St. George Weekend/Valentine's Day

We had a great trip down to visit our friends in St. George. We stayed with Brent, Andrea, and little Gabriel. He has become such a cute kid. When Ade and I would eat cereal for breakfast, he would alternate between us asking "please" in sign language to give him a bite of our cereal. It was adorable so how could we resist?

Part of the reason for the trip was to finally use the $250 gift certificate for Ashley Furniture we won last year. We finally (after 10 years of marriage) decided on a bedroom set that we both liked the style and the price. We also got a couple of end tables and a coffee table for the front room. We'll have to post some pictures later when they make it to our house.

Sunday was Valentine's day. After going to church with Andrea and Brent we headed over to the Todds' house. It was great catching up with everyone there. Tiffany and Colby's kids are getting so big, as are Tyler and Brooks. Lauren is due with her third on the 2nd of March and Jimmy was gracious enough to take some photos for us. I think I'll end with some photos that he took. Keep in mind, these are the unadjusted versions. He was going to send us some touched up later.

Back in Town

Last weekend was great. It was so great to see all our friends in St. George. It is always nice to get away and catch up with everyone. We had a birthday party for Eden, a blessing for Gabriel, and a "fancy shmancy" dinner for Valentine's Day.

The Valentine's Day dinner was wonderful. There was live entertainment with singing and piano, dancing, games, even a drawing at the end for prizes. It was put together to benefit the Dixie Care and Share. Adrienne gave me a hard time during the drawing. She asked what was wrong because I usually win something any time I'm involved in a drawing. I told her to be patient because we'd win the very last and, of course, the biggest prize. Sure enough our number came up and we won a $250 gift certificate to Ashley Furniture.

Nothing new to report on Adoption. We hope the young women we met with gets the answer she is seeking. We know that Heavenly Father will answer her prayers and let know know what is best for the child. There was an article in the Ensign (the monthly magazine for our church) for February that told the story of adoption from 4 different view points. We read it as we drove back last night. If anyone is interested, here is the link: The Gift of Adoption

Guys Night Out

This week Trevor, Will and I decided to have a guys night out to watch a movie. Unfortunately, Will realized he had too much homework and had to ditch out. Trevor and I still went and had fun. I think that we should try to get together like this on a fairly regular basis. Our wives are all sisters, but we (the brothers-in-law) don't know each other very well. Maybe we could figure out something on a monthly basis.

We are getting excited for this weekend. Some of our friends (Brent and Andrea) in St. George put on a black tie dinner each year on Valentine's Day. The proceeds go to charity (a different one every year). This year it goes to Dixie Care and Share. We've never been because this is the first year that the dinner falls on a weekend. We are really excited to see them and have a nice night out. The event website is: www.unforgettablestgeorge.com.

Brent and Andrea are also blessing their baby on Sunday, so this is going to be a pretty packed trip.