The Yurt at Solitude

This year Robin and I decided we would surprise the guys with a nice dinner for Valentine's Day.  We planned it all out and they had no clue what we were doing.  Yesterday I gave Mike a new pair of boots and told him Happy Valentine's Day.  He looked so confused......  Before we left the only thing he knew was that he needed snow boots, warm clothing, and we were taking wine.  We dropped the kids of at Grandma and Grandpa's and headed up the canyon.  The guys were convinced we were going to give them the wine and then leave them stranded up in the mountains.

We arrived at Solitude and had some time to spare so we stopped in at the Thirsty Squirrel.  Honestly, I just wanted to go there because of the name.  It turned out to be a pretty cool place.  Around 5:00 we met at the Adventure Station and got our snow shoes.  By this time the guys had almost figured out what we were doing.  We then headed up the mountain with our snow shoes.  The Yurt was a lot smaller than I thought, but it was nice and intimate.  We had a delicious 5 course dinner. The food was soooo good! I was really impressed with the chef, there is no electricity and no running water.  There is a large propane stove that she cooks the meals in; it also kept us nice and warm. After filling our bellies we headed back down the mountain to the Village.  I think if we do it again I want to stay the night there.  We passed by the hot tubs and they looked so nice!

I think they had a great time and they were definitely surprised! Happy Valentine's Day!

Winter Games 2012-Freestyle

We made it through another Winter Games.  It was fun having it at our rink and I think it went really well.  There were a few little problems, but nothing major.  I had the opportunity to help out with the registration desk and handing out awards.  I have to say, that after handing out awards Paige made me even more proud as a mom.  I was shocked at some of the girls and the way they treated others.  Honestly, there were a few that I wanted to knock right of the top of the podium, but I contained myself....

Paige did a great job and took 4th place!  This was a new level for her and there was some really good competition. Poor thing was sick too, when we got home from the rink on Saturday night she had a fever of 103.  Great job Paigey! We love you! 

Winter Games 2012-Showcase

Winter Games is here again.  Tonight Paige had her Showcase program, Singing In The Rain.  She did great and took third place! This time they combined Freeskate 5 and Freeskate 6 so she had some pretty good competition.  We are so proud of her, she has worked really hard on her camel spin.  On Saturday she will be competing again.  Good Luck Paige!

At the end you can hear a bunch of laughter.  They let you throw items on the ice for the skaters this time.  Logan has a great arm, but his aim was a little off.  It ended up two sections over.  Love ya Logan!

Christmas 2011

We had another great Christmas this year.  It was a very busy holiday weekend with family, some which we don't see very often.  We started with lunch at the Porcupine Grill after Shaun and RJ got into town and then dinner at Grandpa Old Guy's and Grandma D's.  Christmas Eve was at my moms where we had our usual clam chowder, ham, and funeral potatoes.  It was so good! We opened presents there and then we headed home to wait for Santa.  Shaun and RJ stayed at our house that night so they could watch the kids in the morning.  It was really nice to have them there and I'm glad they could share the morning with us.  Grandma Kathy, Grandpa Bill, Great Grandma Holt, Grandpa Old Guy, Grandma D, Matt, and Lexi also came over to see what Santa brought.  Then we were off to Uncle Mike and Aunt Robin's for brunch.  We hung out there for awhile and then back up to Grandpa Old Guys for dinner. On Monday morning we went to visit Great Grandma Nancy and then Monday night we had a big family dinner for the entire Farr side.  It was nice to see them because it has been about a year since we have seen many of them. Aunt Janet and Anthony were also in town and visited us on Tuesday.

Santa didn't disappoint us this year.  We muse have been really good this year, or maybe Santa was just too busy to notice.  Paige got lots of clothes, books, pi's that match her American Girl doll, lots of toys, and her Kindle.  Allison got her vacuum (she has already killed the batteries in it), pink and blue diamonds, clothes, toys, and an Innotab (which is a kiddie version of a tablet).  They were spoiled!  Mike was excited about the XBOX 360 and I got a very nice new camera.  No more point and shoot cameras for me.  Now I just need to figure out all the settings.