Idaho - vist #1

We have driven to Idaho for the past two weekends. The first trip was to be with Shayne's family (cousins and his grandma). We missed the big "Grandma Hunter" Christmas the previous weekend. Weather had been bad and Grandma had insisted that we play it safe. Well, everyone decided to go - except for the Nelson family. Oh well. It was nice to have Grandma Hunter to ourselves! We were able to enjoy our time with her without 70 other people in the house. She is an amazing woman - 80+ years old and still shopping for 104 people (in her family!). Cole got a noisy little piano - that he played the whole way home. And Hunter got a great game with marbles and gosh - how do I explain it. I'll just show you a picture.


The next day we did a little bit of snowmobiling... or sledding (ID slang). When I say a little, really, we lasted for only 20 minutes! It was colder than cold! Scott, Shayne's cousin, took Shayne over to a creek and showed him to ride a snowmobile over water. Yes, he's insane. Shayne even tried it... but Scott - he is an AMAZING rider. So, here's the proof in picture!


Last weekend we drove to ID again - for my little brother's wedding. I'll have more to share when I remember to download my pictures to the computer!! Till then, toodles!

Cole says the darndest things...

I have a few quotes to share... did I share these already?

"mommy, I'm sick."
You're sick?
"yeah, I have the coughs and bless you's"
The bless you's???
"yeah, the bless you's"

this one is rated PG-16
Grandpa witnessed this one while helping him go to the bathroom. As he sat on the toilet, Cole looked down at his private parts and exclaimed,
"that looks like a little brown angel!"

And, most recently (yesterday),
"I'm not crying, I'm whining!"

So, he knows the difference!

I will run, I will run, I will run...

I have taken up a new challenge - running. I'm far from being good at it but, I plan on making it something I do regularly. I figure, if I can get up and do biking, aerobics, yoga, swimming, etc at 6am - then I can give running a true try! I ran around my block once in high school - that is the extent of my running experience. I started with a couple laps around the track - and well, now I'm up to doing a mile at a time. I can run 2 miles. I hope I can start growing that little number and I plan to run a 5K next summer with my friends. I spent my birthday money to buy nice running shoes and I can't believe the difference - worth every penny. This wouldn't be possible without Kristi cheering me on - so, here's a shout-out to you dear friend! Thank you for being my cheerleader and motivator... I couldn't do it without you!