So we made the yearly trip up to Temple Square in Salt Lake City. This is me and a couple of my nephews. If it looks like my nephew C (on the left) is falling out of my arms - he is!! I better start working out my right arm a little more...
The whole gang - my mom decided it would be fun to try and use the timer on her camera. On the second try the camera actually stayed on. Of course at this point we were blocking people from passing us. Ah, the joys of family bonding!
We captured a short bonding moment between siblings... Do we look like we are related?
Christmas morning - and no my hair doesn't look like that when I wake up! We were waiting to open presents when my sister was coming over at 8:30... when I woke up at 6:30 to my nephew crying, I thought I might as well get my shower for the day out of the way. It was worth the wait to get this digital camera!
A miracle occurred - this was our second sibling bonding moment caught on film! T is laughing because she is losing and J is perplexed because everyone is trying to make it so he can't win the game... N is busy trying to make sure that I don't win and I'm just trying to survive with all of these people attacking me! Blokus - you should check it out!
Me and A had to take little rests at the bottom of the hill when sledding... I was too tired to climb back up and A couldn't walk with all of his snow clothes on!
C and I decided it would be fun to roll down the hill... We only did it for about 2 minutes but I was dizzy for about 20 minutes!
J's getting a little air in the beginning, but we'll see who wins...
And I glide in for the win!
This is me in the process of waking up C just in time for his big Birthday party! Needless to say, he was pretty un-excited about being woken up, but he woke up fast when his little cousins started to arrive!
C and his cousin J opening the gift that I gave him - none other than the classic childhood game "Hungry, Hungry Hippos!"
However, when purchasing the game, I didn't realize that nowadays it came in a lot of pieces that required assembly. About 20 minutes later and 1,000 "are you done yets?" C had a new game that made a lot more noise than I remembered. Oh well... I don't have to live with it!
So this was the t-shirt I bought before the concert... and it was quite the ordeal to buy it! There were huge lines and I let Tracy convince me to get a large. So I brought the large back, decided it was too big and then went back to exchange it for a medium. Little did I know that the medium did not have "Salt Lake City" listed on the back as one of the stops for his tour. Oh well... what more could I ask for than Brad plastered across my chest! (FYI - Jake Owen was one of the intro singers)
This is Brad signing. If only I could have been one of those girls with my hands reaching towards him (this is optical and digital zoom to the max) and catching his picks that he was throwing into the crowd. Next time...
Well, this is what the stage looked like without any digital zoom. Plus it didn't help that the huge speakers were blocking any view of the large screen behind Brad. Nevertheless I had a GREAT time singing along with all of his songs and tapping my feet to the beat. The evening was a success - earplugs and all!
This is me, my cousin's wife L and their little boy T. Isn't he cute? Well, Thanksgiving was fun, but it already seems that it occurred ages ago. I flew to San Diego, drove my grandparents up to LA to spend Thanksgiving with my aunt M's family and other extended family. Finally after an enjoyable weekend, I drove my grandparents back down to San Diego on Saturday and flew back home that night. Needless to say I did no homework while I was there so this week has been a little hectic... but only a week and a half more until I'm done with this semester!
