January and February Update

I'm back again with a slew of pictures to record what the family has been up to these last couple of months.  It's so hard to choose just a few pictures!  

In January Brian took the older boys to a UofU Alumni dinner and Basketball Game.  They had a great time.  You will see that as they walked out they found the entrance to "Tanner Dance" and had to strike a pose to show their little brother.  

Eric played his first season of Jr. Jazz.  He did great.  He's got a good sense of how to handle the ball, despite the relatively little basketball he's played.  You can see his nice form in the shot below!  SCORE!

 

On President's Day we went down to Temple Square and saw the movie "Meet the Mormons." Andrew and I had already seen it, but Brian and the other boys had not.  It was a little long for Tanner who had to take a few breaks to run in the hall, but other than that we all enjoyed it.  

We followed the movie with quick walk around City Creek -- the newly (well, not so new anymore) renovated shopping area in downtown Salt Lake City.  We had never been -- a house full of boys isn't too interested in malls.  :)  It was a very nice Mall, but once all the fountains had been seen and dipped into, we were outta there.

After a quick lunch at Jimmy John's, we went on a tour of the Conference Center.  The boys enjoyed seeing the large auditorium that we've seen on TV when we watch General Conference.  They also seemed to enjoy the numerous paintings throughout the Conference Center.  Our Tour Guide was very efficient, which allowed for little dawdling.  Luckily, he did wait around for us when we had to stop for a potty break.  :)  The roof of the Conference Center is covered with gardens (mostly dormant in February) and has a great view of the city.  There is also this really neat mural etched in marble.  

It is Andrew's birthday in February too.  His wish list consisted of all things Soccer and Nike.  No video games were on his list!  Mom's not complaining!  And yes, those are green Vampire Teeth you see on Tanner.  That kid and his costumes!

We celebrated with cousins one Sunday evening.  Here he is with his cousin who also has a birthday in February.  And of course Tanner has to be in all pictures, particularly if candles are about to be lit.

Rather than having a birthday party with friends, Andrew opted to invite two friends to Airborne (a trampoline jumping place.)  Unfortunately, his closest friend got sick that day.  Luckily we were able to have his cousin join us at the last minute.