From Sledding to Swimming

After getting home from D’s parents’ and repacking we headed out to the Hills to see our friends who were vacationing there. They rented a nice sized cabin in the mountains with enough room for all of us. We were only able to spend one full day out there because of other obligations back at home, but it was still really nice to see them again. They did come stay with us for a day too so they could do a little antelope hunting.

In the morning, after an early rise (5:15 am local time) and a good breakfast, we went out to a little hill on the property to sled. The weather was a lot warmer than it had been the previous few days at D’s parents. We didn’t need all the layers we had on. Bentley went sledding with D. I tried taking her down once, but we tipped the sled.

Bria went sledding with her friend K. She was so glad to be able to spend time with him again. They were really good friends before we moved, and they still talk about each other regularly.

After a good, grilled lunch we headed into RC to go to the water park. This was Bentley’s first time to go “swimming” in a pool bigger than the baby pool.

There were slides, a lazy river, a water playground, hot tub, and another pool area. The only thing the girls liked was the pool. D and I spent most of our time catching the girls as they jumped in off the side or helping them “swim” around the pool. Bria is figuring out how to move herself around the pool, and she has a lot of confidence with her floaties on. Bentley, after she got comfortable and warm, thought that she didn’t need the security of my arms anymore. It was very difficult to keep her from pushing right out of my arms. She is ready for the same type of floaties that Bria uses. The drive back to the cabin was extremely quiet. Both girls fell asleep in the car. We have never taken them into bed and just put them to sleep. We did have to get Bria in her PJs, at her request, but she still went right back to sleep.

Here are some pictures of the beautiful cabin we stayed in.

The Great Room, the kitchen and dining room are on the right.

Looking from the sitting area into the kitchen and dining room. On the right and up the stairs was a large master bedroom. Down the hall (by the fridge) was a large bathroom and 2 more bedrooms.

This was another living room off of the Great Room. They even had a pinball machine.

After a full day of activity and a good nights’ rest, we headed back home. D went to his meeting at work, the girls and I went to our church's kids club, and then our friends came to our house. The next morning the men went hunting. They were able to get three antelope and butcher them before supper. After a successful day of hunting our friends headed home. We have missed them greatly, and hope to have many more times of reconnecting.