A pretty quiet week end

We didn't really have too much time to do anything big over the weekend. Paul left for a Scout camp out on Friday afternoon. I spent the evening cutting out baby blankets with Genghis thinking he should sit in the middle of each one and take a nap while I was trying to cut. He's lucky he didn't lose his tail. I also took a really nice stroll that evening up on the Red Hill before it got dark. So lovely up there. Saturday morning I was out for another walk on the hill. I had some projects planned, but the scouts ended up getting blown away (couldn't keep their stoves lit) and had to come home a little earlier than expected. The rest of the day was spent doing the Scouting For Food pick up and going to a little ward BBQ later in the day. We did manage to take a short but new hike out past Sun River. We only had about a couple of hours and I had heard about the recently dedicated Bart Anderson Trail out there. We had to do a little shopping at Wal Mart and then headed out there for a look see. It was actually very pretty...in a desert sort of way. It meanders along the Virgin River. We saw some people camping out there and we even ran into some people from our ward (the Tophams) who were out there riding little motorcycles around with their kids. We decided we will have to go back out and maybe even camp out there some time. It's definitely not a summer hike, but was perfect for the weather on Saturday. Sunday we had a fun time taking Grandma and her pooch up to Lou and Bryan's (they are are going to babysit him for her while she goes to AZ) and eating dinner with them, gathering eggs with Ellie, meeting Brady and Ellie's chicks and just visiting. Bryan got called out just as we got there, but wasn't gone very long, so we did get to see him a little when he got back. On the way home we stopped off to see the job Paul is working on in New Harmony. I've been hearing about how cool it is and was glad to get to see it. That's it for our weekend. (The hike was sort of spur of the moment so I didn't bring the camera...took these with my phone. Not the best quality.)

Spring Break Fun 2010

We didn't get all the things I had on my list of Spring Break ideas done, but we did relax and did have some fun times. Other than visiting the Stucki cabin, we watched Weed and Derek's kids so they could spend some time there. They had a good time relaxing and skiing and we had some fun with the kids. It rained and we had to change some of our plans, but we still had fun. I got lots of things done around the house that I have been putting off - washing windows, etc. When Supe and Bean came down I still had one more day off, so we went to Brian Head/Cedar Breaks and initiated Bean to cross country skiing. He did great and he and Supe pretty much wore Paul and I out. It was a beautiful sunny day and we didn't realize just how sunburned you can get out in the snow, so we are now dealing with some red and pealing skin on our faces. It was worth it, but I won't make that mistake again!

A little Pine Valley respite...so nice.

Saturday I worked on the newsletter and Paul worked around the house. Then we ran errands and ate lunch. We thought we'd take a local hike, but after taking a nap it was pretty late and pretty cold to take the hike we had talked about. Then we remembered that the Stucki's had given us the key to their cabin while they are spring breaking in Mexico. Paul didn't have to teach on Sunday, I didn't have choir practice, the food would be easy since it was going to be fast Sunday, so we decided we would just head up to the cabin, ski some, make a dinner we already had stuff for and attend church up there. I am turning into a last minute Lillywhite person after all these years. I think having only two people to plan for makes it a lot easier to be last minute too...probably that's mostly it. We had a great time. The snow conditions were the best they had ever been. We actually did some real cc skiing with some actual gliding going on. We were able to drive to the parking lot at the lake and then skied up to the Whipple trail head parking lot and then down the summer residence cabin road and then back. It was so pretty, so quiet and so nice to be getting the hang of this ski thing. We had a nice dinner and then snuggled up by the wood stove and watched a good movie and then hit the sack. Today we attended the Pine Valley Branch meetings. It is really a nice, friendly branch and one where the Spirit is much felt. We went for a nice walk after church and then headed back home to make the feast of the fast over. I took some nice pictures and even took a little video of Paul doing the ski thing. We may have to do that again!

The Birthday Girls!

We all got together for Kennis, Weed, Grandma and Ferf's birthdays. We thought it would be fun to have fruit and chocolate fondue instead of cake...those who didn't want chocolate could be good and do the no sugar thing. It turned out that there were no takers on that one except Brenden. We just sang to the girls over the birthday plate with a communal candle in the middle since there was no cake. A BIG THANK YOU to Moss and Christie for bringing and setting up the chocolate fountain and to everyone who brought fruit. The kids thought it was so much fun. Birthday cakes might not be very popular after this! Unfortunately while Christie was slaving over it, she missed getting her picture taken. Sorry Christie. Derek was sick and couldn't make it. After most of the gang headed home Brenden went around showing off his new bipedal skills. He was pretty pleased with himself and we were pretty impressed. Happy birthday girls! We love you all. M&D

Dad's and Donuts with Kaebri

Last week Bloomington Elementary had a Dad's & Donuts breakfast. Paul was very happy when Kaebri called to invite him to go in Derek's place (he was already at work for the day at the appointed time). Paul went by and picked her up and they went over to the school. They got their donuts and chocolate milk and then went to meet Kaebri's teacher and see her classroom. We were still on our diet at the time, so he had to fudge a little, but it was well worth it for the fun time spent with Kaebri.

Grandma's other gate

Here's Grandma's other gate. Paul got it finished just in time for her birthday. Now her little pooch, Wonka, can go outside unattended for potty breaks and exercise. Isn't Paul a talented guy?