Spring Break - Going to the Lodge...

This year for spring break the girls wanted to go to the Great Wolf Lodge in Washington. If you have seen the commercials on tv I am sure that you have that lovely catchy tune playing in your head right now. The girls sang it all the way while we were driving to the lodge! Anyways the lodge is now their favorite place in the world! We all had fun swimming and playing at the lodge and in the waterpark.

Ask Shawn Why The Girls Are Learning To Ski & Not To Snow Board...

We took the girls up to Mt. Hood Timberline to ski. It was a beautiful sunny day on the mountain! Maddy is now ready to ski the slopes, but Emma is still sticking to the bunny hill. Maddy now rides the lift and flies down the hill all by herself. This was Emma's first time skiing and we were kind of worried that she would be scared and wouldn't last very long, but she proved us wrong... She loves skiing and is a natural just like her dad. As for Lauren and I, we just watched and visited the lodge while Shawn and the girls had their fun. Maybe next year I will actually be able to board.

Thanksgiving Fun...

For Thanksgiving this year we flew to Rexburg to be with all of Shawn's family. We all enjoyed being together, which only happens about once a year. The girls played with their cousins Paige and Dillion who are currently living in Virginia and loved seeing their aunts and uncles! We celebrated an early Christmas together exchanging gifts , decorating Lorraine's tree and we even had an early visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.