In Search of Snow

The girls and I like to talk about about the "extreme" weather conditions that we must endure in the Bay Area. Last summer, we were full of complaints when the thermostat was pushing 85/90 degrees F. Even though we all grew up in areas where the temperature topped out at 105/110, we seem to have lost our ability to cope as we have gotten older.

This winter is no different. Over the Christmas holiday, we cranked our heaters and braced ourself against the cold, which was around 37 degrees. The blog world has taught me many things, but one of the most grim lessons is that California is not cold. A blizzard, now that is cold, but what happened in the Bay Area mid-December was probably not that bad...

When I first caught sight of this foreign substance on the ground outside our house I honestly thought someone had split a bunch of rock salt while trying to make ice cream. As I walked up to our front door, I realized that, no, it was actually cold enough to hail, which is practically unheard of in our area.

Giancarlo was very excited about the bit of frozen ice that fell from the sky and wanted to know if he could make a snowman. As you can see from the photos, the hail that we did receive did not exactly constitute a storm, so our snowman never materialized.

To remedy the situation, we headed in the direction of Lake Tahoe to remind our son of what snow really is. We even managed to make a snowman out of dried cranberries and apricots. Although the end result was no Frosty, he made Giancarlo happy.

Although Lucia didn't spend much time outside due to a cold, she was able to use the pink snowboots that she received from my brother and sister-in-law for Christmas. Practical, no, but they made me laugh everytime I put them on her.

All in all, Tahoe was a wonderful time and a great way to kick off Thuy's Bay-cation series. In the coming months, the Three Bay B Chicks will be featuring fun and fabulous destinations in and around the Bay Area. Coming to California anytime soon or just want to check out some local flavor over the weekend? Our Bay-cation spots will hopefully make your planning a bit easier.

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Back in December, the wonderful Amanda at Proud Mommy of Four passed along a Friends Award to us. If you haven't already, check out her blog. Not only is she a Mom to four gorgeous kids, but she also is a blog design goddess, bringing fun and creativity to her blog and to her friends' blogs.

The Friends Award is given to blogs that are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and to be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. The hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.

The award is supposed to be passed onto 8 bloggers, so we will forward the love onto:

1. Keri at Forever Folding Laundry

2. Carolynn at Willow Tree

3. Lori at Super Noots...Healthy Eating for Kids

4. Kimmy at Our Life's Journey

5. Breanne at The Johnsons

6. Mainly a Midwife

7. Sarah at A Small Slice

8. Darabelle at The Schwuzzard's

Now it's your turn, go give these bloggers some love and visit their site.

-Francesca