Weekend of Golf Anyone?

We had been making plans for over a month to go golfing this past weekend. We planned to go down to St. George but because of the long drive and prices of places to stay, we decided to go to Twin Falls. Guess it was a good thing that we changed our plans. St. George was cold and wintry. But Twin Falls was just plain C-O-L-D! Didn't get much above 31 degrees all weekend. We went down to the golf course by the Snake River thinking that we still might try 9 holes. The wind was blowing and anyone and everyone that was out on the course was wearing winter gear -- gloves, stocking hats and winter coats. We had only brought jackets with us! So we "wimped" out.

A waterfall on the side of the canyon by the golf course. Yes, those are icicles hanging from the canyon wall!!!

So we spent the weekend in good company! Brad and Tyler had joined us for the weekend. We didn't let the cold keep us from having a good time, though. We relaxed, played cards, did some shopping, played games and spent time in Jackpot. Good thing we brought our iPods, books, and had the Olympics to watch. (By the way, Grandad bought a new iPod on the trip! We got him signed up on Facebook so he could play some of the games found there that he can challenge the rest of us to. Just so you know ... he is practicing up!! Beware!!)

Brad as we wait for dinner.

Who's the "older couple"?

Tyler is always the "lucky" one in the group!

Mealtime is ONE of their favorite times!

We had a good time even if we didn't get to golf! And as usual, the weekend passed way too quickly. Thanks, guys, for joining us for a "no pressures" weekend!!

A Trip to Hardware Ranch

Yesterday Phil, Kristen, Josh, Jenicca and Juliana came by to pick me up to take a ride up to "the mountains", as Juliana put it. We rode up to Hardware Ranch where we watched the elk and walked through the visitors center. It was a fun outing! It had been years since we'd been up there. I wish Mike had been off work so that he could have gone with us. Thanks for inviting me to tag along!

Notice that Jenicca doesn't sit too close to the mountain lion.

Juliana went just to see the elk.

Phil's favorite part of the displays at the visitors center! I tried to get him to pose with the cat ..... no deal!