He is a roar!

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This is a video from my Utah trip. Braxton is so funny...he was cracking us up all night. It amazes me that he remembers me from visit to visit considering I moved back to Missouri when he was 6 months old. When he first saw me, he gave me a hug and said, "Thanks for my blanket Aunt Jan." He is such a doll and SO smart for just turning 3. He kept trying to get our attention by saying, "Hey guys!" I love this kid.

The Day O Love

I have come to realize how much I LOVE being cheesy. This was my first Valentine's Day with Dallin so I wanted to go over the top with the cheese factor. Dallin always asks me why I love him and I usually give him a couple of reasons at a time. I decided to make a list of all of those reasons. I then put each one in a balloon so he would have to pop them to find out. He came over to my apartment with my favorite meal of all time...ahem...Monterey Chicken Burrito and Espinaca from the one and only Jose Pepper's. When I opened the door, his reaction to all the balloons was just what I expected. "Whoa!" We savored our Monterey Chicken goodness and then I handed Dallin a knife to pop the balloons. He had little comments for each reason and had a giddy smile on his face the entire time. It was definitely worth all the preparation and wrestling of balloons just to see his face. All in all, it was a very memorable first Valentine's with a funny boy.

Back to Reality

I decided I am really not a huge fan of coming back from vacation. It is too shocking for my liking. I couldn't have asked for a better trip with a better fella! I am pretty sure that Dallin was overwhelmed with all of the people that he met--especially since they are so important to me--but he did great! Everyone absolutely loved him and gave their approval. I was so glad that I got to pretty much see everyone that I wanted to and Dallin even got to go skiing with his boys. Saturday night, Dallin and I went downtown and ate at California Pizza Kitchen at the Gateway and then to Temple Square. He had never been there before so he was kind of excited. Not to mention it was great for it just to be the two of us for a minute. Here is a picture montage for your viewing pleasure!

My birthday celebration with the Utah family.

I am getting O-L-D!

Couldn't pass up a photo op at the Mayan!

I love my best friend.

Dallin is ok too I guess...