Adventures in AZ

The kids did a lot of fun things on our Thanksgiving trip to Arizona.

They got to see Santa...

Play with cousins...

Ride horses...

Discover girls...

And pose for a TON of pictures!

Not to mention seeing ALL of their grandparents and having so much fun with the family. We enjoyed it so much and can't wait to go back in January when Uncle Jon comes home!

Why siblings are worth it...

Okay, so I know I have a million siblings and they are ALL worth it, but sometimes when you are taking care of two little ones all day and they don't seem to interact that much, you start to wonder if they will ever be friends... This weekend they completely clicked! She is Mason's biggest fan (besides me, of course) and he was making her laugh uncontrollably all weekend. In these pictures, he is diving onto the couch near her feet over and over again and she cannot stop cracking up! Roland and I can put on a freaking circus and she never laughs this much, but Mase can just give her a look or make some silly noise and he is the greatest comedian on earth. (Please excuse Mason from being much of a presence in these photos... This was right between bath and bedtime and we hadn't quite gotten to the "getting him into his PJ's" segment of the evening when all the fun started happening... he promises to be fully dressed in the next pictures.)

Their first "taste" of autumn (LITERALLY for her...)

These are some quick shots of the kids in our front yard... As you notice, Ava was too obsessed with grabbing and trying to eat the semi-wet colorful leaves for me to get a good picture of her face. Most of the time, she was just staring down at the covered ground. Anyway, we had fun throwing the leaves around!

Could she BE any happier??

This little angel is amazing! She is a smiling, happy, laughing little joy and we are so grateful to have her. From day one, I just felt that she was a peaceful little girl, and she really is. Don't get me wrong, there's some serious drama at times, but mostly she is almost the definition of content. We love her to pieces!