2/23/18 Snow in Dixie

It does occasionally snow in Dixie.  And then people wreck. This was the view from our upstairs window of a little messy driving. And some of my cute backyard too! (Have to take pix of the figurines since the kids aren't out playing in it anymore! haha)

02/19/18 President's Day - Kiss Cam

 On the morning of President's Day Katie and friends went to the temple and did baptisms and then came back to the house and enjoyed waffles and pancakes.  Some of the kids stayed and watched Princess Bride and hung out for the afternoon.

Monday evening we all went to the Dixie State University basketball game (Andy had to work again!).  While there, Katie asked if she could go sit with Tyler (same guy that took her to prom...I think they kinda like each other!!!)

 We said...don't you think you should stay with your family for family night?! She decided to go sit with Tyler's family (she's with A FAMILY, right?!)

Anyway after halftime the "kiss cam" came on the jumbo tv and I look at it and there is Tyler and Katie!!!! And they are both red as can be and leaning away from each other.

The kiss cam went away from them and went to some other people.  And then came BACK TO THEM!!!!  They leaned further away from each other and were even brighter red!

Once again the camera went off of them and on to some other people and then BACK TO THEM AGAIN!!!!

Poor Katie and Tyler were just dying and Holly and I were really enjoying this game way too much!

Katie texted me afterward and said "Top 5 most embarrassing moments just now. I'm still shaking."

Tyler said after the game an older guy he didn't know came up to him and said, Don't worry fellow, you'll get her next time!

Found out afterward all this was courtesy of a family friend of Tyler's parents. Katie still doesn't want to talk about this and I still can't stop laughing!!!! Reminds me of the days of muddy butt. (AJ) Sigh.

02/15/18 Chase Family visit

The Chase Family came for a quick visit from Thursday February 15 - Sunday February 18 over President's Day weekend. All the kids stayed over Thursday evening and then the Chase's went to Zion while the Griffin's went to school/work.

We all enjoyed some hot tubing at the condo Friday evening. (It was too cold to enjoy the regular pool!!!)

Saturday we went Prom dress shopping at the DI for Aspen and played games at the table (exploding kittens, Ticket to ride (the trains game) and a game they had brought from home. 

Saturday evening all the teenagers went to the Stake Dance in Bloomington while the Chases stayed and did taxes and hung out.  The Griffin's went to the Dixie University Basketball Game (Andy had to work). 

Sunday we we all went to church together and then enjoyed ribs, rolls, baked beans, potatoes and salad and cookies.

Chase's were going to stay until Monday however there was a bad snow storm coming in. 

So they loaded up and headed home Sunday evening at 6 p.m.  It was a fun visit!!!

         Aspen had been asked to prom recently by two guys on the same day.  She accepted one invitation and turned down the other.  Initially the guy turned down was cool about it.  They planned a date the weekend following prom and were going to go out anyway, just not to prom.  After thinking about it he must have gotten upset because he texted her something to the effect of...hey let's forget the date and you just pay me $40 for the chocolates and flowers I got you.
Aspen took the high road and didn't reply to that text!

We didn't get to see a whole lot of Katie while Chase's visited as she was at SUU at a Jazz Festival.  Sad!!!

Holly and Sam bonded...they are like two peas in a pod!  They both love watching Disney TV, cookies, playing video games and hanging out.  Sam kept doing things that reminded me of Holly!!!!  Did Becky get the wrong twin?!  Haha...!!!

Sydney is shy?!

Holly and Sam enjoyed playing pool instead of playing IN THE POOL!!! Neither of them wanted to swim!!

02/03/18 Prom

Last minute Katie and Tyler decided to go to the prom. They decided Friday night. Saturday morning Katie went to the DI and found a dress that she loved. McKayla and Holly helped her with her hair and dress and voila!

They had a group and there are tons more pictures out there somewhere...but we haven't seen them yet and it's been several weeks since prom.