Saturday was Valentine's Day and we had the kids. We don't usually have the kids on holidays very often. So we decided to do something a little different and we went to the movies. The last movie we saw in the theater I believe was National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets on opening weekend, so to say the least it has been a long while. Since movie options in Jackson are slim we decided to go to Idaho Falls to Edwards. Clayton's heart had been set on watching Friday the 13th all week long, even though he is only 11 and the movie is rated R Shawn decided he could go see it. However, us girls did not want anything to do with that movie so we went to watch Paul Blart Mall Cop. Clayton thought the movie was great and Shawn said it was the typical Friday the 13th movie and was all right. Mekenna and I both got some good laughs at Mall Cop, for me the movie was good but not great. After the movies were over we went to Garcia's to meet my Mom and Lynn (step-dad) for dinner. We were able to just barely beat the rush of Valentine dates, thanks to Mom & Lynn showing up a little early to save us a table. It was enjoyable to get to see them and visit. My brothers Jeremy & Tyler stopped by for a brief moment to drop off my nephew Teagan. My mom was watching Teagan while my brothers took their sweethearts to a movie. Teagan has gotten so big and is adorable. It was good to see my brothers even if it was only for a few minutes.
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The 2009 Nascar season has started. To say the least Shawn has been excited for it to start. Our friends Ed & Barbara Garner are also big Nascar fans and invited us over to watch the race, the big Daytona 500. Trying to entertain themselves during the race Clayton & Mekenna decided to turn the Garner's bar area into a restaurant "The Cross" where we could order water, soda, beer, other, pistachios, and candy. It was fun to watch them play together and get along for the most part. Clayton prepared the orders and Mekenna was the cute little waitress that took the orders. As far as Nascar goes we have high hopes for our favorite driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to do well this year.
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However in the Daytona 500, after a few mistakes in the pit box he was falling behind. Then on lap 124 he was involved in an incident the caused a wreck. Then the rain started to move in which is not a good thing if the race is past the half way point, because if they stop the race due to the rain they don't finish the remaining laps. Then with 76 laps to go they stopped the race because of the rain and then they called the race meaning where ever the cars were on the track is where they placed. Unfortunately for us June Bug (Dale Earnhardt, Jr.) was in 27th, which is not what we wanted. On a positive note we have many more races in the season for him to win. If we are lucky we will be able to see him win the Las Vegas race. Shawn and I are going to Vegas at the end of February to experience our first live Nascar race. We are excited to see it live and get away from the snow for a few days.
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