Fun in the snow

Here we are in the AF Canyon, at Swinging Bridge, one of our favorite places. The older kids each had a buddy while we walked the trail (somehow I didn't get Dev and Tameeka's picture though!).
Em and Tiff
Dev resting on a fallen tree with cool frozen sap-sicles.
The reason we came up here was to gather pine cones so we could scent them with essential oils. We didn't find very many, and they were small, but there are now sitting in a ziplock bag with Frankincense, cinnamon, and other oils, awaiting to be placed in a bowl. The process takes about a week, so we're really excited to have a lovely Christmassy smelling display soon!
We went to the "Grape Path" the day before the canyon. This is the spot where in the summer, it's a waterfall, and the kids like to splash thru the tunnel and swim in the stream.
Em giving Ty a hand up the snowy hill!
It's great to see the sun and to be outside!!!
Tameeka getting ready to race down the path!
This is the coolest fort some kids made out of sticks.
I like this picture because everyone is exploring something different. The kids loved breaking thru the ice along the stream!

Tick-tack-toe in the snow.
Calvin won!
The kids found this cool echo chamber pipe thing. They did some singing.
Calvin pulled out a huge frozen tube of ice that was in this pipe (it broke before I could capture its length!)
Handsome Ty!
Calvin the tree-climber!