Wednesday, February 27, 2008

HOORAY FOR SLEEPOVERS!!!

We had a sleepover last Friday at our best friends house. This is Perry and Val and their pregnant bellies.
One of the MANY games we played that night, Parcheesi. I won!
This was a crazy Jenga-like game in reverse.
Our sleeping quarters.
Boys will be boys. Yup, those are hot wheels and that's an awesome race track.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Sledding Videos

So, my first two attempts down the hill ended up disastrous. Th first time I got thrown out of my tube right at the very end. the second time I flipped out of my tube and did a cartwheel on my head. Of coarse no one had a camera rolling, so here is a shot at one of my successful runs.

And this is an AWESOME train that we did. I believe it consisted of Evon, Becky, Chelsea,Emily,me,Jason,Uncle Dean, and Spencer (a friend that came with Craig and Cheri). Spenser's in the back and if you watch closely you'll see that he loses his tube and rides down bareback because Uncle Dean had a death grip on his legs. It was pretty hilarious! The hill is a lot steeper than it looks.

More Sledding!!!

This time we went to Pine Top , an old favorite Spjute past time A bunch of us taking a break from sledding for chili and hot cocoa! Mmm!
Uncle Dave. Need I say more?

And Here's Dad on a saucer on the road before we even got up to Pine Top.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Happy Valentine's Day!

Johnny and I take turns planning Valentine's Day. Last year I planned everything, so this year it was his turn. It's so much fun doing things this way because I get to be suprised. It was a wonderful Valentine's Day. Johnny is so good to me.

Just because Johnny is in charge doesn't mean he can't be suprised too! I made him this huge card out of a box I found outside someone's house on garbage day. I know, picture me walking down the street with this huge box. You gotta do what you gotta do. The hole wasn't there for any reason except that was how the box came. I painted and worked on this the past couple of weeks when Johnny had a night class. He was definetly suprised. I also made him two heart-shaped cakes and decorated them with his favorite candies: nerds and sweet tarts.
Johnny made me a delicious dinner of chicken cordon bleu, bread sticks, salad, and sparkling cider. It was yummy!
After dinner we made crepes! With raspberries,blueberries , chocolate pudding and whipped cream. It was SOOOOOOO good!
He also bought me a dozen red roses. How romantic!
The best thing he did was made me these coupons. For massages, breakfast in bed, and a $50 shopping spree! He's the best!
Also... Johnny is growing out his hair. And yes, he's doing something crazy with his eyes. :)

Monday, February 4, 2008

Baby Gavin is here........FINALLY!!!

After much anticipation, Gavin Wayne Mortensen is here!!! My first nephew! And look at his proud big sister Livia, looking so happy!
Look at those cheeks! He weighed in at a whopping 9lbs. 6oz.! He's so stinking cute! Yeah, I'm proud.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Flower Power

Ever since the miscarriage we have received a lot of nice things from a lot of nice people. Flowers, cards, calls, and our best friends filled our freezer full of dinners for a week. So for the past couple weeks we've been eating well and our house as been decorated by beautiful flowers. But this huge one tops them all. It came from the Relief Society President in our ward. When we saw her walking up the steps we both started laughing. It is huge! You can see in the picture a normal sized bouquet next to this ginormous one. Turns out there was a funeral the Saturday before they brought it and the family gave all the bouquets to the Relief Society to give out to anyone who might need or want them. Which makes a lot more sense than the Relief Society President going out and buying that huge of a bouquet for us. Though it is big it sits on our piano and looks beautiful! We are grateful for good friends and family who take care of us.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Sledding at Grimes Creek

Saturday a bunch of family and friends went sledding up to Grimes Creek. It was a blast!My dad wore a onesie snowsuit and these sunglasses that you would where after an eye appointment. It was pretty hysterical.
I'm looking lovely. Woof.
This is only some of us. At one point we did a nine-person train down the hill. We almost died.