As Promised!!

OMG!!! Look at that hair... She's fabulous and perfect, and check out those rosy cheeks.. Mommy and Daddy did good... And Ryan now has an adorable baby sister to protect!!

We LOVE you all.. Can't wait till we see u all in person...

SHE'S HERE!!!!

No, we don't have any pictures yet, but Miss Annie, (Ann Elizabeth Colby) entered the world today at 1:41 PM. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 4 oz, was 20 1/2 inches long, and had lots of curly dark hair...

Mommy says that once they got Miss Annie cleaned up, her hair dried much straighter, but is almost long enough to need her first hair cut, ha-ha... Anyway, both the Colby gals are doing great and will get to go home Thursday... We love you Annie...

Pictures will be posted as soon as we get them...

Anniversary Tradition????

Yes, I'm way behind in posting again... And I have a lot to post, especially since we just got back a week ago from Texas where my sister Jeannie got married after more than 27 years of being single after her first marriage... (Pics and more on that to be posted soon)...

We had a quiet day, spending the day in Bakersfield for Movies and dinner. He bought me a really pretty hand-blown cobalt blue glass heart pendant with large flecks of gold in the heart... There are also 2 clear beads, one on each side of the heart full of floating gold flecks... It was quite the surprise as he has never bought me anything so vibrant in color before... What's cool about it is u can wear it with a fancy outfit, yet fits right in with a pair of jeans as well...

After reading, first Cori's blog, and then Christine’s... (Both also recently having a Wedding Anniversary) I figured since John and I just had our 16th anniversary September 30th... I should comment on ours as well... Thanks to Cori, (her friend, and Christine, this may become a tradition… so here goes…

Some Facts about John & Michelle's marriage u may, or may not know, but soon shall :)

1. What is his name?... John, Sgrbare to me, Honey and Babe

2. How did I meet him?... I was a fire Dispatcher in Ontario, Ca, and one Saturday, I took my daughter to Red Mountain for BBQ ribs, only to find out they had closed the little family restaurant due to illness... so we went to Randsburg to check out the antique shops and the old store with it's old fashioned ice cream counter... Due to Cori's curiosity about why my pager suddenly went "OUT OF RANGE" and how far we would have to go till it went back "IN RANGE", we ended up in front of the fire station. Being a fire dispatcher, I collected Fire Patches, and went in to see if I could get one for my collection. The Engineer went to get the Captain for me, who came out in biker shorts and a tank top as he was working out... I was immediately smitten... the rest is history!!!

3. Who said I love you first?... I honestly can't remember...

4. Who kissed who first?... He kissed me first, but I think I may have been the one to keep it going...

5. Who proposed?... John, on his knee in front of his parent’s house in the driveway on Thanksgiving Day...

6. What are his best qualities and features?... His best qualities are that he is very caring, helps ANYONE who needs his help... Will do just about anything for friends or family, even if it interferes with his plans... He's a Best friend to all of his friends... Has a great work ethic, is honest and loyal... His best physical features are his gorgeous smile, buff arms and cute little tush (I love that he actually has one that's NOT flat) and I recently noticed at the airport while renting a car, and wearing 501 jeans, u could see well formed calves, (very sexy!)

7. Guilty pleasures... Doing art work when I should be doing house work or putting away laundry... Eating out every chance I get, and only being happy eating popcorn that has hot tamale candies mixed in...

8. Who eats more?... He eats more, but chooses healthier food (most the time) but I "LOOK" like I eat more!! (How fair is that??)

9. Who cooks more?... That's a hard one, because we rarely eat at the same time, we both just makes ourselves something when hunger hits... If we have a REAL meal together, He usually cooks the meat, (if it can be done on the BBQ) and I do the side dishes... so probably pretty equal...

10. Who's the most sensitive?... Wow, does this mean sensitive as in who gets their feeling hurt easier?? if so, then me. If u mean more caring, I think we are fairly equal with each other...

11. Who is the first to admit they are wrong?... Oh dang, who thought of THIS question?? As much as I hate to admit it, Probably John...

12. Who does the laundry?... I do, however, he normally does his uniforms, as he likes them done by themselves... and he often does them at work, so they are already done before he even comes home... (he sometimes helps me put them away since I don’t mind sorting, washing, folding and hanging them on hangers, but I HATE putting them away... (probably because we have more clothes than space to put them)

13. Who does the dishes?... The dishwasher... I'm usually the one who put's them away, though not always... For some weird reason I hate putting away the silverware, so he usually does that... As far as dishes that need hand washing, we each normally just wash them as we use them...

14. Who is more stubborn?... It really depends on what it's about, though as a rule, I would say me... but if he feels he's right, I don't stand a chance...

15. Who pays the bills?... He does, and for this, he's definitely my HERO...

16. Who drives the most when we are together?... Definitely John...

17. What side of the bed do we sleep on? I sleep on the left side of the bed, John sleeps on the right, but when he's at work, I sleep on his side... (yeah, don't ask me why, I honestly don't know...)

18. Who wears the pants in the family?... John... Though he ALLOWS me to wash and repair them... except uniform pants, (see # 12)

19. Who has more siblings?...Me.. 2 sisters, 3 brothers, He has one of each

20. Who makes more money at their job? Most definitely John, not only a 56 hr a week (minimum) Fire Captain, he works as much overtime as possible, as we are hoping to see him retire soon... I'm retired, but have started making more money with my artwork... I would love to be a known artiste in my choice of media... but I'm not holding my breath in making more than he does...

21. Who holds a grudge?... Wow, another unfair question... I can't even pretend I don't know. It would be me... I think it's a family trait from MY family's side... though I've finally gotten a lot better at it... even hubby has noticed... and lucky for me, in about 5 minutes, he's forgotten what he was upset about...

Is our marriage perfect?... I'm sure people on the outside may not always see it, but as a couple, it works for us... he says we compliment each other. We know each others faults and quirks, and realize that loving each other in spite of them, makes US perfect for each other...