A new tradition

This year we went to Donner Lake the weekend before Christmas. It was so much fun... I hope this becomes a new tradition! We stayed in a cabin right by Donner Lake. My parents and Monique's family joined us for a weekend in the snow... away from the hustle and bustle of Christmas. We had such a great time warming by the fire, playing games, playing in the snow, drinking hot cocoa. The only sad part was the wipe - out my mom took... and hurt her ribs! Ouch! We loved the time we spent with our family... and the kids LOVED playing in the snow. For those of you who live in snow... you might not get it. Our kids rarely see the stuff... in fact, I think this might have been Mitchell's first experience. He loved playing in it. Even when it was cold and windy and snowing... he didn't want to come in!

Dad, Mitchell and Meg, enjoying the fire... watching a Christmas movie!

Mitchell playing in the snow

Miss Maddy

We took the kids to the Emigrant Trail museum. We watched a film on the Donner Party that traveled through the Donner Pass Road, during the gold rush era. It was a great experience for the family.

All geared up... getting ready to come out in the snow!