BFF: Broadway Family Favorites

Yes, we were in a play!!! Ashley and Megan have done a couple of plays before and this time Kaitlyn wanted to be in it. There was a little hitch though, Kaitlyn didn't want to audition by herself, she was a little nervous. So she asked me to audition with her. Being the incredible and caring dad that I am, I told her that I would do it. Needless to say, I ended up being in seven numbers and she was in two. It was actually really fun though, despite the hazings by my brothers questioning my manhood (I did have to wear tights for two numbers). We had a great time with some great people. I surprised myself too. I never thought I would be able to sing in front of several hundred people. I'm not sure I will do it again, unless Britney somehow needed a little extra support. That may have been my theatre debut and retirement performance in one!

Bigwave's Big Surprise Retirement Party

So my Dad, Dave Sr., aka Bigwave, retired officially this week. Congratulations Dad!!! I look forward to that day myself. We recently had a surprise retirement party for him. He worked as a radiation oncologist in Spokane, WA and Coeur D'Alene, ID, but he is from Salt Lake. Old friends were invited, some of his long lost relatives, and even some medical school buddies of his. We had nearly a hundred people at our house. Not too mention, it was also his birthday party that day, March 17th, hence all of the green attire. We're proud of you pops! Some words of advice, live frugal, that's our inheritance your spending!

Ski Days at Brighton and Deer Valley

Deer Valley Ski Resort

Brighton Ski Resort

Grizzlies Hockey Game

We bought the "Pass of all Passes" last year to go to Seven Peaks, Liberty Land, and it had a few other perks, including a few free Grizzly hockey games. We took the entire family. Ash, Meg, and myself went last year and there was very little hockey, but tons of fights. No fights this time around, but lots of goals and hockey. Hockey fans I noticed are nearly 100% white and 90% white trash. Interesting crowd.

Christmas in Spokane

This year we decided to go to Spokane for Christmas. We haven't been up there for years and we may not get many more opportunities to go since my parents are going on a mission next year. So this was most likely our last Spokane Christmas. We had lots of fun. We took Eva, from Guatemala, with us since she couldn't go back home. We weren't planning on any snow, but it snowed up there a couple of times, just enough to go sledding. The kids made a snowman, built a toboggan, and went sledding in their swimsuits while they hot tubed. There are pictures to prove it. DaNae, Dori, and Drew's families were there for Christmas as well. It was fun to be around cousins that we don't see very often. Eva thought that Christmas in America was crazy, so many presents and no fireworks. We took went swimming and ice skating with the family as well. Fun times!