VDay 2010

It was my turn for Valentines plans this year and unfortunately inner tube sledding was ruled out by this babe inside of me, so we went to dinner & Color Me Mine - one of those nifty pottery places where you get to paint your piece and they glaze & fire it for you (you know, that birthday party you went to when you were 10?). Dinner was on BMC thanks to Matt's 8 hour party w/the fire department at the store on the Saturday before Christmas. THANK GOODNESS we "called ahead" and got on the waiting list - we arrived at Texas Roadhouse at 6:30 and I am pretty sure the Fire Marshall would not have been pleased with the total occupancy of the building. You could have easily crowd surfed to the front to be seated, but I didn't think people would have appreciated it. But, let me tell you, IT WAS EXCELLENT. The service was SO fast and the food was DELISH. Definitely recommending it. YUM.

We then headed over to Color Me Mine where we ended up spending 2.5 very tedious hours. Whew. I think if you're an artist you could have painted our little pieces in a flash, but we were somewhat meticulous and indecisive (which in no way reflects perfection of our projects)! Probably not a good place for a first date since you don't talk to each other too much as you're focusing on your masterpiece. In the end, we have two grand creations to remind us of Vday 2010... I'll sure we'll treasure them forever as they collect dust somewhere :) All in all it was fun & I'd recommend checking it out at least once (or maybe multiple times for those who are so inclined).

When did he grow up?

I picked up a snazzy (pronounced sch-nazzy) suction cup bowl for Mason and put it to use this morning - he chowed on some yogurt and peaches sans Mommy. What a big boy! Is it OK to get nostalgic when he is only 15 1/2 months?

Fun w/the Youth

Matt had a blast the other weekend when he went up to a camp near Heber and camped (in cabins) w/the Young Men and Young Women from church. They played in the snow almost the entire time and luckily no one froze! Here are some pictures from the fun:

15 Months

Little bug is 15 months today! At the doctor last week he was a sturdy 21.4 lbs and 31 inches long.

Some recent goings-on (mostly for my record-keeping):

chatting away/being quite vocal - we may not understand, but I am certain he knows what he is saying

eating like a champ - and we recently discovered he LOVES meatloaf

getting all four molars - 1.5 down, 2 .5 to go

going 100 mph as usual - he rarely 'walks' anywhere

loving to dance to any music, anytime, anywhere

opening doors - we have lever handles and he opens them like a champ now... luckily the front and back doors aren't levers

flirting with all the college girls at the grocery stores

not really climbing *yet* - I know it is coming, I'm enjoying life as I now know it

playing ring around the rosy and other games

loving straws

taking 2 naps still - we had a close call and I thought he wanted only one, but it was a fluke

learning his body parts - he has nose, mouth, and ear pretty well, we're working on eyes & belly

learning the skill of using utensils (mommy might be a little late relinquishing this skill...)

giving love - he gives kisses and hugs and also blows kisses... and we love it

...growing and changing by the minute!

Two

...and then there were 2!

We're expecting in August and we're thrilled!!!! I heard the heartbeat today and the kid was doing somersaults. Let the adventure begin!

Little early, who cares?

I realize it may seem a little early to be going for the Valentines theme. But, every time I went to our blog for something I saw those snowflakes and had a firm reminder of the bleak mid-winter we're currently facing. I thought a little XOXO would jazz things up nicely... and hey, it's less than a month away!

Spread the love!

1st Place

After a casual comment from Carly about entering this picture into a contest - and happening to be told by the Walgreens photo lab they were having a "winter photo contest" - it's official, we've got the cutest kid. If you don't believe me, I've got a $20 Walgreens gift card to prove it. haha

Congrats Mason - 1st Place!