Kirra's Birthday

We celebrated Kirra's birthday at the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point.  The locomotive, Big Boy, was in Salt Lake for one night on the way to Cheyenne to be rebuilt.  It was built in 1941.

Easter 2014

Brighton, Kirra, Dan and Jonna came over for the Egg Dive at the rec. center.  There were games before the egg hunt.  Plastic eggs were in the kids pool and they put them in plastic bags and then exchanged the eggs for a treat bag.  There was still snow on the mountains.

Morro Bay to Los Angeles February 2014

This is the rock in Morro Bay.  In the morning we ran out to the rock and saw these sea otters in the water.  Carl always likes to drive on the beach near Pismo Beach.  We walked through the city of Solvang and then stopped in Santa Barbara to see the hotel where we stayed when we attended the Arco Conferences.  Fri. we went to the Los Angeles County Art Museum.  All of these old street lights are an exhibit in front of the building and I am standing in the middle of them in the picture. After the museum we had lunch at Tito's Tacos, of course!  As we drove to Covina on Sat. we found one of the WIC clinics where I worked in east L.A. and then drove through the downtown area of L.A. where Carl worked.  We saw the old neighborhood and then went to church in the area.  Our South Hills Ward is now the Walnut Creek Ward in a building in Charter Oaks and is in the Laverne Stake.

Capitola to Hearst Castle February 2014

On Mon. we drove to Capitola Beach and saw where the family eats Pizza My Heart.  Tues. we drove to Monterey and Carmel and did the 17 -Mile Drive.  On Wed. as we drove to the Hearst Castle.   Pacific Coast Highway goes along Big Sur and the bridge was part of the highway.  Before San Simeon there was a beach with sea lions where the little ones are born there in February.  To visit the castle there is a 5 mile bus drive up the mountain.  Lady Gaga had filmed a music video in the pool there recently.

Sacramento February 5-17, 2014

We drove to Sacramento on Wed., Feb. 5th and stayed until Mon. Feb. 17th when we drove to the beach for a trip along the coast.  We spent the first half of the time with Jim and Kathryn's family.  We were able to watch Dean play in the school basketball game and watch Jamie swim in a swim meet.  The trip was to be able to attend Fischer's baptism on Feb. 15th.  We spent the second half of the time with Rick and Alicia's family.   While at  Rick.s house we went to the birthday party at the climbing gym.  Rick took Carl and I on a hike on Sat. up by Auburn before the baptism.  The little girl is one of Fishcer.s friends.

Arizona in Jan. 2014

We took a break in Arizona "to warm up".  We drove to Henderson the first night and then to Pheonix the next night.  We visited the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.  Carl is standing by a saguaro cactus.  The big organ pipe cactus was near the hike we took.  We stopped at Tombstone and Bisbee.  The red door gate was in Bisbee.  We took a long hike in Chiricatua National Monument.  Carl is sitting above some of the pinnacle rock formations.  We visited the Casa Grande Ruins and the Grand Canyon South Rim.  The watch tower is at the south rim. 

Christmas 2013

Dan and Jonna invited us to spend Christmas eve at their house.  We made the traditional gingerbread house with Brighton and Kirra.  Jonna helped the girls write a letter to Santa.  Dan and Jonna sit with the girls on Christmas morning.  After opening presents at their house and having a special breakfast prepared by Jonna we drove back to Bountiful.  In the afternoon they came over for dinner and to open a few more presents.