Another girl!.. As much as I wanted to wait to find out.. Ross talked me into finding out what we are having and NOW I am so thrilled i did..! A sister for Eleanor... how much fun!.. I have reach my last trimester and its crazy that I am in the last stretch before meeting my other daughter..!
My Ma and two sisters, Breanna and Kelly came down to visit for a few days.. AND whenever we have people come to visit us I love using the excuse of them visiting to head to Lake Lure, for the Brownie Sundae.. ITS SO AMAZING..!
The weather was amazing.. so off we went!.. here is Eleanor and her "Cheese"...
Greenville, in february.. 75+ degrees... We headed to the park on Friday to get a walk in and since we are zoo members to take a walk thru the zoo.. Ella's favorite thing to do at the zoo is climb on the fence.. she doesn't seem to care for the animals just yet.. BUT its always a nice thing to do in Greenville...
Last day in my winter wonderland.. I woke up to see cotton like snow falling from the sky.. Made for a perfect last ski day.. We took off and headed into the trees..! I could not believe that I have been able to ski as long as I did..
While Ross and I waited for everyone else.. Ross made this look like an animal.. Can you guess what animal he made?
I have kind of lost count on what day I am in.. BUT I wanted to show you some more pictures of my Montana trip..
Superbowl.. Ahh yes.. I didn't even know who was playing until it was about to come on and I didn't even see a minute of the game being played!..
That is how much I am into sports..! =)
Tracy and I took off to the top.. the summit so she can get some views of the mountains and see some snow ghosts and of course we got some girl time to go and sit and chat..
Something I have missed.. we were together at least a few times a week when we are home so for me to be gone and not get my Tracy full was hard.. BUT how nice to get out..
When we headed back Tracy went to lay down with Manny for a bit so Tommy, Kay and I went out to do some runs!.. I really enjoyed getting out there even without fresh snow..
It was nice..
WHAT A DAY.. I got up to find out we got some AMAZING new powder all over the mountain.. I worked on getting some of my food done and off I went on to the slopes.. I do believe it was one of the best ski days I have skied this year.. the snow felt like butter.. and I just glided and felt so comfortable out there.. You see now that my belly is growing it makes it VERY difficult to ski.. all my clothes are feeling tight and having a belly throws off my balance a bit.. BUT I figured it out and it was lovely..
Wounded Warriors started at 12:30 so 40 people came in for lunch.! It was busy, but I do believe it turned out to be such a success.. We had volunteers that helped with the clean up which ALWAYS makes life easier and after the lunch it was just VEG time.. Ahh... I was just exhausted.. I am very thankful for all those who have fought and are still fighting for my freedom!.
Some dear friends of mine came up from South Carolina..
Lucky them they came up in time to help with Wounded Warriors!..
It was so nice having extra hands to help cook.. and get things ready..
My sweet friend Tracy has been under the weather and though she was not feeling quite herself stuck it out and worked hard.. I am so very thankful for her servant heart.. and her willingness to help even though she is a bit on the sick side.. ( not anything anyone could catch)
We worked hard until late that night but got so much done..! And how grateful I was to get so much done that night instead of waiting until the morning of...
One of my favorite things to do is snowshoe.. There is something about getting outside and walking in the snow.. Its quiet expect for the crunch in the snow.. My little Eleanor is cutting more teeth which means no sleep and fussy.. So for me to step outside today was JUST what I needed to get my mind back in the game.. My husband and I took off and explored parts of the mountain we have never been before.. hiking up and around into the woods.. Besides the animals we were the ones leaving marks in the snow.. Rabbits.. deer and elk have been where we were but no other signs in the snow showed that a person has been where went were in a while..
It was fun and so refreshing.. The high today was maybe 5 degrees.. cold for some.. As you see my husband's beard froze..
My time in Montana is coming to a close.. the end is in sight .. HOW GRATEFUL I am to have had some winter in my life this year.. HOW much I have missed the snow and cold refreshing air..
Its 11 pm.. My Eleanor is awake.. She has been crying for over 20 minutes.. Ross is letting me get somethings done before my work as a Mom continues.. Who knows maybe just maybe he can get her back to sleep.. But if not God will give me what I need to get through today and tonight and tomorrow.... He always does.. His mercies are new every morning..
