Hoover Dam

Isn't this shot cool with the bridge?

The white line around the mountains is the highest water line

The dam is very large! It was my first time, and I really enjoyed it. Kimball and I took a few days off from our jobs (him-the dairy, me-McKay) and spent our anniversary-December 28-in Las Vegas. We had a great time and it was a much needed vacation.

JoAnn

Kimball's mother, JoAnn, passed away Saturday in a car accident. Words can't really express our thoughts right now. We are deeply saddened and shocked. {This was taken October 2009. Since that time, JoAnn has lost 70 (give or take) pounds. She had worked very hard to lose the weight and looked absolutely amazing over the Christmas holidays when we saw her}

She was the life of the party on New Year's Eve, just the day before she passed away. We are grateful for her love, support, generosity, sense of humor, and kindness towards us. One thing is for sure: she LOVED McKay!

What should he be when he grows up?

My 14 month old is trying to decide....

A tupperware consultant
A sock model

A kitchen organizer

A cook (a doctor on his days off)

A dishwasher (a doctor on his days off)

Or maybe he'll just stay a kid for a while

We are having a great December so far. The parties and get togethers have been enjoyable. Now we can relax for the rest of the month. We have had hardly any snow. Someone the other day said, "I wish we were having a white Christmas. I don't like green Christmases." GREEN??? That is a generous description of a southern Utah winter. he he he. We will spend Christmas with Kimball's family in Enterprise. I am excited for McKay to open presents, even though we should really just be getting him a cardboard box and that would keep him busy for a couple hours. :)

{MERRY CHRISTMAS}

Blissful Weekend

Definition of blissful weekend: having your husband home all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

Haircut

As I have mentioned before, I have trimmed McKay's hair in the front and back many times. His hair has been a lot of fun, but the length and thickness and all-over-the-place-ness was getting to me. So, that led to a REAL haircut.

{Before haircut. McKay is sitting with his cousin Sam. Side note: when we visited Sam & Lauren in Seattle, Lauren would refer to me as "Shelley" and Sam would refer to me as "McKay's mommy." Cute.}

{After haircut with the barber himself}

{Spiky hair McKay is sitting in front of the spiky tree- he figured that one out real quick}

Thanksgiving

We spent a day in downtown Seattle when we were there for Thanksgiving, and what a fun, cold day we had!

We saw the Nutcracker ballet with 15 extended family members (yearly tradition courtesy of grandma)

We rode the carousel

It was kind of chilly

We saw the gingerbread houses that various companies have commissioned to be made all out of different types of candy and food. Very cool!

Thankful for family

pictures taken by Melinda Bowler

I am thankful to have these boys a part of my life (even though McKay doesn't look very thankful). I just loved his little face on this picture, so I had to add it. We leave today to spend Thanksgiving in Seattle, my true HOME! I can't wait to be there again. That place holds so many memories for me, especially around Thanksgiving time as we have a lot of traditions as a family there for this holiday.