Germ World

We went to one of the MANY malls in the Phoenix area sometime during the week after Christmas and played in the kids play area, which Kristin calls "Germ World." The kids really did enjoy it, but I felt pretty dirty afterward!

Mommy and Will at the Train Park

While the guys went golfing, the girls and kids went to a great train park. There was a miniature train, a carousel, and a fun playground. Will loved it!

More from the train park!

Another fun collage of Kristin, Julia, Ava, and Will at the park. Good times!

My Christmas Boys!

Some of our best Christmas Day pics are in the posts below. I found this one on another random perusing and had to share it. Will doesn't look grumpy here, and he does in lots of the other photos!

Christmas Day in AZ!

We had another wonderful trip to Arizona! This was our first time going to AZ in December. It was cooler, but to us northerners, it felt balmy! It will take me a while to fully document our trip, but we'll see how much I can get done tonight. I'm not feeling well, but at least blogging doesn't take too much exertion!

Will didn't find his smile for a few hours on Christmas Day. Must've been jet lag!

Mr. and Mrs. Happy and Mr. Grump!

We were outside a lot, but the Arizonans stayed inside. Too cold for their thin skin! Mid-sixties felt great to us! :-)

I'm not hiding the baby bump on purpose...there's only one comfortable way to hold Will right now!

More Christmas in AZ...

You gotta love hanging in the "Spool" (the spa/pool). I couldn't go in...darn pregnancy rules! The spool is at Sue and Rick's beautiful home!

Will LOVED it, just as he did the first time he went to AZ at 2.5 months old!

Ava is 4 months older than Will and was a good mentor for him...here she's showing him her horse.

He got the hang of it quickly!

Chillin' on Christmas...

Kerrie and Will read Frosty the Snowman together.

Justin, Will, and I just couldn't get enough time in the sun! And THERE'S the baby bump! :-)

Will was intrigued by the "Fur Real Friend" kitty. Great Grandpa too. :-)

Vitamin D is good for everyone! Gotta love the sunshine!

Will's Clubhouse!

Will got a cool tent from Kristin/John/Julia/Ava for Christmas!

Wow, big box!

He didn't want to be alone in it at first...

Ava and Julia joined Will. He was intrigued with Ava's new necklace. So was she!

Really, could they be ANY cuter?!

Kisses!


Wonderment and awe...


The kids table!


The adults table! We had a wonderful Italian feast!

When everyone was opening gifts, the lights on the tree suddenly went on and off, on and off. Will had discovered the switch behind the tree. Funny guy!

Julia is a cutie.

Ava loves the Fur Real Friend too!

Hot tubbin'!

Christmas Day ended with a group bath. Will loved it, but he wasn't used to sharing his bath experience!

Julia kept things happy!

A little after-bath ride!

Kristin gave Will an airplane ride!

Santa comes to daycare!

Here are a few pics of Santa's visit to daycare on Friday. I can't believe I sat on Justin's lap for these photos. What was I thinking?! I should NOT be in the foreground of pictures right now. :-) Will is afraid of Santa, as you will see in these pictures. Will also got into some mischief this morning, as you will see in the slideshow!

Inching closer...and fun with Peso!

Will is truly fascinated with our tree. He keeps getting closer...and closer... and closer! But not TOO close!

Will also has a fascination with Peso. He thinks it's HILARIOUS when Peso climbs into baskets for a nap. He loves to peer at him from above and push him around the floor. He cracks himself up!