ACFAS in the Big Easy

Scott's podiatry conference was in New Orleans this year, and this one happened to fall on Valentine's day. We experienced night life in the French Quarter, ate beignets and cajun food, visited an old southern plantation (best part - the grounds were gorgeous) and hung out with our favorite "foot friends," the Spencers. I'm always so grateful that Scotty lets me tag along on his adventures. 

Another Nally Wedding: Tanner this time!

This is becoming my favorite tradition (flying home for Nally weddings, I mean). This time, since mom and Chrysta live in Kansas with me, we all flew home together. And we even ran into Lisa at the airport in Phoenix. Then we all hopped in a rental car and drove straight to Cafe Rio to meet up with Lori and Shana for dinner. Put me in a room with all four of my sisters and I'm practically in heaven! We spent the rest of the weekend goofing off at Jeff's house and doing wedding as usual: a fancy luncheon at an Italian restaurant, setting up and taking down the reception, attending the temple sealing of course, and seeing all the people I love in the world! I even saw Kimber working on the catering crew! The only thing I dont have a picture of is the bride and groom, which is a shame because they were utterly adorable and so in love.

Monarch Mountain

Another skiing trip in the books for us Gordons. I'm so grateful that the Clarksons brought us to Monarch Mountain and got us hooked last year. So far, there isn't a single member of the family who doesn't absolutely love skiing! It has been such a fun hobby to enjoy as a family. This year we brought our friends the Boones and stayed in a cabin with them way up on the mountain (less than a mile from the ski resort). Each of us has a buddy in the Boone family so it was great fun. There was plenty of snow around the cabin and a little creek of running water and a bridge to keep us entertained. The kids and I spent several hours building snow castles. But the skiing was the best part. The kids are all getting proficient enough to keep up (Reed was riding the big lift and skiing greens, and Liam was skiing greens and blues!). It was so fun to all be on the mountain together. Nolan tried snowboarding this year, like his dad. He was a natural! Mae stayed home with grandma and got spoiled and doted on. The Boones ended up having some minivan trouble because of the slick roads and the deep snow, so we had to shuttle people around and they had to go home in a rented SUV. But other than that, the weekend was a big success. Everybody improved and no one got hurt!