Max playing around

On President's Day we met up with Dave and went to Brick Oven... one of my favorite places :D Then we came home got a babysitter and went to test drive a couple cars... Boy was I surprised when I really liked the inside of the Ford Flex.

I am still trying to warm up to the outside (and I think the white roof is part of what I don't like about the look, it is optional)...but it is soo spacious, and low to the ground (which is nice for me as a short person). It was really nice. Then we drove a Toyota Highlander...which left us wanting.

Anyway then we came back to home and just hung out. Here are some pictures of Max. He is a lot of fun, and likes to just laugh out loud for no reason. He has taken 4-5 steps walking between Jon and I, but he will just not take off on his own or take more than that before dropping to the ground. He likes to point to your nose, and he he knows his eyes too. He loves to take his shoes and socks off if he ever notices they are on. He also likes to put the ball in the hoop. He can actually stand up by himself and put the ball in the hoop. Jon is just spotting him here.

V-Day Treats

These are the Valentines that Zac gave to his preschool class on Thursday. They even have Transformer tattoos!!


So I was checking out this baking blog: Bakerella and I felt totally inspired. She makes "cake balls" and dips them and decorates them. They are really good and cute. So this was my attempt, just at the chocolates not the edible box. Lexie came over and made them with me. We listen to music, talked and had a good time. We also made Valentine's treats last year, perhaps we are making a tradition!

We used white almond bark to do the white...and I complete forgot that you cannot add anything except oil to almond bark...so when I tried to make the white, into pink it setup right away...luckily I had supplies to make royal icing and that worked great!



Jon was in SLC overnight for a work retreat, so I let Zac stay up with me. We didn't go to bed til around 11:30p-he was really good.



Lexie finally got the bow she was working on to look right...we were getting a little loopy by this time.

The final product...please forgive my makeshift box. Its a shoe box with wrapping paper.

These are the beautiful flowers that Jon got me for Valentine's Day! Thanks Hon!

Three-year-old skills

I guess I should get him some lacing cards?

While we were gone:

My sister Rachel watched the boys while we went to Midway and she posted a few (less than 60 sec.) videos of the boys on her blog:
Walk with Me: My Lil' Angels

Packing

Everything the kids need for the weekend:

Everything Mom and Dad need for the weekend (including snow gear):

Family Pictures

Tubing and Shopping

On Saturday, we went to Soldiers Hollow to try out their tubing resort! It was a lot of fun. You buy a 2 hour pass and grab a tube. They have 7 tubing lanes/tracks. Some are a little faster than others. They also have a tow lift so you don't have to walk up the hill. We probably got 6 or 7 runs in. It was more fun to go together because we could get going faster. There were longer straps coming off the tubes so they could hook onto the tow. Jon would hold the strap from my tube and we would use a sling shot-type action to get more speed. He would push me away then he would get pulled closer and vice versa. It was a lot of fun. We raced once and....I won! :) Maybe it was the spinning action? I kept turning around..but really I think my lane was faster.



Then we went back to the room to get ready to go to Park City. We went to the traditional Dairy Keen for lunch. And headed off to Park City! There were some FANTASTIC sales!! I got a pair of Calvin Klein Jeans for $25! (I actually don't know how good that is..I hope it is...I NEVER shop...) The coolest thing though...they fit me!!! Wow it has been a lot time since I have had a pair of jeans that fit me the way they are supposed to.

We hit a lot of stores and I think we were there for 3 hours! It was so fun. No kids+cash!

So in the end I got 3 new outfits, a pair of shoes (Jon got some too, buy 1 get one 1/2 off), sun glasses, and a hat. And we got the boys a pair of sunglasses...we had to bring something back for them. Oh, and Bath and Body Works Shampoo and Conditioner for $1.89 each!

My hair was soo static-y when trying on clothes so I had to braid it to make it more manageable.


Then we ordered pizza hut to our room and watched the first season of "Lost" til 3:00am.

It was a great trip! And so fun to talk about how far we have come in the last 6 years, how we have changed for the better, and how excited we are for the rest of our future! I love you Jon, thanks for sharing your life with me!