Valentines the Us way

I seriously love Stefen. I am Laying here in bed listening to him sleep and I am reminded of our very first valentines day together. 

We had not been dating for very long like 2 weeks and we went to a chinese place for dinner where a man very cheesingly (new word of the day!) proposed to his girlfriend. He had a camera hidden and I think there was a fortune cookie involved. We both still laugh about it today. It was pretty sappy and if you know us we arent really sappy Although this post is verging on it. Anyhow after dinner I dragged Stefen to see the movie Valentines day. He sat through it with me. And then he took me home. 

While we were in Arizona we were poor and usually Stefen had school or I had to work or both. Our valentines really sucked. But not this year. I did the 14 days of valentines and he for the second time ever got me flowers. (the first was when he proposed.) I have been sick and today it hit me hard (my eye is HUGE like the size of a tennis ball) so we are doing our all day date on Saturday which will include VooDoo Donuts look it up they are awesome! As well as a fun day at the local Splash! park and dinner and probably a movie at home. 

I have lots of posts coming to my brain as of late. When I get to feeling better I will post them. 

Temple Lights Salt Lake Edition

We only got these pictures because someone stole the camera from me. Stefen and I were freezing! We had just arrived the night before and hadnt found all our clothes yet. We were in our church clothes and let me tell you I was cold!

Us trying and failing at jumping!

Seriously I was walking by as this picture was being shot and I hurried and posed. It is hysterical!

Goodbye to an Era

This is a hard post to write and a post I have been dreading to write. It is the last Graduation for Stefen. We were packing out apartment on this day so I have 3 pictures of the whole day. Stefens dad, Ed, was able to join us and see the great accomplishment Stefen has done. Stefen was all smiles to show his dad around the school. Eds face was priceless and I wish I would have taken pictures.. I am so proud of Stefen for him finishing school and getting a job before he graduated. 

Stefen getting all his swag

His "am I really done?" face

Give me. Give it to me!

Temple Light Mesa edition

We went to Mesa with our friends one Sunday evening to see the lights. It was a bit crowded but we had so much fun!

They had light up palm frawns it was way cool!

Wise Men.

This cute girl was all smiles!

Jayden Boy loved every minute of it.

Weirdo!

Funny face!

Being silly!

Trying to take a picture of Adam and Jen.

O good one!

Take 2

Take 3

Final take

Jayden was not happy!

Obviously!

Better!?

Out of Africa Zoo

On Black Friday after saving for several months we went up to Camp Verde Arizona to go to the only zoo we hadnt been too yet. The Out of Africa Zoo. It was pretty cool. But I got to tell you I have never in my life seen so many lions and tigers!

Here giraffe come eat from me!

O yum!

Carrot!

These zebras and the giraffe were in the timeout pen. It was funny.

Look at that tongue.

give it to me!

Up and close to a zebra.

I dont remember what these we called. But that big guy up in front is still a baby. He is only half the size he is going to be and he can jump up to 8 feet high. 

Ostrichs feet! They were huge!

This was a Long Horn but not the Texas kind this is the African kind.

Lioness

Goat things.

Lion

White tiger

Bear!

Watching this guy go into his home was hysterical! He was VERY OCD about his feet and the dirt. He kept tramping down the dirt and moving it around. 

We got to see a very cool show of this tiger doing tricks and stuff into the pool.

Hyena and man it was annoying!

Feeding a tiger!

My turn!