Game # 3-Loss # 1

Alex's basketball team suffered their first loss 30-35 against Lehi last night. It seemed like all the boys had too much turkey last week and were still sluggish. Alex made a 3-pointer which was beautiful. We are hoping for a better game next Monday. Go Bruins!

Trip Home in numbers

# of highway patrol cars between Las Cruces and Los Lunas: 0

# of crosses marking the deaths on the highway between Las Cruces and Los Lunas: 75

# of burning barns: 1
# of movies watched during the drive:3

# of hitchhiking Navajos: 3

# of stray dogs in Gallup: 1

# of mattresses flown out of the back of a pick up (right in front of us): 2

# of rocks that look like Mrs. Butterworth's syrup bottle: 1

# 0f dead elk hauled away in a trailer: 1

# of minutes that Alex had to wait until he got to use the bathroom: 20

# of times I really thought he was going to pee his pants: 2

# of junk food that Jorge ate: 0

# of junk food that we others ate: 3,845

# of times I fell asleep and woke up instantly: 37

# of hours it took for us to drive home: 12.5

# of pounds gained during the trip: 0

# of minutes it took for me to fall asleep in my own bed once we got home: 1

White Sands Saturday

We had a big party in the huge sand box at White Sands.


Boys getting ready to play golf.


Jorge looking for his target.


Footsteps in the sand. Marja's on the left, Alex's on the right.

Rod, Sam and Jorge putting around.

Alex is buried in the sand.

Freaky thing at White Sands. Turn on the volume and click on the "play" button twice.

Tomorrow...home.

Black Friday

While the boys went golfing, us women went shopping. The day went like this:

Breakfast burritos at Bosa's.
Shopping at Old Mesilla.


Lunch at Dick's Cafe. Here Elle and Whitney.


Visit at Sam and Heidi's. Here is Hyrum, aka Spiderman.


Heidi and Gideon...he just woke up.

Jarom, the youngest one.

Dinner at Texas Roadhouse.

Whitney and Craig ready for ribs.

Alex and Elle.

Mom and Dad Larsen.

Rod and I...No more food for the rest of the weekend.

Turkey Day

Our turkey day started with the churning of the home made ice-cream.



The kids table: Amberly, Jorge, Elle and Alex


For dessert: Mom's kiss..the pies were good too.


Grandpa and Alex after dinner.

Mother and son.

Southwestern sunrise

We drove all night on Tuesday to New Mexico for Thanksgiving. We saw a beautiful sunrise when we got to mom and dad's house.




Jorge said that he can't sleep in the car and wouldn't take a pillow with him. A few hours into the 12 hour drive he was totally asleep. He kept saying that the roads are so much straighter and better than in Mexico, and didn't get sick in the car at all. Right here he is sleeping like a baby.


Still asleep when we drove to mom and dad's.


First thing we do in New Mexico is get breakfast burritos from Burger Time. They are the BEST!

Game # 2-Win # 2

Alex's basketball game on Monday ended to Mountain View's win against American Fork 36-35. Yay for Mountain View!

Finally I can sleep at night

Porche with 4 doors? Yes, finally a reality. I can dream now that I can put my family comfortably into this beauty. Available next summer. Gotta start saving.

Friday Night Proposal

We went to dinner at Sundance last night with Katie and Steve. We had such a fun time discussing politics (touchy subject), health care, and sports. While Katie, Steve and Rod were discussing these favorite subjects of mine, I was paying attention what was going on in the next table.


Katie showing how much she loves us.


Steve is happy to be eating trout.


Rod is contemplating who is going to win tomorrow...BYU or Utah.

Then it was time for dessert.

I could have gotten this beauty but it was all chocolate and I'm not a fan of chocolate desserts.

Apple pie looked good, too, but I was not in the mood.

YES!!! Bread pudding with banana and chocolate chip. That was my choice. You know, if there's bread pudding on the menu, I'm having it.


So, while we were having dinner and dessert, this young couple was having their own little proposal party. I couldn't help but hear what they, or he, was saying and after she received the ring, the guy (from Peru) said to his now fiancee:"You are so beautiful and I love you, but now you are more beautiful with that ring on." And she ate it up (am I being sarcastic?) It turned out that the couple MET 2 weeks ago, and now were getting engaged. I started wondering if the dude needed a green card that bad. Well, I wish them luck, but it seemed like they were strangers to each other.

On Saturday I was telling Alex: "Can you believe the couple got engaged after 2 weeks!" Alex coolly responded by saying:"Well, you got engaged after 5 days!" I guess I shouldn't judge, huh.

Maya came to visit

Last night our friend Heather brought her daughter Maya over for a brief visit. We had so much fun with her even though she was scared of Rod, Miia and the stuffed animals. She loved the balls in the basket, and the silly "hats" (soccer sideline cones). We hope to see her soon.