WE DID IT!

I thought I'd posted this a couple of weeks ago, but after reading a friend's blog about their cable I realized I just had this post sitting there waiting to be posted...so here it is:
We got rid of cable... including HD and DVR (the hardest for me to do). For two reasons - 1. we just saved ourselves $80 a month by changing to basic cable and 2. it was taking over our lives! Wesley and I used to play games all the time and hang out together more but it seems like the tv has been the center of our universe that a change was much needed. The money saving was what really made us get rid of it. Can you believe how much we were spending on tv each month? Hopefully this will only benefit us - and not just make me sad that all those fun shows are gone. I can no longer see what's coming next or in the next hours, days. I can't get a summary of each channel or see what's on, I have to wait for the commercial to be over to actually see what's on. And I can't just tape a show and watch it later, I will have to watch it live most of the time.
All that aside, I'm excited to spend my time doing other things in the evenings and spend more quality time with my hubby!

DATE NIGHT

We got tickets to Phantom recently, it was great, of course. It was my 3rd time and Wesley's 2nd time seeing it, I'm not sure we'd go again but it was awesome! The Phantom was the best - amazing! Beforehand we went to dinner at the Palm. It is typically very expensive but since Denver had their restaurant week that week, we were able to get our meal for less than the price of one meal. It was so good. The best steak! It was a great evening! Here's my cute hubby and I at the Palm.

Jake's first experience with making sugar cookies

A little Sunday morning activity
Sportin' the new shades

Valentine's Day

This past Valentine's, we went out to dinner with Clint and Kara to Mama Louise's - a really yummy Italian restaurant. After, we drove down to Colorado Springs to see Brian Regan - our favorite comedian. He's funny and clean - very appropriate for families, we just love him! And the guy that opened for him, Kermet, was so good as well! We were just 12 rows back in the center, wonderful seats to see Brian's expressions. Here's Wes and I:

Clint and Kara & Wes and I

Brian in action - we couldn't use the flash, this was as good a picture as I could get. It was an incredible night - full of laughs.

Random Pictures

I'm so behind with posting - being this pregnant isn't exactly any kind of motivation to post.

So, here's more pictures, pretty much of Jake, he's our world! One day we got home and it started snowing and Jake wanted to watch - so here he is in the chair watching out the window - too cute. And here's another picture of Jake falling asleep while eating popcorn - something that's occuring more and more these days.

I just think this picture is so cute, look at that cute face and pretty eyes! As for the potty picture... NO, we are NOT potty training - goodness he's not even 2, and not really showing enough interest contrary to this picture. This is a potty, but doubles as a stool which is what we've been using it for. But, Jake recently realized that it was a potty. Yes, he has pulled his pants down to go potty, but his diaper is still on. Sometimes if I have to go potty, he insists on bringing his potty in the bathroom as well. He's becoming more interested, not enough for me to consider potty training but in due time!

Another trip to the zoo - you can' t see very well, but this gorilla was right in front of us posing - it was hilarious! This weather here is so confusing... yesterday it was in th 60's and today it's snowing!

Vegas

My dad puts on tradeshows, one of which is in Vegas every year. We went to help set up for the weekend. It was fun because my parents were there, as well as my sister Felecia and husband Logan and my brother Jeremy. We all had a lot of fun. We stayed at the MGM, that's where the show was. Sadly, I only got 2 pictures taken the whole time. We went to Rainforest Cafe one night and Jake loved it. Here's dessert:

The MGM also has a lion exhibit. It's really cool. You can watch them from the side, or there's also a walkway which goes under the lions. Wes had Jake on his shoulders making him just inches from the glass walkway above. One of the lions jumped down on the walkway - freaked Jake out. You can see the lion from this picture. It was pretty cool.