Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning in Carpinteria! So happy to have family in town.

Christmas Eve- nothing better than spending it at the beach. Sand, sun, surf, sand castles and FUN!

The kids keep Ruby busy all day long!






Paddle boarding - such a beautiful view.
Wishing our family and friends a Happy New Year! Love to all!

More Party Pics

The entire Olmstead Family- together for the first time since the summer of '08!

Thanks to Grandma/Grandpa Andersen for hosting this party/reunion. :) And thanks to B for the amazing family pictures!

How cute are they? Peeking outside at the fun.

Happy 30th Birthday Heather and Nicole!

The twins celebrated their 30th birthday with the entire Olmstead family. The day could not have gone any better. Thanks for Mom for everything she did to put the party together, and Nicole as she helped Mom out a lot. Also, Grandma and Grandpa for letting us have the party at their house, it really was such a fun day! Here are a few pics from the special day. H & N definitely felt very loved by everyone.

These pictures where part of the Who's Who guessing game. All the siblings got the 30 pictures 100% correct and props to Scott for winning for the in-laws and HayBay for the kids, good job!

Who's who?




Thanks Mom and Nicole!



Shawn and Fars playing the Who's Who game, we all had some good laughs at the photos! Thanks for the mullet's mom!

Kids playing pin the tail on the donkey :)

The pinata was a hit :)
Brooke and Mayci face

Laci and Sir Beckham


The guests of honor...

H's friends were nice enough to have a party for her, she is lucky to have such great friends in SLC





30's not that bad.....right? ;) 30, flirty and thriving!!!

Love It When My Children Have Fun Together

Makes me smile :) Can't wait until I get to be with my family soon for a couple of weeks of fun and togetherness. Until then, Go Utes and Go Cougars.......

HALLOWEEN COMING SOON!!

If you think that life is boring here in Carpinteria with old retired grandparents, here are a couple of reminders that we still do get into the spirit of things sometimes.

Weekend in the Heat

We (Rick, Trudy, Nicole) just arrived home safe and sound after a fun weekend in Mesa, AZ with Karalee, Scott, Austin, and Kade. We got there just in time Thursday afternoon to help Austin celebrate his 4th birthday. Invited to join us were 8 busy, boisterous, active, anxious, cute, fun, happy 4 yr old friends of Austin's.

The rest of the weekend was spent coming and going from ASU to watch volleyball. Heather and her Utah team played and Rick refereed games that Heather's team didn't play in. We also took a tour of the Arizona Temple Visitors Center. Spending time with family is so wonderful.