Big Bear

It had been years since my family and I had been up to one of our favorite old skiing spots - Snow Summit at Big Bear Lake - so we hopped in the car and made the 3 hour (which turned into a 5 hour) drive. We had a beautiful sunny day on Saturday and woke up Sunday to some snow flurries.

Neal found us a little cabin on the lake

On every trip we made here in my teen and young adult

years, we always ate a hearty breakfast at the Log Cabin

before hitting the slopes. Today, we kept up that tradition.

A breath of fresh mountain air

Sunset over the lake

Night skiing

We have never done this but always admire

how pretty the mountain looks all lit up.

Disneyland!

It was 80 degrees in the middle of January so we decided to head to Disney's California Adventure, which neither of us had ever been to. We had the perfect day - great weather, no lines for the rides, and a glass of wine at the Napa Trattoria to end our adventures.

Yes, we cheated and took a picture of our picture.

The Boardwalk at sunset

It's a Bugs Life - the ride

In Da Club with Tron promo party people

Happy 2011!!

New Year's Eve at the Van Geems! Close family friends of ours, the Van Geems always seem to have a lively house with their 9 children (ranging in age from elementary school to late 20's) and now their newest grandchild. We had a lot of fun with all of them.

Neal and Mary

Lovebirds

Neal, Lira and Kelly

The winning team of Smart A**

Cousins

Balloon Hair

(she later dressed up as Lady Gaga)

Our host and hostess - Joanie and Tom.

At 11:30 pm, Tom was called away for a delivery.

He came home an hour later after having delivered

the first baby of 2011 for Ventura County.

Mom and dad lookin' good

The first day of the year was sunny and beautiful so

naturally we headed to the beach. Lunch at Duke's with a

hula pie for dessert was the perfect way to start 2011.