We squeezed in a trip to Midway during a very busy week in January, to see the Ice Castle there. We have been to one of these a few times before and loved it, but it was fun and different to be there at night this time. They weren't even open during the day because it had been so warm!
It was a really pretty drive up the canyon. I wish we had been able to see the ice castle a little earlier, when the light was like this.
I'm always so happy to wear my furry hat I got in Russia. And I like carrying a little papoose in my coat, too.
Cute peekers!
Around this same time, Sebastian got to go on a plane flight. We had gotten it for him (a Groupon deal) for his birthday, and finally got around to redeeming it. We made the appointment for early January.
It seemed like the worst possible timing, because just before New Year's, my uncle's plane (a small one like these in the picture) had just been lost in a terrible and unexpected crash. They had been searching for him for a couple weeks before finding the wreckage of the plane in the Great Salt Lake. I just couldn't stand to think about Seb going up in a small plane after that. I knew that was irrational and he would almost certainly be fine, but I just felt so nervous—and then I would wonder if I was nervous because I SHOULD be nervous for some reason—ugh.
Anyway, we had paid, and it seemed unfair not to let him go just because of my uncle's accident. But I couldn't bear to go watch, so Sam took him and Malachi to the appointment. (I had to stay home while the plumber came to fix our garbage disposal, which I wasn't super excited about either—but at least it got done!)
They got to help push the plane out into place
They had a great time, and made it back safely, thankfully! I breathed a huge sigh of relief when Sam texted me that they were on their way home!
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