Snowmaggedon Tres: The Slushing

Camille and Charity lounging in the passenger seat of our car. we have now been in park on I-15 just north of the S curve for 1 hour and 30 minutes with no signs of movement.

4 Wheel Drive Street Sleding

It's good to know our childhood passtimes are still alive and well. this was the main reason I decided I need to by an SUV.

First Pass at Shoveling

This was immediately after clearing my driveway of about 18 inches. as you can see, it was already time for round 2...

Birthday Girl and the Big Cats

Charity is trying out her new camers, a birthday present from her mom and I, but I snapped a shot of her hugging the statue of her favorite stop at the zoo.

Charity's 3rd Birthday Cake

Here is a different shot with the hand in the background.

Charity's 3rd birthday cake!

We were so excited about the way this turned out! I'm pretty sure its our best one yet!

Pirate Charity

I'm pretty sure Charity was the cutest pirate at Hogle Zoo!

Wild Animals

Grandma and Grandpa got Charity cute new friends at the zoo. so the three little wild animals are playing together while the rest of us listen to conference. it's been a very good day.

Frosting Monkey

Jared always claims he's the frosting monkey! I think Charity took over that job today.

Charity riding the carousel

Charity would love to be a zoo keeper when she gets older but for now this is the only animal she can tame! and the zebra I guess. lol

Cruisin

Charity picked, with no prompting from her dad I might add, she chose to ride the classic car. I am really proud that my daughter chose the classic Vette over a "Bob the Builder" tractor or a kiddie pony or something.

Charity's new friend

Charity decided today at the state fair that she wants a pet lemur (a baby one with a diaper like Gizmo that she held today) a white tiger, and a pet snake that she also held today. We may eventually have a farm or zoo or an entire wild animal park! We love that she is so intrigued with animals of all sorts!

Gizmo

Gizmo decided he wanted to visit Charity. He jumped off of Jared on to her. She was a little shocked at first but quickly became excited about holding and hugging a lemur!

Tasty Treats

The bacon was gone fast. The fried oreos were good though a tad dry.

Fried Fair Fare

so begins the quest for fried foods from the fair. we will start with Chocolate Covered Fried Bacon!

Logan Mountains

These snow covered mountains were gorgeous.

The Top Banana

Here I am, the head banana, with my little monkey comparing ourselves to our less tax-ridden cousins at the Hogel Zoo.

Logan in Winter

For my birthday in January Camille took me to Anniversary Inn in Logan. We were both impressed with how gorgeous the winers are there.

Trees of Ice

I was so in love with the way trees looked with ice clinging to the branches. they looked like trees of ice.

Icy Geysers

This bush looked like a geyser of ice. I really loved how this snow all looked.

Our little Princess

Thanks Mark and Michelle for another amazing birthday party! Charity loved the face painting and she's been telling us she a princess ever since!

Nunns Park Picnic

Windy or not we loved our picnic at Nunns Park.

Nunns Park Picnic

Nothing like picnic food on a warm day.

Nunns Park Picnic

Charity lounging with her daddy.

Bridal Veil Falls

Charity and mom sit and watch the falls.

Bridal Veil Falls

My girls are so cute.

Bridal Veil Falls

The Dancer

We can't get Charity to leave stores at the mall anymore but it isn't shopping that keeps here there... it's the "shake-a shake-a shake-a"

The 1800 Villiage

More homes from the 1800's village at the Sacajawea Center

Something Cooking

Old mud kilns for breads and for smoking hides.

Another 1800 Style Domicile

Did I mention it is bog adjacent?

Pottery

We got to see how the clay from Salmon's river valley is fired into pottery.

Tanning Leather

who knew that every living thing, including us, has enough chemicals needed to tan their own hides inside their own heads...

Tee -Pee Charity

I think we may have a future mountain woman on my hands.

Captain Charity

The great and brave explorer had to lead us through the woods at the Sacajawea Center

Party Like It's 1799

Each year a group of people live by 1800 standards for 10 days at the Sacajawea Center in Salmon Idaho. this is one of the shelters they built and lived in for the event.

The Mighty Salmon

This time I mean the fish. Grandpa is telling Charity all about our Chinook friends and home-town namesake.

Childhood Playground

I remember the days of locking various younger cousins and siblings inside this old wagon-drawn hay bailer.

My Dream

This is an old truck driven by my grandpa and then my dad and uncles. nostalgia and just an amazing vehicle.

The North Fork Lodge

Here is the amazing view back up the Salmon river which runns right past our hotel.

The North Fork Lodge

On our trip to visit my grandparents we stayed down the river a few miles in North Fork. this is the view from the deck behind our room.

The Parmenter Family Farm

in case you were wondering, this is the place I was born and call home much to the protest and gentle teasing of my wife.

idaho Falls Temple

we stopped on our way to Salmon and showed Charity the temple where grandma and gradpa got married

Sporting her new do!

She was such a brave girl to sit while mommy put braids in her hair. We went to the mall and before we even got inside 2 people had already said how cute her hair was! Needless to say she's loving the attention!

No Roller Coasters Yet

She started out well but ended up crying in the end. The roler coaster just jerked her around too much.

Carosel Girls

Ny girls had fun riding the carosel that never ended...

Top Gun Girl

She looked cool as Iceman flying her pink spaceship.

Born to be Wild

Between cars and motorcycles I was suprised I ever pried my little gearhead away...

Little Dune Buggy...

...in the sand... little blue dune buggy... in my hand....

I am the Pirate Queen

Charity shivered me timbers in the fairly docile pirate ship ride.