First Hockey Game

Tonight we took Lane to his first Hockey Game! He had a great time. He spent most of the game playing on the rail and stairs in the suite. He had so much fun he barely ate, you know if Lane misses a meal there is something exciting going on. He'd stop every once in a while to see what was going on down on the ice.

Before we left, he and Dad took a minute to pose for a picture.

On our way home we stopped at Dairy Queen for a treat. Lane and I split a blizzard. Luckily, I had a bib in the car!

We can't wait to go to another game!

Attempted Photo Shoot

I wanted to get some cute Valentine's pictures of Lane this year. I got a lot of cute shots that I made into a collage last year, so I was excited to try again this year. Sadly, my little model did not want to participate. These are some of the outtakes, cute, but not the happy, smily pictures I was hoping for.
Lane thought up the squatting pose all by himself. He stayed in that exact position until I took the picture. I love his face, so intent on taking a good picture.
When the stem on the flower didn't' work out, we tried taking the flower off the stem.

Also not a great idea, however I think Lane got the flower in the mouth idea from Murphy.
A final shot of just Lane. He was so happy to be rid of that silly flower. Happy Valentine's day!

Sickie

Lane hasn't been feeling too hot the past couple days. I took him to the Doctor to have his ears checked yesterday and sure enough, he has ear infections in both ears! When we got him up for dinner last night he looked pathetic. While he ate his dinner, a jello cup, he told me he wished his T-T (Auntie) was here to give him a massage. He is sure that would help him feel better.

So, how soon do you think you can be here Auntie?

Disciple Now

Clint and I are running on fumes! Literally and figuratively. This weekend we hosted 7 fifteen and sixteen year old girls in our home for our Church's Disciple Now. The weekend began at 6:3o on Friday night and ended today after Church. During our weekend I burnt two things - cookies, and a breakfast pie and our house still smells of smoke! And, over the past two days we got a total of about 8 hours of sleep. We all took a solid three hour nap this afternoon and are looking forward to a good night of sleep tonight!

We spent most of the day Saturday working on the sweetest woman's home. Nanny is 84 and needed part of a new floor put in and LOTS of window and blind cleaning. She has had quite the life. She was a postmaster for about 30 years and got to have lunch with Elvis back in the day.
Our girls cleaned up and ready for the Saturday evening service.
Lane with all of his new girlfriends. He loved having so many girls around wanting his attention. He's already looking forward to next year!

This is the video Clint made for the weekend.

Date Night

Clint and I went out to celebrate his birthday tonight. We had a DELICIOUS dinner at Joe DiMaggio's.
Clint loved his Filet Oscar and sauteed mushrooms. We had so much fun having a fancy night out together. Lane was at some friend's house playing with their two kids while we ate. After dinner we went to pick him up and stopped to get ice cream together at McDonald's on our way home.
I think it was the highlight of the night for all of us!

An Apple Today

Laners and I made a little trip to the grocery store this afternoon. Lane is to the age now that he knows the foods I am getting in the produce section, the place where we get all of his favorite foods. He usually cries for a banana, but today it was an apple. I figured what would it hurt if I let him eat on an apple while we shopped? So, I gave him one and he pulled the little sticker off of it. I thought, ok, he just wants to hold it. Then, I looked down and he took a tiny little mouse bite. It was so cute. He took a few more little nibbles and I got down to business, grocery list business that is. The next time I looked down, a few isles later, Lane had attacked the apple! There was hardly any skin left on it and he was covered in apple pulp and juice!!! I was so mad I didn't have my camera with me to capture the moment that I took a few pictures as soon as we got home. Yes, he was still working on that apple!

I'm sure he's thinking "Mom, this is the best apple ever, thanks for letting me have it."
"Mom quit taking pictures and let me eat my apple!"

When he finally gave the apple up this is what was left. I should have taken a picture of a whole apple with this one to get the full effect. I think he did pretty good for his first ever attempt at a whole apple.

There and Back

For the second trip in a row, Bartlesville, Oklahoma was blanketed with snow. This time - just over six inches, and this time - it all fell while we were there. It was amazing to see the snowfall, at least until I had to start shoveling it (see photos from Steph's last post). There is no doubt that Laners loves the snow. Um, at least until his gloves, pants and jacket are soaked. Snow = fun, uber-cold hands and bottom = so not fun.


During this trip, we also celebrated my (Clint) 35th birthday. This marks the start of the five-month period each year where I have a younger wife. However, Steph informed me that she will not be joining me on this venture into the mid-to-upper 30s. She is fine right where she is, age-wise.

The birthday celebration began that morning with a huge breakfast, followed with a mid-day nap, then an early dinner which included a new personal favorite (and that of Tonto, Pochohantas and Sacajewea), Indian Tacos. Althought I wonder how they deep-friend their bread and if they used seperate salad bowls. Food and sleep make for a great birthday. We capped the evening off with a game of Chicken Foot, dominos for the adacemically supperior. However, they let me play anyway.



Back at the ranch, Round Rock Ranch (our subdivision), Lane made the leap from the high chair to a booster seat at the table. Freedom, Independance and more leverage for throwing food on the floor. For our little boy, he has arrived. Heck, if he is going to eat as much a most adults, he might as well eat at the same table.
Well, I guess that is all for this entry.

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