After a long day yesterday, our schedule was more relaxed for today. Breakfast started around 9:00 a.m. and the kids ate as they woke up. The moms made a delicious breakfast of sausage and eggs. We're scheduled to meet the bus at 1:30 p.m. to take us into Mt. Rainier National Park. Not know how long we would be, we decided to have lunch before we left. That meant that the "mom crew" turned right around and started preparing lunch of homemade chicken soup with grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. Some of the girls pitched in to help prepare the sandwiches.
.....while others found the calling of the hot tub irresistible....
After lunch we hopped on the bus and began the journey up the winding mountain road toward the Paradise Ranger Station in Mt. Rainier National Park. The left side of the bus saw nothing but a mountain wall while the left side had a great scenic view of mountains, trees, and a stream.
Once at the station (5,420 feet in elevation), the kids saw a mountain of snow and they were like kids on Christmas morning. They all climbed the hill and disappeared as they went running and jumping in the snow.
The bus drivers and adults stayed behind and went for the warmer clime of the visitor center (and gift shop, of course).
Inside the visitor center was a sign listing the current conditions.
The kids returned at the designated time, and they were wet ("didn't know snow was wet") and cold. They had some time to warm up in the visitors' center before we returned back to the lodge.
Upon returning to the lodge, it was time to begin preparing for dinner. Tonight's menu: chicken piccata, rice pilaf, steamed broccoli, salad, garlic bread, and a peach cobbler for dessert. (Are you getting hungry?!?)
Some of the kids helped with dinner prep while others worked on their "roasts" of the seniors which would take place after dinner. Seniors, meanwhile, worked on their speeches for the Farewell Dinner on Wednesday. We invited our bus drivers to join us for dinner and to celebrate one of the drivers' birthday.
After dinner, some helped with clean up...
...while others reviewed their notes for the senior roast.
The underclassmen did a great job of roasting each of the seniors. It was a lot of laughs. After the roast, it was time for some of that delicious homemade peach cobbler (made from fresh, not canned, peaches!). It was sooooo good!!!
No leftovers of the cobbler!
We figured our ride into Seattle tomorrow would be about 2 hours, so that meant an early wake up call so that we could be on the road by 8:00 a.m.
What a great day of fun, food, and enjoying the beauty of God's creation. We are all safe and blessed. Thanks for your continued thoughts and prayers.
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