Family Photos: The Quilt
It was cold.
It was very cold.
We knew it would be cold.
We didn’t know it would be that cold.
The girls were dressed in nice school clothes to start with, but I brought along multiple changes of clothes and shoes, as well as a big, warm blanket in case the girls got chilly while they were standing around. Unfortunately, when we got to our first stop, I didn’t think we’d be gone very long, so I left everything in the car as we set off on foot and started climbing.
Big mistake…because when we got to the top, the location was so nice we ended up staying for quite a while and froze our tookuses (or should that be “tooki”?) off in the process. With their practical winter clothes packed snugly in the car, the girls gamely navigated the snow field in their school shoes, occasionally breaking through the frozen top layer and disappearing up to their thigh in the snow.
Fortunately, Wynona’s husband had come along as our Sherpa guide and had packed a quilt and a Thermos full of hot chocolate up the mountain. So, after a while, more out of necessity than anything else, she wrapped the girls up in the quilt and gave them some hot chocolate to try to warm them up.
(The photo above is Emma finishing off the last of the hot chocolate and looking quite pleased with herself…and Zoe looking a little less pleased.)
Apparently, the quilt was almost an afterthought, but it saved the day. And just as we were heading back to the car, the sun broke through the clouds and Wynona asked the girls to stop one last time so she could take a few final pictures…and I am so glad she did.
We were near the top of Emigration Canyon, where Brigham Young famously looked out over the Salt Lake Valley and proclaimed, “This is the right place,” but I’ll bet you even he didn’t have lighting that dramatic.
Just look at those faces. Hypothermia has never looked so cute!
Comments
elisabeth
Oh, how I love those girls.. They are so beautiful, inside and out. Good work, Grettir :)
kylie
Those are really awesome photos!!! And your girls are darling. =)
Lisa
But where is the picture with YOU included?????
emily
In case it wasn’t official…it now absolutely IS official…I have the most beautiful cousins ever. They are SO photogenic! Emma has that cute mouth-closed smile down PAT!
Wow. They look fantastic! I can’t wait to see the FAMILY picture.
chronicler
Oh my goodness! It was worth every degree of cold! You are so lucky to stand in their sunshine dad! How many more adjectives come in to play here? All of them regarding beauty, cuteness, gorgeousness, pretty, and on an on and on…
Abby Murray
Thoes are really cute pictures!!! But where are the pictures of you?
brent
Stunning!
Grettir
These were just a preview. I still haven’t seen all the photos from the session yet, but I promise I’ll post one with all of us together.
(I know I’m going to regret that promise in the morning…)
s'mee
(hopefully this comment will go through…not sure why the others did not)
O.k. If it were me I think I’d have to hire a decorator and redo the entire house to wrap around and frame that last photo. I love it. The colours are amazing and their little faces are adorable. Kudos dad. Can’t wait until the rest come up.
mAxWeLl
Eazy mick cheesey!!! emma you and zoe have great pictures!’
the1stdaughter
Your girls are just beautiful! What a great trip even with the frostbite, it sounds like it was well worth it.
Natalie
Your family is beautiful. I love those pictures. And I, along with the rest, can’t wait to see some with you and your girls.