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| Good Morning Brody...there's snow! |
We really miss playing in the snow. So, I decided to book a cabin near Big Bear (Running Springs) & invited the fam, for a fun Presidents Day Weekend! We headed up on Thursday night, w/ Gammy, Papa & Christian, and after taking a 2+ hour detour, we made it to the cabin. It was very late and very cold. So cold, that we couldn't get the key to the cabin out of the lock box. Luckily, Gavin checked the back door and it was unlocked! After unloading the vehicles, we nestled ourselves into our warm beds for the night.
The kids were all up bright and early and couldn't wait to get out in the snow. They put their coats and boots on w/ their pj's and headed out around 7:30 AM! They just played in the snow on the deck that surrounded the cabin. After a little morning fun in the snow, they came in for breakfast and then got all dressed and ready for the day and headed out to the yard for some sledding!
We were lucky to have a little slope in the backyard.
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| Brody's first solo sled ride! |
Gav, Shawna, Shane & Joel showed up right before lunch and then after a little more sled time, we headed in for some food and warmth. The cabin had this cool little loft that the kids hung out in and slept in.
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| Dance Break! |
Then, all of a sudden, we look outside and Shaney yells "It's snowing!!!!!"
It did start to snow and rain off and on and at the same time.
So, of course, the kids ran out again to play some more.
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| Jeremy getting "slushed" on! |
It looked like it was raining slushies!
Friday night, WE MADE FIRE!!! (kind of...it took many tries...but finally, Shawna got it burning good!)
We all nestled up and settled in to watch some movies and then the storm knocked out the power!
We grabbed flashlights, lit candles and the kids took turns telling silly little ghost stories.
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| Our Cute Cabin |
After raining and snowing all night, this is what we woke up to Saturday morning. Everything was blanketed with snow. It was so pretty. The rain and snow had iced over all our cars and we almost didn't get out of the driveway when it was time to leave. But, thanks to Papa's 4X4 and teamwork, we made it out. We ventured up towards Big Bear to find our own private paradise to go sledding. Papa asked a nice CalTrans worker where a good spot would be, and he directed us to a beautiful little spot. We had to hike in a bit, but it was so worth it!
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| Our Secret Spot |
We played in our little secret spot for about 2 hours. It was so much fun. Lukey had a leg cramp the whole time, Brody was not feeling well and pretty much cried the whole time, I almost died on a tube run, Gavin got smacked in the face with a tree branch, and Cali bit her tongue and it was bleeding. BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT! I had an amazing crash, but have nothing to show for it. But, my dad had an awesome crash as well, when his tube popped on a rock! I got it on video and as soon as I can figure out how to load videos off my new camera, I will share it with all of you!
All in all, it was a very special and successful weekend and I'm so glad it all worked out! I totally want to do this every year! Did you hear that Jer?
To check out all the pix from our weekend:
