Abby's 6th Birthday

February 20th:

Yes, another birthday party!  This time we were invited to Abby's party at the Fruitland Gymnastic  and Dance Center.  Unfortunately, Nick had to work all day on Saturday, so it was just Audrianna and I driving to Fruitland.  As soon as we showed up Audrianna ran off to play with Abby, Aden, Brittney, and the other kids invited to the party.  Jennifer and I spent the afternoon chasing Hannah and Colten around.  At first Hannah was a little timid of all the equipment but soon she was running, jumping, and have a great time!  Abby got to open all her presents, everyone sang happy birthday and ate cake, and she was so happy and grateful that everyone had a blast at her birthday.  After the party we went back to my parents house for pizza and to hang out for the evening!

Valentine's Day

February 14th:

Not even married for a year and already having a mellow Valentine's Day . . .which was exactly what we wanted!  We decided to celebrate by working out at boot camp, eating a Smash Burger (yes, it's a greasy as it sounds), and watching the Bachelorette!  Even though we had agreed to not get each other anything, we both ended up having a card and small gifts for each other.  Nick was a little more creative and gave me a certificate from the National Star Registry that allows me to name a star and have it registered!  I, on the other hand, knew the secret to my husbands heart was through candy so I got him a bag full of gummy candy!  We had a wonderful evening hanging out on the couch, analyzing the Bachelorette and eating Nick's candy!    

Super Bowl Party

February 6th:

Nick and I hosted a Super Bowl Party in honor of Taryn's Birthday (yes, we like to celebrate)!  It was Super Bowl XLV was between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.  We had a pot luck consisting of lots and lots of yummy football watching food!  And, of course to make watching the game more fun, we had a little betting on the side.  Nick had made cards that had player's names written on them, anyone who wanted to play could buy two cards for a dollar, and if the player on your cards scored in the game, you won the pot of money!  It was a pretty fun game until Taryn and Kristen keep winning.  We all have a great time hanging out, eating, gambling, and watching the game.  The Black Eyed Peas half-time show was not as good as expected there was something wrong with the sound, but other the performance was amazing.  The game ended with the Packers winning 31 to 25.

Colten's 2nd Birthday

February 5th:

My little nephew, Colten, will turn two on February 7th so we celebrated his birthday at his house with a "Cars" themed party!  Opening presents went quite fast, because Colten had so many little helpers ripping through all the wrapping and bags.   

And once again, Uncle Nick got convinced to put together Colten's new toys!  After presents we tried to get a group picture of all the kids but they were too excited to start the pinata!

The kids took turns, one at a time, pulling on the strings until the pinata broke open...

And then the mad rush for candy and prizes began.  The older kids defiantly had an advantage because they knew what to expect, but it didn't take long for Colten and Hannah to figure it out!

Audrianna was thrilled about her large bag of candy!  After candy came cake time, and once again, Colten had lots of help blowing out his candles! 

We had a great time watching Colten at his 2nd Birthday party and as soon as we left Audrianna asked when we could go back!

Happy Birthday Colten!

Lane's Birthday Dinner

February 4th:

We celebrated another birthday on Friday, this time it was for Rachel's husband Lane.  We went to dinner at Cool Hand Luke's in Meridian, which is were we had our wedding "after party" back in September.  We had not been there since that night, so it was fun reminiscing about our wedding!  We sat in the bar in some very comfortable chairs (I would highly recommend them).  I had the salmon  plate which was very delicious!  Nick enjoyed steak and ribs, and a couple of  the drink special, "huckleberry lemonade."  It was great chatting and catching up with Rachel and Lane.  Rachel is 28 weeks pregnant and very excited to have little Reese in two weeks.

Taryn's Birthday Dinner

February 1st:

To celebrate Taryn's 29th Birthday, we went to dinner at The Matador.  It's a new restaurant in downtown Boise with a Tex-Mex cuisine and Tequila Bar with 70 selections of tequila.  Since it was a Tuesday night, none of us got wild and crazy but we did enjoy the happy hour appetizer menu!  If you ever go, I would recommend the nachos, they are huge!  We had a great time celebrating Taryn turning another year older......only one more year till 30!