springdellgirl

What we've been up to...

The weekend got off to an early start. Ailey and I met my mom, Jayme, Kaiden and Kelley for lunch at our favorite lunch/coffee spot...The Rockwood Bakery. This is one of my favorite places to go. Tyler hates it. He claims he always leaves there hungry... you can't get filled up on pastries, salads and hot chocolate. I beg to differ. The kids love going and so do I. When Kelley first moved here and was job hunting we spent many a lovely afternoon sipping hot drinks and eating tasty things. Kelley and I arranged to meet up a bit early and we had a great time chatting and catching up on things.

Mom, Kristin, Kaiden, Ailey, Kelley and Jayme...hanging out at the Rockwood.

It was fun to visit with everyone. Ailey felt like a "big girl" and Reilly was quite perturbed that we had to go while she was in school (Kameron could've cared less). But they had fun because Dad picked them up from school which was a special treat.

Saturday was a busy day. We got up early and decided to head to the park...the whole family...including Mrs. Beasely. It was gray and drizzly but we figured we live in the Pacific Northwest and we might never leave the house in spring if we wait for dry weather. The kids and Tyler had fun running around and playing. I decided to go for a "run"...I use that term VERY loosely!! I am not a runner...I pretty much hate it...but I am trying to kick things up a notch in my exercise routine. Tyler is suddenly a the work-out king and I am trying to keep up with him. I usually go to the gym several times a week but running on a treadmill is vastly different from running outside.

After that Tyler and I went on a little "date". I had YW stuff every night this weekend so we decided to run errands together and go out for lunch...how romantic huh? I was excited about going to our new favorite lunch spot...The Staggering Ox. Lucy recommended this place a while ago and it is now a serious addiction.

They have the BEST sandwiches in this tubular type bread...called a "club foot" and then you pick a sauce that they pour over the sandwich. We have gone many times and are still having fun trying different sandwiches. On Saturday we got the "Slam the Taliban" (or something like that) and the sauce we picked was called "Camel Spit" (a cucumber dill sauce). Our favorite sauce is called the "Blue Horsie" which is a bleu cheese and horseradish combo. It is so good. As we were scarfing down our sandwich (yes, we split one...I didn't want that hideous run to be for nothing!!) Tyler said "I hope you have SERIOUSLY thanked Lucy for telling us about this place!!" So here it goes...THANK YOU LUCY!!

After that we felt we could go on to phase II of our "date" the dreaded Wal-Mart!! It was hideous and horrible but a bit better that it was just me and Tyler...no kids. We then ran a few more errands and headed home. I had to be at the YW General Broadcast/Dinner that evening.

Sunday we went to church and then I had Standards Night at the Stake Center for the youth. It was really good. Our stake president is the most amazing guy. We are so lucky to have him. I came home with a great new catch phrase for Reilly..."Modest is hottest!!"

It was my sister-in-law's birthday on the 14th and I forgot to post a little something about her...Sorry Lori!! I always wanted a big sister growing up and she more than fits the bill. She is loving, funny, supportive, and caring...her biggest flaw is that she lives all the way in Arizona!! We miss you and love you!! Happy Belated Birthday!!

Lori and Tyler...too cute!!

Exciting news...Tyler's step-brother, Forrest, just got engaged! Congratulations!! The bad news is he is getting married in Las Vegas right when we were going to Utah for our family vacation. I guess we are going to have to cancel those plans.