TAG YOU'RE IT!

Answer the questions about your sweetheart…

*What is your husband’s name? Deric Thomas Winterton

*How long have you been married? 1 year and almost 3 months

*How long did you date? We never dated before we were engaged, not officially.

*How old is he? 22

*How old are you? 20.5

*Who eats more? Haha, it depends. If it's something I like, I'll eat more, if it's just anything then Deric does

*Who said I love you first? Deric did on November 2, 2002

*Who is taller? Deric at 6'0"

*Who can sing best? Well, Deric loves to sing. I know more of the technical stuff but Ican't really carry a tune. I wouldn't put either of us on the radio though!

*Who is smarter? book smarts-me, common sense and stree smarts-definitely Deric

*Who does laundry? I do. Ocassionally he'll go get the laundry from the dryer.

*Who pays bills? It's automatically withdrawn, but of those bills that aren't, Deric pays most of them.

*Who sleeps on the right side? I guess it depends on the way you look at. If it's when you're sleeping, lying in bed, I do. If you're looking at it from the bottom of the bed, he does.

*Who mows the lawn? haha Jake

*Who cooks dinner? Well seems as how we don't have a kitchen, we do easy stuff and most of the time I cook unless it's weekends, then we both do. Deric loves to cook and would do it more if he had more time.

*Who drives? Deric---I'm terrified of driving

*Who is first to admit they are wrong? haha Deric, I'm too stubborn

*Who kissed who first? He kissed me...playing Life at Karmin's house. haha

*Who asked who out first? He asked me numerous times, but I blew him off basically until after he came home from his misssion

*Who wears the pants? ME! :)

I TAG ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO DO IT!!!!!

The Honest Award

My friend Ashley tagged me with the Honest Award! AndI really am just waisting time until Kyler wakes up, so here goes! So, here are the rules for the Honest Scrap award -The honorees are to:A) First list 10 honest things about yourself - and make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep!B) Pass the award on to 7 bloggers that you feel embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap.

1~I HATE people being late when other people are waiting on them. It drives me CRAZY! And then I get all upset and onery* and then Deric gets flustered with me! But everyone has a cell phone these days, can't they at least make a phone call? My heck! Think of others!

2~I hate to shave my legs... I know that's kinda gross, but it's true. It's such a pain! Not to mention my showers are A LOT shorter now that I have a baby.

3~I really can't go anywhere without my phone. I need texting! Deric hates it, but what can you do? When you don't have friends that live close by, it's what happens.

4~I am already ready to have another baby. Crazy and insane...probably, but I LOVE being a mom and I can't wait until it's time for us to have another! Even though I had a pretty rough pregnancy and labor, I am so ready to do it again! (Not an announcement by ANY means!)

5~I am always cautious of what people think of me. I hate that I always want people's approval and Deric always tells me it doesn't matter. But who doesn't like to be liked? It's kind of annoying when I want a lazy day.

6~I LOVE playing/watching sports. Most girls aren't as in to them as I am, but I was raised in a sports oriented family. Hence the reason I played 5 sports in high school. Although I wasn't really good, I tried to believe I was. In fact, in high school, I BEGGED my parents to let me try out for drill team....don't think I would've made it, but being head cheerleader was hard enough on my daddy.

7~I love to clean but only when I have the house to myself, I can crank my music up and dance with the vaccuum.

8~I always think there's something medically wrong with me. If I had it my way, I would go to the doctor like once a week. Too bad health insurance is expensive. If it's not one thing, it's another. When I was younger, I used to fake sick all the time and when my mom finally took me to the doctor, they always seemed to find something wrong with me. So basically, i'm just waiting to die! I tell Deric I'm dying almost every day. He gets annoyed with it, but I really think I am!

9~I've always dreamed of being a pagent queen. lol That one's hard to admit....

10~I like working and feeling the stress of it. Don't think I'm a bad person, but it's SO nice to get away from the house and Kyler twice a week for a few hours. I love feeling like I'm important at work and I love being there. I work for an AMAZING company! There's always drama at my work and I love to get into the action. Stress makes me go. That's why I have to write everything down on a list and cross it off as I complete something. I've always been that way.

I tag: Shelby, Lynette, Angela, Jamie, Crysany, Lindsey, Tiff

~VALENTINES~

Well Deric and I had an amazing Valentine's. We spent more money than we probably should have, but it was SO worth it! Deric took work off on Friday and we drove to Ephraim to see some of our friends that still live there and to show them Kyler. Then we drove to my parents house in Holden to drop Kyler off. Kyler stayed with Grandma and Grandpa over night for the first time by himself! Then Deric and I drove to St. George for a little vacation! It was SO warm comparted to West Jordan and it was beautiful weather! We went to Inn n' Out Burger on Friday night and went to the mall to do a little shopping. Then we went back to our Hotel and just enjoyed an evening together... watching TV and cuddling. It's AWESOME! Then the next morning we went bowling, Deric KILLED me. Next we went and test drove trucks (we really want one) then we went to Outback Steakhouse for lunch and afterwards we went to the movie "Taken". It was a pretty good show. Right after the movie, we headed back to my parents house. Although they had just left and we missed the exit where they were at so we drove all the way to Holden and back to Fillmore to meet them at Carl's Jr for dinner. On Sunday we celebrated my Dad's birthday and had a big family dinner! It was yummy! :) Deric and I gave each other our Valentines' for each other before we left on Friday. Deric gave me a ring that he had given me before his mission but I had given back to him. He got it re-done and it is GORGEOUS! I gave Deric a paintball mask, a grater and some poultry scissors. (so the the grater and the scissors he has just been complaining about not having them so I figured what the heck!) It was so great to get away for a day and not have any set plans and not have to worry about anything! AH! It was AMAZING and definitely needed! I wish I had some pictures of things... but I don't. Sorry! :)

UPDATE!

So I decided to give an update on our lives the past little while and show some pictures of Kyler and how big he is getting. This last little while Deric and I have been trying to decide where to take our family next. Things just aren't working out like we had hoped/planned for living here, so we're trying to decide what to do. If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts, please let me know. Deric applied for a job in Roosevelt teaching cabinets at the Tech, but we're not sure yet if he got it, so that may be where we will go, who knows! Kyler has really grown up and it's hard to believe he's almost three months old now! Deric and I are heading to St. George for a little vacation this week and I can hardly wait! We're leaving Kyler with Grandma for the day and going down with absolutely no plans, no reservations, just living by the moment, doing what we feel like we want to do! I must say I DO need the break! It's been pretty hard for us with not being able to spend much time together. Deric is taking a full semester at SLCC and also working full-time which leaves little time for family, although he does do a very good job at what little time he has! I've been working for Salt City Candle Company in the corporate office and it's been hard going back to work after having a baby. I hate to take Kyler to a babysitter, but I am counting my blessings and realizing that I'm blessed to have a job and one that let me works from home 80% of the time. But... like most people, Deric and I are seeing a lot of people getting laid off at both of our jobs and we're not exactly sure how long either of our companies will remain open. Let's just face it, people aren't looking for custom built cabinets or candles right now. Our babysitter is great and really does a good job with Kyler though. She's awesome and we were blessed to find her in our ward! Kyler loves his new toys and is getting old enough he can actually play with them! He loves to smile and laugh for Deric, which kind of makes me jealous cause he seems to love him more! Although, Deric's favorite time with Kyler is putting him to bed at night. He wraps him up like a burrito all tight and rocks him to sleep. I have never seen a sweeter scene. Deric makes me try to keep him awake on nights he has school just so he gets to do it. It's kind of funny.
With all of our family being very close and active, our weekends are always jammed packed and we hardly stay home (much to my disliking). We're both looking forward to spring/summer time SO much! The cabin fever is definitely in our house! Although, I have found my new favorite store to shop at: Kid to Kid is where it's at for cheap, yet really nice, baby stuff. i just bought a jogging stroller and can't wait to try it out when it gets a little bit warmer.
All in all, we're doing great! We have a lot of decisions to make in our life right now and a lot of big ones at that! Sometimes I miss the simplier times when choosing what to wear for the day was a deep dilema. Oh well, so goes life. We grow up, we move on and we learn and grow along the way. Well, I think that's about it for us, nothing too extremely exciting but it's our life!

This is Deric's sister, Shanae.

She came to visit us when she

got home from Russia and it was

SO cute! Kyler fell asleep on her

like this and she fell asleep too.

They were both OUT!

Deric does a GREAT job at playing

with Kyler whenever he has the chance.

It gives me a much needed and desired

break and Kyler loves him!

Our Little Prince!

So I just really thought these pictures were pretty funny. Our babysitter sent them to us and said her 2 -year old did it while she was playing and our babysitter didn't know until she turned around. What a doll! haha I am SO glad she took pictures! These are totally going to haunt him when he's a teenager!