St. George

Last week we went to St. George with the Epps for a golf vacation....ok, the guys did the golfing and the girls did some exploring and relaxation. On the day Roanne and I went to the day spa we came home to all the guys in the hot tub......they were pretty cute!
Roanne and I took the kids to Zion National Park one of the days the guys were golfing. We walked some great trails and the kids seemed to really enjoy being outside.



Our last day in Southern Utah we all went back to Zion. We walked the River walk trail to the Narrows. We then attempted to cross literally freezing water to see the narrower canyon. We made it back and forth a couple times. I think we may have needed dry suits to get much further!


Hudson ran the last mile and a half down the trail....or should I say flew? As he would come up on a group of people walking he'd shout, "Watch Out!"
We found a great park close to the house we stayed in. Here are all the kiddos enjoying it.

Nap Time?

This is what we discovered when we went to get Hudson from his nap this afternoon.
He knows that during nap time he has to stay in bed and "read" if he isn't sleeping....I don't think there was sleeping or reading going on here.....

Catch Up

As you can tell from my lack of blogging we have been busy getting all settled back into our house in Utah. Not to mention getting out and enjoying some of the great things we have missed about the state. Here is the serious cliff notes version of the last couple of weeks.

Here is a picture of Hudson doing some self entertaining during the drive from Washington to Utah. The kids were surprisingly well behaved during the road trip! Once we got home we were a little worried about what we would find...you never know how renters will treat a home, but things seemed to be well taken care of. I think Brian missed having home projects to do...because once the moving truck was unpacked he and our dads started working on the side gate which was in need of repair...

Nana Vit getting some snuggle time with Bristol

This was our moving crew. we were so thankful to have the help of our parents! They took a week out of their busy lives to come from California and help us get situated back at home. Thanks guys!

The boys checking out the backyard.

Brian arranged for me to go snowboarding with my friend Roanne. He even volunteered to watch all the kids to make it possible. I haven't been able to go the last couple of seasons because I've been pregnant, so it felt awesome!! We went to Solitude and enjoyed a day on the slopes!!

These are some pictures of Hudson at the park near our house.

Hiking up Butterfield Canyon near our house. I sure missed this area. Being there made me think of all the miles I logged in on horse back up there. I've been itching to get a horse again!! Especially after we cleaned out the hay shed...seeing the hay...smelling the leather of the tack....we'll see how long I can last without getting one of those smelly beasts again!

Going Home

Our time in Washington is coming to an end. That means...packing! Again! As I look around at all of the boxes starting to accumulate I think of all of the "things" I "had" to bring for the 6 months we were going to be here, and never even used. We definitely gave this little house we rented a run for it's money...we've had every closet packed to the brim! I can tell you one thing I am never going to complain about our house again (someone should hold me to that!) I am looking forward to having space! Especially the kitchen.Brian and I will both be able to fit in the kitchen again!! Although we may miss bumping rear ends when one of us is trying to cook and the other unloading the dishwasher. =)

I have always had a hard time letting go of things. If we are selling something I am usually "interviewing" the prospective buyer as much as they are looking over whatever we may be selling. This problem of mine usually ends by Brian saying something like, "Sell that horse already! I don't care to who, just sell it!"Or another example, me telling the man who bought our Ford, "If it were up to me you wouldn't be buying this truck." Now that you have a little insight into the strange behavior I am prone to....I think I am having a bit of a hard time letting go of Washington. It has been really awesome getting to know all of the wonderful people we have met here. (Or hanging out with the great friends we already had). I know Hudson is really going to miss all of the little friends he has been able to spend so much time with.

On the other hand it is going to be so nice to be home and settled, something it hasn't seemed like we've been in a while. I am also super excited to be back at our church and with our church family in Utah. It sounds like God has been working through this small and growing congregation and reaching unbelievers. This is so exciting and we can't wait to get back and be a part of it again.

Big Kids

Man how time flies! The babies, don't seem to be much of babies anymore....Hudson has "graduated" to his toddler bed. He is pretty excited about it too! He often calls out, "Nice big Bed!" I was a little worried about not having him fully contained, but it hasn't been too big of a problem. Some mornings he comes walking down the stairs announcing, "Hudson's Up" The next big kid is in fact still a baby...here he is getting his first haircut. We had to do something about the mullet!

Millersylvania Valentine Half Marathon

About 2 1/2 months ago a Melissa, Traci, Brian K. and myself decided to attempt a half marathon in February. Well, after logging in nearly 150 miles of training runs since then we finally made it! Today we ran the Millersylvania Valentine Half Marathon and finished in 2 hours and 1 minute. I really enjoyed the experience from day 1 of training until now! I definitely had some low points of the run and if it wasn't for the great friends to cheer me on I may still be out there!

Around the Ness House

Here are some pictures of the boys around the house over the last couple of days.

Bristol is crawling up stairs! Don't worry Grandmas this is not something we allow to happen on a regular basis...no more broken noses around our house!

Hudson enjoys listening to "moosic".

Hudson gets really excited when he, or Daddy, builds a really tall tower. He starts running around the table shouting, "Yea! Yea!".

Coloring

Last night Brian took Hudson to the Monster Jam at the Tacoma Dome. He said there was a lot of double pointing!