Things are going to change...

It being the second day of the new year,

I solemnly swear that I will post more and not have as many "photo catch-up" posts.

Seriously, it is a new year resolution of mine, especially now that school and Project 52 are coming to a close.

I promise...after this post.

Let us see...

There was a GREAT football game, BYU vs. Boise State, with Grandpa and Bug.

Halloween with the chillins!

I borrowed Hunter's wig to be Black Widow from the Avengers.

(when she had long hair)

In return I made Hunter into a comic book character.

Deruda wanted a wig as well.

the little Juan, the Padre, and Deruda played one last game of backyard golf before Deruda left for the MTC.

Since he left a week before Thanksgiving we had a "fake Thanksgiving" that Sunday with all the familia.

Lizzie and Tyler got re-acquainted with Rosie.

Dropping off Deruda at the MTC!

We left straight from the MTC to the airport so I could go to my first professional conference to present a paper in Baltimore, MD!

The second day I was there we ditched the conference and went to the museums in Washington, DC.

At the National Gallery I saw some of my favorite paintings!

We found A TON of squirrels and Mariana fed them nuts from her bag.

MARVELOUS day but super exhausting.

On the shores of the Potomac River.

On our last night we went to the Baltimore bay and ate at Bubba Gump's Shrimp Shack.

(from Forrest Gump)

Here, we acted like the sillies we are and pretended to be shrimp.

:)

After dinner I got some socks in the gift shop that said "Run Forrest Run".

I think they may become my running socks for races.

Just 4 weeks later we took Stephie to the MTC.

One week before Christmas.

Tyler was teaching Grandpa proper "foot-popping" techniques.

I had a back-ache.

So I got out my handy, and very old, rice sock.

...and FILLED the basement with smoke.

Apparently rice socks can go bad and try to kill you.

Who knew?

The little Juan and Morgan came up for Christmas and we decided to see the lights at Temple Square.

It was a really fun evening.

Well, technically a lot more has been going on over the last few months but there is a basic summary.

There you go!