Neon Trees

While in SLC for Easter Dustin hooked up with old friends. We met Robbie and Brandon and the spouces for dinner and caught up on old times. Brandon is now the bass player for Neon Trees and is just about to go on tour.

This is Neon Trees playing at a local record store that was pretty close to Dannene's house so we snuck out and saw them play in between conference sessions. I took my shirt off and had them screen my maternity shirt with the Neon Trees logo. We also bought their CD and got a free screened shirt for Dustin. These guys are all living in Utah and most are from Utah. Brandon was in Ataboy Skip with Ronnie (drummer for the Killers) back in the day. Now they are both in these big bands. Pretty cool.

Jackson's 5th Birthday Party

Jackson turns 5 and has a birthday party with most of his preschool friends. He had a Darth Vader-Luke Skywalker cake.

I made up pizza dough and the kids got to create their own mini pizza's. While the pizza's baked they had an obsticle course in the backyard that Jackson set up. We timed them and they won prizes for the fastest times. They won candies, little swuirt guns, harmonicas, jumping frogs... Then they came in and eat their pizza on starwars 3D plates. Jackson loved all his presents especially the one from Lance (pictured below) his preschool friend. Jackson had been saving up his Blad bucks for the Blad store to purchase this power minor lego set, so when Jackson opened up this present, the power minor lego set, his eyes got real big. He was very excited.

Jackson envited 6 friends to his party. Parker, Gavin, Emry, Sadie, McCall, Talon, Lance, Jackson, Andrew

McCall Turns Asian

Dustin went to see his Brother at their new place in Tracey, CA. Everyone was there for the baby blessing of the newest Blad, Levi Benson born February 6th. While there they went to San Fransico and Dustin picked up this sweet outfit from China town. It probably won't make it through two washings but it made for some cute pictures!

Serving tea to everyone!

McCall's 3rd Birthday

McCall's 3rd Birthday! We had a princess party with lots of pink princess things.

Oh, a purse with a princess domino set!

What, a doll house? Awesome. Our old neighbors gave us all their old toys. Their girls have grown out of them. I saved the doll house for McCall's birthday!

February Fun

I could not find McCall one afternoon. I called her name and she didn't answer. Sometimes she goes and hangs out behind the couch in Dustin's office so I thought to look there right away and sure enough she was there but sound asleep!

Kylie's family stayed with us while she was here for State Basketball. Unfortunately they did not take home the trophy this year. We watched most of the games out in Kuna. They never made it to the Idaho Center like last year.

Kylie and Uncle Skip jammed out on day after a ruff game. Dustin on harmonica and Kylie on guitar.

Valentine's Day

For Valentine's day we had heart shaped pandcakes and later earlier that week we made grandma's traditional Valentine's day sugar cookies with the kids names on them.
Daddy helped the kids make Valentine's day cards for me after church.

Here are some of the cards the kids made at school for dad and I.

New Year's in SLC

We took off for SLC the last day in December and stayed till New year's day. Sterling had worked on a nice sledding track in his backyard. The kids had a blast.

Andrew taking the corners.

Jackson was a little dare devil!

We went to Rodizios Brazillian Grill while we were there. Dannene gets a babysitter every year that we go for New Year's and us adults get all stuffed.