Birthday, Snow Canyon and LOVEly Food

I don't know what is wrong with me. I thought that once I was done with school I would be able to get so much done and I would blog regularly. I kept on telling myself that I had nothing to blog about but I realized I have missed so much. First of all Aiden's birthday was at the end of the year. I don't know why I never shared these pictures but it was definitely memorable. We spent it in Wyoming with the Emmetts. They have a tradition of getting your own cake on your first birthday. I wasn't sure how Aiden would react to this. I think the pictures speak for themselves.

This past weekend we went to Snow Canyon with my family. It was so nice. We have had so much snow lately and it has just been cold and muddy. It is so nice to drive 30 minutes and be able to take off your jacket and shoes and rub your feet in the sand.

I had this great plan for Valentines week. I was going to make festive meals each night. The first couple of nights it was fun, but then I started running out of ideas and some food takes a long time to try to shape into hearts. Needless to say, by the time it was Valentines Day, I had lost my excitement for the holiday and we just had regular food. Some of my creations: heart shaped scones, heart shaped pizza and spaghetti and heart shaped meatballs. I realize that some of you are really good cooks and are just laughing hysterically at my ideas and presentation of the meal, but I guess this is to make you all feel better about your own cooking. I was very impressed with myself.