March 2011

March was an eventful month. I got to go on a trip to DC. It was nice visiting my friend Anita. This is a picture of Anita and her son Aaron dressed up for church.

I went out to DC to go to my friend Rebecca's wedding. After 11 years of dating, it finally happened! It was reassuring to see her husband's enthusiasm at the ceremony.

While I was gone, Neil ran our favorite 10K race around Fiesta Island in San Diego. Last year, Neil beat my brother-in-law Ross. This year, Ross (after running a marathon last year) beat Neil. In the picture you see: Neil, Ross, my niece Becky, my sister Kelly, and my niece Haylee.

Yes it is OK for a boy to wear beads, as long as they are KING OF THE MARDI GRAS BEADS. As non-Catholics, we celebrated Fat Tuesday by wearing beads and masks.

Our year-round passes to Disneyland expired in March, so this was a our last visit to Disneyland and California Adventure. We went on the Monsters Inc. ride. Unfortunately Elaina had not seen the movie and the Monsters succeeded in scaring her. She did let Sully take a picture with us, however.

February 2011

We had snow in the mountains outside our house in February, a rare occurrence for San Diego.

Dad decided to celebrate his birthday with everyone at Rubio's. Seth appreciated the soda.

Mom and Dad both celebrated their February birthdays at my sister Kelly's house with her famous yellow cake with cocoa frosting.

La Jolla Shores kayakers and paddle boarders on a calm warm ocean day.

Seth and Elaina playing in the sand at La Jolla Shores.

Chinese New year celebrations in the Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego.

January 2011

January is the anniversary of the Mormon Battalion's entry into San Diego. Seth celebrated by panning for gold at the Mormon Battalion visitor's center.

We also celebrated the anniversery by watching the Mormon Battalion parade.

We took the train to Old Town San Diego for the Mormon Battalion festivities. Elaina would not be separated from her Strawberry Shortcake doll.

Neil and I celebrated my birthday at El Bizcocho a fancy restaurant. It was fun eating as slowly as possible to savor all of the flavors.

An unseasonably warm day at the beach made for a fun Martin Luther King holiday at the beach with the Mendeses, and cousin Katie.

The pond near our house is a favorite place for family home evenings.