Snow!!!

This weekend was very exciting for our family. Jon's sister Alison graduated from Northern Arizona University with her Master's degree. Go Ali! We all drove up to Flagstaff to attend the ceremony on Friday. Flagstaff was not only inundated with graduates and family members, but also 2 feet of snow from a blizzard that had blown through on Monday.

Thankfully, all of our family members made it safely up north in time for the graduation. Right after the ceremony, giant white flakes of snow started to fall from the sky. The boys were simply in heaven! It was their first experience with the stuff.

Later that night at the hotel, all the cousins decided to have a snowball fight. We made our way down to the hotel's tennis court. With all the snow, the tennis court had turned into a giant snow pit, complete with outdoor lighting! Totally awesome.

Here's a brief video of a bit of the snowball fight action:

The next day, we took full advantage of the winter wonderland right outside our doorsteps and had a family outing to partake in some sledding. Thanks to our friends, the Martins, we were fully equiped with sleds (an otherwise unknown commodity in Phoenix).

What a wonderful weekend with SNOW! Congrats to Ali on her graduation as well. We're certainly in the holiday mood now and ready for more celebrations with family and friends. The countdown to Christmas has begun!