Archive for February, 2009

St. George parade of homes

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Jimmy and I went to St. George last Friday and Saturday to see the homes in the parade down there. We had so much fun, but it was weird going somewhere without Zeke. We missed him, but he had so much fun with cousins at Aunt Shirlley’s and Grandma’s houses.

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A lot of the homes were very different, they seemed like space homes, or adobes.

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We loved the red sandy tones of St. George, and the views were so beautiful!

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Seeing all of the neat pools was a lot of fun!

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Jimmy doing a Yanni shot

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Favorite kids playhouse

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We almost bought this house, but we decided it was just a little over the top ;-) Check out some of its features…

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In the basement it had a half size basketball court, rock climbing wall, golf putting green, and not shown in this picture was a racquetball court, and two home gyms, all in the basement! The whole house felt like a theme park, it was really fun to walk through!

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The pool reminded us of the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland. Back in the cave, there is a hot tub, and a theater room! We thought this house was definitely the coolest of all at the parade this year.

We were planning on attending the St. George Temple, but it was closed for maintenance. So we  were only able to take pictures. Neither of us have been inside it, and we were excited to go, I guess we’ll try again next time.

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My Valentine

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

I love my husband so much! I frequently think about how compatible we are, and how I can’t imagine anyone in the world being a better fit for me. Something that is so important to me is that he is very considerate of my feelings, and he always talks to me kindly, even if I’m being a brat. I posted pretty much this same post last year, but I liked it so much I wanted to post it again. There are so many things I love about Jimmy, but I’ll just name a few of my most favorite things I love 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.

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* He’s creatively romantic

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He makes me the sweetest homemade cards for special occasions

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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.

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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.

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best buds, when Zeke was only 2 months old

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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!

Valentine Party

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Saturday was the annual Z family Valentine party. It was also a big day to help Grandma and Grandpa Z clear out a ton of books from an apartment they own and were renting out to a man who loved books. He had homemade bookshelves on every wall from the floor to the ceiling.  Jimmy went to help at the apartment along with some other siblings, and I watched Zeke and his cousin Dallin until the party.

My poor Jimmy stepped on a nail while he was helping, and had to go to urgent care to get a tetanus shot. He is doing a lot better now, but his foot still hurts.

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Zeke and Dallin being cute together

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Both of them fell asleep on the car ride

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They both wanted to sit on my lap while they tried to wake up, it was cute, and I liked being the one they wanted :).

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Time for the party! We played spin the bottle, and the person who spun says something they like about the person the bottle pointed at.

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Aunt Diane made lots of tasty sugar cookies to frost, and decorate.

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Zeke and Dallin with their Valentine surprises. The Valentine fairy leaves each child a fun gift at the door, and rings the bell for them to go and find it.

Fun Week

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

We had a really great week last week, here of some of the highlights…

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Zeke made us laugh everyday :-D

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We went to Jumpin’ Jack’s with Eli and his mommy

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Zeke suprised me one morning with this new style. He did it sometime during the night, it made me laugh for so long!

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We played with lots of cousins, and had two sleepovers.

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Zeke helped feed baby Matthew

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Zeke had a bath buddy

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From left to right- Rachael Jimmy holding Matthew and Zeke, Cameron, me holding Jacob,  Brandon, and Kristin

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Kristin, Jacob, and Zeke ready for church.

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The girls- Rachael, me, and Kristin.

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Zeke was completly exhausted from all the fun. He immediately fell asleep, holding his Teddy Grahams from Aunt Diane, once he was in his carseat.