At the Cabin for the New Year

We spent the weekend before New Years up at the cabin.  The Harston family was there for a few days.  Then they left.  Then we had a quiet Sunday with just our little family.  Then we had friends show up for a day or two. Darren hiked a mountain and saw some amazing views.  Then he skied down.  We got in some snowshoeing.  We had good fun and lots of games.  The temps were between 0 and 20 degrees but we bundled up and were ok.  Hiking up a hill over and over to sled back down keeps you warm!

December 2018

I loved December.  We literally made the gingerbread houses.  We found a recipe, cut the templates, baked them, assembled them and then decorated them.  The kids had a 10-15$ budget for the treats to decorate it with.  It was so fun how it took several days to do instead of an hour.  We also had a little elf come visit every night.  Tyler was an amazing elf helper....  The kids and Darren made a massive snowman one snowy Sunday.  He was amazing... even as he melted away.

We skied a lot getting ready for Sundance Ski team/ Mavericks to start.  Ella keeps growing up.  Its kind of amazing!  She works so hard on her school work and her tumbling.  Tyler  practiced like a mad man, committed and unwavering.  He played the final song for his piano recital.  best for last!  He also got to pay with 20 other students in the "Honor Recital" where the best students perform together.  So fun to have Nolans boys there.

Post Christmas fun

The kids went sledding with cousins one day.  Ella had a fun play date with friends already planned so she had to miss out on the fun!  Abby came home and was more than exhausted.  I love those moments!  Ely borrowed skis and boots and had a great day on the slopes.  so glad they could be here to learn to ski and hang out with cousins.  

One day we went to Renees for white elephant gifts.  We made cute Santa Clause cookies, played games and then headed downtown to see the lights.  Grandpa took us to Chuck-a-Rama after wards and we all ate until we were stuffed.