Happy New Year in Hawaii

So fun to be here! Last night we went with Jonna, Dan, Brighton, and Tammey (Jonna's mom) to get the "roadside" shrimp. Tonight we are all going to the Cultural Center night show. We fly home tomorrow night.

California kid in Utah

Rick, Alicia, Tanner, Bridger, and Fischer arrived at our house and the snow on Sun., Dec. 21th. The boys loved the snow. Tanner and Bridger got themselves ready and went outside to play and Fischer got himself ready too!

Back to Utah

This was day 12 i the hospital. Real progress! Dean came home Tuesday night and has been winning us at Sorry every day! Tomorrow, Saturday, we are driving back to Utah.

Thanksgiving gingerbread

Back to "warm" Utah

We flew to Minnesota on Mon., Nov. 17th and came back on Tues., Nov. 25. One day we took the train to Minneapolis to see the Christmas fantasy land at Macey's. Reece and I made a gingerbread house one day and we had Thanksgiving a few days early on Sun. Their house is great and now has some rooms with new paint! Lots of fun!

Being tagged

I read some of your "unspectacular quirks about myself" and enjoyed learning some of the little facts so here goes (at last)!
1. When I walk the 3 miles on Bountiful Blvd. I have to touch the exact turn around mark on the sidewalk before I start back.
2. After having potatoes everyday for meals on the potato farm I now prefer rice. (and no mushy mashed potatoes)
3. I was really "horse crazy" as a kid and saved my money when I was 10 to buy a donkey. (I couldn't afford a horse.
4. I love compliments--so if Carl doesn't notice the house has been cleaned or whatever--I just tell him nicely so he can pat me on the back.
5. Green was always my favorite color when I was a kid, but after a color analysis class at BYU I changed to blue as my favorite.
6. I like caffeine freediet coke!

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

We drove to Escalante on Wed. and came back on Sat. The top picture is Spooky Slot Canyon. It got so narrow that we had to take off our backpacks! The second picture is the Calf Creek Falls at the end of the canyon for the hike we took to Lower Calf Creek. They were in Grand Staircase. The last picture is in Capitol Reef National Monument! They were really amazing places.