Snow Trip 2009

What a great way to start out the new year spending time with family in the snow. We went up on new years day to Taylor Arizona where Jody's sister Michelle and her family live for a few more weeks. We spent the night there and the kids had fun with their cousins making snow flakes out of paper and playing with toys. We then went the next day out near Sunrise ski resort and played in the snow. We had snow ball fights, made snow angels, and then even built a snow man. This was a challenge with the snow not being very wet and it would not stick together. The kids got a little cold but still had a great time.

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2008 was a lot of fun with family. My Brother Jared and his wife Christy and their 4 daughters came out to Arizona from Boston, MA and stayed for two weeks at my parents home in Scottsdale. We decided it would be fun to have all the cousins wake up together Christmas morning to see what Santa had brought them. Tyler got a razor scooter, Anna got a bike, and Caleb got a tricycle. We were able to spend some time with Jody's family also. We had a nice family dinner at her sisters home in Queen Creek and we saw the cousins act out the Nativity story. We also had the cookie jar party with her parents coming into town since the just returned from a mission in Africa. This is a Dow family tradition so we had corn chowder and opened some gifts together that fit into a cookie jar. All in all it was a great holiday season filled with great memories. We will miss the Jones crew from MA and their dog Dottie (our kids loved this little dog) and hope to see them again soon. We wish you all a very happy new year.