Christmas walk

Cupcakes after swim class

Gabriella

My best friend just had a baby girl! We are so excited for her... Look how beautiful she is!

Eating bananas

Christmas

Mom: "Maggie are you excited for Christmas?"
Maggie: "I am excited! But... Boy oh boy... Daddy is really excited. He won't stop talking about it!"

On the MOVE!

Winter in Tucson

Winter begins today... It will be 74 degrees! Lots going on in our house this week. Getting ready for family to arrive and for Santa. This morning daddy and his girls made a sleigh and hopped on to deliver presents! Another big development... Baby sister is almost ready to crawl! Pics to follow.

First picture taken by Maggie

Practising our letters

Maggie's first written word... On a birthday card to uncle Johnny!!

Maggie quote of the day

Mommy... How do you feel about rainbows?

Cuddle time

Little Santa

Winter weekend

We have had a great 'winter' weekend in the desert! Some of the highlights:


We found a tumbleweed snowman.



The girls and daddy at the squadron.



Santa arrived!


Winter wonderland on the train at the zoo.








Nothing is more fun than riding a little zoo train with a little girl.

Visit with Santa

We had so much fun at the squadron Christmas Party. The girls loved Santa! Baby K loved his beard and pulled and pulled at it.

Feeding the ducks

Empty Zoo

We pulled into the zoo parking lot and there were 11 cars! I asked at the ticket booth what was going on. They lady said it was SO cold today that no one was at the zoo. It is currently 68 degrees and sunny! Apparently that is too cold in Az! Here is Maggie taking a break at the empty zoo.

In the car waiting to pick up big sister from school

Hot cocoa and tree trimming

Post Thanksgiving cuddle

Thanksgiving with aunt Janice!

Coffee

Best friends drinking coffee. So cute.

Good morning

Happy thanksgiving!

Morning coffee along the bay

Pregnant at The Lodge

Beautiful pregnant Gianna and KoKo at the Lodge! So happy to be home!

While most Dad's are out golfing...

Our daddy is putting the tent up in our living room for the camp out tonight! Maggie is running around the tent yelling, is it done? Is it ready? Is it done? Almost ready? Mommy you can't come in... Only Maggie and daddy!!

6 month check up

Baby K is weighing in at 18 pounds, 11 ounces and 26 inches long.

Maggie cracking me up

"good morning mommy! It is Christmas today! Hurry I know Santa brought me some presents! You were not a very good girl at swim class yesterday. I hope you got some presents too. But probably no.". We walk down stairs and when there are no presents because it is Not Christmas, she looks at me and says, "yup, no presents. Can you be a good girl today so we can get presents? Ok?"

"ohhh....Bobby.... She is such a good lollipop picker!"

"I love Tucson! Bobby lives here in the hotel!"

I bought her a tinkerbell watch yesterday. Might have been a big mistake. Everytime I tell her it is time to do something... She checks her watch then says, "Nope! Not time yet!"

Tea time

Look who we had over for tea time today! My little ponies!

Screaming

Exercising her right to scream!

Halloween

I have learned that turning three has brought about a new independence in our little girl. Gone are the days of her sitting still and letting us play dress up with whatever clothes we want. Also gone are the days when she would stand still and smile for the camera! On halloween she changed her costume 3 different times. First she wanted to be tinkerbell, then she wanted to be a ballerina, and finally a combination of ballerina and sleeping beauty wearing her tennis shoes and refusing to have her hair brushed! She LOVED trick or treating this year. She was so excited and was practising all weekend. The first door we went to, she ran up, rang the doorbell, turned around and ran away when they answered! So funny!

An attempt to get Maggie and her new little friends to smile for a picture. Sophia, Emery, and Maggie.

Attempt #2

Our little princess skipping down the street! So excited.

Baba came to trick or treat with Maggie.

After trick or treating and after a few pieces of Halloween candy. She has decided that she wants to be a ballerina witch instead!