Baby Boom

February has been a busy busy month... First off HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all you February birthdays!! We had a huge birthday party for all the people having birthdays. Happy birthday to all of you :)

Congratulations Christina (my sister) on having baby number 4!! Kyla Elise Tarbet on Feb. 18th!!! I have a new niece who is absolutely perfect.

Here I am with my other niece Hallie seeing Kyla for the first time a couple of hours after she was born. Hallie loves her new baby sister

Also CONGRATS to my brother Mike and sister-in-law Judi who also had their 2nd son Thomas Jefferson Coburn on Feb. 18th a few hours before my sister!! Can't wait to meet you Thomas :)

St. Louis Sunrise

I recently flew to Michigan to help my sister Christina while she was recovering from having her baby. I took the little commuter plane from Kirksville to St. Louis. I left early in the morning and was able to see St. Louis from the air during the sunrise.

This is out of the front of the plane

There is downtown St. Louis and the Mississippi River

Close up of the arch, the St. Louis Rams stadium/dome and in the corner is the Cardinals stadium

The plane is a 6 person plane. Here is the pilot and all the gauges. Lets just say Missouri doesn't look all that bad from the air!

Birthday Boy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN!!

Ryan turned 25 years old today!! Yes my husband is half way to 50 :)

I thought I would take some time and tell you some special things you might not know about the birthday boy....

1. Ryan was born Feb 16th 1985

2. Has the same birthday as my dad

3. He has 3 older brothers

4. Favorite breakfast is chocolate malt-o-meal and peanut butter

5. He puts peanut butter on everything

6. He sings in the shower

7. He has been palying soccer since he was 5

8. He loves to eat cold left overs for breakfast

9. Can't grow facial hair

10. Served a mission in Ireland

11. Graduated from BYU in Business

12. Won Homecoming Prince his sophmore year of high school

13. Grew up in Idaho Falls

14. Loves to snow board

15. Favorite color green

16. Ran his own lawn service in high school

17. Loves to shop at DI or other 2nd hand stores

18. Likes to decorate

19. Loves sushi

20. Wants to live in Ireland for a couple of years

21. Broke his leg in high school and now has two scars from surgery

22. Very competitive

23. Snores

24. Favorite design is paisley... can't think of a present get him a paisley tie!

25. Used to listen to techno while studying (broke him of that!)

Well there is a little info about Ryan. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! I love you :)

All You Need Is LOVE

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!! or more like weekend. Saturday night Ryan and I went to Valentines Day at the movie theater here in Kirksville. Its an old theater but was fun to watch. I thought it was cute and they did a good job transitioning from the different people and story lines. Sunday morning Ryan made me heart shape pancakes, and I enjoyed breakfast in bed. We went to church and then I cooked a romantic valentines dinner. I made bacon wrapped sirloins, sauted shrimp for Ryan's (which I will never make again... shrimp smell really bad!), green beans with bacon bits (one of Ryans favs), grilled potatoes with a bacon dressing, and soft herb rolls. It was a great dinner, candle light included!!

Hope you all had a great valentines day!

The Doctor is IN!

It has been fun to see how much everyone is learning and to hear them talk medical lingo! Ryan's face always lights up when he starts talking about the future and gets all excited about all the things he wants to do after graduating...

Every time we get together with friends, the guys all start "working" on eachother. Last week they were learning how to fix neck problems. So they all worked on one another popping each others neck. Ryan is getting pretty good at it and I am not scared any more of him doing it on me!

Super Bowl Sunday

Getting ready for the big game. We had some friends over and enjoyed watching the game and visiting with each other. We had some cookies, brownies, caramel popcorn, nachos and a chili dip... Lets just say it was FANTASTIC!!! I'm not really into pro football, but I was rooting for the Colts :( but it was a fun night and can't wait until next year to do it again!

Valentines Day Ideas

Ok so I need help to think of something cute for valentines day that is also CHEAP!! Valentines days is on a Sunday and then Ryan's 25th birthday is two days later and then I leave for Michigan the next day.... BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!

I figure we would go out to eat one of the holidays and the other stay in for dinner. But I need a cute idea for a date night?? Any ideas... HELP!