We couldn't get enough snow...

here in Iowa, so we decided to drive 700 miles to Papa Rich & Nana Kathy's cabin in Wyoming for more snow. We drove half way on Thursday night and the trip went great. We stayed in North Platte and Lauren had fun swimming at the hotel. Here the girls are just hanging out before we left the next morning.

The drive on Friday morning was great and we didn't run into any snow until the last few miles to the cabin. Here is a picture of the amazing cabin that Papa Rich has built.

Inside the cabin with the girls.

With Papa Rich and Nana Kathy.

On Saturday morning, we decided to take Lauren skiing at the Snowy Range Ski Resort near Centennial, WY (the cabin is only a 25 scenic minutes away). Well.....we all learned our lesson. We can't teach a 4 year old to ski..our 4 year old is very strong willed and wanted us to just let her "do it myself"...so we finally did and she did great. We didn't get any pictures (don't ask) but she did do it by herself 3 times really well. She only went down this run once (this took an hour and many stubborn tears) and then we were all done with one another. She said later that she did have fun and will try next time (when she did try she did really well, the rest was spent throwing a tantrum). Maybe next year.

This is the true picture of Lauren's attempt to ski. Me smiling and Lauren crying.

Papa Rich came to pick Lauren up and take her back to the cabin while Clay and I enjoyed some ski time. I am not good, but enjoyed the time with Clayton. We had good fresh snow and liked the privacy of this resort. We were able to go again on Sunday also. The drive back to the cabin was difficult and we ended up getting stuck and had to dig ourselves out of snow.

Meredith enjoyed the warmth of the cabin.

The rest of the time we just enjoyed in the cabin or playing in the snow. Lauren had a little, okay big vomiting incident due to the altitude but other than that we all loved it. Clay and Lauren playing dominos.

What a wonderful cabin they have built. There is still a little work to be done, but it was amazing to the see the progress since we had been there 2 summers ago. Lauren's favorite part...the bunk beds. She loved sleeping up there. Here are a few views from the loft.


Lauren watching Nana Kathy snow shoeing. "Look Nana is going into the forest!"


Lauren's favorite place to hang out in the cabin. She could see everything from this view.

Enjoying some quiet time with the girls.

The ride home wasn't as pleasant, but let's just end on a good note!