Colorful Cali

Recently I noticed that Cali's Facebook status said "Live life to the fullest" and then these pictures showed up on Cali's Facebook.

Looks like she had a good time last weekend Living life to the fullest!

She and a group of friends went to the Festival of Colors.

I guess it is some type of Indian Celebration to welcome Spring. It took place at an Indian Temple in Spanish Fork - who knew there was such a thing in UTAH!

Cali said she heard there were 12,000 people in attendance.

This is what Cali and her friends looked like before the festival.

And this is what they looked like after....

Colorful CALI!!!

I am not exactly sure what happens but there is a lot of colored powder dye thrown around!

As of today, Tuesday, Cali still has pink streaks in her hair. She said you can tell all the blonde headed students who were at the Festival as they walk around campus because they still all have pink hair!

So do you think Cali looks better in PINK...

or in BYU Blue???

She is hoping the pink dye comes out before her voice recital on Thursday but if not - it will match her outfit which is pink!!

Keep on Living Life to the fullest Cali!!!

Culinary Adventures in Arizona

I had to share a couple of the fun things we had to eat while in Arizona.

Unfortunately my battery was dead when we went to Cafe Rio - so no pictures.

We did enjoy breakfast at a fun restaurant - Butterfields!

Don't Hannah's Banana Pancakes look wonderful!

Tessa was having a french toast craving and I had some yummy Spanish Scramble - the portions were huge!!!

And of course if there is an In and Out within any distance we must go!!

But our yummiest find was Tammie Coe Cakes! Debbie had seen an ad for the bakery in a local magazine she had picked up. The bakery was advertising FROSTING SHOTS!

Isn't that why you eat cake - to eat FROSTING!

We decided we had to try it! After a little bit of a wild goose chase trying to find the bakery we found it - unfortunately they were not serving FROSTING SHOTS that day but the lady assured us that eating one of their mini cupcakes was like eating a FROSTING SHOT

And she was right!

Half of it was yummy FROSTING!

We also discovered these darling and very DELICIOUS sugar cookies they were making at the bakery! They were so good!! Yes - we ended that day on a bit of a sugar high!!

You may be wondering where Jim was when we were having all this fun??? Back at home working - poor Jim!!

Spring Break - Phoenix and Sunshine!

Tessa and I are once again sitting in the Portland airport - a mere 15 hours after our arrival at the airport yesterday. While waiting for our plane to Dallas thought I'd update the blog with some photos from our trip to Phoenix.

Tessa and I flew out Friday morning to spend four days in the glorious sun with our neighbors Debbie and Hannah Osborne.

We left behind 40 degree weather for 85 - it was heaven!

We had a wonderful time doing nothing - we spent most of our time by the pool - in the sun. The hotel has a lazy river too which we enjoyed cooling off in!

This was Hannah's version of sunscreen!

As always Tessa was a total fashion plate!

We usually hit the pool about 9:30 a.m. and then ate lunch poolside or in the Hole in the Wall Restaurant on site. We'd head in midafternoon to shower and dress and then do a little shopping and dinner out.

We enjoyed dinner at Oreganos, Camarones, Village Tavern and In and Out!

We also got a little shopping in, of course and found Tessa a cute new dress for the wedding in Texas because you know she had NOTHING else to wear!!!

Hannah and Debbie flew out Tuesday afternoon and Tess and I went to spend the night with Tamara. We enjoyed dinner at Cafe Rio in Gilbert and then had fun visiting with Tamara and hearing all about her wedding/new life plans! Her engagement ring is beautiful!!

We were looking forward to sleeping in our own beds for at least one night before we headed out to Texas!