Projects GALORE!

The quietbook was just the beginning! I made a homemade memory box for Cerena's 60th birthday (with a homemade cloth envelope for the card). It turned out great!

I went on to make some pants for Kodi, some socks, more wipes, a clay necklace, finish his blanket, and of course, finish the quietbook! Yea for crafting mania!




The quietbook!

Cerena's 60th B-day memory box

Clay necklace from cane

Yes, pants with matching socks!

The blanket...is done.

Foster Family Lehi Project

Went camping in the Simpson Springs Recreation area this week. Basically the middle of no-where Utah. The camp came fully equipped with non-potable water and vault toilets - what luxuries! Had a great time! Made dutch oven meals, withstood rain, snow, wind and sun. Visited some Pony Express landmarks and even "toured" Porter Rockwell's homestead.

After 5 fun-filled days we called it quits! A shower never felt so good! The roughing it shower was a combination of nude exposure, boiling water and freezing wind. The result was a not very satisfied, but clean Marcella. We are working on a more long-term solution.

On the up side, the cots were great! My -40 degree sleeping bag was a dream! I was nice and warm dispite only semi-comfortable temperatures in the tent. The stove was burning at full-tilt but the wood was soft and provided limited heat. I forgot all of the dutch oven recipes for all of our meals, but somehow everything turned out tasty and filling.

Planning our next trip a little closer to home, but still ready for another adventure. Did I mention it took 2 hours to set up the tent? Well worth it.

SNOWBOARDING, BABY!!

For Glennie's big 3-0 birthday we all went up to Brighton Resort for some AWESOME snowboarding. I mean, you know, I nearly broke my wrist off from the falls but it was great. The views were SPECTACULAR and my only regret is not taking more photos. The days were awesome with beautiful blue skies.

I tried my hand at some intermediate runs (with the moral support of Valeri) and we rocked the kasbah. I wasn't carving or anything and I was lucky if I managed to used my back edge instead of relying solely on my front - but I am improving - I am sensing great things to come!

THREE WEEKS LATER....

Phil, Cameron and I took on The Canyons. The largest snow park in all of North America. Boy was it a sight to behold. Lift to lift, to slope down to slope. We boarded all day until noon just to get to the run we wanted....then I got starved and we boarded back to the truck. Literally grabbed our food and ran and then boarded the next three hours to make it one more time to our run before the lifts started closing at 4pm. When we got off the mountain we were the last people leaving on the last lift ride off the mountain. It was a great day! And the best part? Did I mention that I can CARVE? Yeah, baby. Front and back edges and carving side to side. I was totally blown away. After several really good falls I finally figured things out. I am SO excited for next season....

Cerena's Big Visit

ZOO MEMORIES!

Cameron, Cerena and I took Kodi to the zoo today! He had a great time, dispite the SNOW. Most of the animals were put away to the "inclimate weather" but we made the most of it. He still had a blast and we got to see lots of great animals.

I think the turkeys were his favorite. Or at least they were Cam's favorite. He started calling to them so Kodi could get a closer look and they got all puffed up and started showing off for us. I think the males were intimidated by Cam's manliness!

For FHE two days prior we took Kodi and Cerena to the aquarium. Of course Kodi spent the majority of his time at the "Mo-Mo" fish tank, which is a coral exhibit with clown fish that apparently look exactly like Nemo.

At the end of the aquarium there is a big frog you can sit on. Of course, who wouldn't want their picture taken sitting on a big frog? So Kodi jumped up and now we have the coveted picture, aren't you jealous?