Winter Trip

We've been road tripping again!! We just got home from a 2 week, multi-stop, vacation/work trip! 

We made our first few stops in Arizona (at grandma and grandpas) and New Mexico (Aunt Carrie, and Aunt Julie) but I only used my phone to take pictures..oops!

Then we headed to Colorado Springs where Matt had a conference and we played at the hotel :)

Swimming!!

After 5 days there, we went up to Brighton CO to visit Uncle Bill and Aunt Jhazmin.  Here are Nautica and her cousin Savannah dancing! They had so much fun, we hardly saw any of the kids the whole time we were there!

Our next stop was what the kids (and Matt) had been most excited for, the cabin!

We had to prepare and gear up before we got there because we certainly don't own any snow clothes! 

Here Nautica and Saylor are testing out the snow while waiting for the snowmobiles to get ready!

Saylor had a hard time because she wouldn't walk in her big suit so we had to carry her around which was hard since she was so puffy :)

Getting ready to head for the cabin

And we made it! The ride was really fun because it wasn't snowing and the kids were so excited!

 Sledding off the roof!

Saylor and Uncle Steve

Nautica was on Independent Study for the trip because we were gone for so long, so she had to work on it a little bit there, but Saylor kept her company!

Always the helper, Noah on the roof with the men, working on..something?

Coming in after a FREEZING day playing in the snow. This was from the second day we were there and it snowed so hard all day that you could hardly see in front of you, but the kids didn't mind. They played and played! Nautica looks a little frozen still! 

Noah and Emmabelle

Watch out: she bites!

Hot chocolate time!

Heading back out! 

We left a day earlier than we had planned because it snowed so much that we were afraid of getting snowed in! This was before the wind picked up, the ride home was a little painful :/

And we're back at the trucks, Luke looks like he enjoyed himself but Saylor, not so much! And Noah and Nautica were crying and angry because they were so cold!

 I was really worried about going with all of the kids and no gear of our own, but I'm so glad we went! The kids had a blast and look how happy Matt is :)