Post Christmas Powder Harvest

The Loop Road Tour
Sinks Canyon, Shoshone NF
December 26th, 2008

Mandy poses with her new skis.

Santa was generous- she must have been good!

Making the climb up the loop road in 20 inches of fresh powder.

The day after Christmas Lander finally got pasted with a good cold snow storm. It dumped 25 inches or more in the high country and almost a foot in town. We took advantage of it first thing. Glad we did too, because now (four days later) it's almost all gone- due to warm temps and a strong wind. We'll get more soon I hope.

Santa and his sleigh.

Tally tracks it up too!

Tally's second ski video.

"Fun daddy! Ski fun!"

Mom helps Tally step it up a notch.


All good!

Go green lightning, go!

Back at the truck, Seamus recounts the adventure with mom.

He likes snow.

Tally can't get enough!

Or maybe she can. Ha!

"Need help daddy. Stuck. Stuck daddy, help! Up!"

I helped.

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2008
Lander, Wyoming

Fib rests after a long night of pulling Santa's sled.

On Christmas Eve Day we went for a ski up South Pass at the Beaver Creek ski area.

Tally's starting a good handle on how to use her skis that Santa brought her last year.

Seamus is stoked for a good ski!

Time to ride.

The reindeer.

Whew! What a ski. Time for a nap.

Tally disguises her self as a caribou.

Seamus Clause.

Mom reads "The Night Before Christmas"

Santa's view.

Out of the dark!

Seamus decked out in his Christmas PJs, ready for a long winter's nap.

The next morning, Tally unloads her stocking. I was surprised there was no coal.

She helped Seamus with his too.

Tally looked into the living room and exlaimed, "What that?" "I don't know Tally, what do you think it is?", mom explained. "Tooyyyyysss!" she screamed, and she ran into to the room. Needless to say, she was pleased with her new kitchen.

Seamus was pleased too- with just about anything.

Tally tears it up!

More clothes!

Seamus tries to raid Tally's new pantry.

Cutie!

Good Stuff! Quite the Christmas Morning!


And then Grandma and Grandpa show up with the goods...


Seamus takes his new car for a spin!

Tally tries out her new guitar.

Seamus tolerates a backseat driver.


Tally mauls "Bozo the Clown".


Thrilled to have something bigger than her brother to beat up on. Ha!

Great Christmas- thanks to everyone whom contributed to Tally and Seamus' toy collection. They have to no reason to be bored for the next few years now.