We went up to the snow on Friday! It was so pretty up there, and I must have snapped about 200 pictures. Don’t worry…I didn’t post them all.
Aria didn’t quite know what to make of the snow at first. The last time she was in the snow was back in 2010, and so of course she doesn’t remember it.
Mommy pulling Aria in the sled
A.J. getting a snowball ready
Kid group shot! I love this photo.
and THAT was our Friday.
And then the next day… we woke up early and went somewhere else.
Somewhere that is the complete opposite of snow.
Here’s a photo for a clue:
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Did you guess the desert?
If you did…you are right!
We packed up our dirt bikes and all our gear, jumped into the motorhome and took off to join a few friends in our local desert.
our camp!
This is my husband’s favorite place to go on vacation.
He loves the desert, and he loves dirt bike riding.
Rich on his dirt bike, with A.J. in the background!
My husband…thinks he’s still in his 20’s. I like that about him!
Little Andrew on his “bert bike” ~ he still can’t say “dirt bike” correctly!
A.J. just gets better and better on his bike. Here he is jumping.
Aria was content just chill’n in her chair
This is what I did about 85% of the time
It’s no secret that camping isn’t MY favorite thing to do ~ I’d rather be in a 5-star hotel, relaxing poolside. But still I go on these camping trips because it makes good family memories. And Rich and I have an agreement that IF we go on a dirt biking weekend, camping out in the middle of no where, then I get to chill with my Kindle at least 85% of the time. I don’t cook the meals while we are there, but I do the clean-up. This little arrangement has worked for us for the past 19 years. I don’t see it changing any time soon!
Rich enjoys cooking for us ~ which is a very good thing, because if it was left up to me, we’d all be eating peanut butter & jelly sandwiches all weekend long!
Rich took Aria for a quick burst every now and then!
Avery
Alex relaxing after a hard ride!
Group shot!
In this photo, Aria refused to turn around. She can be so stubborn.
This is the best family shot we could get ~ Aria just wouldn’t cooperate!
You’ll notice that our older three were not with us this weekend. I hate that when they get older they either have to work or make other plans with friends. I always miss them when they are not with us on these trips. I think “growing up” is harder on the mommy than it is on the child!
Wow! What beautiful pictures! Snow and desert all in one trip? Very cool!
snow! how fun! glad you guys made the trip up and had a blast. i love that you’re lounging in the rv reading your kindle. did i ever tell you about the new stephen king book called 11/22/63? it sounds really good and not like his usual gross/scary stuff.
i love that aria is putting her back to the camera. too funny!
oh man that sounds like my family. i will go but will not cook and i get to read alot of the time. the kids think i am great for going and i get some time to read
Looks like it was a nice family vacation
like the arrangement you and your husband has about 85% of the time being your Kindle time 
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RV’ing is the best, I love the spirit of your family, and such bonding, cant get better than that! Just one question what state are you in? My guess would be Nevada?
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Thanks have a great day! Karren
Great photos!!! I especially love the one where Aria has her back to the camera out of pure stubbornness. It’s classic. Is that your RV or did you rent it? I would LOVE to do something like what you guys did! Hope you are doing well…..from the looks of it, it look like you are doing great. Such a beautiful family!
Yes, it’s our RV. We bought it shortly after Aria was born. The BEST purchase ever! Our vacations start as soon as we pull off our street
How fun that you can be in snow one day and desert the next! Your photos are great. And for the record, I don’t think you can ever have too many in a post
– Amy
Katrina – I love the photos, and how cool is it to live somewhere where one day you can drive to the snow and the next you can drive to the desert… There are so many pluses to living in this part of the country!
I especially love the photo with Aria away form the others with her back to the camera – I would have that one on the wall, it’s a classic!
Lou
Those last two pictures cracked me up. I’ve come to love those types of pictures even more than the “perfect” posed ones. Hilarious!
I do, too!
These are great family pictures, looks like you guys had a blast!!
I’m with you on camping, not for me, no way.
There is no reason to rough it when you can stay at a nice hotel, and I seriously hate bugs and anything else that crawls!!
Same here! I’d rather be in a nice, comfy hotel. But, you know…KIDS. I want them to have all these experiences, and I want to be there with them when they do!
I love the pics! Especially the one of Aria in her chair with her legs crossed and then the one with her off to the side with her back turned. So cute!
Looks like an amazingly good time!
It was! Thank you