Let it Snow!

Now that the winter season has hit, Dellas and I thought it'd be fun to get away from Boise and head up into the mountains to McCall, ID. My family has a cabin near there so we packed up the car and pup and stayed up there for a night. I think it's probably safe to say that one of the main reasons we both wanted to go was to get breakfast at a place called The Pancake House which has AMAZING sourdough pancakes and a fun Christmas charm.

They had quite a tree set up in there and I had to beg Dellas to take a pic with me...he reluctantly agreed :)

The valley where the house sits didn't have too much snow yet, but it was still beautiful!

Oakley checkin things out

We had a fun quick trip and the night after we got back into town the snow decided to visit Boise. We got a little bit last Sunday night which led into a week of lows below zero and highs around 20 at best; followed by a few more inches of snow the past couple of days. Luckily, it's going to "warm up" this week to around 40...(3 wks til Mexico, 3 wks til Mexico...)
Oakley loves to go out and play, but when he's done, he whines to come inside and warm up!

This is him waiting to be let inside...he runs with his nose buried in the snow, haha, couldn't resist a picture.

One more exciting thing (to me) is all the Christmas lights around town! My parents and I started a tradition, when I still lived at home, of visiting a house near us that sets up lights that go along with xmas music which you can enjoy from your car via a FM station the home-owner designates.
I was bummed that I wouldn't be able to join in the tradition this year, but my mom researched and found out about a home here in Meridian that does the same thing. As Dellas and I were driving to that house one night, we drove passed a subdivision where I saw this house! It does the same thing but has quite a crazy setup! I caught a picture as ALL the lights were on at once.
In order for it to be a good display, it HAS to include music from Trans-Siberian Orchestra, my FAVORITE! Just to get an idea of what I'm talking about, here's a link on YouTube that shows a pretty cool example. Also, this one isn't as crazy, but it's another good song :)

Well, I hope everyone is staying warm and safe!