February 2018

They called it the Big Mountain. It's ironic coming from Utah to call a small mountain Big Mountain but we have been having so much fun on this new to us ski resort. The addition of night skiing along is so much fun. Then they have a terrain park with obstacles and jumps. The kids love it.

Ally and I wore our light belts we got for Christmas from my dad. It was quite a foggy evening and the light belts were a great addition to the night skiing fun.

Indoor soccer is ready to launch. We helped lay down the turf in the old boys and girls club facility. I guess before that it was a roller skating rink. We are glad to have a bit of winter practice for Allys team.

This kid is taking drivers ed. He goes in on Saturdays to get hours with his instructor. I can't believe Tyler is ready for this. I'm ready for it though as having him ready to drive when he needs to get himself to early morning seminary is going to be a vital part of my stay in bed plan.

Cross country skiing with the dogs. They LOVE it when I go out and they can follow me around the property. Penny is still much more excited than Jessie about playing with each other. Not sure Jessie will ever come around to wanting to play. Her arm is still not great. Especially in the winter it seems to ache from the cold.

Our girls visiting Sister Perry. She's the matriarch of our ward and loves it when we come round. These girls put on a impromptu talent show for her. It was darling!

We fit...just barely but we fit.

Does that say -13? What am I doing here?

Robotics competition to qualify for state in Billings. Carter's team qualified but Tyler's did not this year. Tyler said he was glad that Carter got to go his senior year even though it means Ty's team isn't going. What a sweet thing for a little brother to say.

These girls are ready for something, though I'm not quite sure what. They look very striking though and glittery. Payzlee and Ally are two peas from the same pod.

Pep band playing at the basketball game. Carter is playing the trumpet and Tyler is on the trombone. I think Tyler enjoys the pep band gigs more than Carter. Byron and I came to the game long enough to hear the band at half time then headed off on our Friday night date.