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Family Snow Day

Some shots from our highly anticipated family fun day in the snow! It was a first for all 4

DSC_0522-2 And although it was about 2 weeks later than we had planned, thanks to a terrible flu bug that swept through our house, and much of the winter’s snow had melted away , he didn’t know the difference…

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It started out as many of our adventures or outings do…loud. And like nails scratching a chalkboard. Yeah, that sound. 😉  1 needs her milk…Right away! 1 needs his diaper changed. The other 2 are bickering. And every time, I ask myself why we put ourselves through it. (Of course, I am way too overwhelmed and frustrated to get pictures of the comical chaos) And then within minutes, the scene completely changes  DSC_0549-1 Calm. Peaceful and I was actually able to sit back and take it all in.

DSC_0552-1After nursing her under a big beautiful oak tree, this one slept. Little snow bunny.

DSC_0670-1Thanks to some wonderful and generous friends, we were well dressed and well equipped.

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Every combination of us. Dean and the girls.

DSC_0667-1Dean with each girl.

The girls together.

DSC_0588The girls solo

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The girls and me. The boy and me. And me by myself, yelling like I was on one of those crazy scary carnival rides that flip you upside down a hundred times. I think I had a lot of tension to release. I can’t imagine why 😉

Another hour or so was spent creating

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This one loves her rocks. I wonder where she got that from 😉

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The best group shot, I could get, minus 2…(Pay no attention to Soren’s obscene gestures)

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All 4 passed out on the way home which was a sign to me that they had a great time!

DSC_0516Thank you Father God for a beautiful day!

High on Life!

We’re back! What an absolutely wonderful time we had. Every moment was so serene. So peaceful. So blessed. Utah resident’s license plate slogan reads:  “Life Elevated”. On so many levels, we were indeed elevated above the drudges of daily life.  The drive.  9 hours there. 9 hours back, not to mention the 20+ hours in the car… Continue Reading

Family Work Day

Just a typical Saturday at the Soto house: Daddy keeping our technological assets in tip top shape, doing some repair & upgrade to Spicy’s computer and including a lot of teaching along the way. I’m proud to brag that our 3 year old now has power supply, motherboard, and hard drive as part of her… Continue Reading