Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A Day Off

Thank you Washington and Lincoln for having February birthday's that allow us to have a day off of work/school! We had a great day in Salt Lake.

We picked up Oma and Opa and brought them to the zoo with us. It was a little rainy, but pretty good temperature. They hadn't been to the zoo in a very long time and had fun seeing all the animals with us. I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see the baby elephand, Zuri. Maybe next time. We did get to see the tigers being really active though. They were roaring at eachother and pacing around their cages. Really cool!

After the zoo we went to the Valley View cemetery to visit Jon's two brothers' graves. I put a red rose on Adam and Billy's headstone. It was a lot colder there, so we made it a quick visit.

After a yummy lunch we visited with Oma and Opa while the kids gambled away on Opa's slot machine and played in his room.

It was a really fun day. I'm glad we got to spend the entire day together as a family. It was wonderful!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day 2010

The day started out with a yummy breakfast all decorated for Valentine's Day.


The centerpiece was a couple of roses that Leah and I got from my mom
We had pink waffles with strawberries, whipped cream and nuts
with grapes and strawberry milk
I gave Jon and all the kids a boutineer/corsage to wear to church.
Here are my beautiful kids decked out in their church clothes with their flowers.
When I told the kids the flower was to wear to church Alex said,
"Please, no, mom!"
He was afraid of getting teased, but it all worked out.
By the time church was over Caleb's flower had ZERO petals left on it.
Caleb and a kid in his class picked them all off. :)

Sorry the pictures are dark, but we were in a hurry to get out the door.



This was our Valentine's Day dinner.
Hawaiian Chicken
Rice Pilaf
Asparagus
Look good?
My kids didn't think the asparagus was good at all.
They sat at the table for more than an hour to finish their 4 pieces of asparagus!
I thought it was fabulous!

Happy Valentine's Day!