A Wonderful Weekend

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go through the Denver Temple for the 1st time. It was a wonderful experience and will definetly have to return very soon. Aaron, Jen, Morgan and Braylen came out along with my "good" friend Tiffany and her husband Todd and daughter Emma on Thursday. Also in the temple with me were my parents, Jake, and my friend Margie and Jeremiah.

My mom was my escort. The temple worker assigned to help me through the session was very excited for me and it was nice to have that positive energy around. After the temple we went over to Annmarie and Steve's for a BBQ. Only in Colorado can it be sunny in the morning and snow by afternoon and that was our luck for the BBQ. It was great food, Steve makes the best hamburgers. Sunday was a warm day and we were able to spend some time outside. We had a family dinner and then had our 1st fire pit of the season.
I want to thank everyone who was able to be with me in the temple. It meant a lot to see family and friends in the Celestial room. Thanks to those who called and thought of me too.

Happy 1st Birthday Kennedy

Happy birthday to our little Kennedy. She made it through her first year with her 3 older and adoring siblings. She is a sweet girl and we love her very much.

Bon Jovi

Last night Annmarie and I went to the sold out Bon Jovi concert at the Pepsi Center. This is our 2nd Bon Jovi concert and knew it was going to be an awesome night. I have been excited for months and the day finally came. The opening act was Chris Daughtry. It took some time getting into the arena because security was padding everyone down, I am sure we can guess what they were looking for. When we finally make it to our seats, Chris Daughtry was already on stage and it was dark. Turns out they set up a spotlight right in our seats so we are directed to customer service to get new tickets. The whole way down we are thinking we will be stuck in the back, well we were completely suprised when we ended up 10 rows up from the side of the stage. It could not get much better then that. So here are pictures of our seats before and after.




By the time we were settled in our permanent seats for the concert Chris Daughtry was halfway through his performance and we were okay with that because we went to see Bon Jovi. He did put on a good show even though I only knew 3 of his songs.


Finally time for Bon Jovi the man or band of the hour. They rocked the house for over 2 hours and my ears have stopped ringing and I just starting to hear again. Right by our section was an area that he came over to a couple times and where I got my best pictures of him and Richie Sambora.




They also had 4 screens set up behind the stage so those in the way back could see at least more of his features that just a figure on the stage. The screens rotated around, came together and made a bigger screen and also streched out.

We didn't get home til 11:30 and it was sure rough getting up for work this morning but the concert was definitely worth it. I can't wait til he comes next year.

Happy ?? Birthday Dad

We celebrated our dad today. It was a usual Sunday for all of us with our church activities. We had dinner and then had an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. Dad has been using his birthday gift from all of us since mom's birthday in December, we gave them a new mattress set. Dad we all love you so much and appreciate the example you are to us. Hope you had a great day with all the phone calls of birthday wishes.

Two of a Kind

Just thought these were too cute not to share. Sofia just got her glasses last week and Mirabel has been wearing hers for about a year. In case you cannot tell them apart Sofia is on the left and Mirabel is on the right. Mom and Dad will be heading out to visit for a week in April. Happy new glasses Sofia!

Good News

After much prayer and thought, I have decided to receive my endowments. My patriarchal blessing mentions a lot about temple work and how involved I would be. So I cannot wait around for another reason to enter the Lord's house. This is a big step for me in my life. I am very excited for the opportunity and blessings that will come from it. So the big day is April 12th for those who would like to be with me on this special day.

Ear Candling

So I have been having a little ear issue the past few days. I have tried everything from ear drops to laying on a heating pad and none of these have cured it. I remember a few years ago we were in Utah and Jen did ear candling on us so I thought I would give it a try. It was the coolest thing but also gross, because you can hear your wax bubbling in your ear. Dad thought it was a good trade off that he help me since he sits through me cleaning his teeth every 6 months. I am not sure it was since I don't use fire. It takes about 5 days to see results so I am hopeful I will come out of the tunnel soon.