Dashing and Slipping and Photographing and Shoveling through the Snow

I was going to put these on my photo blog but decided to post it all here…

These pictures aren’t in order, but these are from the fence in our back yard.  If I’d had time, and hadn’t been rushing to get Jaiden out the door for the school that I didn’t know had been cancelled, I would have sat with my camera, ready to take pictures as each section collapsed.  But what I DO have are some before and after pics!

             

I know that some areas got more snow than we did, but we haven’t had a storm like this for a while.  I remember that when we lived in Payson, we always got a ton of snow, more than other areas.  I think they got about 2 feet from this one, we had 13 1/2 when I measured this chair and it was about done snowing.

I took Carlos, with Jaiden’s help (and some of the neighbor’s son and grandkid’s help) three hours to clean both driveways and our little side driveway where the Jeep was parked. 

And we can’t forget the Suessical nature of the mailbox!

Carlos and I also took a little jaunt when he got home from work the night before, at 2:30 a.m., down to Main Street to take some pictures because he said they were really cool and I really wanted to go and his mom is here, so we left for a few minutes…

I have always loved the look of fresh, untouched snow on tree branches at night.  I remember that when I would walk on campus at USU, I would get a thrill seeing them and wish that I had a camera.  I probably would have taken more pictures this night if I’d actually put socks on before I put my [not snow] boots on!  And we totally parked here…

Just a few more photos of the snow night heading down the street towards our house.

That was at 2:30, then we woke up to this!

It was really kind of fun!  And we had a blast sneaking out of the house in the middle of the night!

Completely Uninspired

Though I both need and want to post, my mind is drawing a blank.  So I leave you with this…perhaps tomorrow I will be in a more blog-inspired mood.  I’ll probably put the rest of these snowstorm pictures on my photo blog!  So look for them….another day…………Goodnight!

So, back in September…

 

I keep forgetting to post about all of this, hence my reminder post below.  I won’t keep you in suspense any longer……I know, you just can’t stand it anymore!…

On the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, we went with Carlos’ dad and Sister and our nieces, here:

Neither Carlos or I have ever been.  Here are the little hikers ready to go!

The short version is that we’ve never been, Austin refused to walk up or down and I’m a wimp and have never been good at hiking, even when I was a lot thinner and younger.  Carlos was Superman, carrying Zach on his back and Austin in his arms, then Zach in his arms through the cave because you can’t take the back packs in, the cave was way cool and the hike was beautiful too!  We had a good time, even if I almost passed out on the side of the trail.  We went out to La Carreta for yummy Peruvian food, and then went home and probably couldn’t move for the rest of the day.  I don’t really remember, it’s kind-of fuzzy from after lunch on!

I’m really glad we went and maybe someday we’ll go again!

Oh, and one other thing.  After Austin was whining the whole way up, crying, “I NEED you!”, when we got in the cave (quite dark and somewhat closed it), he got down and walked the whole time, and after we first went in, he said, “This is WONDERFUL!” and was in awe the whole time.  Funny kid!

Reminder

I’m posting these to remind –and obligate- myself to post about the month that we went there!  But not right now because it 1:47 a.m.  Any guesses?

Goodnight!

I forgot something!

I forgot that while out for the Pumpkin Pickin’ Party, we made some fun Halloween treats:

It took a really long time to wrap all of these, but the kids liked them.

 

We had a couple of escapees but they were taken care of!

 

Also, check out my photo blog on the right for pictures of Mom and Dad’s beautiful yard in Autumn.

Frantic Flurry of Fall Frivolities

 

It’s getting late and my mind begins to run away from me…

The fall activities thus far un-posted shall be compiled into one simple - or perhaps long - post.  It all depends on the quantity of pictures and how much they are calling to me, begging me to be included.

Though Halloween itself and the carving of pumpkins was already recorded, the choosing of said pumpkins has yet to be revealed.  We try and go to Grandma and Grandpa’s every year so that the kids, and parents can pick a pumpkin.  Oh, what fun!

          

 

The following fun family activity was also a special one, as we were all able to be present in the Manti Temple when David and Kelly were sealed for Time and All Eternity.  It was so, so cold and windy so the few pictures we got were taken in the “shadow” and protection of the temple’s walls.

   

 

The following weekend was our family’s turn to for Thanksgiving and we all had a great time.  A few photos of the festivities follow.

While definitely not as cold as it got in other places, this 4:30 pm temperature on the day before Thanksgiving, at the summit of Indian Canyon, was cold enough for me!

    

I love my Mom’s china and silver.  A lot.

The FABULOUS food.

   

Are you hungry yet?

 

Holly Days Festival fun that Friday in Vernal.

 

Though the post is long, I am so much more caught up and so much more tired than when I started that any and all cleverness (or craziness) has left me as I type with a head tilted sideways and eyes that are beginning to close…