Valentine's Fun

We had a Valentine's Dance at church. This is Aaron with the Bishop and First Counselor.

...And here I am with the kids - they had a great time and made me some yummy Valentine treats.

We had a family party on 2/15 to celebrated all the February b-days. My niece Cassi turned 5, my nephew Garrett turned 2, my B-I-L Ron turned 33, and my little brother Clay turned 30. Carisa made the best Brazilian food. I was in charge of 4 b-day cakes, good thing Ali wanted to decorate them all.

30 is a big deal, so I tried to do something special for Clay. I went through thousands of pictures and found all that I could with Jadey and started scrap booking like crazy. Since I only started on this big idea about 3 days before the party, I didn't get finished. But I did make it to 2007. So, I just have to get it up-to-date and find a binder.

This is James, Charlie, Cassi, & Cam after Aleah got a hold of them and decided it was dress-up time. I still have no idea what they were suppose to be (other than Char as Batman), but they were being good, so I didn't try to stop them or get too upset that Cam was in a Pocahontas top and silky bloomers.

January is over?...and we are half way done with February?

Cam lost his first tooth! He was so happy. He got $5 whole dollars from the tooth fairy.

Aleah's 3rd grade program was a few weeks ago. It was all on space and the astronaut program.

She had her own part little speech to memorize and lots and lots of songs. She did great.

Aaron was able to get out of work to be there. You might notice that Ali's glasses look different. She broke hers, so she had to use my old pair until I could take hers to Lens Crafters. Amazingly enough we have almost the exact same prescription.

This was Charlie whining the whole way through the program because I wouldn't stop taking pictures and hold him - Daddy wasn't good enough. Usually Daddy is acceptable, but when Charlie figured out I was using the camera for someone other than him, he got very angry and insisted on being with me. Good thing, as a mom, I know how to hold a kid and do stuff with my other hand. I think he is spoiled, but I didn't have time to explain that to him in the middle of Aleah's program.

He's so great!

This is not the best picture because it is on my husband's cell phone, but that is me with KARL MALONE!!!!!!!!!

Background - Okay, picture me as a Junior in high school. The summer Olympics have started and I see the most beautiful man in existence in a number 11 jersey playing for the Dream Team. I was in-love, ahhhhh :). I found out his name was Karl Malone and he played for the Utah Jazz. Fast forward a few months to see my locker covered in Karl Malone pictures and a signed autograph my best-friend Joy got me. You also had to see me in my 2 Karl Malone T-shirts that were worn once a week and my Jazz boxer shorts worn every night to bed - obsession, maybe.

Okay fast forward again 16 years later to today (2/7/09). Aaron and I load up the kids and head to 24-hour Fitness to workout. When we are dropping the kids off in the Kid's Club, the attendant says, "You'll have to tell me how Karl Malone looks; I heard he's working out here." I NEARLY PEED MY PANTS! I'm pretty sure my heart stopped. I went downstairs and, of course, spotted him right away - he's the biggest black man there...and he's KARL MALONE; hard to miss. I'm sure his 'stocking sensers' went up right away because I had perma-grin on my face and was having the hardest time not staring; I probably looked like a total idiot. After about 10 minutes of me trying to do abs (I kept forgetting my count and what I was suppose to be doing) Aaron said, "You'd better at least go shake his hand or you will regret it." I knew he was right, but I felt so dumb, so I started doing the buzzard circle. I kept using machines that were a little bit closer to him until I was within a few feet away. He kept looking over at me, so I'm sure he knew what was up. I finally said, "I will never forgive myself if I don't at least shake your hand." He was so nice. He shook my hand and then this is how the conversation went - now that I look back on it I realize, it is official, I'm an idiot.

Karl - "What are you giggling about?"

Me - "I was obsessed with you in High school."

Karl - "But not now, huh?"

Me - "Oh, no, I still think you are wonderful."

All of sudden Aaron is beside me (stealing me thunder). I guess my brain functioned enough to introduce him as my husband. Aaron shook Karl's hand and then said, "She's been in love with you since before we got married. Do you mind taking a picture with her?" Oh, I knew my husband was wonderful; he went back out to the car and got his cell phone after we found out Karl was there.

Well, after 2 hours of "working out", I think Aaron thought he was going to have to take the children home and come back for me. But, I was able to get a final glimpse of Karl and pull myself away from the gym. But I have been smiling and giggling to myself the rest of the day and telling anyone I could think of my story. I called my mom and all my friends from high school right away and then pulled up pictures of Karl in his glory days to show my kids who he was. Aaron is a bit tired of it all, but to the rest of you I say, "There are 2 morals to this story."

1 - Dreams do come true; even if you have to wait 16 years.

2 - Working out on the weekend is worth the sacrifice!