Snow What a Beautiful Day!

Saturday was my birthday, so Aaron took the day off and we headed up to the mountains for a fun day in the snow! It was about a two hour (maybe a little less) drive to get up to where there was snow...and boy did we find a lot of it! The last time the girls saw snow was two Thanksgivings ago which Grace hardly remembered, and Eve had no recollection of at all. It was so much fun to see their delight in this new winter world. Aaron's youngest sister Sarah came along with us too...she definitely added to the fun!

We found a great snow-covered hill which we had fun sledding down. Eve had a ball sledding down the hill with her dad and sister her first time, but even though she smiled the whole way down..she wouldn't do it again. I think it was the long climb up the hill she was trying to avoid, so she spent the rest of her time content to sit at the bottom of the hill watching the rest of us take turns sledding down. Grace was quite brave, and after sledding down different times with her dad, me, and Sarah, she did a solo run partway down the hill!

Later we had a "picnic" lunch in the snow (it was actually snowing) and built a snowman (more like "formed" a snow mountain...the snow wasn't exactly cooperating) we called Mt. Snowman. Thanks to some snow gear we borrowed from friends, we stayed warm for the most part (Aaron's toes were the exception...his boots weren't insulated.) Overall, a very, very fun day! What a great birthday present it was to be with my adorable family and to see their plentiful smiles and hear their infectious laughter!