Amanda at BYU. Go Cougars!
My nephew Christian. Tom was recently serving in the "desert" so that is the reason for the outfit.
My handsome dad and brother

I'm home sick- never had pneumonia before but my lungs hurt really bad. Although 24 hours of sleep really helped :) We went up to the snow earlier this week and I think I wore myself out. I exerted myself a lot watching Ross learn to snowboard. Sitting there, enjoying the sun... And then we went snowmobiling. Ross didn't like me as a driver but I thought I did well for a first timer. I only went off the path and almost tipped over once. It was an adventure riding in the back though- I think it must be like bull riding. Not that I have ever tried that. We had a blast though. Pictures to follow when i feel like sorting through those. We also went sledding and had to wipe out lots to avoid the trees. We had a great time. Thank you to my mom for taking us and to my brother Matthew for being there to have snowball fights with Ross.

My brother Tom is coming to visit us this week with his wife and my nephew Christian. We last saw them six months ago and now he is walking and getting even cuter. Tom is in the Air Force- he being deployed to Japan next. They live way too far away in Nebraska.

Liz is turning 30 this week. I'll post some pictures of the festivities later. She is planning her next trip to Antartica. I wish I could go but the price is high and I don't have that luxury of thinking only of myself anymore. I am crossing my fingers that Ross gets accepted to nursing school- we should hear in the next month. So hopefully we will go to the Philippines before school starts in the fall and then we can plan a fun trip to celebrate his graduation in two years.

Amanda is still up at BYU. She is doing athletic training and is working with the baseball team. How tough is that the watch baseball every day :) But she is working very hard and just got a job at the MTC. I miss her.

I am counting down until baseball starts. We have tickets for the A's home opener. I love this time of the year. The sun is shining and the trees are blossoming. I love wearing shorts and flip flops. And again, lots of baseball!

Here are some cute pictures of my family. I love living near home.

Still surviving night shift. It has calmed down some. We were having a string of patients go bad every night last month. The stress wears on you after a while. The latest hospital news is that the sewer broke and flooded the basement. Gross. They had to cancel all surgeries for a day. They are renovating the hospital and the front is a huge hole- kind of like when the area in front of the BYU library was a big hole but even more massive. I can't wait until they are done because we need a bigger ER and more beds! I was thinking the other day, my life is boring, I don't have much to post. But then I was thinking, if anyone spent an evening with me at work, they would definetly disagree about the boring. But it is just what I do and I don't think about work when i am off- for the most part. Some things do get to me at times.

So that is our update. Ross is out "running errands" which I am sure involves time at the plant and pet stores. He did leave a really long time ago. Our sunbeam class decorated our door for St. Patricks day so I have been eating Lucky Charms all week. Yum.

I love everyones blogs- I can't figure out how you all make them look so cool. Jealous of all the disneyland trips I have been reading about. Miss you all. Happy Easter!