Road Trip to Oklahoma

We decided to go visit David's sister, Julie, who lives in Altus, Oklahoma. Her husband Micah is serving in Afghanistan and we were hoping to give Julie a little moral support. We had a great time on our long road trip and it was especially fun visiting Julie. The kids loved seeing and playing with their cousins.

Here is a little slide show of our trip. After we visited Julie, we dropped Josh and Tanner off at the Oklahoma City airport to fly home. It was Joshua's spring break and he was hoping to get some skiing in. They got home Tuesday night and the rest of us drove and got home Thursday night. They skied on Wednesday and Thursday and then we all went up on Saturday. The season is almost over so we have to squeeze in as much time on the slopes as we can. Besides, the more times we go the better the price on our season pass. :)

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Art Appreciation at School

A few nights ago Rebecca's school had an Arts Appreciation Night. There were art displays, music performances, a Shakespeare play, and each class got to do a dance. Rebecca's class did a cute dance about movement and the kids got to help choreograph it. She was very excited to perform and did a good job. Everyone in 3rd grade made tie-dye shirts and then they did their dances in groups according to their shirt color. I did actually video tape it but something is messed up with my camera/computer connection and I can't download it. Maybe later. Here is a picture of some of the kids in her class.

Here is a picture of her little group.

Tubing with Roger, Katrina & Her Kids

Last week my brother, Roger, and his daughter, Katrina, and her two kids, Noah and Levi came for a visit. Roger flew out from West Virginia and picked up Katrina in Montana and then they drove down to Draper to visit me for a couple of days and then on down to Provo to visit Curtis and Terry. It was so nice to see Katrina and get to know her 2 cute little boys. We decided to go tubing at Gorgoza Park which is along I80 on the way to Park City. We had a great time, especially since we didn't have to walk up the hill... we got to be pulled up by a rope tow.

Of course, it's much easier to be pulled along rather than walk and pull the tube. It's a good thing there were a few willing adults around.

Rachel got to do a little snowmobiling while we there as well. She said it was really fun but they needed to be able to go faster. Sounds like a Powell.

Just A Little Mishap

We've had a fun week. Busy as usual. It was nice to have my parents here visiting. We took them up to Alta Ski Resort to see the kids ski. Since we didn't have a lot of time, we went for the "Ski for Free after 3" that they have there so we got to ski for about 2 hours for free.

We also enjoyed having dinner with Curtis' family and Mom and Dad at Terry and Marilyn's new house in Provo. It was awesome.

Yesterday, Rebecca didn't have school (Tanner and Joshua still did) so I took Rachel, Rebecca, and Adam skiing. Since we had never been to Sundance and David could get us passes from his work, we decided to go there instead of our usual Park City. It was a beautiful day. Too beautiful because it was just a little too warm. But we had a great time.



The snow got wetter and slushier as the day went on. I stayed with the kids on the easier runs but I did find a place near them that had some nice looking moguls. I was really doing quite well until I hit the wettest, heaviest snow and I kind of stalled. I fell uphill so it was not a bad fall but I had jammed my thumb into the ground and my fingernail got bent back a little and hurt a little. But, I jumped up and we skied for a few more hours.



By this morning my thumb was very swollen, sore, and a little worrisome. I went to the doctor and yep, I have a broken thumb. On my right hand of course. 4-6 weeks in the soft cast plus a trip to a hand specialist to make sure I get full movement back. Oh brother!! And how am I supposed to ski with this big bandage on my hand? Do they make gloves that big? HaHa