Adventures in Snowboarding

The 3 of us had planned to hit the slopes
pretty much the minute we knew we were going to visit Utah.

It took less time to reach the top than I remembered
from my high school bus trips to the slopes,
probably because I was traveling in, well, a BUS.

And so we arrived at Brighton: 2 newbies and 2 practiced snowboarders.

We almost look like we know what we are doing, don't we?

Jeremy, Angela & Eric, getting strapped in and ready for the first run!

Smooth moves by Eric

Angela, lookin' cool

My adventurous boys!
Parker seemed to get a handle on the mechanics immediately.
I was not as fortunate.

Worn out after giving it their all!
It was great to have 2 "experts" with us,
though I don't think they imparted any helpful tips!
Although if they did, it's hard to remember them when
you're sailing down the mountain at breakneck speeds,
trying to avoid trees and small children!

There aren't any pictures of me snowboarding.
Mostly because whenever I actually WAS vertical, no one was around.
They all ditched me for steeper slopes pretty much immediately.
I think this is the first time I've had a bruise on this part of my body.
Hooray for souvenirs!
Next time I'll wearing more padding :)

Our peeps in Utah

Thanks to Adam and Heather, we had an excuse
to take the week off from work and fly to Utah and hang out with our families!

2nd annual Sibling Dinner- thanks Eric & Courtney!

Siblings only--no parents allowed!

Only missing Josh & Scott in this one.

Parker & Grandpa at the Auto Expo!

Serious bonding time over hot rods, customs, and antiques

Addie and Parker were inseparable on this trip.

Addie wore Parker out from all the playing!

They never seemed to run out of things to do the week we were there.

Parker & Madsen- handsome little dudes!

Madsen & Ryan (incredulous for some reason)

Angela and Cassia

Addie actually had the nerve to be shy with me!

We tagged along to one of Addie's dance classes and
watched her prance around with her best friend.

It took awhile, but Addie finally warmed up to Jeremy.

Music makes everything less scary, even an uncle with a big goatee.

Soft pretzels at the mall.
This was Addie's first one...she'll probably be addicted now. Sorry, Rach!

Parker & Grandma W.

Maybe there was questionable content on the TV??

Adam & Heather got MARRIED!!!

Once upon a time, there was an awesome guy named Adam,
and an awesome girl named Heather.
They started dating and we all knew immediately
that those two supremely amazing people should be together forever.
Luckily, they agreed.

So we all flew to Utah to help them get married!

Not so sure it was the BEST idea for the groom
to be climbing that rickety ladder over and over....

Wedding day!

Does that look like a happy bride or what?

Adam looks pretty happy, too.

We were pretty excited about the whole thing, as well.
Just check out those smiles!

Here's to a future of dance-worthy moments for Adam & Heather!