The Ridge Yurt Trip

Rob's dad has been going to some Yurts in the Uinta's above Evanston now for 4 or 5 years. This past summer, he invited us to go with them to help do some summer upkeep on one of the yurts. As a result, we were able to get a reservation to use this winter!! Rob and I headed out for the yurt Thursday night, and spent some time wandering in the woods trying to locate it!! Rob took off into the trees to see if the yurt was up on the ridge, and managed to get himself stuck pretty good!! I, luckily, did not follow and waited patiently for him to emerge from the woods!!! I got this picture as he came out.

We finally made it to the yurt and enjoyed a nice evening, just the two of us. I forgot to bring cards and games to play, but luckily we had my kindle and we had fun playing crossword puzzles all night. Here are a couple pictures of the yurt. There is a nice little "kitchen" area, and the next picture shows the bunks.

Friday morning, Rob and I enjoyed a nice little ride up to the top of the mountain. About noon, our friends Kye and Kelly joined us. We spent the afternoon snowmobiling and then a fun evening in the yurt.

We were lucky enough to have a full moon and enjoyed a nice little night hike before heading back to the yurt!

Dancing Queen(s)

Taylor loves to watch cartoons, unfortunately for her, I don't like her to catch cartoons ALL day long!! She tends to get quite upset when I tell her that she cannot watch cartoons every second of the day...so I had to come up with something that would distract her! I finally came up with a solution. I turn on pandora, which is an internet radio station, and it will play all children's songs and the girls love them!! I wish the volume was better, but I think that the song that they are dancing to is "The Wheels on the Bus." In the second clip, you can see Tay pause to honk the horn! :)

February?!?!?! What's with this weather?

As much as I love the winter and playing in the snow, I must admit that I have enjoyed the nice "spring time" weather that we have been having!! The girls, with their friend Amy, enjoyed some time outside the other day!

Amy and Taylor enjoyed going up and down the slide and climbing up the side of the playset! Jordan was just ecstatic to be a "big girl" and ran laps around the top of the slide! This summer is going to be so much fun for the girls! And I am excited to have somewhere to send them to play!!

Strawberry Afternoon!

We decided to head for the hills (and there still wasn't much snow!) with some friends and spend some time with the kids in the snow. It was tons of fun to spend some time with Taylor playing on her snowmobile. Grandpa and Grandma Smathers gave the girls their little snowmobile sled for Christmas and this was the first time they have had a chance to ride it...And Taylor LOVED every moment of it! She also loved riding the big sleds and kept asking for more! Here are some fun pics!

Christmas Fun....I know I'm Late :)

We got together with some friends and did gingerbread houses! Taylor was very into the candy!

On Christmas Eve, the girls opened their new pajamas with Grandpa and Grandma.

Ready...set...open. Jordan wasn't too into it! :)

This by far was Taylor's favorite present. Princess outfit that didn't come off for weeks after Christmas.

New aprons for their kitchen.

We didn't take too many pictures, but we did enjoy the time with each other and

extended family. We are so blessed!

My Little Princesses

For someone who grew up a devout tom-boy...it's interesting to have a daughter that is so girly!! Taylor is sooooooooooo in to princesses right now! She got into Jordan's clothes and found this little tutu that her aunt Jenna bought for her when she was about 6 months old. I never thought that it would button, but it did and she wore it proudly all day! She even convinced me to make a crown for her!

Here she is with Jenna at 6 months!!

Jordan didn't want to be left out!!

I had to include this photo. Taylor naps in our guest room and this is what I found when I went to check on her one day. If you can't tell...she has climbed between the backboard and the window and fallen asleep. She was doubled over on her knees and just snoozing away!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Millard

Happy Birthday Grandpa. We're sorry that we didn't get a card in the mail, but it was fun trying to get Taylor to cooperate to get a video! We never got an amazing take...but here are the top three! We love you ...Happy Birthday!