Swimming

We spent last weekend in St. George with my family. It was really nice to spend several days together, and other than a short hike in Snow Canyon, and swimming, we just hung around the house. Swimming with Dallin is always eventful though - he thinks he can swim - and he can't. He is great at holding his breath and doesn't seem to be bothered when he inhales pool water, but Ryan and I can't relax. Right from the start Ryan had to jump in the pool with his clothes on to grab Dallin from under the water (and really it's like the 3rd or 4th time that has happened). I guess it's time for those survival swim lessons!

Disneyland

We decided to take a quick trip to Disneyland - who knows when we'll be back. We actually really enjoy going with the kids. I'm someone who never liked Disneyland - until we first took the kids two years ago and had a great time.


































It rained for 2 of the 3 days we were there. In this picture you get an idea of how rainy it was. It didn't really bother us though and on our second day there we pulled a 15 hour day! We also got the dream fast passes.














Ella's favorite thing was seeing the Princesses. I'm really not sure where she gets all her girly girlness, but it's not from me! Now that we are back, Ella is posing for pictures with her animals and signing autographs - and of course she has to be wearing a dress!

Tagged - I'm it.

1. Ten Years Ago....... I was 20! I was coaching at Marlowes, checking the mailbox at least daily for a letter from Ryan, and planning a trip to Europe with Leslie.

2. Five Things on My To-Do List.......Call Primary kids (never ending), clean house (always on the list!), get our yard planned, go to Costco, and do our taxes.

3. Things I Enjoy..... Family time, Walks, Reading, Girls night out, and the Office

4. What Would I Do if I Were a Billionaire...... Buy a boat, a house, hire a maid, travel, and try to stay semi level headed

5. Three Bad Habits..... Seriously - I can't think of any! Just kidding. Eating when I'm not hungry, waiting until the last minute to do something, and letting unimportant things bother me.

6. Places I Have Lived....... Orem, Salt Lake City, Belmont, San Mateo, Pleasant Grove and now Draper.

7. Five jobs I Have Had..... Coaching Gymnastics at Missy Marlowes and at the kids program at the U of U, Womens Shoes at Nordstrom in San Mateo, Teaching 5th grade in San Jose, and the most difficult and demanding and rewarding of all: being a mom.

8. Five Things People Don't know About Me....... I can't waste stuff (it's genetic), I'm a bargain shopper (some might say cheap), I'm a little obsessive about keeping track of finances, I don't think I'm a dog person anymore, and I don't cook.

5 People I am Tagging.... Jana, Jami, Shannon, and Kira

Suncrest

Ryan and Dallin snowmobiling behind our house (until our neighbor got mad).

Dallin sledding down one of the hills made from shoveling our driveway - we are seriously considering a snow blower.

Ella helping out.

I don't ever remember a winter like this! It hit 40 degrees yesterday and I felt like it was Spring! It is beautiful up here - but man there is a lot of snow. I'm a little worried that the snow might never melt. I've always liked winter, but something about having a two and four year old and being pregnant puts a damper on winter activities. It takes us easily half an hour to get ready to go outside! At least Ryan is loving it. We watch the weather and he is looking forward to the next storm and I'm just happy if the temperature will be above freezing.

Up and Blogging

OK. I have finally got my blog going - mostly due to threats from Jami and Shannon that they would start one for me (and I'm sure that it would have been filled with great photos and comments). So here we go.