Hearthstone Blog

Holiday Happenings

Greetings from Hearthstone! The Owners Services staff would like to thank all of the Hearthstone owners for their wonderful holiday greetings. There has been plenty of extra holiday cheer around the office because of the thoughtful gifts you have sent our way! We have been eating holiday treats for three weeks straight and enjoying every minute of it!

The Hearthstone toy drive was a huge success again this year! The owners and guests who contributed to the toy drive have made our holiday season an exceptional one because of their tremendous generosity. We were overwhelmed with the response the last several weeks and wanted to let you know that the children who received gifts from all of you were truly touched. You made their Christmas wishes come true!

We are looking forward to visiting with guests and owners through the winter season. Jenny has planned more wine tasting parties since the first one was such a great success. If you are interested in coming up during a time that we have a wine tasting planned give Jenny a call and she will book you or get you wait listed for that time.

The holiday ornament making party went off without a hitch. We look forward to planning many more events for the awesome little people that frequent Hearthstone. We will keep you posted on the dates of those events as we plan them.

Best wishes to all of you in the New Year!

Warm Regards, Nicki

From the kids’ perspective, it is all downhill from here

The snow is flying at Hearthstone in McCall and the kids are making the most of it. Yesterday, there was a knock at the door and two of the three Elwer Triplets, age 5, were looking for Jack, their new sledding buddy and Hearthstone neighbor. The previous day, they had perfected the face plant in fresh powder. Jack Kinglsey, all of 13, had the best sledding gadget, and I would bet it has been “borrowed” by many adults looking for their youth. It is the cross between a Razor scooter and a very short binding-less ski. I am sure it looks much easier than it is and Jack had mastered the hills of Hearthstone.

The young ones with the need for sled speed are also quite persuasive. Hannah (8) and Katie (6) Blake convinced Dale Finlay that it is “easy”; the last we saw of Dale, she was letting gravity take over as she slid down the slope with the girls. Who could say no to the little girls in pink. From my vantage point in the Model Home at Hearthstone, it is a joy to watch the kids making the most of the season’s snow.

Verna Vanis