SNOW!

So, there are many things I don't like about living in the mountains, most of those things would have to be the critters that live up there with us. I could live happily ever after if I never had to see or kill another scorpion, or rattlesnake. But, one of the great things about living up in the mountains is you actually get snow in the winter. This is huge to me. We have a crazy steep driveway so if we get enough snow we are stuck and can't get out, ah so sad, too bad we can't go to work/school. We got snow on Christmas this year. Normally it's sunny and warm on Christmas, but this year we got snow. So the day after Christmas we bundle up the kids and drive about 15 miles up the road and get out and play. We live about 25 miles from the park entrance to Yosemite, so getting up into the mountains and playing isn't that big of a deal for us. We bundled up the kids and off we went. I think Matt and I had much more fun than the kids did. They don't understand that curling up into the fetal position isn't the best defence against snowballs. They haven't learned how to fight back and throw balls back yet. I give them one more year and then Matt and I might be in trouble.