{"id":2689,"date":"2021-02-01T21:29:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T21:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joandalli.com\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2021-02-01T21:29:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T21:29:13","slug":"flagstaff-arizona-tristans-first-snowventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joandalli.com\/?p=2689","title":{"rendered":"Flagstaff, Arizona – Tristan’s First Snowventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Clouds have been covering all of Phoenix the last few days, pouring rain down on us for what feels like the first time in forever. Even cooler, though, I\u2019ve seen people mention seeing hail and even snow here! There have to be a lot of people in Arizona who\u2019ve never seen it before, not with how hot it usually stays here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tristan\u2019s young, so most of his life has been spent down here in the Valley of the Sun. We learn about snow here, but it\u2019s rare to actually experience it, so I promised him we\u2019d go on an adventure to Northern Arizona. It made him so excited! Tristan would call friends and family to tell them about how his mommy was going to take him adventuring, even talking about it with the few people we get to see in person. You know how kids love to ask \u201care we there yet?\u201d on road trips? It was like that around the house: he was so excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I finally had the chance to trek up to Flagstaff <\/a>with Tristan, which got him all revved up. It felt a little sad when we got up there first–the snow had only barely falling when we made it into town, so most of the snow was just the remains on the roads and along sidewalks. It wasn\u2019t until after dinner, when we got to our hotel, that it started to stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But man, did it stick. When we woke up the next morning, Tristan\u2019s first words were \u201cMommy, mommy! Look, it\u2019s snow! It\u2019s snow, mommy!\u201d Opening the curtains actually hurt my eyes a little from the sun glinting off the fresh snowfall, but I knew it was going to be a fun day. There was a small park near the hotel, and I knew it would be perfect for Tristan to get his excited energy out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boy, was he excited. Our friend Kathy went on the expedition with us, and she and I had to keep reminding Tristan to be careful. He\u2019s energetic even by normal kid standards, and I was a little worried. If you haven\u2019t been out in snow, you might not know how it can hide ice and make running more precarious than usual. Add in the need to social distance and to stay away from nearby roads, and you might see why I was even more vigilant than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t think it mattered to Tristan, though. All he wanted to do was kick the snow, to pick it up and make snowballs or toss fistfuls of it into the air to make it fall again. Once he got some of that excitement out of his system, I got to join him in playtime! I\u2019ve seen snow before, but while Tristan was exploring, I realized I\u2019d never done a lot of what we think of in wintertime. Tristan\u2019s first snowventure turned into firsts for both of us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our first snowperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tristan\u2019s first snowball fight, and my first with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our first snow angels. (Movies make it seem so easy, but man, it was cold!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy even got in on the fun and helped Tristan craft a snowturtle, which was something I\u2019d never thought to do. (That\u2019s why you bring friends when you can. Adventures are always better when you have more ideas, after all.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tristan had so much fun that he didn\u2019t want to leave, even when his nose was redder than Rudolph\u2019s. You know how stubborn kids can be when they\u2019re having fun, the way their energy seems limitless until they finally stop moving. After a while, though, the cold set in, and Tristan finally decided he wanted to go home to where it was warmer. I\u2019m sure the promise of some hot cocoa helped!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you don\u2019t have kids, there\u2019s something magical about playing in the snow. I\u2019m glad that Tristan\u2019s first time was such a success, and neither of us can wait until our next adventure. I hope everyone reading this also has something to look forward to, whether it\u2019s snowfall, rainfall, a new book, or something else. Making memories is important now more than ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay safe, everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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