Rebecca, Wyatt and Rosie came to town!

 In February, Rebecca, Wyatt and Rosie came to Idaho and we all loved it! Kayla loves Wyatt! She talks about him all the time and I love their little relationship. We spent the first weekend all together in Poky. We attempted a slumber party for the toddlers in the teepee in the playroom. It started off well but both kids ended up in bed with their perspective parents before too long. 

On Saturday, we took Wyatt, Kayla and Tyson to the indoor pool at Lava Hot Springs. We didn't get any photos at the pool, but these faces show the excitement and fun that was had by all. 

This picture makes me laugh. Brett was helping RaeJean with something on her phone, but it looked like they were all snuggled up together. :)

Tyson was teaching Grandpa Tom how to put puzzles together. :)

On Monday, Rebecca brought the kids to Rexburg to meet up with a friend and we all got to hang out some more. Kayla was basically in heaven having them here. 

  

On Thursday night, we loaded up the van, picked up Rebecca and the kids in Idaho Falls and all headed off to Grandpa's cabin in Sun Valley for a long weekend of snow fun! The kids wasted no time getting into the fun together. We met up with Brett's Uncle Gordon, Aunt Sally, cousin Ashley and her family, and Grandpa Nip. 

 

Since I don't ski, I ended up staying with the kids with one another adult both days while everyone else went skiing. The cabin is not child proof and there are LOTS of things for the kids to get into. The ratio of child to adult was also not in our favor! I'm just happy all the kids are alive! 

At one point, one of the kids dumped out seven different puzzles into one pile. Two of them were 1000 pieces! I think the kids had a lot of fun playing with cousins all day for several days in a row, barring the expected spats and fights. Tyson came out of the weekend learning the word, "MINE!" because that was said a lot by the toddlers. :)

When everyone got back from skiing, we took the kids outside to go sledding. It was a lot of fun and there were a ton of snow!

I seriously love these two!

It was Brett's birthday on Saturday. He had a perfect ski day with his family and seemed to have an amazing time. Grandpa is almost 90 years old and was still hitting the slopes. I think I need to learn how to ski!

 

The night of Brett's birthday, Uncle Gordon set off lanterns like in Tangled, as the kids put it. It was really cool!

 

We also got a cake from BYU-Idaho and it was amazing. I'm glad there were so many people to share it with because it was so rich!

Sunday was Valentine's Day. We all dressed in pink and red. :) We went to church and then spent the rest of the day hanging out. Brett got me a gorgeous locket necklace with our anniversary and B+H engraved inside. He's a keeper! 

The kids all looked pretty darn cute too in their festive Sunday best and we had to take pictures!

The sun was shining and it was actually pretty warm so get past the kids' cabin fever, we went on an awesome walk. We all also got a really good nap. Top that off with delicious food and it was a pretty perfect Valentine's Day Sunday. :)

We finally got to build a snowman! All winter, the snow has been too dry, but Brett worked his magic and the kids were so happy!

 

Kayla sure loves Rosie!

On Monday before we left, Brett and I went cross country skiing, which I really enjoy, but it had been warm enough that it got really icy and it was kind of treacherous. At one point, we both went flying down a hill! Brett crashed face first but hopped up quickly enough to get a photo of me stuck in the snow with my skies in the air!

 

We had a great trip and a lot of fun with everyone. I loved the chance to get to know Gordon, Sally, Nate and Ashley all better. I'm so grateful that we live close enough to have so much family time! Life is good!