Deer Farm

Just outside of Williams, AZ is a deer farm. You pay to get in and then get to feed and pet the deer and other animals. There were a lot of deer so it was really neat! Some were a little bit aggressive especially since we had some cups of feed when we first came, but overall it was awesome to be so close to them. 

They knocked Josh over to get his food, right when we came in the gate.

Abes thought they were big "goggies" and wanted to hug on them until they started nibbling.

Ethan of course was petrified when they started eating his jacket!

Grandma Connie had them under control, until they started unraveling her sweater.

They had other animals there too, such as this camel!

Ethan finally found a more docile deer to pet at the end. 

Snow Fun

On our trip to the Polar Express train ride, we also had time to stop and play in the snow. It was perfect it was sunny so it wasn't very cold, and there was still a few inches of snow on the ground. We bought a little sled and had fun sliding down some hills. 

Josh is always ready for some action!

Ethan liked making snow balls for a fight.

Even Dad tried out a few hills.

An action shot of Ethan and I getting a little air time.

I love that my new camera takes nice crisp pictures.

Grandma Connie didn't try any hills herself but helped us keep track of the kids.

Polar Express Train Ride

We were supposed to go to the Polar Express in December and then were unable to, so we are so happy that they let us change our reservation to January and Grandma Connie still got to go with us! It was after Christmas but it was still magical. In fact it was one of the best overnight trips with the kids we have ever done. We stayed at the train hotel, and it wasn't super crowded, there was a ton of snow to play in and it was sunny out. 

The kids still were excited for cookies, hot cocoa and to see Santa!

We had fun on our ride and singing Christmas Carols.

When you stay at the hotel the breakfast and dinner are included, and the boys loved the buffet!