SNOW...a love/hate relationship!

this weekend we went took the kids up to the snow...our friends sally & emme came with us. it was pretty funny...on the way, the kids were SO excited! they were all chanting "snow, snow, snow!" at first we tried to go where we went sledding last year (Yucaipa) and there was NO snow in the sledding area so we drove up the mountain toward Big Bear to a place called Forest Falls and there was a TON of snow but not a great sledding area. "oh well", we thought, this'll work. so, we got out and found a little spot where we kinda made a little hill to sled down & everyone was having a great time until the COLD set in. oh yeah, and did i mention that kaia and leia didn't have snow pants on...just regular ol' sweats (the snow pants i had for them didn't fit...oops). to make a long, dramatic story short...we didn't stay too long, just long enough to sled a little, have a few "my leg is stuck in the snow" moments (yes, some areas were THAT deep!), and some" i don't wanna wear my gloves 'cuz a little bit of snow got in it"...and then having freezing hand" moments. yeah...all 3 girls cried before the day was over...but the day wouldn't really be complete without tears, now...would it? ha. ;) as we drove off to come home, kaia said something like "i don't like the snow!" hmmmmm, do you think she'll forget that by next year? probably.




















that night before they went to bed, i asked leia, "did you have fun in the snow?" and she says, "yeah, but not the "cold-en-ess" a new word she made up. so cute.