Precious. Grandpa Bruce Jr. and Mini-Van ( as Dal & Beau call Vance ha) Vance got blessed this weekend so our fam stayed extra long and we played all weekend.
Grandma Shelley and big V.
The whole crew, BIG thanks out to Bill for the goofy friggin smile & Grandpa Jim for the peace sign.
Perfect timing. Right before finals, snow, and the holidays, we know. Long story short, we wanna save money and my condo is less expensive. So we decided to rent the West Jordan house because it hasn't sold and the tenants in Provo were leaving so it made sense. Plus, I was offered a job to nanny for my friend Katie in Orem and it just worked out. So, within 4 days we decided to move and were already packing.
Bill has the best Dad. His parents have a carpet company and when he heard we needed some carpet, he found a remnant and drove out all the way from California and brought it to us. This is how they incorporate fun with moving:) Bill's dad is a great golfer and was teaching Bill the best way to swing, if that is the right lingo.
Little punkin with Grandma Shelley...just a few minutes old.
My mom and I made a diaper cake for her!!! It was sooooo cute, the base was our present. We were so excited we made her blindfold herself to come look at it!
Prego herself, lame picture but it's the only one I took. der.
the spread. Brie cheese dip, veggies, artichoke and spinach dips and mini cheesecakes and blarney cakes. Food fit for a king!
The crowd, we ended up with like 27 people, fun fun fun!
That night we made peach pie! It was so fun and and tasty. Who knew the skin comes right off a peach if you boil it? Convenient.
Ta da! Beauty.
A couple weeks ago, Chels, Jordan Bill And I met the fam at the cabin. We went to these cool waterfalls I haven't been to since I was in High School. Pretty decent family picture!
On our wedding day it was pouring down rain so I was excited to go back and take pictures of the temple from different angles and the weather was amazing!
Bill coaches the University of Utah waterpolo team and this past weekend we went to a tournament at UCDavis. We were so excited and they took 1st place! They beat CalPoly, UCDavis, UCLA and Berkeley and others. It was awesome. Had some down time in between flights getting in so we went sight seeing, this is at the Oakland Temple.
They were ranked 13 and now they are ranked 2nd in the nation! They were so excited!
The goalie, Sam, won the MVP of the whole tournament and got his own little trophy.
Started out super fun with Dierks Bentley opening for him, who actually was just as good if not better!
Then it started pouring! Luckily we were in the rich people section way back on the grassy knoll so we had our trusty blanket...
Brad came out yelling " I'll play all night in the rain! I don't care! I'm here for you guys who work all day and pay for a ticket with your hard earned money to come see me so I'll play till they kick us out!" and I'm like "Freak ya we do! YAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Long story short-threw off the blanket and danced, it was super fun:)
Have I mentioned how much I love it here? I try and try to think positive about ending up anywhere and being happy,which I will. The magical thing for me about northern California is that you don't have to try. It just happens naturally. The second we hit Donner pass and Tahoe, I feel free and easy. The air is clear, the trees and greenery consume you and the buildings and houses all look unique and authentic. Not to mention people drive fast in the fast lane and slow in the slow lane. I fell in love with this little produce stand. I always leave CA eager to come back and excited for when we hopefully can stay permanently. 
