Kirkwood Snow Trip!

Pretty much right after Makena's 5th birthday party she started asking if we could go to the snow for her 6th birthday. We told her we could, but then we wouldn't be hosting a big party. She said that was a deal, and all year she's been looking forward to going to Tahoe. Our dear friends have a house in Kirkwood, which is a bit closer (and snowier!) and they offered it for us to use for the January 8th weekend. And as a bonus we took their boys with us, since they had the first day of their ski team class. And I & C have been Makena's special buddies since she was a tiny baby. It's been so fun to watch them all grow up, I love when we get together!! They have such a sweet friendship, it feels more than friends, but not quite like family.

There was so much snow, it was really amazing. The 4 hour car ride went so much better than anticipated, and we arrived in time to play and then go eat. Hadley mostly didn't like the snow, despite what these cute photos show. ;) Makena was SO THRILLED that her friends were with her. While it might seem crazy that we took 2 extra kids with us, having them really made it more enjoyable for us because they kept Makena entertained!

   

  

 

  







 


It was a really wonderful trip. It snowed on Saturday, which was Makena's first time seeing it snow. I love snow so much and being in such a beautiful place with so many feet of fresh snow was just magical. We couldn't build a snowman, or even make snowballs, because the snow was so powdery! Sledding was mostly a failure too, it was so hard to walk in snow up to my waist! The big kids played so well together, and for the first time ever Makena fell asleep in a different room than one of us! I made s'mores brownies and we sang Happy Birthday to Makena and I just really wish we could live somewhere with snow. Maybe some day soon!