Merry Christmas

Deb and Andy Knowlton with Tansy

Christmas Day was only in the 40s here in Hurricane, UT. BTW, that's pronounced Hurrican (without the silent "e" making the vowel say it's own name). When we first got here Mom kept saying the long a and she sounded like a tourist, but she has since learned to pronounce it like the locals.

We had Christmas dinner with some friends who live just east of us in NH, on the other side of Dixville Notch. They spend all winter here in this same RV park and Mom keeps saying she came here because her friend told her it was so nice and warm. Brrrr! It's been in the 40s and low 50s ever since we got here. Granted that's warmer than the usual weather in northern NH this time of year, but not quite what she was looking for. I guess the term warm is according to individual opinion!

If you remember, Dad's bike got stolen while we were in Shiprock, NM. The insurance company already reimbursed us for the bike and Mom ordered a replacement. It came in a couple of weeks but it's been too cold to ride. Hopefully that'll change when we get to AZ.

We went to see the Christmas lights in St. George. The city park was all lit with holiday cheer. But just a few minutes away in Santa Clara, UT, there's a few neighborhoods that go all out. A house in one of them was absolutely spectacular. They have several open houses during the season when they open the gates and you can walk through the display, buy homemade cookies, popcorn, hot chocolate and other treats, with the proceeds going to support Cooper's Christmas Project which provides shoes, warm clothes and other essentials to those in need.

Other houses in the neighborhood were decorated as well, but this one from the house next door is definitely worth seeing. They received A+ for creativity!

Here's a few pictures of St. George city park, and some other houses that were spectacular. The Griswold's would be jealous!

It felt as if you were in a wonderland as you walked through the pathways.

Merry Christmas, everyone! --Sammy