Orlando 2010

I haven't written a blog in soo long. Well here is something semi-interesting: Our trip to Orlando!(including outings to all Disney World parks and Universal Studios!) It was fun but very exhausting. We had a great time even though it rained alot and Seth got sick and I got in a stupid fight with some French lady( I admit it was stupid and pointless, but sometimes your nerves get a little ragged, even on vacation). So sorry French lady,I should have apologized and let it go. But lets get to the fun stuff!

In front of Cinderella's Castle at Disney World Magic Kingdom. Its pretty much the same as Disney Land, 'cept the Castle is a heckofalot bigger. And the teacups were closed for renovation, my favorite ride! I was disappointed about that.

We took a day to go exploring at Universal Studios. We rode this massive rollercoaster called the Hulk. We rode in the front row and I guess my hair was pretty crazy after we got off it. Shame we didn't get a pic of that.

With Captain America, yo! I got a pic with him just so my nephews could see it and think that I'm even cooler now.
One of the reasons we went to Universal Studios is because I really wanted to go to the new Harry Potter theme park. Its not very big, its just a small part within the park, but it was still awesome! Here we are enjoying some ButterBeer. It's like cream soda but more carmelly and with extra cream stuff on top. So yummy!

Hogwarts Castle. It has a cool ride inside. We waited 45 mins for that, the longest wait of the whole trip. Most rides we went to at Disney World and here were 5-10 mins, not bad!
Looking around the Harry Potter village. They also had a rollercoaster here called the Dueling Dragons. Its one of those where your feet hang free.

With Hogwarts students!

Back at Disney World we played around Epcot and met Minnie Mouse. It was a day that rained alot, you can see that my shirt is wet. One of the cool things about Disney World is there is characters out every where! I think you see them alot more than at Disney Land.
The famous Epcot ball thing.
Caught a showing of Captain EO
Played around with some Astronaut helmets. They have this Mission Space Ride that is really cool and simulates a shuttle launch and landing on Mars.

At Disney's Animal Kingdom we had a fun time. There was this Safari around the animal refuge, with all these cool African animals, lots of walking trails with more animals and birds, a petting zoo (as pictured above), rides (Expedition Everest is awesome), a cute dinosaur themed part, and Finding Nemo: the musical (so cute!). I think it was my favorite park out of all the Disney ones and think thats the only reason I would go back. Hollywood Studios was cool, but it's where I got into the fight with the french lady, Seth was sick, and the Fantasmic show got rained out so we didn't get to see it.

Some of the cool animals we saw on the safari. It was so cool to see them up close!


This Gorilla was on one of the walking trails.

Oh, and the Turkey Leg! gotta have one of those if you go the Disney World!

So thats all I have for now. I've been busy with the new house. I've been decorating alot and have done tons of painting. New pics will come soon!

Colombia Trip

We recently went to Colombia to have a family vacation and visit my parents before my Dad retires. Everyone except Peter came and stayed for a week, while I stayed for 2 weeks. So did Ben, who had minor surgery down there. We had a lot of fun hanging out together!

The adults went out and had some traditional Colombia cuisine at an old colonial house-turned restaurant in Bogota. Austin kept ordering fruit drinks they never brought it to him!

We went up to Monserate, a monastery that overlooks the city. It was a pretty steep gondola ride to the top.

We went out to a more tropical region for a few days and stayed with my parents friends. Cute newlyweds!
Having some poolside fun!
I was trying to shield my eyes because it was so bright. My Mom thought it looked like I was saluting. I was trying not to go blind!
We went out for ice cream one night and had some sundaes with fresh fruit. They put shredded mozzarella cheese on top. It was a little strange.
Look at this monster yawn I caught Luke doing. He was so tired from a day of swimming and running around.
Coming back, we bought some roadside pineapple.
The Buseta gave up on us on the way back to Bogota. We were stuck in a small town for about 4 hours. We stuck out quite a bit, to say the least.

We went to this cool zoo with lots of tropical animals here is me and Seth in front of the tiger cage.


Seth in his usual form. ooo, ooo!

We stopped at a roadside restaurant that had arepas, platinos, lots of different grilled meat and potatoes. We shared a big ol' platter of everything.

With Antonio, our driver and the coolest Colombian I know!

Group photo! There was a really nice view from here.

End of Year Wrapup

Wow! I can't believe 2009 is already over. Time goes by faster and faster. It's been a good year. We've had lots of fun. We've been to Park City twice, Goblin Valley, Washington, and Disneyland. We've ridden our bikes more this year, making use of our new bike rack. Its been great for me not having a job and being available to help out family (Peter is especially grateful). We were happy Ben was living closer to us most of the year and got to spend more time with his family. Mae got engaged and is starting off the new year as a married woman on Jan. 9th. Lots of exciting things have happened, like selling our townhouse and building a new house that will be done in April.

Here's some pics that haven't been posted yet. Happy New Year!

Starting off with some Disneyland pics of our trip in October



Silly Time with Zach!
Boys on Christmas morning

Us with the our tree we bought on clearance last year ($7.00!)
I want presents! I want preseeeents!!!

Looking cute in the Panda hats Dad brought back from his trip to China!

Past Few Months

I admit it..I've been a lazy blogger this year..but here are a few pics from the last couple months.

Mae and I took a hike last weekend- trying to get in a nice fall hike before the really cold weather sets it. I always have a good time with my sister!

Way back in June Mom and Grandma celebrated their birthday (its on the same day) Aren't they cute?!
We had a good time in Park City with my fam in the beginning of July. Seth and I were planning on doing a lot of biking on the mountain trails. We got one run in and then let Peter and Jenny borrow them. Peter somehow managed to bend the seat post on Seth's bike..that was the end of that dream...Anyway here's Dad and Mailee(plus Jenny and Luke in the background) chillin' outside.
Mae and I celebrated our birthdays (one day apart) in July as well. Here we are with our watermelon cakes, one healthy, one unhealthy.
July continued to be a good month with the McCombs Family Reunion in Washington. We got to play on the beach with our cousins Jaycee (why can't I remember if this is the right spelling?) and Aubrey, cuties! Sure Mae will appreciate me putting up the swimsuit pic!
In August I got to accompany my parents at a CNG class reunion in Dallas, TX. It was mostly people that went to the school in the 60's and 70's, but I somehow got pulled up to center stage and introduced at the welcome dinner. Probably 'cause I was the only graduate from the new century. Anyway, the best part of the trip was that my BFF Meagan lives in Dallas and I got to visit her! We hung out at the hotel and took care of Kyla while my parents socialized. I had the best time! I hadn't seen her since 2002! I think we will always be friends no matter what happens! Exclamation point overload!!!
Seth and I went to Vernal to visit Ben and his family back in August. We went to the county fair and scored some free samples! I think that one was Cinnamon, what a random sample!
It was Seth's b-day last week, so I made him this "Rock Star" themed cake, due to his severe addiction to Rock Band. It turned out ok. Those multicolored blobs are supposed to be flames.
Other than that, I've been making a lot of knit hats for charity lately. Seth snapped this beauty of me in progress last night, what a guy! I'm constantly picking up random bits of yarn off the floor now.
Other updates: We sold our house in July and are looking for a new house while residing at my mother-in-law's basement apartment. She is awesome for putting up with us! Wish us good luck in finding a house! Also, Seth's office is moving to a new location a few exits closer on the freeway. I'm sure he'll appreciate the slightly shorter commute.

In the Valley of the Goblins

This Memorial Day weekend we went on a little camping trip to Goblin Valley, Ut. It was fun except when it rained all day Saturday, but by Sunday it cleared up. We hiked and biked and got messy in all the mud. It was a nice place to get away to, though.  
Me cooking in the rain, we camped in this other valley about 10 miles from the Goblin Valley National Park. It was nice, lots of hiking and funky holes in the cliffs.

Some of the incroppings we hiked up to behind our campsite.

In Goblin Valley, Seth found a nice bowl shaped formation to take a nap in.
Other pics of our interesting finds.