Gratitude, Beauty, Family and Icy Roads

We are so grateful for our families and for the blessing they are to us! We have been given so much and we are grateful to share it with so many amazing people.

This past week was an amazing time for us! We were able to spend a little time with almost everybody! Last Sunday (Nov 21) we braved the snow and made our way up to Boise. Even with the road conditions, the snow and the scenery was gorgeous and it made for pretty drives. The 5 hour drive to Boise turned into a 6 1/2 hour drive because of the icy roads--note: we did not hit snow until Josh was driving (tee-hee). We had one very close call where two cars were stopped on either side of the freeway with a small space between them. Josh said that he was on ice and expertly "slid" the car between the two other ones. Our angels were working overtime for us.

Monday morning we woke up and drove yet again in the snow to see Sandy in La Grand (that is Spanish for "The Grand:P), Oregon. It was fun spending time with the Nelson bunch. I loved their cute house they are living in and I am totally jealous of Bella and Ashes' bedroom. On Tuesday we went back to Boise and spent time with the Grandparents and Tracy's family. (Isn't it funny once you have a child they expect to spend time with their grandchild...oh, and some time with you?) We had so much fun being with them.

Wednesday on our way home we were able to stop in Burley and see a small portion of the Lindsay clan. We loved seeing everyone and it was especially nice to meet Kevin and Debbie who were in town to visit for the holiday.

Thanksgiving day was at the Post house and we had a blast eating, playing games, coloring turkey pictures, eating, laughing and eating.

Here are some pictures of the week's adventures and of the views we saw during our travels.



Gorgeous sunset on the drive home to Utah.

Brooklyn with Tracy
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Road between La Grand and Boise. I love the perspective the picture gives and it looks pretty, though Josh was white-knuckled as he drove.
This is a wonderful red brick church in front of where Sandy and Rick live. I loved the red brick and the white trimming. Couldn't resit the photo op.
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Brooklyn and Bella...two gorgeous girls!
Brooklyn with Ashes...and red eyes.
Sunset pic taken from the car. While I was driving I made Josh take pictures of the prettiness around us; this is one such picture.
Kellie and me at Michael Dowdle concert. He's an amazing guitarist and it was a fun concert.
Brooklyn with Josh as he plays a video game. We have recently rediscovered our X-Box.