Jimmy * Esther * Zeke * Lilly

I wanted to do a special Valentine’s Day post about Jimmy, but I couldn’t wait so I’ll do it now. There are so many things I love about Jimmy, but I’ll just name a few of my most favorite things about him.

* I love his great sense of humor. Jimmy comes up with the strangest things to do to make me laugh, and he succeeds everyday.

* He’s creatively romantic

He makes me the sweetest homemade cards for special occasions

For my 21st birthday he wrapped my presents in our kissy lips sheets and used his neck ties for bows because we didn’t have any wrapping paper or ribbon.

* Jimmy sings to me, and he will even learn love ballads on the piano and play and sing them to me.

* Jimmy is a stud, I love his blue eyes and his dimples, he’s so handsome!

* Jimmy is honest, and I love that about him!

* He is patient and gentle.

* Jimmy is a hard worker, and he does quality work.

He painted my parents’ whole large family room and entry, even the ceilings!

* I love how Jimmy enjoys watching “I Love Lucy” with me, we have all of the seasons on DVD. We watch 2 episodes almost every night when Zeke goes to bed, and I love laughing together. I’m glad he doesn’t just think I’m cheesy for liking old shows.

* I LOVE watching Jimmy with Zeke. He’s so cute and fun with him. Zeke loves to play and wrestle with his daddy, and it makes me so happy to have such a wonderful husband who is an equally wonderful father.

best buds, when Zeke was only 2 months old

I am so thankful for Jimmy and all he does. He is everything I ever dreamed of and more! I love you so much babe!

One word sums up our first experience to the Roof…WOW! The food, the views, the atmosphere, and most especially, the desserts were all amazing! We went with Samantha (Zeke’s birthmom) and her family. It was so awesome, and Zeke loved it too. He ate so much, and surprisingly kept most of it down. I loved seeing the Salt Lake Temple from such a neat viewpoint! Thanks again Sam for inviting us, it was so much fun!

Group shot in front of the fountain. In front are Samantha’s parents, and in back from left to right are Sam’s brother-in-law, her sister and their son, Sam, her brother, and then us.

Zeke loved the fountain

Sam and Zeke

Zeke is serious about his food!

I love this one of Sam and Zeke, and you can kind of see Zeke’s little chocolate mustache too

My favorites were the white chocolate mousse pie, and the chocolate mint cake. For anyone who’s been there, I’d love to hear what your favorites are, and if you haven’t been there, then go because it is so neat!

Zeke is really into climbing lately.

climbing into his car seat

onto the dishwasher

look at that technique!

And the grand finale…

…using a box to climb onto the piano bench. This one really shocked Jimmy and me! We were all downstairs after lunch, and suddenly we saw Zeke on the piano bench! We got him down, then watched him do it again and took pictures with Daddy close by in case he slipped. What a tricky little guy, always full of surprises!

We went to Lava Hot Springs with some family, and had a great time! Shirley and Grant rented a whole house for us all to stay in. They found a winter special for only $125.00/night. The house slept 10 adults. We had 12 people there, but Zeke had his pack-n-play crib, and Evan shared a bed, so it worked out perfectly. The hot springs are so nice in the winter. The town was sure vacant too, we hear it gets more crowded in the summer. Zeke didn’t come into the hot pools, he stayed at the house with Grandma and Grandpa. We did see an eight-month old baby girl in hot pools, and a few toddlers. It just seems so hot, and it kind of hurts right when you get in because your body is cold, and the water so hot. It sure is therapeutic in the wintertime though.

in the rental house

Playing with Daddy

Kaela and Grandma out on the town

Zeke was falling asleep while we were walking around the town