Winter Adventure

One thing I miss the most is snow. Of all the places I have lived, Portland is the first place I have gone through an entire winter without snow. It's just crazy! I have to admit, I have enjoyed not needing to shovel or scrape feet of snow off our van in the mornings, but I really, really have missed watching falling snowflakes, tromping in deep powder, and seeing the sparkly snow at night.

Since I couldn't make it through a year without any snow, we went looking for some! We took Zoë and a couple of our friends, Jeremy and Amy, four pairs of snowshoes and a little blue sled to the Trillium Lake trailhead on Mt. Hood. It was a beautiful day - the perfect temperature, and the snow was a delightful powder.

Zoë enjoyed tromping around in her snow gear (and I couldn't help but giggle at how cute she looked all bundled up!), and had a good time being pulled on the sled...until she got tired of that and wanted to pull it herself. Then be carried. Then go back into the sled. Then be done.

We never made it to Trillium Lake - Zoë was ready to turn around and we had run out of food for bribery. But, we had a great time, nonetheless!