Life is Good for This Little Family: Weekend Recap!

Weekend, oh glorious weekend...
Where did you go?

How quickly you're gone.

How you do it, I'll never know!

We stayed close to home,

spending all 3 days together.

With a fire in the hearth

to combat the frigid weather!

We made crafty Valentine's cards
and played some fun games
Watched a Harry Potter movie
full of characters with crazy names!

We stayed up late
and then we slept in.
Sat down for the Super Bowl
where we cheered for a great win!

So until this next Friday
when we will meet again,
we'll miss your care free moments
oh, how we love you gloriousWEEKEND!!


There was definitely some craftin' going on at the Casa de Soladay this weekend!

Crayon Valentine's Cards!

A "Be Mine" Valentine's Banner!

"I Love" Hearts!

Each family member has one, and we all took turns writing at least one thing we love about the person who's name is written on the heart.  It's important to let your family know why you love them so much, so what better time than
 "Love Month"!!

{Please excuse the quality of the pics...as I said before, our camera bit the dust, but I am happy to say we ordered a new one over the weekend!}
Austin's

Preston's

Trysten's

Carter's

Ryan's

Mine

It was really neat to see what each of the boys wrote....so sweet!

On a REALLY exciting note, Ryan was able to talk to one of the partners of the company he works for on Friday, and they have agreed to let us use the $3,500 travel voucher he won on our family vacation this summer!!!  I cannot even begin to tell you how ridiculously stoked this made Ryan and I!  The plan is to rent an RV

and take a road trip from here to California with LOTS of stops in between! The ending point will be Universal Studios and Disney Land in Anaheim!   Casey from The Starnes Family has been gracious enough to offer her travel expertise for what is sure to be one of our most excellent excursions!  Some sites to see along the way...per Casey's suggestions and which Ryan and I are completely on board with are:

White Sands......sand surfing (New Mexico)

Grand Canyon (Arizona)
Hot Springs/Glenwoods Springs Adventure Park (near Aspen in Colorado)

Zion National Park (Utah)

Lake Tahoe (Nevada)

Yellowstone (Wyoming)

Black Hills/Devils Tower (South Dakota)

Four Corners (where Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah intersect)

Route 66

Petrified Forest

Travel dates...11 to 14 days...will be the first order of business and then the official itenerary planning will commence!

Life is good for this little family!

Have a great week, friends!