caribbean christmas

my dad and mom went on many cruises together. my dad's been wanting to share the experience with our whole family for quite some time. this year for christmas we went on the ruby princess to the western caribbean. we went to jamaica, grand cayman, cozumel, and the bahamas. we had so much fun meeting people from around the world, swimming with dolphins, eating gourmet food, and being together. the only thing missing was my mom. 

i know slide shows aren't the most popular blogging tactic but here they are anyway. after putting all of our pictures together i didn't know what else to do. this isn't even half...enjoy! i know i will...

thanks dad! you're the best!

i'm in love

with my new computer

pepper nuts

pepper nuts are a small, little, delightful cookie. i was lucky enough to spend the afternoon making them with my dear friend dawnell and her mom, my second mom, jeanine. who knew you could make about five thousand cookies in one batch!

shrimp!

one of my friends that i work with is getting married in january so we went to tepanyaki to celebrate. i don't care for shrimp but i was the only one to catch it my mouth. yay!

fabulous 4th grade teachers...cami, leslie, trishy, me and cassy

family christmas party

my mom's side of the family, the tolman's

the reed's

the bott's

tons of kids

tons of yummy food

and of course the kids performed the nativity

i think cady was the best inn keeper to date

snowboarding 101

i love to drive fast

i don't love going down big snowy hills fast
nonetheless

jess, my nephew cullen, and me are taking snowboarding lessons

we love it

we're getting better

i'm not letting the blue pole i ran into last time get me down

if you want to have fun and get a good laugh

come hit the slopes with us

confessions of a shopaholic

i am reading the book right now

i love it

it hits really REALLY close to home

i hope the movie is good

i know one thing already that is different

the book is in london

the movie is in new york city

i think i can handle that

comes out february

happy birthday little sister!

december 2, 1984, my little sister and best friend joined our family. i love her so much. we've had some great experiences together. i love you jess! happy birthday! 24 isn't that bad i promise...

our home away from home

moab

zion

cottonwood lake

cottonwood lake

the pie

our second viewing of wicked in new york

race for the cure

halloween

new england cruise

cody wyoming

cody

boston

eldrige manor

bar harbor, maine