A Musical Kind of Day

And so begins our Thursday music class...oh wait- squirrel.

For any of you that enjoyed the movie Up the above is what I think about when I look at this picture of Evan.

And sister Emma anxiously awaiting departure.
Happy New Year!

Choo Choo!

Our family Train park adventures are always fun, even more so at Christmas. We decided to go see the lights before our rain and snow storm in Scottsdale. It was a chilly night, however, we had a great time and arrived early enough to enjoy the festivities before the crowds. The things I enjoyed most about this Christmas were seeing the kids faces light up and take in the wonder of the season.

Express Route

Our Christmas adventures were in full swing well before the jolly fellow visited our house. A couple of weeks ago we traveled to the North Pole to pay a surprise visit to St. Nick and the kids were so excited to go. We even roped in our Uncle Stephen and Drama for our ride on the Polar Express.

Happy Christmas

-Keeping Christ in Christmas-

Are you willing...
To forget what you have done for other people, and remember what other people have done for you;
To ignore what you think others owe you, and contemplate what you can give;
To close your book of complaints against others, and look around you for a place where you can sow seeds of joy.
To accept that the reason for life is not to see what you can get out of it, but to see what you can give;
To make a grave for your ugly thoughts and gossip about others, and plant a garden for your kind feelings and welcome all.

My (early) New Year's resolution is to surround myself with positive, loving individuals that value my family, friendship, and aspire to be the change they want to see in others and the world.

Emma and Evan you make me want to be the best person I can and I love you. Mommy

Grandma and Grandpa Time

We were pleasantly surprised this weekend when we learned that our grandparents from Idaho were coming for a visit. We had fun spending the day and celebrating Pop-pop's birthday with him a few days early, and hope to see them again soon!

Thanksgiving

Our day of thanks spent with family and friends has come and gone all to quickly but lasts forever in our memories. Thanks for Pop-pop for the pictures, blurred or not they're perfect.

Zoo Time and Everything in Between

We've been filling our days with various activities to keep busy. I find that if we go out and do an activity each day it's seems to be a brighter day for all of us. Even if it's just a walk to see the birds, which Evan loves. You'd think Angels were flying over us when sees the ducks fly by. It brings a smile to my face everytime and reminds me to slow down and enjoy the little moments. On our walks Emma has been bringing a bag of carrots because we so frequently see bunnies. She spots them like a hawk, crouches to her knees, takes out a carrot and calls the bunny. To date none have braved the hop over but we always leave a few behind for them to nibble on. This week would be the first week, in I don't know how long, that we've just hung at the house because we're all still recovering from being sick. Little Evan is still nursing a wicked cough that I wish would go away. Nonetheless he's a ball of energy and would rather scale the walls than rest. Ahh to be young again. I love you Bees (Ben Emma Evan Shannon)!