Snow Outing!

J was actually not feeling too well :(

We even made a small snowman!

Oh my goodness! It's been WAY too long since I posted anything here! Just SO much going on around here! Plus, I've been doing "Project 365" on Facebook.

We took the family up the the snow last Saturday, the 26th. We found a wonderful spot in Grass Valley to spend some time playing around. We didn't have to go all the way to Tahoe to find lots of snow. It was gorgeous!! We stayed for a while and then stopped for lunch at KFC on the way home.

It SNOWED in CA!

Last Sunday night, early Monday morning, it snowed here in northern California. I know this is hardly anything to you who actually live areas where it REALLY snows, but this is an abnormal occurrence here ... very abnormal! We are not used to this cold weather. Yes, we are spoiled ...

J with his very small snow ball -- he's still waking up, but didn't want to miss out on his chance to make one!

B armed with his snowball on his way to the bus-stop. Yes, notice the shorts: a TRUE Californian! I couldn't convince him to change out of his shorts.

We've moved on from the bit of snow to buckets and buckets AND buckets of rain this week. Definitely feels like winter!

A Day in the Snow

We HAD to get out of the house yesterday, Saturday. We intended on meeting some friends in Northstar @ Tahoe, however, it would have taken 3 -4 hours to get there due to traffic restrictions through Donner. So, we went to Plan B. We detoured up to Grass Valley and found a huge patch of snow to play in. We spent about an hour and a half just messing around. It was perfect. See, here's the thing about snow for me personally: Fun to play in, but not to live in.

B with T

T standing behind our snowman

Mom & T. Like our matching hats? G's sister knit all of these hats for us a few Christmases ago. We love them!

G made a huge snow angel. After he stood up, he added a nice, big halo.



Of course, we made plenty of snow balls to toss at each other. Mom & Dad even got in on the action! It was so much fun. Then, we ate at this yummy Mexican restaurant. Everyone was happy with that. We headed back home and then later watched an action movie with the boys. Turned out to be a great day.

I will post our Christmas pictures soon. We had a very nice Christmas. It's been a challenge for me to get computer time with the boys home from school. Anyway, we've had lazy days. T spent 2 1/2 days in his pajamas!! We also went ice skating one day --- lots of fun. We're gearing up for New Year's Eve. The boys have made all sorts of plans for our night!