Things around here have been busy, but not too exciting. We had a big ward split/shake-up and so things became super busy when I got my new calling. I really like the new ward and am super excited about the row of older sisters that laugh and tease each other during the lesson. Miya was not excited about the ward change and leaving all her friends. I tried to talk it up that we would have grandmas in the ward, but it didn't help the situation. We are down to one class per age group in primary (which is really fantastic) and dropped the jr. jr. primary with a million little kids ages 3 and 4. We moved to a different building that is smaller and pretty cozy for sacrament. We have only been to one week and this next week is Stake Conference, but I already know I am going to LOVE it. I felt like I had moved back to Seattle and my old ward (plus about 150 people) but it was so great to have variety in the ward. Missed seeing a lot of people at church and I totally missed my calling in primary. Who would have guessed I would miss it when I was totally freaked out about teaching primary kids. I love singing time and wish we could pull something like that out in RS.
On Monday when we arrived the sky was clear so we could see Mt. Rainier.
Using the buckets to get snow for our water supply.
Enjoying a view near the top of the ridge.
Half way up. The guys carried the food on sleds attached to their backpacks.
Getting ready to head up the mountain. Me, Heather, Rachel, Jenny
Phil and I were able to go on a three day snowshoe trip to High Hut with friends this last week. Rachel and John Westhoff have been going up there and had invited us to go along. They planned all the meals which made the trip fantastic. The Marchants let us borrow all their really cool backpacking gear and light weight sleeping bags and snowshoes because we are totally novice at this sort of thing. We had a wonderful time and the kids had a great time hanging out with the Hendrix family while we were gone. I swear Janae is an angel and they were sad when we got home a little earlier than we expected. The hut was awesome and we got to experience life with an outhouse, buckets of snow to melt for our water, but had heat and a gas stove for cooking. We played games, ate really great food and played in the snow. I laughed so hard the last night we were there my sides were sore the next day. I wish we would have been able to go that last two year now that the Westhoff are moving and wont be hear to organize the whole event. I am excited to take the kids up there now and glad to have found such a fun and beautiful place to go and hang out.