Saturday we had a family get-a-way and had so much fun! The snow is beginning to melt and we are being teased with Spring. The temperatures are now getting up to the 40's and we can go outside and feel the warmth of the sun. With basketball season over we decided to go up to the mountains and do some sledding. The sun was so warm, and the sky was so blue.
We parked at the turn off for Doughnut falls, up Big Cottonwood Canyon, and walked up to some hills where children sled.
We didn't know what to expect with Alyssa. Would she love sledding? Would she get to cold? How would she like our excursion? After a short time of being there she insisted on going down the hill time and time again. After each trip she would say it was the other parents turn to ride down with her, "Mommy take me". That evolved into wanting to walk up the hill by herself and cary the tube. A short while after that she finally dared to go alone. Once she tasted that freedom Jill and I would never ride with her again. I got some great video of her going down the hill by herself and it was so cute.
After a short time the coats, hats, and gloves came off.
The boys had a terrific time. In years past Logan loved the snow, but Landon always got cold and didn't have as much fun. This year they both went up and down so many times it got me dizzy trying to keep up with them. When Logan got tired, Landon was still going strong. When they got to the bottom of the hill they both would yell, "Awesome!"
When we finished up we ate a picnic lunch.
It was early afternoon when we got home and I tried to put Alyssa down for her nap. She was a bit restless and tossed and turned. I laid quietly by her and at one point she said, "Ready, Set, Go." I'm sure she was remembering the exhilaration of going down the hill on her tube.
Later in the evening Jill and I had dinner with Jon and Liz Shakespear. They are such great people and it's been a while since we have gone out together socially. Jon went off to medical school so we didn't see each other for a long time, but his medical training paid off during Jill's cancer treatment. His specialty is diagnosing and treating breast cancer treatments. He told us he tells about 1-3 people a day that they have breast cancer. When Jill was diagnosed Jon was our second opinion about the treatment plan.
Speaking of breast cancer, Jill was given March 22 as her next surgery date. We had thought it would be fairly minor, however after talking to Jon Shakespear he said it will have her down for a while. We continue to pray for Jill's speedy recovery. She is 100% cancer free, everything now is cosmetic, but it is still surgery and is never fun to have to go through surgery.
Sunday after church as we had lunch Alyssa got angry at Landon for taking the middle stool at the bar. She said, "Landon make me have a hard day." So adorable the things she says.
