Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day, we had Mom and Dad Dodds, Michael, and Elizabeth over! We made a really nice dinner for them and got to use our china, nice silverware, and goblets! It was sooooo much fun to have them here, but...of course....we forgot to take pictures of it all. :( Buuuuut, we did get some nice pics of the cupcakes I decorated! :)

I'm really happy how they turned out. They were so much fun to make! :D

I think this cupcake sums up how we feel about our marriage. :)

Our 1 Year Anniversary!!!

February 15th marked the day of 1 year of married bliss! :) We went to a really nice bed and breakfast in Ontario, Oregon and enjoyed wandering the town and relaxing for the weekend!

This is the Creek House Bed and Breakfast!

Here we are!

These are pics of our really pretty room. We were in the "Southern Comfort" room.

Pretty pretty, huh? ;)

Here is downtown Ontario. Not a whole lot, but hey, we live in a city, so small and quiet isn't bad. :)

Here we are with a random oxen team!

So, we stopped at an Eddy's Bakery, hoping to get some Hostess Pies (I know they are TERRIBLE for you, but hey, it was our anniversary!) but they were all out. So we got donuts instead. However, they were kinda falling apart, and while I was trying to keep them together, they just fell onto my lap instead! So, here is me, with a lapfull of messy donuts!

We went to a pizza place called Dolphie's Pizza House! Brandon couldn't wait to get his pizza!

He was sooooooooooo hungry he started to eat his plate!

While I waited patiently and prettily!

Our pizza came and we were both very happy and no longer hungry!


See?

I Made it All By Myself...

Here are some pictures of an apron I made! I'm really happy with the way it turned out. It's reversable, so you can choose if you want stripes on top, dots on bottom, or dots of top, stripes on the bottom.

Brandon's Birthday!

So, it was actually on January 18th, but we're just slow in posting. :)

I made this cute sign for him :) In my family, we always make a Happy Birthday sign for birthdays.

These are the decorations! We had some friends over for games and cake and ice cream. It was so much fun that we forgot to take pictures of everyone while they were there. So, even though we didn't take pictures of the actual party, just know that we had a good time. :)
Here's the German Chocolate cake I made for my sweetie. It was delicious, thanks to the Pilsbury Dough Boy!
Here's the Birthday Boy with all his fun presents! Ooh, what's in the big one?????




Brandon opened presents from me and Mom and Dad on Sunday (his birthday day). Nicole and Asmir (my cousins) got him some really good chocolates! Yummy! Thanks!Brandon got a two-disc DVD of The Apple Dumpling Gang and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again from Mom and Dad Dodds! These are sooooooo funny!
Here is one of the funnest games (in my opinion)! It's called, There's a Moose in the House! Sooooooooo funny!

A box of M&M's! YUM!
Here's what was in the big present! A Brave Little Tailor Mickey Mouse! This is definetly a Brandon Mickey. Oh the joys of working at the Disney Store! ;)

Happy 11 Month Aniversary!

Today, we are celebrating our 11 months of marriage! Next month on February 15th, we'll have been married for 12 months! That's a whole year! Wow, how time flies when you're having fun!

Brandon is so sweet! He surprised me this morning with flowers and a cute card! :) What a wonderful husband! :)

So pretty! I love the yellow! It brings sunshine into the house during the dreary weary winter. :)

This is the card he gave me! Doesn't that look awesome? I love custom-made homemade cards!

Here we are together!

And of course, he got a BIG KISS from his dahlink! :) Love you sweetie!

Jamie's Baby Shower!

We surprised Jamie by planning a baby shower for her over the Christmas break! We had it at Kayla's and also had a lot of fun! :) On the far left is Brad's sister, Mel. Her little girl, Evie, was sooooooooo cute! She loves Blue's Clues and her mom sticks them to things in the room for Evie to find. When Evie finds one, she gets a surprised look on her face and holds her hands to her mouth in amazement, then points and says, "Look! A clue!" lol, it was adorable!

Watching Jamie open presents! I made a little baby hat and booties for Jamie and Kayla (since they are both having babies). They were really fun to make and turned out cute! :)
Here's Jamie with all of her fun little things she got for little Stephen! :)

This is the hat that I gave to Kayla for her little girl! :) I like the hippos and the bow on the side.
And these are the booties!

Here is Pooh Bear modeling the cap. Awww, he looks so cute! ;)
Here is that cap for Jamie's little guy! Brandon had the idea to put buttons for the boy cap.

These are the booties, with a button on one side.

Pooh Bear modeled this cap as well. :)

Thanks to Brandon, it seems that Gengar wanted to be a cute model too. Sorry Gengar, but I don't think there's ANYTHING that will make you cute...