Ballroom Dancing

Okay, Jonny refused to look at the camera or let me snap any cute shots of him. Jonny has been taking ballroom dance lessons before school on Wednesdays & Fridays. He has learned the Cha-Cha, Tango, Foxtrot, etc. His school recently had an assembly for the parents to come and watch what our children have learned. I am amazed! Jonny is a really good little dancer.

Allergic to Walmart....

I used to joke that Walmart is so dirty & nasty I'd need a tetanus shot to go there. Turns out that I need am Epi-Pen. I am literally allergic to Walmart. I reluctantly went in there for something and within a couple of seconds my hands were swelling up over my rings. OWIE! I HATE YOU, WALMART!!!!


(Normally my hands are long & lean....)

SNOW - SNOW - SNOW

Attention skiers & snowboarders! Utah got about 12-18 inches in the valleys this week. I can only imagine how much snow there is up there on the slopes.

Jonny was an ANGEL an offered to shovel the snow away from our drive.

Alex was happier to lay in the snow and make snow ANGELS.

I was standing on the porch snapping pictures and wishing I could be in ANGEL's Beach.

Jonny is 12th... Oh, MY!!

Geez! I feel really old when I say that I have a 12 year old... but Sunday was Jonny's 12th birthday. He is getting so mature that it's scary!!! He is the MAN of the house & sometimes I feel like it is him raising me instead of the other way around.


It was Jonny's chocolate cake, but he let Lex help blow out the candles. What an awesome big brother. <3

FLOWRIDER - Surf's Up!!

This year for Jonny's birthday he really wanted to go surfing. It may be snowing outside in Salt Lake City, but indoors it is surf time!!!

Jonny did AWESOME!!! He was able to surf with the tow rope!!! Lex rode the waves for 15-20 minutes on the boogie board. Also along for the party were Jonny's BFFs Ben and Trevor.

Miami & Ft. Lauderdale

Ok- it's a tough job, but somebody has to do it....

While Utah was suffering from below freezing temperatures, Miami reached a record high of 87 degrees in December. Utah was 8.7 degrees. I was happy to be in Miami.

We ate at Monty's in the Grove on Tuesday night. Mmm....It was some of the best Mahi Mahi ever! I also tried oysters & conch fritters. Interesting... but glad I tried them. (Well maybe not the oysters.... I got SICK!!!)

On Wednesday we went to Ft. Lauderdale beach and ate at LuLu's BaitShack! YUM!! Yummy happy hour menu...although I passed on the Raw Bar this time.

In the pic- Me, Wendy Peck, Calli Toulatos, and Lisa Broadhead (AMEX)

Extreme Makeover

Well, maybe the fall/winter weather had me depressed... I don't know for sure, but the other day I woke up feeling like I needed to cut off my black locks and GO BLONDE!!!

BEFORE:


AFTER STRAIGHT:


AFTER CURLY: