The Jessi James Gang: Alta

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Funeral Celebration - March 5-11, 2014

March 5, 2014 It took two days to get to Salt Lake for Granddad Price's funeral. Lincoln didn't mind playing hide and go seek in an almost empty airplane on the way down the coast.

March 6, 2014 We stayed overnight in a hotel in Seattle and that had it's own set of adventures.

March 7, 2014 - Lincoln spent the day with Oma and cousins. We stayed at Uncle Clay and Aunt Kristen's house near Big Cottonwood Canyon.

March 7, 2014 - We had an 'extra' day in Salt Lake, so we went skiing at Alta.
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Brian got in a SKI day too.

And Opa, Kristen and Emma.

The viewing was in the evening and it was wonderful to catch up with so much extended family.

March 8, 2014 - Lincoln, Gage Price (Alan and Michelle) and Krue Price (Craig and Ariana) all got some wiggles out after the luncheon on the church lawn.

At the graveside with Uncle Kurt and Rachel. The kids thought it was great fun to play at the graveyard while the adults visited.

The Gil Simpson family, left to right:
McCalvy: Jessi & James and Lincoln
Simpson: Kurt & Carlee, Christy, Rachel, Jake and Tyler
Simpson: Tucker, Hannah, Jed & Maria, Hallie, Zoe and Stella
Simpson: Kathy & Gil
Doty: Aspen, Emma and Kristen & Clay
Davis: Mckayla, Kim & Deven, Bree, Ellie and Carter

The Price Family
Back Row: Doug Price, Glen Price, Karen Salazar, Janeal Castellaw and David Price
Front Row: Arlie Bjorn, Barbara Price, Margaret Price, Kathy Simpson and Lynnette Shuman

March 9, 2014 - we played as much as possible with our cousins. Tyler, Rachel, Jake, Lincoln and Christy in their pajamas

Carlee, Rachel, Tyler, Jed, Maria, Kristen, Aspen, Hallie, Emma, Stella, Tucker, Hannah, Kurt and James doing handstands at the park.

Visiting with more famiy at Grandma's house in Plain City.

March 10, 2014 - back in the airport again. It will take two days to get home again.

March 11, 2014 - chilling in the Anchorage hotel room just after midnight.

It was wonderful to celebrate Granddad's life with a weekend family reunion. It is sad to not have Granddad in this world anymore, but I know he is busy and happy and active in his next adventure and I hope to see him again.

A WHOLE BUNCH of videos of Lincoln from the past month or so - June 5, 2013

OVERLOAD of videos - fun stuff that Lincoln's been up to in the last month or so. The earliest videos are April 19th - Linc is 19 months old. And the most recent is June 5th - Linc is still 20 months, but just barely.

AT THE PARK
April 19, 2013 - :58sec - Mountain View Park with Aspen, I thought it was cute how Aspen interacts with Linc - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chT_4PM_E8g

May 2013 - blowing kisses! I couldn't decide which video was more fun, so you get both! - :43sec - inviting Mommy to teeter totter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzLMgw4rktc

1:00 - blowing kisses from the space shuttle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E8-q0vtpbM

May 12, 2013 - :29sec - climbing up the slide - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKBO90GTH6M

May 18, 2013 - :32sec - new park, new climbing features, no hesitation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4by6CFD5LQ

May 2013 - 2:04 - in pajamas because it was just before bed time. Lincoln's getting so animated in his play and he's so brave! And then he's talking more and more and he still wants Mommy to play with him. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qedMIZW7nBE -

PLAY WITH DADDY
April 19, 2013 - 1:42 - jumping off cat tower - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJVWt5qEjVY
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April 2013 - 1:31 - Daddy's face! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QsdLOpbiMI
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May 2013 - :26sec - Blow him over - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3hteDm_UKU

May 22, 2013 - :44sec - I can fly! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjuoSVAy5ag

June 5, 2013 - :20sec - Baby Foosball - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7m3hfdPbY

OUTDOOR FUN
April 27, 2013 - :28sec - ski day at Alta, "Where's Lincoln?" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKh9-ZZKOnE
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May 10, 2013 - :27sec - play in puddles - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY3wa3toT8c

May 11, 2013 - :17sec - hiking - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NtdiefdQ6g

May 18, 2013 - :24sec - bubbles at the zoo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeknDM3Gtt8

May 27, 2013 - :58sec - skiing with Mom on Memorial Day - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opPzK2I-gbA

OTHER ADVENTURES
May 19, 2013 - 1:07 - tossed to a bean bag, this was at our friends' home: Fred, Alison and Teancum E - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxpY7fpj2mA

May 2013 - 1:14 - jump to the recliner, and it makes me laugh to watch him climb back onto the end table -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpzq53nHABo

May 23, 2013 - 1:17 - food! He had green beans in the blue bown and broccoli soup in the yellow bowl. It took awhile to wash down all the counters, cupboard doors and floor after he was done eating. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQHHySXFrDo

May 27, 2013 - :58sec - box on the porch, James loves to hear Linc's "sound effects" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw-2G64EA0g

May 2013 - :54sec - first time on trampoline, Isaac and Oliver have a mini trampoline that they brought out on a rainy day. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULGwqH6j4ZU

We sure are having fun!

End of Ski Season - Alta - April 27, 2013

A perfect last ski day of the season. We got there just as the snow was softening up (from being frozen overnight) and we left when it got too slushy-warm. Lincoln did fantastic. He looked so stylish in his sunglasses and he wore them the entire time we were outside. Linc took his nap in the backpack.

I tried to take him out of the pack to let him nap more comfortably, but he woke up. Just in time for some lunch. This is cute-stuff in the parking lot. Sunglasses, no hat and sloppy boots.

VIDEO - loading the lift (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8nVYh-mN-k)

VIDEO - playing peek a boo and getting ready to go at the top of the hill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6VvWcjZ-Q0)

VIDEO - skiing with Mommy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD0cQNe5PN0)

VIDEO - skiing with Daddy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5iGAsKUvvY)

Spring Skiing - April 3, 2013

We've been waiting to reintroduce Lincoln to skiing. Waiting for warm weather so that it would be fun to play in the snow and go for a ride in the backpack. It's finally here! This morning, we drove up to Alta and Lincoln and James took three runs.

Lincoln loved watching all the action from the chairlift.

While the boys took their runs, I found a lawn chair and got a little sun. A little too much, my forehead and cheeks are pink. Such a lovely day! I would prefer to go skiing with my guys, but the cost of a lift ticket for a handful of runs just didn't make sense. I didn't even take my gear.

Family photo!

James and Lincoln out on the hill.

And a photo of Lincoln on the chairlift.

Such a pretty day! Linc and James are on the chair just passing the white lift tower in the middle of this photo.

And a few videos from today's adventures.
Video One - So Cool! James and Lincoln on the chairlift. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbtAQTuFmTo)

Video 2 - interview after first ski run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-kx3c83FgE) I was impressed the Lincoln was wearing sunglasses. We bought them on our way to go skiing this morning and Lincoln wore them all around the store. But he refused to let me put them on him at the resort. So James took Lincoln and the sunglasses and finally convinced Linc to wear his shades while they rode the lift. Then he left them on (maybe because he was wearing mittens?) during the whole adventure.

Video 3 - Lincoln and James on the move - Lincoln sounds like an owl and someone on the slopes wants to know how old Linc is. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-BwQugYo8E)

Video 4 - Lincoln and James' last run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYt3_MXCBJw) Nice skills James - ski, hold the camera and talk to Linc.

Mountain Biking Albion Basin - July 28, 2012

James took a Saturday afternoon mountain bike through Albion Basin in Alta Ski Resort. Some of the pictures he took..... James wants one of these. Can we store it "up the hill" at McCalvys?

A view of Albion Basin. The wildflowers are beautiful this time of the summer.

One of two large bull moose that James spotted during his ride.

A perfect first ride of the summer. Now he just needs to get out again!

Twin Lakes Pass Hike - July 21, 2012

Today we decided to go up to Alta Ski Resort for a hike. The wildflowers in July are really pretty and hopefully it won't be as hot as in the valley. We chose to hike to Twin Lakes Pass. We hike to Twin Lakes from the Brighton side quite a bit, so we were looking forward to seeing the lake from a different perspective.

At the trailhead. Only 1.75 miles (according to the trail map) or 2.1 miles (according to the wooden sign at the trailhead) to go...

Hiking at Alta is very different than hiking at Brighton because of the huge mining history. The trail James is on just wandered through two huge piles of old mine trailings (rocks that were removed from the mines and then crushed, then just piled up in big piles).

We stopped to check out a big rusty box.

And a cabin?

About 1/3 mile from the pass, we stopped to wait out a rain shower. This clump of trees sheltered us from most of the raindrops. Lincoln had extra clothes and James had a rain jacket (which we didn't use), but I was not prepared for rain at all. But I was prepared for lunch. We ate our picnic while watching the rain.

After the rain delay, family photo at the pass! You can see the lake by our knees.

This is Twin Lakes - it used to be two lakes, but the dam (at the far end) turned it into one lake. We've skiied to this lake and hiked to this lake from Brighton. A couple years ago, we hiked there on the 4th of July with Tia Hermana McCalvy and saw a mama and baby moose. Today, because of the thunder and more rain headed our way, we just looked at the lakes from the pass. We did see quite a few deer, but no moose this trip.

James and Lincoln - my outdoorsmen!

On the way back down, we stopped to wait out another quick rainstorm in another clump of pine trees. I did have long pants in the backpack for Lincoln, but even in the rain, it wasn't too cold and we just put on his 'knee' socks.

What do you think about hiking in the rain, Lincoln? His backpack came with a sun/rain screen, so he didn't get too wet when we did hike in the rain a bit.

See the lighter colored piles of dirt? Mine tailings. The rusty old box we stopped at on the hike up was on top of the lowest of these rock piles. And up on the next pile of dirt was another rusty old box. So we decided to check it out.