U of U gymnastics Meet

President's Day

We went on a hike through City Creek.  The trail started out like this...

The trail forked and we took the path less traveled.  Aren't we warned not to do this?  Well, the trail ended up looking like this...

These pictures actually don't completely do it justice because at points the trail was muddy and slushy.  I didn't take any pictures then just in case I needed to attempt a save.  It really wouldn't have been that big of a deal, except David had Porter on his back, so if he went down so did Porter.  Fortunately David stayed "upright".  It was a beautiful hike and Porter had no idea that he could have landed in the creek at any moment.  

We always laugh at the fact that we "save" Porter's life multiple times a day and he is completely unaware.  Kind if like how our Father in Heaven is continuously saving our lives without our knowledge.

Power outage

Today at 3:30pm the power went out.  I realized that I wasn't prepared.  Or, at least that's what I thought.  A kind neighbor lent me a lantern and flashlight. Then I talked to David and he reminded me that we have 72 hour kits. Then I remembered we had headlamps in our room and a flashlight in the car.  Really, this was no emergency, but I was reminded of how important it is to heed the counsel of the prophets and get ourselves prepared.  For that moment when I thought I wasn't, there was a little panic and this wasn't even anything scary, so I can't imagine how I would feel if we were on a major disaster.

Porter could careless that the lights are out and he is playing in a pretty dark room.

Working out

We are starting Porter at a young age to make fitness a part if his life.  So far he loves it.

Off to work

Porter likes to walk David to the elevator when he heads to work in the morning.  

Ski date

David and I took the day to go skiing at Alta.  It was beautiful and the most fun I have ever had skiing.

The before:

The during:

David and I are both newbies at skiing and this was our first trip together.  The majority of my experience skiing was on a "mountain" in St. Louis that is a golf course during the summer, so that should give you some idea of the quality.  The resort is called Hidden Valley.  If I'm not mistaken, generally skiing has nothing to do with a valley, but everything to do with a mountain.  Needless to say, skiing on a real mountain with real snow was so much more fun.  I did fall twice, but only on the steepest part of the run, so I count it as a successful trip.  Despite escaping without injury, I definitely need more practice and possibly a lesson so that I don't kill someone or myself.  I  managed to pick up a lot of speed and felt like a loose cannon flying down the mountain ready to take out anyone that crossed my path.  Fortunately there were no collisions and I had enough control to avoid the other skiers, but I might not be so lucky next time.  There were a few new skills I learned with David's help and hopefully I'll get really comfortable with it.  Skiing is a great escape and why not take advantage of living where the skiing is great.

Resting

Porter wore himself out after putting together his Valentine's, so he took a little break.