No pictures just some quick updates on the Hoesch Family.

Ray is working long hard hours and taking a trip every Thursday to Sun Valley to be in on the new remodel of the Lodge.  The tower at Little America is almost complete they are on the 4th floor (having started on the 17th this is pretty amazing).  They also remodeled the Coffee Shop and the Dining Room - which is now the new Lucky H Bar and Grill - we ate there a few months ago and it was yummy!  The new décor is amazing - you should try it if you get the opportunity. 

Besides work Ray is always looking for outdoor adventure.  This is why we ended up at Randolph, UT at the Little Creek Reservoir last Saturday with Patti, Eric, Bridger and Bracken.  We were all ready for a wonderful day of ice fishing until we tried to walk out on the ice - not  good plan the ice was barely a 1/2 to an inch thick - not safe for anyone.  Luckily Ray ended up being the only one to get his foot and leg wet.  A scary little moment to say the least.  We jumped back in the truck and van and decided to drive the 20 miles to Bear Lake and then take the Logan Canyon road to Logan and drive down the canyon from Logan to Mantua to see if the ice was thicker there.  Bear Lake had no ice either but we were treated to a wonderful display by 5 Golden Eagles as they flew, dipped and grabbed some unsuspecting rodents for a February meal.  It was amazing.

We continued our journey and headed up the canyon outside of Bear Lake and found....wait for it.... SNOW!  I know - we had almost forgotten what it looked like!  We stopped at a big area that was covered in snow got out the kid's sleds and let them have some fun in the snow.  There were snowmobiles, skiers, and tubers all on the same hills.  I don't think I can remember the ski looking so blue.  It was wonderful.

After about an hour of fun we got back in the vehicles and headed down the canyon, just a few miles down the snow was gone - I looked at the thermometer in the truck and it read 48 degrees.  This may not sound warm but for a February day in the mountains of Utah it is very warm!

We arrived at Mantua and saw people out on the ice fishing.  Hooray - maybe we would actually have the opportunity to ice fish.  We packed up the sled and headed out onto the ice.  It was a little weird - normally as you ice fish you hear the ice booming and cracking but it was eerily silent.  Ray started drilling some holes and the ice was about 5 inches thick.  As we sat and fished the water on the top if the ice started to pool and soon the sled was almost floating.  This is not a good sign when you are ice fishing.  YIKES!  We soon decided that the ice wasn't safe and that we were starving so we pulled up our lines and headed to the pavilion next to the lake.  We had some yummy sandwiches, chips, cookies, oranges, and bottled water. 

We decided our ice fishing adventure had ended with a long drive, some sledding, laughter and fun and everyone safe.  The weather here in Utah is crazy -  today the temperature is supposed to reach 64 degrees.  I don't think we will have another opportunity to go ice fishing this season unless we get a really sudden and long lasting cold snap.  The silly groundhog saw his shadow this year - I think he was wrong and spring is already here.  I have tulips and daffodils poking their heads out of the soil in my garden already. 

I will have to try and write more later and do a little more catching up on the adventures of the Hoesch family!