"You're a quarter of the way there!" -Kelly Araneda

This weekend we celebrated Brynne's 25th at

BIG AL'S COUNTRY CLUB!

Thought we'd hit a legit Post Falls hick joint!

The night started out with a pool tournament:

and moved on the country dancin' to the live cover band!

We were accompanied by good friends...

(or should we say crazy Lto R Tyler and Jana Saunders and Carrie and Isaiah Estes)

"Doctor" Mike and Jaylyn Scholes

Us with Zack and Lizzie Simon

Caroline Sokol and Luke Smith-Anderson

Brynne's GIRLS!

We also enjoyed watching people ride the mechanical bull!

On sunday we had the Gatten March bday party!

Brynne made what came to be known as the "demolition cake".

Guess she should stick to cookies... ;)

We also enjoyed a nice dinner on the actual day (Mar 23rd) at Wolf Lodge Steakhouse in Cda. YUM!! Thanks to all the family and friends who made it special.

p.s. She can rent a CAR! ;)

A glimpse into an amazing forever...

I've loved every minute of the last 5 years. Thanks for making them the best of my life, Jonny. I love you more!

We are the neighborhood bicycles. We get around.

We got to caravan with Jon to Seattle for work. Got to stay in a hotel one night, go to pike place market and get fresh clam chowder, donuts and chocolate, and visit Jon's sister Kelly and family.

The weekend after Jon took off to treat himself to some March Madness in VEGAS.
I excused him since he is on track to become rookie of the year with ZOLL.

Jon has been helping lead and play in CHURCH BALL. They almost made it the the finish! But they needed Jon in the tournament. He happened to be in.....



Alaska.

in the mean time we have been trying to squeeze in this (in preparation for May)

and find sponsors and prepare for this (in June):

Yay!

Only in Alaska

Where it's -20, or a foot or more of snow on the ground and it's still a nice enough day to bike to work.

Stake Adult Valentines Dance

We had a blast with a group from our ward continuing the tradition (started by the Chamberlains) of going RETRO to our Vday dance. This yr everyone kind of dressed like their grandparents. ;)

Here are all of the couples at Azteca before the dance:

Us

Amy and Kirk holding.

Don't worry, that's not his real hair...and you can't see his sweater tucked in with his skinny belt. ;)

Jonathan and Nicole Morton

Sara and Tim Jr. Bastedo (love the shoulder pads...and you can't see his snake skin shoes!)
Shawn and Glen Chamberlain
Tim and Kirk with their Azteca spread. Go all out boys!

Some of our group shakin' it to the live band! We definitly made ourselves known...

Ahhhhhh.....Yessss......

Life is good.

Somehow, all of the sudden Cade went from seeing the potty like this:

to like this:

and I don't have to change 3 year old diapers anymore! I love it! He's been perfect for 4 days.

We got Jay to stop craving this (halleluja):

My sister, Cassie, after 3 boys, is having a....

There is hope for us! (even though we love our boys dearly.)

And lastly, I have really been needing this:

So, we're GOING!!!
That's right. Just booked our 5 year anniversary trip to Oahu, Hawaii in April!!

Life is good.