A Winter Trip to Rexburg

Two years ago we went up to Rexburg for Presidents' Day weekend to see my sister's family and go snowmobiling at Island Park. This year we decided to do it again but since there wasn't a lot of enthusiasm for snowmobiling (at least not enough to justify the cost), we decided to just go up and visit. So we left Saturday morning and arrived in the early afternoon.

When we first came in the door, my sister was trying to put this box back together:

We suggested that maybe this box had lived a long, useful life and it was time to find a different one. We're thinking it's from the 50's or 60's.

My sister and BIL have been cross-country skiing for the last few years at a local trail around the golf course so we decided to check that out.

Too bad I didn't get any pictures of the actual skiing but it was a good time. A few of the kids went sledding and had fun doing that. We actually own cross-country skis but wanted to take our smaller car which wouldn't fit them. So we rented skis at a very reasonable rate. It helps that the golf course trail is totally free. If I lived there I would go there a lot.

On Sunday morning we went to church with them. After church Miles changed into something more comfortable, showing off a little leg. Mark made us a great waffle lunch. Then JoEllen and co. made a good chicken dinner. Our contribution was doing the dishes.

Before dinner, Scott and I went for a chilly walk. The temperature was in the teens and I was definitely feeling it. After dinner, we played Telestrations which was a fun time. Charlotte liked sabotaging the game with totally wrong guesses.

Monday morning, we played PicWits after a delicious breakfast and then headed home since the weather was looking ominous and we had things that needed to be done. Fortunately the roads were clear.

It was a fun trip and I'm glad we went! Even if I left my phone charging cord at their house...

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