Snow weekend with the Hanley's

This is a bit of an old post, but I have to share because we had such a fun weekend!

Over President's Day, the Hanleys came up for a visit with the main purpose of playing in the snow with us. They lucked out because Snowmaggedon had dropped so much that we basically couldn't get away from the snow even if we wanted to! They played with it in our backyard, at the ski slopes, and again when we went to Suncadia for a little side trip.

I don't have photos of the ski lesson, unfortunately, but Evie and Ian both got to take a class and they said they enjoyed it. Evie got to go on the Magic Carpet and was pretty bummed that she didn't get to go on a ski lift yet. Nora was supposed to take a beginner's lesson with Ian but we pulled her out at the last minute because of her black eye.

After skiing, we headed over to Suncadia for an overnight getaway. The resort has all these fun activities you can do but since Ian was sick, we stuck with partaking in the sledding hill that was right outside our building. We also had brunch (not recommended) at the Lodge before heading home the next day.

Owen's cheese face

So many cuddles!

A chocolate cupcake will make anyone with a black eye feel better!

Playing around in the bunk beds in our hotel room.

watching the action.

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Happy new year!!

Goodness, it's already 2025! It's been a really long time since we posted! We had a very lazy new year. We flew back from LA on the evening of the 31st so spent the last remaining hours of 2024 cozying up on the couch and then fell asleep before it even hit midnight! On New Years day, we slept in, cleaned up the house and then did a quick hike the next day. All in all, a good start to the year! Nora's new blanket hoodie. Cold and muddy trails. We're not in LA anymore! We hiked the Primrose trail that follows Coal Creek.

Eating on the road

With all the COVID restrictions on restaurants and Scott not liking takeout service, we've gotten pretty good at planning meals for days we are out and about. We've basically taken to tailgating... a lot! It is nice though that it means having a hot meal to warm up after a day of playing in the snow and I'm not going to lie - it is also a good excuse to eat instant noodles because it is fast and easy and warming! For overnight stays, we end up doing instant pot meals like one-pot spaghetti or chili, or easy meals like a cheese plate or sandwiches. It does save on $ so that's definitely nice but man, I can't wait to go out to restaurants again! Beef and barley soup lunch at Mt Baker. Chillin' with Chili at Crystal Mountain. Beautiful but cold picnic in Wenatchee Little girl loving her hot ramen over Blewitt Pass Jook after sledding at Crystale Springs Chicken Noodle Soup in the snow at Salmon Ridge. Pho bowls under the ferry awning at Diablo Lake.

Glass art

We picked up our finished creations from the glass blowing class we took a few weeks ago and I think they came out great! Can you tell who made which one? Nora's sunset pumpkin, May's bluebird and Evie's snow pumpkin.

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