Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Utah is Cold!!!



















Utah was so cold this winter, that we didn't even do half the things that we planned on doing. On our drive up there, we actually went through -9 degree temperatures! It snowed a lot while we were there and the temperatures were freezing so we didn't go snowmobiling or skiing like we had planned. I told Tyson that we have a liftetime for that, let's get back to the beach! Nothing is better than getting home to San Diego. But, the kids did have a really good time playing in the snow. They went with all their cousins to a sledding hill and had a blast. Even Owen, who kept tearing off all his snow clothes before we left, exclaimed when he got there, "I wanna do that!" We'll find out next winter who are the California kids and who are the Utah kids. And we will actually learn to do snow things and enjoy it. It took all week long to get out in the snow (although I was getting a pedicure during the sledding) and then we had to leave. I am in no rush to befriend the snow, if it happens it happens.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Christmas 2009
















































Christmas Eve at Sea World
















For the past few years, our family tradition for Christmas Eve has been going to Sea World. We usually get our family Christmas party out of the way earlier in the month and so Christmas Eve we are left by ourselves to come up with our own traditions. Of course, after this year we will have to come up with something new since we won't be living near Sea World anymore. We woke up early this year and had breakfast at Brockton Villa in La Jolla and then had a fun-filled day at Sea World with all the holiday shows. We came home and watched a DVD on the birth of Christ and opened up a pair of new pajamas for Christmas morning pictures! It was great having a quiet Christmas Eve together with our little family.