El Nino means a lot of wet weather in Southern California. It does not happen very often, but it suddenly changes our desert climate and dry surroundings into a lush environment at the price of lots and lots of rain and snow in the mountains. Luckely, Aydin is well prepared. Yellow (his favorite color ever since he learned the funny word `yellow') boots and rain jacket are the perfect outfit to splash in the rain.

Today we drove towards Julian into the mountains. After a little nap in the car Aydin woke up to a white world, much to his surprise. A good time to test out the yellow boots and jacket in this funny white fluffy stuff. Not fun that you sink into the snow every time you make a step, so it is necessary to hold mommy's or daddy's hand to get around. But how much fun it is to make a snowman together!