Goodbye on Christmas Eve

We had Aynie for a whole week. She and Bryce had a flight to catch to Mesa, AZ.  We quickly met up with Grandma and pa Hillyard at Aunt Renae's home to say goodbye.

Skiing @ Brighton

Tomorrow Aynie and Bryce head to Mesa, AZ, so we all headed to Brighton to enjoy the new snow. Mark and Shannon had been skiing already this season, but it was the first ski day of the season for the rest of us.  Unfortunately, many other locals had the same idea and the line wait was long, probably because several lifts were not yet open (not enough snow in those parts.) But, after 2 p.m. we were quickly cruising throught the lift line and down the slopes. Everyone else must have gotten tired.

The weather was beautiful. The snow was great, but unfortunately Bryce fell off of a rail in the "Park" and broke his wrist. That really cuts down on the practice of dentistry. His professors told him he has a nice break  from the clinic to study for 6 weeks. Nobody likes a cast in his/her mouth.

Ayn & Bryce's Caribbean Fling before School

You gotta love the towel animals the awesome stewards create while cruising.

No photos of large spiders or banana slugs, just beautiful sand and sea:)

Ayn & Bryce tried to reach new heights.

Bryce finally relaxing after an amazing first year at Temple dental school.

Looking very snazzy.

And, the man who made it happen finally gets a foot rub. Yeahhh! Hey, where's Jessie?