Jack gets vistors from the East!

The day I got back home from Arizona Dad, Leah and Kathy flew in for a skiing trip (or an excuse to see Jackson)! Jackson was seriously loving all the family time. Leah stayed on our lovely pleather love seat (poor girl) and Kathy and Dad stayed in Midvale (closer to the slopes!).

We had an awesome week of skiing, hanging out in Park City, dinners in our closet of an apartment, and cheering on our wildcats!

Leah, Jackson and I went to the park on Monday because the weather was so beautiful!

On Tuesday we headed to Sundance to hang out and have a delicious root beer!

Sundance is a beautiful place to go for a relaxing afternoon reading and enjoying some delicious drinks! The grounds are gorgeous and perfect for a nice stroll too :)

Jack and Mom at the ski lodge!

Chuck and I went skiing with Leah, Dad and Kathy on Wednesday. Jackson was an ALL-STAR. After his breakfast, we got our ski gear together and headed towards Park City. Jack fell asleep in the car around 9:30am and stayed asleep until 1pm! We were able to drive to Park City, get our skis and go on a couple of runs before he was ready to eat again. I was amazed! He was only fussy twice during the day, which was great because both Chuck and I were able to ski quite a lot. Jackson had a grand old time hanging out in the little cafe that we camped out in. We were on the slopes until 6pm and then met Cole and David at Goodwood for a late night dinner. It was a fabulous day!

Who knew they had sunglasses for such tiny faces?

 Cole, Leah, Jackson and I made a trip to Park City on Thursday morning to check out the outlets, get pedicures and eat a delicious lunch! Jackson got some cute new outfits from the carter's outlet and Leah got some awesome new clothes from the Banana Republic outlet - Cole and I were jealous! Leah took me to get a pedicure and lunch as a "thank you" for staying at our apartment, pretty generous for a tiny love seat and off-brand cereal. Oh, and we just had to stop by the bakery on our way home for delicious coconut macaroons! It was a pretty fabulous morning to say the least :)

Cole got Jack to fall asleep!

We both got blue for March Madness!

Jack's favorite kicks.

All geared up for the UK game on Thursday.

Hanging out with Aunt Leah.

Matching father and son :) Leah got them these as a funny joke!

Man do these guys love their basketball!

I wonder where Jack gets it...

Chillin' with gramps, watching the game.

Jackson has no shame filling that diaper - can you tell by Grandpa's face?

It was an awesome week with family - thanks for coming to visit!

October Snow.

 I learned a few things today:

1. Cold weather = increased desire to read books and drink hot drinks.
2. I'd rather walk. Always.
3. Dad's are pretty awesome people.
(see following story)

Today was going to be productive. I was going to scrapbook 5 pages, clean the bathroom, coach, do the laundry and make a couple of desserts. I promise.

And then it snowed.

Let's face it, when it's cold and raining outside all I want is to cuddle up on the couch with a good book and some hot cocoa. So, thank you Western Family cocoa for making this chilly first snow of the season spectacular.

Fortunately, I did get to diving practice to coach, although trying to find a parking spot on the first cold day of the semester is not something I particularly enjoy. In fact, in the amount of time I spent driving around looking for a spot and then walking from that spot to the pool I probably could have...okay, I wasn't doing anything before so it's not like it was a total waste of time.

However, when I got home from practice I found a lovely little package in my mailbox. Inside was this:

This is a ridiculous picture, but you can't really tell what it looks like in the other picture :)

 
My Dad, who's birthday is today (Happy Birthday, Dad!) sent me a lovely maternity sweater "just because." These little surprises are the best kind of surprises. Thanks, Dad for increasing my winter wardrobe and for making me feel loved :)