The West Family: Ruidoso

Cayden's main aspiration in going to "the mountains" was to find some snow. We told him we were pretty sure we could find some, but made no promises. We figured if nothing else we'd go to the ski mountain and play in some fake snow, but then (in a strange story that would just bore you but is indeed strange) we talked to someone who told us about a sled run on the way to the mountain. So we put the kids in their snow gear and headed in search of the fabled sledding slopes.

These are our little snow bunnies. Bundling them all up here felt a bit like Noah building the ark with no water in sight.

We found the sledding slope (in all it's manufactured-snow glory) as well as a double-innertube for both of the rugrats.

Since Avery sometimes struggles with walking on carpet, we figured snow would be a challenge for her, but she did pretty well.

Notice the complete lack of snow behind them. It was weird.

Cayden conquering the snow mountain

At one point, Avery just gave up and lay down. But if you know her, you know she didn't stay down for long...

Momma and Avery played with sunglasses when we were done.

This is what a baby with no pants and a winter hat looks like. Because so many of you were asking and all...

So we get something to eat, head home, and all take naps. After naps, Cayden comes in and looks out our window, and says "It's raining!" It was a freezing rain, and in about 10 minutes had turned to snow. Keep in mind, the forecast for Ruidoso we had looked at before coming had highs in the 50's and as much as a 30% chance of rain.

Cayden couldn't wait to go walk in it!