Digital Diaries: Birthday Fun on Snowshoes!!!

Trying to get the hang of it!

Well, the Mason's were reminded why we endure the long, cold, dark, freezing ass, stuck inside, freeze your nose hairs off winters here in Alaska. The sun is staying up much longer and finally manages to get high enough in the sky that it shines through the bedroom windows. This weekend the clouds broke and let some of that sun shine down on us to help celebrate Jeni's birthday outside playing in the snow.

We thought about taking a snowmachine ride but, Jeni said "It feels like my belly button is between my ears while riding the snowmachine!" I think that is code for pregnant women that there belly is getting a little uncomfortable. So, we considered strapping on the skis and going for a glide down the trails and around the house. I got the nose wrinkle and it is quickly followed by the, uh hell no look!, if I don't catch on quick enough. Then it came to me SNOWSHOES! Thats it! Everyone loves strapping on modern day snow shoes and tromping through neck deep snow!(sarcasm)

I was actually very surprised how much fun we actually had. I was a little worried that the ladies might not get the hang of it or start getting cramps in the groin from having to walk like an old buckaroo that just got of their horse. However, none of that happened. They both loved it! Jaydyn had to take a few breaks everyone once in awhile and she would trip herself every fifty yards or so but, she would just laugh get back up and keep on trudging.

After some good fun snowshoeing, making snow angels, and repairing the snowman (snow woman according to Jaydyn) outside, we went inside to continue the birthday fun. Jaydyn got all of her stuffed animals out from underneath her desk, she had wrapped them up and had been hiding them for the last month to give to Jeni for a birthday gift. After, Jeni unwrapped them all Jaydyn promptly put them back in her toy box, I'm sure to wrap and regift for another occasion. We made brownies with burnt edges and thick fudge frosting on top which are Jeni's favorite. I don't think we did as well as her mom or Grandma Mimi but, we tried and they were goooooood!

We finished the night by going to a pizza party for one of the mayor candidates that will be running in tomorrows election for Denali Borough. The live band was great, pizza was wonderful, and best of all we got to visit with all the wonderful friends we have made up here in the Denali Borough. When we got home we had a group hug as Jaydyn calls it and Jeni said that it was one of her best birthdays ever!