You know those amazing moments of happiness? This is one of them.

These are some of my favorite photos of L. I treasure them. I remember, exactly, the events of that beautiful, winter day. It had snowed a lot, even here in northern NM. We imagined how beautiful it would be across the Colorado border, and so, rather early in the morning, we decided to drive up just to enjoy the snow. There was no where we needed to be. Nothing we needed to get done. Just before the state line, we stopped for the view. There are these striking plateaus that always indicate the edge of our state, but on that day, they were snow-covered and breathtaking. The world was so still--no birds, traffic, sounds. Although the sky was pure, dark grey, the light reflecting off the white snow crystals made it bright. On up the road, we stopped in Durango, along the river walk. Again, the town was asleep, hibernating, or cuddled up to their warm fires, because we were the only ones out. "This," I thought, "is what Narnia must look like!" Between the lamp posts and the tree branches bent with snowy blankets, it was magical. We spent most of the day just walking and taking pictures, and when we returned to the warmth of our car, our hearts were overflowing with joy. Yep, these are some of my favorite photos of L, and not just because he looks so handsome in them...

For my fellow scrapbookers out there, the snowflakes were cut using white, dark blue, and light blue from the Accent Essentials cartridge. I cut them in sizes ranging from 1 1/2" through 3". They also have crystal Stickles on the top layers. The title "Brrr..." and the lamppost are from the Graphically Speaking cartridge. The title was cut at 2", and the lamppost at 8". I cut the title twice and overlapped them so that it would look like a blanket of snow had dusted it. I stickled this too and the light bulb in the lamppost.