In the beginning 2014

With summer well under way and our second batch of company visiting, I thought about all the things done and good times had so far this year. I know it's cliche but life is about the journey and not just about the destination. So here are a few of our good times along our life's journey for the segment that is 2014.

In the beginning - IT WAS COLD!

So we needed a lot of wood in order to keep warm.  I took part in 3 ward wood cutting parties and purchased a lot of bundles of slab wood.  We burned through a lot of wood this winter.

Carissa's school had a winter festival to go along with the opening of the Winter Olympics.  Lots of fun games and food and exhibits by teachers who had visited Russia before.

Then Krystene came for a visit  and there was fort building.....

 and a trip to the bowling alley

 

I think the next time Krystene comes it should be in warmer weather - snow and cold really limit what you can do around here.

February came and it was still COLD, very cold. This must have been a sign of things to come because Cherilyn's birthday turned out to be not such a warm and fuzzy day.  It was not the fun memory of a day that birthdays should be, the world failed to be bright. Well, when you own your own business you just don't get to put in for a day off on your birthday and sometimes it's just more overwhelming because it's your birthday and you just wanted a day off.

On the brighter side....... Chocolate ALWAYS makes things better! :-)

ingredients for my ganache

ganache filled strawberries

 Valentine's Day was good with chocolate!

Because the month was cold, we needed some indoor fun so off to the Jump Mania we went :-)

Lunch time at Jump Mania

Fun Slides

Carissa wondering who will bounce off the slide and into her

 With the cold came the wind.  It blew so hard the swing set nearly blew over. The biggest reason for the play set failure was indeed human error. We forgot one bolt which evidently keeps it from doing this.

Another trailer load of heat

The cold led to MORE snow so good thing we had all this wood.

 

To most people in areas where snow is more abundant, I know this does not look like much but around here it's 2 days of NO SCHOOL! 

Goodbye February, welcome to March!

So, what makes the snow go away?  Warm air right?  Well what happens when warm and cold collide? WIND! LOTS of wind! The thing about wind is that it doesn't just stop because something gets in its path, it tries to move what is in its way, which is exactly what happened.

The horse hut thought it wanted to be a rocket ready to launch.

Besides wind bringing in the warmer weather in March, Silver Dollar City opens and once again we decided to go for opening weekend.

The change to spring also means we can do more outdoor cooking :-)

The new grill getting broken in

All in all, the beginning of the new year was a good one!  Many new memories were made that have brought much joy to our lives.