Wednesday, January 28, 2009

25 random things about the solomon's tag

The boys and I were tagged on facebook and had so much fun doing this we decided to ask the girls and put it on our blog. I have to say...even though I knew most of the stuff about my kids it was so fun to do this and think about it!!!

25 random things about Andrew
1.When I was little I loved to play with my moms hair, and rub legs with panty hose lol.One day my mom lost me at church and she found me rubbing someones panty hose. LOL
2.My mom says i make her laugh every single day.
3.My favorite subject is math.
4.My favorite food is pizza.
5.I really dont like homework.
6.My best buddy is Mitchell M.and it has been since we were 2.
7.My favorite thing to wear is elastic pants instead of jeans.
8.I am allergic to laundry detergent.
9.I love to go out to eat.
10.I love it when my cousins come to visit.
11.I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
12.I am nosy.
13.My family rocks even if my sister sometimes push my buttons lol.
14.I have a dog named Bella.
15.Random things pop out of my mouth at random times.
16.I like to play airsoft and paintball.
17.I am a wrestler.
18.I like spongebob lol.
19.My favorite number is14.
20.I am waiting for armpit hair lol jk jk jk lol i needed something to put.
21.I love Dr. Pepper.
22.I like to play Rock Band 2 with all the instruments.
23.Sometimes my competitive nature gets the best of me.
24.I love riding rollar coasters.number
25. I hope my wifes name is sharon lol jk inside joke i really dont care.

25 Random things about Gretchen
1. I became engaged to my husband Steve just 3 weeks after meeting him!
2. I knew I would marry him the first time I saw him!
3. I am the mother to four amazing children Blake 14, Andrew 12, Leah Beth 10 and Caroline 7
4. I own a photography business and have since 2002. It is great side money and works with a flexible schedule but not stable income.
5. I hate to make my bed in the morning but I love to come home to a bed that is made!
6. I love choc. swiss rolls thanks to my sils brandi and cythia!
7. I hate hate to cook but have a wild crazy dream to publish my own cookbook!
8. I love to do a family budget and figure out ways to save money!
9. I recently went back to college after 12 years of being away to finish a degree in early childhood education. It was a huge eye opener and brain stretcher!
10. My son Blake 14 is my math tutor. I pay him 20 for 2 weeks of work. He helps me every night...cheap labor!
11. I don't really like animals but our dog Bella made her way into my heart and I can't imagine life without her!
12. The best thing that has ever happened to me is becoming a mother. I love being a mom!
13. I love to sit on the front porch rocking chair and listen to my kids play outside (kind of grannyish)
14. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (a mormon) I have always been a member.
15. I love to see children thru the my camera lens.
16. My favorite thing to eat is steak-well done for dinner and chocolate gravy and biscuits for breakfast.
17. Any time I smell brownies and red jello I think of my home. We had it every time we had FHE growing up!
18. I am lactose!!!!
19. I love people deep. Once I have become friends with someone-I think about them all the time-worry about them-pray for them etc etc.
20. I have never tasted any alcholic beverage...although sometimes I would like too I made a commitment when I was 10 not to ever taste!!!
21. I have the best friend ever that would drop anything for my at any given moment! (Heather)She's the closest thing I have ever had to a sister!
22. I like to clean our bathroom-it's the only room that I don't have to declutter first! I can just go in and clean and it's done!
23. I talk to my mom almost everyday on the phone and laugh the whole entire time!
24. I love to make and drink green lemonaid with my juicer...celery, kale, lemon, apple and ginger root juice!
25. My life is very full being a wife, mother, daughter, niece, and aunt. I am so blessed!!!!

25 Random things about Leah Beth!
1. I love to dance
2. My favorite foods is mac. and rice and beans
3. I love shoes
4. I love love love to shop!!!
5. I like to snuggle
6. I like to rub other people's fingernails.
7. I share a bedroom with my little sister.
8. I like to wear make-up
9. I love to wear my pj's
10. I like to play with my little sister.
11. I have three american girl dolls
12. I am in the 4th grade and I love to write stories.
13. My favorite people that are my age are Mallory, Faith, Ella, Kai, and Jensi.
14. My favorite show is Jon and Kate plus 8.
15. I love to stay up late.
16. I love to sing.
17. I love animals.
18. When I grow up I want to be a mommy.
19. I want to have 6 or 8 kids.
20. I love to play the computer.
21. I have 21 webkinz.
22. I like the movie "I walk the Line" because I like to hear Johnny Cash and June cash sing.
23.I wish my mom would homeschool me!
24. I had a concusion when I was three from falling out of a shopping cart at Wal-Mart.
25. I love to hang out with my family and friends and be crazy!

25 Random things about Blake
1. I love to read good books.
2. My favorite thing to do is wrestle.
3. My favorite thing to eat is cereal.
4.I love to play rockband when my cousins come over.
5. I like to play dance revolution with my nana.
6. I want to serve a foreign mission.
7. I don't have a favorite color.
8. Unlike Andrew who is still waiting for some armpit hair, I finally have a few!
9. I am finally taller and weigh more than Andrew.
10. I am taking Geometry as an eighth grader.
11. I hate cleaning.
12. I always wear a watch.
13. I want to have laser eye surgery before my mission.
14. I want to travel the world.
15. I want to be a pediatrician.
16. My mom pays me to tutor her in college math.
17. I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
18. I want to go to college at BYU.
19. I like to play long, hard strategy games.
20. I like to torture my mother.
21. My favorite show is sponge bob.
22. I have only lived in the state of Tennessee.
23. I was very sad this year when my teacher Ms. Nancy Levi passed away and when Mr. Leach left for war.
24. I am not ticklish.
25. I love contact sports.

25 Random things about Caroline.
1. I love animals.
2. I love first grade.
3. My favorite food is frozen or cooked fish sticks.
4. I love to climb trees at Wesley's new house.
5. I want to be on Blake and Andrew's wrestling team but my mom will not let me.
6. My favorite thing is to wear pj's.
7. I love to sleep with my mom and dad.
8. Our old dog Lady, Grandma's dog, growls at me all the time.
9. I don't like to tkae timed test at school.
10. I want to be a vet when I grow up.
11. I still have a blankie.
12. My favorite toys are Toy Story Toys.
13. I wear a necklace every single day.
14. My sister has a bunch of collections and I only have two.
15. I like to help my mom take pictures.
16. I have blue eyes.
17. I look like my Nana.
18. My favorite show is sponge bob.
19. I like connections at school.
20. I get to be baptized this year.
21. I love my family.
22. I love my friends.
23. I am daddy's girl.
24. I have to let my hair grow for the dance recital.
25. My brother's wrestle me too much!!!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love it I love it I love it. I could have read 25 more on each of you. Where was Steve's list? Look for me on FB. Are you on there or the kids or both? I did the list, but on there only. I wonder if my kids could do a list like this...hmmm...maybe...

texaswilliams said...

Hey Friend, It is fun finding you!! Darling family!! How is everyone? How is Janice. Give her a hug for us!! Ask Steve if he remembers Christine Tillis? SAhe is the RSP and I am her counsler...She is Steve's age and I am an old lady!

The Peters Family said...

This was so fun!
Your kids are such good ones.

(I finally got Stephan to put his up on facebook!...Did Steve do his?)

Heather said...

This is so fun to read! I am going to have to copy you and put ours on the blog.

Unknown said...

what an awesome idea