The Hazard Chronicles

This last week was very full for us. Full of family. Full of food. Full of skiing. Full of driving. Full of good times and full of memories made. Just...full. It's been good.

Before we get into all the activity of Thanksgiving though, there are a few things to catch up with.

This picture represents SO. MUCH. WORK. This is at our celebration dinner after Rachel interpreted for the play "The Little Mermaid." By all accounts she did a phenomenal job. There isn't a whole lot more to say about that. Just- she is pretty cool.

This is from the play "The Lightening Thief," which most of the family went to see. All the kids said it was soooooo gooood. Meanwhile, Rachel was just rolling her eyes. Different audiences. 

Alright, now we can move on to talking about Thanksgiving. We left our home last Tuesday night and drove as far as Idaho Falls. The next morning we finished the drive to Shannon's house where she hosted us as well as her brother's family and her mom. We did the traditional dinner thing, and there was a lot of talking and hanging out. Good times.

Besides Rachel's family, we also got a chance to see a bunch of my family who happened to be in the area for the holiday. It's good to reconnect.

This is us with Rachel's mom. She made a painting on slate for us to hang in the Wallace house, which I will feature a little more below this set of photos.

Here we are with my Grandma and Grandpa

Shannon's ferrets were a big hit!

Thanksgiving dinner

Of course with our family it is never just food and conversation, though those things were highlights for sure. Another highlight though, was the skiing we got to do. It's not even December yet and we are going on day seven already of the season!

Addy and I went to Woodward Park City one evening. It's a huge playground for skiiers, and I don't know that I will ever go to the SLC area in winter again without trying to visit this wonderful park.

We all had a great time at Snowbasin and Alta (on separate days).

I got to ski with each individual person on this trip: Jack and I scared ourselves with the steep runs off the High Traverse. I raced down the groomed runs with Evelyn, Maren, and Lindsey. And Addy and I found the coolest ravine to ski together, laughing as we jumped from side to side. It's going to be a good year.

On the last day of the trip, Wendy surprised our family with this slate painting. Apparently she had been working on it the whole time we were skiing, and I think the small details she included capture perfectly each personality in our family. 

Thank you again, Wendy. This weekend we'll put it up in a prominent location to display proudly in our Wallace house. It fits perfectly with the mood we are creating there. 

Well, that's about it.

Have a good week!