A Christmas Scavenger Hunt

I think the kids' favorite gift this Christmas was the new zip line that Keven hung in the backyard. We knew the weather was going to get ugly, so we made them open it first. We thought it would be more fun to send them on a scavenger hunt! After a few rides on the zip line we went back inside to open more presents. When we were finally done, we went back outside to play some more before the rain started. The kids also got a new doorbell for their playhouse and bubble guns. It was lots of fun ringing the doorbell and listening to it play "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and blowing bubbles at the zip line as someone zipped past. Here are some other pictures from Christmas Eve and Christmas morning:

Snow Mountain

Since we don't really get much snow here in Alabama, we decided to head over to Stone Mountain to play in the [artificial] snow there. After a warm fall, the first days of winter actually felt like winter. It was quite a shock and very cold! We had a great time tubing, making snow bricks, throwing snowballs, and roasting marshmallows. They also had a neat show in the evening with a snow angle, snow flurries, and fireworks. I didn't get a lot of pictures of us playing in the snow because it's hard to take pictures and make a snowball at the same time! (Plus, I didn't want to risk getting my new camera wet.) We got a few pictures taken at "photo spots" in the park, but they apparently hadn't been downloaded when we left and we weren't even able to look at them. I was very irritated! I guess we have been spoiled by the wonderful photo pass service at Disney World. Here are some of the pictures I did get.