Our last few weeks in Utah were spent having many dates with friends we were about to leave. I only captured about half of the outings – there were so many good people to fit in. We had a belated New Years’ Eve ice skating extravaganza, complete with Waffle Love….
We’re only 18 days into 2015 but it already feels so ancient to write about the end of 2014. It was so nice to spend the week between Christmas and New Year’s at the cabin. If we would have been at home, I would have found a thousand things to…
It was tricky to get a group our size out the door over Christmas break with so many varying nap schedules, so we considered ourselves triumphant when we made it out to one of the local ski resorts on Christmas Eve. We all loved riding up the mountain on the…
We spent all day on Christmas Eve Eve cleaning and packing to prepare for a week away from home. We barely made it in time to a resort in the canyon to meet up with extended family for a horse-drawn sleigh ride. There wasn’t much snow on the ground yet,…
The week of Christmas began with a trip downtown. We ventured to the Grand America Hotel to check out the displays. We met up with the boys’ only cousins that we haven’t seen in over a year. Their Grandma gave them all matching shirts to be worn for the occasion….
Our first snowfall was well over a month ago. We got dumped on in December and have hardly seen any snow in January. I’m not complaining one bit. Snow is not exactly my favorite. But somehow, when those first flurries begin to appear at the beginning of each winter, the…
It has been three years since the ice castles were built in one of our favorite little towns in the mountains. The structures originated at a nearby resort and became so popular that they expanded to many more locations across the US. We were so happy when we heard they…
We kicked off the weekend before Christmas by riding on the Polar Express. It’s a real train that takes passengers through the mountains and during the Christmas season, transforms into a Christmas wonderland, complete with hot chocolate, elves, cookies, and the jolly old man himself. All of Troy’s family came…
The snow dumped on us this weekend, for three days straight. It just would not stop. It came swiftly after a week of playing outside every day in sunny 70’s. I am a total bah-humbug when it comes to snow. Blake played outside three times per day because he was…
Today was “Beach Day” at Blake’s school. Of course, it snowed for about the third time this winter just in time for Beach Day. That didn’t stop Blake from treading through the snow in his flip-flops. Who ever said that snowballs and Beach Day couldn’t mix?
