I seem to remember (and document) the big events in our lives - birthdays, holidays, job changes... But what I want to remember is the little things - the way David and I hold hands, the way Karsten looks with his hands behind his head without a care in the world, Skyla's giggle, and Sierra's ability to block the world when she's reading. So here's to what I want to remember the most... the little moments of our lives that equal a much bigger picture.
David has one month until he has to take the Alaska bar. He's remembered how much fun studying is...
This beautiful Hari Krishna temple is only minutes away from my parents house in Utah. I've always been curious about it and intrigued about these people's beliefs as well as amazed that there is a temple in Utah! Well, my uncle has connections (which you don't need, but it was cool to say that) and we got to go eat at the vegetarian cafe and take a tour this place. The kids had a great time learning about why the Hari Krishnas are vegetarians, who (what?) is Krishna, why there are blue men in their paintings, etc.
We even got to do some chanting.
And Skyla has a new favorite animal that she immediately called David to see if we could have one as a pet...
(Which for the record, did you know that llamas spit? Unfortunately I know this from personal experience and there must be something offensive about me to llamas because this has
We had so much fun bringing in the new year 
with my parents. Nana and Papa know how to Par-tay! We played games and watched movies and had super yummy food. I glanced at the clock and it was almost 11 so we quickly scrambled getting everything ready (includin
g changing the clocks to reflect an hour later so my kids would be tricked) to bring in the new year at 11. Then we proceeded to play and talk and didn't get to bed until after midnight anyway. We could've just celebrated at 12! Oh well.
