Merry White Christmas

Okay for all of those who know how much I love Utah and the snow know that this was not the normal vacation for us. Give my sun, surf and sand anyday. I wanted Drew to have a white Christmas so we went to Utah in the worst weather of the year. We went on a Wednesday when they closed the I-15 because of snow. So we stayed the night at Karen's house (Keith's Sister). Thank you Karen. It was a great visit that we weren't expecting. The next day when we were headed for Utah it took us 6 to 7 hours to get to Las Vegas. We were a little tired so we stayed in Cedar City with a friend. We are the unexpected dropper-inners. We are so grateful for wonderful friends along the way. We finally made it to Vernal Friday afternoon.

We stayed with my Grandma and Grandpa Jim. There was snow. The pictures of Drew in pajamas was our first stop at Grandma's. She wasn't home so Keith and Drew decided to wage a snowball war on me because I had the camera and couldn't fight back. Naughty boys!! Drew had a great time spending time with his cousins and getting to know them.

Drew had some funny comments while we were there. Here they are:
1. I will never be warm again. (We thought that too, the first few days.)
2. Why does the snow have to be so cold?
3. The icicle was called a lollipop.
4. The poor freezing horse was called a beast.

Some of the greatest times on our trip was spending time with family. We were invited to two parties at Aunt Nancy's. She is a great host and we loved all of the presents. Aunt Nancy is always loving and giving. I finally got a picture of Grandma with out dark glasses. I think that she looks beautiful. I also learned more about more great Grandma and Grandpa. Keith got to go snowmobiling with Ryan and Raquel.

It was a lot of fun to be around family on the Holiday Season. It was even worth the three day drive to get there. We are happy to report that it only took us one day to get home. We weren't going to be stopped.

Drew's Big Adventures

Drew has been a very busy boy this holiday season. He sang at his preschool's Christmas Presentation on the 12th of December. He really didn't sing too much. We had a hard time believing that because he is constantly singing at home. He still looked cute as a little angel.

The next day he tested for his next Karate belt. He is getting pretty good and starting to grasp Katas. We were so proud of him for both things. Look at that high kick. I didn't realize that it was getting that high. Notice the change in color for the belt from yellow to orange. Good job little buddy.

Christmas Fun!!!!

It has become a tradition these last two years to make a gingerbread house. My baking skills are not quite up to par so we cheat and buy the kit. We still have fun. Aunt Lorraine comes over and helps us. We also have a traditon of decorating Drew. Everyone has fun and as normal we all laugh. While she was over Drew decided he wanted to play rock star. So we got out the guitar and the drum (foot stool) and a group of bells. Drew had a blast.

This year has been fun. Drew is really getting Christmas. When I plugged in the lights for the Christmas tree he said they were magic. So Keith and I went and bought lights for the house. I climbed on the roof to hang the high lights. The house doesn't look great but we are still fine tuning the stars. I didn't think that Keith would get into it so much. Drew has really helped us understand why we do all the fun things we do for the holidays. Christmas morning is going to be so much fun for him.
Merry Christmas.

Drew growing up

How do you know when your little toddler is growing up? I think I have a few clues. Drew wasn't able to play with his friends last week because of the holidays. He asked me, "Mom are you trying to keep me from my friends?"

Clue #2
Today I asked Drew to do his hair. (He has two patches that stick out on the side and we call them Zabomofoo hair.) So he grabs his hat and puts it on his head and says, "Now my friends won't see my Zabomofoo hair." Only a boy would say that.

Pelican Day!!!

Today Drew and I went to the harbor. We get lunch at Del Taco and eat it at the fishing pier. It is our special little oasis. I love getting away and seeing all of the sea life. On a clear day like today we were able to see the Guirabalde swimming in and out of the rocks. They are such a beautiful orange.

These sea lions are practing their sequence swimming or a really bad shark immitation. It is really fun when there are about three or four of them swimming together.


This pelican and fish was having a face off. I couldn't help but think of poor Nemo.



Here is the pelican eating the fish until a bigger pelican came along.


He flys away in defeat.





While the other pelican eats the fish.

Zoo attire

Today was a beautiful day in southern California. We went to the zoo with Monica and little Aiden. Drew had a lot of fun making Aiden laugh. So in turn we all laughed. Please make sure to look at the picture in the top left corner. Aiden looks like he is running from the big gorilla. It is just a funny day. We had a great time with Monica and Aiden. We don't get together enough.