Sweet Weekend...

Brent and I had a wonderful weekend in Island Park.  We were invited to go with some old friends from 6th Ward, Holly and Derek Leslie, and spend time in their beautiful cabin with Troy and Jennifer Dye, Daren and Tiffany Crockett, and of course Craig and Dorie Boyle!  We had SO much fun!  Thanks you guys for including us 'older' set...

We traveled up with Craig and Dorie and stopped in Rexburg for dinner at Craigo's Pizza.  It was super good and fun to visit and catch up.  Then after we got to the cabin (should I say, the Leslie Lodge!) the others arrived shortly.  Holly was such a GREAT host and had sparkling Ginger Ale with pink champagne glasses with hearts on them, and a chocolate fountain with huge strawberries, bananas, apples, gummi lips, and sponge cake...even homemade caramels!! YUM!  

We all went on a fun ride together on Friday, down to Big Springs, and up around the burn area loop over to Two Top.  Holly had packed a lunch with Sub sandwiches and chips and water, the guys found some firewood and built a fire up in some trees in the snow...we had a fun day riding and hearing stories.  (Mostly about how Troy can roll a sled only about 1/4 of a mile from the cabin on a plowed road!)  We all teased him, but I hear he has a humongous bruise to show for it, and limps around a bit...so sorry Troy, you were a trooper to ride all day injured!

That night the men all took us out to dinner at a beautiful restaurant on the river for steak.  It was a fun but cold night out, they had a big fireplace which we all took turns warming our backsides...me the most!  

On Saturday we went over in the meadow by our cabin and rode sleds, everyone just playing in the meadow and climbing the little hills there around.  Jennifer got pretty skilled at the hills, and then we put her on Brent's sled and she took off across the meadow...that girl has a 'need for speed'.  She found the joys of windwhipping FAST!   We all laughed a little when she returned in a flash with a huge grin and arms in the air!  We all took turns speeding across the meadow, trading sleds and having fun.  Troy was the photographer, thanks to him for the pictures.  After the Boot Jack loop, we returned to the cabin to pack up and clean and then we went over to our own cabin, just Brent and I.  It was pretty warm, but we took a quick trip into West to have some Gusher Pizza for Valentines!  That was fun...then on Sunday Clinton and Katie and Corgin came over and stayed with us for a couple of days.  We went on a little ride and took Corgin...he was quite a trooper to be all bundled up and plopped on a sled with Grandma.  We showed him the ducks and the fish at Big Springs and then he rode back with Grandpa.  We enjoyed playing games with them, watching Corgin eat the snow off the floor and having Sunday dinner at the cabin.  

Clint, Katie and Brent went on a ride up to Two Top on Monday while I stayed with Corgin and he napped and I cleaned!  And then it was off to Idaho Falls where we all had a great dinner at Johnny Carinos!  Yes, let's just say the diet did not survive this food filled weekend...but it was yummy!  I had a wonderful time...thanks to all our friends, thanks to Brent, and Clint and Katie for the awesome weekend...and now I guess it's back to the gym for me!!