"Sing Us A Song You're The Piano Man..."

I really think that I can die happy now! I was able to go to Salt Lake City over the weekend to see Billy Joel and Elton John in concert....TOGETHER! All I can really say about it was that it was AMAZING! Dan and I went with my parents, we bought our tickets 9 months ago. This post may date me a bit, but I grew up listening to both of these talented men. My mom is pretty much Elton John's biggest fan. (This was her 4th Elton John Concert!) So, we were able to sing along to pretty much every song. The concert was full of hit after hit for a solid 3 1/2 hours. They are serious pianists and at some points during the show their hands and fingers were moving so quickly, the big screen couldn't focus on them, it was just a blur. Crazy....I was in awe! All in all, it was a great night!

And to add to the fun weekend, we were able to stay at my aunt and uncle's BEAUTIFUL home in Alpine. We shopped, went to the movies and ate at the most delicious restaurants! And what made it more enjoyable was knowing that my kids were being watched by family back home and were having just as much fun as mom and dad!

Cupid found us....

We hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day! Our house looked a little bit like a pink and red tornado whirled thru our kitchen with all the Valentine cards and cookies we made! I think we made 155 cards in all. It was a lot of work and I don't know if we'll ever attempt that again! But we did have fun!

Speaking of love, we also added a new 'love' to our home! We got a new dog! I know, I know, I always said I wouldn't get another dog until all the kids were old enough to totally take care of it. But it was my sister Nicole's dog and the apartment that she is living in doesn't allow dogs....so we took him in. He's only 7 months old, but is completely trained and really just so easy and mellow. The kids just adore him. He's just a little ball of fluff....I think he weighs 4 pounds! He's been a fun addition and we love all the snuggles he gives!

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Dan and I also had a short weekend get-a-way last weekend! It was fun to have the whole weekend to ourselves, enjoy good restaurants without having to order kid meals, enjoy the hotel hot tub, and even make it to 2 movies (a rare occasion)! It's always refreshing to get away for a couple of days, but we were both anxious to get back to the kids.

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Girls night out!

Last night was a fun night out for me, my 2 little sisters and my mom. We went to a concert and had a lot of fun! There were 3 performers, (Jason Castro, Matt Hires, and Caitlin Crosby) but we really just went to go see Jason Castro! Although we kind of fell in love with the other performers too! Anyone remember him from a little show called American Idol?! It was an acoustic type concert, small setting (we were right in front next to the stage), good food, and a ton of fun! We even hung out with the performers after the concert, they were all so nice and friendly and autographed all our CD's! It's always fun to spend time with a few of my favorite people! Thanks Dad for watching the little ones for me!

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