As you may know, we don't exactly live in a snowy place, and yet pretty much every children's book you'll find about winter takes place in some kind of winter wonderland. Needless to say, Cassidy has this understanding of "winter", but little opportunity to experience it first hand.
All of that changed this weekend.
With a return to cooler, rainier winter weather around here, we got the idea that perhaps, just perhaps, if we headed towards some higher elevations we might find some snow. And find it we did! A mere 40 minute drive from our house!
Cassidy was so excited and kept repeating over and over "Cassidy play in the snow. Cassidy play in winter". It never really occurred to me that she would think of winter as a location, more than a season, since everything we typically think of as winter is not part of her daily experience. But we had a great time playing in the snow and making little snowmen.
It was fun to see the wineries all covered in snow too.
We finished off the trip with some hot chocolate in the "cowpoke cafe", while looking out at geyser-dotted snow covered peaks. Not a bad Saturday!
