Snow Day

Yesterday it started snowing here.  Now it has snowed before but it was more than usual so Rick decided to make a snow angel last night in our front yard.  Isn't he cute?

Love him.  Well it continued to snow all night and we woke up this morning to this:  12.5" of snow.

Ok, so I know that is not a ton of snow, but it is more than we usually get.  This meant Rick's school was cancelled, but I still had to get to work.  Rick was kind enough to dig out the truck for me:

Isn't he a sweetheart?  Too bad we didn't get to play in the snow.  Hopefully it will stick around until this weekend so we can.

Rick's Update!

This is what Rick has been up to:

Remember that paintball gun that Rick received for Christmas?  Well he has since put it to good use against his friends a couple of times.  Which is good because now our conversations aren't just about dental school anymore.  Now there is some paintball talk thrown in.  Just kidding, but he really is loving it.  Here he is with his friends Eric, Rich, and Brad after one of their games.

He also decided to let his "beard" grow for a couple weeks this month.  Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on who you ask) Rick is not one of those guys who can grow much facial hair so he is pretty proud of this:

Isn't he cute?  I was so glad when he shaved it!  That is what Rick has been up to.  Well there is some school thrown in there but really, who wants to hear about that?

Spending time with the McConnells!

We were blessed to be able to spend two weeks in San Diego with my family over the Christmas break.  We got to enjoy good company, great food, and wonderful weather.  Luckily for about a week we had the whole family there and it was great to see everyone. P.S.  Thanks to Jeff for letting me borrow some of his pictures.

Over Thanksgiving, my brother Jeff threw Brett into the pool.  This is Brett and Caitlan getting revenge on Jeff and Camille's car.

Before Christmas we went to Old Town to eat then we went to the San Diego Temple to look at the lights and to listen to the singers.  The music was beautiful and the lights were gorgeous!  (Don't mind Rick's funny face, I think he was a little cold!)

After Christmas, we took Caitlan to the mall to get her ears pierced.  No tears or anything!  Just kidding, Cait didn't even flinch.  I'm telling you, that girl is tough!

Of course we also had to take a trip to the San Diego Auto Show since it was going on while we were in town.  Rick and I went with Brett, Caitlan, and my Dad.  We all had our favorites and it was fun to look at all of the different cars.  We even got to test drive a few Toyotas on their 4x4 course.  Rick took Cait and I for a ride in a Tundra (one of my favorites) and my Dad drove Brett in the FJ Cruiser (one of Brett's favorites).  It was a blast!

The trip wouldn't be complete without a picture of Rick in "his" Corvette!

Christmas

We had a fun Christmas.  Because we had a two year old around this year my mom used her beanie baby collection in lieu of ornaments on the tree this year.  It turned out very cute.

Here are all of our stockings hung up on the fireplace waiting for Santa.

Here is one happy Rick... Now all he can talk about is going to play with his friends.

Love my new purse!

Look at that smile!  Nothing like watching a two year old on Christmas morning.

Stacee excited about her new vacuum.

Jeff and his favorite gift...

Mom, Brett (he had a bloody nose), and Caitlan watching people open stockings.

Camille and her cute new PJ's.

Dad and the video camera.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Sea World

We went to Sea World with my family and enjoyed the Shamu show, Sea Lion and Otter show, tide pools, sting rays, and lots more.  We even got Rick to go on the Atlantis roller coaster with us!

Waiting for the Shamu show to start...Rick, Brett, Caitlan, Stacee, Jeffrey, and Dad.

Camille (Jeff's wife) at the tide pools.  Doesn't she look gorgeous?  I love the belly and can't wait to meet my niece!

Rick, Brett and I checking out the tide pools.

My cute brother Brett and I.

Jeffrey and Stacee

Caitlan

One tired toddler.  Definitely was a fun, exhausting day!

Disneyland 2009!

We spent New Years Day at Disneyland.  It was a little crowded but we still had a blast.  We went on Splash Mountain first and poor Rick drew the short straw and had to ride in front.  Luckily he didn't get soaked...just a little wet!

After Splash Mountain we headed over to Pirates then got some yummy gumbo for lunch.

We rode Thunder Mountain and then went shooting...

Cait did awesome, I didn't do so well.

We hit up a few more rides including Space Mountain (Rick's favorite) and Indiana Jones.  Here we are in the Jeep getting ready to go.

Hanging out in Innovations.

Rick's future office...

The famous castle, it was so pretty with all of the lights.

All of us in front of the Christmas tree on Main Street.

We had a great time and I can't wait to go back!