It was a beautiful morning, so we decided to go on a little family hike.
Darin told Zach that we were going to go to Mt. Rainier and Zach said "but there is snow there!" Darin told him that we wouldn't be going up high enough to be in the snow. Zach told him to look at the mountain and that he would see the snow. :-)
Well, Zach was right. There was snow everywhere! It was warm and beautiful and LOTS of snow!
We drove up the mountain to Tipsoo Lake. It really wasn't a "hike". Just traipsing through the snow around the lake with beautiful views and really warm weather. It was perfect for our little ones. :-)
The kids loved throwing snowballs at us.
Elissa found this natural spring. It was so weird to see this water just bubbling up from the ground.
Elissa is getting tired now and is taking a rest.
You can't ask for a more beautiful back drop then this.
On our way back down.
I love this pic because it shows Elissa shying away from going down this somewhat steep snowy hill and Zach putting his hands behind his back because he doesn't think he needs Dad's hand to get down.
Views on the drive back down.
The kids taking a nap as Mt. Rainier gets farther away.
We ended our adventure at Wally's Drive-In in Buckley for a late lunch. Yum, Yum!!
It was really cool having a new adventure with the kids!
1 comment:
Looks like a great day. I think we are going to try and explore Ranier this weekend.
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