New Years Eve

Years and Years ago TJ and I decided that if we were going to live and raise kids in Utah where there is some of the best snow then we would teach the kids to ski/snowboard when they were young so that we could go together as a family. Part of the thinking behind this was that for me growing up my dad bought a boat and the reason he did was to have a family activity we could all do that no matter how old we got or how much we hated our parents when we were teenagers there would always be something that would bring us together enjoy and create memories. Well I hope to have that one day too (I think I finally convinced my dad to let us take care of the boat for them here in Utah) but so TJ and I decided that creating memories on the mountain would be the next best thing. Something they will always want to go and do with us. I loved snowboarding growing up and after I got my board when I was 14 I would save and buy a season pass every year. It is such a ridiculously expensive thing but I think it is so worth it! I have been putting hair money away into an envelope for a while and have about 3 days of skiing for the whole family which includes lessons for Lexi, rentals, and lift tickets. We went for the first time (minus Kasen who went and hung out with grandma Mona) on New Years Eve. IT WAS SO AMAZING! Both TJ and I multiple times would look to each other and smile and say "I love this!" . I really love watching my kids learn new things and conquer some fears. Lexi went for her first time and took a couple hour lesson and did so great! She was so in love and happy and was going down the runs with us after. No fear in that one. We ventured off the bunny hill with the older girls and they did great. Just got tired since its so much longer to get down and Chloe may have had a fall that scared her from wanting to go again since falling hurts. But she got back up and may have cried the rest of the way down but was happy at the end of the day. We were all exhausted when we got back. TJ went and picked up our Chineese food and we had a picnic by the fire. And TJ may have had to do a McDonalds run again for the younger ones who refused to eat Chineese, like every year. We played all the games we could, played hide and seek and then lit our lantern and made our family goal of the year to Treat others the way you would want to be treated. We drank Marinelles and told our most embarrasssing stories and almost had Tallie peeing her pants from laughter. We were crazy and let the kids stay up till midnight. 

Not sure I want to do that again. 

2016 was a great year and we look forward to 2017.

Not really to Donald Trump as President tho...