Happy Birthday Mr. Nixon!

This is how Lyza is going to look some day when she gets to wear glasses like her cool parents

 This big guy turned 1 last week

 He has grown so much

We had a fun day celebrating his birthday

 He was excited to wear his Air Jordans

Kim took the kids outside for a walk without the stroller

  He couldn't wait to start eating cake

 I love this face

Yummy

 Kim caught me "helping" Nixon

 Happy to be 1

 He had some fun with new toys

I went to Helena Montana this week and got sworn in to the Montana State Bar

Everyone had a great time while I was gone

 Hide-n-go seek at the doctor's office 

Here is a video of Lyza singing Kim to sleep

And big tickles for Nixon

That's all for now. Take care

Anniversary Hoops and Room Decorating

Kim and I celebrated our 7 year wedding anniversary. We had a nice quiet dinner at home together. We even did that without a babysitter! Nixon was super happy and content in his highchair 

And we fed Lyza early and let her have a movie "party" in her room

Beautiful flowers

The next evening we got a baby sitter and went to a Harlem Globetrotters game in Spokane

They were pretty entertaining

Here they are warming up to their music

There was A LOT of goofing around and acting, but there was also a little bit of basketball

Kim has had a goal to get Nixon's room decorated before his birthday. Here is the finished product. Kim made the curtains and the pillow

 Kim made the construction equipment pictures

 Of course she made that awesome name sign

 and the construction zone sign. We are happy with how it turned out

 And these kids have been happy spending some time outside

Kim has also gotten her craft on and made this wreath just in time for next Valentine's Day ;-)

Lyza has been very helpful recently rinsing the dishes 

Here is a little game that the kids played together for nearly an hour

That's all for now

7 Wonderful Years

Happy Anniversary!

I have been blessed to spend the last 7 years with my best friend

 She is kind, loving, intelligent, fun, strong, beautiful, honest, caring, and the list could go on forever (but I have to get back to work)

I am not sure how many people can honestly say that they married their best friend, but I am able to say that

These last 7 years have been truly amazing. I am so grateful that we have an eternity more to share together

I never would have guessed that a first date to the Fringe Festival on Kim's birthday...

that ended with phony engagement photos...

would have turned into this...

 I love you Kim! Happy anniversary.

Happy Valentine's Day

I love coming home to the different creations that Lyza and Kim, and sometimes Nixon, have made. Lyza loves to paint and is also getting really good at the alphabet

 She is always really proud of her creations

 We have been spoiled by the weather here recently. It has been really warm. We've even got perennials sprouting through the ground 

 This girl is happy to be playing outside again

 It's nice that she can go outside and get some energy out

 Of course she needs her sunglasses on

 Too bad its dark by the time I get home from work. We still find fun things to do together in the evenings 

 On Saturday morning Lyza had a primary Valentine's dance party 

 She had lots of fun dancing

And eating yummy treats

 She even busted out some of her Canadian roots and incorporated them into her dance moves. This one is called the hip check

She definitely moves to her own beat and doesn't follow the crowd

They even had a parachute

 After that party we made some Valentine's cookies together

 I had a meeting in the afternoon and while I was gone Kim and Lyza made a yummy heart shaped pizza for dinner

 Good picture Lyza

 If you ever need help putting cheese on a pizza give Lyza a call

 What a yummy dinner!

That's all for now. Take care