MT. HOOD SNOW DAY

December twenty-second found the whole Hopkins clan, my uncle, and my cousin's family at Mt. Hood enjoying a day playing in the snow. The mountain was beautiful for a few minutes, showing off its white dress against a deep blue sky. The fog did not stay away long, but the glimpse the mountain allowed us to take in of its magnificence seemed to be a moment of awe to four of my nieces and nephews from Wisconsin who had never seen a mountain so tremendous in size. After eating lunch at Timberline we quickly set off for Snowbunny to sled. I think our whole group took up at least half of the hillside. Ten cousins, 14 and under, squealed and laughed as they went flying over the snow. At one point, some of the younger children took a trek through the woods with snow sometimes up to their calves. Nine adults lined the top of the hill overseeing and enjoying the show, intermittently taking a child for a ride on their lap or their back. It does not get much better than this.