Igloo

One of our neighbors built a giant igloo...so cool! Dylan and his buddies stayed out for hours playing in it. Luke lit some tea lights inside when it got dark. It was so neat inside. The amount of snow we have gotten has been pretty epic, and the kids have been taking advantage. Izzy even tried a little snowboarding today at her friend's house and did really well. She said she stayed up more than she fell down.  Impressive for a first try!

Here's Dylan peeking out to say hello:

Bucky and his friends:

Dylan hanging out inside the igloo after dark:

It was an awesome snow day!  

Karma

I may have spoken too soon...two feet and counting!

Snow Day

We woke up to about 8 inches of snow this morning. It was beautiful, and the kids were so excited--sledding! We were kind of surprised that a few school districts closed for the day. We just figured they must have been in areas that were hit a lot harder by the storm. After getting the kids off to school, I got ready for work. When I got there, they sent me home. They closed down the Old Mill District! And they might not open tomorrow either. So crazy! Because of 8 inches of snow. Can you imagine anything in Utah shutting down because of snow, let alone less than a foot? Luke and I are still scratching our heads. Now I just need to figure out what to do with my snow day. What would you do?

The Coast

Isabelle had a swim meet in North Bend this weekend, so we had the opportunity to take a nice little drive to the coast.  It was a gorgeous trip!

Dylan got to see Autzen Stadium. Yell O!

We watched the sun set at Winchester Bay on our way into North Bend.  Amazing.  

Izzy swam like a rock star Saturday morning, then we hit the beach to see some sea lions.  The photos of the sea lions didn't really work, but it was neat to see them and listen to the Harbor Seals.  

We decided to get our feet wet and check out some tide pools.  We saw some really neat stuff!  We touched a sea anemone for the first time and it was crazy.  It grabbed our fingers...so cool.  If you look closely at the photo, you can see Luke, Izzy, Dylan, and Lance's reflections in the water around the anemone.  

We found a sea star.

Luke wrote notes in the sand.

I took a cute picture of my family.

The sun started to go down, so we left the beach and headed off to another spot to watch the sunset.

It was beautiful.  The kids hadn't ever seen the sun set over the ocean, so it was totally worth it.  Sort of cold, but worth it.

A great weekend all thanks to our amazing little swimmer!

Sunshine

These aren't spectacular pictures, but I had to post them anyway.  I took them with my phone while we were out and about.  It was just over 60 degrees for the third day in a row, and I couldn't help but take the kids down to The Old Mill.  Dylan grabbed his unicycle and Izzy put on her roller skates.  We made our way along the river path to the amphitheater and the kids got a kick out of hanging out on stage.  We played four square on the concrete in front of the stage and made friends with a cute little sheepdog.  I have to say that sunshine is definitely good for the soul.  It's amazing what a liberal dose of vitamin D can do for a person!  Just feeling the warmth of the sun on my shoulders and cheeks makes me feel content.  This is not typical weather for Bend, we really should be in the high 40's and low 50's.  I am not complaining, though!  Neither are the kids...Izzy was more than happy to put on a pair of shorts in the middle of January :)

Sledding

It's true what they say...a picture really is worth a thousand words!

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