Tis the Time!!

Sorry for the uncuteness of this posting...but we are on our way to London. We're leaving in about 10 minutes!!! I hope you all have a Happy and safe Easter. We'll talk to you all when we get back next week!!

Happy Birthday to you! Cha-Cha-Cha!

Have you ever noticed that your family seems so much cooler when everyone's all grown up? Kyle and Emily both had birthdays this week and so I had to post embarassing pics of the both of them. I was thinking this week how awesome our family is. Sure we all have our downfalls, but that's what makes a family fun and unique.

I guess it takes years and for everyone to move away to realize that. Anyway, happy birthday to you both! :)!

California + Snow = Unhappy Marcie

Sam and I were TRYING to go to the temple on Saturday evening, when this is what we encountered. No the pictures aren't out of focus, it was SNOWING! GRRRR!!! Not only was it snowing, but it was like a blizzard. Oh it brought back memories of BYU-Idaho's winters. *Shiver*Snow belongs in Utah, NOT
in SUNNY Southern California!

Sam was really happy to see the snow. . .

Marcie was not! (Great pic, eh?)



We eventually made it through all the snow and we had a good time at the temple. I actually ran into one of my friends from BYU-Idaho. I hadn't seen her in like 7 years! She lives close to us and so now we have another buddy! So it turned out ok in the end. . . minus the snow part.

More of Our Fun Weekend

This past weekend our friends, Meredith and Andrew, and their 2 daughters, Elyce and Evelyn, came and visited us. On Saturday we went to the Long Beach Aquarium. It was WAY crowded, but we still had fun looking at all the fish, sea otters, sea lions, and sharks.

They even had a place where you can go and touch the sting rays. Yes, I did touch the sting ray, but I was extremely nervous! They feel very smooth! They also had a place where you can touch little sharks. Again I was pretty scared, but I touched the sharks. They're surprisingly rough feeling.

Later that evening, Meredith and I made my cranberry white chocolate chip cookies. Yum! Sam and Andrew ate like 2 dozen before the cookies were even cooled! It was fun to spend the weekend with such awesome friends. I only wish they lived closer so we can hang out more often!