Sledding at Trout Lake (day 1)

The first morning that we woke up at Trout Lake the kids were anxious to go play in the snow.  Corey was working, so I was on my own.  It seemed to take forever for this Texas mom to get all 3 kids plus myself into our layers of snow clothes, but we finally made it outside and went to the sled hill that the cousins had made the day before.  (By the time that we made it to the sled hill, they were done sledding, so it was just me and my 3 kiddos huffing & puffing at 10,00o ft. altitude up and down the hill.)  The kids had a lot of fun, and after a few really fast runs down the big hill, we headed back closer to the cabin to find a more kid-friendly (mom flyin' solo) sized hill.

~ Allie going to the sled hill ~

~ Allie Cat ~

The sparkling snow was a million times more beautiful than this in real life.  It literally looked like someone had thrown diamonds onto the snow.  My girl - well, she is beautiful too!

~ Jack ~

~ Jack going to the sled hill ~

(I love this photo of my little man with the big woods behind him!)

~ Jack after a crash & burn ~

(still smilin')

~ Cooper ~

 All of my kids love eating fresh snow.  

Well, I kind of love it too.

~ My Boys ~

They discovered that the plowed snow from the driveway would make a great mini sled hill.

~ Jackson ~

~ Coop ~

~ Happy Jack ~

Then, they discovered that the driveway was just enough of a hill that they could sled on it... and it was a long run!  Perfect.  I love this picture of Jack running up the hill carrying Cooper's and his sled and Cooper running along behind his big brother.

~ Cooper sledding down the driveway ~

~ Sister joining in on the driveway-sledding fun ~

After lots and lots of trekking through the snow and 3 potty breaks with Cooper (Potty breaks in snow clothes are so not the same as potty breaks in regular clothes!), I had a great appreciation for all mountain moms of the world... and a great need for a nap.  No nap was in the cards for me that day, but for those of you that are my Facebook friends... the photo of my bedroom view was taken soon after our outdoor adventures that day.  :)  I did kick off my snow boots, lay on my bed, and look out the windows at the AmAzInG view.