Friday, December 29, 2006

SKIING UP TO TUMALO

OUR SECOND DAY ON OUR SKIS CONVINCED US WE FOUND A NEW ACTIVITY WE LOVE

EVEN THOUGH WE'VE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES, IT NEVER GETS OLD...JUST MORE BEAUTIFUL

THE DOGS HAD A BLAST AS USUAL BEING ABLE TO RUN FREE

BEAUTIFUL SCENERY

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE FALLS

THIS IS A PICTURE OF GREG JUST MOMENTS AFTER TAKING A HUGE SPILL ATTEMPTING TO GO DOWN THIS BUNNY HILL:)

Thursday, December 28, 2006

FIRST TIME CROSS COUNTRY SKIING

WE DECIDED TO RENT SOME CROSS COUNTRY SKIS AND TEST OUT OUR SKILLS UP AT SWAMPY LAKES SNOW PARK. THE DAY WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL UNLIKE OUR SKIING SKILLS. WE HAD A BLAST, LAUGHED A LOT, AND MASTERED THE SPORT AFTER 4 MILES...NOT REALLY!

THE SNOW FORMATIONS WERE SPECTACULAR

ANOTHER PICTURE OF OUR MAGNIFICENT SURROUNDINGS

THE LOOP TOTALED 4 MILES OF PURE ADVENTURE



THIS CRAZY BIRD LANDED ON GREG'S HEAD FOR A PIECE OF MY FAMOUS COOKIES...ONE OF OUR MANY LAUGHING EPISODES

PICTURE OF THE NARROW TRAIL


THIS WOULD BE MY VERY HANDSOME HUSBAND!!




Monday, December 25, 2006

FAMILY CHRISTMAS PHOTO

I THINK THIS IS THE GUY WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS

ONE OF SANTA'S LITTLE HELPERS


"HEY CHACO, WHY DO YOU THINK THEY MAKE US WEAR THESE FUNNY HATS?" "WHO CARES SIS, WE GOT TREATS OUT OF THE DEAL."


I'M CUTE AND LOVE TO CUDDLE, WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?

I'M NOT HAVING ANY FUN DAD, AND REFUSE TO POSE WITH THIS SILLY HAT!

CHRISTMAS DAY 2006

AFTER WATCHING IT RAIN ALL MORNING, WE DECIDED TO DRIVE UNTIL WE FOUND SNOW TO PLAY IN. IT DIDN'T TAKE US LONG. WE STOPPED AT SWAMPY LAKES SNOW PARK, PUT ON OUR SNOWSHOES, AND DID A BEAUTIFUL HIKE BACK IN THE TREES.

SKIERS ON THE LEFT, SNOWSHOERS ON THE RIGHT


LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW


STOPPING TO EAT A LITTLE SNACK


JUST A BEAUTIFUL DAY!

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

OUR FIRST BELLY SHOT TAKEN AT 13 WEEKS

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SHOT OF THE SERIES TAKEN EVERY MONTH UNTIL THE LITTLE ONE IS BORN!!

Friday, December 15, 2006

ONE RUN FOR STACIE


NOT KNOWING WHEN MY NEXT POWDER DAY MIGHT BE, I HAD TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE RUN AGAINST THE DOCTORS ADVISE.


TAKING THE LITTLE ONE FOR HIS FIRST RIDE ON THE MOUNTAIN


THE DRIVE TOOK MORE THAN THE USUAL 18 MINUTES DUE TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS