Winter Season & Snowy Days

 We have had such a dry fall and winter here in Northern Utah.  I was a little bit afraid and kind of sad at the thought that we weren't going to have a white Christmas this year. I sure love having the four seasons here in Northern Utah, it makes celebrating the Holidays so enjoyable! I even love the snow, at least for Christmas. I typically get sick of it after New Year's and wish it would go away. Howeve, we were relieved when Santa brought snow with him for Christmas this year. He didn't bring much snow but we were happy with what we got.

 Several days after Christmas, the kids needed a morning out of the house from being cooped up for too long so we headed to our neighborhood park and did a couple runs down the sledding hill there. Even Mark and I joined the kids and we had fun going sledding as well. We had fun spending time as a family. Kaleb brought one of his neighborhood pals, Will Searle, with him and the boys enjoyed sledding with each other. Karmindy was content to sled with either Mark or myself. After we got home sledding, Karmindy insisted on building a snowman. The snow was very fine and wasn't sticking well so she had to settle with a tiny snowman but it turned out so cute!

Several days later, we met back up at the neighborhood sledding hill with our friends the Bradfords. Karmindy had fun sledding with her friend Carson and I enjoyed sledding down the hill with cute little Brayden to give his mom a break. I also enjoyed visiting with my friend Natalie. It was bitter cold out so we didn't stay long but it was a nice little outing with friends.

Its been nice this winter to have just a taste of snow so we could have a White Christmas and enjoy going sledding with friends at our neighborhood sledding hill.

Another Snowy Day!!

  We have gotten a TON OF SNOW THIS WINTER!! I have hated it. For some reason, this winter has hit me hard. I have been a little bit in a funk and I hate having the weather affect me in such a way. I have been kind of a grump and a little depressed. After almost five years of living in Northern Utah, the snow has finally gotten to me! Ugh. I really don't mind the snow around Christmas Time because it makes it seem so Magical but even before Christmas this year, I was hating the Snow. I take this as not a good sign for possibly living in Northern Utah for the rest of my life. However, even though I don't care much for it, my kids love it. We have gotten a lot of really good snow storms and the kids have been able to build forts, snowmen and have snow fights. Another plus, is that we do live in a neighborhood with a lot of great kids/ built in playmates. After one particular snow storm the kids all showed up at our house and built snow forts. Mark and I ended up going out and helping the kids. I also hurried inside and quickly made the kids flags for their forts out of some leftover felt and wooden dowels I had on hand. The kids all loved them and felt like they had an official fort! It was pretty cute. At least the kids are getting some enjoyment out of the snow!!

Neighborhood Friend Brandon Rowe and Kaleb Throwing Snowballs and Building a Snow Fort! Kaleb adores Brandon and even though Brandon is four years older, Brandon always takes time to talk to Kaleb and make him feel included. I know Kaleb looks up to Brandon so I am so grateful for such a great neighborhood and great neighborhood friends.

These are some cute little snow bunnies! Mckenna Rowe, Karmindy and Taryn Smart. I helped the girls with their fort and I thought it turned out awesome!!  Karmindy was in heaven playing with the big girls. They were so nice to include her!

Sledding Fun!

 We have had a really mild winter with not much snow. On Kaleb's first Monday off track, I promised him if it snowed we would head over to the park and go sledding. It Did!! It was our third time to take advantage of our huge sledding hill that is located at the Western Springs Park that is right by our home. It is so nice to be within walking distance of it. The first time we went sledding this year, I just put the kids on our sled and towed them over to the park. It was kind of funny to just drag them behind me and the kids thought it was AWESOME!!

While we were there on our second visit for the season, we decided that we definitely needed another sled so both kids could sled at the same time. So this time last time around, we had two sleds and the kids had a blast. Both Kaleb and Karmindy are getting more brave all the time. The normally would sled down the smaller hills but towards the end the kids loved going down the large hill. It was fun to see them progress and get more comfortable and have fun! I truly enjoy getting out with my kids and enjoying the great outdoors. The only thing that would have made it better is if Mark/Dad could have joined us. He was at work.

I usually love the snow just until after Christmas and then I wish that it would just disappear for the rest of the year but I have figured out that living in Northern Utah for the past 3 years that you can get snow as late as May/June! Crazy Weather! One thing that I do love about the snow is not only playing in it but looking out our front windows and seeing the Snow blanket the Mountains. It is GORGEOUS!! It is a lot different than the red sand and dry desert landscape that I grew up seeing in Hurricane.