Snow in August

The past weekend has been crazy hot here. Our house turns into a sauna when the temperature goes over 30 degrees. So, in order to escape the heat for a day, we decided to look for cooler temperatures. We piled in the van after church, crossed the border and headed up to Mt. Baker in search of snow! It was an absolutely beautiful drive and we made a few scenic stops along the way before our final stop.

This was a view of Mt. Baker from the back side. We stopped here for lunch but it was still very hot and there were lots of bugs so we didn't stay there long. Our next stop was at a place call Picture Lake. You can see why they call it that!

We tried for a family photo but Owen was having a 'moment' and refused to turn around!

We found some places around the lake where there was evidence of lava. Kendra found a small rock that she called her 'lava rock' to add to her collection and she wanted a picture of it! She is her father's daughter and has already started many collections (rocks, shells, snails, etc., etc., etc., )!

Another try at the family shot!

Finally, we reached our last stop, Artist Point, just past the Mt. Baker ski hill lodges. What an incredibly beautiful place. The kids were SOOOOO excited to see all the snow and we were very thankful that we decided to throw in the sled on the off chance that there would be enough snow to use it. And there was! Down the hill they went!

Kevin and Kendra go down!

Owen's turn!

Kendra and Quinn heading to the bigger hill. No fear in that child!

We thought it might be kinda fun to get a shot of all three kids in the sled in the summer in the snow but Jocelyn didn't think that was such a great idea!!

Finally, a quick stop on the way down for Kevin to capture this shot of Highwood Lake. Amazing!!