On the Martin Luther King Jr. school holiday, our ward youth took a snow trip. The day before, during church, one of the leaders asked me to drive our van because they were still short on drivers. So we dug out all the snow gear and got ready to leave at 7:30 the next morning for the nearly two hour drive up to Loon Lake. It was a great day, and I am glad we went. Rich couldn't go because he was working, and Daniel had basketball pictures and practice. The rest of us had a great time!
Isn't the view fantastic? It was worth the long drive!
You can see a group of kids playing in the snow. This wasn't one of those trips where you go to a parking lot with manicured sledding hills. This place is a small resort in the summer, but has tons of snow in the winter. You park in the resort parking lot and then climb up the bank to the open area of snow. We were all sinking down to our hips as we tried to cross the snow.
Jeffrey, Anna and I spent the day together. The snow was too deep for them to walk comfortably, so after we hiked around for a while and then had lunch, we settled in the parking lot to play.
Before lunch, we used shovels to dig out a tunnel and some snow caves.
Beth, our Josh, and Josh Hodson digging out the snow tunnel.
The bigger kids had fun sledding down some of the slopes but they were too steep for the little kids. Here is Josh carrying a sled back.
Beth, Jeffrey and Anna in the snow tunnel. Notice how nobody is wearing jackets. That is because it was so warm that day. There was a heavy fog layer down in Folsom, but once we drove about 15 minutes up the mountain, we rose above the fog and enjoyed a beautiful sunny day. In fact, it was so sunny that we needed sunscreen and sunglasses and the kids complained of being too hot! The other leaders and I kept wondering if we had gone to the snow or the beach. When we drove home, we came back down into the fog. It was like two different worlds.
Anna and her friend Adeline decided it was more fun to walk in the stream created by the melting snow.
I didn't get any pictures of Jacob and Katie because they went off with the older youth, and we didn't even catch a glimpse of them most of the day. Here are some pictures from Katie's friend's facebook page. (I wouldn't have put the word EVIL with an arrow on my picture.)
Savanah, Ashely, Katie and Kendall--3rd Ward Laurels
The teenagers hanging out in the snow. Adam Sevy is not really evil.
Katie, Ashley, and Kamree--more 3rd Ward girls.
Katie and Ashely--neighbors and great friends!
When we got home after the snow trip, we decided to cash in some of our scripture points. The older kids and parents decided to have In-N-Out for dinner, but the little kids didn't like that idea. So we made a compromise. They got personal boxes/bags of sugar cereal. Here are Jeffrey and Beth showing them off. Everyone was happy! On a side note, the scripture reading is going great. Last year, I kept track of the points and then we decided on a meal after we earned enough points. But this year, because we have a list of prizes and keep track of the points together, the children are very motivated to read each night. No complaining or moaning and groaning about reading so far!
Isn't the view fantastic? It was worth the long drive!
You can see a group of kids playing in the snow. This wasn't one of those trips where you go to a parking lot with manicured sledding hills. This place is a small resort in the summer, but has tons of snow in the winter. You park in the resort parking lot and then climb up the bank to the open area of snow. We were all sinking down to our hips as we tried to cross the snow.
Jeffrey, Anna and I spent the day together. The snow was too deep for them to walk comfortably, so after we hiked around for a while and then had lunch, we settled in the parking lot to play.
Before lunch, we used shovels to dig out a tunnel and some snow caves.
Beth, our Josh, and Josh Hodson digging out the snow tunnel.
The bigger kids had fun sledding down some of the slopes but they were too steep for the little kids. Here is Josh carrying a sled back.
Beth, Jeffrey and Anna in the snow tunnel. Notice how nobody is wearing jackets. That is because it was so warm that day. There was a heavy fog layer down in Folsom, but once we drove about 15 minutes up the mountain, we rose above the fog and enjoyed a beautiful sunny day. In fact, it was so sunny that we needed sunscreen and sunglasses and the kids complained of being too hot! The other leaders and I kept wondering if we had gone to the snow or the beach. When we drove home, we came back down into the fog. It was like two different worlds.
Anna and her friend Adeline decided it was more fun to walk in the stream created by the melting snow.
I didn't get any pictures of Jacob and Katie because they went off with the older youth, and we didn't even catch a glimpse of them most of the day. Here are some pictures from Katie's friend's facebook page. (I wouldn't have put the word EVIL with an arrow on my picture.)
Savanah, Ashely, Katie and Kendall--3rd Ward Laurels
The teenagers hanging out in the snow. Adam Sevy is not really evil.
Katie, Ashley, and Kamree--more 3rd Ward girls.
Katie and Ashely--neighbors and great friends!
When we got home after the snow trip, we decided to cash in some of our scripture points. The older kids and parents decided to have In-N-Out for dinner, but the little kids didn't like that idea. So we made a compromise. They got personal boxes/bags of sugar cereal. Here are Jeffrey and Beth showing them off. Everyone was happy! On a side note, the scripture reading is going great. Last year, I kept track of the points and then we decided on a meal after we earned enough points. But this year, because we have a list of prizes and keep track of the points together, the children are very motivated to read each night. No complaining or moaning and groaning about reading so far!
