Phantom

We went to see Phantom of the Opera on Friday in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre. It was so much fun. First we got all dressed up and went to a seafood restaurant in downtown Seattle. Then we had an adventure and rode the bus to the theatre. We did have to do quite a bit of walking as the bus didn't take us right to the place we needed to be. It was raining really hard, but luckily I got a cute new blue raincoat from Nordstroms Rack last week so I was fine to walk in the rain. The only annoying part was that I was wearing a knee length skirt with nylons and the dirty water kept splashing up on the back of my nylons. It did wipe off, I just had to do it a few times during the night. The theatre was so amazing it was built in the 1800s and it felt like you were back in the regency era. There was beautiful gold paneling and the stage and sets were amazing. The theatre seating was so steep you felt like you could fall. The special affects were awesome and the singing was wonderful. We did fall asleep a little in the show because of the lateness of the hour and not because of a bad performance. Man we are getting old.

Called to Serve

Jeremy and his 2 younger brothers looking sharp in their Sunday best. Matt in the middle just returned from his mission in Illinois. We are so glad to have him back and to see the growth that occurred on his mission. We are doubly blessed because Michael, on the right, is leaving for his mission on Oct. 1 to Denver, Colorado. I wish we could go to the MTC with him. I loved going to the MTC with both of my brothers. It is such an exciting time. I know that he will be such an awesome missionary. We will miss him.

Pictures from Utah

Alright I can't get the slideshow to show on my blog like Kaylene's does. To view the slideshow click on this link.
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr173/jerlara/?albumview=slideshow

Peek-A-Boo

We traveled to Utah for Mike and Kaila's sealing. All of my siblings were there and we had such an enjoyable weekend. We had so much fun with Elle. This is one of her new tricks. She is very talented and we love her so much. Her cheeks must have been raw by the end of the weekend from all of the stolen kisses. I made a slideshow on photobucket of all of the pictures from Utah and I can't figure out how to put it on my blog. It was a hard blow to my self-esteem. Anyone know how?

The Party

We had all the right ingredients for a wonderful birthday party!

Great Friends . . .

A Handsome Birthday Boy . . .

and A Huge Feast.

Mark sadly came without his spouse. We tried

really hard to not make him feel like a fifth wheel.

The BIG 3 - 0

Happy Birthday to the best husband around. Last night I had to convince Jeremy to leave early so that his coworkers could decorate his office. They did an awesome job. He is holding a cookie bouqet in the shape of balloons. I had it delivered to him at work so he would feel extra special. You only turn 30 once so I have had to pull out all the stops. I woke up early this morning and made waffles with strawberries and whip cream. I also decorated the walls at home with 30 hearts that each had a reason why I love him. We are having a pary tonight with some friends so there is more for him to look forward to.

Fun Weekend

On Friday Jeremy and I went to Golden Gardens Park, which is on the beach, and had a BBQ with Jeremy's project team . It was a ton of fun. We got to leave work early at 12:30pm and we ate some really good food. The highlight was playing Volleyball for 2 hours straight with no little kids.

Saturday I awoke early because I could not stop thinking about Breaking Dawn and wondering if pre-ordering meant I would receive my book on Saturday. I was tempted to just buy two so I could start reading on Saturday, but to my surprise my book was on the front porch Saturday morning. I tried to have some restraint and I spent time with my friend Jeanne and her kids while Jeremy took a load to the dump with her husband. I finished the book on Sunday and it was so not what I expected. I did love it, but it is definitely for adults only.

Sunday we had a great day at church and then went over to Jeanne's house for dinner. I love her house because it is always crazy there and Jeremy and I both get to play with the kids and practice parenting skills. I do get teased mercilessly by her husband for my addiction to the Twilight series, but I can deal with it.