OK.... it's been about a year since we've (I) have updated our blog. So, I'm going to try and do it in a minute... or should I say, "1 year in 20 pictures... or so." When I first started this, I told myself I would pick only 1 picture from each event, so I wouldn't bore anyone.... but have you ever tried to narrow down a major event in your life to just one picture?
October: We'll start here... with proof that Dana is smiling and is at Disneyland. I think he secretly enjoyed it.
We rode Splash Mountain about 5 times in order to get the perfect picture. I hint another slight smile on Dana.
Newport Beach: BEAUTIFUL! BLAST! (except when Cooper got stung twice by bees)
HALLOWEENCooper the Ninja
Carly the Nerd
Taylor the Zebra
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBERThis is how we spent our Saturdays this past fall... watching Cooper play football.
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Cooper plays middle linebacker. He maybe small... but he can hit!
The team!
THE COACH!
FAMILY PICTURESMcKenzie Goff our neice took our family pictures this year. We had a blast and she did a great job.
Love the yellow and black.
And we didn't have any major "What to wear drama"... maybe its because I got a new coat out of the deal. Saw it at Target and said, "I have to have that."
DECEMBER
Christmas morning. We make the kids wait on the stairs until we're all ready.
Christmas Eve:
We drive up to Santa every Christmas Eve, while he's on a break in Alpine.
It wouldn't be Christmas without the grade school program....
gingerbread houses...
crazy sweaters (she actually wore this to school.)
and good friends....
PROM (yes this was in March - but I forgot to put it in)
January:
Preference
FEBRUARY:
St. George - a great getaway in the middle of the winter. Thanks Jeppesen's.
Cooper
FEBRUARY: Snowbird
My two boarders!
This is what I love about Utah. One week you can be enjoying the sun in St. George... the next the snow at Snowbird. Thanks Jason and Shelley for the invite!
Cooper is still skiing. He really wants to board. Maybe next year.
They had to have those hats. I think this is the only time they've worn them. They each owe me $30.
FEBRUARY:
Cooper's 8th Birthday
We took all his buddies to Jump On It.
Cooper says this is the best cake ever (Snikers from Macey's- really?)
I should really call this post "Not Costa Rica." So, for Taylor's HS graduation I thought we would go on some FABULOUS out of this world trip, so I tried booking a trip to Costa Rica. But I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Someone told it was the rainy season and August is not a good time to go, so I got talked out of it. (FYI - our neighbors went instead... they said it was FABULOUS - oh, well some other time.) Instead we went to San Diego with Melissa and Chad's crew. IT WAS A GREAT SUBSTITUTE! 
Taylor and Whitney (Taylor's BFF - do people still say that?), trying to get some rays and some reading done. I don't think either was accomplished. However, they did get some "riding" done, on some awesome beachcomber bikes.
Carly and Cooper love the sand and the water. They would stay in all day if they could.
Dana could handle the water only up to his ankles (that's 2 more inches than me). That water was cold!
Give that boy a BOOGIE Board! He got pretty good!
Love this girl.... will dearly miss her when she goes to BYU-I. Our house will be very quiet!
The sand monster! Now that girl can make a sand castle and boogie board like no other.
The whole gang... (minus Melissa's crew)... Notice the red faces! We didn't mind. The week before was overcast and cold.... so we got lucky. Great, relaxing family vaca. It's not Costa Rica... but hey, it will do. 
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