A cozy weekend in the cabin

Outside temperature was -10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) over the weekend, warm and cozy inside...

When we arrived the cabin on Saturday afternoon, there were about 7" of new snow on the ground. The girls found the water in downstairs toilet was frozen! There was a big snow storm on Thursday at the grapevine area and they shut down I-5 over night, many people were stuck on the freeway...

Another fun weekend in the snow...

We just came back from another great weekend in the snow! Cozy fireplace, reading magazines, eating home made dinners, drinking cocktails, watching movies, building snowmen and endless sledding fun with the girls. We have invited Beverly and Gregg over for dinner next Saturday, Helen is going to cook up a storm!

William Hart Ranch & Museum

We stopped by Newhall on our way to the cabin on Friday and visited the William Hart Ranch and Museum. Hart was a famous silent cowboy movie actor in California from 1910s to 1920s, after retirement, he purchased a property and built a 22 room mansion and lived there till his death in 1940s. The mansion was in Spanish Colonial style with a lot of western cowboy style artifacts. There was a guide who gave us a very nice tour of the building, we stayed till they close at around 4pm.

Hoover Dam

$30 a night at LVH and buffet dinner at Studio B, M- Resort attracted us to make a special trip to Las Vegas yesterday! I never got so stuffed in my life after the dinner! $23.99 with over 200 all you can eat dishes and unlimited wine and beers, I went a little bit overboard and ate way too much!

This morning we left hotel at around 9am and headed to the Hoover Dam after breakfast. My last visit to Hoover Dam was close to 20 years ago! The girls were impressed and kept taking pictures with their cameras. We also went on the new Mike O'Callaghan- Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge which was built in 2010.

Rose Bowl party at Chen's

Chen invited us and a few families to go to their house for the New Year celebration. It was a fun gathering and we all enjoyed a fun evening with good friends.