Mike with VS. commentator Bob Roll (if you watch any cycling you will know who this is...he makes me laugh when I watch the Tour de France.)
Mike and I met some of our Chico friends in Sacramento on Sat. Feb 14, 2009 (yes it was Valentine's Day.) We were able to enjoy the Prologue for The Tour of California. I had so much fun watching Mike drooling over beautiful bikes and his favorite riders (and you thought I was going to say beautiful women:).) It was truly an amazing feeling and so incredible to be there watching the "big boys" of cycling...even if it was super cold!!!

YES! It is Lance Armstrong!!!
and yes...he did walk right in front of me
close enough that I could reach out and touch him
(but I didn't)

Take another look...

Valentine's Day

Do you know who this is?
No, it is not the stud bicyclist Mike Ricks...

My grandmother (who is in her 90's) made these wonderful stocking caps for all her kids/grandkids and great-grandkids for Christmas. I think it was close to 100. Anyway, I have been trying to get our whole family together to get a picture of all of us in the hats so that I could send a note with the picture to my grandmother. I think I was fighting a loosing battle, so I was able to get the kids together to take a picture. I thought they looked so cute (and Jess is going to kill me), but I had to share the picture. Thank you G.G. for making us such wonderfully cute and warm hats for Christmas! We know there was much time and love put into knitting these hats for your family. We appreciate you and the love you show us! Aren't Grandmas the best?!

Our kids LOVE the snow!!!! Especially Dillon and Madison. Utah had a ton of snow while we were there for Christmas and the kids had so much fun sledding and tubing. Dillon and Madison are just as happy on the sled as they are rolling around in the snow! I am quite happy either on my skis or inside with a blanket and hot chocolate! Mike always gets daddy duty and he get to take the kids sledding and tubing. What a GREAT daddy!

Happiness to me is having my family close by. Mike picked this beautiful background for our family picture. The mountains are amazing!!! (and not a bad looking family either!)

Christmas memories

I love to watch the kids decorate the tree for Christmas. They always have so much fun looking at the decorations from the past and talking about what year they got them. We had a perfect spot for our tree this year in our new house.