A quick comparison

So i took this picture of Haylie ( bottom ) and thought it looked a lot like Tyler's half laugh half smile... what do you guys think?... oh yeah, and happy new year everybody!! 

Happy New Year!

This week we had a blast... My parents came to visit as well as Shannyn, John and Jack.  New Year's eve we took a ride on the new light rail, we rode it to Tempe where we got off and had some lunch at Fat Burger, yummy! Later that night we played some Trash talkin' skip-bo and Rock band, the most amazing part was that we actually made it to midnight, yipee!

Christmas!!!

                                               The calm before the storm.
                                        Tyler & Haylie in their Christmas jams.
                          Tyler really got into opening presents this year.
                                                        The aftermath                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         We had a very nice Christmas with our little family Steph and I got up way before Tyler because we were so excited to see his face. Santa brought him a train table this year. Tyler never sleeps in, but of course he decides to pick Christmas to do it. We really missed our family but it was a great Christmas.

Zoolights

I can't believe how fast this year has gone... We did this last year and loved it, so I guess this is a new tradition for us here in Arizona. We had a really good time, aside from the nigtmare parking. We met up with Shannyn, John and Jack, it's a great half way point for us. We love to be able to hang out with family.

Here are Jack and Tyler lookin' cute, Tyler is always excited to play with Jack... They are like two peas in a pod.

 

The dancing Trees...aaaw!

Who knew...

                                             Tyler waiting while we got signed in
         This was the cool pre-op area they had for the kids to wait in
                                    One last picture of the thorn in his heel
                                    Getting ready to take his ride into the O.R.
Waking up after surgery... he did such a good job he didn't cry once and was very polite to the nurse who was helping him, he kept saying " thank you for helping me with my thorn."

This whole thing started on Thanksgiving, he was playing outside without his shoes and stepped on a thorn. Jonathan and I tried to get it out but had no luck. The next day I took him to the Doctors, he couldn't get it out. So, after a week of him not being able to walk on it or let us touch it, I called the Doctor again and he said that they would need to do surgery to get it out. Who knew a thorn could turn into such an ordeal. We are so happy it is finally out!

Temple Lights

Friday Shannyn, John and Jack came down to hang out with us, which is always a welcomed treat. We decided it would be fun to take the kids to see the Temple lights, so we headed up to Mesa and since we were out that way we thought we'd stop and have dinner at Tia Rosa's, yummy! It was a great night, there was a little chill in the air and the light were really beautiful. It was nice to put the right perspective back into the season and remember our Savior and all that he has done for us.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has come and gone already... while we wish that we could have been in St. George with our families, we are very grateful to the Modrell/Florez family for taking us in for the second year in a row. You guys are the greatest! We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and want you to know how blessed we are to have you in our lives.

It's Raining!

Tyler woke up this morning to the sound of rain, he was so excited he came and got me so he could test out his new rain boots. Of course I was to tired to actually get him dressed so as you can see we just put them on over his pajamas and with his jacket he was off and running. Rain is almost like a white Christmas for us!

Weekend Review

This weekend was very exciting... it started off with a surprise visit from my sister Stacey From Oregon. Friday was of course Halloween, so the girls made a spooky halloween dinner and then we went trick or treating. Saturday we went to the Airport open house which would have been really cool if it was in January or Febuary, it was pretty hot so we didn't stay to long. Saturday evening we had a nice family dinner, my dad quite the feast. Sunday we had Haylie's blessing, Jonathan did a wonderful job. All and all it was a fabulous weekend, it just went by way to fast. I want to thank everyone that came and made it such a special weekend.

Halloween