Wednesday, January 21, 2009

catching up on a whole lot!!!--Gabe 5 months then Christmas in Arizona

So I have a ton to catch up on. I have been super busy it seems since we got back from Christmas vacation--what with cub scouts and preparing lessons to teach in relief society and talks for sacrament meeting and cleaning the house and Abby's birthday and putting away Christmas decorations. It has been a mad house around here!

Here is Gabe at 5 months attempting food for the first time!


It didn't go too well at first! These are just gabe and the rest of the family during the past month since he is almost 6 months now.





These pictures are from Abby's 4th birthday party we had this past weekend! She wanted a pink princess castle cake.

Blowing out the candles which she still hasn't got the hang of at 4 years old!


We went to Bass Pro Shop one day in Arizona and they had a Santa there. The girls thought that was pretty cool. He handed out those little peppermint candy canes and they wouldn't eat them because they are minty! Silly girls!

The girls in a tent there at Bass Pro Shop

Tommy in jail at a cool park in Arizona
Aiselyn and Abby opening presents on Christmas in Mesa, AZ

They love to lift little weights for exercise so we got them some for Christmas. Here, Abby had been posing for pictures for quite awhile and her face shows it. Awesome!

We all went to this cool park with a carousel and riding train and slides and things. This one is of us three mothers carrying our babes (me and gabe, my sister Kristi and Charlie, and my sister-in-law with Amaya--I hope I am spelling her name right) I love you guys!

Me, Gabe, my mother, and my sister Kristi

Aiselyn playing in the sand looking way cute!
Aiselyn and Abby playing on the playground.
Here we are on the carousel. Tommy was taking the pictures!




This is the cool train we got to ride. This was actually on Christmas Eve so the place was closing up, but at night there would have been really cool lights to go through and see during the train ride...too bad we couldn't have done that too, but still it was way cool!

This was pretty cute. Aiselyn is in the red train with her cousin Lydia, Ethan is in the snowman, Abby is in the penguin, Tommy is in the elf, and my brother Bryan is in the background with Connor.
Abby and Daddy
Abby put on her uncle Rob's old football helmet one morning. Isn't she cute?

Gabe was enjoying her show!

The cousins were all playing dress up together. Lydia, Aiselyn, Abby, and Ethan. The dresses were huge on them and they kept slipping all over the floors. It was really funny but they kept getting back up and trying to lift the dresses to walk. Silly kids!

The kids all glued to the tube one morning. Can you guess what show they were watching?


Answer: The Backyardigans. I thought it interesting that the show came out so well. I guess it really is a super awesome new tv, dad!