Dancing King

Don't mind that I sound like a chipmunk, that this video is dark, or that we have the TV on in the back ground. This is a little video of my stud busting moves. If you clap your hands and say "dance...dance" he breaks it down. Its been a slow posting week, so I figured I would just post a funny little video of Cannon. When all else fails....do a Cannon post- lol.

I also wanted to add, that since he has started walking/running EVERYWHERE now- he has become more accident prone (much like his mom). He face planted on our shoe rack the other day, and blood went everywhere! It seriously poured out of his mouth and soaked us both. To say I freaked out would be an understatement (but we did avoid going to the ER or the Dr's office) ! Turns out he broke that thing in his mouth that attaches his lip to his top gums. He seems to think he is 11 years old, not 11 months old....

-Remember my previous post about the Paci-holic? Here is another pic for proof. He has 1 in each hand and 1 in his mouth. He sleeps like this every night....lol

Paci-holics Anonymous

Hi, my name is Cannon, and I have an addiction. I am addicted to my pacifier. It all started out when my mom bought me a special jeweled baseball one when I was a newborn. I thought I was so cool with it. Next thing you know, she was buying a paci to match every outfit that I own. Now, it has become my life. I am consumed with my paci, and I refuse to give it up. Sometimes I want 3 paci's at once, and I cry when anyone tries to take them away. I have to have 2 paci's in my crib for every nap and to go to bed for the night. I like to hold one and suck on the other. I can even do cool tricks with them. Mom says she doesn't care about my addiction, as long as I am happy and sleeping through the night (which I have done for the past few weeks now).

Hey everyone! Sorry, Cannon stole my computer for a second, he had a message to share as part of his 12 step program. Here are some more updates....

- As Cannon mentioned before, he has been sleeping GREAT lately. He is even sick with a sinus infection, and he still gets 10-12 hours of sleep a night now :) I've always wondered what cloud 9 has felt like. Between Brian getting a job, us moving, and Cannon sleeping through the night...I am THERE baby! (I also want to note that I get to set him in his crib AWAKE and he falls asleep on his own!! I used to have to get him to sleep on my bed and try to tip-toe into his room. This process would take FOREVER because he would wake up and I would have to start all over again. I don't know how, but a light switch flicked on in his head and it works.)

- Cannon has now become quite the adrenaline junkie. He has no fear what-so-ever. Infact, I say he gets quite the rush out of doing things that he is not supposed to do. He will climb his little chair and face plant off to the ground. He gets mad that the ground got in the way of his face so he does it again! He goes to places that he is not supposed to go, and he gets a rush out of us catching him. He tries to figure out different ways of getting into trouble, and he LOVES getting caught! He is very very sneaky. In this case, he takes after his mom.

- Now the fun really begins. My little Mr. has decided that he really wants to walk. It started with a few steps here and there last month. Now he is consistantly walking 10-20 steps! Thats right, he walked down our whole hallway this morning (on his own). He is slowly gaining more confidence and walking better each day. Not bad for a 10 1/2 month old....lol. Here is a video of 10 steps.

Sugar Daddy

Now that Brian has been graduated for a whole month, we are proud to say that he finally has a job! We searched and searched a very difficult job market, and we were lucky that Brian has been hired on at an AMAZING company! We are both thrilled and so proud! This was the first company that he interviewed with. He had 3 interviews with this company and it was a very competitive job. Now more big news....the job is in Salt Lake City! This means that we will be moving up there in the next month or 2 :) Keep your eyes opened for future postings about this! We are excited to move from our little humble abode that we have called home for the past 3 years. This is an exciting time for us! Thank you all for being a part of our lives. We are so thankful for such supportive family and friends.

Little Trent Pics

I just thought I would post a little pic section of my darling new nephew! Trent and Jess became a family of 4 today with the birth of Trent Jr. He was just precious! He came bright and early at 1:30 this morning. He was 5 lbs 15 oz and 19 1/2 inches long :) CONGRATS! (ps- for those of you that dont know, Jess is a trooper! She has literally been in labor for 3 months!)

A Brian Post- TAG! (sorry Cannon)

***WARNING***This post contains no pictures of Cannon. I know you are ALL disappointed. Please forgive me. If you choose not to finish reading this post, it is understandable. I probably wont read it- but it is up to you.***
TAG! This is a fun little survey about my cute husband. Its his birthday tomorrow, and Valentines Day next week- so this is a good chance for everyone to see why I fell in love with him.

What is his name? Brian Ward Perry

How long have you been married? 3 years 2 months

Who long did you date? 8 months

How old is he? he will be 26 tomorrow! (Feb. 7th) Happy Birthday Babe!

Who eats more sweets? I probably do, lol. Not as much anymore though. I get my fixes on healthy sweets.

Who said I love you first? Neta did. Brian and I had only been dating for a week. He called and she answered my phone and pretended to be me. He said he was on his way over and she told him that she (meaning me) loved him. He said "ok".

Who is taller? Brian, unless I am wearing heals.....like 11 inch heals....then we are the same height ;) (he is 6'1 and I am 5'2)

Who can sing better? Brian has the voice of an angel.....I have the voice of a tone-deaf labrador retriever...

Who is smarter? I would have to say me. He is good with History and English, I am good at basically everything else. I am also smart enough to ask for directions or help....he just kinda gets frustrated and breaks things trying to figure them out... typical guy!

Who does the laundry? We both do the laundry, its folding it that is the hard part.

Who pays the bills? That would be me... I am a list writer and I am very on-top of things like that.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Brian does.

Who mows the lawn? We live in an apartment complex- so our landlords do. But Brian said that if I want a big yard, I will be the one to mow it and upkeep it. I mowed lawns with him for the summer when I had a broken hand in a cast. I am gangster.

Who cooks dinner? I always cook (like 4 days a week). That is why we are so large and in charge. Its a curse.

Who drives? He does because he needs me to backseat drive. I mean, who else is going to sit there and tell him to "Look out!" "watch that guy, he is merging" "break...break....BREAK".

Who is more stubborn? For sure him! (I love you honey). He is the King of Stubbornville. He is as stubborn as I am sarcastic.

Who kissed who first? We are waiting until our 10 year wedding anniversary to have our first kiss. Oh this was funny. We were wrestling in my apartment (we had only been dating for a few weeks). It was a blast. Then he leaned forward to kiss me and I just blew air into his mouth. I guess I was caught off-guard. But it really made him mad. He got up to leave and I walked him to his car. Then I had him drive me back to the front door. I leaned over and kissed him. I apologized. It was just so unexpected originally, I wanted to be funny and I responded by doing that. We joke about it and I still blow air into his mouth to be cute. He still thinks its not very funny.

Who asked who out first? He asked me out. :) I am so thankful that he did, because he was such a cute/nice guy. I never really dated anyone outside of the athletic department....and those guys weren't very nice.

Who proposed? We pretty much knew we were getting married. We even had the ring picked out (and most of the wedding paid for). I was called by the jewler and they told me the ring was in. I told them to call Brian and pretend like they never called me. That weekend, I planned some great dates, trying to give him the opportunity to propose. Friday, we went to a romantic dinner, a movie, then to the softball field. I had a taster cake of our wedding cake made up for the occasion. We ate it on the dugout and sat under the stars. Then we danced. He got down on his knees at home plate. I got teary-eyed. He said the next few words that I would never forget..... "just joking." I about killed him! I would have beat him to death if I hadn't already paid for most of the wedding.

The next day I planned dinner at our favorite resturant in Salt Lake. We went to the temple after (where we already had our sealing date). We walked around under the stars. Like 20 different couples were getting engaged around us. I was getting so impatient. We sat on a bench and I had my head in his lap. This was the perfect moment. He reached in his pocked, took my hand, and slid it down my finger. Only there was nothing there. I was LIVID! He then proceeded to tell me that the ring came in, but they made it wrong. He said it was going to take another week or 2. I cried. I pouted on the way to the car, and hardly spoke to him on the ride home. We stopped by 711 for him to get a slurpee. I sat in the car and sulked the whole time. He came back and we proceeded down State St. A cop then pulled us over (as if this night was not any more of a disaster.) The cop said that Brian had a warrant out for his arrest, for not paying a speeding ticket. I was mad because I had told Brian to pay that speeding ticket a month earlier. They handcuffed him and back-up came. There were 2 cop cars and a motorcycle cop around our car. They threw Brian in the back of the cop car and came to harrass me. I started crying and telling the cops that we were supposed to get married and we were just here on a date. He took my id and said I had a warrant for my arrest to, for a speeding ticket that happend like a year before (it was my only speeding ticket). I about died. They had me get out of the car where they questioned me infront of a ton of bystanders now. They turned me around to handcuff me, and Brian was on his knee's behind me with the ring. I hit him and was shaking a ton. It was the perfect proposal. Nothing romantic....lol...but it did surprise the heck out of me. That was hard to do. I am not one who is easily surprised (especially because I designed the ring, was there when they showed it to me in wax, and they called me when it was finished-lol.)

***We have the whole proposal on video. The cop that pulled us over had the whole thing set up with Brian before hand. Right when he stopped us for a busted taillight (which wasnt really busted)- he turned the official police video on. Its about 20 minutes long and it looks like an episode of COPS. I am just happy that I held my composure and didn't cuss up a storm!***

Who has more siblings? Brian (and I adore each and every one of them)

Who wears the pants? Cannon actually wears the pants in the family....

Alright, these people need to spill! I want to hear Katie K, Kim, Amanda, Kacey, Diana, Jennie, Cynthia, Jessica Wilde, Kate, and Mandie, Megan Griffin..... basically ANYONE that is willing to do it :)