Last Day of Boarding for the Season

While the winter this year was interesting, with one week of receiving several feet of snow and the next being "fairly" warm, we enjoyed having our snowboarding passes and our last winter in Flagstaff to the fullest.

Hiking in Sedona

Playing in the Snow

With the temperatures having been unseasonably warm the last few weeks, the snow is melting quickly. To enjoy the snow we have left, Jim and Becky brought the boys up for the weekend. From the visit, we found out that Matthew loves playing in the snow and having snowball fights, whereas Ethan still prefers eating the snow more than anything.

Hitting the Slopes

Part of our Christmas celebration this year included some snowboarding and lots of it. Although it was snowing pretty hard on Christmas day that didn't deture us from enjoying the mountain, which we had to ourselves. Having gone three days straight, we were able to enjoy the different weather that has come our way. Christmas day was intense with the snow falling and the next was beautiful with the sun shining and blue skies above.

Christmas Celebrations

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We really enjoyed our holiday season, surrounded by our families and friends. Though we weren't able to spend Christmas day with family, we were able to spread out our celebrations over a week and a half. On Christmas morning, Joy and I had a very white Christmas, with new snow falling througout the day. After we all (Sammy included) opened our presents, Joy and I went up to Snow Bowl for the remainder of the day. It all made for a beautiful Christmas.

First BIG Snow of the Season

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While we did get our first snow of the season several weeks prior, this was our first BIG snow of the season. Over a 4 day span, the storm front dumped over 2 feet onto Flagstaff and up to 52 inches onto the ski resort. As a result, the ski resort opened this past Friday and for good measures (being the gentlemen I am), I'm going to check the conditions today before both Joy and I can go up later this week. Oh, the sacrifaces that I must endure and make.

Ready for Christmas

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Call the Fire Department

While she may still look young, the smoke from the candles tell the whole story.