The Latest and Greatest Happenings...

Brandon, his brother Pat, and I were going to go snowshoeing for a blissful holiday excursion. Turns out the pipeline didn't have enough snow, so we just went on an adventure filled hike. Gorgeous and our tiny babies had a blast.





Pat turned 30 so we went with Brandon's family to the Tavernacle to have a festivus celebration. It was their parents' first time to the Tavernacle, so it was fun to see their reactions to the songs and things the pianists say that are a little naughty...:)
Very serious brothers.
B and his fabulous mom.
What a cute family:)

And best of all, our ugly sweaters. Thank goodness my dear mother saved her seasonal sweater collection, because it has come in handy many times. You can't tell very well, but I did the Utah poof on my hair. I tried the best I could, and it is actually really hard to do. No one ever needed a Bump-It more than I did at that moment. Brandon did the mid-90s hair spike, and all that was missing from making his outfit amazing was some frosted tips.

My Day of Alllllll Days!

In honor of my blessed birth, I decided I was too sick to do anything(work) but go to Snowbird last week. What a genius plan because it was one of the best days ever! We rode in knee deep to waist deep powder the entire day.:)


Food is soooooo delicious when you're on the mountain for some reason. The chili I had may have saved my life. Just incredible.


Every time I turned around he was eating snow. Now, I like eating snow...but the amount he eats is just ridiculous!

Best Day Ever!

Precious. Just precious.
Now I'm 29 and very wise and mature.

Halllllllsssssweeennnnsss!

A festivus All Hallows Eve! Brandon's brother had a rockin' party at his house, so I went as an incredibly hot German bar maid, and Brandon went as a little person in a giant hat. I put the video of his costume at the end. He's wearing some of it in this pic, but you can't really tell...:)


Pat...He's Justin Timberlake in the SNL short "Dick in a Box"




And more appropriately for my job, I was a breathtaking Alice in Wonderland...and yes, Halloween parades in schools are still alive and well!

End of Summer

To unofficially end summer, Catherine and I biked down to the last concert of the Twilight Concert Series and met all sorts of peeps down there. Perfection.

America's Hat!

We returned to the Mercer family reunion in gorgeous Waterton, Alberta. It's kind of like a sleepy Jackson Hole. We had a grand old time...:) Fun fact: We didn't have any episodes of second or third cousins caught canoodling this time. That happened at the the last reunion. Seriously. My great uncle had to lecture them about the fact that they were related. :) I still laugh when I think about it. Anyway...Waterton...beautiful!

Waterton Lake

The amazing fashions of Waterton...
My great grandparents' grave...

Such a cute town...

The red rocks... if you look closely you can see Sara and me. We are going on one of the rock slides in the river...



The water was soooooo cold! But the slides were too fun to pass up...






The start of the hike to the waterfall...


My dad turned 60 on this trip and is already showing signs of dementia...as you can see from this picture..





That's the Prince of Wales Hotel. I've always wanted to stay there...hopefully someday I will!