going to the snow, part one.

when i was growing up, everyone used to say they were “going to the snow” or “going to see snow” when they were headed up to the mountains in the wintertime to, well, see snow. it was nice and simple, you drove for hours to visit the snow, have fun in it, then turn your car back toward home and leave it behind. that was the kind of snow i liked. now, when we lived in minnesota, NO ONE ever said they were “going to the snow” for fun. no, no, the snow there was meant to be lived in, shoveled out of driveways, scraped off of car windows, but was never meant to be a novelty. that kind of snow was hard for me to deal with, being a california girl and all. so me and snow almost had a break-up of sorts when we left minnesota. i secretly thought to myself that if i never saw snow again, it’d be too soon.

but then, my monkey children came along and wouldn’t you know it, they asked if they could “go to the snow” too since all their little monkey friends were taking weekend trips up for fun. and then my monkey brother asked if we wanted to “go to the snow” (aka big bear) for a weekend with them. well, as long as this was the fun kind of snow and not the live in kind, i decided to give snow another chance.

and well, we all had a blast! i’ll let the pictures do the talking. this first set of pictures is from our first day in the snow…

baby in the snow.

“really, mom? do i need to be bundled up this much?”

sledding through the snow…

jjjj family pic.

making snow angels.

and of course, there was sledding. look at me screaming like a banshee even though it
was just a little hill and we weren’t even going that fast. and look, my daughter takes after me!

my mini screaming down the hill again. makes a mama proud to see that. 🙂

that’s my girl!

cuz look- i even got mikey screamin’ too!

but my brother’s way too cool to be seen screaming down a baby hill.

speaking of babies…

oh, and here’s an action shot of our feet while we were in
the midst of sledding down the untouched, powdery snow.

hmm, it looks like phil’s a screamer too!

meanwhile, lauren was content to sit and sample some snow.

then mikey wanted to try sledding by himself. so far so good…

mayday, mayday…

man down! mommy to the rescue!

whew! he’s all right, folks!

father and daughter sharing an unflavored shave ice.

and what would a day in the snow be without some pouting…

some crying…

some snowman building…

and some bundled up babies? 🙂
(lookit her staring me down, though.)

here is my husband sledding straight towards me.
without appearing to even try to veer away from me.

here is allie after deciding the snowgirl’s head
was cold and very generously sharing her own hat.

here is lauren with her person of choice for the weekend.
(lookit her staring me down AGAIN, though!)

here is yours truly screaming her head off once again.

and here we are having another mayday moment…

and here we are just after eating it.

but don’t worry, it’s all good!

here is a serious case of hat head.

here is attempt number one at a family photo.

here is attempt number two at a family photo.

and here are the hungry, grumpy, and
weary troops trudging back to the minivan.

but thankfully, it wasn’t anything a little hot chocolate couldn’t cure.

for him, too.

she required some nutella on toast though.

thanks for wading through all these pictures!

bye for now, but there’s more to come soon… 🙂

10 Comments

Jenny

March 16, 2010 at 11:56 pm Reply

i love all the snow pictures, especially all the action shots! 🙂 i can't show austin this post b/c he'll be so sad he missed out. he was really looking forward to a snowball fight with mikey.

btw, i forbid you to post pictures of me eating!
James

March 17, 2010 at 12:45 am Reply

These are awesome pics, Michelle! Very very crisp and great vibrant colors. I like the pic of your bro and lauren (his red jacket, lauren's pink jacket, and the green from the trees…nice colors!)

Prepare to get bombarded by my wife about your uber cute kids! hehe.
kavedissian

March 17, 2010 at 5:45 am Reply

i too do not understand this love of snow…it is strange, i also find any kind of sports on this white stuff VERY strange and dangerous. Cute pictures though
Happy Beginnings

March 17, 2010 at 7:27 am Reply

love all your pics Michelle! It was a fun day 'going' to the snow, ay? =)
Jami

March 17, 2010 at 9:13 am Reply

hi michelle~!
not too many photos AT ALL!!!
love the pics of you & allie then phil & allie… so so cute… so when do we get to come over and see the little cuties in person??? 🙂
Lorie

March 17, 2010 at 1:10 pm Reply

Great pics! Loved all of them! I didn't know they even sold snow gear in CA! Looks like you guys had a blast on your sunny, warm day at the snow – you don't even have a coat on! You are right…MN snow is definitely not as enjoyable as this most of the time. Your current snow scenario is much better. 🙂
stefjayc

March 17, 2010 at 9:19 pm Reply

Loved 'em all! Thanks for sharing!
Anonymous

March 17, 2010 at 9:47 pm Reply

these photos are great! i love how you bundled up lauren in that snow suit from head to toe! haha. i can clearly see from all your photos that everyone had a great time, especially you sledding down that hill! 😉 Janet
joyceandnorm

March 17, 2010 at 11:20 pm Reply

i am so not a snow person. it's cold for me if it's in the high 50s. haha it's fun once in awhile but i could not live in it. i love the bundled up kiddos and the snowgirl. =)
Anonymous

July 21, 2012 at 4:41 pm Reply

Kelly Yee- Can I say they are ooh so cute. love the bundled up babies. 🙂 Btw, great shots – – in full sun nevertheless. Saw the hero mom in action, very impressive. hahaha!
March 17, 2010 at 3:40am

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