Winter Break

Here are the pics from our Christmas break. We had a great time on our fast-and-furious two-week break that spanned three states.

I won't bore you with all the details, but here are the highlights:

Two days "enjoying the Phoenix weather" -- One day of family photographs in beautiful warm sunshine, one day at the Phoenix Zoo in a monsoon-like rainstorm.

Two days in Blanding in the deepest snow San Juan County has seen in years.

One evening in Salt Lake City and eight days in sub-zero temperature and waist-deep snow in Idaho.

Two points of interest:

1) Not many people load up the van and head north from the Valley of the Sun because they actually miss snow up to their belly buttons.

2) In five months of life, our little McKay has experienced temperatures as low as -15 F and as high as 118 F.

OK, OK, enough rambling. Here are the pictures:

McKay and his best dog Bella.

McKay with his toes in the grass.

McKay and Christina enjoying the warm weather.

McKay meets his first calf, who actually seemed interested in meeting him. This was at the Phoenix Zoo. It seems weird for us to meet a calf at the zoo (zoo means lions and tigers and bears to me), but we were hiding from the rain in the barn and the calf was feeling friendly, so we snapped some cute pics!

Merry Christmas!

McKay getting dressed for his first snow experience. (Doesn't he look excited?)

McKay in the snow. This is less than a week after the picture of McKay in the green grass. (notice the similarity in the pose)

McKay and Michael snowshoeing.


McKay all ready for his sled ride with Christina.


He spent the first stretch of the ride sitting up and taking in the sights, but at some point it got overwhelming, so...

McKay closed his eyes and enjoyed the ride in his sleep!


And, of course, snow means sledding!

I'm clearing the track.

And Christina is looking graceful on her trip down.