Snowmobiling Jan 2011

One of our trips to Baker included some snowmobiling up at the cabin.  When we were dating Brett told me about the "snowmobiling test."  Basically, going snowmobiling is a test to see if the couple is going to last.  I guess snowmobiling had put its toil on some previous relationships in the Smith family.  Unfortunately we never got a chance to go while we were dating, but we made it through this trip without fighting so I think we are good to go. 

The trip was fun because everyone was there.  It was in those few precious months after Tyler got home from his mission and before Dekker left.

The line up of snowmobiles...

All geared up and ready to go.  Although over the last few years I've become experiences on the 4-wheelers, I wasn't sure what to expect with the snowmobiles. Brett said they were faster so I was a little nervous.  

Dekker and his friend went up to the cabin earlier in the week to dig us out an entrance.  Unfortunately, the snow melted enough to fall off the roof and covered the nice path they shoveled.

And so the boys got to shovel again.  I tried to help a little, but mostly just stood out of the way and watched.

One of the rides we took ended up at the base of a hill.  The boys had fun playing around on the steep slope.  This is some of the crew down watching the action. 

The is the only picture we have proving that I drove a snowmobile too.  I drove quite a bit on my own too.  It was lots of fun, and lots of hard work too.

It was a fun trip and a good chance to spend time with Dekker before he left for his mission.  He is in the MTC now preparing to head over to Russia.  Hopefully he'll feel right at home in the snow, lets just hope no one lets him on a snowmobile!