The Places They Can Sleep

Nicole was hunkered down in the rocking chair watching a movie on the iPod.  She became awful quiet so I checked on her.  This is what I found.....her asleep!

Christmas Vacation to Thatcher, AZ

The night of Christmas Day the tree came down, the living room pulled together and bags packed to leave bright and early at 4 a.m. to start our trek to Thatcher, Arizona to spend our Christmas vacation with Dave's sister Wendy and her family.  It is a 14+ hour drive to get to Wendy's but the girls do amazing in the car.  We couldn't ask for better kids for long trips.  We did the drive in one day and arrived in Thatcher at 7:30 p.m.

One day of hiking



Wendy and Kevin - what a cute couple

It was kind of funny that we left Utah, which had no snow and found snow on our hike in Arizona.

I love these pictures.  I sure hope when they're teenagers they'll still want to hold their Dad's hand.

 

A Day at the Spa with Nicole

Tyler was such a good sport to let Nicole do his hair.

 

A Few Random Photos from Nicole Playing with the Camera

 

One of the things the girls loved the most....playing games with cousins

After Nicole playing with the camera there ended up a fingerprint on the lens.  I didn't catch it for quite awhile as you'll see in the next few pictures.

 

 

A Day at the Zoo

 

 

Tyler, Wendy & Lauren

our awesome zoo tour guides

 

 

 

Thanks to the Jensen's for letting us come and invade their home and Christmas vacation. We had a great time hanging out with them for a week.  The girls have already asked if we're going again this year.

Christmas Morning 2011

This Christmas, Santa tricked us and deposited all of the presents upstairs in the TV room.  He was so awesome and wrapped the door to the room and added a huge red bow.

Santa did leave the stockings downstairs so after we had our traditional cinnamon rolls and orange juice, we dug into the stockings.

After stockings, we headed upstairs to open presents. Grandma Peterson drove out and joined the party.

 

 

 

Here's a cute picture to prove that Dave was there.  How does it happen that there are no pictures of me?  Don't worry.  I was there....just the one behind the camera.