BYU Legacy Hall
For Christmas I got Mark tickets to his beloved BYU basketball against Ganzaga @ BYU. He has never been to a basketball game at the Marriott So I wanted to make the best of our trip up there, so I got him Jazz Tickets that same weekend for our anniversary. Mark's favorite MBA team is the Jazz and also has never been to one of their games. Although I am not a huge basketball fan I decided to suck it up and deal with this basketball weekend for the sake of Mark. LOL. It turned out to be fun though but I was more excited to go skiing than anything else. While we were there Mark desperately wanted to go to Legacy Hall at BYU. Legacy Hall is a building full of BYU history and memorabilia regarding BYU sports. Mark was in BYU heaven. I was ready to go after 15 minutes in there but I think Mark really could have spent hours in there. He is even trying to convert our little boy to the BYU fanatical club :)
BYU vs Ganzaga
The game was exciting and nerve racking! The place was packed and Mark was on cloud nine. Unfortunately Treyson couldn't come because the game started at 8pm but it was spending time just the two of us. Thanks Aunt Gabby and Uncle Kevin for watching him! Ganzaga was ranked no. 2 when BYU played them. They played them earlier and got slaughtered but they held their own that night. It really came down to the last 6 seconds on who would win. Unfortunately, BYU lost but it was exciting to be there among the roaring crowd. Good thing Mark and I live too far because I think we would be attending every game if we were close enough. Let's just say, that won't be our last game at the Marriott.
Oh also I got to show off my new earrings that Mark got me for Valentine's Day. (I think it was more a gift for him though :) You can kind of see my BYU dangling earrings in the picture on the left.
Hanging with Granpa
We got to spend some time with my Grandpa while we were there which was great! Usually our trips to Utah is so crazy and short that we really don't get to spend much time with them. We got to spend Friday afternoon with them and spend the night. Treyson took to his Great Grandparents well and had a jolly time trying to find everything in their house he can't touch. We took them to Brick Oven (A Turner tradition it seems) and Treyson fell asleep on the way there. He was SO out that the waiter replaced the high chair with the infant sling so I didn't have to hold him. I was surprised that he was able to sleep like that and that he slept through all of dinner.
Jazz Game
After dinner we headed to the Jazz game. This time Treyson was able to go! Treyson was a little scared at the beginning with the motorcycles and loud music as the team came in but after that he was mesmerized! For a good part of the game, the seat next to me was empty so instead of holding him I put him in the seat. He LOVED it. He thought he was such a big boy. He wasn't quite heavy enough to keep it from folding in on him but he didn't seem to mind. Jazz killed the other team. We also got to see my good friend Coralyn during half time. We just happen to be at the same game that night.
Skiing
This is what I was looking forward to all weekend! I love skiing and never really had the chance for many years. This is the first time Mark and I went together. Although it wasn't fresh powder, it was still a pretty decent day on the slopes. It was actually quite warm (50's) and I often didn't even wear my gloves. I loved every minute of skiing and so grateful for Treyson's Uncles and Aunt for making it happen. Mark had a good time too which is awesome because that means we will probably do it more often. He is even planning future trips for skiing already!!! I can't wait till Treyson can learn as well. All in all, we had a wonderful time in Utah and got to spend some time with family and friends. It was a much needed vacation.
The game was exciting and nerve racking! The place was packed and Mark was on cloud nine. Unfortunately Treyson couldn't come because the game started at 8pm but it was spending time just the two of us. Thanks Aunt Gabby and Uncle Kevin for watching him! Ganzaga was ranked no. 2 when BYU played them. They played them earlier and got slaughtered but they held their own that night. It really came down to the last 6 seconds on who would win. Unfortunately, BYU lost but it was exciting to be there among the roaring crowd. Good thing Mark and I live too far because I think we would be attending every game if we were close enough. Let's just say, that won't be our last game at the Marriott.
Treyson is eating well and sometimes loves playing with his food. He loves spreading any ounce of food he can get, on his cute little bald head. Needless to say I had to give him a bath after this meal :)
Treyson loves socks! I am not sure that he loves them on his feet but definitely loves them. He is constantly pulling off his socks and sticking them in his mouth and pulling off the socks of the other kids I watch. The other day I found him dumping all the socks out of his basket and making a HUGE mess. Funny baby!
We had a freaky cold spell here in Vegas where it was in the high 20's-low 30's during the day. It was cold for Vegas, but nothing compared to Chicago or Rexburg. But still, pretty cold to freeze the pool with a waterfall on constantly. These pictures look cold but it was even more frozen a few days later, to a point where we can stand on a certain part. There was even a day where the only part of the pool not frozen was just around where the waterfall water fell. I just wish it had snowed! I miss SNOW!! Although that week was freezing we are back to the 60's this winter and enjoying the nice weather. I am awaiting patiently when I can enjoy the pool in the Vegas summer with Treyson. I have a feeling we will be in the pool all the time.
Although Treyson probably won't remember anything this Christmas, I was still super excited to start new family traditions and so blessed to have a wonderful baby boy in our family this year. I got a Groupon for caroling on a horse drawn wagon. It was super fun and surprisingly really cold that week in Las Vegas. The wagon was super cute and decorated with lots of Christmas lights (which Treyson was memorized) and they played some really great classics that I remember from my childhood "Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer", "I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas" are just some of the fun ones I remember in my family. We ate Chili and Hot Chocolate and sat by the fire. Treyson was a little fussy half way into the ride but he quickly fell asleep and slept the rest of the time. Oh funny story...we were riding in the wagon which is about a 30-40 minute ride, and there was a little boy (maybe 3-4) on their and he declared he had to pee! The ride was almost over we can see the fire pit in the far distant but when a kid need to go, he NEEDS to go. So we stopped the ride and the other horse back riders around, so he could go pee. I just looked at Mark and said that will be us in a few years! It was really fun and I hope we can do something like this again.
I don't know why but I was super excited for Treyson's new car seat!!! Thanks Grandparents! Treyson was so DONE with the infant seat. He tries to sit up in it and let's just face it, Mommy can't carry him anymore in that infant seat. The new car seat is AWESOME! Although I missed my family terribly during Christmas, it was nice to have Mark's family around to share the Holidays.
I have always wanted to learn how to cake decorate. I see such cute stuff on pinterest and other sites and wish I can do it but when I tried, it always looks like my nephew Jayden probably decorated it. So for Christmas I asked for some cake decorating tools and classes. My parents were awesome and got them for me and I found a cheap class online. Kevin and Gabby decided to visit us during Martin Luther King weekend and since Kevin's birthday was just a few days earlier, I decided to put my cake decorating again to the test. I made my own frosting and boy did it make a mess, but it was SO good!! I kept eating it and I am not a frosting girl. I decided to take pictures as I decorated in case it went wrong then I had proof that it may have looked better before I ruined it. Luckily it turned out good. It was hard decorating a cake while watching kids because it actually takes some time. I am sure once I get better it will take no time. The pink stars were actually suppose to be red but oh well. Next time I will add more color.
