Caldera with the Wallace Family

Day 1: There was lots of snow on the ground as we drove up to Caldera.  We were a little worried about the drive with Andrea having to rent a car and driving up without Dave, but it all worked out alright.  She was able to rent a Suburban and bought chains which she ended up being able to return, and we were just so thankful everyone arrived safely and for this chance to experience Caldera in the snow.

 

We checked in Friday afternoon and after getting settled and starting dinner Brandon drove out to Redmond to pick Dave up from the airport.  While he did that the kids enjoyed the hot tub in the snow.  They were a hoot jumping in and out daring each other to lay in the snow for 10 seconds.  They were all beyond excited about the snow and the hot tub.

Day 2:  The kids spent lots of time in the snow.  Amazingly I had enough boots to cover all 12 children.  The pair Joshua had were a little tight so they ended up grabbing a pair in town but still that's pretty good.

We also took the kids over to the pool in Sun River.  It was hard to figure out how to dress for such an occasion but luckily the kids didn't really care.

This was the time Brandon almost tried to kick down a door because we couldn't find Aubrey.  Her door was locked but she wasn't answering.  Thankfully Dave found a key on top of a door just in time and as suspected she was sound asleep.

The hot tub shenanigans escalated day 2 to doing pushups in the snow, shaking snow off the tree onto themselves, and running circles around the tree.

Brrrr.  Joshua.  Brrr!!!!

Day 3:  We enjoyed a walk around the neighborhood as the sun came out and it warmed up just a touch.  We also explored the park and the kids enticed the dads into a snowball fight and building a snowman which was fun.  Then in the afternoon it was back tot he pool.

Day 4: It was a quick trip but we were so thankful for this time with our dear friends.  It was great to see the kids reconnect so seamlessly and to add more memories to this more than a decade old friendship.  There's nothing quite like time with old friends.

Georgia, Sadie, Wyatt, Titus, Cooper, and Joshua

Charlotte, Aubrey, Eli, Evie, Maddie, and Hazel