San Francisco Peaks

On the way home from the Thanksgiving weekend, the mountain was taunting us, being that Snow Bowl Ski Resort isn't open and we are more than ready to be snowboarding again.

Christmas Village

While we were down for the weekend, the girls helped mom put up the Christmas village, which we can now call a small city, with as much as it has gorwn. I snuck into the picture, despite not having done any of the work.

Great Commercial

Hiking in Sedona

On Saturday morning, we decided to head down to Sedona for a hike on Sterling Pass. While the hike was only 7 miles, the 5 miles of climbing switchbacks made it quite a workout, but the view from the top of the saddle was impressive to say the least. After this long morning, we rewarded ourselves with some great mexican food in Sedona (we desired it).

Even though it's November, once we got deeper into the canyon, we were surrounded by changing leaves and beautiful colors.

First Snow of the Season

Walnut Canyon

Today, we went for a hike in Walnut Canyon to see ancient cliff dwellings, but to our disappointment part of the trail was closed for repair following a rock slide. What we were able to see was pretty amazing. While the dwellings were nice, not quite our idea of a first home.

Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest

After a blow out last year with my epic Chicago Bear "C" pumpkin, I felt that this year I had to take it to the next level. However, I don't think Joy appreciated the amount of time it took me to carve my pumpkin. Like I told her, the Sistenth Chapel wasn't painted in one night.