Trip to Las Vegas

After Christmas we drove up to Vegas to visit Ben's family. We loved staying at his Grandparent's house on Mt. Charleston. The girls loved playing in the snow and sledding.

Aunt Mariah, Addison, and Caemlyn

Brooklyn's favorite thing was to dump the potatoes and onions on the floor

Brooklyn hanging out with Grandma

Grandpa Farrer and Ashley

Caemlyn, Lauren, and Addison

The cousins with Grandma Farrer

The kids loved hiding in this treasure chest

Brooklyn and Grandpa

Ashley, Grandpa and Brooklyn

Rachel and Lauren

The girls loved playing with Aunt Mariah

We also were able to stay in a hotel for a fun night and hangout with Ben's Dad. The girls loved having a sleepover. Addison told me that we have to stay in hotels more, because they are a lot of fun.

Enjoying some In 'N Out

Christmas time!

Let's see if I can catch up from 2010...

We made gingerbread houses with my brother and sister. The girls loved eating all the candy. Ben's three-story house collapsed :( But, my one-story, boat house was very sturdy.

Addison

Jana and Caemlyn

Ben was sad when his house fell

My house

Marjory, Brooklyn, and Joseph

Then we headed to Marjory and Joseph and acted out the Nativity Scene, which has been our family tradition growing up.

Angel and Wisemen

Mary and Joseph

Brooklyn stealing baby Jesus

Side note...Brooklyn climbed into the cat carrier and got stuck. It was very funny!

Halloween 2010

This is for you Bianca....

I did not capture any great pictures of my kids in their costumes for Halloween. They were super cute though, believe me! Addi could not decide what she wanted to be until we walked into Target and she saw a picture of a girl wearing a cat costume. That was her inspiration...she wanted to be a pink cat. While I was making her costume, Caemlyn decided that she wanted to be a cat too. Why not make Brooklyn a cat too?!

My three kitty cats
(I love how Brooklyn is running away and Addison is holding her back)

My pink cat
She even has a tail!
My red cat
My black cat

And the cutest gnome...This is my friend's baby, Jackson :)

A hike on Mt. Lemmon

One of our adventures this past summer, was hiking Mt. Lemmon. We love to go up to Mt. Lemmon and discover new hikes. We found a great hike at the very top of the mountain. We packed a picnic lunch and built forts. It was a lot of fun!

Eating lunch

Got our walking sticks!

Balance!

The true balance test!

Still the cutest baby ever!!

Building a fort with Daddy

The awesome fort

Hello Kindergarten!

Wow...I am old enough to have a child in kindergarten. That is crazy! Addison was so excited to start kindergarten. She has been talking about it for the past year, since she turned 5. Now she gets to go. It is a bummer that it is only half day. She is definitely ready for full day.

Sitting at her desk!

The big 2-9

Back in August...we celebrated Ben's 29th birthday! Marjory and Joseph partied with us!

Caemlyn helping Daddy blow out his candles

Firefighter legos

Marjory and Joseph

Grandma visits!

Ben's mom came for a visit which means a day to ourselves...kid free!! It was so much fun to hang out with Ben for the day. We drove up to Phoenix and went to the children's science museum. That place is a lot of fun!

Astronaut Ice Cream Sandwich