Winter Fun

An evening iceskating at the Gallivan Center followed by Christmas lights has become one of our favorite holiday traditions. About a week ago, the temperature was still in the 50s - that's too warm for us so we waited until it dropped to the 20s before we ventured out.
Are kids just impervious to the cold? I don't know how Diggity could stand to sit right in the snow - even with snow pants on that had to get chilly...
Anushka may have not be the most coordinated child on the planet but "she's tougher than steel" according to Whitt. She probably fell on the ice 50 times while iceskating and never cried and never quit. By the end of the evening she could make it around the rink without holding on.
A couple weekends ago, LB went to Bryce Canyon with some good friends to help decorate The Stone Canyon Inn for Christmas. On our way home, we stopped in Escalante for lunch and to hike around some cool rock formations.
This is the view from the balcony of the inn at sunset.

Yesterday, Anushka got to be 'Santa Lucia' in her school class and we talked about Christmas in Sweden.
Diggity was her star boy and for once he behaved. I was worried he'd start hitting people with his star but he was great.
At the end, our litte Lucia served cookies to her class. It was a lot of fun.

48-24...We WON the Bet & the MWC!

WAY TO GO UTES!!!
After the blue decorations our friends put up last year, I have literally dreamed of this day for a year. I just never had any idea it would be quite this sweet - undefeated season, MWC champs, and BCS bound - again!
Tonight, we got together with some fellow Ute fan friends for the game. We felt some stress in the first half but the second half was all Utah. The moment it ended, we headed straight to our cougar-fan friend's house with the U Fight song blaring. Here are a few shots of the house after we were finished...

BB made that red U and it actually lights up - so cool! Our friends (sitting in the middle) were great sports about the whole thing. They came out while we were decorating and laughed along with us while we painted their house RED RED RED...

Funny Conversation

I was eavesdropping on Anushka and her friend today and here is a sampling:

Friend: I'm smarter than you because I'm older than you.
Anushka: Not all older people are smarter than younger people.
Friend: OK maybe we're the same smart. But what about your mom? My mom is always smarter than me.
Anushka: My mom is smart but sometimes she's not even as smart as me. Like I know the capital of Greenland and she doesn't even know that!

~sigh~

10 & 0 baby!

Jasmine and Buzz Lightyear

Happy Halloween Friends! We thoroughly enjoyed the evening with great friends and family. Here are some shots of the kidlets...

Ten-Thirteen

Happy Birthday Chris Carter!

In honor of the (evil?) genius mind that created one of the great series of all time - not to mention the host of fabulous characters he used to tell his sometimes twisted stories - Mulder, Scully, The Lone Gunmen, Krycek, Mr. X, and certainly the Cigarette Smoking Man a.k.a. Black Lunged Bastard (to name a few).

Thanks to Mr. Carter, my roommates and I spent many a creeped out evening together and had excuses to throw parties, tape 'X's in our windows, and shine lights on them in order to signify the beginning of another season. His only flaw with the series was probably dragging it out a season or two too long - but his efforts should be commended. Just a California surfer at heart, he has been quoted to say "The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head." My kinda guy...

Here's to ya Chris - Happy 1013!

We Love Fall!

Fall is definitely in the air. The nights are brisk and darkness falls earlier each day. Today we took a scenic drive along the course of one of BB's bike races - the Timp and Nebo loops. We saw beautiful fall colors and were surpised by the amount of snow that has already fallen.School is in and Halloween is around the corner.Anushka ran her first race - a 2 mile fundraiser fun run.

One perk about fall (sans writers/actors strikes) is the return of the fall tv season. Thanks to our creative buddy Whittney, we had a fabulous "Office" Party last week for the return of one of our favorite shows. The party included Schrute Bucks placemats, staplers in jello, a completely UN-P.C. and Michaelesque 'diversity day' game and shooting garbage into a trash can contest.


No one dressed up (but that also meant no disgusting t-shirts - Chris!) but it was a great night anyway.