The long awaited day up to the mountains finally came last weekend. I checked the kids out of school early on Friday so we could beat the traffic and we did! Kandra is a roommate that I bunked with at BYU. She actually remembers Lee from before his mission. Her family lives in Running Springs, which has plenty of snow right now. From the moment we walked in the door, we had fun! One of their boys, Hunter, just turned 7 and was having a party when we arrived...we joined in! What I didn't get a picture of was the thrill of shooting darts up at their fan (placed on a high ceiling). Libby actually got one to stick to the light bulb and nobody ever could get it to come off. Seems like girls enjoy ammo as much as the next guy. Anyway, we played in the snow for hours on Saturday: built forts, walls, snowmen, and sled down the hill in their yard. Don't let me forget the snowball fights...that is what the walls were built for. The grown ups actually played a game of strategy called "Settlers" as well as got the kids in on a few rounds of "Pit". Kandra definitely helped our bellies stay full, we enjoyed every minute and can't wait to go back. I'm sure their family is still picking up the pieces from having all 6 of us land there for 24 hours, but we are hoping they come visit us in the summer.
Lee-the great builder (spent most time out in the snow)
Staci-the great planner
Sage - the great sledder (liked to stop at the tree stump)
Perry - the great fighter and defender
Libby - the great fun one
Brooke - the great dependent one (do you want to pull me in the sleigh?)
Harrison and Hunter
Does Brooke like she is posing for a snow catalog shot?
Brooke is enjoying a house with boy toys
Nothing like some hot cocoa after playing in the snow. Kandra spoiled us!
Sage helped flip the yummy pancakes we enjoyed for breakfast.
Kandra and Sage up at their base during a snowball fight. The base was destroyed later that day by the team of boys.
Libby at the beginning of her wall build.
The boys showing off their fort. Perry actually made 2 holes which created a tunnel.
Brooke making a snow angel
Some of us just couldn't wait to get out in the snow. This was taken within the first 30 minutes of arriving.
3 comments:
Looks like so much fun! I bet the kids can't wait to go again. I want to take Gavin to the snow sometime, although he'll probably hate it because it's wet and cold. I think he's more of a beach kid.
Looks like a blast! Glad you guys had a good time!
What a fun family get away. We're so lucky to live close enough to the snow to go play in it - and then leave it there when we go home (wink).
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