Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Love our Lil' Skiers













Ok, there's moments in life that just seem surreal.  Seeing Elli and Dawson skiing was one of them.  It was a dream moment.  My dad, who taught me how to ski, helped us teach the kids to ski and they absolutely loved it.  Dawson threw a complete fit when it was time to go.  After 2 days, we hit the big mountain.  That's when I became extremely proud of my girl.  It was intimidating, but she kept to her triangle and turns and made it through.  Many people commented how well she was doing!  Paul took Dawson up later and he did great, too.  Dad and Mom were amazing...letting us ski by ourselves and have dates...refreshing.  Karis shares her "Gotcha Day" with Grandpa Yutzy's birthday.  So we went up 2 gondolas and enjoyed fondue at the top.  The kids were covered in chocolate by the end.  What a celebration. 

Easter!












We absolutely loved Easter this year.  Grandpa and Grandma Yutzy started it out with Easter baskets a week before plus an egg hunt.  The kids were ready.  Elli surprised me with her thoughts on Easter.  She was so sad that Jesus had to die.  But what she was glad about was that she and her siblings could dress up for the day.  Then she had outfits picked out for her and Karis later when our friends came over (thank you Bethany and Abby).  This year Grandpa and Grandma HOuge were here (woohoo) and our dear friends, Jackie and the Chambers.  Such a sweet time.  They had a huge hunt and Simeon and Jadyn not only helped hide the eggs, but help find them, too.  I loved our time together with sweet friends and Grandpa and Grandma.