When the snow hadn't hit by the last day of Winter Vacation, Kevin and I decided to take the family and seek it out! We packed the sleds and headed up to Mt Baker for a day of fun! Turned out we were super lucky!! It was nearly 48 degrees and as we loaded up to head home, it started raining. But, although warm, we had an awesome time in the (melting) snow:
Kate turned out to be our sledding maniac! She quickly moved up to the steepest slope, ditched her sled (smart because it was easy to bounce off them and since it was so warm, you could sled just as easily on your bum), and went from bum to tum and head first. Freaked me out!!
See the steep hill the boys are mountain climbing up? See that little purple thing at the bottom? Kate went down the steep hill face first and on her belly, laughing the whole way!
Eli slept in the car much of the time at Baker. But he awoke in time to work on a snowman and get a couple runs in with me!
Turns out we were destined for snow afterall though!! Last week we had a fantastic snow storm that left us with 11 inches and a whole week of snow days!
Apple cider and hot cocoas were huge hits with the neighbor kids. Kids were outside from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day!!
The first night, amazingly, Collin and I ended up outside - just the two of us. What a treat! We caught and examined snowflakes, had a snowball fight, ate snow, and made snow angels. It was so fun!! I can't remember the last time I laid down and make my own snow angel. We both laid in the snow and looked up as the snow fell above us. It was truly magical! One of those moment I will always cherish.
Here's my snow angel:
After everyone warmed, the crowd returned:
We even stayed out late! (It was the first day, and we weren't about to miss a single minute in fear that the snow would melt while we slept!)
Me and my neighbor Barb:
It did not melt overnight though! Instead, it accumulated like crazy!
11 inches
Collin borrowed a pair of skis and showed me that he's absolutely ready to hit the real slopes! (*Unfortunately the boots were too small, so he only went down twice, and this is the only picture that I captured.)
Brannon caught a ride nearby and hiked in to play:
The boys built fortresses and had snowball fights. (except, Collin, that wasn't really a snow"ball"!!) Then Eli snuck in and Collin's crew declared that he was a decoy and part of their strategy: Don't Hit the Baby!
These geese flew overhead. It was awesome!
Mahonia Snow Bunnies 2012:
Brannon dumped a sled full of snow on Collin as they were working to build a snowfort!
Kate made snowballs to stash inside the fort while Brannon and Collin created the walls.
Eli's first solo night sled:
