Ho Ho Ho!

I realize we're way past Christmas, but this is still cute. Andrew's aunt bought him a little Santa outfit this year and I bought one for Butters at the after Christmas sale so we decided to put our little Santas together for the perfect photo op. The problem was neither one wanted to hold still!

Time Flies

Since Valentine's Day was on a Sunday this year, we didn't really do anything for it. Not that we normally make a huge deal of it, but we probably would have gone out to eat at least. Valentine's Day is really just silly anyway. The day that is more significant to us is the day after Valentine's Day because that's when we had our first date. Two years ago yesterday! Which means two years ago today is when Quentin said "I love you." :) We have spent nearly every day from our first date together. It's hard to believe we've been together for two years, but at the same time it just feels like we've always been together. We've grown a lot in the past two years, and I'm anxious to see what the next 80 years have in store for us.

The Pintos Visit

Kirsten and Kirk had an open house this weekend in Columbia. They just stayed the weekend, so it was a short trip, but it was so fun to see them! Unfortunately, I got called into work Friday night because one of the midnight techs called in sick. I worked midnight to 7AM and it was really really busy. Needless to say, I was exhausted when I got home, and then by the time I took a shower and got to bed I only got 3 hours of sleep. At noon we went to lunch at Murry's, which is always a good thing! Then we went to the AT&T store because we were all eligible for phone upgrades. The poor lady who worked there had to deal with 5 inddecisive people picking out their phones. We ended up getting a good deal though. We got the phones for free and then I got a cover for $15 (normally $30) and a car charger for $20 (normally $30 as well). So I paid $35 for a $90 value :) I love my new phone! Saturday night was the open house and they had a really good turnout. It was fun to see everyone, and the food was yummy! Sunday after dinner everyone came over to play guitar hero and see our apartment. It was fun, and I think Kirk wins the prize of best guitar hero skills. I didn't really take pictures, so you'll just have to deal with more Flat Stanley pictures I stole from mom.
Please ignore Butter's new look. He got a haircut on Friday and looks a little rat-like, but I think Flat Stanley enjoyed riding him despite his resemblance to a large rodent. Sorry you had to meet Butters like that Kirk! He really is much cuter normally.

Flat Stanley

It's been a while since I posted anything because we haven't really had a lot of post-worthy moments. But I guess this will work...Cole's (my cousin) first grade class read "Flat Stanley" and then made their own and sent him to a friend to take around for two weeks. Cole sent his to Mom, who then sent him with Quentin and I for a day to have a few extra adventures. (Although "adventures" might be a little bit of a stretch for describing our lives). I took him to work with me, where he got an x-ray.Then Quentin took him to work with him so he could test drive the cars.

It was kind of fun because I remember doing my own Flat Stanley in elementary school, but that was before the days of digital cameras, so I had to settle for a letter telling me what he did instead of a bunch of pictures. Overall, it's just a pretty fun project and I hope my kids get to do it too.

Mr. and Mrs. Pinto

The whole reason we got to go to California was for Kirsten's wedding at the Newport Beach temple. It's a beautiful temple and the weather was perfect. We got to help set up the church and make the food, which was actually quite a bit of work, but it turned out really well so I think it was worth it. We're excited to welcome Kirk into the family, and mom pointed out that now the guys outnumber the girls 6-5. Congrats Kirsten and Kirk! We love you both and hope you're enjoying your time in Mexico!
Here's a picture of us in front of the temple...
And a few more of the bride and groom...

Quentin's First Trip to California

We had the pleasure of escaping this Missouri winter and enjoying the nice Southern California sun!! Thanks for marrying a California boy, Kirsten!! Quentin had never been to California, so it was fun to show him around a little and take him tide pooling at Treasure Island. It is such a pretty beach!! We didn't have much time to just relax and enjoy, but it was so nice to see everyone and to meet Luke (even though I didn't recognize him). He is great at giving good smiles, but it's hard to catch it on camera. He is such a sweetie!Patrick is so adorable and he is a smart boy. He can already pick letters out in signs (P is for Patrick, etc) and he is only 2! And he can tell you that a doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to your heart. Hearing a 2 year old say stethoscope is fun :) I just wish everyone lived closer so we could see each other more than once a year. Special thanks to the Walkers for taking care of Butters for us while we were gone. It's nice to not have to worry if he's ok. Love you guys!

Four Christmases

Yep, I stole the title from a movie. But it's true. We had four Christmases in a row this year! We started on Wednesday by celebrating with the Jacobs. Thanks to them, we now have a sprayer thing for our sink that actually works!! Yahoo!!
Christmas #2 was Thursday night (Christmas Eve) with just me and Quentin. Here we are with our cute little tree, ignore the mess (don't worry, some day we'll have room for a normal size tree) He got me some really great presents, but the coolest on was probably the picture of Jesus he got and had framed for me. It is so pretty and looks perfect on our wall! He also got me a necklace, some scrubs, the new boggle (which is AWESOME) and other stuff I'm sure I am forgetting. He is so thoughtful! I got Quentin an xbox 360 and guitar hero that we set up around thanksgiving (because, why wait?). I also got him a few surprises, but all centered around xbox. He now has Halo 3 ODST, a second controller (so I can beat him in Halo but then he won't admit it), the drums and headset for guitar hero, and Madden.
Friday morning (Christmas morning) we went to Mom and Dad's to open presents and eat breakfast. Mom and Dad always get us the Disney movies so we got 101 Dalmations, Snow White and Up. Quentin got some tools and Pass the Pig, which is a game he likes to make fun of. I got some pans, a new clock, and some scrub pants (you can never have too many scrubs!!). Oh, and don't forget they paid for our trip to California for Kirsten's wedding.
After that we headed to Mooma's for our 4th Christmas. I was a little nervous since the neighborhood roads were slick and Quentin slid onto a little island by my parents house about two minutes into our drive, but we arrived safely!! Everyone but the Huffords came on Friday, so we all had fun Friday and then Saturday morning the Huffords arrived and we did pictures, opened presents, went to Shoney's, went to the after Christmas sales, and went to Silver Dollar City for a while. John got me some skittles, Twilight and the newest Harry Potter...awesome! Michelle got Quentin some candy, Christmas Vacation and a little game. We had a great time and it was fun to see everyone!