We absolutely love living in the mountains. For us it means perfect summers, amazing fall color landscapes, steps away from peaceful hikes, deer and moose in our back yard, no inversions in the winter. This winter it has also meant LOTS of snow. It's been beautiful to live in, but we all have a bit of spring fever now, especially after a week of warmer weather here.
Fortunately the above snow bank has now melted to about half of that size. I (Maggie) have even become quite adept at running the snow blower (although cars driving by may argue with that as they've unfortunately been showered by snow on more than one occasion). It's actually quite easy now that I know that I can electrically start the snow blower (a fact that Drue forgot to mention when teaching me how to use the blower; he got a very frustrated call from me after 15 minutes of trying to pull-start a cold snow blower).
Salem and Sutton's playgroup decided to take advantage of the warm weather this past week and hold our playdate outside at one of our local parks. The girls had a fabulous time sledding.
We love the playground at Willow Creek Park, even when it's covered under feet of snow.
Our bathing beauty! We headed South to St. George this past weekend for some R & R. This was Sutton's first exposure to a pool and she absolutely loved it!
Salem had a great time playing with her cousins Jaxson and Madison in St. George. She remembers them fondly now when she looks at her pull-ups. Her pull-ups have a picture of three princesses (Cinderella, Ariel, & Belle) that Salem has now affectionately renamed Jonny, Jaxson, and Madison :)
Salem agreed to a brief pause from throwing rocks into a nearby stream so I could snap this picture. But the remainder of Drue's hike was spent finding rocks to skip on the water under Salem's direction. We're so incredibly lucky to have someone with Drue's energy in our household.
Wise (or mostly silly) Words From a 2 Year Old
- A conversation between Salem and Drue that I overheard today (translation in parantheses for those who don't know spanish):
- Salem: Is Sutton mi hermana (my sister)?
- Drue: Si (yes). Quien es mi hija (who is my daughter)?
- Salem: Sutton is!
- Drue: Quien es mi otra hija (who is my other daughter)?
- Salem: Salem is! And what is Mama?
- Drue: Mama es mi esposa.
- Salem: Oh, I have a bag too!!!
- Salem confused 'esposa' (wife) for 'bolsa' (bag) :). 2 year olds are just too cute!
5 Things I'm Thankful For Today:
- 1. The way my girls' faces light up when they see me after I've been gone to work
- 2. Terrific parents who take excellent care of our girls so I can go to work without worrying about them
- 3. Finally, a full night of sleep with no one other than Drue in our bed. Salem was sick with a croupy cough for a couple of days so was sleeping with us (she likes to sleep with her arms wrapped around my neck, her fingers playing with my hair, and her feet kicking Drue's neck/face
- 4. An incredible husband who gladly indulges me with my projects and helps me set up the exact template that I want for our blog
- 5. Heated car seats...it was very cold out tonight on our way home from dinner
5 Comments:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I showed Cameron the picture of Salem and he said, "I've seen her before in REAL life." We're still working on when to say "seen" and when to say "saw." I'm working with Carol too. he he ha ha
We have had our limit of snow and will be asking to move from Woodruff. We can't even see the city roads yet. Yes they are still covered in snowy ice. With that said I'm am so glad we moved here and wouldn't trade the past 4 years for anything.
I love your blog! All of a sudden I'm learning of more and more blogs within the family. I guess I'll have to change my comment name now since a lot of us now are "the Hulls". Check ours out by clicking on our name and we can keep in touch a little better!
Ethan and Stephanie