An early snowy Christmas

December is here and the holidays are in full swing!  Isaac's excitement of the holiday season and snow is contagious.  We're having a lovely week-long visit with Eric's Dad, and wish all of the grandparents could be here to celebrate with us!

Tree Trimming

Celebrating Christmas Early with Grandpa Merhar

Snow!  Fun riding fresh powder at Canyons and playing in the snow at home.

Isaac is very interested in snowboarding.  Isn't this is how we all learn?

Snow!

Do you remember that excitement of waking up to fresh snow on the ground!?  Isaac is helping us remember it.  We got our first big dumping of snow last weekend-- about 2 feet.  Isaac (and Lodi) loved it! Isaac woke up each morning excitingly asking "Is there more snow to shovel?"  What can we say... he's a worker...

Excited to go shovel snow with Dad

Hard at Work

Lots of snow...photo taken from our window

More shoveling...

Making a snowman with Mom

Sunny skies and icicles from the roof, and tree

Whose this big guy?

We're excited because it looks like the ski resorts will be open for Thanksgiving weekend!

A Snowy Halloween Party

Isaac had his Halloween party at daycare last Thursday.  He dressed up as a puppy and fully committed to the character:

"Puppy's don't smile, Mom...." 

This is the puppy "sitting"

Eating like a puppy....

Ah ha! Caught a smile when he wasn't looking.

 Oh, and we had a bit of snow last week!  About 4" at the most.

Main Street starting to look white

A slippery commute before the snow plows got out... and of course, our snow tires are not on the car yet...

Let the snow season begin

Our first day of the 2011-2012 snowboard season at Canyons Resort (where we have season passes).

On the gondola (up to the main lodge). This was Isaac's favorite part.  He was a trooper today, despite a nasty cold.

On the chairlift with friends Angela & Austin (Eric & I took turns with Isaac in the lodge)

Only the beginnings of solid snow coverings, but a great blue bird day.

Oh, and this is all 5 minutes from our house!  It's gonna be a fun winter!

Sledding

Isaac's first sled ride:

We didn't capture his huge grin and request for more on camera.  But he was pretty bummed when we had to leave (after a dozen times up and down the hill).

Eric's Movember Look

More cold and snow in the forecast, which means snowboarding might be in our Thanksgiving weekend plans!?

brrrrr