Friday, January 11, 2013

Foto Friday--Did You Know . . .

Did you know . . .
. . . fall leaves occur in Arizona in December and January?

Did you know . . . 
 . . . Evie loves to rake?

Did you know . . . 
 . . . errant sticks can hide in leaf piles and attack you when you jump?

Did you know . . .
. . . Micah emerged unscathed from this jump?


Did you know not a single tear was shed during this leaf fight?
 . . . and that's a miracle?
 . . . and Micah was the undisputed champion?

Did you know . . . 
 . . . I tried to chase Micah down to shove leaves down his shirt and he shouted, "Dang, Mom!  You're fast!"
. . . and I will remind him he said that when I'm 86 and can't chase him any more?

Did you know . . .
. . . Evie told me, "That's a rhombus."  (Ben taught her that, but I was still shocked she knew what a rhombus was.)

Did you know . . .
. . . the sky last night was actually this color? And I don't know why Hyrum is pulling that face.

Did you know . . .
. . . it rarely freezes in Arizona?  Some winters we go all winter without a single freeze warning.

Did you know that our temperatures are predicted to reach the upper TEENS in outlying areas this weekend?
. . . and that we are predicted to have four days in a row of these temperatures?  Last time that happened, it was 1988.

Not that I'm complaining. I've read your forecasts around the country, and frankly I'm enjoying a real fall for a change.  Even if it is in January.

Stay warm this weekend!

8 comments:

  1. I saw that you were going to have a bunch of freezing days! Crazy! The first winter we lived in Arizona it snowed in Mesa! And then a few months later it was a record hot summer with 22 consecutive days over 110-I began to feel like it was our fault.

    We get fall leaves in December/January in SoCal. :)

    Looks like they had so much fun.

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  2. Fall leaves are so fun for kids. We need to have them come up here in October when the cottonwoods shed. Wish I was there today when our weather has roads and schools closed with 22 degrees, 20 mph wind and snowing besides. Brrrr. I just look at my Amaryllis and think spring.

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  3. The weather is quite cold no matter where you are apparently! I'm enjoying my sweaters and boots and coats because I know it won't be a long season. Your kids are so full of life - the pictures made me smile.

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  4. Such a cute post Jenny! I didn't know....that you have fall like weather in Jan. and Feb and that you lose your leaves then. Great pics!

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  5. Great pics, Jenny!

    I'm surprised to hear your weather report, but I guess it shouldn't be. We've had it pretty cold here the past few days, with more to come.

    I am loving it, to be honest.

    =)

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  6. Fun pics...our leaves have been gone for months here...and the temperature last I looked, about an hour ago was -1o...that's Minus One. Now that the sun has dropped behind the western range, I would bet it's closer to what it was last night MINUS FIFTEEN.

    Enjoy your AZ winters, they're the reward for having lived thru the summers.

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  7. We are trying to stay warm. Wish I were in Arizona.

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  8. i didn't know that!!! the low temps are crazy. we haven't been this cold in twenty years. i don't mind it though. reminds me of our rexburg days:)

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