We were REALLY looking forward to a "MILD" Winter!

Yes- we heard all about the "Mild" winters here ,where they usually got only about an inch of snow that never sticks! Many people here have blamed us saying that we brought the snow with us from MT. The news has reported that this is the most snow this region has seen in 10 years! I know you're probably thinking, "WOW! They must have at least 3 feet of snow!" Well- not exactly... The most that it dumped here was about 5 inches in one night! Hardly anything to bat an eye at.....I agree. But, you have to take into consideration that they literally have ONLY TWO Snowplows and a lot of CALIFORNIANS! (No offense Trysh!) We've had about 4 major snow storms and the biggest one dumped 5 inches, but after each storm-the snow would melt completely in about 8 days. Still, having said that, we have built more snowmen here than we ever did in MT. Probably because Mason loves them so! He treats them like one of the family. :)
We ventured up to McCall for their annual Winter Carnival. It was pretty neat! That area is gorgeous and under about 4 feet of snow! (as you can tell from the pic's) They had all these ice sculptures and parades. After seeing all the sites, we found on our way back home, the coolest little Hot Springs ever! It was a real nice setup! It had 3 pools that gradually got cooler from pool to pool. It was out in the middle of nowhere, but was set up like a small resort pool. Mason LOVED it! I think he thought that we all were just taking one big, giant bath. Then when they lit all the torches around the pool at night, he was beside himself. It was AWESOME in every sense of the word and nature at it's finest! We'd love to let you see for yourself! We've had a fun winter, but we are definitly ready for Spring! I MISS MY FLIP-FLOPS!!!! :)