Happy New Year!!

In the 11 years that Casey and I have been parents, we have not, once, had an adults only New Year's Eve. So when Summer and Kam invited us to Prescott for the weekend, we were more than happy to go. To make the most of our time together, as we always do, we decided to stop in Sedona for a dayhike up Bell Rock...off the trails and as high as we could go:) I'm still in awe of the weather in the middle of the winter... perfection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the hike, we ate lunch at Jose's Cafe in Sedona and finished the drive up to Prescott and to our little bed & breakfast that served us appetizers in the evening and breakfast in the morning...so quaint. (Notice the festive confetti on the table:))

Whatever, New York...Prescott has a boot-drop!!

Love these two and every trip we take with them.

BTW, Kam and Sum...DON'T GO!!!!

Christmas Weekend

Phoebe's 10th!

Phoebe is double digits! I can't believe how old my little girl is getting. For her birthday, this year, she decided that she just wanted to take her 2 cousins, Lex and Bry, for a GNO. We started at my house with nail-painting and pizza and then went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks (riveting) with all the treats, stuffed animals and blankets that I had packed in their bags. After the movie, I took the girls to the Sugar Bowl for ice cream sundaes.
Thanks for letting me hang with you fun girls for the night:)

To a Lovely 13 Years...

Football Weekends

Cade has spent the last couple of months getting to know a game that his dad has practically BEGGED him to play since he was old enough to walk. Luckily, he has discovered that football is not something to be feared (thanks to flags) but a sport that he loves to play. (And, Lila and Sofia have discovered that football games are a great place to find puppies.)Next week, playoffs begin. Wishing my little boy the best of luck.

What We Look Like

A few weeks ago, I shared one of my favorite mormon.org profiles, Tessa Winger (see below). Today I had the privilege to hear the stories of more beautifully ordinary (and some not-so-ordinary), faithful Mormons. It always blows me away to hear the misconceptions about who make up the LDS church and what we look and act like. I believe that people and events are brought into one's life for a reason and to teach us lessons...about life, about ourselves, about God. For different reasons, these stories have touched and taught me.



Lila, The Spaniard

 

Ok, this is definately in contention for my favorite of my kids' costumes!

Our Kids In Disguise

Last night, we took the kids to the costume store to pick out their Halloween costumes and it got us to talking about what they had been over the last few years. My favorites were, hands down, Phoebe's hippie and Fia's Red Queen. I think we'll have some contenders this year, though:)

My Travel Diary

Mazatlan

Cabo

Cabo

Rome

Florence

Paris

Rocky Point

 

Kauai

Kauai

Kauai

Key West

Miami