SNOW....

First I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas! 

We had our friend Stephanie over for dinner on Christmas Eve. Then we spent Christmas Day playing in the snow and Tide pooling. 

Tristan and I got each other stuffed mini deep sea creatures. He got a blobfish and I got an isopod!

Christmas Day is also Tristan's birthday. So we decided to do our favorite thing and go tide pooling! It was a -3.05ft tide at around 7PM. So we bundled up and put our headlamps on and climbed down the rocks to the beach. 

It was just starting to snow flurry while we were out there and we could hear a whale blowing every now and then. We found all sorts of creatures from Sea cucumbers, sea stars, shrimp, pipe fish, sculpin, rockfish, urchins, different species of snails, chitons, and a few nudibranchs! We took the sein net out and attempted to catch some fish. We only lasted a few times since our hands were super cold at that point. 

Buffalo Sculpin

                                                                                

Being a beachbum from the Southeast, it has been many years since I have seen snow. Well that is no longer the case. We got a couple of inches the day after Christmas, but inland they got a lot more. 

Since Christmas day it has been sunny and cold everyday! It has also been beautiful! We have taken adventures inland to play in the snow almost everyday. I bought a sled and attempted sledding for the first time in years yesterday. I stepped in a soft spot and sunk to my hip until I hit the hard snow! 

I could tell you about it all day...but I think I'll just show you a few pictures! It is breathtakingly beautiful here! It has turned into an amazing winter wonderland! 

Yes I am slightly jealous of the 80 degree Christmas back home. And I'm sure I would have spent it basking on the beach in my bathing suit if I had been at home. But I enjoyed my winter wonderland with these 2 cuties this Christmas!