Here she comes MISS AMERICA

And the winner is......my friend Karrie got us tickets to the Miss American pageant. Karries friend works with the Childrens Miracle Network and so we had an in. Our seat were only about 10 rows up. It was so fun to watch all of the girls. Taylor wanted Miss Florida or Hawaii to win but Miss Indiana did a great job! Afterwards, we hung around to try and find Slater (Mario Lopez). Taylor was more excited about getting a picture with him than anyone else. We watch Saved by the Bell every morning.

CRAZY GIRLS

We went skiing again this past weekend. I have tried off and on to learn to snowboard but I just can't pick it up. After 20 years I decided to try skiing again and it was actually really fun. Taylor, Carley and Payton all went to ski school for most of the day but I got them out early to come and hang out with Chris and I. Carley, was going so fast down the hill that I thought I was going to have a panic attack. She LOVED it and wanted to go again and again. She thought it was more fun to go with Chris because he let her go fast. Taylor is a pro by now and spends most of her time on Giant Steps. Payton is also learning how to snowboard and after only a couple of times is doing pretty good. Needless to say at the end of the day we purchased helmets for both of the girls. GEEZ....little kids have no fear!

LUCY - LUCY - LUCY

I am finally getting used to my 4th child, LUCY. I knew it was going to be hard work but getting up at nights again really isn't that much fun. She is actually a really good puppy with a great personality. She is growing up so fast!

BrianHead Fun

While we were in Cedar we took Taylor and Carley skiing. Taylor has been skiing for about 4 years and this was Carleys second time. Taylors class went to Giant Steps for the day so I was not able to find or watch her. She is growing up too fast! I stayed on the Bunny hill with Carley. She did great. The other kids in her class were just not into it so it was a little slow for her as they had to keep repeating everything. One of her instructors could tell she was a little more advanced than the rest of the kids so he pulled her aside and took her on two runs with just him. She is doing great and will be moving up a level when we go this week.

Check out the deer we saw in Parowan on the front lawn of someones house.

Chris and Taylor went again the following day and had a blast. Taylor has no fear and went down most of the runs on the Mountain.

Dreaming of a White Christmas

We decided to head to Utah this year for Christmas and spend it in our Condo in Cedar. Unfortunately, I got the flu the week before Christmas and the day we headed up to Cedar the rest of the family (besides Chris) got it. It made for a long couple of days stuck inside with a new puppy and a lot of cold weather outside. By the time Christmas came we were all feeling better. Santa made a surprise visit on Christmas Eve at Uncle Steve's house so the girls were ready to head home and get in bed so he could come back. Santa was very good to everyone! Taylor got an IPod, DS games, and a Karaoke machine. Carley got a Hannah Montana Wig, and a Baby Bath. Chloe got a lot of C-nani dolls (princess's). We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas

Santa Surprise

After years of begging and pleading Taylors dream of having a puppy finally came true! Santa surprised the girls and brought a puppy on the 20th of December. He said it was just getting too cold at the North Pole and he didn't want her to get forgotten in the cold. The girls named her Lucy Ellie Garza. She is just the sweetest little puppy. She is very mellow and loves to sleep, snore and fart....boy does she stink. We are still trying to house train but she does pretty good for the most part.

SNOW DAY

Las Vegas had there first official "snow day" since 1979. We had almost 5 inches of snow fall Wednesday night and it caused havoc on the city. Because Las Vegas doesn't usually get any snow at all the city is not equipped with snow plows. The girls had a blast playing in the snow and we actually still have a couple of inches in the yard. The girls made a cute little snowman the following morning.