Our winter break was a lot of fun. It was a much needed break as we both got to have the entire week between Christmas and New Years off. We didn't have to worry about work, school, or basketball. We spent the time with our families in Gunnison. It is always nice to be home and spend time with them.
One of our first activities was sledding with the Frandsen family. All of my family was there, except Cutler who is serving a mission, so it was a lot of fun. The snow has been scarce this year but there was enough on the roads to do a little sledding.
We had a nice Christmas. Mahonri surprised me with a new camera. I was able to surprise him for once and got him a new sight for his bow.
After Christmas we decided to join the grown up world and buy a new car. This is the first major purchase we have made together since getting married 2 1/2 years ago. Our Mazda had a lot of miles on it and was going to need work throughout the next year to keep running at a decent level. We opted to buy a new car rather than to put money into the Mazda. We decided to buy a Kia Optima. Buying a car is quite the experience and something I am glad we don't have to do very often. We have really enjoyed the car thus far and feel good about our purchase.
We did a little ice fishing during our vacation. It was my first time ice fishing and I was scared to go on the ice. I kept imagining myself falling through and getting trapped underneath the ice. It ended up being a lot of fun and I am glad that we went. We were lucky enough to have some success and both Mahonri and I caught a few fish.
Mahonri was able to do a little hunting over the break as well. He went duck hunting one afternoon and came home with a rare duck (in the Gunnison area) called a Canvasback. He was super excited to get this duck as he has been wanting to get one for an extremely long time. He cleaned it up and it planning on getting it mounted. Honestly, I don't love the idea of mounted animals but since it is such a pretty duck and something Mahonri has dreamed of, I don't mind.
Well, we hope everyone has a great new year. We are looking forward to the new adventures the year will bring for us.
