In the bird area of the reptile house.

Christmas Break

Our Christmas break included a lot of sleeping in, playing with our new toys and family fun.  The weather has been very mild and there is no snow so on Wednesday the kids and I went to the free day at the zoo.  It was just cold enough that we bought some hot chocolate but not cold enough to wear a hat. We all enjoyed watching the ducks slip on the ice and looking at the unlit zoo lights trying to guess what they looked like illuminated.

We were so excited to see "Native Sage Brush".  You don't get to see that every day. Oh wait....

After seeing the sage brush, I joked that next we'd see an scrub oak display.  Sure enough!

This light display made us laugh.

New Years

Cousins and friends playing Just Dance Abba edition.

My  brother David hosted a New Years party to make up for the Christmas gathering that we all missed because of my mom's surgery.  All of the Utah family was there except for my parents, as my mom wasn't feeling very well that day.   The adults visited while the kids played wii games.