WV Part 2

I didn't take a lot of pictures on this trip, due to a sick baby but here are a few more.

Taste of Asia-awesome restaurant!

So we did a little shopping in the Village and a certain someone, feeling a bit better, crawled under a locked dressing room door to hide from us. I wish I had been able to activate the ol camera a few seconds earlier because she was standing in that corner with the best expression! This one is pretty cute though.

Just cleaning up a little.

West Virginia!

For Christmas we all got the gift of skiing! So come February we hit the trails to Wild and Wonderful West Virginia! We had a lot of fun even with a super sick Sidney Kate.
Here she is with Chase (Chasie) in the elevator.

On this night out to eat, she slept from moments after this picture ntil we finished eating. She was not feeling like herself....but you can't tell that from this shot.

It was totally clear when I took this picture! So I'm guessing the fog rolling in was caught up in my flash. But check out that major snow pile in the background. See kids on it? Had she felt better we would have had her sliding down that hill!

Cheese!

February's Snowstorm

For our second big snow we played things a little differently. We BOUGHT a sled! Thank you local army surplus store! I'm not saying it made sledding any better, but at least we have a sled for her now. :)

This snow was rather deep and on the verge of impossible for her to walk in. Even if she could I think she'd rather hold your hand or have you carry her.

Here Kevin is trying to con her into walking to him. I wanted to use her as a measuring stick.

Success!! She didn't seem to mind that too much either.

February Snowstorm Continued

The great city workers already scrapped our road but it probably helped Daddy out with all this heavy pulling he was doing.

After one turned over ride and one face plant in the snow we decided to give up the dangerous game of sledding for a trip to town. Sidney Kate said the driving was much easier in the grocery store.

Cheesin' it up for passersby.

So when we got home we found this. Clearly Kevin's car is no longer safe to carry her. Anyone want to contribute to his car fund? Someone has already donated her piggy bank.

Boys! Shhhh!

You'll hear me say (or read me type) this several times in the upcoming days...but with so many different cameras, video recorders and phones I have pictures and videos on everything! So it's taking me some time to get things uploaded and they are totally NOT in the correct order! The videos below are from the first day of the BIG snow in 2009. I had my digital camera and captured a few videos of SKV and Daddy.

Pay close attention (as you always do when SKV is in a video) and listen to what she is saying.

I must post a picture of her first snow cream experience! First Daddy told us that we couldn't make it because, "People don't do that anymore!" Then he gave us the ol first snow theory and we shot back with the whole, "Well rain cleans the air too theory." (we made that up on the spot) Then SKV stood by the door while I went out and gathered up the goods...snow!

I came back in and began the snow cream making process with her at my leg going, "I want some con-dee, con-dee!!" Thanks to Daddy eggin' her on to ask me for it. Finally she got what she wanted, yum!! (I think it was better when I was little, I'll work on my recipe during the next snow.)

Final Fun at Uncle Keith's

Kevin skiing on a golf course-haha.

He's up! He totally fell down the first hill and my camera was off-doh!

Someone made an igloo-how fun!?

Our first babies have a blast in the snow!

Even More Fun at Uncle Keith's

Toward the end of the trip someone was getting tired! Grandma Mary makes for a good holder.

Found more "Con-dee!"

Funniest thing ever! Chase and Uncle Keith whipped out their skis for a trip down the hills.

Papa took all the grandkids down - what a great shot!

Continued Fun at Uncle Keith's

Daddy and Sidney Kate going for their first downhill slide!

Do you know what this is? "Con-dee" I can't spell it as funny as she says it but she says "Candy" like she's from some fancy country. She picked up this chunk and ate on it for awhile. Must have been thirsty-haha.

This was taken after much sledding and uphill climbing. Papa couldn't get Sidney Kate up this steep hill so Daddy thought he'd try. He failed successfully. Rylan even ended up down there with them.

At first Rylan was not interested in sledding with SKV, but after awhile he asked her if she wanted to ride with him.
They did great, minus the landing. Sidney Kate landed face first in the snow because the stopped abruptly...again, making memories here! Papa went and rescued her.

Fun at Uncle Keith's!

Kevin and I want to go ahead and declare that playing in the snow when we were little was NOT this much work! My goodness!
Please pay close attention to poor Sidney Kate and her lack of holding on as Kevin pulls her around.

HAHA!

HAHAHA! I'm pretty sure she was whinning the whole way up, but it was so funny to watch.

FINALLY! We all made it up the big hill...that snow (7 inches deep mind you) was super hard to walk in. Sidney Kate couldn't and Rylan was struggling too.

Day 2...7 inches!

My darlin' Kevin went out and measured the snow for me. We must have a picture of proof...I'm sure snow stories grow like fish stories. Years down the road Kevin will be telling Sidney Kate that we had 2 feet of snow...haha

So much for those chair covers we bought huh?!

I think those pine trees are actually pretty with snow on them. I'm game for cutting them down any other day. :)

Angels Everywhere!

Mommy's Snow Angel.
(I had to show her what to do.)

Sidney Kate's Snow Angel.
I literally put her on her back and moved her legs and arms for her-she wasn't a huge fan, but hey-we're making memories here! haha

Whoa-whoa!

Oh our boys aren't forgotten! They haven't had a snow like this ever! They spent their outdoor time chasing each other like they were puppies again! We're not sure how indy got so covered...like you would see it on buster anyway!