"Where's the Mullet"?

No... these aren't pictures from the 80's... just a little trip down memory lane we had on Friday night! We did a "host and hostess" dinner at our ward building, and Dan & I hosted a table... it was the "80's Prom Night" Table! Some other tables included, the "BYU/UTAH" table, the "Brazilian" table... etc...It was so much fun! Everyone wished they were cool enough to sit at our table!!! It was RAD! (or as Scott put it... It was like..."Killer")

We had BBQ chicken, pork chops, baked potatoes, salad, and rolls. (Thanks for the delicous rolls Jennifer!) We also had a table with a punch bowl (of course) and cheese cake and chocolate covered strawberries for dessert!

I think the highlights of the evening had to be the "80's trivia" and getting pictures taken with our "dates" by the backdrop we made. (Everyone needs pictures at prom!) We even had a few people come over from other tables to get their picture taken... and as you can see, Dan's mullet was a big hit!

Dan and I having our romantic night out captured forever... I tried really hard to get my hair to go "big" but I don't have bangs anymore... no "claw" but we got the mullet!

Shane and Jennifer Davis... our neighbors and friends! He was like... so knowledgable about 80's trivia... He won the prize and saved himself a little money on Valentines gifts for Jennifer!

Duane and Lindsey Ferkovich... We love you guys! Lindsey is due in April with their 4th child... 3rd girl! They have the cutest kids ever!!! (I wonder if she'll get her dad's hair?!)Even though they didn't graduate in the 80's, they had older siblings that did and were very informed on the "culture"...we loved your "pegged pants" Duane!

Scott and Paula Jorgenson! It was really fun getting to know you guys better too! When talking about where we graduated and when, I found out she graduated in Racine, Wisconsin which is right next to Kenosha where my sister currently lives! Notice the corsage and boutonniere... I made those myself, thank you very much!

Jeff and Kristin Perry... they were actually at the BYU/UTAH table... but they had to get a picture taken! They are adorable! She is also due in April... their 3rd child...and 3rd girl! McKenna LOVES them... and babysits for them when ever she gets the chance! They are SO much fun!!!!!! He was the one wearing the mullet at the beginning! What a fun evening... definitely more fun than my first senior prom! ( I REALLY liked my date this time! maybe it's the real thing?!)

Family Ski Trip

Our friends, the Bond Family, invited us to go stay with them in a Condo in Deer Valley (Park City) two weekends ago. We decided that it was time for the girls and I to learn to ski... however once we were up there, we realized it was going to be an impossible feat for Dan to get all three of us down the hill at once... so he took turns with the girls, and next time we will put them in private lessons, and he can teach me. Here are some fun pictures of the kids skiing!

Marks kids and our girls ready for a day of fun!! They are pro's... I love the helmets!

This one of Courtney is so adorable! She posed for me on the staircase when I was taking pictures of the awesome place we stayed!

Courtney and I taking a self-portrait while Kenna was taking a turn on the slopes!

I love the "Courtney Pose"!! She was looking like a true "snow bunny" with her shades on!

Kenna on her 2nd run down the hill... Dan is so talented skiing backwards guiding her down!

Courtney's turn! She just realized while watching me post this that he was skiing backwards! She just said..."Wow! He is sooooo good at that! I had a hard time going frontwards!!!!" She really picked up on the skiing thing, and can't wait to go again!

Who's that old lady?

Today is the 100th day of school... and the 2nd graders were told to bring 100 of anything (paper clips, wrapped candy, macaroni etc...) and to dress as if they are 100 years old. Courtney thought this was a fantastic idea and has been looking forward to it for at least a week now! Last night she made her "check-list" of everything we needed to do this morning so we wouldn't forget anything... and doesn't she look GREAT!!!! We didn't have any baby powder, so the white is actually flour, and she said her hair HAD to be in a bun! She wanted glasses, so I popped out the lenses in her "kid" sunglasses that she said she would never wear again because they had "Jasmine" on them... and clearly she is way to grown up for those! I think she looks fantastic! Courtney, thanks for being such a fun-lovin', anything goes, bring on the laughs kind of kid! What would we do without you?!

Happy New Year!!!!

We had a rather boring New Year's Eve... Dan wasn't feeling well... but we did watch a movie, watch the "countdown" and Courtney was thrilled and SHOCKED when we let her run out on the front porch and bang on this pan at midnight! We hope 2009 will be a wonderful year for all of us... lets not let the state of the world get us down!

Gorgeous Kenna Gets Braces...

I remeber being in 8th grade and the really cute girls all had braces.... I wanted them SO bad! Now I can look back and laugh... because I didn't need braces... and they probably would have beat me over the head with their "toothbrush cases" if they had known how bad I wanted them! McKenna thinks I was insane for sure! Yesterday, December 30th, McKenna became one of those gorgeous girls! They kept telling her in the office yesterday that they couldn't believe how cute she looked in them! She is already drop dead gorgeous... and getting braces didn't change it! She looks even a little bit older... which doesn't thrill us as her parents... but as always she is being a trooper and although in pain, wouldn't act like it if we went to a party! She will only need them for about a year... and so the count down begins!

Christmas At The Floyd's

This Christmas was one we will always remember... in great part because everything we "planned" changed. I like to "plan"... I spend a great deal of time trying to make sure things go "just right"... but this year I learned "flexibility" and that things don't always have to go exactly like we plan to be "just right"! Our brother and sister that are married... Greg and Angie... and their boys came up from Arizona to spend the Holidays this year. They had planned on staying at our house for a few days, and then going to my parents for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and then leaving on Friday to head for home...but ended up staying the entire week at our house! Their good friend Kaisi was supposed to go home to Kanab for Christmas but due to our crazy weather and bad roads, her parents told her not to come. She was going to be alone for the Holidays... which just isn't right... so on Tuesday the 23rd at around 2:00, we found out we would be having a house full for Christmas. I immediately ran to Kohls to see what PJ's they had left and bought them for Greg, Angie and Kaisi. Angie had bought some for the boys already... but we have the tradition of new PJ's on Christmas Eve, and I didn't want anyone left out. When talking to her fiance on Christmas Eve (He had flown home to SanDiego) she told him that she was having the best Christmas she had ever had. Like I said in my Christmas letter... it wasn't because she had a ton of gifts under the tree! It was because of the "feeling"! We started with our big Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve...

After dinner it was time to open our new P.J.'s... you should have seen Greg, Angie, and esspecially Kaisi's faces when they realized they had new pajamas too!! Here is a picture of the kids in their new Christmas P.J.'s ... and Dan and Courtney snuggling up!

And then it was time for "our" new "tradition" we picked up from our friends the Mair's... A Game, a book, a movie, and a music C.D... It sure made the evening go by quickly!

The next morning was started with the strict rule that no one was allowed up before 7 am!!! The kids all slept upstairs and had to come into our room before going downstairs! Just for fun, on Christmas Eve Dan gave them his 2-way radios so they could talk to each other ... the boys were in Courtney's room and the girls were in Kenna's room. They loved the idea of course... and I thought it was fun... until the next morning around 6 am when we awoke to the sound of Logan trying to get the girls to answer theirs! (They had been smart enough to turn theirs off the night before and slept right through it!) We shared with Kaisi the tradition we have of our "Gifts to the Savior" and read through our slips of paper. We won't ever forget the Christmas we opened our home to a complete stranger... and made her feel like family!

What a wonderful Christmas it was!!!!

Courtney's Birthday

I know I am doing this in the most random and strange order... but at least I am doing it! Here are a few pictures from Courtney's birthday... One of her party with friends, one of her just after opening the beautiful outfit that her best friend Camilla (with a little help from her mom) designed and made for her American Girl doll!!, one of her opening the American Girl wheel chair she wanted that my parents bought for her, one of her showing how old she is with her fingers on her face (?Okay...), one with her and her best friends Camilla and Jonah when they came over for cake and icecream on her actual birthday, and one with a Rudolph nose. (Courtney loves to pose...strange but okay!)....