Mama Snowshoed!!

Here's proof to those that doubted. Mom actually used her Christmas present and went snowshoeing! It's possible she's lying, but she said she liked it... and no... she never got cold. Miracles happen! We hiked to stewart falls. It was a gorgeous night. So nice to get out and actually enjoy winter again. Can't wait until I can take my kids and do this more often.

Aaron and Jared had fun with the ice cave/ waterfall.

Idaho

We took advantage of a couple days off school last weekend and headed to Idaho. We didn't get a chance to make it up there over Christmas break, so it was really nice to see family and get some mountain snow playtime.
The kids had a blast sledding and being with Grandma and Grandpa and Cousins.

Friday we wasted no time in building an "igloo." Travis was pretty excited about it. He was given a hammer and hammered the snow for about an hour straight. Aaron called him Ukon Cornileous (Hammer man from Rudolph movie).

Here's Aaron going down the slide to the igloo.

The is also known as the tiger house.

Whitney and Travis chillin' on the bench

View of the entrance.

Mini sled hill

Skating like barbie

Result =

We had SUCH a good time. Sometimes there is something so nice about getting away from the usual world and focusing on family fun. Loved it! My father-in-law also gave me a chance to skate ski. It was awesome. I'm determined to get good at it and do it a lot one day when I have the freedom to. Aaron took me on quite the night snowmobile ride - I even experienced the digging ourselves out of powder up to our waist. Not that fun. Thanks mom and dad and family for the fun. It was great to see and play with everyone and just enjoy a vacation!

Office upgrade

If you were thinking this post was about the television series - Office, sorry to disappoint (Lacy). As mentioned before, Whitney claimed the living room her office. I've been dreaming of an upgrade in furniture for this place for quite some time. And it finally arrived. Can you tell I'm excited. Ignore the chairs - we were having fun. I took the pic before any books/decoration was added. I look forward to that part too. I'm thrilled. I'm also hoping that this new office will attract all the objects that current land on my kitchen island everyday!

Whitney's elf party got cancelled the day before break. Her teacher was determined to let the kids have the experience. It was really a cute idea. Here she is as an elf.

Usually this is the time of year you hear me whining about winter. This year I'm honestly loving it. I wish I could say I love it from playing in the snow, but that's not the case yet. I'm loving the relaxed tempo. The snuggle time. Coloring, puzzles, movies. I definitely haven't been bored, but not overwhelmed either. I'm good with this pace for a while. I think the kids are too. They're still playing constantly with Christmas toys.

My sis-in-law Passelly always spoils my kids with new dresses for Christmas. Travis is stoked about his church pants with footballs on them to. He shows it off to the other Sunbeams. Whitney loves matching Hailey. And Hailey has behaved much better in these dresses in church than she did her previous :) Thanks Selly!

Travis with his Mater Tales puzzle. Mater Tales is for some reason his new obsession.

Happy January Everyone! And a big shout out thanks to all my fam who has helped me edit my children's book. You're the best!