For anyone who is wondering about Yosemite the week before Christmas let me just say it is Magical. This year Grandma Kitty flew us out and treated us to the best Christmas ever! We stayed at the Yosemite Lodge, parked the car, got dressed up in our winter woolies and enjoyed the sights.
Amelia was playing in this snow bank when a man came up to her and started taking pictures of her. She thought it was odd. So did I.

Max could care less about the snow and views. All he cared about was the tour bus that was taking us around. He cared so much in fact, that during a scheduled photo stop he climbed back in the bus and helped himself to the drivers seat and steering wheel. Awesome.

Abbie kept us on our toes by leaving her gloves, hat and scarf behind a record three times.

Max usually tolerates snow play for about 20 minutes making it a minor miracle that he stayed outside in his snow clothes for the whole day.
Amelia was playing in this snow bank when a man came up to her and started taking pictures of her. She thought it was odd. So did I.
Max could care less about the snow and views. All he cared about was the tour bus that was taking us around. He cared so much in fact, that during a scheduled photo stop he climbed back in the bus and helped himself to the drivers seat and steering wheel. Awesome.
Abbie kept us on our toes by leaving her gloves, hat and scarf behind a record three times.
Max usually tolerates snow play for about 20 minutes making it a minor miracle that he stayed outside in his snow clothes for the whole day.
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The real magical part of Yosemite should be that Max didn't have enough time in the drivers seat to figure how to put the bus in gear and start his own tour.
I'm going to keep an eye on the Olympics to see if Abbey is ditching school for figure skating. (She could always say she thought it had something to do with math.)
Great to have you back!
Padre