you're a good husband, Brian West

Brian sent me these beautiful flowers at work yesterday!
(made all the girls jealous! just kidding... maybe...) ;)





I'm enjoying them at my desk this very moment.
Thanks baby... I love you!

Will You Be My Valentine?

We have (we think) a cute Valentine's Day tradition. Every year, we stay at home, one of us cooks dinner, and for gifts we exchange pajamas. This year was no different, except that it was our first Valentine's Day as a married couple! :) Here are a few pictures that marked the occasion for us...

Brian sent Lauren a dozen red roses at work...

aw :)


It was Lauren's turn to cook this year!

starting with making dessert

presenting... our meal! (next year, may we have an actual dining room table to eat at...)

the menu:
-drink: peach bellinis!
-appetizer salad: arugula, dates, blue cheese and cherry tomatoes with honey mustard dressing
-entree: chicken chopped with sweet red, green & yellow peppers, onions, garlic and balsamic vinegar
-dessert: caramel sundae with homemade cinnamon-sugar chips

the finished dessert!

Brian enjoying all his favorite things in one bowl!

lounging in our new pajama pants!

cheers to a wonderful Valentine's Day!

:)

Put on your yarmulke, here comes... the post about Hanukkah

We got to celebrate our first Hanukkah together as mr. and mrs. --check it out...
Us celebrating at home...

Hanukkah celebration with our families @ the West house!
The two of us making latkes... many, many latkes...












The finished product!


Time to light the menorah...






Jeremy, Dad and Uncle Allan




This was only some of the food... what a smorgasbord!


Playing dreidel after dinner...









Lauren and Aunt Fran


Dad and Uncle Allan's performance




Bubi dancing up a storm!




Tipping the "poor" guitar players :-)




Brian and Ethan's "prom picture"






Ethan passed out from too much soda (see above)...


the whole gang!


happy hanukkah!!

The Thanksgiving Post

We had an awesome Thanksgiving feast at Sandy's house this year, and thought the pictures were well worth a post!


The Newlyweds :)



just lounging around before dinner

happy 20th anniversary! aw...

Sandy, Justin, Morris & Estelle

the turkey!

Bubi and her sons :)

The Crofts

Bubi and the grandkids...

they said we have the "newlywed glow"

it's true :)

oh, boys...

Justin (Sandy's son) and Jett

Bubi and her new grandson


Dad and Jeremy arm wrestling...

Dad lost!

... and then he lost to Lauren! (feel the muscle!)

best father-daughter pair :)

Jeremy showing off his push-ups (welcome to a Croft family event!)

and Brian proving he can do them, too! (guess its a West thing, too!)

Dad and Jett (she's no Biskit... but she's a sweetie) :)

Dad and his kids

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!