Snow and Alligator Meat!

We are having a bit of vacation time and decided to spend some of it in Big Bear, California! There was plenty of snow for a great time without being too cold.

Snowball fight!

Alani and her dad built this snowman.

And I built this one.

Luke built the tiny one next to it! Ha ha!

What in the world is the alligator meat thing about, you ask? This is what we found in one of the local shops.

Yes, it is alligator jerky! At first bite you just taste a lot of the stuff they flavor it with and it's not much different from beef jerky. But if you have a big enough piece and have it in your mouth awhile to get it all chewed up, it does taste like something that's been in swampy water. We got turkey jerky too which I liked much better! Before I go I have to tell you about this amazing little tea house called The Tea Exchange. The drink I got was called Pirates Bounty Tea Latte and it was SO yummy! In a base of black and red teas they put a light chocolate, vanilla, and coconut. Then they made such a lovely, thick layer of foam on top that I was in tea latte heaven!

We also had a strawberry and banana crepe that was so big that all five of us shared it! Wish I had gotten a photo of that! More to come very soon as our vacation days have just begun. Taniya