Island Park...again...

Do you love my hunter orange hat?!Too bad I forgot my own hat!Bridger enjoyed being pulled around on a blanket...what fun!

Our little superman!!!

My dad and Josh

This gives you a little idea of the amount of snow...this was taken in my grandma's driveway after they were able to get some of the snow cleared out...

Josh, Bridger and I went to Island Park, again...my grandma has a cabin there. We just went there in December, but my dad and Josh wanted to go ice fishing. So, we went up there with my mom and dad. First of all, I must admit I was very nervous about going...we were told there was 8 feet of snow...luckily it was only 5-6 feet! The roads were great, so that was awesome! When we got there, though, the driveway was not plowed...it was supposed to be. So, we had to hike through the 6 feet of snow up to the house. My dad and Josh loaded things in sleds and took several trips back and forth. They finally were done and had to park the truck down the road in a neighbor's driveway that was plowed. The following day my dad and Josh went fishing, but had no luck due to a new fish that had been introduced into the lake...too bad for them! The following day it was really windy at the lake, so they just rode snowmobiles. Meanwhile, my mom, Bridger and I watched many movies, played a ton of games, played in the snow...and just tried to not go too stir crazy. Normally when we are up there, there are a lot of people with us...so it was a little weird! Anyway, overall the trip went well but I would like to go somewhere warm and preferably with no snow in sight...maybe California or even St. George would thrill me now!!

Kids Say the Funniest Things!!!

Bridger has been making us laugh so much lately...he says the funniest things! It is so fun watching him learn all sorts of new things. Some of our favorite things that he has said lately include:

We say, "Bridger, what are you doing?"
Bridger says, "Carseat"...this was as we were driving up to Island Park Idaho...so funny

because everytime you would ask him what he was doing, he would always say

that!

Bridger says, "Walking with slippers on." Josh asked him one afternoon in Island Park what

he was doing, and he told us like it was!

Josh said, "Bye little baby."

Bridger says, "Bye Big Daddy!" Oh my goodness, we were laughing so hard at this, because

we didn't teach it to him, but he is obviously starting to figure out the whole

big/little thing! Also, every time Josh calls Bridger a little baby, Bridger says,

"No, don't say that, I'm a big boy!"

The MTC...

First stop, our house...

Love that girl!!!

Sorella Smith

I was lucky enough to be able to pick up my cousin, Maura, from the airport and take her to the MTC to start her mission in Milan, Italy. It was such a fun and neat day. Maura is such a fabulous, fun person...I just love spending time with her! We were able to visit for a couple of hours before going to the MTC, which was great. Bridger loved playing with her, so I am sure her cute little nieces and nephews will miss her a lot! The MTC was awesome...I've never been there before, so it was great to be able to go there since it is so close to where I live! Anyway, Maura was so excited to get her mission started...it was so fun watching her and seeing her excitement to go out and serve the Lord for 18 months. I can't wait to hear about all her amazing experiences! She will be a great missionary...watch out Italy, here she comes!! We love you Maura!!!

The Dinosaur Museum

Bridger watching out the window for our ride!!




He loved the fishies in this tank!!!

Bridger and I went with one of my friends, Jen and her little boy Nathan, to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. Bridger was so excited to go...he loves going to see the dinosaurs! Yesterday I told him we were going to see the dinosaurs the following day. When he was eating breakfast this morning he said, "Dinosaurs, seem them, excited!" Anyway, we had a very nice time and it was great to get out of the house for a while!



Aunt Felicia, Bridger and Aunt Kayley!!!

We went to Josh's parents' house that evening for Josh's sister's birthday dinner and celebration...happy birthday Kayley!

Winter Fun

Bridger and I went sledding with Josh's family on Saturday (Josh had to work, yuck for him!). Anyway, it was so nice to get out a bit and shake up our usual routine. The first time Bridger went on a tube, he went with Josh's dad. When they got to the bottom, Bridger said, "like it" which means he doesn't like it. But, Grandpa told him it was fun so then Bridger decided it was fun and that he did like it. We had a great time and I think Bridger really enjoyed sledding. He even went down on a sled by himself a couple of times!

Bridger loves books! The other day I was putting laundry away in his room, so he climbed up on the rocking chair and asked for a book. He was perfectly content looking at the book, so I decided it was a great opportunity to take pictures of him. After I took a couple of pictures of him, he looked at the pictures and said "Surprise face". So, he had me take another picture of him where he did his "Surprise face", which is mouth open and eyebrows raised! It's hard to tell just how funny this face is, because he wouldn't look up long enough for me to get a good picture of it. Anyway, he is such a funny little guy!

Surprise Face!!!