Aw the ZOO!

Oh our trips to New Mexico..

We never really do anything. They always consist to medical reasonings.

Never really seen anything..well except for movies.

We always do the same things..movies, tv, red-box, mall, getting test done, or eating out.

C'mon let's do something different please!!! 

So I beg and pleaded and He took me to the Zoo!

For a little bit Rusty worked on cars..mine, his, dad's, and Josh's (Serene's man to be cont.) 

I liked this picture...Father and Son fixing a car...classic

These are The Edwards' dogs. Rusty loves animals especially dogs.

Gunner  and  Annie

They like to lick everything and I mean everything.

We went to breakfast with the Wallace's which was great.

Caden and Skylar are growing up so fast.

They are turning into little kids and not babies.

But Caden still loves me.

I'm still his girl.

Rusty told him he's have to move on and he looked at Rusty pointed at him and said "No! You move on!" and then wanted Rusty's ring. :)

Zoo Time!

These pictures are some of our favorites!

Rusty touched the porcupine! 

It was raised by a keeper with their dogs and cats.

I didn't think Pumba (wort hog) in real life was so ugly...

This monkey literally posed for the camera.

When you start being around someone a lot you start thinking alike. We just happened to match...:)

I love Rusty's faces..this is his ferocious tiger face :)

The NM Zoo is way better than the Tucson one. It took us two hours to go through all of it. Tucson's is about 5 minutes.

I am glad we finally did something new!

His parents are flipping a house.

We Helped paint it and it's not done yet but looks like a new house already.

WHo does this?!

 Sea Foam green on wood? Orange walls? Navy Blue Ceiling? 

These do not go together what so ever!

Anyways...

It was a lot of fun to go to the Zoo and just be able to spend time with my hubby! 

He got a new job! Discount Tires! 

No more working on Sundays! YAY!

I got my temple recommend and Rusty gets the priesthood (becomes an elder) in May!

We know because we are doing what's right that we are being blessed.

Life is a lot easier when you are doing what's right that's all I gotta say.

Always and Forever notes

Rusty and I have a board on the wall that has our notes.

• Always say I love you
• Always try to do nice things for each other
• Kiss each other every morning and night and in between
• Date night once a week
• Always ask how their day went and give compliments
• Always do things together
• Try to work out 3 times a week together

Temple Goals

• Read and Pray
• CTR
• Go to Church
• FHE
• Get Temple Recommend/priesthood

We haven't been perfect at all these but we've done pretty darn good.

These things make our day way better and our relationship is going strong.

Everyone says the first year is the hardest..is it still coming or am I missing something?!

Some days I am bored out of my mind.

Rusty has been working 70 hour weeks.

Yes that's good for the bank but I miss him.

He's been extremely tired and I work late.

We work a lot.

I finally got the deli.

I started training at Starbucks too.

Ironic I know.

But I am getting more hours and I am going to train as a Pharmacy Clerk as well.

I have just been moved around the whole store.

It's weird to be new again and not have a clue about anything since I don't drink coffee.

But it's getting better. 

Rusty's cancer is still good.

A year out! It's gone by so fast!

Clean Bill of Health.

Every two months we have to go back to NM for check ups now.

So we've been praying where we need to be to go to school and not have to drive so much

 but we'll see..

The launcher and the boys!

Eli text me last week and asked if we worked the next day.

The first Sunday we both have had off in awhile.

Since we did Ethan and Eli decided to come down and surprise Rusty.

It didn't work since Rusty noticed Eli's car. :)
Eli bought a gun and the next day we took out the launcher that he built.

Poor Ethan, broke his collar bone chasing a can and tripped over nothing..haha

Rusty tried to help Ethan get the thing to launch.

Looks a little weird!

We went to my parents to see if they have oranges and we got a tennis ball and it went pretty far.

My dad thought it was awesome!

Rusty's brothers are awesome!

They have a strong bond and I am glad that they are starting to really like me too.

They are trying to decide which one of us (Rusty or I) is more of a sweetheart.

I take that as a compliment.



Valentines Day

We were not planning on much.

We both had to work till late.

But I woke up that morning to a note on the table.

Saying I love you!

That night I got home and when i waked in there were all these sour straws on the floor

and a boxof chocolate with a rose!

My husband is such a sweetheart!



Baby Sitting

4 days

Friday to Tuesday at midnight

4 kids

I became a mom overnight 

I got a call asking if i would watch her four kids while her and her husband went to Florida.

It went better than I thought. 

I woke up at 6 thirty almost every morning to either get the 3 kids to school or they were awake.

Saturday i made them clean and we went to the park.

Sunday I took them to my parents ward and Kortnee came back with us but ended up sleeping the whole time.

I made breakfast, lunches, and cooked dinner.

Changed dippers, gave them baths, and of course took pictures!

Austin! 2yrs old

He loved his hair done. Rusty and I did his hair everyday! 

Colton 4 yrs old

We had some trouble getting him ready for sunday!

I also did Bella's hair!

Bella 

Hanna and Bella

Hanna Austin Kortnee Colton and Bella 

After church we watched a movie!

All ready for school!

They loved their cowboy boots!

This little guy became my favorite! or in other words "my super cute kid"

Austin was the little guy that stayed home the whole time with me.

One morning everyone was calling each other ugly. I walked into Austin's room to change his dipper and he was telling Colton that he was not ugly. I turned to Austin and I said "You are not ugly you are a super cute kid" for the rest of the time there every once in awhile I heard him say "Jamee I am a super cute kid" :) made me laugh every time. One night he yelled my name and I went into his room and he said "we need to say a prayer" aww..So I said a prayer just for him. Austin would call Rusty Daddy. But Colton would make sure we knew he was his daddy's boy. We couldn't do his hair because he wanted to do it like his dad showed him. :) 

There were ups and downs where i said I have had enough because the kids wouldn't listen and it didn't help I didn't have enough sleep (one night Colton came into my room at two in the morning because he's tummy hurt) and I would break down. Others I am like I could handle four kids. 

Austin was my favorite though. He was so helpful and just put a smile on my face! 

And it doesn't help to get paid either to watch kids.