TAG

My life is SO boring! The only thing I can think of to blog is this tag I found on Erica's blog...Okay my life isn't all that boring, well not to me anyway...I'm still working hard on my masters degree and trying to finish up some courses for this semester before I move to Jordan for a few months...I'm leaving in 18 days!!! I can't believe it!!!
Okay so the tag is this: You look up your answers on Google images and see what comes up, using the first page only. It was crazy to see some of the images that came up. Some of them were really more difficult than I thought they would be...Here's mine. Try it!

My Age: 24


Favorite Vaccation Spot: Anywhere with my family...this pic I found was fun because it's a family on the beach, a well love vacation spot for my family since before I even came along! We love the coast!


Favorite Color: GREEN

Where I live: Springville, UT (but soon to be Amman, Jordan...not quite at Petra, but pretty close!)

Where I grew up: Springfield Oregon

Where I'd like to visit: The Red Sea (Scuba diving, which I am SO hoping I get to do with John while I'm in Jordan)

And I've ALWAYS wanted to go on an African Safari!!! Not at the Zoo, really truly in Africa


Favorite Food: Nachos...anyone who lives around me knows what a staple of life nachos are for me!

Favorite Treat: Ice cream, though not just any ice cream, I have a few favorites: Mint Chip, Tillamook Blackberry harvest, and I LOVE Breyers all natural vanilla, and I put hot fudge (but chocolate syrup if I have to) and dry-roasted peanuts on top, it's my very very FAVORITE!!!


Favorite Animal: Elephant, I'm even going to ride one someday...


First Name: Courtenay


Middle Name: Beth (okay this was the most decent picture on the "beth" page...LOL!!!


Last Name: Lance (Ever heard of this guy?)

Lily Ruth turns 3

Okay, Lily turned 3 today...I have mixed feelings about this...I would like her to stay this age forever, she's the cutest! Lily is so special to me...this summer she has been my shadow, wanting to come everywhere with me, do everything I do, say things I say, everything...it really is the cutest! She especially likes to help me get ready in the morning and "put on make-up"....I admit I let her wear a little blush, she feels so grown up! It's just so fun, and in the morning she ALWAYS begs to come running with me...I even let her once, that was a mistake! But fun anyway, she wanted to stop after a block and play 'party house' because she was tired, so we played at the park instead. We like to play dress-up and have tea parties and "girly time" she also LOVES me to paint her fingernails, and always says "Oh how gorgeous!" and if I say "Oh Yes! So beautiful!" She corrects me and says "No court, say 'how gorgeous!'" Then she parades around so dainty like to show off her fancy nails. She also loves to dance, most of time she walks on her tippy-toes throughout the house, and when she took ballet class earlier this year she learned some dance steps/moves and she's always saying "first position, Ashante, So-te, plie, leap!" It's so fun! She also LOVES Charlie and Lola, the cutest cartoon ever, and Stawberry shortcake, but she insists that her name isn't strawberry, it's 'straw-bop-berry' like in the opening song...SO cute! I call her my tootle-bug and for awhile if you asked her what her name was she would say "I'm Tooda-Bug_Rufie" SO cute. She's so big now and so fun to play with, she wakes me up every morning with good morning snuggles, and says "Wake up Court, it's time to wake up because it's a happy day!" I adore this little girl! It's going to break my heart to leave for 3 months! Anyway, here's some pictures of her birthday, you're welcome mom! And the dress I got her :)

She's just BEAMING! So proud, and so "gorgeous"!

Was there ever a happier girl? This is when we're singing Happy Birthday

"I'm this many!" In a pair of tinkerbell wings she got from a family friend :)

It was a windy day, and it was so cute to watch her dance around and twirl her dress in the wind

Okay...kinda nerdy...BUT Kristen and I put on my old Prom dresses...I figure we might as well get as much use out of them as we can while they still fit right? Plus Tootle bug though it was SO cool that our dresses matched! I thought so too...

Nate and Amy got her this stroller in preparation for when the new baby comes, so she can take care of her baby while mommy takes care of the new baby, the bear was a gift from Grandma LeAnn, and she named him 'snuggly' and she LOVED pushing him around in her new fancy pink stroller!

I LOVE this picture of her profile, such a doll!

Lily and Kaci strike a pose :)

Okay I am so excited!

Very very cool moment, I just had to share with everyone! I got my passport a few months ago, which is you know SO exciting, and a good thing I got it when I did because when my purse was stolen in California, luckily my passport was not in it, so when I got back a had a form of ID, otherwise I would have been up a creek without a paddle...you know? So anyway, now the other really fun thing...I got my first VISA and stamp in my passport! I am so stoked! I'm going to Jordan and like 5 weeks! SAWEET!
And don't worry, I'll blog all of my adventures!

The Jordanian stamp...visa...SO cool!

My personal info page...the glare is on purpose so nobody can steal my info:) That would be bad!

Hobble Creek camping!

So all summer we've been wanting to go camping, but Amy's belly keeps getting more and more ripe, and every weekend seems to prevent us from venturing out with the gang. So on Friday Amy said okay we ARE going camping tonight, its the last chance we have, because I'm not going when I'm any more pregnant than this! Poor thing, camping (sleeping on the ground, even with a foam pad )with a melon equal to your body weight strapped to your abdomen can't be fun...but she's such a good sport. Well we assessed our supplies (all my camping gear is in Storage with the bulk of my belongings) so we had one sleeping bag and a camp chair...but we were determined. We borrowed a few things, thanks to Ben and Kris for letting us borrow your tent...a somewhat essential item when family camping...and getting a few groceries we set off. Our camp site was perfect, not too crowded (okay way too crowded for my liking, but I really needed some outdoor therapy) nice and shady, a very good flat tent spot, and a great cemented picnic table and fire pit. The highlights included... -Lily playing in the dirt...the ENTIRE time -Williams fascination with the fire, and sticks, not a good combo for a crazy wild 5 year old
-Roasting mallows with a tootsie roll on the end, I don't know if anyone has ever done that, bu as far as I'm concerned I made it up...SO delicious! -telling stories while we fell asleep -Nate whiddle-ing a wooden spoon out of some fire wood and finally...-falling asleep with Lily Ruth in my arms, but then waking up to Williams COLD FEET IN MY PAJAMA PANTS!!! That's right, I said In! I have no idea how that maneuver took place...silly kids! It was a fun adventure and much needed! I love living with this clan!