I have a lot of catching up to do on the blog. We spent Tuesday night in Big Bear. Getting ready for our adventure wasn’t too bad. I didn’t find myself stressing too much. I just over packed a bit but that was ok since we could throw it all in the back of the car. On the way to the mountains we stopped in Redlands. We got out and walked around a bit trying to show the kids were we went to college and met, etc. They didn’t really care but we weren’t surprised since they are kids and only had snow on the brain. We stopped for lunch before going up the mountain. The highlight for Bret he got his burrito. I felt a little car sick going up the mountains with all the turns, but thankfully it didn’t seem to bother the kiddos. So weird when we started to see snow. We got to the hotel and put our snow clothes on and off we went. We trudged around in the snow and tried sledding (little bumpy hill). The kids and us were loving it. The snow was a little icy, not so much the powdery stuff we had hoped for. Our friend let us borrow her time share and it was awesome. It was a two bedroom. The kids were thrilled to have their own room. They also slept in a twin bed without any rails. These munch kins are growing up! We were able to open our back door and the kids could be out there playing in the snow. We found a great hill to go sledding. It was only about 10 minutes away and we look back and Justin is sleeping. Luckily he is not a cranky kid when he wakes up. The kids were all smiles going down. Justin was a little more cautious and started halfway down the hill where Nicole and I were going up as far as we could walk. We got some great pics and had a great Sander’s family adventure. Here are a few pics:
After having so much fun sledding we headed back to the hotel. The kids wanted to stay in the hotel for the night. So we turned on a movie and I ran to the store to get some dinner. Such a small town feeling when going to the grocery store. I couldn’t believe all the stuff the store was out of. The kids seemed so tired after the movie, so we headed to their room to read books. Of course Justin fell asleep so fast but Nicole was up for a while. In the morning the kids watched a little TV and we went to the other room and watched TV. We had a thought that this is how it will be in 10 years. The kids played some more in the snow in the back yard area. Such a great time but really really cold. The car had ice all over it. We decided to pack up and head home. I was so car sick on the way down the mountain. We stopped in Redlands for another burrito. It was nice to get away but at the same time so nice to come home. We came home to a clean house. But then the kids and I were off for a class called pint size picasso. The kids did a ton of cool crafts. They were just quickly going from table to table trying to do their crafts really fast. We came home and the kids wanted to play with us. Dad mowed the lawn with Nicole while Justin and I played hockey in the backyard. This consists of using golf clubs and a basketball. Then Justin and I cleaned out my car on the inside. We just took it easy and stayed at home. Nicole now has pirate sheets on her mattress on the floor. The kids got all hyper and jumped on the mattress. I went out to Bunco while dad put the kids to bed. It was so nice to get out but I was so tired.