winter life

snowshoeing with Summer

oooooooo, teton vista view

my verti-gal ski/snowboarding group @ Targhee

Teton Canyon with Julie

my hoppy puppy.

pre-spring

Bear Lake with the Bergesons
Sledding and skiing

skiing with Papa

Goin' back to Cali

sunny southern california

I had the wonderful oppurtunity to visit Southern California in January.

My brother, Scott and his family reside in a quaint town called, Rosamond.

Scott is a Lieutenant in the U.S. Airforce, and is stationed at

Edward's Airforce Base. His Emphasis is electrical engineering.

Summer stayed with her grandma, "Noni", and Andrew stayed in coooold Idaho to work.

It was a solo trip for me, and I loved having a few days to check out.

A much needed break, and how wonderful it was in the 80 degree warmth and sunshine of southern Cali, with the great company of Scotty, his wife Sue, and two children Anna & Reese.

Santa Monica Beach

Sue and Reese

Boogie boardin' with Scotty...

the ocean felt very refreshing

Edward's Airforce Base

very big planes

Anna made us a sand angel

Lieutenant Scott James Lefgren

the cute Lefgren family

Anna Riley

3.5 years

Reese

1 year

Meg Ryan's Home.

I was hoping she would invite us into her hollywood crib

(no such luck)



I was also crossing my fingers to see my least fav musical artist...Brit,

you know, Britney Spears?

This is Leo's (de Caprio) house. You know he's into save the world and enviroment/green campaign and stuff, you can totally tell how dedicated he is by his home. too cool.

Grauman's chinese theatre

walk of fame

Universal Studios

Jurassic Park

Matt and I

catching up on the Bourne Trilogy

Series of Holiday Events

the littlest shepherd girl

nativity @ Noni's family Christmas party

Sledding with the Miller Family in Hyrum, Utah

Christmas Eve

Snow Angel(s) of course...

Summer's Miller cousins:

Evan, Miles, Sam, & Sophie

Holiday Sweater Dinner Party

(Christmas Eve)

"to spread Christmas cheer, wear a sweater for everyone to hear!"

Christmas Morning! @ Noni and Papa's

Baby doll for a very nice girl








More fun in the snow!


New Years Day...

Summer's first experience Skiing @ Grand Targhee Ski Resort back home

in Victor, Idaho.

(she isn't so sure about those stiff boots)

All Set! Snow conditions taste great.

On your mark...

Get set...

GO!

Once Summer realized how adventurous skiing is, she loved it.

Andrew took her down the kiddie slope about 8 times before her little legs were

"all done".

Magic Carpet ride.

It has been a fun-filled, busy, quality family time, Holiday.

Christmas tree Documentary

We found the "perfect" Christmas tree. Well, is there
such a thing as the the perfect tree? This year there was for the Millers.
No bare sides, not to full, not to skimpy, good overall shape,
and most important...soft needles (aaaaww.)

The Hunt. Summer scoped out the prospective trees high on

Daddy's shoulders. But soon wanted down to get a closer

look at the white fluffy stuff on the ground.

Summer soon realized she could have snow cones all year long.

She nestled in over this tree stump for 10 minutes licking the

snow. The only reason she left is because we physically forced her

away, as to not leave her behind to be eaten by wolves. oh my!

Onlookers gazed at the perfect tree as Andrew drew out his

mighty saw to cut it down! (Ziggy came to visit us again...hence

the foxy looking pup)

Seeing how the battery was running low, the 4 inch trunk was

a mighty fight for the young strapping lad, BUT he pervailed and

conquered its longing desire to remain in the wooded grove.

After much snow-licking, dog chasing, and tree cutting observation,

Summer shown signs of exhaustion. Thank goodness for a

fine K-9 companion that will lend a soft shoulder to rest

her weary head on.

Alas, the tree is complete! One last trimming on the

bottom portion, some fresh water, lights and ornaments,

then celebrating to boot. Our 8th Christmas tree hunt

comes to a close.

Golf Ball frenzy

Andrew and our brother-in-law, Adam, sort of have this tradition in the late fall to hunt for golf balls at a local golf course. The ponds are practically drained of water, so it makes the hunting and gathering a bit easier. Imagine a feast of golf balls laying wide open in the exposed mud bottoms of the ponds. The ball gathering is quite exciting for the boys, and apparently better than animal hunting, since Andrew turned down duck hunting due to this fun acivity.

The process is quite complex, but once the balls are gathered and carried in five gallon buckets, they are soaked in hot soapy water, and stirred ocassionally with a broom stick. Then they are ready for TLC, through individual hand wiping.

Andrew then hands the polished ball to Summer, who proceeds to throw it in the rinse bucket. (cheap labor)

The balls await a final hot water rinsing in the bath tub. Then they are carefully placed on a towel to air dry. The golf balls will then be transported to Hyrum, UT where they will be teed off the edge of Hyrum reservoir into the water again.

228 Golf balls in one hour