Skiing

 We had an exhausting but fun sunny day at beaver mountain. We brought home some sun burned faces. 

Cousins

 Tiff brought the kid's up for a quick visit. We loved having them over night. 

Fire!

 Should have called the fire department tonight. Had no idea how hard it would be to put out a fire without a fire extinguisher, which is still at the other house. Earlier that day when I let Nelli out, I noticed the heat lamp had fallen down inside her dog house and it was smoking. I picked it up to remove the problem and as soon as a drop of rain hit it, it shattered! I had just turned my head away and had Jake's large coat and hood on. The glass sprayed the side of the hood and didn't hit my face. I thought I had stopped a fire. Apparently it had been smoldering there. A couple hours later, a neighbor (Ken Fricke) noticed the flames in our backyard and came running to let me know. I answered the door and he was out of breath and said "Did you know you have a fire in your back yard?!" My heart sank and I ran to look out the window. We could see the smoke billowing when we looked out my bedroom window. The girls were screaming and scared. I hurried outside and hooked up a hose. Jayli called Jake and he rushed home. Ken and I took turns holding our breath to get in close enough with the hose to try and put it out. After about 15 minutes we got it out. Thankfully the wind was blowing away from our new home and thankfully I had let Nelli out earlier. Later that night, Jake broke it all to pieces and soaked each piece t make sure it couldn't start up again. So scary but glad everything turned out alright.

More from February

 Charli loves puzzles and wants to rebuild them all day. Kynli is a smarty pants and loves looking beautiful. Jayli finished basketball and worked so hard. She's got a natural talent for the game.

Cabo

Cabo was a great way to take a break from the winter. We teamed up with the chlarson family and planned a fun family vacation. They have 3 girls about the same ages as ours. So everyone had a buddy. Most of our time was spent at the pool or on the beach. The girls loved the whale water slide and diving for rings. With all the swimming daily, Kynli went from being completely dependent on her life jacket to jumping in the deep end, retrieving a ring and swimming it to me under water. Floating in the waves was fun, playing in the sand. We played on boogie boards and paddle boards. One day we took a catamaran out to see El Arco and then over to a bay to snorkel. The girls didn't like snorkeling because the guides were attracting the fish by throwing bread in the water. So the fish was splashing sliding past your leg. :)
Jake found whales with his binoculars and it was fun to watch them jump.