Zoo

We went to Hogle Zoo with Melanie, Vicki, Grandma and the kids. I had visiting teaching appointments that morning, so we met everyone there in the afternoon. We played on the playground for a while, feed the ducks (Parker's favorite!) and then went to see some of the animals. The weather was perfect for being at the zoo, but the down side to going in the off season is some of the animals weren't in their habitats and no bird show which is a family favorite. We'll just have to go back and brave the heat so we can see some of the things that we missed.

Tagged

Vicki (Bryan's sister) tagged me, so here are ten random things about me:
1. I hate strawberries and bananas.
2. I am NOT a morning person.
3. I love pretty colorful flowers in my yard, but HATE to do yard work. (you can tell by how crappy it looks right now.)
4. I DO NOT enjoy working out, but spent a significant amount of money on a gym membership hoping it would motivate me.
5. I LOVE diet coke with lime. (I noticed this past week that the manager of the Sonic in West Valley was at the Sonic in Jordan Landing, is that sad?)
6. My brother married a girl named Lindsey. I am referred to as "Lindsay, a-y" she is "Lindsey, e-y"
7. I have 5 nephews and 5 nieces and two on the way! I won't know what they are until they get here! Drives me CRAZY!
8. I am obsessed with this blog.
9. I made Easter dinner today for the first time and it turned out great! (At least that 's what the people who ate it are telling me)
10. I LOVE being a stay-at-home mom, but HATE all cooking and cleaning that comes with it! I just want to play!

Wow, that was hard! Now it's your turn: Stephanie, Lindsey e-y, Christine, Laura, Patricia, and Britta. I want to get to know you better! I know it's a pain, but if you have a minute I would love to read yours!

Aquarium

Friday last week we went to The Living Planet Aquarium with Grandma, Uncle Tracy, Aunt Melanie, their five kids, Aunt Vicki and baby Matson. It was a lot of fun. Parker loves fish, sharks, etc. Although I think he liked the fake sharks hanging from the ceiling in the restaurant the best! We saw fish, toads and other creatures that you can find here in Utah. Then we saw all sorts of marine life. He got so excited when we saw Nemo, Dori and Gill. He didn't want to have anything to do with touching the sting rays. When we were looking at the sharks through the window and they swam right in front of us he didn't really like that so much either. Other than a really frustrating potty training day, it was a fun enough adventure that I went ahead and got a membership. I thought Parker enjoyed it enough that it would be something we could go do over and over again. All of the pictures I ended up getting look the same. Here are just a couple.

Parker and Grandma looking at some fish in a curved tank.

"Finding Nemo" He got so excited when he saw 'nemos' in the reef!

Kansas City

Last weekend we made our second annual trip to Kansas City, MO for Old American's awards dinner. Bryan received the Diamond Distinguished Sales Award for his production last year! I am so proud of him for all his hard work! He almost doubled his production from the year before! Way to go babe! He got a diamond ring and an 'Oscar' trophy as well as a bonus that we are going to use to pay our adoption application fee! Every year Bryan's Uncle Mike, who owns the agency that Bryan is associated with, takes all the agents who go to KC and their wives to Bob Jones Shoes. It is this huge shoe store with really good deals on shoes. He lets the guys pick a couple pairs of shoes and gives the wives an allowance too. I am still hoping to someday find the perfect pair of boots that I've been looking for for over a year! Bryan got a pair of black dress shoes and a pair of burgundy snake skin shoes! I got a pair of black Italian pumps. It's so fun to get away for a couple of days and hang out with Uncle Mike, Aunt Susan, the agents and their wives. Old American is a wonderful company and we enjoy visiting with the people that work at the home office in KC. They pay for our airfare and put us in a fancy hotel. They serve us amazing food and show us a really good time. We are looking forward to the next trip that Bryan earned to a resort outside Las Vegas. We had a great time, but are glad to be back home with Parker. We always miss him when we are away!

Lindsey (Lou), Laura, me, Ashley and Tammy outside the shoe store. So fun!

Bryan thought we needed a pic of me, the sign & the Indian.

Bryan with his 'Oscar'

Bryan and I with the Pres of Old American wearing our fancy shoes!

Kyle, Bryan, Tommy, Laythe, Cody and Colton showing off their rings!

Me, Laura, Lou, Tammy and Ashley. Lou is very excited about the song the band is playing!

Lou got up on stage and danced the night away!

The band was a Beatles cover band compete with wigs and British accents!

Me and Bryan in the KC airport ready to come home!

Tagged!

i've been TAGGED...
The Rules:
1. Go to your documents/pictures.

2. Go to your 6th file.

3. Go to your 6th picture.

4. Blog about it.

5. Tag 6 people to do the same.

6. So here we go...



Ok, so if I did this right, here is the picture. It's actually a picture that my sister Heather took while we were visiting our family in Idaho. I think we put some of her pictures on our computer so we could order some prints. Anyway, the kids were sitting at the counter eating pizza. That's my nephew Carson, niece Addison, nephew Jackson and Parker. We got some really cute pics of them, but this isn't one of them. This was the weekend that Parker broke out in hives. I blogged about it a while ago. He had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics he was taking. Well there you go! I don't know who to tag because I can't keep track of who has done this yet. It took me a while to do it because Bryan was out of town and had the computer with the pictures. I also don't know if a whopping six people actually read this! So, if you are reading this and haven't been tagged yet, then tag you're it!

Visiting Baby Matson

Bryan's baby sister Vicki is a mommy! I can't believe it! Matson Dennis was born Fri Feb 6th via c-section weighing in at 7 lbs 11 oz and he's 19 inches long. We went to the hospital Sat to visit him. Parker loved holding him and giving him kisses. He didn't seem to mind me holding the baby, but the next day at church, I "borrowed" a baby from the Stake YW Pres and he didn't let me hold him for long. Maybe it's a good thing it might take us a little while to find our next baby. (ok, not really a good thing) He'll just have to get use to it when it happens!

Dino Museum

Monday was free admission at the Natural History Museum. A friend of ours invited us to go along with them and a couple other kids in the ward. I of course forgot to grab the camera before we left. Luckily my friend took her camera, thanks Lynnie! She got a couple of cute pics of Parker and the other kids, and one that pretty much sums up life with a two-year-old! Enjoy!