Cold and colder

Don't you wish you were here?

This is a bit hard to see, but we took a picture of the temperature reading (from within our car) when it went below zero on our trip back from Arizona. We didn't get a photo of the lowest reading on that trip, which was -12.
Today it feels positively balmy outside since it is above freezing. We even noticed the difference on the days when it was 15 degrees instead of 5.
The children have been having "indoor recess" all week. They are excited for outdoor recess today.

December

We had a nice December.
Edward turned 7 and had a Komodo Dragon cake.

 Henry is getting bigger and climbing all over. He also learned how to open doors.

Christmas, as always, was fun with the family.

 Lucy got a "new" doll. (This is another of my Madame Alexander dolls from Granny that I sent to the doll hospital to get repaired.) She hasn't stopped holding it.

 We had a nice trip to Arizona (despite illnesses and some car problems). Andrew is pointing at a tarantula we saw on our hike at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum outside Superior, Arizona.

 Because of the nasty weather, we drove through St. George on our way to Arizona. We stopped and saw the temple there, which none of the children had ever seen. We told them about their relatives helping to build it (with help from Amy on the phone).

 We loved the nice weather and took several walks and hikes in Arizona.