My pretty mom and a couple of her Chicago friends!

My mom, K Carpenter, and Pauline Fontaine....life long friends from Chicago!

Cavity filling

Cruz had laughing gas and he kept saying, "they took my tongue", I was dying!!

Sunday afternoon hike!

Cousin Time

Lexi pulled her own tooth out!

Trouble :)

I went up to Snowbird to pick up Alegra and Cruz on Tuesday after Martin Luther King Day and to get some turns in.  The powder was amazing!!  I left Olive in her crate with our bedroom door close-except I didn't the kennel correctly and she got out.  Luckily our bedroom door was closed so she didn't reck havoc in the entire house!!!!

Martin Luther King Day and SNOW!!!

Ryan, Naomi, Isla, Sasha, and Sasha's friend on a last minute wim-came in last night to ski on MLK Day.  Utah was calling for snow.  So, we took Alegra and Cruz up to Snowbird last night to stay with them.  Alegra is taking a private lesson with Isla and Cruz is skiing with the 2 girls.  I am so glad we took them up last night. The roads were perfect and it was easy to get them up.  This morning and today....totally different story.  IT IS DUMPING!  THE CANYON IS CLOSED!  and we have tons of snow.   So Lexi, Olive, and I have had fun playing in the snow, playing games, and handing out-it is still snowing and right now we probably have close to a foot and a half new!!!

OLIVE

We love Olive!

Relaxing movie

The kids didn't have school on Friday.  We spent most of the day at home chillin' but then we went to "A Dog's Way Home" movie in the relax chairs.  That was fun!

Oldy but goody

My friend Lindsey sent me this picture.  I think we took this in 1999.  It doesn't seem that old in my mind, but that is almost 20 years ago, ugh!! Time flies!

Fun Saturday

Met up with my high school LDS friends Will Dougherty and Matt Carpenter. It was so fun to see them!

 Family Ski day in the afternoon!

 Girls Night Out at the BYU mens basketball game!!

 Sunday hike with cute Olive!

44!

Wow, can't believe I am 44 but I am so grateful to be alive and have my health and my family!

 Shawn was out of town most of the day so it was a pretty normal day.  We picked him up from the airport and went to Red Iguana to dinner.  Then we came home to open presents and my friend Stacey brought me Crumbl cookies (yummy) and Grammy left a chocolate cake!

Bears Game

 Sunday January 6th, before Ryan and Naomi's family flew back to California Grandma made a big Roast Beef dinner (actually late lunch early dinner).  It was fun to hang out, eat, and watch the Bears game-which they lost on a missed field goal, so sad!!!

 We love Olive!

Ended 2018 with a bang Rather in BED!

We had a rough Christmas break this year.  Cruz got sick the Sunday morning before Christmas.  He continued to be sick through Christmas.  Lexi started feeling sick on the evening of Christmas.  We tried to keep the house sanitary because the Raddon girls came to stay with us while Ryan and Naomi played some shows.  BUT, the bug got me on Saturday night and I went down hard. Didn't leave my bed all day Sunday and Monday.  Shawn was able to fight harder than me but finally went to the doctor today (Thursday) with an ear infection.  I ended up taking Cruz in because he is so run down and has so much green snot that he was put on an antibiotic today too and Alegra started with the fever last night.  Between sickness and a new puppy-we have had our hands full.

BUT BRING ON 2019!!!!

 We love Olive!

 Sledding with the Raddon girls before totally falling apart!

 Lexi with her new (fake) glasses













Our new years eve toast a day late since I was in bed on New years Eve!

 Just relaxing!