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I can't believe it's been so long since I've blogged! Sorry!

We went to Big Bear last weekend to get our fill of winter. It was SOOOOO fun! We actually rented a teeny, run-down cabin, kicked back on Friday evening, went skiing on Saturday (it was Carlos' first time!!), and we were blessed with snow actually falling while we were there. The kids woke up on Sunday to see snow falling. They raced outside and played in the snow for a couple of hours. Then we packed up and went on a hunt for chains. By the time we left (around 1:00 p.m.), the kids were beginning to realize that snow is not just fun and games, lol! They were complaining about the cold and wind--and, frankly, they were just a bit scared that the car would crash.

Here's just a few pics to share:

This is us (minus the "photographer", lol!) at the ski resort grabbing a bite of breakfast before the L-O-N-G process of buying tickets (that included lessons!), and getting skis, poles, and boots in time for our lesson. We had a blast!


These are some pics of the kids sledding down these tiny hills made by the snow plow outside our cabin on Sunday morning.

And here's what I've done as far as layouts of our mini-vacation:


That's a photo of the cabin we stayed at.

and that background photo is the ski resort we went to (yes, I know, bad grammar, but ... oh well!).

Comments

Debbie said…
HOW FUN!! I love that we live close enough to winter/snow we can make a quick trip up there when we want a 'real' wintertime! So glad you had snow falling while you were out in it. The pictures really show how much fun you guys did have!!
tjep said…
I love your pictures!It looks like Carlos and Ashley had a ton of fun!

I still want to learn how to use the photoshop!
Samantha said…
Nice!! I love the one with the photo of the cabin in the background!!
DonnaG said…
love your layouts. I was wondering where you've been!

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