October Cabin Trip and Glacier Hike

In October Ben took his first Lineman test.  We spent a few days up at the cabin.  His previous, college roommate, Jacob Wood, came up with his wife and we spent a few days fishing and enjoying the beautiful mountains.  It was such amazing weather for  October.

Eating Smores

Getting wood for the cabin

A view from the deck.

Exploring around the cabin while Anna rests.

 Beautiful fall colors.

 Clear rivers

We went shooting at a little range down the road from the cabin and Anna slept through al lthe shooting.

 Friends reunited

 Couple pic

Look what we found!!

These are the trees on the way on to Avalanche Lake.

 The scenery on the way to the Lake is absolutely beautiful.

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Lydia's Birthday Six Years old

Lydia had a frozen Birthday cake.   She got small Frozen Characters for her birthday.  We had a great family party for her.

 I attempted to make blue sugar ice crystals.  But burnt yellow sugar with blue food coloring only mad us green ice crystals.

She opened her Forzen figurines after she blew out her candles and then we put them on the cake.

Summer Days...

Martin's Cove is a historical site for the Church of Latter Day Saints. Its a site along the Mormon Trail that where saints took refuge in a cove. This summer it was on my to do list to take my family here and hike the trail through the cove,  I was a teenager last time I had been through the cove.

Taking turns pushing

Devils Gate

Devils  Gate

The day was not too warm or to cool.  The kids rode in the handcart and it was a challenge to get Anna to hold still.  It was important to keep her a way from the spokes of the turning wheels.
The trip to through the cove was memorable as we imagined tents and people talking refuge from the wind and cold and snow.  They all had to leave their wagons and handcarts behind.
After the trip through the cove we went to devils gate. A river winds through two huuge cliffs that almost touch.  At some times of the year the snakes are so bad through there that they shut that part of the area down.  This was my first time being in that part of the cove. Round trip it was about seven miles and the kids were tired.  We all slept peacefully that night.  I know that I gain a greater appreciate for what my pioneer ancestors had done and what the sacrificed.

The Black Hills....

The black hills are gorgeous.  Ben was working in Rapid City South Dakota.   So we went and visited him for a weekend.  We all were able to stay at a fancy hotel and ride down huge water slides.  We also visited the  Historical Site of Mt Rushmore and a little farm called Old McDonald's Farm.

 The heads look a lot small then they actually are.

It was fun to go and see.

The entrance

Watki Water slides!! 

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Park Days

Anna stared walking on the day of her birthday.  She was been trying our different walkin adventures since.   At the park she love to climb the stairs and to go down the slides.  She is not afraid of much.  She is getting more and more advanced in her skills.  Her new way to go up the stairs is to walk with the support of the rail.

I had the most trying time trying to get Anna to wear her shoes.  She finally understands, maybe because its cold,  that if she wants to go outside she has to wear shoes.  She will now bring me her shoes and have me put them on.

 Trying out his new scooter.

Kindergarten---

Lydia started school on the 2 of September 2014!!  She has great teachers, Mrs Hallock and Mrs.Owen. They team teach 36 kids.  She also mingles with the other kindergartners for gym, music, art and library. She loves it.  She never complains about long days or about the school work.  She has an air of maturity about her.
At recess she has become quite a monkey. She can swing from rung to rung the whole of the monkey bars. She also learning her cart wheels and back bends.
On The first day Dad took the morning off and we all went to the classroom together.  He was able to leave on his four hour journey to South Dakota right after we dropped her off. Mrs Owen read the story the kissing hand and then each child gave their parent a kiss on their hand and then each parent gave their child a kiss on their hand.  This kiss was meant to last a day and whenever parent and child got lonely they could hold their hand to their check for a kiss.

Walking into school together

Sitting at her desk.

After a long day of the first day of school.  Each  child released a balloon into the air. It as quiet a spectacular.