You really feel grateful for your car at times like this. We left for Utah a day early because of a big storm moving in and drove in smack in the middle of it. Luckily we didn't have any problems and just took it slow.
The kids, on the other hand, were beside themselves with excitement.
We could barely get their snow clothes on them before they were out the door. It was up to Sadie's waist in some places but she kept pushing through undaunted.
Dana was so funny because I have like 5 pictures of him holding snowballs and doing funny poses and finally he put this giant one on his head. It's still cracking me up that he kept telling me to take pictures.
We stopped in Las Vegas to break up the drive on the way up, completely intruding upon my brother and wife (who were sweet and welcoming) at the last minute and also picked up Emma's cousin. Their car broke down and they weren't able to come up but Emma was so excited to have Savannah come with us. And, as luck would have it, they unknowingly had matching PJs.
Shortly after we got there the power went out which they said isn't uncommon when they get alot of snow. This lasted into the evening before finally it came back on. It really made us appreciate electricity! We kept thinking of how it must be to live like that.
But it did make for an even cozier feeling inside.
We could barely get their snow clothes on them before they were out the door. It was up to Sadie's waist in some places but she kept pushing through undaunted.Dana was so funny because I have like 5 pictures of him holding snowballs and doing funny poses and finally he put this giant one on his head. It's still cracking me up that he kept telling me to take pictures.We stopped in Las Vegas to break up the drive on the way up, completely intruding upon my brother and wife (who were sweet and welcoming) at the last minute and also picked up Emma's cousin. Their car broke down and they weren't able to come up but Emma was so excited to have Savannah come with us. And, as luck would have it, they unknowingly had matching PJs.Shortly after we got there the power went out which they said isn't uncommon when they get alot of snow. This lasted into the evening before finally it came back on. It really made us appreciate electricity! We kept thinking of how it must be to live like that.But it did make for an even cozier feeling inside.Here's some more memorable moments from our trip in a random order:
Sadie got to help grandma make breakfast in the mornings.
Grampa told the kids goodnight stories which they loved so much.
One of the days after the roads were plowed better, we went about half an hour away to the middle of nowhere where a friend of Dana's parents live. They own a bunch of horses and are true cowboys. She let the kids take horse rides and they also hooked up a toboggan behind a horse for the kids to ride.
They LOVED it.
Grampa told the kids goodnight stories which they loved so much.One of the days after the roads were plowed better, we went about half an hour away to the middle of nowhere where a friend of Dana's parents live. They own a bunch of horses and are true cowboys. She let the kids take horse rides and they also hooked up a toboggan behind a horse for the kids to ride.They LOVED it. She was so nice and took these two around like 3 times.
They have a 4 year old who gets a stool and then steps in the stirrup and then climbs up onto the horses and rides by herself! She was cute. And she was soo excited to have friends over. She kept telling me "I wanna play with that little girl out there." (Sadie) and when Sadie did come in they had a great time together. Probably not too many playdates out there in the middle on winter.
They have a 4 year old who gets a stool and then steps in the stirrup and then climbs up onto the horses and rides by herself! She was cute. And she was soo excited to have friends over. She kept telling me "I wanna play with that little girl out there." (Sadie) and when Sadie did come in they had a great time together. Probably not too many playdates out there in the middle on winter.On New Years Eve Dana had a birthday and turned 42.
42 never looked so good am I right?
Uncle Dean and Dana helped the kids build a giant snow Mickey.
Or the kids helped them.
I ventured outside periodically to take progressive Mickey shots.
And then ran back in as fast as I could.
Here's Sadie waiting for me inside...I love this girl.
It remained cold enough that the snow wouldn't stick together (I didn't know that happened) and they couldn't form another ear so we took a profile shot with a giant Santa hat.
Kids in front of the tree- Eli said he was being serious like in old pictures :) I mean... :l
On the way back we stayed with Dana's sister Kristy and dropped Savannah off. Sadie got to play with her cousin Sophie who's a year younger. They had lots of fun together.
We were grateful to return to warmer weather but did notice all our hibiscus plants with black leaves so it got cold here too. Dana's co-workers even told him it snowed at his work in Phoenix while we were gone!
42 never looked so good am I right?Uncle Dean and Dana helped the kids build a giant snow Mickey.Or the kids helped them.I ventured outside periodically to take progressive Mickey shots.And then ran back in as fast as I could.Here's Sadie waiting for me inside...I love this girl.It remained cold enough that the snow wouldn't stick together (I didn't know that happened) and they couldn't form another ear so we took a profile shot with a giant Santa hat.Kids in front of the tree- Eli said he was being serious like in old pictures :) I mean... :lOn the way back we stayed with Dana's sister Kristy and dropped Savannah off. Sadie got to play with her cousin Sophie who's a year younger. They had lots of fun together.We were grateful to return to warmer weather but did notice all our hibiscus plants with black leaves so it got cold here too. Dana's co-workers even told him it snowed at his work in Phoenix while we were gone!And we came home to two animals very happy to see us. And a sister who was too. Thank you, thank you Amy.
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What a fun Christmas adventure!!! You were pretty brave to do all that through the snow. But I'm sure the kids had a blast. The snow Mickey turned out pretty impressive too!
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