Christmas 2009

Celebrating Christmas 2009: Adrienne, Adelaide and I went to the Nutcracker Wednesday for a girls day out. It was a lot of fun. Adelaide was practicing dance moves on the stairs. Christmas Eve everyone went to Temple Square to see the lights and nativity. We rode the FrontRunner down, had some hot chocolate and came back to Ogden for some Chinese food. Merry Christmas, farararara, rararara (the Chinese waiters singing in A Christmas Story for those who don't know.)!

Adrienne, Adelaide, and Emilie at the Nutcracker

Davis LOVED Yao's Christmas present (a massager)

Emma & Adrienne on the FrontRunner

Yao & Davis

Everyone at Temple Square

4th Anniversary

Yao and I celebrated our 4th anniversary with cross country skiing at North Fork, dinner at Tepanyaki, and going to see the Blind Side. We both just finished our first semester of grad school so this was our first weekend in months where we could relax and spend some time together. It was a fairly warm winter day, for Utah, and the sun was out so it was a great day for skiing. We look forward to another great year!

Yao and I taking a lunch break

starting out on the trail

Yao's early birthday present

I got Yao rollerblades for his birthday but decided to order them early so he could enjoy them before the weather turned ugly. I always bug Yao to come running with me but he can't or won't. So now he can rollerblade beside me as I run-yeah a running partner! Here are some pictures of Yao trying out the new rollerblades by our house yesterday.

getting started

say cheese

round one, still on his feet

he likes his birthday present

Syd gets a haircut

Syd got a haircut Friday-he was not happy & he let his stylist know by peeing all over her and the table . . . twice. He did survive the ordeal and here he is scarfing down his breakfast that had to wait until after the cut.

Running woes

So I've been training all summer for the Logan Top of Utah marathon September 19th and first day of school I get sick. I figure it's just a cold and I can get over it. Well, it looks like it is a mild case of mono and three weeks later I am still sleeping 12-14 hours a day and running a maximum of two miles. The marathon will have to wait I guess.
When I get back to running I want a new pair of natural shoes. Here's a funny ad from Nike about the shoes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH4hsmroXaE

Emilie turns 30

I took my first skydive with Faris @ the Ogden Airport today to celebrate turning 30!

don't look . . .

soft landing

what a ride

Yao was nervous I wasn't going to come down alive. We don't have life insurance either. But I made it and I'm 30!!!!

School started

And so it begins . . .

sadly, it's only day three.

NYC trip w/Mom

Mom and I went on a nearly 3 week trip to NYC, Boston, Cape Cod, and New Hampshire in July. We had a great time and here are some highlights.

Chinatown taichi. We watched while we waited for a dumpling market to open so I could take dumplings home to Yao.

Fabulous donut shop on the lower east side

New Hampshire covered bridge

Mt. Washington Hotel main lobby

Mt. Washington New Hampshire Hotel front entrance

Summit of Mt. Washington

On our way to the top

Mt. Washington Cog Railway

Mom on a Cape Cod beach

Pilgrims landing monument in Provincetown, Cape Cod. Although there were other more exciting things to see in Provincetown.

Cape Cod bay

JFK Museum Boston, MA

Paul Revere statue on the Freedom Trail

Street dancers in Boston, MA

Great local seafood place if you have time to wait

. . . still waiting

Mom waiting for a ferry ride in Boston harbor

Back to NYC to see Jersey Boys-fabulous show

Falafel cart recommended by Greg & Rebekah

NYC public library

Skyline from Brooklyn

Time Warner Square-big statue, little peepee

Little Italy

Washington Square park

playing chess in Washington Square park

Chelsea market where Mom inhaled a chocolate cupcake

Tour of the Radio City Music Hall-that's a real rockette!

Tenement museums in the lower east side

Restaurant in Chinatown

Seinfeld diner near our apt.-don't go for the food

Subway musicians