mountain mama mondays

there is our destination, stahl peak 7,430 feet.  we hiked up the ridge on the left.

big moose tracks

something spooked the moose and there was a 7 foot leap as she was running!

i hitched a ride 13 miles to the trailhead in ten lakes wilderness area with "cruisin' carlos" and "krazy karen".

karen showing us how its done on the sketchy snow bridge over the creek.

fresh, fluffy, powdery SNOW!  perfectly spaced trees, it was two thousand verticle feet of heaven.

maximus the wonder dog!

karen at the lookout, 10 degrees and a stiff wind limited the summit photos.

johanna-isms

so, i found purple marker on the chair in our bedroom.  i asked logan and hanna who was responsible.  they pointed at each other.  later that night i found the same purple marker spelling, "joh..." on our bedsheets!  i showed johanna and asked her to tell the truth. 
"logan wrote my name mom."
logan is 2, not solid on writing his own name, let alone his sister's.  she was  busted, but it was one of those parenting moments when i'm just trying to stifle the laughter!

we were working on our thank you notes after christmas.  johanna has a soft spot for aunt carmen, so this is the contents of her "thank you box" to her.  most probably won't fit you carmen, but they are her favorite things she was willing to share with you.  i am very thankful for the aunties in johanna's life.  she has some wonderful role models to support her journey through life.

johanna is 5!!

johanna the budding singer-songwriter's favorite birthday present from her family.

the superheros saved johanna's presents from the villan snowfrog!  gabby raced out in her barefeet when she saw the snowfrog creeping by the windows stealing the gifts.

but then he shared chocolate, makes you strong, ya know.

carlos, glacier julie and ben

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coco, karen, devon, ayden, casey, hanna, reid and grandma sibyl, unwrapping gifts.