California dreamin'

Ice cream in Balboa

and Luke's first visit to DISNEYLAND!

Disneyland in February is the way to go. It was warm and perfect for the first half of the day and it rained pretty much the second half of the day. But...no lines! We would go on rides over and over and the longest wait was about 5 mins. Not bad.

Patting the chipmunk on the head

Luke couldn't take his eyes off of the life sized Buzz Lightyear. His favorite ride was the Nemo submarine ride but the Toy Story and Buzz rides got two thumbs up! We would ride on it, Luke would chant more then we would hop back on for another turn.

Somebody REALLY liked Jessie but I must say he is very good about never throwing tantrums when we don't let him get toys. He would just put her back on the shelf, give her a kiss and sign I love you. He pretty much did this after every ride.

Not quite tall enough for the raft ride but just tall enough for the Matterhorn. Yep, we took him on the Matterhorn. He closed his eyes the whole time!

A Bug's Life

L is for Luke Loving Life.

7 pm- Bye Disneyland. Thanks for the best day of this boy's life! This is the part where we beg Luke to go on a few more rides and he tells us "no, frome (home)" over and over.

**and a special thanks to my sweet friend/neighbor Kelly, that offered to have Luke play at her house while I blog because she had noticed that our Disneyland pictures had no been posted yet! How nice is that!!

You know that you are a good mom when...

1-You hear the doorbell ring while you are busy making dinner and you open the door to find your smiling two year old! How did he get out there? I guess he has learned how to unlock the doors.

2- When FHE is held only during The Bachelor commercials. I am ashamed.

3- You give your son a black eye {accidental of course}. Thanks to Luke's Kung Fu Panda head-butting skills right into my super strong cheekbone.


Let's hope tomorrow will go more smoothly.

Here is the poor litle guy holding an ice pack o his eye for a straight hour saying "broken eye".

DAVE'S INTERVIEWS

They are ALL done. Every once in a while Luke will randomly cheer "Daddy home, yah!" After 12 interviews he is home and relieved. We can't believe that this medical school thing is coming to an end in the next few months. It has been long and it has been hard, but hats off to Dave for working so, so hard and hardly ever complaining. Now we are waiting to see where we will be moving to in 4 months for residency. We find out towards the end of March.
Here is where he has interviewed at and our future home. Vote on your top choice. (Of course it depends on how much he likes the program, the match process and blah blah blah but it is fun to get every one's two cents in anyway).
In random order


1. U of U - UT
2. Dallas, Tx
3. Lubbock, Tx
4. Philadelphia, PA
5. Hershey, PA
6. Tucson, AZ
7. Cleveland, OH
8. Toledo, OH
9. Detroit, MI
10. Little Rock, AR



Cute Dave in Michigan doing interviews and staying with Jackson and Cara. I let Dave take the camera for this week, only if he promised me really good pictures of where we could possibly move. Let me tell you he delivered (please note the major sarcasm). Here are the pictures that I am just dreaming of.

I think these are of the Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit area. Don't they just make you want to pack up right away and move to this area?! But seriously I think these areas are normally nice and have a lot going for them (I hope), I just think these particular freeway shots are so funny.

This shot on the other hand DOES make me want to move to Michigan. Dave's brother Jackson is going to dental school there and his sister Ali and her husband are doing a residency there. That is a big plus to moving to this area. In the end I think we will be happy in any of these places but please note that I am scared to death of the cold. AZ has changed my internal thermostat forever.

**Thanks to Jackson & Cara, the Sorensens and the Parkers for letting Dave bunk up at your nice houses and for serving him gourmet meals. I am jealous.

In DECEMBER we celebrated

The Rain

The rain is a treat here and I guess that Luke has never seen an umbrella before because he got biggest grin on his face when I handed one to him.

My Birth
We went to out for a fun Greek dinner and Uncle Micah was in town for babysitting duty while we went to Twilight of course.

An Early Christmas Present

Oooh, a wonderful, manly, purple kitchen set sent to us from Grandma Linda. Which he loves. We had been eyeing the pretty, red Costco one but this one keeps him entertained for a lot longer with all of the fun features like a blender. This is such a winner. Good buy Ma Linda.
My Utah B-Day Party
Amy and Micah made the cake. Boy was it ever to tasty and pretty. I am so craving a bite right now.For some reason they were watching a movie and snuggling like this. It was very sweet. I think that they missed each other.

Christmas Eve
Anthony the Shepard. (The font size is having a mind of its own and won't go back to small)The greatest Great-great-grandma in the world! Grandma Roselle is 96 and going strong. Wittier and funnier than ever. Her secret is lots of chocolate and coke. I need to do a whole post on her soon. I love her.
Luke getting nervous as Santa walks in.He was so cute. He waited and waited and waited for all of the millions of cousins and finally Santa said "well it's time for me to go now." Oh, no. His tiny present was hidden but we finally found it. He jumped on up with a little smirk on his face.

It looks like he is going to throw that worthless Winnie the Pooh but it is actually his most cherished toy still to this day. Good boy.

Christmas Morning

The Snow

Luke and my mom shoveling

Sledding with the Snows, Jordan, Camilla and Danny. This is was a hit with Luke. I was surprised that he liked the snow so much. Hence the many pictures and big smiles.
The brothers trying to do something? I guess pile on top of each other. There is Jordan flying off.

Jo and Co. Such cute newlyweds.

A New Year

Utah game. Dave loves this picture for obvious reasons- Utah game, Vranes jersey in the back, Luke grinning. I do not- pictures taken under you never are flattering. But, ending one year and celebrating a brand new year is always so exciting to me.

and last we celebrated Getting Home To The Sunshine

spring has already sprung

Sorry to brag but I have to! I love this time of year.

TODAY:
High: 80°F
Sunrise: 7:30 AM

PHOENIX, AZ weather forecast

*and in much bigger news... we have a new president today.