Winter Storm Atlas was forecasted to bring us lots of snow here in Cheyenne! We spent the days before playing in the sun, getting the RV ready for the freezing temperatures and preparing for the snow! Fortunately it wasn’t as bad as it was forecast, but these Texans still got to have a little snowy fun!

The night before the boys set bowls out to catch fresh snow so that we could make some snow-treats!

First, we made snow-cream! There are a lot of different recipes for this, but I used what I had on hand!

Ingredients: Fresh SNOW, Sweetened condensed milk and Maple Syrup!

The boys added some “sprinkles” we had in the pantry!

Next, we tried our hand at snow candy! This ended up being a caramel-like candy! It was pure deliciousness!

Ingredients: 1/8 cup molasses, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1/8 cup butter and about 1/2 cup powdered sugar.

Boil while stirring until it thickens and pour strips and piles onto fresh snow. There are lots of recipes, but this really is close to a caramel!

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Nestled in the mountains of New Mexico is Cloudcroft. On our way from Carlsbad, New Mexico we decided to take a more scenic route to get to Gila Bend, Arizona. We stopped  on New Year’s Day just outside of Cloudcroft, New Mexico at Rio Penasco RV Park in Mayhill with the intention of playing in the fresh snow in Cloudcroft and relaxing for a few days.

We pulled into the quaint RV park and set up while it was snowing. It was really quiet and we even got to enjoy seeing a giant buck out our RV window. Once we settled we got bundled up and headed up to Cloudcroft. Cloudcroft is an adorable little town. We ate lunch at Big Daddy’s Diner and headed out to figure out how to rent some tubes.

We rented tubes and headed for the recreation area! We made it after we chased  the runaway tube down the highway that flew out of the back of the truck. The scenery was beautiful. Being from Texas we just don’t get to see snow like that.

We were super excited and drug our tubes up the hills. Owen wanted to go first… he went down and BAM… he fell (or flew) out of his tube. He recovered and was walking up the hill. As Patrick and I were yelling at him to get out of the sledding lane a group of tubers linked together took us out and we both landed on our backs and Owen was completely flipped in the air landing on his head and neck. Thankfully nobody was hurt, but it ruined the rest of the day as Owen’s little body was hurting. Maybe we will try tubing next year… somewhere a little “safer” for newbies!

There was an OUTDOOR skating rink in downtown Cloudcroft. We thought that was soooo neat! We didn’t even attempt to skate… we just went back to the RV for some recuperation and hot chocolate.

On the way out of Cloudcroft we stopped at a little turnout on the side of the mountain… we thought it was so cool that we could see our next destination… White Sands National Monument!

Check out our trip to White Sands National Monument in the next post!

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So far we really like Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 

We stay at Fam Camps since we are military affiliated. This family camp is acceptable. The camp host is a little lazy and things do not get done in a timely manner, but the sites are level and it is in a great location. We are across the street from the gym, next to the track and field as well as next to the playground and splash park… which would be convenient if it weren’t in the 30’s outside! We have met some great people here so far and are looking forward to meeting more! 

The boys are loving the snow… and so is the dog. They got to ride sleds and make snow angels for the first time in their short little lives. The smiles on their face say it all! 

We still have a month left in Utah. If you have been here (or are here) we would love some suggestions on places we should visit before we head to our next adventure! 

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