Elder Schmidt reports to the MTC today, February 2, 2011! We are so excited for him and the experiences he's going to have!
This past weekend we gathered together for a last hurrah before he headed off! On Friday the boys enjoyed riding quads around the yard, then headed off for one of their favorite pastimes out at Hillbilly Hill!
Uncle Trevor and Austin!
Ryan and Daddy! 
Uncle Allen and Austin! 
Friday night we enjoyed some Wong's Garden then spent some time together at Nana and Papa's house. Ryan and Austin found the horse's and taught Auntie Aubrey and Auntie Megan how to ride them! 
Austin and Megan raced across the room. It was hilarious!
On Saturday we were supposed to go to Squaw Valley and ride the goldola and go ice skating. Once we saw the price, we changed our minds and decided that we would just go to the cabin in the late morning for the boys to go snowmobiling and to spend the rest of the day and the evening together. We'll just say that things just weren't going as planned. We ended up leaving much later than we had anticipated, but made it up there ready for some fun!Austin was ready to get out to the snow! He put Meg's boots on and headed outside himself!
A little heavy for those skinny legs! 
After a while, we finally got bundled up and headed out into the snow and off to the sledding hill! 
Austin hitched a ride from Auntie Megan! 
Ryan ran to catch up... 
...and got a ride too! 
Once we got to the sledding hill we had a great time! There goes Ryan! 
Ooops!!! 
Such a happy boy playing outside!!! 
Austin had a buddy to go down with each time! First with Auntie Megan! 
Then with Auntie Aubrey! 
Ashley flying by! 
She learned it's all a little different after you've had a baby! Haha! 
Megan in her awesome snow suit! 
After we were sledding for a bit, the guys drove up on the snowmobiles after a long ride in the mountains! Ryan jumped on right away with Dad! 
Steve, Trevor, Justin and Allen! 
Steve and Trev 
Justin and Allen 
As the guys got back from snowmobiling, Steve ran by the house and came back to get us. After being there for only 3 hours, Dad had a call from the Stake President wondering if he could be there for a quick meeting/interview. We had to head back to take care of our kids they were watching! Mom and Dad headed back down the hill to find that Dad had been called to be Second Counselor of the newly created Lincoln Stake! All of us knew how important it was for us to head home and be there to sustain him in his new calling the next morning, so we headed home after eating Saturday night! So, like i said before, our weekend didn't go as planned, but we had a lot of fun and some amazing and spiritual experiences as a family!
A little heavy for those skinny legs! 
After a while, we finally got bundled up and headed out into the snow and off to the sledding hill! 
Austin hitched a ride from Auntie Megan! 
Ryan ran to catch up... 
...and got a ride too! 
Once we got to the sledding hill we had a great time! There goes Ryan! 
Ooops!!! 
Such a happy boy playing outside!!! 
Austin had a buddy to go down with each time! First with Auntie Megan! 
Then with Auntie Aubrey! 
Ashley flying by! 
She learned it's all a little different after you've had a baby! Haha! 
Megan in her awesome snow suit! 
After we were sledding for a bit, the guys drove up on the snowmobiles after a long ride in the mountains! Ryan jumped on right away with Dad! 
Steve, Trevor, Justin and Allen! 
Steve and Trev 
Justin and Allen 
As the guys got back from snowmobiling, Steve ran by the house and came back to get us. After being there for only 3 hours, Dad had a call from the Stake President wondering if he could be there for a quick meeting/interview. We had to head back to take care of our kids they were watching! Mom and Dad headed back down the hill to find that Dad had been called to be Second Counselor of the newly created Lincoln Stake! All of us knew how important it was for us to head home and be there to sustain him in his new calling the next morning, so we headed home after eating Saturday night! So, like i said before, our weekend didn't go as planned, but we had a lot of fun and some amazing and spiritual experiences as a family! 
1 comments:
I wish I could have been home for the "Last Hurrah." Looks like you all had a lot of fun together. It was quite the weekend for our family! :) Love you all.
Natalie
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