The Cabin at Mountainaire

While at the cabin a few weeks ago Rob and the girls were able to do some sledding.  They had so much fun.

Enjoy.

After 8 months of waiting Mountainaire is finally ours. We were so excited to come this weekend. It was wonderful to walk in the door and know that it is ours. The girls couldn’t wait to unpack their Big Bear box and play with the Big Bear toys. BigZabba was just as excited as I was about getting to organize all the things we brought with us.

To make the weekend even more it fun snowed!

The girls, and the dog, couldn’t wait to get outside and run around in the snow.

We took a walk down to the lake and it was so beautiful. Everything was covered in fresh snow. We left Miley off her leash and let her run wild. I don’t think she has ever run so fast in her life. She was one happy girl.

Welcome to Big Bear!

One afternoon we decided to hike the Woodland Trail. It is a 1 1/2 mile interpretive loop that takes about 1 hour. There are 16 designated stops where you can stop and read information about that particular part of the trail. BigZabba loved being the reader for us.

Along the trail there were some big rocks, which are perfect for climbing, so we of course had to do some climbing.

It was a pretty hot day, so even Miley needed to take a rest in the shade.

The girls favorite part of the trail was finding a tree that smelled like vanilla ice cream!

During this trip to Big Bear we are celebrating BigZabba’s birthday. One of her favorite things to do is visit the zoo. We spent some time this morning walking around Moonridge Zoo. BigZabba’s favorite animal at the zoo today was the chinchilla, and the screech owl. LittleZabba’s favorite animal at the zoo was the mule deer.

The bald eagle was very impressive.

The screech owls were really cute. They almost didn’t look real.

BigZabba is quite the photographer. She must get her eye from her Dad.

Happy Birthday BigZabba!

We had quite an adventure on our hike up Cougar Crest Trail. It was a 4 mile (round trip) hike that was somewhat steep in spots. BigZabba did a great job and walked the entire way. It took nearly 2 hours to reach the summit and we enjoyed the beautiful view of the lake.

That is when we saw the clouds rolling in. No sooner had we started our walk back down then it started to rain. It started out as a few drops, but soon it was an all out storm. The trail that had once been dirty and dusty was now a river of mud. We were completely soaked by the time we got back to the car. LittleZabba was not happy about the rain and cried nearly the entire time. BigZabba was a super trooper and didn’t complain at all. She did say that she didn’t like the mud, and really who could blame her. We found someone at the bottom to take our picture, just so we could remember the event. We don’t look that bad, but believe me, there wasn’t a dry spot on us. We could ring out our socks and pour water out of our shoes.