Trip to Big Bear - Part 2

The boys are more than ready to hit the slopes today!  We decided not to go to a resort though.  A friend of ours recommended a hill behind a post office in the next small town over. But before that, here's a photo of the stained glass in the master bathroom.  I think it's so old school but yet awesome!

"Burnt toast anyone??!"

I'm loving the owl coffee mug but it's rather small compared to those mega-sized mug that I use at home.  Although, these bowls are the perfect size for my granola and soy milk:

Oh right, it's Friday and the boys have to log into school first in the morning.  At least the scenery is a bit different from the usual:

Almost seems like an internet cafe here.  Ha ha!

Time for some more snowball making during the school break!

Charlie is always so competitive - even in snowball making:

Those snowball makers are efficient!  

Nothing like some hot chocolate and marshmallow after.  Who is so spoiled? Oh yeah, we brought those too :-)

Okay, school is finally out!  Time to head to the slopes.  Lovely view of Big Bear lake during our drive:

Parked... and the boys are off!  Glad there's still some snow on the ground:

And while the boys are busy climbing up the hill to find the perfect spot to sled down from, Daddy is busy on the phone with work.  I guess someone still has to "bring home the bacon".  Daddy do. Yay!!!

Looks like Graham and Charlie found a good hill.  Can you see them?

Oops... Charlie didn't quite make it all the way down the slope.  He is such a person with flair for the dramatic!

Graham is doing better.  Looks like they laying down on their sleds and coming down face first.  Hmm..., should I make them wear their bicycle helmets???

Well, if anything - they are looking pretty cool in all their gear, especially Charlie in his fancy sunglasses.  I did just mention "flair", right? ;-)

Here are some videos:

As you can see, Charlie is struggling quite a bit:

But at least he wasn't going to give up!

Looks like Charlie will just take a break after a few more failed attempts, under the tree that's right in the middle of this slope.  I'm so glad no one slammed into it!

By the way, here is so big and tall this tree is!

After a quick rest, both boys then tried to go down the hill together:

I sat down in the same sled as Graham too, but we couldn't control where we were going so we scraped that idea pretty quickly.  

I thought I'd try some snowboarding instead.  The last time I snowboarded was a trip after college with some friends in Arizona i.e. a long time ago!

Okay, no laughing!

And actually, this happened first.  Now, you can laugh.  Ha ha!!!

I think Graham had the best day today.  Check out the air he got on his sled down this slope for his last run of the day:

Well, that's enough for one day.  Time for lunch!

And oh yeah, time to dry everything up.  All their gear were soaked!  Boys were soaked from head to toe.  Actually, Charlie was quite cold so we had him take his shirt off when he got into the car.  He is wearing my big orange jacket.

How are these snow boots when the liner is completely soaked and dripping wet after a trip to the slopes???!

It's a good thing there's still some sun out to dry everything:

And looks like Daddy got some sun. He was obviously the only one that did not put any sunscreen on: 

After a nice warm shower, it's snuggle time on the couch while Daddy goes out and picks up some food.  Can you spot Graham???

Looks like the boys' snowballs have been neglected and slowly melting away:

So glad all the gear dried up nicely.  Thank goodness for this wall heater unit!

The next day, we are back at the same slope and Charlie is more than ready to try it all again!

Graham is trying out a different route:

Maybe he should have kept on the same normal sledding route.  Just glad he didn't hit the other tree!

And Charlie finally gets a good ride on his sled! Hooray!!!

After that, it was time for a snowball fight!  Looks like the sled makes a good shield too!

Did you see the snowball that Bobby threw towards Graham and his sled?  If not, you can definitely hear it! 

So glad Daddy was able to join us today and not on his phone:

After the snowball fight, it was time for a family we-fie:

Oh wait, need to include the snow :-)

One last video - this one of Bobby going down the hill.  I love his technique of not slipping on the icy snow.  OMG, this is the guy I married.  LOL!!!

Another trip to McDonalds for lunch and another day of totally soaked and wet gear!  The boys took their shoes off in the car, so Daddy carried them into the house.  Graham and Charlie are getting so big:

We have another adventure planned for later in the evening.  Stay tuned! :-D