Game Night at the Hardings' Pad

Valentines Day with Friends

Yesterday was Valentines Day. Since I was out of town up through Wednesday, I didn't really have much preparation time. I didn't even have pancake mix in the pantry to make Dakota is favorite "pink" heart pancakes. What a bad mom! No card - no gift. I wasn't prepared. I did help Em with their Valentines party though, and that was fun. A bunch of silly 6 year olds running around.

After school I made Dakota pancakes and bummed a pink and white sprinkle Krisy Kreme donut off Sara to give to him. That would have to be good enough.

Then we headed out the door to find Greg (Daddy) a Valentines gift. We hit Buckle (our new favorite store) and picked out some jeans and a couple of t-shirts for him. His tight behind looked great in his new jeans. It would have been nice to have our personal shopper (BJ) with us to help make final decisions, but I think we did okay.





While there I couldn't resist shopping for me too! I found me a cute new pair that I absolutely love. Since friends take care of friends, I called Sara to tell her about them, and she and I both bought them. They are the comfiest jeans ever. I promise (Greg, I really do) to wear them a lot!








Last night we got together with some friends and had a yummy dinner from CPK (my personal favorite). Colby wasn't too excited about his "blah" salad - in which they piled it high with tomatoes (which I requested they leave off when I ordered everything) and beets (who eats these?).

The kids played, and the grown-ups chatted. All in all it was a nice evening. Thanks to our friends the Allens for always hosting our get-togethers. Their poor house was torn apart by the time we left.

Men in Training

So our cute men are training for their first sprint triathlon. Actually, Colby (the non-poser) is an experienced triathlon-er, and now it's his job to share his expertise with the rest of the men. They had their first taste of what it would be like swimming something like 32 laps in the Oakley pool. I think they have a long road ahead of them. They were all over the place. They will be swimming in open water in June when they compete in the St. George Triathlon. Of course Colby will be competing in the Olympic Triathlon. The men are excited and motivated. This should be quite the experience and an accomplishment!

The girls are training too. While the mens' sprint triathlon is in June, our's is in May. We've all been working out and are working towards reaching the finish! We'll be staying close to home at the American Fork Women of Steel. Our goal is not to place (though that wouldn't be so bad), but rather to finish! What started as four women has grown too. Lots of our friends and neighbors have now signed up, so we are all excited to do this together!

Playing in the Snow in Heber

A couple of weekends ago we went up to Heber with our good friends for some R&R. One day we rented a snowmobile, made some trails, and tubed and sledded all day. It was a fun time! The moms and dads had just as much fun as the kids. BJ and Greg caught some air later in the day when the rest of us went inside.

We were supposed to go up to Yellowstone that weekend, but it didn't work out. A huge snowstorm moved in, so we decided to play it safe and stay close to home. We're still making it up to poor BJ.

New Years Eve with Friends 2008

The Allens hosted our New Years' get-together. Everyone brought their fondue pots, and together we feasted on bread and cheese, chocolate, beef, chicken, and shrimp. There was a little of everything. We ate til our tummies were overstuffed.

Later that evening we let the kids break a pinata. Growing impatient, Colby got in on the act and tore the pinata apart. The kids quickly snagged as much candy as they could.

To end a good a evening, we all celebrated the incoming new year - twice. Dakota was upstairs during the first celebration, so we did it over again - this time with him. This brightened him right up.

We announced and committed our New Years' Resolutions together.