Spencer Goes To Senior Ball

February 14th Senior Ball Dinner

With four high school dances and Valentine's Day on the same night Spencer's group didn't want to attempt to go out to dinner. We hosted the dinner at our house. It was so much fun. Brinley and Brielle served and cleared plates. Rick grilled the steaks and Preston washed dishes. We had fancy shrimp cocktails that we put in little stemmed crystal, artichokes, spinach salad, tenderloin, twice baked potatoes and wax beans, carrots and green beans. We had parsley on the plate and criss crossed the beans to look gourmet. We looked professional.

This was the dessert. Chocolate cups with cheesecake filling and strawberries with chocolate and a mint leaf. I loved these glitter plates I found at Target.

Spencer was the fortunate guy to take Krista. She is such a sweetie and has a great sense of humor. They did a great job picking their outfits and matching so well.

Senior Ball February 14th

Whitney Goes to First Formal Dance

Whitney finally got to wear one of her formals she bought last summer. She found two dresses on clearance that she fell in love with and when she got her check from Boise State (for winning 1st place at NHD) she didn't have it for more then an hour and went and bought her dresses. Aunt Amy helped us hem it and then we added a strip to fill in the v neck so she would feel more comfortable dancing around. Then I sewed on 9 yards of red sequins on the waist and bow. I couldn't find the right red in packages so I bought 9 yards of sequins pre-strung for $3.90 and sewed them on individually. I loved the fact that I could sit and listen to music or watch a movie and not feel like I was wasting my time. I'm already anticipating sewing sequins on her pink one I love finding bargains and being able to modify.

And her wonderful date was Collin Andrus. He's and all around good guy in sports, school, piano and singing. She was so surprised when he dropped off the pink jello with his message inside. His question said "I would be tickled pink if you would go to Senior Ball with me?" She answered him with a huge basket of dum dum suckers and a big hunk candy bar and said "I would be a dum dum not to go to Senior Ball with a Big Hunk Like You!"

Whitney had three dates for the day date because the other two girls didn't want to go sledding. They missed out, not Whitney she had triple the fun. After sledding they ate lunch at the Pita Pit and learned what baba ganoush is. It is an eggplant spread.

Whitney Sweet 16 And Never Been Kissed

So Whitney turned 16 in December and I was so busy subbing and getting ready for Christmas I didn't get time to do a birthday tribute for her. She is a peace maker in our home and sets a good example for us every day to strive to be our best. She is getting everything she can out of life. We love you Whitney.

Rick Spencer and Whitney Climb Mary's

Spencer, Rick and Whitney had beautiful weather and a day to enjoy the snow. With the need for adventure they decided to take their boards on their backs and hike up Mary's.

No chairlifts here in the back country. The hike took about an hour as they trudged in knee deep snow. You didn't want to get off the packed trail or you would sink into waist high snow.

All these pictures were taken with Rick's Iphone. Now that his camera is always with him we have definitely collected more pictures of activities.

Thankful for another adventurous soul who took their picture. Kristin was carpooling kids to birthday parties and received this text and picture on her phone. "Wish you were here!" I love technology.