Today is my Mom and Michael's Birthdays, and I just wanted to make a little post about how awesome they are. My Mom has always been an inspiration to me, she is always striving for something better. Whether it is with her education and getting her bachelors degree at 43 or raising money for cancer research with Relay for Life. She has been doing Triathlon's for about a year and a half and is now training to run the Salt Lake Marathon in April. She is so health conscious and always giving me encouragement to be healthy and happy. She is a wonderful mother, grandmother, and friend and I am so glad to have her in my life. I love you Mom!
As for Mike, what a great kid. He is adored by my kids, and is a hard worker and a great friend and brother. Not to mention a hottie! I hope he keeps his head on straight so I have an awesome sister-in-law one day. Plus he is like the best player of Catch Phrase ever! Here is to more phone crackers and War's where all the people died.
Love you guys so much!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Happy Birthday!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Skiing at Brighton
This was my second ski experience, and it was awesome! My Mom has been trying to take me for a couple years now, and finally the planets aligned and we were able to go. Ryan was a little over confindent in his skills and ate it a couple of times, Melissa and Mike were boarding fools, and my Mom is in the best shape of her life and showed us all up on the slopes. All in all it was awesome weather for most of the day and we all had a great time, I can't wait to go again.
This experience reminded me of the first time I went skiing when I was about 17 and I went with my girlfriends from High School (which I am still really close to). First let me prefece this story by saying that Adrienne, K.A., and Lindsay had taken ski lessons several winters growing up, and were excellent instructors on how to snow plow. However after one or two runs down the bunny hill, they were confident in my and Emily's skills and took us up to the back mountain, a black diamond run. It was quite foggy and we could only see about 5 feet in front of you. So I would snow plow for about 5 feet, and call out for my friends ahead of me, who were patiently waiting, then snow plow another 5 feet, taking time to fall on my butt about every 10 feet. But it must not have totally scarred me for life because unlike Emily I skiied the rest of the day and decided to try it again. Thanks guys! Love Ya!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Christmas in Utah
Ryan worked over Christmas this year, so we went to Utah over the 31st and spent time with our families there. Ryan's Mom and Dad had scooted off to Vegas to see their newest grandson, so we had just a brief visit with them. So this is at my Dad and Karilynn's house, Tammy and Steve came over there and we had a big Christmas dinner together and presents with the babies. It is so great to have everyone together this year.
Aunt Melissa is such a cute little Auntie.
My Mom, Tammy gave the boys these little fuzzy pillows, which they love. Austin has to sleep with his every night.
