Isaac's 3rd Birthday!

I always feel so bad for December Babies. It seems like their birthday always gets shorted because of Christmas. Isaac, however, had a great birthday filled with lots of cousins and friends. Thanks for letting us be a part of it!

Playing one of Isaac's new games.

Snow Day

We have had a ton of snow lately! Last week, we got a really good storm in that left the school kids with 3 snow days and 1 late start. So, our girls took advantage of the neighbor girls free time! Playing in the first big snow fall is always so much fun!

Rayna, Julia, Olivia, and Taylin

A Little Update to What We've Been Up To!

Sorry, its been a while since I've been on the blog, but here's a little update of what's been going on!

Christmas Fun and Cousins!

This past weekend we went down to my parent's house in Prescott Valley to enjoy some annual Christmas fun. We were met by my sister with two of her kids and my brother's kids. So, needless to say, there was a lot of energy! Our first stop was to one of the Resorts in town that hold an annual gingerbread contest. You walk through and check out all of the communities entries that are magnificent, and then afterwards the kids all get to decorate their own gingerbread man. The next stop was "Walk Through Bethlehem". A local church in town puts on basically a walk through play were they take you on a tour of Bethlehem on the night of Jesus birth. They use live animals, real babies, tons of decorations and costumes. The kids really get a kick out of it, and get to experience the first Christmas. While waiting for our turn at the walk through Bethlehem, there was an older man who was entertaining everyone. He was letting people get up and sing Christmas carols in the microphone to those who volunteered. So, all of the younger cousins decided to volunteer and sing Jingle Bells together. They really did a pretty good job. Our next stop was the Town Square Lighting. The kids had fun watching all the lights flip on and eating their gingerbread men from earlier in the day.

Christmas Decorations!

I love to decorate at Christmas time! My husband hates to drag out all the boxes from the attic and is always wanting me to cut back, but after it's all said and done, I know he really loves it too! So, here is a few pics of what I've been doing (and the family, too!).

What Can I Find?

This is a typical adventure that we often find Rayna on!

Our Trip to California

I'm so sorry I have been horrible at keeping up, but I'm back to play a little catch up. We went to visit Daniel's family in Monterrey for Thanksgiving and had a great time. It was a full vacation with things to do everyday, but it was quite the blessing. The girls got a lot of good girl cousin time, and lots of aunties, uncles, grandmas, and grandpas to spoil them. We also got to meet our new little nephew, Jude, who was precious and sweet! We had trips to the beach and to the "Denis the Menace" Park that were some of the girls highlights. The park brought back a lot of old memories for Daniel. All and all it was a great trip, and thanks to everybody who hosted us!