
WE STARTED OUT THIS YEAR WITH ALOT OF FUN AND ADVENTURE. FOR OUR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR WE WENT ON THE "POLAR EXPRESS TRAIN RIDE" IN WILLIAMS, AZ. IT WAS SOOOO MUCH FUN. WE LOVED THE TRAIN RIDE AND HAD SO MUCH FUN SINGING (YES - EVEN BRENDEN) AND DRINKING HOT COCOA AND HAVING COOKIES. THEN SANTA CAME ON THE TRAIN AND GAVE EACH CHILD A BIG BELL. IT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE.
LATER THAT NIGHT WE HAD A SNOW BALL FIGHT WITH FRESH SNOW, IT WAS SNOWING ON US!! REILLY NEVER WAS COLD THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME, EVEN WHEN HIS SHOES CAME OFF AND HIS SOCKS WERE ENCASED IN SNOW.
THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO THE GRAND CANYON AND HAD EVEN MORE FUN, IN THE 25 DEGREE WEATHER. WE LOVED SEEING THE BEAUTIFUL CANYON, ONLY MY 2ND TIME THERE AND THE KIDS FIRST. CHARLEE AND REILLY ALSO MADE THEIR 1ST SNOW MAN, AND THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME THEY SAW SNOW FALL.