December 15th –

So our tree decides that it is fall in the middle of December. There is just enough to rake up and make it fun.

December 16th –

We had a birthday party to go to for Trevor’s friend Brolin. There was an enormous bounce house and a piñata and lots of fun.

Brendan had a great time until a larger kid tried to pick him up from behind by hugging around his waist. When the kid lifted up, he pulled Brendan’s g-tube right out. Poor Brendan brought it to me in tears and then we had to put in a new one at the party.

December 17th – SNOW DAY!

We love to play in snow (not live in snow!) so we head north to find it!

It was cold and windy on the Mogollon Rim, but it was very pretty!

Snowball fight!

I am not sure if fresh snow was ever falling or if the wind gusts just occasionally blew it down from the trees. It was still fun to see the flakes and try to catch them.

We made a nice fire to stay warm.

At elevation, Brendan wears out quickly

The boys are getting too big to fit in the jeep. The weight and the cold must have been too much, the battery finally just gave up and won’t charge anymore. The boys got to do some small laps around in the snow and it died.

Trevor likes to tend the fire.

Bill just likes to be in the fresh air

Big car, little car

Donut log

Hotdog time!

The donut log made a perfect hot spot to sizzle up a hotdog in no time

Giant marshmallows coming out perfect

They also make great marshmallow lava in the fire pit

We did not stay the night, but it was a great escape for the day! A good time was had by all.