{Pine Wood Derby}

The boys made their cars with Kent. They had fun. At the derby they did great... won some & lost some. All they boys got a special award at the end of the night.

{West Pine Creek}

The kids had a great time. There were so many people up there this year. I doubt if anyone got much sleep but everyone had a blast.

{Brrr! It's Cold Outside}

Great Weekend! Great Friends!!! On Friday we went back up to Kilgore with the Brett and Brooke. It was such a cold ride in to the cabin. It didn't help that we got there after 8:00 :) We had such a great time. Saturday we went on another ride. This time we were able to get a lot further. The sun was out and the sky was all clear. It was a perfectly beautiful day. EXCEPT it was below zero. We saw some gorgeous country and road in great snow... we just had to keep every inch of skin covered - well, I did anyway. It was cold! But so fun!!!

We dropped down into this Creek... Kent says IT WAS SO AWESOME! We were the first people into this deep back country for this season - take that DJ

All I have to say is WOOT! WOOT!!That was a blast!!!





Here's Brett taking a spin on his sled. It was the only video I shot... my hands were too cold for more.









Up by the Continental Divide! Did I mention it is GORGEOUS up there? IT IS GORGEOUS UP THERE!!!





Saturday night everyone else went home. So it was just our family and Brett and Brooke's.











Thanks Reed, Kris, Hailey, Kory, Brett and Brooke... we are grateful to have such great friends. Special thanks to Kris and Hailey for keeping the kids while we went on our rides... THANK YOU THANK YOU. And I also have to thank Brett and Kory for pulling me out when I got stuck...and for not killing me when you really wanted to - I appreciatte the help.

{Snow Much Fun}

New Year's Eve





New Years Day



The kids were playing outside the cabin. They had a blast.

Plenty-O-Snow



Jill launched off the front off her sled after hitting a rock under the snow...
OUCH!


Turbo tried to climb a tree... well he did climb it and then he was STUCK!


Reed and I just sat watching everyone else get unstuck.



We stopped for lunch before we headed back

Kent


Brett and Brooke (or should I say Jeffy?)


DJ and Jill

It was a great first ride for the season, plenty of snow and lots of fun.

{Family Weekend}

{Ride with the Kids}

Well today we weren't able to go to Montana because of the roads and the snow. SO we took the kids for a ride. Everyone had such a fun time. The boys road together and took turns driving. The girls took turns riding with Kent and I. We didn't get too far up the trail but it was a fun time. But we were able to get up into some open areas where the boys could play before we headed back. On the way back we saw a moose bull and a cow and a calf just off the trail... and just a few minutes down the trail we saw a deer. While we were crossing the fields heading back to the truck I finally got Karsyn to drive. Of course I was holding on but I was letting her use the throttle and mostly steer by herself. She was so proud of herself. Back home we went for some good food, hot chocolate and a movie.

Unfortunately I only snapped these two pictures. One on the way up there and the other when I got the little girls ready to go. Once we were there we realized we forgot the bag for my sled so I had no where to put the camera. Next time.




Big Thumbs Up - from Boo Bug and Sissy!

{Merry Christmas}

{the drift that had my name on it}

So last night on my way home on 200 I found a drift with my name on it. I was going like 15 mph the whole way home but was at this point crawling along. The wind was unreal and so it was nearly impossible to see anything. I could see some lights up ahead of me. Little did I know they were all very stuck as well. The road was nearly blown completely in, 3+ feet deep in places. I was only out of the Denali for a few minutes and I was soaked to the bone. SO there went the straight hair for today... instant wave girl- yup that's me. I am just so glad that I didn't have to spend the night out there. BRRRRRRRRRRRRR

This morning I went back over to get a picture or two of my nice experience.


This side view is where I was when I got stuck.. granted the plow has made it look different now... I WAS SO VERY STUCK. I am grateful to kind neighbors and friends with kind words. Other wise I would have gave into the tears.



NOTE TO SELF:

when it is snowin and blowin don't take 200

{Christmas Sunday}

{Preschool Christmas Program}

Marly did such a great job tonight. What a big girl she is getting to be. She was so brave and knew all her songs and dances... and she was darn cute, too.