12/19/24
Road trip!
Following another tradition Mom got us window clings!:
This year Mom found some with lights. Lizzy was sure having a good time:
Rachel managed hers quite well:
12/20/24
Mom also got us some surprises for the next driving day:
Nap time!
Snowing in Pennsylvania:
This year we decided to go through Ohio and stop at the Kirkland, Ohio Temple!
The visitors center had a nativity display!
We also went on a tour in the Kirkland Temple:
Beautiful!:
While we were inside it snowed! Of course we had a snowball fight!:
The snow was sticking!
12/21/24
We got to NY and stopped at The Eternal Flame Trail for a little hike!
It was cold and there was a snow covered ground!
Our first winter wonderland hike:
A small waterfall:
We hiked next to the river and we even had to cross it!
The main waterfall was ahead but it was not easy to get to:
Sullivan and Lizzy set off to see if there was a way to get closer:
They had to cross the stream again.
Mom and Rachel decided to watch from a distance:
The flame was no longer lit and to relight it you would have to swim in the frigid water. So that was a no:
Don’t fall!
It was a bit treacherous:
They made it back and we headed back up the trail:
There was a lot of snowball fighting going on the entire hike!
Lizzy got one to the head:
Rachel used stick swords to fend off the snowball attacks:
Man down!
Watch out Rachel!
That was the longest snowball fight ever! Great hike too (although the flame was out it was still pretty cool):
Our next stop…
It was incredibly cold:
Have you ever been this cold?
That was a short stop because it truly was too cold!
Mom gave us another treat in the car:
That was an action-packed Beck family adventure!