Flagstaff

We have been trying to go to Flagstaff for a few weeks. We were able to go a year ago at Christmas and had a blast. The last few weeks, work has gotten in the way for Edward, and one weekend, the weather was too warm in Flagstaff for winter fun. We finally were able to go this past weekend, and we had a great time. The kids really enjoyed the snow, and we were fortunate enough to get a foot of snow the Saturday evening we were there...they already had about 30 inches on the ground. Flagstaff is about five and a half hours from our house, and a change in altitude of almost at sea-level (here) to over 7500 feet (Flagstaff).

We stayed at our favorite hotel, the Embassy Suites. The kids were so excited to get their snowsuits on.

The first day we went to Fort Tut Hill, Luke Air Force Base's Recreation Area. It wasn't a great sledding area, but we still had a good time. Luke was very excited to wear his Buzz Lightyear hat.

Madison, all dressed in pink...

...and, our little guy all bundled up.

Alex really liked the snow and kept wanting to face plant in it. The coldness of it didn't seem to bother him, but after an hour or so each day, he got pretty tired and ready for a nap.

His favorite thing all weekend was this tube. He loved being pulled around in it.

The snow was really deep in spots, and we kept sinking through.

On the way back to the hotel, Edward spotted a BALD EAGLE!!! We actually had to go down an exit and turn around to come back and see the eagle. As we pulled up, it started to fly off, so this is what I caught.

It flew to the top of this tree.

Awesome

That was a great little tidbit to our exciting day in the snow. This was all on Saturday afternoon. We went back to the hotel, got dinner, and then we watched from our hotel room as Flagstaff got another foot of snow...that made Sunday even more fun! Pictures to come...