Christmas happenings 2011

We had a wonderful Christmas. the celebrations for us started the 23rd when we had a wonderful evening with Trent's family. We had our traditional Mexican dinner, gift exchange, pajamas from Grandma and Grandpa, nativity scene with the grandkids, me singing a solo, and Grandma reading "I Believe in Santa Claus". We love spending time together as a family and its always a treat to have Grandma and Grandpa Summers visit!

Lake Powell 2011

 We had a great week in Lake Powell with all of Trent's immediate family. Monday- the 4th, we broke up our trip up by staying in Flagstaff with Aunt Kim, Uncle Dan, Deret, and Tristen. They grilled dinner for us while we camped out in our front row spot for the fireworks. The next day we all headed to the lake for the rest of the week. I have so many pictures I don't know where to start. Here are a few from the first couple days.

Aunt Kim and Tristen

 His tooth is finally coming in. What a cutie.

 My handsome husband.

 Henry "belly boarding" on the knee board. He was so funny leaning his head side to side trying to move.

 Paisley insisted on trying it too.

 It wasn't quite as fun as she imagined.

When Uncle Bart's water trampoline finally wore out, we decided to all go in on a regular one.

Fun in the sun and later

 Tuesday evening Trent swam with the kids. Henry is really getting good at swimming and Trent was showing him the freestyle stroke.

 Wednesday we needed to get out of the house for a bit. A splash park in Chandler was a nice way to change things up from swimming in our pool.

Wednesday, Sarah's boys Chandler and Jack spent the night. While Tucker went to a birthday party in the morning, more cousins came over (Kaleb, Ethan, and Moqui). We played all day.

Sometimes I can't believe how gorgeous my children are.

A fun week with family

Tuesday Trent took the 3 big kids to the Diamondbacks game. Paisley's heart was broken that she was left behind. The two of us had an exciting night of grocery shopping.

Thursday evening my sister Emily arrived from Utah with her two kids Jonah and Elora. We spent that night, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday having fun with them and the rest of our family!

Elora, Charlotte, and Paisley

Paisley, Muscle Jonah, Charlotte, and Henry

Friday my cousins Jill and Macey met us at the Splash Playground in Tempe. It was a blast!

Henry, Paisley, Charlotte, and Jordyn

Emily and Elora

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday while Trent was fixing my car and his, we went swimming with my brother Adam and his kids.

Ethan, Moqui, and Kaleb

Jonah and Adam

Fun Fun Fun

Wednesday my niece Moqui spent the day with us. She is just 2 weeks older than Charlotte and they were adorable together. They were playing house most of the day and found singing several times. They even braved the pool, though the water wasn't warm enough for me to venture in.

Thursday morning Charlotte was screened for a preschool that works with kids that have certain developmental delays. We (I) was worried that Charlotte wasn't where she needed to be. She can be hard for strangers to understand at times and has trouble with certain letters (F mainly). They told me that she was quite articulate for a four year old and doesn't need speech therapy. I was happy to hear it. We ran to the grocery store on our way home where she took this photo of herself. Then she spent most of the afternoon with Grandma and her cousin Ashlyn for a "princess party". She was so exhausted she was out cold before dinner!

Then when Trent walkied in the door it was time for my girl's night for this month! Boy was I ready. Henry and Paisley haven't been feeling 100% well and there had been a fair amount of crying, and fits and not sleeping well. I had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen with Abbie, Mel, Kristen, Diane and Marie. I had such a great time. All fun girls who are so easy to talk too and funny and beautiful! After dinner we walked over to AJ's fine foods where we picked up desserts. We headed back to my house where we met up with two more friends, Kim and Janae. And then we did what women do best. Talked and talked and laughed and talked. I didn't get to bed til almost 2 am! Now I could use a nap.