stolen moment saturday

No words, just sweetness.

Corey's pearly whites

Corey got braces on his teeth about 11 months ago.

Today the braces came off!

This is Corey before braces.

This is they day the braces went on. ouch.

And today! Oooh he's handsome. I'm one lucky lady :)

Happy birthday to my sweetie!

Happy 31st birthday Corey!

This weekend, in addition to celebrating Corey's birthday, we put up the Christmas tree, went to Lamaze class, shopped for Christmas gifts, watched Aliens on TV (I had never seen it), and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

Snow fun!

With six inches of new fluffy snow and a beautiful sunny and warm day (high of about 15º) we decided to try our luck at sledding. The hills in west Mandan were the perfect spot. Corey picked out a steep area to sled down, which worked perfectly because there was a paved walking trail near it that we could walk up to get back to the top of the hill. It was a very steep hill which made for some crazy wipeouts. The best sled was Grandpa's old toboggan, which easily fit Caitlyn, Corey and I all together. 

My mom (ReNay) was our photographer, stationed at the bottom. The sledders included Corey, Caitlyn, my dad (Don) and me. Grandma, Grandpa and Ronda stopped by to check out the action and make sure we weren't getting too crazy. Dad was the best sledder, going the farthest and wiping out the least. Caitlyn and I topped the wipeout charts ... apparently I had a hard time keeping my feet in the sled - I guess I got scared.

I made a video of some of the best photos and action sequences. I'm rather surprised that we all ended the day without any serious injuries.

enjoy :)

Corey's birthday surprise

For the first time in my life, I successfully kept a secret.

About six months ago I decided to throw Corey a surprise 30th birthday party. After lots of planning and secret keeping, the party happened on Saturday – Corey was shocked! It was so fun to surprise him. This was no small miracle - with the combination of my horrible ability to keep a secret and his amazing psychic-like talent of "knowing" secrets - it made surprising Corey that much sweeter.

The party was held at the bowling alley, with lots of food, drinks, and of course, bowling. Thanks to everyone who attended and an extra thank you to everyone who helped make the party possible (Grandma, Grandpa, and Ronda get gold stars for all their help). Thank you so much.

Here are a few photos from the day. One of the highlights was witnessing Parker's (my cousin) first bowling experience. He loved rolling the ball down the lane and then running over the the ball return to wait for it to come out. If it took too long he got very angry. So funny!

Here are the three amigos bowling: Corey, Mike and Eric. Turns out they are all decent bowlers. I was lucky to be on their team.

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