Brrrrrrrrrr!

It is COLD! Sunday we went to cut down our Christmas tree. We went up to North Fork around noon and the temperature was already freezing. We figured out how easy it is for people to get lost in the mountains. Dad and I would walk and walk looking up at trees rather than down at the ground to make sure we were walking a straight line. We would find a tree, but felt there might be a better one if we just kept walking. Mom and Takyra were tagging behind. We finally found one we all liked, but dad kept on walking. He finally came back and we cut down our tree.
On the way back home, we stopped in Conifer at this huge sledding hill. There were about 40 people sledding, snowboarding, and tubing. Takyra and I walked quite a ways to get to the hill and by the time we got to the top we were miserable. It was so cold our faces were frozen. We sled down the hill and it was so much fun. It was a long run so we picked up speed and went a long ways. I think we went down about 5 times and on the last time Takyra wanted to ride in back of me, because she didn't like the snow hitting her in the face. It stung so bad when that snow blew up on our cheeks. Even though she had fun sledding, she was miserable from the cold.
The last few days have been freezing. Yesterday we hit 8 degrees for about 30 minutes then it went back down. This morning we are at -5. Brrrr! I love the cold, but the wind can be brutal and makes it not so fun. I'm hoping we get some good, wet snow so we can make snow bears. Stay warm and enjoy the cold!