sedona: day one

Monday we made our way north to beautiful Sedona! Kevin is now half way through his masters program and definitely needed to de-stress. It was the perfect get away. The kids were thrilled to walk through the door and find this guy waiting for them, too.

 After dinner, we went to see thousands of lights at the Red Rock Fantasy light display. It was worth the small entrance fee. While it was a little nippy, the kids loved it. Here are just a couple of our favorite displays (plus, Mr. and Mrs. Claus).

december 17

Saturday night we got together with the Johnson family in Surprise for a night of Christmas fun. We had a yummy dinner, nativity, lots of crafts, games and even an appearance by the big guy himself. Julie did a great job putting it all together!

 Koltyn spent most of the night in Landon's room. Can you see why he loves it so much?

 Julie found this game for the adults to play. We had to roll a special number on a die, put on a pair of oven mitts and attempt to unwrap a gift, which continually got smaller and smaller. It was hilarious, lots of fun!

 Santa finally found the house! The kids were super excited to see what Santa brought them, hence the willingness to sit on his lap for a picture.

karter's last game.

Karter has learned and improved so much since he started soccer six weeks ago. Today he made 5 goals! We are so proud of him and hope that he will continue to do his best. Way to go Karter!

graham cracker "houses"

Karter's preschool had a fatherhood activity last night. Uunfortunately, by the time Kevin and Karter got there they did not have any graham cracker houses left. Karter really wanted to make one and had been talking about it all week. So Kevin took him out to dinner and then to get supplies to make his own at home. All the kids benefited and Karter got over his disappointment qquickly. Kimble and Karter made sandwiches, while Koltyn had help making a miniature house. Yum!

soccer party

boat parade 2011



 

-Kimble, Lara, Karter, Evelyn, Ryan, Amy, Heather, Karl, Kristi, Koltyn, Kevin-

silver bells

 Thursday night we got to see Kimble perform in the first grade Christmas concert at her school.

a no parade kind of night

Saturday night we were going to watch the Light Parade in Phoenix like we usually do with the Johnson family. The rain and cold were enough to keep us away, which meant that we needed to have some family fun somewhere else. Instead, we kept it simple with window shopping and dinner at Del Taco. Surprisingly the kids loved it!