Here is K.C.'s first attempt at making Sushi. The seaweed wraps he bought were too small to wrap all the way around everything he packed in them, so they were more like open-faced Sushi sandwiches. Looked funny, but tasted AWESOME! He did redeem himself and followed it up with more eye pleasing stir fry....
You can't take a trip to California and not make it to In-N-Out. I think this was the first stop after we left the airport...Can you tell how much we enjoyed the food?!!
Gracie found some new friends...I think she became the main attraction on the pier.
Maycee wasn't so sure about the sun in her eyes, but I thought it was a cute family pic...
That night we had some great mexican food at Mexi Casa-an old favorite of the Anderson family. KC is constantly craving the "chips with cheese and sauce".
On Sunday we mostly hung out at the really nice resort we stayed at down in Newport. That night we headed up to KC's cousin's house for some home cookin' (prime rib baby!!). Thanks again Jennifer and Taylor!
The view from our balcony...not too shabby.
Maycee loves seeing Bailey and Lindsey...they are always so excited to play with her!!
Bailey and Lindsey tried to sneak away with our shoes...
On Monday we hit the main attraction in southern California-Disneyland! It ended up being the day with the WORST weather! Maycee's first Disneyland experience ended up as the "Wettest Day on Earth", but I'm pretty sure she still loved it.
One of the few moments of sunshine during the day...the girls found the ducks. Probably one of the highlights of their day!
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The classic photo at the front of the park...Too bad you can barely see Mickey.
We ended our trip with a visit to Balboa Pier and Newport Beach. You can't go to Balboa and not have a balboa bar or frozen banana. Brittany and I chose the chocolate covered banana....
SO GOOD!!
She's a natural beach bum...
Newport Beach - Perfect way to end our trip!
This year's Valentines Day was special because KC and I had a special sweetheart to share our love. I have to give credit to KC and his friends for the awesome surprise they pulled off (at least it was a surprise for Brittany, good job Jody). They started the planning weeks ago to head up to the Tait's cabin at Bear Lake on Friday night to have a very nice dinner and sleep over. The dinner was so good, complete with a very creative menu and super yummy dessert! All the details are below...with lots of pics!
The boys hard at work getting our dinner ready
The table set up...there was a rose by each of the ladies' plates with a note from their man! (click to enlarge) 
I'm pretty proud of this "Lovers Dinner" menu...done by my husband. He is pretty creative, and funny too!! (Click on the menu to enlarge it....) 
Jeff trying to grip his fork with his huge snow gloves...cute scarf Jeff!!
The main course...Lemon Chicken with cheesey rissoto and grilled veggies on the side. It was so good! Yes, the boys cooked all of this! 
Poor Maycee has been sick for the last week with her very first cold, snot constantly draining...this was the biggest blow! (sorry its a little gross, but I thought it was SO funny!)After dinner and yummy lava cake for dessert we finally got the kids to bed (super late because of the heating issues). Then we shared our favorite stories about our spouse...this quickly turned into the most embarassing stories of our spouse. We still can't believe Jody and Brittany had no stories to tell!! By the end we were all sore from laughing so hard and decided since it was 2 am it was time for bed. We prepped some sticky buns for breakfast and headed for our warm beds.
This is what we found when we came downstairs in the morning. Guess it got a little TOO warm in the cabin...It was gooey goodness when we cleaned it up and cooked them!
The guys: K.C., Jody, Roomate Jeff, and Tall Jeff 
The ladies: Natalie, Brittany, Sally, and Chiante
This is the best picture I could get of Maycee in her Valentines Day outfit. Love her!!
On our way out of town, we had some dinner at the local drive-in and snapped a little family photo with the bears...they are everywhere up there! This one looks like it might eat Maycee's head!***I want to thank my husband for all the planning he did for this...not to take credit from the other guys, but I know he spent lots of time and I am so grateful. It shows me how much he really cares, that he would want to surprise me with something so creative and special. I just want him to know how much I love him and hope he knows that he means the world to me! Love you babe, things will turn soon!
Happy 29th Birthday!!!
We had a little get together Sunday night at the Jardine's cabin for their birthday. We all had a huge steak dinner and some yummy Texas sheet cake. Fun to hang out with everyone for a night!
Had to get some pics of the the cute girls in their mathcing outfits! Thanks Grandma, for the cute skirt and vest!
Those who could stayed the night and enjoyed a little rock band.
We spent Christmas Eve at the Burdette home. Starting the night off with a yummy homemade lasagna dinner, with homemade breadsticks too! With our full bellies we headed to the tree for presents. Every year my parents find a different video to help us remember why we are really celebrating...its nice to reflect and remember Christ and all he did for us. Thanks for helping us remember Dad and Annette!
My brother wanted me to fix a hole in his sweatshirt so he gave me a bunch of thread to do it! His real gift was a gift card to Nordstrom...Thanks Rob!!
Grandpa and Grandma...Maycee loves you!
