Family Ski Day!

Grandma Haas was in town, so we headed up to the "slopes" in Weston for a great day of skiing!

Photo shoot & Utah Trip

The trip all started when my mom fell in love with the work of an artist, Annie Henrie. She ended up commissioning Annie to paint the girls in our family--the 5 "prepared" virgins from the parable. Annie wanted Mom in it too, and I think it fits perfectly, after all, a good mother prepared those virgins! So, we all traveled out to Utah for our photo shoot! (Rob was on call, so his mom came out to tend the kids--a huge life-saver!

To be honesty, the trip was chaotic. Aricka had just come back from the Dominican Republic, so we had to move her into her apartment; my mom was SUPER sick--even went to the ER because she couldn't breathe. Chelsie had her children, and they, too, they were sick. Janessa had to work and when she was home, she had horrible migraines. 

BUT...it was still amazing!

My highlights:

Snowshoeing at Wasatch State Park with Sarah, Daniel, and my dad!

I totally ate it in the snow...my dad snapped this shot just in time! haha

One night, we just sat on the couch. We listened to our favorite versions of Nessun Dorma, Chopin, and random YouTube videos. (This is my mom, totally sick, and my dad "feeling the music"--his hand directing the whole symphony! Haha! He's done this as long as I can remember when he hears powerful music.)

I got to spend about 5 hours on Saturday with my dad--all alone. I haven't done that in forever! He took me around everywhere--on errands, moving Aricka, grocery shopping...and I just got to talk to him. He's a great listener. He qualms all my fears and brings out the happy and positive to every situation. He has a gift for remaining calm, even with things are stressful or hard; and, he doesn't let things get to him. He's a great example to me.

And then... the photo shoot!