Stake Valentine's Dance

In December I was asked to be on the committee for the Stake Valentine's Dance. It was a little crazy trying to get everyone's idea's all rolled into one and hope that it all came together in the end. But it did!!! I always am amazed at how church things get thrown together by random people and it works out!
This was our poster to advertise the event.
We put up a big dance ball in the gym.

So high up, but I thought it was cool that the church had this bucket thing to get up there.

This was the AWESOME city scape!! Wish I could say I helped at this part but I didn't I was over food and pictures!

We rented a chocolate fountain that was a HIT!! He brought the chocolate, strawberries, cream puffs and cookies. We went through it all in about 2 hours. 700 cream puffs and two big fridge size trays of strawberries... and then I had a big relish tray and water. Also I borrowed a popcorn machine and we had movie popcorn too, in bags!!

The Grand Entrance!

The dance floor!

Me and Tara, we were on the committee together and happen to be in the Relief Society presidency together too!

More pictures to come of Jon and I but I don't have the big disk yet.
I am just relieved its over and we didn't run completely out of food!

Nixon Turns 18 Months Old!

Any excuse for a chocolate cake!!
Nixon turned 18 months old on February 11th and I made a cake and we celebrated! Nothing fancy of course just good old chocolate cake!

My boyz!!

Nixon likes it!! He must be my kid because he wants chocolate in the morning before breakfast!! Oops!

I have been trying to find Nixon this basketball hoop everywhere and I had the hardest time finding it. I mean hello, STAPLE for little boys you would think. So I ordered it online and Nixon got it for his 18 month birthday.

Funny thing is we used Christmas money from grandparents for the hoop!! Hey better late then never!!
Nixon loves it!

When Jon is home Nixon will take the ball over to Jon to shoot every time. Nixon will shoot when Jon isn't home or in the room but he likes to watch "Papa" shoot the best. It's adorable!

Go ZAGS!

For Valentine's Day I tried to find Jon and I Gonzaga basketball tickets. MUCH HARDER than I thought. I mean they are popular but sold out for every game for this year and next, come on!!
Well Jon's dream came true when when of his buddies called and said he had a ticket for him for that night. Jon was off to a game in the kennel, he was excited!!
Here are a few shots of the pre-game!

Dancing and getting pumped up!!

The student section!! WOW!

The Bulldog!! Giving out high-5's

Go ZAGS!

A little play action!

Grey shooting free throws!

Jon had such a great time!! I am jealous of course but I am glad Jon got to go!

Boat Show!!

This last weekend we took Nixon to the Boat Show. I didn't realize it was going to be a "park" for Nixon. He was in and out of all the boats and climbing up and down the stairs. He loved driving the boats the best!

There was many balloons all around and Nixon would run up to them and say "Ball" luckily none of them popped!

Nixon and Jon on the jet ski. We had a lot of fun!! And Nixon was so tired by the end! It was prefect for a rainy day!

Superbowl XLIV!!

For the Superbowl this year we had a little party with some close friends. We told everyone to wear their color of their team. Jon and I wore BLUE of course and put numbers on our backs with masking tape!!
Jon was Peyton Manning #18
I was Dallas Clark #44

We had a TON of food!!

Pizza, bread sticks, carrots and celery, fruit pizza, little smokies, cheese dip, muddy buddies and cupcakes. Along with IBC to drink!! We were SO full by the end!!

Me and Nixon ready for the game!

Nixon thought the empty bottles were pretty cool!

Oh dear!!

I promise it's only IBC rootbeer????

Me, Nixon and Jon!!!

Go Colts!!

Nixon being "surprised" at the end of the game when the Saints won!!

SKI DAY!!!

Jon and I were able to take a day and go skiing. It's been two years since I've been. So I pulled out my NEW ski's and boots that haven't even been used and we were off. Emily took Nixon for the day, I was a little worried but hey he lived and I think he was pretty good.
This is us BEFORE the day of skiing, as we rode up the gondola.
Jon skiing down my favorite fun, Sun Rise.. or something like that. Jon is pretty good for only skiing 10 times in his whole life. I was VERY impressed.

Don't spray me with snow!!!

It was a little foggy at the top but SO pretty!!

Here we are at the top together!!!

So BEAUTIFUL!!

ME!

Here we are at the end of the day... all tuckered out! We decided it was little our lower bodies were so tired but our minds kept telling us to go another run. Man we were all done by the end of the day!!

Thanks Emily for letting us take a day to go skiing without Nixon!!

It's ALL Nixon, ALL the Time!

So Nixon LOVES little kitchens. I found one of craigslist for 5 bucks and I thought! What the heck. I thought it would be bigger but on the table in the kitchen it works out great!

Nixon loves to take spoons and Tupperware and put it into the fridge! It's funny! If I am ever missing anything it's usually inside this little kitchen!

While putting up my few Valentine decorations I found all these cut out hearts. Nixon absolutely LOVEs them. He takes them out of the bag and throws them into the air.

Sometimes the mess is worth the fun! Right??

Nixon and I love to watch "the birds" outside eat the bird food from the kitchen and from the basement. When day when looking outside as the birds flew away and the squirrel came over and started eating out of this feeder!! It was crazier the way he got onto it and held on for dear life. I had to snap a picture...

Nixon loves to get into the cupboard in the laundry room and close the doors. The other day we sat here for more than 20 minutes as he sat inside and I would shut the door and then he would push it open and say "boo"

He even got the dog food bucket out all by himself before climbing in.. Trouble this one is!

Nixon loves his dogs and he Loves to sit and watch shows in the mornings. This is the classic Nixon!

Feet on the TV stand, Really???

"Smile Nixon" he does his eyebrow raise... not during the show I guess!