Spring Break 2014

WOW!

The year is just marching on more quickly than I would like it to!
How is it that we are already at Spring Break time for my boys!

Well, our Spring Break, started off with a funny flashback...
As I was searching through past photos, I came across the photo of Jade taking Ethan's stuffed bunny away from him and making him cry when he was just a baby! 
YEP, things have not changed to much in the past 11 years!
Jade still knows how to push Ethan's buttons!

We awoke Friday morning 
and went and walked around the Green Belt in Idaho Falls!
It was such a beautiful morning and it felt SO good to move!   

Our most LOVED part of Spring Break, 
was the fact that we got a snow storm
 and so that meant XC skiing!!

We were supposed to volunteer at the Jones House, but because of the storm they cancelled that obligation and so it meant we had the entire place to ourselves and it turned out to be the most adventurous winter adventure we have experienced thus far in our life!

Spring Break 2014 was SO. MUCH. FUN! 
The fact that it snowed, made it where we had the greatest winter adventure we've experienced thus far! We had the whole mountain to ourselves, breaking our own trail, (=awesome workout), postcard beauty everywhere, making a fire and warming up, melting snow for tea and loving every minute of the wonderful snow and beauty that Mother Nature gave us!

Here is our adventure in photos!

Breaking our own trail...

Look at all the snow on the trees!

 WOW!
A gorgeous Winter Wonderland!
It was so peaceful and beautiful!

 Heading up a big hill...
Tracy made a perfect set of tracks 
for us to follow and ski in!

 We took the road less traveled...

 I SPY...
The reflection of my handsome hubby
 in the pot lid of the bottom right photo! 

 What a view!

Ours was the only car in the parking lot when we got back from skiing!

I love winter and snow... 
I love sunshine and warmth...
It's all good, especially when shared 
with my three favorite people! 
Life is awesome! 

PS...
This sweet, handsome boy had cabin fever on Monday
and wanted to go into town to enjoy a little window shopping and dinner!
We ended our hurrah with Chic-Fil-A!
YUM!

Doing what we love!

Winter...

I love it SO much!

I love the snow!

I love the cold temperatures!

I love all of the cool ICE that forms from the melting and freezing!

I love cross-country skiing and LOVE that even when it is spring-like in the valley, we can head to the mountains and still enjoy a little more winter and a little more snow!

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

We got to enjoy two of my favorite things...

VOLUNTEERING and Cross-Country skiing!

Our favorite winter-time place, Harriman State Park,
is able to have warming huts for skiers to enjoy, however, the huts are managed by volunteers 
(which are sometimes hard to find on a Sunday, in this area that we live in)
 and so it always makes us feel good to be able to "give back" a little in the form of volunteer service! 

SO, we awoke early, packed a lunch, loaded our CR-V with our gear and headed to the mountains to volunteer and enjoy more skiing in freshly fallen snow!  

Here is our day in photos!  

I LOVE skiing along behind this handsome guy

 in my favorite winter spot! 

Almost there...

I love how we are literally up in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but the frozen river, snow, trees, a few cabins for guests and the ducks and swans! 

The Jones House...

"Jones House to Base... We've arrived at the Jones House".
"Base to Jones House... Copy that". 
"Jones House, clear". 
"Base, clear". 

I love having a capable man

 that takes care of us!!

Awesome fire by my Scout hubby!

I LOVE ICICLES!!!

This guy in the Pendleton shirt just makes 

my heart go pitter-patter!

Our view while inside the Jones House

 Ethan wanted to go out and do some
 skiing adventure on his own 
while we stayed at the Jones House...

 

Love this handsome boy Jade!

 All locked up and heading out...

Life is about enjoying each season you're in and not wishing and longing for the NEXT stage!
Life is making sure that you spend your time doing those things that matter most to you... 
those things that are your passions, those things you love!  Because life is too short to spend it doing anything other than just that! 

So very grateful for all of the abundance of JOY and ADVENTURE we have experienced thus far in 2014 
as well as this beautiful winter season!


Life is just awesome!