We decided that going up to Mt. Lemmon would be great for this year's Christmas photo (not that we have ever done one). I was thinking a nice mountain picture with snow behind us, I almost was thinking matching sweaters, then I slapped myself! We thought it would be fun for Shana and Keanna to join us, so we packed up the car with enough jackets to cloth us twice over, along with hats and gloves to tote. We wanted to be prepared for the cold mountain and all the snow we would find. As we traveled up and up the mountain we kept asking ourselves "where's the snow" and we said it as if we were wondering where the beef was. HAHA...silly us, we forgot we live in Tucson, ARIZONA! We got up to the mountain in 30 min (which begs the question...why would 30 min. up from warm sunny Tucson make a HUGE difference in the weather?) Well we got up to the mountain and we were sadly, but not surprisingly disappointed that the white fluffy stuff isn't to come for a few more weeks, or until the next big rain. But it was cold, which makes it worse, why be this cold and have little to no snow, STOP TEASING US!We ended up playing in a patch of snow, and what do I mean by a patch? 15 x 15 patch is what I mean! It was enough for Micah to question the cold substance in his hand and of course inspect it with his mouth. The cold didn't seem to bother him and he really enjoyed watching Keanna make ice balls (the snow was so hard it was literally ice). We stopped at the ski lodge and had a great lunch by the fire. We made our way back down the mountain and stopped at a look out point and found a great trail and picture area, so our mission was successful and we had a great time.
I can't wait to send you all this year's Christmas card!!
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