Just Below Big Bear

We made our annual trip to the snow right after the Christmas holiday. This year we stayed at Lake Gregory which is about 2000 feet below Big Bear mountain. Jess' sister Monica was kind enough to invite us to stay in the cabin for a few days. The cabin has a wonderful view of the lake from the balcony and was a perfect place for chilling out and playing guitar, although Monica might have thought differently. Here's a shot of Jess by the window that leads out to the balcony.


And here is a shot of Jake as he was heading down the stairs



Jake was ready to find some snow so we set out for a place to set up a battle ground for a snowball fight. There is a school about a mile from the cabin that had a nice spot where we eventually ended up. After about an hour of pelting each other with snowballs, Jess had found another spot where we could go. It happened to be a perfect spot to try out my new lens that Jess got me for Christmas (85mm 1.8, which is competing very hard with the 70-200 to become my favorite lens).



You can see in the last photo how wet Jake was getting from playing in the snow and he quickly realized why being cold is not the most fun thing in the world. He soon found his way to the car where the heater provided the right amount of comfort he needed. The little coffee house we went to right after this helped out as well. Luckily, Jess was a willing participant for the lens battle and didn't mind posing for me.


On the way to the coffee house, Jess saw this view of the lake as we were driving around.


The 3-day stay went by way too quick. It wasn't cold enough for snow to fall the night we got there so hopefully next year Jake and the "little one" will get their first winter with actual falling snowflakes. Hopefully we find out for sure what we are having on our next visit to the doc. Once we find out, I can replace "little one" with Jayden. I hope we can stay at the same cabin next year. The place is huge and has a very cozy feel to it. I still have a few more photos I am going to be posting over the next few days so check back often. We hope everyone had a nice Christmas and enjoyed the holiday season!