We're Engaged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ken proposed last night!!!!!!!! It was so sweet and romantic. He took me to the beach where we had gone the night we realized we liked each other a year ago. I was totally surprised and more than ecstatic!!!! It was perfect! I tried to take some pictures of the ring myself, but they didn't come out very well so I also posted one from the jeweler of my ring. I love it! Stay tuned for wedding details. We met with the moms today and have some great ideas. It's gonna be fun!

Doggy Dress-up

I am not a huge fan of animals wearing clothes, but when Mel came home with matching pink polo shirts for our dogs I couldn't resist. We tortured them into a mini photo shoot and laughed till it hurt. By the end we were all ready to put on pink shirts and take a family photo. Ken came over during our puppy torture session and resuced them by taking them on a walk. To me that was even funnier, walking two dogs wearing pink polos. He already felt stupid enough so he made me walk Bandido, it was already too much walking dogs in clothes, so walking the 4 pound one instead of the 70 pound one was going overboard. It was a pretty funny night. I have spared Bandido as much as I can from further torture, unfortunately my mom likes to play doggy dress-up so he has quite the little wardrobe. Hailey and Bandido get along for the most part, they just kind of ignore each other, every once in awhile I've caught Bandido snuggled up into Haliey resting on her arms and it's pretty dang cute!

Great Roomies!!

So I have two of the greatest roommates! Amber, Melody and I have been living together in Point Loma, San Diego for almost two years and have all kinds of fun! We live in a 3 bed/3 bath condo that Melody stumbled upon on Craigslist and we could not be happier. We even have Mel's dog Hailey with us (a 70 lb Yellow Lab) and once in awhile my dog Bandido spends some time with us at the condo. The three of us met working the camp programs at SeaWorld. Melody and I met the summer I got back from the mission in 2004, we were working as lifeguards for the camps and had tons of time to bond while taking the campers to surf and do other beach activities. We met Amber a year later when she came to SeaWorld and summer of 2006 we moved into the condo. The three of us have been a perfect blend and I am really grateful for such great roommates and for the friendships we have formed! The picture of Mel and I in the wall was of our sneaky attempt to scare Amber, the wall cut outs are outside of her room. It didn't work so well because I couldn't stop laughing, it was pretty funny though!

Happy Birthday Mom!!

So my sister in law Misty always posts birthdays and I thought that was a great idea, so I wanted to give a shout out to my mom. Today is her birthday and we love her very much! We were able to go out to a movie with her and my dad last Saturday to celebrate, the movie wasn't so great but it was fun to go with them. Hope you have a great day! Thanks for all you do for us!!!! We love you!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

As a side note, it is also my cousin Brooke's 16th birthday. To celebrate she wants to come to San Diego for a visit (she lives in Washington). We are excited to have Brooke and her friend out here for a couple of days! Happy Birthday Brooke!

Hardcore Foosball Championship

My parents and I got Ken a foosball table for Christmas. This was probably the best present ever because I have totally reaped the rewards! It is in Ken's apartment and we spend A LOT of time playing. One night Ken made a ring out of a dollar and for some reason he put it on one of the goalie's heads, it then became our crown. Whoever wins the game gets to wear the crown. We play with real rules, no spinning that is. That was hard for me to get used to, but now I definitely hold my own. Ken's is the blue side and mine is the red and let me tell you the red side is definitely the crown wearer. I will admit that this is not always fair though because if Ken wins I'll want to keep playing, but only until I win so I can get the crown back. Then I call it a day and my team continues to be the champions. Ken's a pretty good sport about this, or at least was until the one time I let it slide and came to work with the crown on his team. I got a message that day of his guy with the crown and a recording with it that kept saying, "Number one, number one, number one, who's number one." This repeated over and over, it was pretty funny though and I now use that as his ringtone. I have a feeling that this is a championship that will go on forever!!

Spotlight #4 Luke

Spotlight #4 goes to Ken's nephew Luke James Wolfgang Weichert or Prince Weichert as Ken likes to call him. Born August 28th 2007, he is the first to Kyle and Meghan. Kyle made the mistake of asking Ken for suggestions for baby names and Ken's big ideas were Prince and Batman, well Prince stuck as far as Ken goes since he will continue the Weichert legacy, so I guess that means our first son will get stuck with Batman, poor guy. I told him that would only work if we have a Robin as well (jokingly) but he seemed to like the idea a little too much. Luke is a really cute baby. We drove up to the Laguna Niguel area where they live to see him about a week after he was born and I was so surprised to see how big he already was. I forget the Weichert boys are big and tall. I'm so used to the short little ones on my side. Luke has pretty big feet and is already way bigger than my nephew Max, who is about 4 months older than him, so we all expect Luke to be tall like his Daddy. The last time I saw Luke was over Christmas and he looked so cute in his little red outfit. His little smile has already melted quite a few hearts. We look forward to spending more time with him and I look forward to seeing Ken change his first diaper, I definitely think Kyle should make him the next time we're there:) I have no doubt I'll be surprised at how much bigger he has grown in just a couple of months. Hope to see you soon...we love you Luke!

Spotlight #3 Max

Spotlight #3 is my nephew Max Edward Ballard. Born April 27th, 2007, this little one is about to turn one. Max was born on my parents wedding anniversary, that was really special for them and it definitely makes it easier to remember! Ryan was away at a training for the Army, but got a special leave to be by Misty's side the day of the birth, unfortunately it was only a day trip so off he went the next day. The first time I saw Max was at his baby blessing and I was amazed at how cuddly this little guy was and continues to be! He curls up into a ball in just about anyone's arms. His is such a little lovebug. Max has only gotten cuter over the months and now has cute puffy cheeks and a buzz cut of fluffy blonde hair. He is probably the happiest baby I have ever met; always laughing and smiling. My sister-in-law Misty has some classic footage of him laughing on her blog. Just about anything will make him laugh and smile and he loves to play with his big sister Dylen, he is pretty much in awe of her. I enjoyed spending time with Max and hope that my babies are as good as him one day! We'll be taking a trip up to Modesto for his first birthday next month, so I definitely look forward to having him snuggle me as I hold him. See you soon baby Max Buddy! We love you!!