Attention All Twilight Fans....

A little teaser. This looks like it is going to be hot! I am actually starting to like the Edward they have picked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld9I8COHieM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4bUHUwJWtM

Never say Never...

Brian Head 2008

Growing up, our family and about 5 other families would take yearly spring skiing trips to Brian Head Utah. They were so much fun and the source of many fond memories. About 5 years ago, the vacations stopped and my dad took his young mens group instead! I guess we were all getting older and it as harder to find time when we could all get away. This year, my dad decided it was time to start it up again. Unfortunately, most of the families were not able to join us, but the Clawson's came and with all the new family additions... we were still high in numbers. I feel so blessed to have been able to take this trip once again and spend time with the whole family. Although I do not do well in the cold... I still can ski just as well as before and had a blast! Haws snowboarded for the 2nd time in his life and fell in love with the sport. I can't believe how well he did! It must be those strong hockey legs and some of his old surfing skills coming back to the surface. Here are some of the shots I got. I wish I had more photos of everyone in action... but those are hard to take on the slopes, especially when I avoided taking my gloves off at any time.

Haws and I left after a half a day at work. I love road trips with Haws. We have such a good time listening to tunes, talking and just being able to spend hours together with out much distraction. It is rare that we get a chance to do that.

The sunset as we left Vegas was beautiful! I love this picture. The rail looks pretty cool.

Our "Prom" pose in the ski clothes.

Dana and Chase came from Provo. It was so much fun to hang out with them. Haws and I even had the joy of sharing the loft with them. Between Haws talking in his sleep and strange noises coming from Chase... it's no wonder we didn't get much sleep :)

After a half day of skiing on Friday, Haws and I headed to Salt Lake to attend my friend Justin's wedding reception. It was so good to see him and meet his bride Beca. I am just sad I didn't take any pictures. We then went to Cafe Rio (we had tried to do this in St George and got there 3mins after they had closed... bummer) and toke it over to see Jared, Sarah and Thor. This was the first time we met little Thor and he was such a good baby while we were there. I am so glad we got to see them all... the 3 hour drive was definitely worth it!

After our visit with them we went to stay with my cousin Kristin, DJ, Dalton and the twins, Ava and Sophia. Seeing them was so much fun. It is hard for them to travel with the kids, so I am glad we could stay with them. Thanks again Kristin for putting us up and thank you DJ for educating me on politics and the Ron Paul revolution!

We got back to Brian Head in time for lunch and another half day of skiing. Sunday we skipped the skiing and went to church. It was a small branch and the speaker was great. A young return missionary with some really good experiences to share. It was a good thing we took that day off of skiing because it ended up snowing all day. We didn't even get a chance to take the snow shoes out. I was really bummed.

Johnny forgot you can get burned even when it is snowing.

Luke and Joshua loved the snow. I think they are even cuter all dressed up in the ski clothes. I didn't think that was possible.

This is me and Brad. I am in my "serial killer" outfit. I didn't care what I looked like as long as I was somewhat warm. Turned out... this wasn't enough and I had to take breaks to defrost my fingers. Sort of take the fun out of the whole experience, but oh well.

Typical Brian Head night of games and relaxing. This is a great shots of the night life.

An intense game of phase 10...Chase crashed out on the couch, Brad and Dad watching basketball and Kori trying to keep Luke from getting into all the ski stuff.

We all had such a great time. I can't wait to do it again next year! This is a tradition we really have to keep going. Now if only skiing was possible to do when it's at least 60 degrees outside...

Barefoot and Pregnant?

Not quite. Fooled you didn't I?

What kind of "shoe" are you? I think this got me a little bit. Especially the job part.

Thanks Kathy for the fun post.

You Are Bare Feet

You are a true free spirit, and you can't be tied down. Even wearing shoes can be a little too constraining for you at times! You are very comfortable in your own skin. You are one of the most real people around. You don't have anything to hide. Open and accepting, you are willing to discuss or entertain almost any topic. You are a very tolerant person. You are accepting and not judgmental. You should live: Somewhere warm You should work: At your own business, where you can set the rules

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofshoeareyouquiz/">What Kind of Shoe Are You?

Easter and Luke's 1 year Birthday

For Easter, Haws and I joined the rest of my family (minus Dana and Chase... we missed you guys!) at the Bendheim's home to celebrate Luke's first birthday and Easter with their family. It was so much fun!!! It is awesome being related to the Bendheim family... we always have such a good time when we are all together. The day started off with an adult Easter egg hunt which Haws and I missed because my rice dish took 30min longer to cook. Luckily, we were given the bag of eggs that didn't get hidden and my mom did some hunting for us. We turned out to be the real money makers cashing in over $55!! Sometimes missing out does pay off.

The food was so good! Everyone chipped in bringing a dish, so there was plenty of food to choose from. We celebrated Luke's birthday as well and he celebrated by enjoying his first piece of cake. Here are some photos of the festivities.

Lukey really knows how to eat cake. It always tastes best when it is all over your face! He is walking!!! OK... I am helping him out a little bit.
Ty and Nicole came by to visit with little Cambria. I am so excited they are back in the OC!
Haws wasn't quite sure what to do with this thing.

The boys and their favorite Aunts.

Just kidding Dana and Kori!
Our First Easter as a married couple :)
The Birthday Boy and Fam. Joshua was really enjoying his blow toy.

Here comes another Bride :)

Easter weekend started off with Tae Tae's Bridal Shower. Chelsey and Shannon did an amazing job decorating their parents home. These girls are getting so good at throwing showers, I think they need to make it a business! I wish I got more pics, but this is all I got.

The "BM's" (that's Brides Maids) A seductive pose using some of the decor. Lindsey and I are actually somewhere in the picture. It is like "where's waldo". Can you find us??

I am sure I will be taking more pictures than this at the wedding. Tae is going to be such a beautiful bride... I can't wait!

Happy Half Birthday Haws!

For Haws' birthday last September I gave him tickets to a Kings Hockey Game. Thanks to Ali who hooked us up with great seats to the game of his choice. It ended up being a day game which turned out to be perfect since I had a wedding reception to attend that night (shocker!) and Haws was suppose to fly out to Utah to see his nephew Thor receive his baby blessing. Long story... but he ended up never making it off the ground thanks to a JetBlue mess up. I was ashamed to say that I once worked for the airport and airline that caused him to spend his whole night being bussed back and forth between Long Beach and Burbank only to come home at 5am in the morning with not much to show for. Anyway... the game was 6 months after his birthday, which actually made it a half birthday celebration. Unfortunately the Kings lost... no big surprise there considering their record this season. We had a great time none the less :) Jen, Phil (Haws' childhood hockey buddy) Haws and me

Go KINGS! Loyal fans.