A Night as a Gilmore

This post is for my Gilmore Girls-obsessed sisters, cousins, and roommates. For the rest of you who haven't seen it, shame on you! ;)

Husband took me on a date a couple of weeks ago to the BYU Alumni Traditions ball. It was fancy, flirty, and fun . . . and the best part? I felt like I was at a Gilmore party! It had everything minus Emily's infamous salmon puffs (and alcohol of course). Side note - why have I never had a salmon puff? It's going on the bucket list. There was a majorly awesome live band, delicious hors d'oeuvres, and guests in tuxedos and fancy dresses (we definitely felt under-dressed). There was also some live entertainment (improv comedy) and when the band needed a break, a couple from the ballroom dance team would perform (they were INCREDIBLE). It was fun to have a night out with the man and Jon & Rach.

Some of the delicious hors d'oeuvres. For lots of
years I had no idea that "hors d'oeuvres"was how 
you spelled hors d'oeuvres. Whenever I read it
I pronounced it phonetically in my head, which
was extremely awkward.

Out in the foyer there was live background music
on this piano. This chick was AMAZING.
I could have listened to her play all night. And
she was probably just site reading everything.
Totally jealous of her talent.

Aren't we cute? These Ditto boys with their beards . . .
apparently whenever Jon has a beard he gets stopped
in airport security because they think he is Arab. Ha!

See, we're totally cool!

These 2 were SO GOOD!

The live band. Sometimes they brought in someone to
sing. She was so good!

You should be looking at the face is Jon is making - it's classic!
And no, I'm not pregnant. :)

People mingling.

Aww, cute!!

I told you this was a Gilmore night - there was even a Gazebo to dance in!!

Apparently I had a hard time trusting that Dan wouldn't let me fall.

Even Cosmo dressed up for the occasion.

Dan's parents joined us at the end. Go Cougars!

This has nothing to do with my Gilmore night. This kid's first time trying root beer
and he LOVED it. I thought his eyes would water from the carbonation, but not so.
He just wanted more!

Easter and Stuff

The 3 Owens! Dan's middle name (Owen) comes from his great
Uncle Owen (on the left) which is where our little Owen's name
comes from.

Hooray for the sun!!

We live in the best neighborhood ever! One of the neighbors
throws an Easter egg hunt each year so we don't have to bother
going to the city parks to fight the crowds. And I'm pretty sure you
won't find a city that also offers train rides before the hunt begins.
Owen loved it, he just forgot to tell his face.

My cute boys!

Owen was completely clueless when it came to the hunt. But
he was smart enough to spot this snickers bar. He opened it on
his own in under 2.5 seconds and was chowing down as fast as
his little chompers would go. It was like he knew it would get
taken away at any moment, so he had to hurry and enjoy it as
quickly as he could. Ha!

He might still be a little small for his 3-piece suit,
but we figured Easter was the perfect time to pull it out.
I can't get enough of him in it. He looks like a
little missionary!

Yep, still loves door knobs.

Can you tell he LOVES his cousins? They are the best.

Summer and Owen are going to get along really well. He is at
his happiest when he's outside.

More cousin time! Maybe one day we'll get them to
play a real duet together.

I promise they were having fun.

Watching BYU basketball. Dad is making sure Owen understands
the finer points of how to be a man.

This kid adores his dad and wants to do everything
his daddy does. Including the brushing of the teeth.

This kid is ALL muscle!

Sometimes we meet dad for lunch at Sam's Club. Lunch consists
of eating as many free samples as possible before they run out.
We have no shame.

  

His face here KILLS me! He would have stayed in that cart
all day if I had let him.

Creepy!
And sometimes he plays in his crib for an hour before he
falls asleep. It's quite entertaining!

Exhausted after playing at the library (they have
the coolest play area). He is super social and always
tries to say hi to the other kids. The problem is
he's a little behind in the speaking department, so his
"hi" consists of screaming in their face in a high-
pitched voice. It's hilarious. Somehow he still
manages to win over one or two kids to play with.

The end!!