More fun in the snow...

Thanks for such a wonderful time!!

**Psst... May... you must post the video clips of the "interesting creatures" we found in the woods.**

SWEET SNOMOBILING!

THANK YOU everyone for a great play day! Shane and I had a blast, and we hope everyone else did as well! Melanie, I hope you never forget that I am SUPERWOMAN... ;)

Jump Bri!

Check out that karate kid...sexy!

Babes on machines...


Simply beautiful

Cabin Snomobile Trip!!!

All right Stratfords! This weekend is IT! It is finally here! I know you are all just as excited as we are so here is the scoop:

The Jacobs' crew and the Wangsgard's crew are heading up Friday after work sometime to spend the night. Mom and Dad are planning to go up on Saturday morning (early- I think)so they can pick up the snomobiles in Kamas on the way. So Bri, Britt, Shane and Kenz whichever you're planning let it be known so you can caravan if you'd like. Dan sent an e-mail to y'all with the directions to get there. Any questions, just ask.

The cabin is a very small BUT very quaint place. It is fully equip with kitchen, bathrooms, running water, comfy couches, beds, fireplace and LOTS of SNOW! There are 2 snomobiles up there that the Kemps are so graciously letting us use (PLEASE BE NICE TO THEM) and mom and dad are renting 2 others (better be nice to them too).

Saturday's "plan":

SNOMOBILE, play in the snow, snomobile, snow, snow, snow, ski (or board- I guess) behind snomobiles, sled, play in the snow, drink hot chocolate (with marshmellow of course), play in the snow, EAT yummy lunch that mom and dad are providing (THANK YOU), snowmobile, snow, snow, snow, talk, talk, talk.... I think you get the idea.

Should be FUN! Thanks for playing family! Thanks mom and dad for this awesome gift!
***Psst... don't forget your cameras!***

Thank you!!

Shane and I want to say thank you to all those that helped with our move! Dad, Dan, Ty, Brian, Jeff and especially Mom who recieved the chore of cleaning our bathroom in our apartment...I hope it wasn't too bad!! Thanks again, we feel so lucky to have such a selfless family. You guys are awesome!

Ok... call me FICKLE...

... I yet again changed the blog background. (obviously) I like to change things around a bit. I think I get that from mom. I liked the old one, but it just seemed somewhat dark and a little "frilly" maybe? So I picked this one thinking that it seemed a bit brighter and little more neutral for the whole family. Again, please tell me if this one works for you and I will leave it alone for a while. :)

Snow day with Gma Gpa

So what do you do when it snows 18" and it is cold outside??? You sing and dance until the SUN comes out.

Here are a few of our activities with Madi on a snowy day.

1 year ago...

I stood watching from a short distance as he approached her casket. With eyes brimming with tears he looked down on her lovingly. He grasped her hands in his and sighed. Though they were now cold and wooden he bent his head down and kissed those hands tenderly. As he rose from the kiss, a lifetime worth of emotion and memories seemed to wash over him like a tsunami and for a moment, swallowed his countenance in grief. He looked up to her reposed face, beautifully framed by her pure white hair. There was such a look of calm there. She was at peace. The faint smile on his lips showed me that he knew it and I could tell that made him feel happy in spite of his sorrow. With the backs of his fingers he softly stroked her cheek and with a whisper that was barely audible said, “I love you, Mom.” Two large tears fell from his cheeks. They seemed to suspend in the air for a moment, catching the light that made them sparkle like diamonds in their descent. Warm tears of love splashed on her cold still hands - the contrast was sadly beautiful.

Such a simple event, such simple words, such a short instance, yet seldom in my life has the Spirit touched me with such power.

In a world where we so often focus on the finite boundaries that define our existence, it was a refreshing blessing to witness and feel of the infinite love shared between a son and his mother. In the split instant it took for me to witness those two tears fall, I had reaffirmed to me that love is the crucial element to our existence. Love secured a path for us all to follow. Love redeemed us from failure and sorrow. And love has made it possible for a son to someday, once again, shed his warm tears onto his mother’s warm hands.

In Loving Memory... Myrle Wood Stratford.

We Love You Dad.

Dan and Dee