Valentine's Day 2010 and a Blanket fort

This year for VDay we made a yummy breakfast (complete with heart and lip shaped eggs) and gave the kids stuffed animals (instead of candy). Owen got a frog, Andrew a lion, and Matthew got a red dog. Our kids love to play in piles of blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals- so they loved their VDay presents. Just a couple of days later they built a giant blanket fort and slept in it with their new "friends."

Date Night

Here is Savannah Jack. Mike (from our ward) is on the left.































The last couple of months we've had two really fun date nights. One was to a Savannah Jack single release party. (Mike from Savannah Jack and his wife Alli are in our ward, and I see Alli at the gym almost every day so she was nice enough to invite us.) It was so much fun to go and listen to them play some of their music. We don't know a lot about country music, but we did think these guys were good! Their first single, "I Know" is supposed to drop on May 3 in case anyone is interested, and I know they are playing at something in UT this summer- maybe Draper? Check their website/facebook if you are interested!

We also went with Suzette and Matt Pence to a popular spot in Nashville called the Wildhorse Saloon. We ate their BBQ and fried pickles, listened to the live band, and even did some line dancing. We had such a fun time. Yeehaw!

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What can I say? With three boys, these things happen. Let's just say that when I'm in the other room and I hear a loud SMASH and shattering of glass, I already know to yell, "Nobody move!" And the kids already know to hold still!

Olympics

Winston- the Winstead Wildcat is always fun to see.





































One of the ten at-home olymic games was bob sledding (thanks to really slick winter coats). I think it was all the kids favorite, even though Matthew's time could not be beat.


















These are supposed to be olympic rings!














Now I'm going to play a little catch-up on things that I've missed, like the Olympics! We loved the winter olympics. We made olympic treats and had our own at-home olympic events (with medals and medal ceremonies, everything!) The kids went around singing the olympic song for a month afterwards. We watched some of the events on TV, which the kids loved, and kept a running medal count on a USA poster we made together. Matthew's school even did an olymic inspired family night. The boys wish the olympics were every year!

Bon Jovi

Tuesday night, Matt told me he had a dinner for work to go to. Our friend Suzzette came over to babysit and we headed out. When we got to the downtown area there was special event parking everywhere. I told Matt something must be going on so I was bummed we would have to pay extra for parking. He was like, "Yea, looks like something is going on. I think the hockey team is in the finals. They must have a game." As we are walking toward where he said we were eating I noticed some girls dressed really nicely. So I told Matt it couldn't be a hockey game, and maybe it was a concert. He agreed. As we are walking by the arena I say something like, "If you are gonna go to a concert, you better see someone really cool like Bon Jovi." (I've told him this before.) Unbelievably, when we get to the front there are all these Bon Jovi tents selling shirts and stuff. I couldn't believe it! I told Matt that was so funny I just said I would like to see Bon Jovi and we were walking by their concert on our way to dinner. He's like, "Maybe we could skip dinner and go." I tell him no because we couldn't skip his work thing and besides getting tickets would be so expensive from a scalper. He's like, "I know, but you want to go." I tell him it's ok the at we can't. He's like, "But I already have to tickets," as he pulled two tickets out of his pocket. I couldn't believe it. I was so shocked. He apparently got the tickets the beginning of Jan and never hinted about it this whole time! Later he asked me why I hadn't screamed with excitement because I was so shocked (I was saving it for Jon of course!) It was such a fun time. I loved it. Matt is so great. I couldn't have been more surprised. And my voice was actually a little off the next day from screaming and singing along. Some might think we are too old to be screaming like crazy at concerts, but hey, it's my life, it's now or never, I ain't gonna live for ever! I just wanna live like I'm alive (Sing it Jon!)

Boys at home

Sometimes when the boys get bored they think of really random things to do. Strangely, Matthew really liked being a chair.

The Bball party

Our Carnton Ward team B did really well at bball this year. They made it to the final game, only to loose by a few points after a great run at the end. It was so exciting. I loved being able to help out with the girls, and actually learn a little about basketball. Another highlight was getting to spend more time with Suzette Pence who is A LOT of fun. We had the end-of-season-team party on April 1 (my bday- because that was the only day they could). We had a lot of fun coming up with the awards for each of the girls, with a candy to go along with it in their gift bags. It a lot of time, but I have to say I'm gonna miss basketball!