Snow Fun - Finally

Ben had Friday off work as a comp day and since today was President's Day, we had a nice long weekend with Ben. And it was wonderfully low-key!

We don't have any snow hanging around this winter at our house so the boys haven't been able to play in the snow at all this season.  But we got invited to the Nelson's cabin in Spanish Fork (where there IS snow) to go snowmobiling on their property today. It's always so fun at the cabin, and especially cozy in the winter time. 

It was so fun to give the boys some good snow time. And they LOVED the snowmobiles... especially Lincoln.  Plus we got to hang out Nelson and company, always an adventure. It was the perfect day off for Ben and a nice half-day getaway for our fam. 

family pic before heading out on the snowmobiles

 Ben and Lincoln down on the flat. Linc-o LOVED snowmobiling. He kept asking for "more rides" ALL. DAY. LONG. Not kidding. It was really cute, though, considering those were probably the only two words he spoke/signed all day.

Dedicated to Maegan and Abby. With all the love a dead elk can offer. 

We were constantly either riding, playing int he snow, sledding, stuffing our faces or talking. 

Here's Lo taking a break to warm his toes by the fire.

Meat on a stick.

 

This was the brilliant lunch provided by Kaye and Riley. It was delicious and easy. Ok it was easy for me because Ben made ours. :)

If you're curious, it's just ground beef slabbed onto a stick, wrapped with bacon and pinned into place by twigs. Then it was roasted over a fire outside. 

Amy and her meat

Part of the time we spent towing the boys on a sled behind a snowmobile.  It started out just as the two boys with Logan doing a fabulous job hanging on to brother and the rope.

Then Ben joined them

 Ben taping the boys just cruising along.

 

Grandma Kaye and Lo (I think that's his clamp "gun" he's holding... everything is a gun these days)

I'm pretty sure Lincoln won the "snow suit of the day" award.

It was so cute to see him in the snow today. He played dint he snow last year but didn't really know what was going on. He got it this year and had a blast, with exception of getting his hands in the snow... he hated that part. If he fell down he refused to help himself stand up again and would just wait for us to pick him up.  

This is right at about 4 pm... he was totally glazed over at this point. We went up to the cabin at noon and left at 5... the boys played their hearts out right through nap time. 

Completely Amy's idea. 

She told Logan that if he would put these on his ears and leave them for a picture, then he could play "fruit ball" (foosball). The bribe worked. 

Here's video of Lincoln saying/signing "more rides".  Please ignore my annoyance with Logan. :) It was funny hearing him say, "Those are the littlest hands I've ever seen!" (where does he get this?)

Ben hiked up this hill a few times to ride down with the boys. Good dad.