More of The Beav. . . .

This snow was not yellow! (Mike, Tara and Me)

Everyones lips were chapped at the end of the day.
Tracy relaxing with her bling in the lodge after calling it quits for the day!

Leave it to Clay to make some ice binoculars

The kids were waining but Tara wasn't. . .she was all smiles.

Starting to wind down.

Cooper doing his "falling leaf" impression--floating down the mountain

This next photo has to have a comment, because don't worry we did get one, one mind you, photo of Andrew. . .he is the guy way over to the right back by the tree. Thanks Andrew for being so photogenic! The rest of you, Clay, Berkley, Sage and Trac are looking very Hot. . .you too Andrew.

The reason this barefoot is hanging out was because Oakley said, "there is a bee in my boot, help me." He was almost in tears, okay he was in tears. . .upon closer inspection there was no bee but something pokey. He was back up in 5 seconds.

The "Beav"

Even Laney took a few runs!! Way to go!

Tara, Coop and Ky waiting for the lift.
Sage did so awesome. She was a natural!
Some things haven't changed. . ."sit this way"
The helmet is so hot on me isn't it? Coop learning how to use the brake.

Okay, so a few things have changed since I have been skiing 1) mostly everyone wears helmets now. I'm sure Tara was wishing they had "butt" helmets when she was trying her skill at snowboarding, she came to her senses and skiied on Saturday though;) 2) snowboarders can go on any runs and lifts they want, it's so amazing to see them move so gracefully down the mountain. . .and sometimes not.

Telese, Coop and Oakley regrouping and heading down the mountain.

Ky, thanks for being such a good guide on the "little beav"

Thanks Tracy for breaking up the Oompa Luumpas. Tara where is your helmet?

This is what the kids looked like before they were worn to a frazzle after skiing 2 days in a row.

This was the departure from Todd's home. He wants us to come back in the Spring for the house painting activity. Hmmm let me check my calendar, yep it's full!

Baby Jesus. . .nope it's just Lily!

Lily goes to the spa while Oakley and Cooper get nestled in their beds.
We were missing Todd's kids this year. . they were with the
inlaws or the outlaws can't remember which

I would like to thank my sweet sister, Telese for the luxurious coat. I received this gift at Thanksgiving time but had special permission to wear it since I have been living at the equator previous to my Boise residence. You don't need coats at the equator!

Nothing like getting a good pair of slippers for Christmas, who would have thunk!

This year as always there were some fine handmade gifts. Tara is in love with "long boards," and for those of you who don't know, long boards are really long skateboards basically. So, Mike, her husband, decided to make one out of an old waterski, on which he himself had learned to waterski. All hail to Cypress Gardens...it's the Big'n!

We all got a turn, even if it was just in the entryway:)

Lily was the Christmas Delight this year. Pointing and being so sassy, she did her job well. We miss you 3, if only Pennsylvania was right next to Idaho!

Oh, how is miss our times together in Houston!!

Christmas Elves

It's amazing what you find when you open a Christmas box from the garage. There was the nativity scene and then all of these elves. . .trolls. Pieces of my youngest sister's lives. . .someone had a troll fetish!!

If you ask anyone if it snows in Idaho they will say yes...now mind you, not as much on the western side of the state as they get on the eastern side but none-the-less it does snow here and according to the recent weather report we will see temperatures dip to 5 and 10 degrees in the next couple of days. Gonna need some boots to stay warm.

Good-Bye California

I didn't think saying good bye to California would be so hard, but it was. . .I have to confess that I get attached to places and people very quickly because that is part of living well, right? I told my dad that I was going to stop making friends so it wouldn't be so hard leaving a place. . .hahah that won't last long. Good-bye California.

I will miss the City and my patients in Berkeley!


I will miss our dinners and walks, Jack and Dominique!

I will miss our Fish Taco Tuesdays Gretta!

I will miss meeting with the missionaries and the people we were teaching!

Thanks D and M for taking care of me!

It's Just a Number!

Thanks mom and dad and tara
for coming into town for my birthday. . .and
the birth of dads new ears! I love you.

Is this what 40 looks like?

I hope not! Scary!

A Baptism, A Blessing and A Bag

Erynn Nina, thanks so much for a fabulous weekend.
I love coming to Fresno to visit,
Never Ever disappointed!

City Life

Trajen and I clowning around!

Went to see the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, the 18th of July. Drove over the Bay Bridge and through the city and ran into a beach along the way.

These kids are Liz's little girl Davie and Mikkel's son, Trajan. They were so much fun. We were sticking our feet out so the water would get us!

The beach was a bit chilly but the sand was warm on our feet. The rhythm of the surf was so relaxing, have I said how much I love the beach? People were strolling and surfing. After our stop at the beach we headed for the bridge. It was really foggy and we could barely see the bridge as we approached.

Here we are on the bridge but we still couldn't see it really well because of the fog.

Then all of a sudden you come out of the fog and aaaahhhhh, angels are singing and there it is.

This was from the look out point on the other side. Amazing isn't it?
We stopped in Sasalito for a "little" snack at Fred's. Here is Trajan, Mikkel and Davie eating a "little" mickey mouse pancake. I would recommend the club sandwich with fries, definitely!

We went home via Richmond which meant we did not back track but made a huge circle to get home. We could see the city floating in the distance and some cool barges.