From Utah to Oregon

On Friday we headed from Utah to Oregon to attend Grandpa Cliff's celebration of life.  The event was attended by over 200 people and it really was a success.  Lily got to play with her cousins and enjoy some family time and even meet some friends and family that we don't see as much. 

Cousin Hunter & Lily

Cousins MaKayla, Skyler, Hunter, Lily and Katie

 

 Lily and Katie LOVE!

 

Sledding & Ice Skating

A few other Park City pictures of our last few days sledding behind our condo and Lily's second trip to the ice skating rink.  Of course, there was a little work involved during the visit for the parents.  No trip to one of our houses is without a little (or a lot) of maintenance.  We did a lot of moving furniture around and even bought a new sectional because Lily and Chris had to have it.  Luckily, I've been wanting a sectional in the living area since we bought the place and loved it myself.  It couldn't have turned out better!

Lily sledding...

Sophia and Lily ice skating at Park City Mountain REsort

New sectional in the living room.  Way more seating now...

Ice Castles in Midway

Before the Carpenters left us we spent our last night having Raclette together for dinner then headed to Midway to enjoy the Ice Castles.  It really was as cool as everyone said it was and they even had some slides carved into the castles for the kids to enjoy.

Ice Skating

No trip to Park City is complete without a little ice skating.  And Lily got to enjoy it two different times.  The first time all the ladies went out.  Lily is getting daring enough not to use the sides a little bit which is fun.  While we were skating, Lily saw one of her friends from school from Delaware.  Yes, she spotted a school friend 2000 miles away from home.  And it wasn't busy at all.  So her and her friend Sophia (and family) planned another meet up at the ice skating rink for a couple days later.  The girls had a great time.

Park City - Sundance

Over Lily's winter break we were able to hang out at our place in Park City and enjoy the Sundance Film Festival with our good friend the Carpenters.  Sundance was definitely an experience.  Lots of celebrity spotting, film watching, free give aways and just generally a fun place to hang out for a couple days.

Making a buck

Lily and her friend Mary are always looking for ways to make a dollar.  They've sold slime at school and next up was drive way shovelling during a snow storm.  They took orders the night before and got after it the next day.  She made about $45 and worked her little tail off the majority of the day.  Then the next day they made cupcakes and went door to door selling them.  Thank goodness for nice neighbors.

Foodie in the house!

Lily has become an absolute foodie.  Not only does she love going out and critiquing food, but she also loves to cook her own food and critique it.  I couldn't be more proud of her.  And having her fix a few meals here and there is a huge help too.

Below are some heart shaped French Macarons for Valentines Day (plus we made a million sugar cookies that looked very professionally decorated)

Yummy Hello Fresh meal cooked prepared completely by Lily

Special Sushi prepared for Lily's by her favorite sushi chef (Hero)

Yes, she even uses a kitchen blow torch