Favorite Shoes

If you are looking for the perfect pair of baby shoes, I have a recommendation.

Last August, I ordered Makenna the shoes shown above, and I have ABSOLUTELY LOVED them. They are Pediped shoes, and I probably never would have bought them ($30 seemed a little expensive for a pair of baby shoes), but I had a coupon for an online boutique, and I am so glad that I ordered them. They are made of soft leather, and were perfect for Makenna when she was learning how to walk. They never fall off, and have matched almost everything. I receive compliments on them almost everytime Makenna wears them. Makenna also loves them. Whenever I tell her to get her shoes, she always brings me this pair (even though she has several others).

I have loved them so much, that I decided that they were worth the money even if I didn't have another coupon, so I just ordered Makenna another pair for the Spring/Summer. I can't wait for them to get here!

Happy Valentine's Day!

John came home from working out this morning with a dozen roses. (We had decided that we weren't going to exchange gifts this year after our pricey date last weekend, but I'm not going to complain; I love fresh flowers.) He gave a rose to Makenna, and she loved it...and then promptly destroyed it.




Makenna is finally learning to smile for the camera. Here is my cheese-ball in action:




And finally, a picture of Makenna's excited face, or "oooohhhh" face as we like to call it. She makes this face all of the time, and it is SO funny.

An Early Valentine's Date

On Saturday John and I went on a fabulous date on a Murder Mystery Dinner Train. It was my brother and sister-in-law's Wedding Anniversary, so we went with them to celebrate along with my parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle, and sister-in-law's parents. We had such a great time. It was fun to get dressed up (and wear a bridesmaid dress I thought I would never be able to wear again), and enjoy the five-course meal that was served.

However, the best part of the night was definitely the entertainment. The Murder Myster was Hilarious!! They asked for a volunteer actor from each table to participate in the Murder Mystery, so of course John was our actor. He played the disgruntled ex-boyfriend, Tyrone Powers. He was absolutely hilarious, and got a round of applause after he delivered his first line. Everyone on the train was laughing so hard at John after every line that he had. The lines weren't all that funny, but John was just so hilarious in the way that he delivered them (any of you who know John, will know that he does not get embarrased, and therefore doesn't hold back). John ended up winning best actor at the end of the night. He also had the director of the train come up to him and thank him, saying that they prayed for people like him to be on the train. It was such a fun night, and one that I am not likely to forget anytime soon.

Our table with my aunt and uncle




My award-winning husband

A Muddy Afternoon

On Saturday, we had a nice break from the winter weather, and took advantage of the sunny afternoon by spending some time with Makenna outside. Of course with the sun and warmer weather comes the mud from the melting snow. Makenna didn't seem to mind though, so we let her get as muddy as she wanted.




In school news, the decision keeps getting harder. We found out that John was accepted to two more schools, which is great, but now we have two more schools to consider in making our decision. Right now the decision seems to be between the University of Texas, BYU, and Indiana University. I'll definitely post as soon as the decision is made.