So I had some holiday time that I was about to loose so last minute I got a 5 day weekend. It was wonderful and relaxing. A little too relaxing actually. I'm disappointed now as I think of all the things I could have gotten accomplished but didn't. Oh well. I enjoyed it and did a lot of shopping and I cleaned a little bit ...and I knitted A LOT. My hands are a little sore from all the knitting.
I bet all you pregnant women are wishing you were having a girl. Too bad Mel is the only one of my 8 friends having a girl. So her baby gets spoiled with this beanie!
(in this picture it's on my hand...my mom thought it was on my foot)
I also knitted a second pair of slippers. These are MUCH sturdier than the first pair and I think turned out pretty dang good!
I also knitted a second pair of slippers. These are MUCH sturdier than the first pair and I think turned out pretty dang good!
The drive to Roseville was...cold. And icy. As you can read the thermometer below... This was taken outside of Elko. Lucky for us when the sun came out the roads were less icy and we could actually go the speed limit. 
Over Donner pass we were at a dead stop TWICE for over an hour each time. As you can see the roads are pretty clear, so we still have no idea why we were at a dead stand still. But at least we could get out and stretch our legs and enjoy the beautiful scenery. 
Thanksgiving morning I ran the Race to Feed the Hungry with my oldest brother, Jake. He ran the 10k and I ran the 5k. I'm proud to say I beat my first time by 6 minutes. Yes, my first time wasn't that great, but this time was pretty good. I'm proud of it. I ran it in 26:15. But I know I can do better than that. Being that I was running with about 30k people, it was hard to manuever. Sometimes I'd find myself at a dead stop. So I can't wait for the 5k race in March. Hopefully I'll get a better PR.
The drive home from Roseville was long as well, we got to see beautiful snow in the Sierras though!
This was our view the last two hours of the drive. UGLY!!!
Unforutunatly Kev is not in this picture because he was on his mission, and we don't have a family picture since he's been home. But I'm just as grateful for him too :)
My inlaws. They are all so awesome. Unfortunatly their kids weren't at our wedding, but we were lucky to have all the siblings & spouses there! Marrying into the Worthen family has been wonderful, and if it weren't for them I think life in Utah could be rough. 
I'm grateful for the way I was raised, and that I was raised with parents strong in the gospel. One of the things I'm most grateful to my parents for is my 3 adopted brothers (well and of course my other 5 siblings). I look up to my parents for their selflessness and the life they are giving these boys. I love my brothers very much and can't imagine our family with out them. They are lucky to have our family, especially our parents. And we are so very lucky to have them
I'm grateful for my sisters. I wish I had a picture with Meggie and Em in it too. They are my sisters too and I love them very much. I don't know how girls grow up with out sisters...It would be a rough life. 
Star Fish! 
Oh did I mention we loved 
The next day we woke up and rented a surf board to go surfing around Carlsbad. As you can tell it was really overcast. I was a baby and didn't get in the water at all. But Jeffrey here was a pro at surfing. He doesn't mind the cold as much!
After surfing we went and tried to see some tide pools. However there really wasn't a low tide that day and they were never really revealed. It was still fun walking around the beach and hunting in the tide pools. Jeff found a few little crabs and other critters.