Grandma's Birthday

This weekend we celebrated grandma Bev's birthday. She turned 55. We took her to Texas Road House, a movie and then she watched our kids while Manuel and I went to a Jazz game. He got tickets through his company so we had a catered suite. It was so much fun and yes, the Jazz won.

Some sad news, we are looking to find a new home for our dog Mitzie (jack russell terrier). Though we love her tons, we discovered right now is a time in our life we'd do better without a dog. Having two kids, busy schedules and being gone a lot makes it hard. As mean as it may sound we also miss having a clean home and yard again for our kids to play in. Jack Russell Terriers shed all year long. She's a sweet dog though. If you know of anyone who might be interested let us know. We put an add on KSL today.

Valentine's Day

Grandma Bev came up this weekend so Manuel and I could go out for Valentine's Day. We made valentine cookies and pizza on Friday night. Grandma made a surprise entrance by knocking on our door and running away. When Gabe opened the door there were Valentine gifts and balloons on the porch. It was cute.

On Saturday we took Gabe to My Gym over by the mall and he had about an 1 1/2 gym class with other toddlers. It was so fun for him. Grandma helped Paisley join the class and Daddy watched from afar. After gym class we went home, had lunch and then Gabe and Grandma played in the snow. Gabe took valentines to the neighbors and got some in the mail. That night Manuel and I went to Imperial Asian Cuisine and Sushi Bar in Syracuse. It just opened. I ordered Japanese and Manuel ordered Chinese. I loved it! Manuel of course will always like Panda Express better than any other Chinese restaurant. I am such a fan of sushi rolls, so I was excited when a place finally opened up close to our house. The salad and soups that came with it were good too.

Afterwards we went and saw He's Just Not That Into You at the Syracuse theater. We were not a fan. There didn't seem to be any good movies out this weekend. Oh well, just getting out for a night without kids was well worth it.

Okay, its officially decided that our blog posts will no longer be written in 3rd person. Though we're together when they are written I (Lindsey) am the one writing them and speaking for all of us. I decided today that it just feels more normal to write in first person. So here we go....

Manuel made the most delicious cake today. Mmmm mmm I was so proud I took a picture. Yes, I know we always take pictures of food but whenever my husband makes something by himself and it's really good I just have to applaud him. It's a German cake and it has cherries in the middle.

We had a busy, stressful yet boring (imagine that) week, so on Saturday we took the kids to Classic Skating to make up for it. Gabe had a blast and Paisley just enjoyed watching Gabe. They were both worn out when we left. Today at 6:30 Gabe turned in for the night on the couch and Paisley came down with a cold. Poor kids.

Life is great and we're doing good! :)

We Made it Through January!

This was a pretty uneventful week for the Rietzsch family (hence the uneventful pictures). We did however witness another very beautiful sunset and made a lot of desserts. After all, desserts will always add excitement to any day. Yes, we took pictures of some of our desserts because we did not use recipes they were complete Rietzsch family creations. From home made donuts, to red velvet cake to some kind of pudding/cake spawn. It was all delicious. To justify this sweet kick, we have been working out a lot in the basement. Each family member has a youtube play list and we take turns playing our videos while we dance, lift weights, and do sit ups all together. It's a lot of fun.

A good news tidbit is that Lindsey was asked to be a relationship expert for a Utah non-profit organization called Crazi Beautiful Women. This will be a lot of fun, make sure you check out her section on the website each week. She will be spotlighted right before Valentine's Day. The website is www.crazibeautiful.com