Rexburg Temple

On Friday the 15th we were able to go to my friend Jen's sealing. Her and her husband and their little 2 year old boy were able to be sealed together as a family. She is due to have a little girl on March 4th, and this was such an exciting night for them, filled with the spirit. I was so grateful to be able to witness them being sealed together forever. It really was such a great experience. I'd have to say that going to a sealing has got to be one of my favorite things to do in the temple. AND YES!! I did cry. :o)

Gift Certificate Redeemed!

Last week we had a baby shower at my house for one of my friends! A couple days before I had realized that I still had Christmas stuff up on one of my plant shelves. I was in desperate need to take this stuff down before everyone came to my house. The problem was, I didn't want to have nothing up there. I knew that after having christmas stuff up there for 2 months, it would look absolutely naked up there. I then remembered the gift card to Porters that Joni had gotten me for Christmas!!! The night before the party I called up my friend Lynsey and drug her along with me. I love how she decorates, so I knew she would give me great ideas, and I would have no problem listening to her opinions. We weren't gone that long and I came home with the picture and the green leafy garland. I think it turned out pretty nice, and I only went $2 over!! I wanted to send another THANK YOU out to Mother Ducker!!! Thank you so much for doing things for me and my family over, and over and over again! Love you much!!
Thanks to you too Lyns! You were a lifesaver that night.

VALENTINES EVENING

Dorian had to work the morning of Valentine's Day. Luckily he wasn't scheduled to work that evening! I was dying to have a date. It's been so long since the last one. He got home from work and got ready to go out. Our babysitter who we love and adore, Nancy (Carson calls her "FANCY NANCY"), showed up to watch the kids and we were off. We had to drive separate cars, because Dorian had a soccer game at 10:30. Right before we got in our cars Dorian asked, "Where do you want to eat?" I said that I really didn't care. We decided on Plum Loco, a Mexican restaurant. We were excited because we didn't think we'd have a very long wait at a mexican restaurant. Well, I followed Dorian, and we pulled up to Ruby River Steak house. I got out of the car and asked Dorian if he had tricked me, and he said he had. Although I was so happy to be surprised, I had really gotten excited to shovel mexican food into my mouth. Dorian had said that he had to pull a few strings to get us a reservation. I was just happy to only have to wait 10 minutes!!!!

We exchanged cards and gifts while we waited for our food. I got a funny card from Dorian, and it may be my most favorite card yet! He also got me a diamond necklace! What a wonderful surprise!!! I got Dorian a gift card to Sportsman's Warehouse, and he couldn't be happier. He's really looking forward to getting more fly fishing junk! Or at least that's what I like to call it!!

After we ate we stopped at Lowe's. Dorian's friend Tyler works there, and anytime they have damaged drywall they sell it for $1 a sheet, instead of the $8 an sheet. We packed up 17 pieces. We are going to start collecting a bunch of them so when we're ready to finish the basement we won't have to factor in the price for drywall!

Then we were off to the Movies! We went and saw Jumper. I thought it was really great, and I really enjoyed the movie. Dorian gave it a 7.5 or an 8, but it's a movie I would like to own. We stopped by Carino's to kill a little time before Dorian had to be at soccer. Then I went home and let Nancy finally go home! We are so grateful to have a babysitter that WANTS to come watch our kids. And the kids just adore her!

I had a fantastic night!! The best part was, Dorian and I just don't go on enough dates, and it was just so nice to be able to spend some time with the husband! I couldn't ask for more than that!

<3 VALENTINES DAY <3

We started the day out by going to Music Makers. It was a lot of fun and we sang songs about Valentines Day, love and families. We OF COURSE had to be dressed in red! That's the best part of Valentines Day! The boys each got to stand in as "Daddy" for the "I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home" song!




The rest of these picutes are of just random pictures of the boys. The first is of the boys hugging. JD wasn't too into that though. The next is of JD counting on his fingers as we did the little rhyme of "The Five Valentines." The last is just Carson being silly. He's really been into making funny faces and posing for the camera. We love him for it too!

Carson's Sleeping Habit

We always walk in to check on Carson at night and he's naked. Well, he's still wearing his undies, but other than that, he's completely stripped down. He claims he wants to feel his blankie on his tummy. I have to admit they are quite soft!! The only problem:
If we don't re-dress him before we go to bed, he wakes up early wanting his pj's back on because he's cold. That makes for a grumpy Mom!

Island Park Snow

Just a little video of how deep the snow was while we were in Island Park. It was so much fun!

BREAKING DAWN!

The official release date for Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer is....

AUGUST 2ND 2008!!!!!!

I am so excited and can't wait! What a fun summer this will be. I'll probably have a lawn by then, so while the kids are out playing in the yard, I can sit back, relax, work on my tan, drink some lemonade and read about Bella and my Edward! It will be the best!

For those of you who haven't been exposed to the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer, you should definitely dive into these books. Go to:
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And you can visit her website at
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ENJOY!!!!