Grab the candy and go...
The Tibbitts family
Okay - so I have to brag just a little. I couldn't find the right costume, so I made my own... I don't really sew that much, and thus I was super proud of my accomplishment. (Side note: It does happen to be a fuzzy white bathrobe that I stitched on top of, but still creative - right!? thanks Mom for the cleaver idea)
Uncle Derek and Aunt Kristi came to Boise to visit me, so everyone else came too. Aunt Kristi loves the snow... it came just for her!
My new snow coat for winter time! It's kind of bulky...
"Save me from this cold wet stuff!"
Is all of this stuff for me to play with? 
My daddy is so cool... he makes me laugh!
This is Nick's desk where he does his work for Deloitte each day. Check out the big nerdy calculator - I think Nick was a little embarrassed by that one!
Nick's, welcome to the job, week two (I will try to relay this story the best I can)The back ground: The Deloitte office is set up in sort of a square shape. In the middle of the square are larger offices with glass windows where the Partners and higher up people sit. On the outside closer to the windows are the cubicles for all the staff positions etc. (like Nick's desk) Some of the desks have filing cabinets in front of them...
Nick is working on a few projects passed down to him from people above him. As he finishes his sections of a case he takes it over to who gave it to him for review so it can be added back to the whole file. On Thursday Nick finished a file and was walking it over to Laura for review. Laura happens to have filing cabinets in front of her, so people tend to use it as a shelf to place things on while they talk. As Nick approached the drawers he leaned up against them to speak to her. After a minute or so he realizes his belt buckle is pushed into the filing drawer and has lodged itself there. He tried to move a little bit and get unstuck, but no use... he only had about a 1/2 inch leeway . He stared realizing that this was going to look awkward if he started moving to much. He told Laura that he was stuck. She didn't get it "you're stuck on a problem? You need help?" Nick, "No, I'm stuck to the filing cabinet." Laura, "What? You're kidding me..." All of a sudden the guy next to Laura catches on to what has happened and the two of them are busting up. Then "Joe-shmoe" turns the corner and sees the whole situation. He starts shouting to the whole office to come and see. He is gathering people from all over to check this out. People are whipping out their phones and taking pictures. Meanwhile Nick is sweating bullets. He honestly can't budge. He's tried every ones suggestions besides the "you may have to take your pants off" one. It's been about 10 minutes now with no success. One of the Partners in the office comes around the corner to see why no one is working and he can hear uncontrolled laughter. He takes one glance at Nick and everyone standing around and announces that he doesn't even want to know what's going on :o) Finally two of the guys get on either side of Nick and push down as hard as they can in order to pop out the buckle. Nick is free... but he has earned the name BUCKLE around the office.
*Side note... we had a fun time at Nick's office party on Friday. Everyone made sure to mention the Buckle incident, and we had a great laugh with the Partner, that didn't want to know what was going on. I guess Nick's professional career isn't over after all.
Chad Dad Nick 
Nick, Spencer, Jen, and Stephanie
We went jet skiing with the family - this was Spencer's first time on the water.
Chillin' in the pack-n-play in the great out doors. Can life get any better than this? I submit that it cannot.
On the airplane headed to Omaha, Nebraska
When we landed they sent us immediately into a tornado shelter due to severe thunderstorms and high winds. We were a little frazzled and confused, but we were just happy to land safely. As we drove to our hotel we could clearly see that the storm did it's damage... the power was out everywhere and trees were up rooted all over town. The 20 min. drive from the airport to our hotel took us 3 1/2 hours due to detours, whole trees blocking the road, you name it! We sure felt bad for the people of Omaha - what a mess and it caused a lot of damage to their homes and property...
Good luck at Trials NICK!!!
Nick and Spencer overlooking the Omaha Pool. What an awesome place. Nick had a wonderful time swimming there. You could feel the excitement in the air from all the athletes and fans. Nick had two wonderful swims - they weren't his best times, but he said he loved swimming with all the hype and competition. He liked it so much he did a time trial just to swim one more time before throwing in the towel.
Jen and Nick celebrated graduation and their birthdays! What a fun week!
Spencer's first pony ride! We loved it... he was a little freaked out.
We joined Zach, Andrea, and Annistyn at the petting zoo. The little guys thought this was really fun. Spencer was having a great time until we had him feed a goat - that was scary!
Derek and Kristi got married on May 16, 2008! They didn't ride off on his motorcycle, but I'm sure they wished they could - too much luggage I guess :o)
Spencer looking dang cute sitting in the sink...
Nick did the Splash-n-Dash at BYU. Not to brag but...he took 1st place in the standard division. When he jumped out of the pool the guy sitting next to me was astonished. (Who said swimmers have the advantage?!!)
Almost Cafe' Rio...
It only took Nick and I six hours of preparation and cooking... but by 9:00 p.m. we had a delicious meal. Next time I suggest just going out to eat. It's faster!!! Costs less!! and you don't have to eat the leftovers for a week! (But boy did it taste great)
Spencer learned to drink from a straw :o) Yipee, eating out just got easier.
Nick swam the 200 Breaststroke on Thursday and the 100 on Saturday. This was a perfect practice meet for him. He hasn't had an opportunity to swim much in a meter pool - the college season is all short course and so his competitions have been in yards. Things went great... he did awesome in both swims, and was happy with his times. He made finals in both, so he was able to swim both morning and night races. Don't get me wrong - there is still more time to drop before trials in June, but things are looking good. This is exciting!! 
Nick and Spencer outside the pool. The pool was in Federal Way Washington just a little south of Seattle. It was a beautiful town - mostly overcast and really foggy in the mornings. It was a breathtaking view :o)
Nick and the guys being escorted out for Finals Saturday night.
Yeah - Daddy got a medal for swimming so well in the 100 Breaststroke! I think he should get one of these every time. This is the best thing I've had to play with all week!
What?! Super Fan sleeping during the race... this is hypocrisy! Doesn't he know that the race is usually under a couple of minutes. If you blink the whole thing is over. (Maybe the other 50 some odd races he waited through to watch daddy wore him out?! - ya think)
