Birthday Bingo

Look at me blogging 3 days in a row! yip!

You know you've got fun friends when you can be thoroughly entertained playing BINGO. :) We are soooo lucky to have amazing friends that get us doing a million things that we wouldn't do otherwise (in lots of different ways) and always make us laugh. There were lots of other friends at the party too, but I only took a picture of the "cotton tops":

Turning 38 has been rough on Steve haha

Make a wish birthday boys and girls:

High style:

The finest bingo callers in town and the host/hostess with the most/mostess:

Haiti

I've been watching the news from Haiti between cracked fingers w/both hands covering my eyes for the last ten days. I can't really stand it, I'm just heartbroken. So when I saw this picture, it was nice to feel a little hope and a little smile.


Most of this video is heartbreaking, all the orphans! Its depressing. But the adoptive couples faces at the end of the video brought me the "good" tears...


I hope that we won't hesitate to help in whatever way we can. Especially with our prayers.

Thirty-eight

♫You've had a birthday shout hooray *fist pump* I'm gonna sing to you today! *point to you* 1 year older and wiser, too *point to noggin* Happy birthday *clap* to you! *point to you*

Steve is 38. Holy crap.

He wanted to snowboard on his birthday, so here we are. (yay for Arctic Circle 2-for-1 Brighton Night Ski Coupons) Looks like we're having fun, huh? haha Underneath our lovely balaclavas there are huge smiles, I promise! The snow was AWESOMEEEEE (finally!!!!) and we had a blast!


Steve wanted to get the running shoe evaluation at the Running Co. and new running shoes for his birthday, so that was his exciting gift from me. woo! haha And as if that isn't exciting enough, there will be birthday bingo tomorrow night with friends. wooot! Thats just the kind of life we're living, folks - always a wild adventure. :)

Even though I'll never be able to keep up with Steve in my lifetime, I'm so grateful that we are together forever so I can keep trying. Happy birthday muscle-man! I love ya!

And I can't help but add this little picture from last week. Whats wrong with this picture? Hmm...... Man, I love this guy.

oh no!

I accidently messed up my blog. boo :(

♫ Christmas is here... bringing good cheer...

Christmastime has got to be one of my favorite times of the year. Here are a few highlights from this year's crazy goodness...

I went to some great Christmas concerts with my friends and it proved to get me in the true Christmas spirit this year and really make my entire month bright.

And ya gotta love the superabundance of family time! Barbs always puts on a wonderful family Christmas Eve party. There's dinner, games, a scavenger hunt, a talent show, the Christmas program, new pajamas and lots of love and laughs.
The Balloon Game:

The Program: While shepherds watched their flocks by night:

the Angel(s) appeared:

Joseph, Mary and the donkey:

They found Mary, Joseph and a baby, lying in a manger:

The traditional Christmas pajamas. Wyatt's words after opening his: "This is NOT a good present, Mom." He was expecting a toy, unfortunately. Nothing is more disappointing for boys (& their daddies) than clothes for presents. haha

Julie & Fred came home!
Hittin' the slopes:

Silly Fred:


There was also sledding, a visit to a candy factory, candy making at home and lots of games but no pics. :(

Oh, and the snowmen construct/destruct. Wyatt enjoys the latter much more. haha

White Rim Trail

Since I've done prettymuchnothing of interest lately, I'm blogging about Steve-o's White Rim Trail adventures. :) I shall live vicariously...

Steve's brother, Scott, is training for the Iron Man race in St. George next Spring. (Iron Man Triathalon = 2 1/2 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, PLUS a marathon = INSANITY!!) So he's doing all types of crazy training all the time and he asked Steve to ride the 103 mile (mountain bike) trail, the White Rim in Moab, several weeks ago.
This is a trail that "normal" people take 3 days to ride. "Crazy" people do it in 2 days. And "lunatics" actually try to ride it in 1 day. Guess what type of people they are? haha

They ended up with a group of bikers, one motorcycler and a support vehicle. So, Scott made the 103 mile trek in 10 hours. Steve had some complications and ended up making it 90+ miles in 12 hours. He came home BEAT. Completely WASTED after such an exhausting/difficult trek.


I was pretty surprised when he tells me he wants to do it again "to beat my time" the day before Thanksgiving. The second time it was just Steve and Scott (no support vehicle) and unfortunately it was bitttter c-c-cold. They both made it the full trail in 13 hours (actually took longer the 2nd time b/c they were frozen). But Steve came home with frostbitten fingers! His ring/pinky fingers had lost their feeling and were numb but not black so of course they'll be fine, right? (Its been 5 days and his pinkies are still feelin' funky, but they'll slowly get back to normal, right? uhoh I hope so)

And a few pics from "The Whole Enchilada" trail on another recent weekend... (easy to tell who's been having more fun lately, eh? :) My turn is comin'...)


I want to go next time! I actually want to go for 2 or 3 days and check out all the side trails, etc. ♫"Nothin's wrong - just as long as you know that someday I will - Someday, somehow gonna make it allright but not right now..."♫

Four years time...

THEN & NOW. Gars grandkids send their love up to heaven.



On another note. Favorite Wyatt quote of the day: "Dad, why should you shout when the football players can't hear you?" heehee :)