In February we rented a couple of snowmobiles and went to the ranch. Colby took Madison and Mackenzie last year while I stayed home with Meriden since she was too young to have much fun (for her or me). What a fun time we had! When we first got there, we went in to the house and dropped off the groceries and our bags. Then it was off to sled. I got stuck (for the first time, not the last) on the way to the "hill" because my sled was so heavy. Anyway, we kept the girls bundled up with helmets because the "hill" was a mountain. Colby would shuttle us up to the top of the hill on the snow machine and we'd sled down because there was NO WAY we were going to be able to hike up it. Especially with the snow sleds.
Kenzer went down a couple of times and then she was done, Meriden went down with myself or Colby a few times, but Madison couldn't get enough of it. I think she was up and down for hours on end. It started to get dark so we went back to the house and had dinner (spaghetti--it's fast and easy) and watched some of the NFR. Good times.
Sunday we got up and went for a ride--Colby pulled the two big girls on the tubes--to check out the fences, I guess. It was just a nice ride through fresh snow. We jumped off some fences into the snow and then went back to the "hill" for some more sledding. We finally had to tell Madison we needed to head back to the truck. We went back to the house, got all our gear and headed back home. It doesn't sound like much, but it sure was nice to get away from Idaho Falls and the Vet Hospital for a little while as an entire family. Colby needs to do that more often. We'll see if we can convince him...
Kenzer went down a couple of times and then she was done, Meriden went down with myself or Colby a few times, but Madison couldn't get enough of it. I think she was up and down for hours on end. It started to get dark so we went back to the house and had dinner (spaghetti--it's fast and easy) and watched some of the NFR. Good times.
Sunday we got up and went for a ride--Colby pulled the two big girls on the tubes--to check out the fences, I guess. It was just a nice ride through fresh snow. We jumped off some fences into the snow and then went back to the "hill" for some more sledding. We finally had to tell Madison we needed to head back to the truck. We went back to the house, got all our gear and headed back home. It doesn't sound like much, but it sure was nice to get away from Idaho Falls and the Vet Hospital for a little while as an entire family. Colby needs to do that more often. We'll see if we can convince him...
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