Winter Vacation: Part Two

Part of day three was spent at the Goldfield Ghostown. J was the most intrigued by it. The highlights were: an out house with a manequin in it that scared us after we opened the door, a gun fight show and a little mining for gold.

The boys did a long hike up the mountain that you see behind the jail in the picture of the gun fight.

We ended the day eating dinner, for the first time with the kids, at the Rainforest Cafe. The boys were captivated by it. L, not so much.

The last picture is of dune buggies we saw on our way home, driving on I-8.

Winter Vacation: Part One

Ok, bare with me...there are a lot of pictures we want to share with you...
The first part of our trip we went to a snowplay area in Flagstaff. It snowed all day, we weren't ready for so much snow. They had a good time sledding. Driving, on the other hand was really challenging. The second day was spent at the Grand Canyon. It was breathtaking! We also played in the snow this day too. Their winter outfits were all borrowed from friends. They were kind of funny looking, but they could care less.

Christmas Highlights

On Christmas Eve we made gingerbread houses and went to church. They made the service geared to kids and also ended it with a candlelight. The kids, as always, could not wait until Christmas morning! All 3 of them still believe in santa. "J" stayed awake as long as he could, waiting and hoping to hear Santa on the roof. They had a great time opening their gifts and we enjoyed watching them take it all in!

My New Favorite Beach

Fun Snapshots

Our Christmas Party

We had a great time celebrating the Christmas seanson with some of our friends. We are so blessd to have them in our lives!