so MUCH snow... so much FUN!

I am not a snow lover, but I have been trying really hard to enjoy the good things about snow... Last week we had TONS of snow, so Tuesday night my friends Kristi and Karlie (yes, they are twins), invited me to go sledding.

We went to our friend Trevor's house in Mapleton where we hitched up a kayak to the back of a Razor. It was so crazy! Kristi, Karlie, Carrie, and I all rode on it together as Trevor drove us down the snow-covered streets. We fell off tons, and I have THE biggest bruise of my life to prove it. Sorry, I can't post pics of the bruise because it covers half of my right butt cheek. OUCH! All in all, I had a really great time and am starting to change my tune about living with snow.


On Saturday, my sister Amber competed in the Special Olympics Winter Games. She did really well in her snow shoeing competition and won 3rd place. She was really excited because she was interviewed by KCSG (a small local TV station). I am so proud of her!

New York was a Blast!

I was in New York City from December 29-January 1st. It was tons of fun! While I was there I saw the tree and skating rink at Rockefeller Center. I also went to the "Top of the Rock" and saw the most amazing view of New York during the day and at night. We went to the Central Park Zoo and saw the cutest penguins and sea lions ever! We also went to a comedy show at the Comic Strip in Upper East Side. Some other places that I went to that were fun were the Joshua Tree, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the best Italian restaurant ever (I can't remember the name...). On New Year's Eve we celebrated at Noah's apartment by playing cards, having dinner, and watching the ball drop on TV. Then after midnight we went out on the town! I have been to New York a few times before, but this visit was really different because I was hanging out with people that live in the city so we did some unique things. Noah and his friends were so nice! Here are some of my favorite pictures:

A Penguin at the Central Park Zoo. So cute!

Noah and I on "Top of the Rock."

The view from the top!

In front of Rockefeller and THE tree...

At the Joshua Tree with Alexis and Terry.

Egyptian display at The Met.

New Year's Eve! We had so much fun!