Dave and Cathy's Family Blog

• Both Guerra ladies — Cathy and my mom — celebrate their birthdays
• Lilah tries snowboarding for the first time
• Lilah and Luke join me on a nice long Mammoth trip
• Grandma Carol comes to town
• We celebrate Christmas at my sister’s house
• Cathy starts new job at 24 Hour Fitness

I will not do a deep dive into the activities this month so that I can cover the highlights for the year.

2014 Highlights

It was another eventful year with many special moments to be thankful for. Here’s a few of the highlights:

• My sister and I travel to Tennessee to attend my Grandmother’s memorial
• Cousin Andrea comes to town for a quick but very welcome visit
• Luke joins Mountain High snowboard team
• Luke experiences paintball wars
• I ride my first century (100 miles of biking in one day)
• Sebastian gets his first car
• Kids visit Big Bear for the first time
• Luke and I experience our first snow storm together
• We celebrate cousin Trevor’s birthday and acceptance into USC
• I take second place at Admiral’s Cup triathlon, 3rd place at Bonelli Park triathlon and set PR at Breath of Life triathlon
• Lilah is promoted to high school with honors for maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout middle school
• Watch all Chile World Cup games with my parents
• Lilah paints her room — first paint job for that room since we moved in
• We vacation in Lake Tahoe and tackle ropes course, parasailing, and white water rafting
• Dad and I travel to Milwaukee to participate in my first USAT National Championship event
• We see the swell of the year at Mugu Rock
• Cathy takes Lilah to Katy Perry concert for her birthday (Lilah’s first pop music concert)
• Lilah starts high school
• Lilah goes to first homecoming dance
• Luke plays guitar at recital for the first time
• We see and meet Adam Carolla
• I buy a new bike
• Cathy goes on her first solo plane trip
• Luke and I join my sister for a trip to Las Vegas to show my mom’s nephew Claudo around
• Lilah tries snowboarding for the first time
• Cathy starts new job at 24 Hour Fitness
• Luke does his first top of the mountain run at Mammoth
• Grandma Carol comes to visit
• We celebrate Christmas at my sister’s house

After such a full year, I think Spikey has the right idea. Thank you for reading. More next month!