Weekend with the Inlaws

We spent Dave's three day weekend to head down to Santa Ynez to spend some time with the folks. It was an awesome trip. The highlight of the trip was Gary teaching me how to plow the field. He even let me wear the sacred John Deere hat, to which he referred to as Joan Deere. We played cards, looked at old pictures and just spent time hanging out. It poured rain the day we left, but our time indoors was cozy and warm. It was such a recharge getting out of the valley into the beautiful hills. Thanks Gary and Judy for an incredible weekend. Oh, and we did some wine tasting a few times along the way =)

Snowshoeing in Lassen

On New Years Eve, Dave, Bill, Cassie and I make the trek up to Lassen for some winter fun. The weather was less than desirable (ran/snow mix), but the bonding was fantastic. After our hike, we did some sledding on a near by hill. Dave and Bill kept challenging each other on who could get the most air........figures.....boys will be boys. We finished up our time with some hot cocoa at the lodge, a slushy drive home, and board games and mimosas to toast in the new year.

Flag/Mud Football

It is a Lane family tradition to bust out the old sweat bands, stretch out the muscles, and head out to Bille Park for a holiday game of flag football. The teams were divided, the game faces were on and the competition was fierce. I vote Cassie MVP for her stellar kicking abilities and Eirik MVP for catching 2 touchdown passes even with his eye depth perception problem. I look forward to taking you all on next year!