Christmas time

Once again we had an excellent Christmas! It started on Christmas Eve and the fun just kept coming.

M- enjoyed going on the annual Christmas Eve hike/shoot with my brothers and nephews.

I hung out with the girls building a new doll house and decorating cookies for Santa.

Dishwasher

Dishwasher, dishwasher, wash me a dish.

(sung to the tune of Matchmaker from "Fiddler on the Roof")

So our dishwasher had issues. It leaked, and stank, and the bottom was full of "dishwasher cheese", so we decided it was time to get a new one. So we hit some after Thanksgiving sales and got this beauty.

I already love it and haven't done any dishes in it yet. We paid the extra to have someone install it. Totally worth it! Plus, like all things in old houses, you find interesting things underneath the old one. Like how the electrical wires had all melted together and there were three different kinds of pipe used to connect your water supply. I was so glad we paid the extra. What a mess.

I'm excited!

Fun filled Tuesday

They have a new fun place in Kaysville to play called Boondocks. They have go-karts, batting cages, mini golf, laser tag, arcade, bowling and so much more. Our nice neighbor got VIP tickets to its opening and decided to share with us. We had a great time. The mini golf which was outside was a little cold, so cold that we would drop the ball on the ground and then hit it, we didn't take turns just kept on going through the holes. Mini golf is a lot more aerobic when running. The bowling lane was very fun, and M- enjoyed the rollerball (smaller version of bowling). We also tried out the bumper boats as well. The line for laser tag was too long, so we passed, but heard it was difficult playing with small children who have no concept of teams and shot everyone.

We didn't bring our camera because we didn't want it to get lost or taken. So we got these fine shots taken in an old style photo booth. We had a great time.

Christmas Tree

I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet, but.....

I was with my mom having a "shop"therapy day and we found me a new Christmas tree. I got it for a honey of a deal because my mom let me have her 25% off coupon. Yea!

It sure is nice and beats the little one we used to have that we put on a box so it looked taller.

I found this fun Nutcracker at Macys and couldn't help myself.

I would love to find a Scottish Nativity, but not having much success.

Leave me a note if you see something.

Cough and Sneeze

I got this at work and it really made me laugh hard.

Do you ever?

Do you ever go someplace and wish that you had brought your camera?

It happened to me this weekend. We went down to Saratoga Springs this weekend to see some friends. We knocked on the door and were greeted by 3 pirates, and in the background they had pirate music playing. We were then taken to Davy Jones pub. The menu was replete with all sorts of piratey items. Seaweed greens, squid legs, and turtle (really romaine salad and chicken parmesean with noodles). The table was decorated and they even had a framed picture of Davy Jones from Pirates of the Carribean. I wished I had my camera. It was so much fun and so clever. So thanks to our friends B&E and crew. We love getting to together.

Park City and Utes

We went to Park City this past weekend to the Gallery Stroll. It was a bit cold but after the wind stopped it was much better. I love looking at the art galleries up there. They had an really fun artist on display at the Kimball Arts Center. He made sculptures out of Legos. It was pretty amazing. Here's a link to see some of his work. http://www.kimballartcenter.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/

We also stayed in a B&B that night. It was nice (a lot better than Cedar City; no stocks). The room that we stayed in was named the same as our last name (also last name of famous trick skier), so it was fate.

On Halloween day we went to the University of Utah football game. It was chilly, but still very fun. The Utes didn't play well, but they still managed a win. It kept reminding me of something on of my basketball coaches used to say "We may not dance pretty, but we dance every dance".

I had a Churro, which is a must at any sporting event, and enjoyed the marching band, and that crazy "Bubbles" lady that does that funny dance during the 3rd quarter.

All and all it was an excellent weekend/ mini vacation.