Arizona, who needs a white Christmas?!!

We really had a wonderful time in Arizona. Almost every day was clear blue skies and 60 degrees. We did have a couple days in the low 50's hight 40's and a day of rain, but hey- even better- it is winter, right?

We enjoyed being with our family and doing outdoor activities that we couldn't enjoy in the summer. Hiking being the number one activity we loved outdoors. We took a Bethlehem walk on a pretty easy trail along South Mountain and then later met up with Greg's brother, Neal, to walk and climb around Papago Park in Scottsdale. Here are pics from the Papago hike.





Stairway to heaven.

Noah followed Gray off on a kind of dangerous edge and was too scared to return. I was petrified to get him and Greg, I guess was too. Luckily, another more experienced hiker was ready to help us out and Noah was saved. (He really wasn't in a life or death situation, but he could have gotten scratched up pretty bad.)