miracles do happen

Dessi got a letter from a friend at school

campfire tonight here W and Dessi
I came over to play, here I and Dessi
B and Dessi are looking at Pluto and the moon ( tonight)

Jade
Jade

Boyscouts D, D and Dessi, today was the thanksgiving boyscouts potlock and Uniform inspection

A and Dessi today at chucky cheese, E 's mom and I took A, S , E and Dessi to Chucky tonight,picture was taken with my phone

the cabin in Angelus oaks ( J and Dessi)

This weekend we went to Angelus Oks which as about 40 Minutes from Big Bear, since we were so close to Big Bear we did take a stop at Big bear and did some fishing.
This was our first trip at the Angelus Oaks area, I must say it was amazing, it was perfect staying at a secluded cabin in the woods right at the river. It was especially beautiful because the leaves are changing in the fall.There is no dought that we we will be back, the latest in the spring. It was already pretty cold up there , I think in the winter it might be just to tough to stay in a secluded cabin. I am not a fan of being snowed in in an area where there is no store and barely any neighbores at all. As I said the area is very secluded. But I do like to come back in the spring.For 80 Dollars a cabin you can't beat it, you MUST bring all the food and plenty of water. Its a paradise for children here.Plenty of space in the woods and on the river to play. The cabin we had had no TV but we had plenty of games , so we did games and stories with the kids.
Bea

taking the snow home in the cooler ( Big bear)

first snow at Big Bear
back to fishing at Big Bear
Angelus Oaks < J and Dessi
J and Dessi in the woods

J and Dessi

playing under the oak tree

above we stayed in this cabin
Angelus oaks, the place we stayed this weekend

7.30 am in the woods J and Dessi
reading at night at the cabin ( Angelus oaks) J and Dessi
Dessi dropping off a bag
Saturday, boyscouts dropping off food bags ( neighborhood people need to fill up the bags for the homeless and others in need for the holidays) to be filled up

nature games and old pipes: Here Dessi and his Dad are playing a game throwing rocks in old pipes.
( our hike at the reopened path along the river, nearby where we live)

Since the river has been closed we needed to find alternatives of spending time in the woods nearby on the weekend. I spend my days off last week to explore the area to find nature. I did find a recently reopened hiking path to waterfall nearby.When we take the kids on a hike it cant be a a long boring path , it has to be interesting for them usally trees, rocks and water. places like that can be hard to find nearby. I talked to a lot of locals about secret places and finally I did find a great place where the kids could enjoy themself. It does have a river and a waterfall. I also found a bikepath where we can bike this fall and winter.
Bea

Dessi and his Dad: here identifying rocks of the region
On our hike: Here neighborsboy P and Dessi ( My husband in the background)

On Sunday we did our tradional market visit. Here Dessi checks out different rocks

Saturday night was a great night to have a campfire with marshmellows and applecider ( at our yard). Here I and A's family

Sunday afternoon, D and Dessi are baking a applepie. the boys are able to work independenlty as they get older, Here D cuts the apple and dessi is peeling the apple. Making an applypie is a great seasonal activity, one of the boys favorites.

Boy scouts yesterday, one of the task: taking care of a pet , the den leader presented Hamsters as pets