Sledding and a Haircut!

Some might call me crazy, but a couple of weekends ago we went sledding. (I was 38 weeks pregnant at that time!) I have been so blessed in my pregnancies and feel great all the way up to the end. I didn't see any reason why we couldn't go. As we were driving way up into the mountains though, through the extremely snowy roads, I did start to feel a little uneasy about going into labor with such a long drive back to town. But all was well...except for when the snow plow forced us into the snow bank! We had to have our friends help dig us out and pull us out. That was exciting :)

We went with some of our friends from the link group we attend for our church. They are all families with young children. We get together once a week or every other week to eat dinner and go through various studies. It has really been a great way for us to get to know some other young families in our church.

It was a great time! There was even a little cabin where we could warm up. Grant loved sledding, but really didn't like being cold!

Ahhhh...the hot chocolate afterwards is definitely the best!!

Oh...and an update on the hair cutting saga. Paul's dad was telling his barber about the trouble we've had with getting Grant's hair cut. She told him that she has been cutting kids' hair forever and she could cut any kid's hair. So, Poppin took Grant to get his hair cut. We really talked it up. He was going to get to ride in Poppin's big truck, go to his barber named Robin, get a popsicle, get a spikey hair cut like Daddy, go to see some animals at the Grange, and get some popcorn. He was all excited about it!

When the time came though for Poppin to pick him up, he started backing out a little. He did eventually go with him, but Poppin says that it wasn't a very pleasant experience. His hair is cut though, and that's what matters...I think. I really didn't want to extend Grant's fear of hair cuts by forcing him to do it again. I really wanted it to be his choice. But since I wasn't there to make sure he made that choice, they held his hands down while he screamed, and they cut it anyway. Not that we haven't done that in the past, but it was hard knowing that he went through that and I wasn't even there. :(

It is isn't perfect, but it is livable for the next few months :) Here is our handsome boy! He is watching Diego at the time of this picture. If you remember from the previous post about all this, that was his reward for getting his hair cut. The month long hiatus from TV is over, for better or worse!