It's been a colder winter this year than last.  This time last year I was worried that the fruit trees would blossom too early because the temperature never went below freezing for a couple of weeks.  This year we're wondering if spring will ever come! Talmage standing on a huge avalanche that happened up the canyon about a month ago.  It's a pretty massive amount of snow. Fortunately we've been able to get outside and do some fun activities.  For Presidents' Day, we decided to go visit my sister's family in Idaho and rent some snowmobiles.  We had never done that before and Scott wanted to try it, so we did it.  It actually worked out well. Right after church on Sunday, we drove up to Rexburg arriving in time for dinner and some visiting with my sister's family.  It was fun to see them and they were accommodating hosts. On Monday morning we dressed warmly and drove up to Island Park which is near Yellowstone.  There was a LOT of snow.  One guy told