Taco Bell $1 Menu Challenge

Yesterday, Mike (a guy I work with) and I decided to take the Taco Bell $1 Menu Challenge. It consists of everything on the $1 menu including, Cheesy Nachos (280 calories), Cinnamon Twists (180) , a Soft Taco (210), a Hard Taco (170), a Crispy Potato Soft Taco (280), a Cheese Roll-Up (200), a Caramel Apple Empanada (310), a Grilled Chicken Burrito (430), and a 20 ounce Mountain Dew (280). 2400 calories of pure Taco Bell goodness.
I'm happy to say, that I took it down no problem. Now, was it a smart idea? Probably not. Especially if you are a co-worker.

If Cameron dies.......

Yes, this is included in many a conversation with Ryan lately. I am beginning to worry.

Ryan: Can we get a new cat?

Me: No, we kill cats, remember? No more cats for us.

Ryan: Well, can we get a dog?

Me: No, we are not getting any more pets.

Ryan: Hey! I know! When Cameron dies, we can get a new cat!

Me: (Trying not laugh and not be horrified) Cameron is not going to die, we are not getting any more pets.

In tonight's bath...

Ryan: What is a mummy anyway?

Me: A mummy is when the Egyptians wrapped up dead people in cloths.

Ryan: So, when Cameron dies, we can wrap him up?

Me: Cameron is not going to die! And people don't do that anymore.

Ryan: Oh...

Ryan LOVES Cameron, but I think this whole cat thing was a little more traumatic than I thought.

BTW those sweet cats left fleas in my house. Any suggestions?

Since we are on the subject of bugs... Jannica came home and told me she thinks our house is "invested" with ants.

Turns out it was. Fun Friday night of killing ants and emptying the pantry.

Spot

Jaimee found two little abandoned kittens at her work about a month ago. One of the kittens Whitie (because he was all black) was not doing real well. We spent a night trying to help the kitten recover, but we were not successful.

The other kitten Spot (because of a small white patch on its paw) came to live with us. Ryan loved to play with this little ball of joy. It was so much fun to have around the house and it loved to cuddle with me in bed when it was trying to get away from the kids. It had a love/hate relationship with Cameron. It loved to have his every attention, but hated to be strangled. Cameron was only 11 months old after all. Here is a video of Ryan doing Eenie Meenie Miny Moe with Spot.

Unfortunately, Spot did not get to stay with us long. After a few weeks on an afternoon golf cart ride, Spot jumped from the golf cart never to be seen again. Well, I saw him again, but it was to take him out to the backyard with the shovel to bury him. He was only with us for just under a month, but it was a fun, happy month. He will be missed.

Cameron's Birthday

I can't believe it, but Cameron is now 1 year old. It seems just like yesterday that we were in the hospital bringing him home. He has grown so much this last year. It is just amazing. He is walking and almost running. He claps when we do and he loves it. He climbs up and down the stairs on the own and it scares the death out of me. He says Daddy a lot. Not really sure if he is saying it because it is my name or if it is just his noises. But I like to think that he is saying my name. He is just such a cute kid and I love him very much. My little boy has a special place in my heart. Not that I don't love the girls, but there is something special about the boy.

Aruba

Kelly took me to Aruba for my birthday and Father's Day. It was a blast! I could not bear to leave the kids for a week. I also wanted to be able to do fun stuff with Kelly. The solution: bring a babysitter.

It was the best vacation we have been on in a long time.

What we've been up to

I got a new sewing machine! I wanted the girls to have their own church bags so I did not have to worry about their junk on Sundays. Thus we have the ultra chic monogrammed Sunday bags. My new machine has cool stitches, and Jac loved using my old Machine, she made hers nearly all by herself!

Ryan got a new Haircut. She wanted it short like a grandma, but I thought that might be a little much. we opted for a little shorter than shoulder length.

How Mercy Satifies the Need for Justice

The other day we had the missionaries over for dinner (actually we were at the Denisons, but it sounds better to say they were at our house). After dinner we sat down with the missionaries so they could give us a spirtitual message before they left. They then began to teach us about the role of Jesus and the mercy he had for us to save us from sin. The missionaries then asked the girls if they like Justice. Jannica immediatly popped up and said that she loved Justice. We all stared at her a little suprised that she was so excited about Justice and Mercy. It took Jaimee a second but then she said to Jac, "They don't mean the store." Followed by a very long ohhhhhhh from Jannica. The missionaries were completly confused and had no idea what she was talking about. But the rest of us cracked up laughing because she was talking about the store Justice, Just for Girls.