Fun in the Snow!

There are snow banks taller than me!

For the first day of 2008 the brat pack (Jacque, Rob, Matt and Chris) decided to take the puppies (Indigo, and Madge) up the mountain to play in the snow. Little did we know that they don't actually plow on New Year's Day! After a few close calls we made it to the Rufugio, where all the Italians thought that Indigo was a wolf and Madge was a diva dog in her leopard cape.

At first we tried to go up the "back way" but we only made it as far as the Fiats could go. We let Madge, leopard princess, and Indigo, the snow dog out to play in the white stuff. It only took about 3 minutes before the snowball fight started! Leave it to the boys to get the games going.

After the obligatory "first snowball fight of the year" we ate lunch at this little pizzeria half way up the "big hill" and finished our meal with some hot cocoa Italian-style up top. The boys have yet to learn that it's not right to throw snowballs at your snow bunnies while they're getting their photos taken!

The sunset was amazing, particularly because most of it was see from the top of snow banks! The whole scene reminded me of Alaska, with all that snow and the light just right. You'd think you were somewhere MUCH farther North. What a wonderful way to ring in the new year.

Ofcourse Christymatt kept with tradition, taking goofy long-arm shots throughout the day. Chris kept with her other tradition too, of taking photos without people, without landmarks, that could be ANYWHERE in the world. Hard to stop a life-long habit. . . it's the the "artsy" side coming out.

Hello, 2008! Hope you're as much fun at 2007.