Happy Valentine's Day!

Our little family celebrated Valentine's by watching Eli jump into an iced over Spring Meadow Lake for the "Passion Plunge." It's held every year the Saturday closest to Valentine's day to benefit the Special Olympics. Eli was sponsored by Valley Bank and was very brave (and a little stupid) and jumped right in. We're so proud of our silly Daddy!

I don't know if you can see them... but the white specs in the photo are snowflakes... It was cold!

Valentine's night Eli and I were treated to free babysitting by my parents so we went out to dinner at Jade Garden, my favorite local restaraunt and the place Eli proposed almost 5 years ago. After dinner Eli gave me a Black Hills Gold ring that I had been eying. Isn't it pretty?!

I have the best hubby ever!

An Accidental Blonde

I decided I didn't want to pay for highlights anymore when I could get a frosting kit at WalMart for $7.00 and do it myself. I hadn't done it on myself before but I'd helped my Mom do Steph's hair and I've had highlights several times at the salon. I figured I couldn't screw up. Well, I didnt exactly screw up... I just pulled a bit too much hair through the cap. So now, instead of being brunette with blonde highlights, I'm blonde with brown lowlights. It's taken three days before I stopped being suprised when I look in the mirror. I like it but I'm going to grow it out and go back to brunette with blonde highlights.

When the babies need Mommy

Friday night Eli and I worked hard to get the kids in bed so we could watch a movie together. Of course, the kids didn't want to go to bed. Wyatt wouldn't go to sleep and then stay asleep unless I was holding him and Katie wouldn't stay in her bed long enough to sleep. When we finally got both of them to sleep, Eli and I settled in to watch "Serenity." About half way through, Katie woke up from a nightmare. I had her come lay next to me on the couch so she could settle down and go back to sleep. Unfortunately, her crying had woken Wyatt so Eli picked him up and brought him to the couch too. Even though he was wrapped and warm, he wouldn't lay quiet with Eli. He kept whinning until I had Eli lay him on my other side.


So here is the result... me, squished under two babies. After having Wyatt lay with me too, he and Katie stared at eachother until Katie drifted off to sleep. Wyatt continued to stare at her and even cooed for a while before he went to sleep. What can I say... I have to babies who think they always need Mommy.

The Director's Dinner

Every year Eli and I attend the Director's Dinner. It's for Valley Bank employees and Director's and their guests. We get dressed up and have a catered dinner somewhere nice. This year we were at the Red Lion Inn. Dinner was delicious! Some sort of very tender steak and shrimp. Eli always gets my shrimp.

We ended up sitting at the same table as our Valley Bank President, Andy O'Neill, for the second time in 4 years. I sat next to him 2 years ago and accidently shot salad on his sleeve while trying to stab a cruton. I was horrified but he just brushed it off and told me not to worry about it. (He is a very nice man.) Needless to say, I was tense all through dinner but I am happy to report that there was not a single incident the whole night. Until we picked up the kids and I hurt my foot, that is...

Anyway, this is the picture taken of Eli and I that night. Aren't we cute?!