Sledding in Big Cottonwood Canyon

My Dad and Gloria came out for a quick visit in between Christmas and New Year's. It was great to get to spend some time with them! We took the kids sledding up Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was a beautiful day and the boys, and grown-ups, had a blast. I, of course, have been benched do to the fact that I am now 9 months pregnant. It was still fun getting to watch everyone else have fun though!

Happy 4th Birthday Hudson

Fun in the Snow

Playin' and Bakin'

Now that it is getting dark earlier I have to plan more indoor activities for the evenings. A recent favorite has been making forts, turning off the lights and having story time with flashlights or headlamps. Here is Hudson sporting the headlamp.

The boys helping bake some chocolate chip cookies... Eating the cookies...singing the cookie monsters song.....C is for Cookie that's good enough for me...it gets really crazy when they try to eat a cookie like the cookie monster!

American Fork Canyon

The kids have had some pretty runny noses and coughs the last couple of days. I opted not take them to church and expose the other kids to their sickness...but I also knew if I spent another day cooped up in the house I was going to go crazy!So, this morning I loaded them up and we headed up American Fork Canyon. My plan for the day was to drive the Alpine Loop, but the highway has already been closed for the year. Once we got to the end of the road we parked and walked a little ways up the highway. I brought a couple pairs of Brian's binoculars...and they got to scout for deer.



Playing back home

Harvest Festival

Afternoon Hike Up Little CottonWood Canyon