drive to the cabin (i love the mountains!)

So far, our visit to Utah has been fabulous. I love it here. We arrived late Thursday night and woke up Friday morning to take family pictures with the Grafs, then had a delicious breakfast together at Magleby's Fresh. Michelle did Klane's and my hair in the afternoon, and we had a barbeque and hung out with the Hardings in the evening.

This morning we went up to one of my favorite places, the cabin. It was a quick trip to pick up tables and chairs for the lunch after Justin's farewell tomorrow, but I really enjoyed the drive up the canyon and seeing the cabin. The weather is so beautiful and the mountain air felt amazing and smelled so good. I couldn't stop smiling.

we're having fun playing with our new lens

can't wipe the smile off my face

Extreme Sledding at Sundance

It pays to know someone in the sign business. Sara got us a couple huge sheets of plastic sign material which we took up to Sundance and used as a giant sled. Four people on a huge sheet of plastic so slippery you can hardly stay on it when it's stationary?! Craziness. I promise you we had to have reached speeds of 30 to 35 mph! The only way to stop (and avoid hitting the trees at the bottom of the run) was to roll off the side of the sled and slide/roll for 30 feet, arms and legs tangling up with the people next to you. By the time you figure out which way is up you are laughing so hard you can barely breathe. It was crazy and really fun. We'll be sad when we go on our internship this summer and won't be able to see Mike and Sara all the time and do crazy things like this. We are definitely four peas in a pod. We love those two. But we will soak it up while we can!

winter wonderland

we were crazy enough to drive up to the cabin at 10:30 Christmas night in a total blizzard, but we felt adventurous.

this is how deep the snow was up there

my dad was kind enough to dig us a path to get into the cabin. That is his head poking up through the snow

and in the morning the storm had passed and all was calm

Justin is crouching in the path my dad dug through the snow so we could get inside. The walls are like 4 feet tall!

the pond in front of the cabin

and the boys snowboarded down the roads. yes, the same ones the cars were supposed to be able to drive on. Hooray for winter!

Family

On Sunday we got together with our best family friends, the Markhams, for our Alaska reunion party. We go to Alaska with them every August and then try to get together in the fall up at the cabin. They also have a cabin just a few up from us and are the reason we built ours where we did. Now we are cabin neighbors! We love the Markhams, they are like family to us. Whenever we get together there is always great food, good conversation and a lot of laughter. This was no exception and we had such a fun evening. We decided it would be fun to take some family pictures for Christmas cards, and I think they turned out great! It was freezing but you can't tell looking at the pics. Click above to check us out.

Sundance Weekend

Klane and I headed to Sundance for a nice little overnighter a couple weeks ago. It's always nice to escape up there; there are less distractions and you feel kind of secluded. Any time of year, it is always beautiful at Sundance. We took a hike to see the fall leaves and play with the camera. Click for pics! It seems like the fall leaves never last as long as you want them to. But each season is new and different. Bring on the snow!! (Which seems to be coming quick!)