Lovely weather for a sleigh ride

The plan was simple.  Take the girls to the mountain to do some skiing. We're hard core mountain parents, we could totally handle it.  No problem.

We joined forces with the Lodges for an attempt at a winter mountain adventure and we sure had our sights set on greatness. We packed up the skis and a couple of sleds and headed for Mt. Hood.

Our destination was White River, where we could ski or sled and have gorgeous mountain views the whole time. As we pulled into Government Camp, we started seeing signs like this: "Parking lot FULL" at Ski Bowl. "Road closed, parking lots full" as we passed Timberline Road. The Trillium Lake parking lot was overflowing onto the highway. It was about that time my phone rang. It was Julia. "We're just going to pull into Snow Bunny. We better just take parking where we can find it!"

We pulled into Snow Bunny, a small tubing hill that really isn't very popular because they charge you.  It was about this time we aborted our "hard core" plan and opted for an even simpler one. Sledding on the hill next to the parking lot for free.

Kate looks at the other sledders with, hmmm, trepidation?

Julia and Eden

Haley and Eden, as adorable as they come.

Kate and B ripping it up!

Geoff and his girls.

All my favorite snow bunnies in one spot.

 Snow smurfs.

Who cares that the sledding only lasted for about 45 minutes and that we were at the Ice Axe pub enjoying beers by 1:30pm. The girls had a blast and if the girls are happy, everybody's happy.

Next time? We will definitely be hard core. Next time? We won't head to the mountain on a weekend during Christmas break. Aye karumba.