The first part of February we packed the kids up and headed to the cabin. It was supposed to snow, but we had no idea how much snow would be up there!! Sometimes when you go up in the winter, there isn't a lot of snow to go snowmobiling or sledding, but we had a great time doing both! We couldn't even get into the driveway of the cabin because it had snowed so much. My parents came up and joined us. Poor Coop got a bit of a fat lip when Brad hit a bump a little too hard. He didn't really know if he wanted to get back on the snowmobile after that, but we finally convinced him.
When all the fun was finished and we were heading home, the guys were driving the snowmobiles back and I was in our Yukon. Well, I started sliding down a hill and ran into a snowbank. Brad and my dad turned around to come help me. Well, we got out of the bank just fine but I guess my dad had a bit of an accident with his snowmobile after that and they ended up paying some money. No fun! I didn't really get to snowmobile too much this trip because I was six months pregnant, but I did make it down the hill a few times on the sled. Just couldn't climb back up! :)
Yes, I am still catching up....2014 here we come!
My kids have never been to Hardware Ranch yet so we decided that we would head up Blacksmith Fork canyon to see the elk. It wasn't very crowded so we didn't have to wait too long to get on the sleigh. Cooper and Ryker thought it was pretty neat that they could sit up behind the driver. We all had fun trying to find the biggest elk in the bunch. So grateful that we take time to make these memories with our kids.
We played it pretty low-key for New Years Eve this year. We just got back from our long drive home from California and so we decided to spend it at home with the family. We had some yummy appetizers and then played games together. After that we watched the ball drop and launched our confetti at the New Year which for our family started at ten. :) Love this little family of mine.
Well, the day after Christmas was an EARLY day for our family. The Aggies were headed to San Diego to play in the Poinsettia Bowl and we couldn't miss it! That meant waking up at four in the morning and driving to San Diego. We made it in record time!! That's one advantage of waking up that early. The boys were begging to go swimming right when they saw the pool out the window from our room. It is nice to go from snow and cold to sun and warm in the same day. Brad made sure we were out of the pool in time for the game. The game was amazing! There wasn't a whole ton of people there so we could get pretty close in our seats. The Aggies beat N. Illinois so the whole trip was worth it!
The next day we traveled up the coast to the beach house Rob and Aki and their family were staying at. It was an amazing place. Right on the beach with a hot tub. The weather was wonderful so the kids were out building sandcastles and swimming. When they got cold they would just hit the hot tub. I wasn't up for swimming, but loved being able to just sit on the beach and read. We spent all day there just enjoying the ocean.
Brad had been wanting us to go see the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier there in San Diego so that's where we went the next day. There was so much to see, but with two small boys we kind of took the condensed tour. Those ships are amazing. So much to see and explore. We were lucky that Carol decided to come with us that day.
The next day was Sea World! I wasn't really too excited about this one because I thought it was just going to be packed. It was packed, but we still had a good time. After that we were wore out and ready to travel back home the next day. We decided to get up early and go again to miss traffic. We didn't quite make it at four like last time, but it wasn't that bad of a drive. We sure were excited to come home to Sawyer!
We had such a late night Christmas Eve that we woke up before the kids again. Once they were all up and ready, Brad had them head up the stairs one at a time. It's so fun to see the reaction on their faces when they find out what Santa's left them. Once we start opening presents, chaos ensues for pretty much the rest of the day. Messy house, plus happy family equals the perfect Christmas!!
Brad and I live in Farmington along with our two boys Cooper- four and Ryker-one. Brad sells payroll services for Qqest and I am a stay-at-home mom. Brad and I argue all the time about who's the busiest and I would have to say myself!!
