A Little Change of Scenery

No new projects finished this week, although I am in the middle of one and another on deck!

I thought I’d share a fun drive we went on this past weekend to a place called Sheep Creek Loop. It was the first of probably many weekend drives we’ll go on this Spring and Summer. The first time we drove the loop, (last fall) we quickly claimed it as a favorite. The mountains were bright oranges and reds and yellows. This time, we thought the trees might be starting to bud, but we were WRONG! The trees were still bare and the loop was closed about halfway through due to it still being winter-ish. It still was very beautiful… but I think it’s still most amazing when the road is lined with green.

CUH-RAZY… halfway to the loop, we caught up to Joe’s sister and her family! They were on a Sunday drive as well and decided to follow us through the loop and then we’d stop to have a little picnic. We brought “smore stuff” and they brought sandwiches and we built a fire and it was nice. But then it started snowing and nice turned to cold. We made due, for a little while, with what little extra clothing we had but it really was super cold so we loaded up and headed back to Joe’s parents’ house for some yummy Sunday dinner!

Here are some cool pictures we caught during the drive.

Connor all geared up for our winter picnic! Luckily we had a few things in the trunk and the kids were able to layer up a bit.

Maggie had on a button up sweater, a sweatshirt and Haylie’s coat and was STILL miserable. Maggie’s wailing made us all want to go home!
Haylie is a trooper! She was the only one who wanted to go explore and hike the mountain. All except cousin Naomi, but she kept putting things in her mouth that weren’t considered edible, so she came back and roasted “smarmeshlows” instead.

Yes, smarmeshlows.

Cousin Lucy was a trooper too! She was wearing capris and didn’t complain once!

This spring came right out of the ground at the base of this mountain. Joe tried to get some good pictures, but unfortunately the river that the spring runs into was already a bit too deep and wide for him to get across.

All of the cousins (except Baby Grant)!

 

Such a fun and relaxing day! Can’t wait for the weather to warm up a bit so we can go again!!