We've noticed a trend: our family gets cabin fever real bad in February. So, one Saturday (and thanks to a post by a friend on Facebook) we traveled to Silverthorne to visit the ice castles there and go sledding at the perfect hill for our little ones. We had a blast! By the time we arrived at Silverthorne, Kaelah had gotten car sick and threw up on Danny's coat. Luckily it has two parts so at least he had something. She was fine the rest of the trip. We ate at Wendy's for lunch, visited the castles, sledded, played at the park, ate at Chipolte, dropped by the outlet mall, and got home in time for bed. When Dan and I realized how happy the children were it made us want to buy a condo up there but who wants 2 mortgages?
I just had to include a picture of Danny and Michelle concentrating on a scripture story at lunch. We began using the new Gospel Art book to tell stories at meal time as a way to study the scriptures as a family with children who can't read yet. Look at their faces! Who knew the story of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament could be so mesmerizing?
Last but not least, Dan bought the children kites at Hobby Lobby for spring. I was a little worried they would be of poor quality since they were only $4 a piece, but they are fantastic! I'm very impressed with how well Winnie the Pooh and Lightning McQueen and Cinderella do. Winnie and McQueen get a lot more flying time than the princess, though. Kaelah isn't as big of a fan and we've flown them while she's at preschool too. And of course we sing "Let's go fly a kite" from Mary Poppins. We love that movie and we love that song. (:
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