Christmas Break

Well, Christmas has been over for a couple weeks now, and I am just getting around to blogging. We spent Christmas day and the rest of that week in Redlands, CA with Ted's family. It was nice to get some sun and wear shorts again! We did quite a few things while we were there: We attempted to go to the hot springs like we do every year. Only this time, the rain prevented us from using the road and it seemed to be too muddy to drive down there, so instead we went to a ghost town called Calico. It had been an old mining town and people had built houses in the side of the mountain using rocks.

Another day, we climbed to the top of Forest Falls and saw the waterfall. I unfortunatly "forgot" my swimsuit, so I didn't go in. However, the rest of the gang jumped in the freezing water, and I took pictures of them screaming in pain. I like hiking up there because the mountain air smells so good. And the mist from the waterfall is always refreshing.

We didn't get around to going to the beach like we planned, but we did have a party for Brigham were everyone came and got to meet the little guy for the first time.

And the last thing we did while we were there was go to Joshua Tree National Park. We spent an entire day climbing around on boulders. The landscape is really something...it was amazing to see such huge rocks balancing the way that they did. While we were out there, we also found "The Queen of the Desert" an old mine. All of the entrances were welded shut with bars, but we found one that someone had cut with a saw. So, being us, of course we went in. Using just the light from our camera, we scooted our way down the tunnel. After coming to a fork in the road, we decided we better head back so we wouldn't get lost. Ted picked up a piece of quartz and took it home with us to see if he could find any gold inside. No luck so far...

We got home safe, and Brigham did well on the plane. The next day we headed up to my parents' and had another Christmas with my family! And then another one that same afternoon at Grandma Adam's. It was so good to see everybody! We're about to head out the door to go up that way again this weekend. Ted, Jared, and Dad are planning on coyote hunting. And me and Mom are going to start cleaning out the attic...yes mom I know you want to help too:D