Is that water green?

Saturday we had a fun boating day with the Anderson fam. It was such a great feeling to be out on the lake and to get back on the ski! It was pretty much heaven for me, skiing, sun, and lots of snacks! Maycee loved the boat and slept nearly the whole time, even when ACDC was blaring from the speakers. I think she will follow in her mother's footsteps and be a boater at heart. Maybe when she gets older she can convince daddy to get a boat. KC got out on the wakeboard to prove he has gotten better than me, then after a little wakeboard run myself, I showed him who is the best on the slalom. I was a little worried because it was the first time I had been out since the baby. But, once my feet got back in those boots it was like I never had a break. I am sad I couldn't get a picture of the whole crew, but the camera was running low on battery and died every time I tried to get a group photo. A huge thanks to Randy and Kristin for taking us out and letting us invade your house. It was a blast!!

Our cute boating baby!!

Way to go KC!!

Back in my element!!!

Welcome Sophia Emily Burdette!!

Maycee welcomed her newest cousin, Sophia Emily last thursday August 7th. She was born around 7 pm to very happy parents, my brother Blake and his wife Emily. She is doing so great and looks just like her mom. We are so happy you are finally here Sophia!!!

What a cute Family!

Can you believe how great Emily looks??!! Guess that is what happens when you only push for 12 minutes!!

Proud Grandpa!! Look how big Maycee looks...it makes me so sad!

The TRUE California Experience

Last week we celebrated our 4 year anniversary. Its hard to believe its already been that long! We have sure been through a lot together. We took a little jaunt to California on Monday night and came home Tuesday night. Just long enough to experience the beach and two wonderful meals. On Tuesday morning, we took Maycee for a swim at the hotel pool, then as we were in our room getting ready for the day, I noticed the windows shaking a bit and thought it was weird the wind was blowing so hard. As I turned and saw all the furniture in our hotel room shaking as well, I realized we were in an earthquake! Yes, we were in the 5.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted the Los Angels area last Tuesday morning at 11:24 am. K.C. jumped out of the shower all soapy and dripping wet, and we all huddled in the doorway of the bathroom and rode out the 12 second tremor. I brushed it off as not much, considering I have been in bigger ones. But, as we watched the news I had to laugh because they made it out to be such a huge deal. You would think that living in California where earthquakes are a somewhat common occurrence, they would brush it off as well. Nope...they were talking to all kinds of experts and receiving personal accounts from various viewers, it was quite entertaining.


We finished getting ready while listening to the hotel manager announce to all guests that there had just been an earthquake, as if we were trying to figure out what just happened. We then headed to In-N-Out for a delicious burger (animal style of course) and chocolate shake. Then off to Santa Monica Pier to walk it all off. It was a bit overcast but it soon burned off and we were able to enjoy a wonderful sunny afternoon at the beach.

We then headed down to Anaheim to meet KC's relatives at his favorite little hole in the wall mexican restaurant called Mexi-Casa. Along with the drive down the freeway came the traffic, another California exclusive. What should have been a 30 min drive ended up an hour and a half drive. When we finally arrived we enjoyed the much anticipated chips and cheese. I think KC was on cloud nine while he devoured them. The drive was well worth it to see KC's cousin and cute wife and kids and Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Stefanie.

Then it was back to the airport for a plane trip back to the great state of Utah. It was fun to celebrate our four years of marriage experiencing all California has to offer. From the great food, to the traffic, to the beautiful beaches and even an earthquake! Love you KC! Hope all our anniversary trips are this adventurous!


**Note: the lack of pictures stems from my memory card going corrupt last week. I have a team of enigineers working on retrieving the photos. I will post photos if they are recovered.