My Nile

Some funny-ness for your day.




That's Greg in the background providing the beat. Whenever he does it Nile stops whatever he's doing and starts grooving immediately. We call it grooving because I don't think it technically qualifies as dancing but he's almost always grooving. That kid is a Groove Machine!

On another note, I'm finally finished with my training for my new job at Ancestry.com, doing tech support. It's a pretty decent job and it pays great. I'm just glad I'm only doing part time. I think full time would get a bit tedious. I've enjoyed it so far and I really enjoy the people I work closely with so all in all I'd say I've lucked out in yet another job.

So this saturday, we decided to go to Hogle Zoo. We haven't been in a while and we figured Nile's finally at an age where he might appreciate it a little more than before. We had a really good time and following are some shots from the trip including some from Nile driving.
Nile really liked watching the monkeys running back and forth on the vines, especially the little spider monkeys. He was laughing and grunting and growling. It was too funny.
Tuckered already?Getting ready to head home.Clearly Nile thinks he has better taste in music than us. He was getting pretty handy turning to new stations and then cranking the volume. This kid is just TOO much! I can't even explain how glad I am to be done with training so I'm back with him all afternoon and evening. It's nice to get out and be a regular person again but I love coming home to hear him beat feet (or in this case, knees since he's still not walking) around the living room to come see me walk in. The biggest joy of my day is seeing the grin on his face when he points to me and looks at Greg as if to say "Ha! She did come home!"

Tag!

Tag your it...

ABC's...
A-Attached or Single? Attached...3 big years
B-Bestfriend? Greg
C-Cake or Pie? Pie
D-Day of Choice? Christmas
E-Essential Item? Tinted moisturizer
F-Favorite Color? Gren
G-Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms? Gummy worms of the sour variety.
H-Hometown? Payson
I-Indulgences? TMZ
J-January or July? July, lots of birthdays
K-Kids? Just 1
L-Life is incomplete without? My family
M-Marriage Date? 12 Aug. 2005
N-Number of Siblings? 2 brothers
O-Oranges or Apples? Apples...granny smith only
P-Phobias or Fears? Being alone
Q-Quotes? It's too long to type in here, it's my fav quote from Fahrenheit 451 though
R-Reason to Smile? Nile's grooves
S-Season? Fall
T-Tag 5 People? Uh...Amy, Rachel, Clarissa (only if you have time), Olivia and Anbre
U-Unknown Fact? Well it wouldn't be unknown if I put it here would it.
V-Very Favorite Store? American Eagle
W-Worst habit? Eating...too much
X-X-Ray or Ultrasound? I've only ever had an ultrasound...
Y-Your Favorite Food? Everything unfortunately
Z-Zodiac Sign? Aquarius

Quick note

Hey, I just wanted to add a quick note here. I've been itching to post but just can't seem to find any time.

I just started my new job at The Generations Network, as a Tech Support Agent. I'm really excited about the job and have really enjoyed my first three days of training. The company seems like it'll be really excellent to work for and seems like a company that I could really grow into and move up the corporate ladder.

My training is for 3 weeks at full time, then I'll drop down to part time mornings after training. I'm having a great time, although I'm ready to get into taking calls and the tech side of things versus learning about the company and it's products. I'm ready to go!

I'll also be glad when I'm at part time since I currently feel like I have zero time to do anything until after Nile goes to bed. When I get home he's always a bit clingy from being without me so he doesn't really like to be put down or ignored until he goes to bed. After that I have to get work done for my other job and then try and fit in a session at the gym, dishes and other cleaning and getting Greg off to work. I don't know how other women work full time and still get everything done! Kudos to you!

So I'll post more about my job and training and recent happenings just as soon as I have a moment to breathe!

Weehaw!!

And the winner is...Casi Bowden!!

I never thought...oh...who to thank...*slips speech out of pocket*

I won an award!

This fantastic award was given to me by my cousin Olivia, http://libstersbloggy.blogspot.com
who has always been an inspiration to me. I so enjoy reading her poetry and hearing about her school assignments. It seems odd to me that even though she's only a few years my junior I have seen her grow so much in the past few years. Olivia is so intelligent and creative. Her insights have always expanded my view of the world. Thanks Liv!

So, there are rules to this award.
1. Post the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who nominated you.
3. Nominate 7 (or however many you want really) other people for this award and add links to their blog.
4. Leave a message for the people that you nominated!

*****

My first Nominee is Rachel Grimm, http://grimmfamilyfairytales.blogspot.com, she always has such adorable pictures of her nieces, nephews and fur babies. I love reading about the funny things they do and reading about her first year of married life. She always has great pictures and fantastic stories about the goings-on of the Grimm family!

*****

My second Nominee is Clarissa Thomas, http://thomastikis.blogspot.com, I have totally enjoyed watching their fun in New York and seeing the progress on their home and lives as they bask in Clarissa's radiant pregnant glow. Clarissa always has such spiritual thoughts and I love see pictures and reading the stories of their many trips and vacations. The love between Clarissa and her husband Dan and their unborn sweetie is so heart-warming!

Hurrah!

Nile's First Kiss

Here is a video from a couple days ago. We were upstairs visiting our neighbors Natalie and her little girl Taelin, who is just a few weeks older than Nile. I had Nile laying back on my legs and Taelin came over and started giving him kisses! It was so adorable. Natalie grabbed her camera and caught this video of the itty bitty lovebirds.

Birthday Pictures

Sorry for the delay. Here are the pictures from Nile's birthday! This first picture is Nile prepping for his Birthday Breakfast. He had to eat before we let him at his presents. He got Oatmeal and Applesauce for breakfast. Here is a shot of Nile's present before he got them. I ran out of wrapping paper before I could wrap the bigger gift, so that one just went without. Here he is looking at the box. After he fiddled with it for a minute he looked up at us as if to ask how on Earth one gets it out of the box. With a little help from Daddy, Nile got into his other gift. Once it was open enough to get at the parts Nile really didn't care if the rest of the wrapping paper was off or if the toy even got taken out of the box. He just wanted to play. Nile really had fun playing with his toys. It was hard to get him to go down for a Nap. Later that night, after dinner, it was time for Cake!! Nile did really well until he had almost finished eating/playing with his little cake. Nile decided to rub his cake covered hand all over his eyes and face. Luckily for him we had a bath ready!

Friday Fill-In (a little late)

1. Holidays in the summer are hot and fun.

2. Steaks are my favorite things to grill.

3. My thoughts are so garbled lately.

4. The Scottish festival is what I'm most looking forward to this weekend!

5. My favorite book so far this summer is haven't got one yet.

6. Getting Nile out of bed is the best way to begin a day.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to Watching a movie, tomorrow my plans include the scottish festival and Sunday, I want to take a break!

Look for birthday recap photos and post coming soon!