Caribbean Cruise

During the first week of January we were able to take advantage of the perk of working at a cruise line. We went on a 7 day cruise to the Caribbean with stops at Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Cozumel, Mexico; and Princess Cays, Bahamas. We left out of Ft Lauderdale, Fl and it was a little touch and go at the beginning. We were set to leave the day before the cruise left but our flight got cancelled due to fog. We scrambled and thankfully caught the red eye that got us there just in time. It was really stressful but we were glad to make it. We had such an amazing time. We swam with the stingrays in Grand Cayman, swam with Dolphins in Cozumel, hiked up a waterfall in Ocho Rios and went sailing in the Bahamas. There are not words to explain how fun it was. I felt like we knew the whole ship so there were a lot of people to hang out with. Only one thing would have made it better and that was if Wes could have come. He just started a new job for the city and was not able to make it. We have a cruise planned in August for Alaska and we are hoping that he will be able to come.
The beautiful, new Ruby Princess

The crew, we took up a large portion of the ship

Getting ready to eat...one of the highlights of the cruise!

The Three Amigos in the flesh...Cozumel, Mexico

Lying on the beach in Grand Cayman

Baby Issac

On December 20th Wes and I welcomed our 3rd nephew, Issac. He is the son of Liz and Steve, Wes's sister. He is so cute and it was great to have him here before Christmas. I cannot believe that we have three nieces and three nephews all under two. It has been a crazy couple of years but so good. We can't wait to welcome more babies into our family in the future.

Visiting the Sapphire Princess

This Christmas season, for our holiday party at work we got to go and visit the Sapphire Princess. Working at Princess Cruises has its perks and instead of having our holiday party at the office they had it onboard. We took a bus down to San Pedro and boarded the ship. We got to go on a tour and then have lunch. The food was amazing and afterwards we saw a show. Wes and I had a blast and it was nice Wes got to go and pretend he was on a cruise since he can't go on the one we are all going on in a few weeks due to work. It was a nice way to start the holiday season.

Lakers vs Pistons

A few weeks ago, my dad got tickets to the Lakers vs the Pistons at the Staples Center. I was so excited because I have never seen the Lakers in LA. The only Laker game I had ever been to was in Salt Lake when they were playing the Jazz so I was really excited when my dad called and invited us. We got to sit in a box because my dad knows some people who have a box. It was so cool and I was loving it. In between watching the game I was looking for celebrities and found of course Jack Nickleson and Leonardo DiCaprio who are always at the home games. Also there was Kelsey Grammer with his wife and the most exciting one for me was David Beckham. He was there with his kids and could possibly be the cutest dad ever. Even though the Lakers decided to lose their first game of the season while we were there it was still a lot of fun. GO LAKERS!

Dad

My little brother, Brian.

Halloween

This halloween was pretty laid back. We were invited to a Halloween party by Taylor and Mari. I wasn't planning on dressing up this year but when we got the invite we had to scramble for some costumes. Wes went as his usual soldier and I picked up some fairy wings. I know we are pretty original with our costumes but it was last minute! Anyway we ended up having a great time with Taylor and Mari so it was all worth it. On actual halloween I went to a wedding with my Dad which was eventful in itself. All in all it was a good halloween.

San Diego

At the beginning of October the whole family decided to head to San Diego for a little weekend trip. My dad was at a conference down there and we decided to come and stay with him. He got us all Sea World tickets and we had a great time. Bridget and Ethan loved all the animals and could not get enough. We really had a good time seeing Shamu and all the other animals. We got two day passes so we went two days so we could take in all of the Sea World experience. I did end up getting pooped on by a bird but it turned out ok. We had a super time and can't wait for next year!

It took like 45 min for Wes to take this picture

We just got off the rapid ride and we were soaking

wet. Also, a bird has just pooped on me...good

times!

Happy Birthday Wes!!

On September 22nd Wes turned 25! We had a family party with his family on Saturday and another family party with my family on Sunday. At his parents house we had moose tacos with homemade cheesecake made by his sister, Katie. It was amazing! Then when we went to my parents house we had steak and potatoes as well as an icecream cake that I made for him. Ethan helped him open his presents because he was getting ready for his own birthday which was on the 26th! He had a great birthday and can't wait for more to come!