Ready, Set, SNOW!!

Every January we start a new year, and this year has been off to a great one so far. The whole family was able to get together for the first time in a while, it's always a challenge with everyone's different schedules. Mom and dad were able to get a condo at Wolf Creek, along with the "extended" family: the Stuarts, the Carter's, the Prices, and a few other guests from my old home ward. That Saturday we all headed up the mountain for some skiing/snowboarding. Ryan, Morgan, Nathan, and I all snowboarded and dad rented some skis to join us on the hill. Mom, of course, cheered us all on from the comfort and warmth of the lodge. It was the first time out for this season and I have to say I was a bit rusty, but it was a blast! The weather was perfect and we all enjoyed some laughs up on the hill. We were exhausted and very sore by night time, but I hope to be able to do it again sometime! 

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

They decided to be a little adventurous and make their own trail.....

                                    

.....snow up to their waists.......

                                    

......And that is why we stick to the trails!

                                    

                            

                            

Merry Kissmas

We love Christmas and this year we got together to really decorate the neighborhood. Since we live on Hershey Loop, it seemed fitting to make some iconic display for each of our yards. The idea of making giant Hershey kisses was all too perfect. So back in Novemeber we got everyone on the block  to start the process. I have to say it was a ton of work, but so worth it to see the whole street light up with Hershey Kisses.

We started by cutting out the shape of the kiss from plywood then proceeded to drill individual holes where the lights would go in later. Then came the process of prime, paint, paint again, and then once more paint. We painted varnish over the entire thing and next we glitter-fied! Needless to say I am still finding glitter in the garage and thoughout the house. Nathan was a big help with this project and even put up with the glitter as he placed all the lights into our pre-drilled holes. It was kinda a pain to try and figure out which ones were supposed to be white versus red,but the effect we got out of it made it definitely worth it. I might have to put this project up on Pinterest for others to try.

All of the neighborhood's hard work paid off and we were rewarded with the Chubbuck pride award for the holidays. We displayed the award in the Mansfield's yard since they put so much into the project, offering their garage and help to anyone who was interested in displaying a kiss. So much fun working with everyone, we love our neighborhood!

Our Hershey Kiss all cut out 

Nathan preparing to drill all the holes for the lights

Painting on the stripes

Finished painting the kiss 

Hershey Tag

The glitter really makes this look legit!

Nathan showing us the finished kiss with the lights 

The night display

Merry Kissmas to everyone and a Happy New Year!