February has been such an exciting month for us. Here is what we have been up to...
(Most of these pictures were taken on my phone, so sorry about the quality.)
On February 1st, Marshall took me on a surprise date up to Brighton to go snowboarding. I'm not all that great at it, but we still had an amazing time.
That same evening, my brother and sister-in-law (Adam and Brittany) had their sweet baby girl, Laela. Marshall and I went straight from snowboarding to meet our new little niece. Brittany did amazing with the delivery and I don't think I have ever seen a more proud new daddy than Adam.
A few days after that was the Super Bowl, so we had a few friends over to the store to watch on the big screen. Marshall hates the color purple, but agreed that if the Ravens were in the Super Bowl, he would wear a purple shirt. Luckily, the Ravens not only made it there, but also won, so my decorations weren't a disappointment. We had so much fun and were able to meet Ryan and Jill's adorable new baby boy for the first time.
Another exciting (but not it a good way) thing that happened this month is that my younger brother Ryan was in a pretty severe car accident, where his car flipped three times. Luckily, no one else was involved in the accident and Ryan amazingly walked away with a few scratches, really sore muscles and whiplash. He didn't even end up going to the hospital. We are so incredibly thankful to our Heavenly Father that he is okay. This is a picture of the car after it had been towed.
February 10-15, I went down to Las Vegas to watch my niece and nephews while Travis and Kim went to Hawaii. It was such a great week! I love those little munchkins so much and was so happy to spend that much time with them. I have the best husband in the world who was supportive of me going, even though I was away for Valentine's Day.
Jonathan and Christopher needed boxes to take to school for their Valentine's parties, so we looked on Pinterest to get some ideas and this is what we came up with. Jonny's minion box had to be the best in his class, and Chris loved making his monster box.
On Valentines Day, the kids woke up to hearts all over the walls and a little present for each one. They of course all got candy, but Jonny and Chris also got new Spiderman shirts and Anella got a new Minnie Mouse sippy cup. After school we went to Towne Square's play area, so the kids could spend time outside in the beautiful weather. (I miss Vegas weather so much!) That evening to celebrate we had a Valentines dinner with Grandma and Uncle Ryan, then the kids took a bubble bath with red water.
While I was down in Vegas, I could not get enough of this little girl! Anella is at my absolute favorite age for kids (19 months) so we had so much fun dressing her up and going to Target while the boys were at school. All three of these little ones are such bright spots in our family and I miss them so much when I am in Utah.
I got back to Utah late on Friday night, and my handsome husband came and picked me up at the airport. I was so happy to see him! Although I love being with my family, I hate being away from Marshall. We had decided to celebrate Valentines Day on Saturday, so when I woke up Marshall surprised me with a box of chocolates, and Nordstrom gift card and this necklace...
After we got up, ate breakfast and got ready, Marshall had a whole day planned just for me. He knew I had wanted to see the movie The Guilt Trip, but we hadn't gone yet, so he looked it up and it is now only playing in one movie theater in Utah. Luckily, it wasn't too far away, so we drove out and watched the movie. After the movies, Marshall took me to Nordstrom and was sooo patient while I shopped. I got a few new things, but tried not to spend too long in there. For dinner, Marshall took me to The Melting Pot in downtown Salt Lake. This is where we went for Valentines Day last year and is where Marshall told me he loves me for the first time. It was such a great day and I feel like the luckiest girl since I am married to such a great man.
For Marshall's Valentines presents, I made him a Valentine for each of the first 14 days of February. Each had a little treat attached to it, like "You are one hot 'tamale'" with a box of hot tamales or "You have stolen my heart" with a box of Reese's hearts (since they are his favorite). I also gave him a framed quote from Pride and Prejudice since that is his favorite movie.
What a great month this has been!
