#26

So far, today has been a great day. I woke up this morning to some knocking on my door, and when I opened to see who it was, my dad and mom were scurrying away leaving a couple adirondack chairs with balloons. Pebbles also surprised me with a little party and decorations. Paul took me to dinner to Brick Oven, then we got some ice cream. I am so lucky to be loved.
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#28

Happy Birthday Paul! My husband turned 28 today. Today started with waffles for breakfast, a full day of work, then dinner and a new shirt, and a movie. He really makes surprising him a challenge. I love being married to him. Thank you for attempting to let me surprise you this year.
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spring training in arizona

we went down to arizona to watch the baseball spring training games. paul wasn't able to come because of work. katie is a month or two along in her pregnancy and feeling really sick. we started on the looong drive down and i dreaded being cooped up in the car for 10-13 hours. when we got to phoenix, we got to see ransom's grandpa who is in the hospital, and we also saw his mom and dad. paul called while we were in the waiting room. he went over to dad and mom's to feed snuggle, the guinea pig, and snuggle was not moving. he died the day we left. mom was so sad. on the way to dennis and angie's home, we went down a road that was very wavy. katie was getting sick. we got to their home and linds went in and got some soda and crackers for her (no one but us knew at that point she was prego). of course kristen and angie knew right away she was pregnant. most of the week, katie laid on the couch waiting to throw up, and the rest of us played. i loved cooking there and giving angie some recipes, going out to lunch and going to the games. the best game was with the rockies. it ended up being cloudy and then it rained. linds, kels, mom, angie, and i wanted to stay in our seats and enjoy the game. the rest of the group went into the store out of the rain. much to our surprise...kevin and zach were under the pavilion...out of the rain. it was a great trip. katie towards the middle of the trip started to feel a little better and could keep the medicine down with out throwing it up. i missed paul madly! on the last night, dennis took the kids outside to their pool. the pool water was very cold...he bet each of them $10 to jump in. zach, alex, tyler, and ryan did. sydney wanted to so bad, but it was too cold for her. it was a great trip and so fun to be with family...

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Valentines Day

I am incredible lucky to be married to Paul. He's not really the romantic-type, but when he does something sweet, he is really sweet. I got home from work, and I was met with balloons, a note and chocolate. He got us enough chocolate to last a lifetime!
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house flood

sometimes when it rains, it pours doesn't it? i woke up this morning early to get to work. the house was freezing and i was still half asleep. i walked down the hall, and my feet were suddenly cold and wet! i turned on the lights and didn't believe what i was seeing. the carpet was wet, the bathroom floor was wet. i yelled for paul to come and see (hoping it wasn't true). he came and said a nice choice of words, got on his shoes and went out to turn off the water. our pipes had frozen and burst. the basement (coal cellar) had 3-6 inches of water and the floor level had at least an inch in the kitchen. i called work and said wouldn't be able to make it, got on work clothes, and good shoes and started taking out carpet, and checking around the other rooms to see where the water had made it. we got the carpet out in no time and then worked on the kitchen and bathroom floors. it was a disgusting mess. water and carpet don't mesh well and they certainly don't smell fresh. linds came over to survey the damage and help. i looked at my frog bowl and saw that one of my little frogs (penelope) had died...i lost it. i cried and paul told me to take her out back to bury her. linds and i went out with a shovel, chipped at the frozen ground and buried penelope. sad day at the ward home...

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car show

paul, dad, uncle brent and grandpa joe decided to take a boys night out. they went up to sandy and looked at the car show. i am not sure where grandpa gets his tickets for events, but i really gets hooked up! paul was in heaven. he saw his ferrari, was tempted to steal it. dad saw the jeep he wanted, and for me, paul took some pictures. (thank you!) paul gets really agitated when he just stands around. i guess grandpa was a little slow, so paul kept moving. i can just imagine paul walking forward, looking at a car, hoping the others were catching up, grunting because they were still where he had left them...i am laughing right now just thinking about it. paul brought home so many brochures on cars, detailing of cars, cars, cars, cars. i am so glad he gets along and has a blast with dad. they are so funny together. i know one day, paul will get ferrari. 

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fourth of july

Just one of my favorite parts about the 4th, are the fireworks. I love being with family and hoping the fireworks are more than little spurts of light. It's always fun to throw little fireworks at each other. Happy Birthday USA!
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