is more stubborn? He would say me. But, we all know it's him, right!?

Who kissed who first? He kissed me, but I kissed back!

Who asked who out first? He never asked me out. We just "hung out" until we got married. Ocassionally he would remember his wallet. =)

Who proposed? Dave did and surprised me so much that I almost threw up and passed out. He loves when I say that because it makes him sound so appealing.

Who has more friends? We both have many friends. Mine are his and his are mine and so forth. We have the coolest friends!

Who is more sensitive? Most definitely me, and I'm so lucky that he lets be what I need to be.

Who has more siblings? I do.

Who wears the pants? I once said right after we were married that "Dave makes all the decisions I don't want to make." Does that sum it up. Hey, he wanted a strong woman.

I now tag everyone that reads this blog. It's actually really fun and it makes you appreciate your hubby!

Independent Boy

Linc wouldn't even acknowledge us during dinner one night as he talked on the phone for probably five minutes to his imaginary friend. Where could he have possibly learned to talk and eat at the same time and also manage to ignore us completely? He may well be the first multi-tasking boy alive!

Lincoln was so excited to show me how he had written his name "All by himself!". I couldn't be more proud.

Monkey Business and Horsin' Around

Linc's favorite toy, the monkey dad bought from Albertsons.

Scout loves to watch TV on her horse.

Daddy, the official carrier of all things Scout and Lincoln.

Not quite sure why she started doing this, but I would categorize it under "a little crazy".

Three Reasons Why I Love Being a Mom Today

No pictures for this post. Just a few reasons why I can fall in love with my children over and over again, even when they drive me crazy. The little things that make us laugh and smile are what keep us going, right?!

-Lincoln said to Dave the other day something along the lines of, "I have to eat all my broccoli so that I can grow tall, tall, tall like you and my head can touch the ceiling." (He won't touch broccoli to save his life.)

-Scout encountered a little spider on the couch the other day and screamed and cried for literally an hour. All the while Lincoln was telling her, "It's okay Scout, I love spiders. They are so good." I guess Scout inherited my fear of spiders. (Which by the way, I do not display this fear to my children at all! I have tried not to pass this on. Apparently, it didn't work.)

-Scout woke up early from her nap the other day, and I was reading a book. I rarely get to read, so I decided to try an experiment and see if she would let me keep reading if I gave her a book and we laid on the bed together. Normally she only reads by herself if I'm busy bustling around. It took her a minute to see that I really wasn't going to read to her, and she finally laid back on the pillow and started reading out loud to herself with her little jibber jabber. A silly, precious little moment as I smiled to myself and thought about years of sharing a bed and a good book with my little girl.

My Boys

Some snapshots of my two favorite boys. I couldn't ask for a better father for my children. Dave is especially patient and loving with Lincoln. I think that they are really one spirit in two different bodies. Lincoln lives and breathes for his dad. I'm just glad that their feelings for each other are mutual. The music choices are for them.

If you need a good babysitter....

click on the link to the right labeled "Daryl and Tami Stokes" and you'll get to see how well my sister tends my offspring. It's awesome!

Things to do to cure the winter time blues

Play with Mom and Dad's cell phones and see who can break one of them first.

Play with play dough, morning, noon, and night.
Brave the snow anyway, by putting Dad's snowboarding boots on and the fire helmet (with built- in siren) and try and run over to your friends house.
Do the dishes for your mom