Half way through our retreat at
Breath , we had the opportunity to hike in the mountains above Grindelwald, right across from the Jungfrau. We took a cable car up quite a ways, then got out and hiked to two lakes, where we had a picnic lunch with our group. We were in awe of God's awesome creation, and we kept "wow"ing the view.
We had the option of going further, to the top of these hills, but we weren't sure our kids would hold up. We seriously hiked well over 5 miles and weren't sure how much more the kids could handle. Still, we were so close to snow. So close. The kids agreed that they wanted to try to make it to where they could touch the snow, since we haven't seen snow for a couple years. In this picutre, Nathan is pointing to the first snow spot where we trekked.
We threw a few snowballs, slid down the snowbank (by a surprising accident at first, but then for fun), froze our fingers numb, and packed a bag of snow to take back down the mountain to show those who didn't quite make it as far as we did.
The farther we hiked up the hills, the bigger the mountains across from us seemed to grow. It was simply breath taking (and not just because the air was getting thinner). We kept reminding the kids that this would probably be a once in a lifetime opportunity. They enjoyed every minute of it. The boys loved straying off the trail and walking the crest of the hills. We praise God for this awesome time we had together as a family. Our awe and gratitude was a true expression of worship to our mighty, loving Creator.
Half way through our retreat at Breath , we had the opportunity to hike in the mountains above Grindelwald, right across from the Jungfrau. We took a cable car up quite a ways, then got out and hiked to two lakes, where we had a picnic lunch with our group. We were in awe of God's awesome creation, and we kept "wow"ing the view. 
We had the option of going further, to the top of these hills, but we weren't sure our kids would hold up. We seriously hiked well over 5 miles and weren't sure how much more the kids could handle. Still, we were so close to snow. So close. The kids agreed that they wanted to try to make it to where they could touch the snow, since we haven't seen snow for a couple years. In this picutre, Nathan is pointing to the first snow spot where we trekked. 
We threw a few snowballs, slid down the snowbank (by a surprising accident at first, but then for fun), froze our fingers numb, and packed a bag of snow to take back down the mountain to show those who didn't quite make it as far as we did. 
The farther we hiked up the hills, the bigger the mountains across from us seemed to grow. It was simply breath taking (and not just because the air was getting thinner). We kept reminding the kids that this would probably be a once in a lifetime opportunity. They enjoyed every minute of it. The boys loved straying off the trail and walking the crest of the hills. We praise God for this awesome time we had together as a family. Our awe and gratitude was a true expression of worship to our mighty, loving Creator. 
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