Rasar cabin camping

Rob rode the Chilly Hilly again!  he's rocking his STP training.

 E submitted an entry for the yearbook cover contest. "the landscape around us".  turned the letters into mountains, water, buildings, and trees. and the pink ones were just normal.  love his creativity.

Months ago, before we ended up having a snowy winter, we booked a cabin at Rasar State Park, thinking we would want a winter weekend away.  turns out we had more than our fill of snow, and fortunately, the cabin weekend was lovely and relaxing and not too snowy.

 this tree has a hole through the roots, if you zoom in you can see E on the other side.

 i found trails for running and R found long roads for riding.
the dog had big snow fields for play.

 E built a little fairy house with soft padding. in appreciation for the beauty and the bird named Fern.

 we drove up to Baker Lake while R was riding.

 here is the dam.

 the white "cloud" rising up behind us is Mt. Baker glacier.

 we leapfrogged R on his final miles back to the cabin. (40 sat and 40 sun.)

we love ski Utah

I was nervous about the roads and low temperatures. 6 degrees!  we bundled up and all wore ninja masks balaclavas.  Mom skied with us on day 1. we had a beautiful day at Alta.  no lines and fantastic snow.  we were so happy every time the sun peaked thru.

E rocked it.  really improved his technique.  i finally calmed down as he got more confident and strong.

 

no question. It was cold.

 Day 2, We skied with Grandpa, Grandma, and A and A at Sundance. another great day there, letting her lead the way.  even followed her to a mondo pile of nachos at the top.

 throwing icicles off the cliff. obviously i stayed my distance.

 happy birthday to cousin J!  we loved being there to celebrate.  group swimming photo to come. (i think e enjoyed swimming even more than skiing because all the cousins were there)

 and Friday was a gorgeous afternoon at Brighton with Grandma, Grandpa, and M. 

 we exemplified crazy Americans, going out for malts after a day of skiing.  Iceberg is one of Grandpa's favorite spots.

 short visit to see Great Grandmother and Aunt L, and J also was home.  E was a champ to play for them again.

earthquake! i felt it; the shaking woke me up.  The 3.1 magnitude earthquake was the 106th to shake the area in the past 10 days.  wow.

so fun to see U of U women's gymnastics rock the floor against UCLA.  it was so motivating and energizing and e loved it.  thanks Grandpa for that outing!
remember next time about lots of traffic when leaving college stadium events, especially if you're in a rush to get to airport.

Valentine family

 E was the most thoughtful with his Valentine day gifts.  he made us homemade cards and gifts and origami.  he even carved us heart shaped soap with his new cub scout knife skills.

 we got out the collage material from Nana for more projects.

 actually a Christmas gift, we had a date out to Teatro Zinzani show. i was wowed by the amazingly acrobatic fit performers, singers, dancers. and I had wonderful vegan meal that i didn't have to make. cauliflower steak with pumpkin mustard. delish.

 taking photos to remember things that we can't keep forever.

Snowmaggedon

 February 2019. started with a little snow. then turned into 11 inches.  that was the first of two back to back storms.  5 days off school.  it was nice and relaxing.

 especially windy and cold at the beach

 projects like making a paper bowl - thank you Grandma!

 office move at the same time. lovely new building overlooks the golf course.

 yum. mom's basil pesto with fresh sourdough bread.

 lots of warning, so we headed to the store with everyone else.  bought one of the last 3 cartons of eggs. among other things.  but overall we were prepared.  for the second storm, we learned what we were missing and stocked up on fresh produce. 

 proof!  racoon tracks in our yard.

 e was a big helper shoveling.  we had days of slush.  was glad that our driveway had been cleared.  and I burned some calories doing it.

It's bring your kid to work day when school is still closed, and i had some trainings to take care of.

tunnel ride & snow day

R and 12,000 people rode through the tunnel and on the viaduct, in a sold-out event that was the last component of the celebration weekend before the tunnel opened Monday morning.

turns out Monday was a snow day. no school!   pictures coming.