Mercedes of course:)

Chet and Michelle Stevens took some GREAT pictures of our little Mercedes. I can't wait to see the rest of them! They did a wonderful job.

Five Year Anniversary

May 23rd, 2008 was our five year anniversary! This year Mike and I didn't do much for our anniversary. We exchanged gifts and then went to dinner. Baby in tow;) I bought him a beautiful guitar that I had to drag around the mall. Imagine a big nerd pushing around a stroller for a little tiny baby with shopping bags hanging all over it and the woman with a guitar strapped to her back. Are you laughing yet? Well that was me! Oh well. It was worth it. Mike has been wanting to learn the guitar for a long time now. I got a beautiful diamond ring. I love it. And he also sent me a dozen long stemmed red roses. My favorite! I cried. He never sends me flowers. He always delivers them himself! I have the best husband ever! :) I think the best gift this year for both of us though was Mercedes. I'll post pictures later!

Cooking!

I am a bit surprised to find that I like to cook. I told a friend that I sort of always knew I could cook because I'm surrounded and know a lot of great cooks (My mom, Mike's mom, Patty, Angie, Melanie and so on!). So the last couple of weeks I have been experimenting. I have made green enchiladas, chicken cordon bleu, shrimp salad (not from the box), mexican rice and my favorite, chocolate chip cookies from scratch! Yes that's right, I said from scratch (I'm so good at the break and bake it is hard to imagine me with actual ingredients). Mike thinks something is wrong with me. LOL! So do I for that matter. I was always the one who would rather clean up the kitchen then cook dinner. So! If anyone wants a recipe let me know. And if I need one I'm going to email my favorite cooks! BEWARE! :) BTW Mel, I'm going to marinate some pork chops for dinner tomorrow using your recipe! :) Thanks!

Mike's new truck

Hi everyone! This is the newest member of our family. It is a 2008 chevy silverado. I like it. It is fun to drive and we love it!

Little Miss Mercedes

I honestly have not updated this blog because I could not figure out what pictures to put on here! And I had so many pictures on my camera it took like half an hour to load. Anyways, not much is going on with the Fausetts. Mike gets to work and Mercedes and I get to clean house, do laundry, run errands and make dinner. We also get to visit family and we have time to shop too;).
I'll try to be better about keeping up the blog. I didn't intend for it to go this long. Well, not much else to report. Go JAZZ!!

Motherhood. Wow!

I have a new found respect for all mothers. It is hard work and it has only just begun! I am up at least two times a night for feedings and changings. I'm dead tired from being a mom all day changing diapers and feeding and just basically worrying all day that I'm either doing something wrong or not doing something!
On the other hand, I never knew I could love someone so much. My baby is my heart and soul and I do not know how I ever lived without her. She adds so much to our home that I can't even begin to describe. Mike and I absolutely adore this little peanut. (my nickname for her is peanut for some odd reason:)
So although being a mom AND a wife is hard I wouldn't change it for anything. I love it. And there is nothing else I'd rather be. Time for bed. Baby will be up in about two to three hours....oy....

Bath Time! Yikes!!

I had to post this one. She gave me this look the whole time I was bathing her. I love being a mom!