Winter Camping

You know you have lived in Seattle too long when you hear that it is suppose to be 60 degrees Friday and Saturday and you decide to go camping because it is soooo warm! Not that it gets that cold here in the winter. . .usually doesn't get below freezing. . .but then again the summers are not that warm either, not usually getting above 80. Anyways two weeks ago we were expecting a beautiful weekend and decided to get out and do some winter camping. During the day it was beautiful and not too cold. . .but at night and in the morning it was VERY cold. We came prepared with layered clothes and lots of blankets so we kept warm the whole time and it was a really fun trip!

Brent and Anna were warming their feet by the fire, while waiting for breakfast.

We had gloves but the kids thought it was much more fun to wear their warm fuzzy socks on their hands.

We were camping up in the mountains so there was still snow on the ground in some areas. Andrew had us all looking around for firewood and kindling. Brent found these "pineapples", as he called them to help build the fire.

Brent and Anna found a tree that was bent over and had a lot of fun using it as a horse.

At times I had a hard time finding Toby because he blended so well with the background.

We went on a little 2 mile hike and saw some very beautiful sites! Here are a couple of them, but my camera did not do them justice!

Toby and the kids taking a little water break. . .though the kids didn't drink any of it, they just threw rocks. . .

This is where the hike ended. It was gorgeous waterfall with a small rainbow at the bottom. It was definitely worth the trip down there!