January has been FREEZING! Below zero temperatures and constant snow on the ground. We weren't prepared for this. Last winter was pretty mild so this was quite the shock. We all are and were getting cabin fever between the cold weather keeping us in and each of us taking a turn with a nasty little cold. It took me forever to get all of the Christmas decorations put away since the lights were frozen to the gutters and the cords buried under snow. Any chance we got though we'd take Dallen outside and play in the snow or puddles.
One weekend we decided to head up North to just get away. Well, it was just as cold there with a horrible smog called inversion so we definitely didn't get away from the weather, but it was nice to get out to eat and visit with friends and just shop around. We even took Dallen to the Aquarium but he only lasted an hour. He wasn't feeling very well since he had a cold so we'll have to try that one again in the future.
At the end of the month we headed down south to St. George, this time to nicer weather. We decided to go hiking in Snow Canyon and ended up doing 3 different trails for a total of about 5 miles. Dallen even hiked 1 mile himself! We started on sandstone and these windy single track trails that he really seemed to like. It was so fulfilling to see him enjoying the hike as well. What a strong little guy! We ended the day visiting with the Phillips in their new house. It was great catching up with them since it'd been such a long time.
Hopefully February shapes up to be a little nicer or it'll be more books and play dates for us!