Fu Man Chu & Egg Fu Yung, The Perfect Easter Combination!

I sure hope that everyone had a good Easter this year! Brandt and I like every year got to dye eggs at grandma and grandpa Kasteler’s house and watch our nephews go on an Easter egg hunt, and we wouldn’t have had it any other way!!!

Mustache March Is Here

Well somehow I convinced Val to let me grow a mustache for the month of March, but she says it's the only time it will ever happen so I plan on doing as much with it as I can in the few short weeks we have left in the month. I will hopefully get some good pictures and will be able to post several times during March, so be on the lookout. I know, I'm a dork!

Babysitting!

It was my friend Rachel’s five year anniversary and she asked me to baby sit her two little boys for three days. I just wish that she would have told me that they woke up at six in the morning before I agreed to watch them. Even though most of the time I was really tired it ended up to be a fun experience because my other friend Becca (who is in the photo) volunteered to keep me company and help me baby sit. We had a good time playing with the boys and watching Anne of Green Gable while the kids were asleep!

Welcome Home Milhouse!!!

Today we finally got to pick up our car from the shop. It had been well over a month since it got hit and on top of the long wait to even get it in, they took an extra four days fixing it from what they told us it would take. Needless to say we are glad to have that over with. Finding the pony though, it was washed and vacuumed when we got it back, so it wasn't all bad.

Look, It's Sallerie

On our way home from Island Park we got to stop in Pocatello and see our friends Sally and Kelly with their cute little baby Clara. It was great to see them and catch up a little bit on what's been happening in each other's lives. Sally made us a delicious dinner and we even had a little time to play Guitar Hero. It was a lot of fun! P.S. Thanks for the brownies, they were a great snack on the ride home.

Dashing Through The Snow...

We had a blast this President's Day weekend up at the Davis' cabin in Island Park. It was Val's first time on a snow mobile, and the only time I could hear her scream was when I took her off the big jump. It was fun to be with the Davis family and just relax for a few days! I wish every weekend was 3 days (or more)!

We Finally Broke the Valentines Day Curse!!!

Well we have had our fair share of really bad Valentines Days. To the point that last year we gave up and didn’t celebrate the dang holiday. Our first Valentines Day, Brandt chipped his front tooth on a “soft” taco and that pretty much ended that night early. Our second Valentines Day, I had food poisoning (need I say more). Our third Valentines Day, we bought a new piece of furniture and not knowing we both let go of it at the same time and it fell, causing a big hole in our wall and the piece of furniture broke right in half. Later that night we went to eat at Chili’s and the waitress spilled my drink right on my crouch and it looked like I peed my pants from the front and the back.
This Valentines Day we decided to put all of that behind us and start all over. This time it ended up being the best Valentines Day ever! After I woke up in the morning and while Brandt was at work I found a poem from Brandt on my dresser and it was a beginning of a treasure hunt. Brandt had little hearts hidden all over our house, each with a gift and all the hearts had little clever and personal sayings that Brandt wrote. It was so cute, and on the backside of the heart it had a clue as to where the next gift was. I took a picture of all the gifts and hearts that he gave me. It was the sweetest surprise that Brandt has ever done for me. I am so blessed to be married to him!!! Brandt is the BEST and I love him so much!
Later that night we went out to eat and then saw the movie 27 Dresses. I gave Brandt a sugar cookie that I frosted, a really nice coat, and golf shoes because he seriously can’t stop talking about how excited he is to go every day for free, thanks to his job.

A Visit From Las Vegas!

My sister Veronika and her family came to visit us. I love my two sisters! They are some hot mamas.

Here are all 5 of my cute nephews!

A Lovely Dinner and a 4 Star Hotel Room!

At this girls night out my friends and I ate dinner at Ground Stone and then stayed at the Little America Hotel for one night. It was so much fun!!!

Thanks M&D For Pimpin' My Ride

Here's Kelsey's new car. We're excited for you dude! (make sure you don't do what the other girl did 2 posts down)

It's Blacktastic!!!

This is my hair right after Carry died it black. I absolutely LOVE it!!!

What the Deuce?!!!

Well, this is what Val came home to from Vegas. She left the car in front of Mark and Kristina's house and apparently it was too much of an obstacle for one driver. Luckily they left a note and we are getting it sorted out. The funny thing is that it happened in the middle of the day and there wasn't even any snow or ice to blame. Dang 16 year old drivers!(except you Kels)

Fun With Family and Each Other

The thing we love most about the Christmas Season is the chance to see so much of our families. Not only were we able to see everyone here in Utah, Val even got to go to Vegas with Kristina and James to see the the Galley's. Her parents made the trip from Mesa making it the first time the Kurociks had all been together since our wedding over 4 years ago, WOW!

The True Meaning of Christmas

I was excited to be able to set up our nativity scene this year. We don't have a lot of room in the front room for now, so we switch off between the tree and the nativity and this year it was the nativity's turn. I like to sit and just look at the people and imagine how it must have really been on that night over 2000 years ago. Even though it doesn't take up an entire room like Valerie's aunt's does, it still brings a lot of happiness into our home and really helps us remember what really matters during the Christmas Season.

You Might Have A Merry Redneck Christmas If...

Well this just happens to be the finest display of lights we could find in Trailer Park this year. In a gracious effort to save the environment they decided to put the old gas-guzzler to better use as a cheery backdrop for the holiday season. Clark W... eat your heart out.

Thanksgiving Weekend

Where's the Beef?

It was another Gingerbread Festivas Miracle this year. We had a great time as always with this tradition that has been going on for about 20 years now. WOW!!! Thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa for always making this one of our favorite things to look forward to every year!

Fact: Most real ghosts find Halloween offensive!

Well I really "Schruted" it this year! Val and I have had a fun time this halloween despite work and school. As you can see we carved a pumpkin (for 2 hours) and Val even roasted the seeds which turned out delicious! We've had 8 kids come trick-or-treating and with the night coming to a close I don't think we will have many more, so if the number on the bag was right and my math skills are still sharp we will have about 92 pieces of Gummi Monster Body Parts to finish off. That's okay with me though since Val wouldn't let me go out trick-or-treating this year. Hope everyone had a good Halloween also, and remember less than 2 months to do your Christmas shopping.

I'll Get You My Pretty

This is my group of friends since Jr. High school. We try to get together every month. It doesn't always happen but when it does we have a lot of fun. This month we went to Gardner Village for witches night out. We missed you Annie, Shari, and Taryn.

Homecoming

Val got herself all did-up to go to the Homecoming dance to help out with the Special Ed unit at SkyView Highschool. She is working there as part of her program for her major at school. She was able to spend the night dancing and helping to make this a very special night for all of the kids in the unit. Way to go Mrs. Crawford!

Val's Future Best Friend

This is about as happy as you'll ever see Val. Our friends brought their new Yorkie puppy over for us to see and for Val it was love at first sight! She always said she wanted one someday, but now she can barely stop talking about it. If she doesn't have one by the time she graduates, this is what she says she wants (along with a list of other things).