Easter - Just pics for now

Paris

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A couple weeks ago I posted pictures from Paris but never said anything about the trip. About a month after moving to Colorado and right before Natalie was born, Brig told me that he was going to have a business trip to Paris. There are not a lot of places that I have wanted to see but I did want to see Paris. I was pretty sad that I would not be able to go since we would have a brand new baby. It turns out that Brig's company has meetings in Paris every year. Well, here we are 3 years later and Brig had a meeting in Paris at Euro Disney and it all just worked out so that I got to go. Brig left a couple days before me and I flew out to meet him at the end of his meetings. I was so nervous to fly to a different county by myself and it was a LOOOONG flight to get there and I even got to fly through Germany and spend several hours at the airport in Frankfort. Once I made it to the hotel I was so tired but so excited to be with Brig. He has been travelings so much and been so busy with work that it was nice to have a couple days just the two of us without any worries or stresses from back home. We saw lots of things, ate a lot of pastries (too many), and walked a lot of places. It was a fun trip but I am glad to be home in Colorado. The best part of traveling is realizing how much you love your home. I missed my kids like crazy although I think they were having too much fun to even realize that I was gone. Thanks to all the family who took care of my kids. I appreciate all the help. If I get to go next year, I want to go to versailles where all the castles and palaces are and maybe spend time in a smaller french town. We will see what happends but we had a fun trip

I am a lucky Girl!

Holly and I at the Pepsi Center in Denver to see Celine Dion!!!
Celine is right behind Holly except you can't see her because I am a horrible photographer
Celine on the Jumbotron!
Thank you people sitting next to use for the great picture!
Celine was sooo close!!!

Just hanging out with Holly and Celine!
At my house before the concert.
Over a year ago, Brig gave me Celine Dion tickets for my birthday. My sisters and I had talked about going to Las Vegas to see Celine for a long time. Then Celine retired her Vegas show and I thought she was done. Well, my sweet husband found out she was going on tour (thanks to his mom) and got me tickets (thanks again to his mom).
The concert was suppose to be last November but then Celine rescheduled the concert for Feb of 2009. The new date was during the middle of one of Brig's trips to Japan so he could no longer be my date. My dearest friend Holly (who lives in Boise) and I were suppose to meet in Salt Lake in January but ended up cancelling that trip due to weather so Holly came out in February instead to be with me while Brig was gone and she was my date for Celine. Brig was gone so the rule is that the kids have to get sick when he leaves and poor Maddi got a horrible ear infection. My sister Kristi came down to watch my sick kids even though she had to drive back to Denver to work in the morning just so Holly and I didn't miss the concert. I am Lucky to have her so close and lucky that she loves my kids so much. My friend Holly had to coordinate around her 6 six kids including twin babies and her husband's tax season but she did it. I am lucky to have such a great friend who would do all of that just to come spend time with me. We had such a fun time and loved the concert. Brig got us the BEST seats and we were soooo close to Celine. I did get a little lost on the way home from the concert after we finally found the car (it is hard to tell North from South in the dark). Holly saw parts of Denver that I had never been to before. Then we stayed up for hours talking. I was so sad to take her back to the airport the next morning but thankful that I have such a good buddy and such great family and such a great husband who all do so many things like this for me! I am a lucky girl!

Happy Birthday Brig and Zach (a month late)

March is such a crazy busy month with all the birthdays, school projects, spring break and of course baseball starts as well. So I am a little behind with the Blog update. Zach celebrated his 10th birthday at the bowling party in Littleton and then again on his actual birthday. Brig's mom came down and we painted Zach's room and redecorated while he was at school. We updated Zach's room from his sports stuff from when he was 4 years old to more older looking sports stuff and a desk. Then Zach got out of school early for cake and icecream and then found out his other birthday surprise: the BYU vs. Wyoming game in Laramie. For Zach life doesn't get much better than a game on his birthday (except Wyoming lost - Go BYU!!!) The best part of Zach' night was having the University of Wyoming score board say "Happy Birthday Zach Asay" Thanks to the Grandpas in Wyoming who made phone calls for that to happen! I can't believe that it has been ten years since that cold snowy day in Laramie, Wyoming that my little Zachary was born!











The next event was Brig's Birthday. We were not sure when or how we were going to celebrate Brig's Birthday. THe week of his birthday he spent in New Mexico for work then he had to leave for France on another work trip. Brig ended up coming from from New Mexico and was here for his actual birthday. So after little league (he is one of Zach's coaches) we went out to dinner with Brig's mom (who was heading to the airport) to celebrate. We did have the best Steak that we have had in a long time and then came home and had Brig's favorite; carrot cake. There is a Dutch Bakery about 2 blocks away that make the BEST carrot cake so we get that for him every year. Then Brig packed agian and headed out for France. When it is all said and done, I am not sure how many cakes we ended buying and consuming this month! Happy Birthday to all the Asay's and Aunt Kristi!