We had the biggest snow day we have experienced in Arizona! It was doubly crazy because it happened in MARCH when it is usually toasty roasty already. I woke up to this scene out our window:
Gotta love the sprinkler lines in the snow. It didn't stick to roads or sidewalks at all, but the grass was coated and it was still coming down!
Elliot had already left for school. I wish I had gotten up earlier. I would have let him play in the snow and go to school late. He reported back that the kids were playing in the snow at the bus stop, and there was still a little bit of it left at morning recess. He declined Aaron's advice to wear pants so he spent his snow day in his shorts with just his classic black hoodie.
The rest of us had a fun morning outside! We don't have great snow gear for the kids, because we would hardly ever use it. Annie had had some gloves that weren't water proof, and Isaac had wool socks on his hands. I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did!
Our peach tree had already blossomed! Aaron heroically hosed it down to try to keep the buds from freezing. He was successful, and we went on to have a record breaking peach season.
Our little snowman! It used up all the snow on our little turf patch. It was almost as tall as Isaac!
With our turf snow consumed, we set off into the grassy area behind our houses for further adventures! Annie was so excited, it was just a magical morning. We saw our neighbors the Mittons jumping on their trampoline and had a snowball fight with them over their back wall. Rachel managed to nail me right in the neck to give me a shirt full of slush. Ruthless.
That weekend we decided to take a long overdue trip to ski Mt. Lemmon! We went up to Flagstaff to ski last year for our 10 year anniversary and remembered how much we love it. It was just too far away to practically do. Mt. Lemmon was close enough (about a 2 hour drive) that we could get a babysitter and spend a half day up on the slopes. My only complaint is that there are no bathrooms, only porta-potties in the parking lot with cracked roofs, so you get snow melt dripping on you when you're in there. We observed several skiers finding outdoor alternatives. Regardless, we should have gone years ago - it was a blast! It is a small resort, but Aaron and I have humble aspirations and were more than satisfied with their runs. We hope to take Elliot and the older cousins next year, it would be fun to teach them.
Here's the view from the top of the mountain with Tucson below. It was a beautiful day on the mountain! We listed to Hozier's "Blood upon the Snow" on our drive back. It adequately captures the majesty of our skiing.
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