Christmas Eve Hike

Riley had the idea to go for a hike on Saturday morning and sent out an invite to all the locals. We were happy to have two families join us, the Willardsons and the Lauberts. I am so glad they decided to join us. Otherwise I probably would have complained most of the way. It was a bit chilly.

We started off at about 9:00. Here's Nash, the dinosaur/dragon king. He walked a lot and got rides a lot. Makes me remember trying to do things when our kids were little. It's a little easier now.

Walking, walking. Riley said the trail was 4 miles long and that we would be done by 11:00. I had a lot of baking to do!

Amy taking a break.

Alice in the pack.

As we climbed higher and higher, the ground suddenly changed to frosty frozen. There was no snow, but frost all around everything.

Brr!

Then we reached the top and found snow! I think it was made by the ski resort, but fun to play in for a while. Sandy was let off the leash and loved running all over.

Elli couldn't resist a cartwheel. I stayed as much out of the snow as I could. I know from cold Idaho winters that once you get wet, you never get warm! No cartwheels for me!

Riley so happy that we all came out on this crazy hike.

Sandy likes to run right passed people as fast as she can and here she comes!

"Mom, no pictures of me! Seriously!"

All the kids except for Adam and Alice. Let's see if I get this right... Annika, Elli, Ariel, Amy, Dallin, Nash, and Adriana.

And the rest of the group minus Nikoli and Alice, and Christina.

Dallin was surfing down the ramp.

Darin almost got Riley to sit next to him on the chair lift.

Christina couldn't resist a ride with her sweetheart.

So cute!

"Now how do I get off this crazy thing?!"

Coming down was much faster and easier. The Lauberts split and went a way we thought was longer, but they beat us down! We stayed on the trails thinking we were going so fast, while they shot right down the ski lanes. They were enjoying a snack in the car when we walked up. It was warming up a little by then and it turned out to be a great way to start the day. Thanks for joining us Willardsons and Lauberts!