Adventure at Bogus Basin

Family fun in the snow

 
What a fun day we had!  Today we set out to explore the local ski area, Bogus Basin. It is about a 1 1/2 hour drive from our house. So not too far…but the last 45 minutes is very windy. Ugh. That made for a long drive. While I stayed focused on not getting car sick (which I was successful at doing, thank goodness), the kids enjoyed the AMAZING view of the valley below.

By the time we reached the top of the mountain, the fog and wet snow had closed in. Thankfully we weren’t skiing (yet…maybe we’ll try that soon!?). We looked around the lodge, but decided to head back down the mountain in hopes of finding a nice little sledding hill. We were in luck! We found this secluded little hill that was just perfect for us (see pics and videos posted below).

After a fun time sledding, we headed back to the car where Donny had a hot thermos of hot chocolate waiting for us. Between the sledding and the hot chocolate, a perfect afternoon was had by all!

Eli & Isaac @ Bogus

Rice Krispie treats

 

Recipe from Bakerita

Rice Krispie treats with peanut butter and M&Ms. Made these today, SO good!

Homemade laundry detergent

 

found on The Rachel Berry Blog

I made some laundry soap the other day!  It was so, SO easy and so darn cheap.  It cost me about $6 for the washing soda and borax, with I’ll be able to make numerous batches with. The Fels Naptha soap was $1. So, really, it cost less than $3 for 5…that is FIVE…gallons of laundry detergent.  And it seems to work just as good as store bought. Love it!

Bowling fun!

 

During Christmas break the boys and I went bowling with some great friends. Two moms, 4 kids, 1 hour of bowling & 1 large pizza = one great morning! There were few other people at the bowling alley that morning, we practically had the place to ourselves. The kids had SO much fun (and so did us moms!)