Monday, December 15, 2008

Train Park

This weekend we went to the McCormick Ranch Railroad Park to see their Christmas lights. They put lights all over the engine at the front, and the train ride had big light and Christmas displays. We had to wait in line over an hour, but I think it was worth it! It was opening night so they had Elmo, Buzz Lightyear, Cookie Monster, Clifford, and some other characters walking around that Molly liked to wave at but wouldn't go anywhere near, even the beloved Elmo.


Claire liked to pass the time spent in line playing peek-a-boo with her hood.




Sunday, December 14, 2008

I'm Such a Sucker for Matching Dresses!

Sorry to post basically the exact same picture, but Claire looked better in one and Molly better in the other, so I thought I'd better post them both!

Christmas Pictures

In October my aunt Karen came down for a visit and she is an excellent photographer. I've been wanting to get away from our traditional Target Portrait Studio Christmas picture, so I asked her if she wouldn't mind doing pictures for us. It definitely wasn't easy getting good pictures, especially of the kids, but I think she did an amazing job!




Sunday, December 7, 2008

Snow in Fountain Hills

Last night we went out to Fountain Hills for the town's Christmas celebration on the Avenue of the Fountains. They have the whole street lit up and decorated, Santa rides in on a fire truck, and they bring in a few truckloads of snow for the kids to play in. Since Molly won't have anything to do with Santa (she won't even look at him if we're passing by) the snow was definitely the highlight. Unfortunately I didn't realize how cold it was going to be so we were all terribly underdressed, but besides that it was a lot of fun.

Molly wasn't quite sure what to do with the snow, but once I told her she could throw snowballs at me she really found her purpose.




It's Been Too Long...

It's been almost two years since our poor dirt bikes have gotten any use. Between being pregnant, refusing to ride in the summer heat, and having to tend to the babies I was pregnant with, it's pretty trick to find time to ride (not too mention finding a babysitter who has several hours on a Saturday to spare). It was finally the perfect storm on Saturday and we were actually able to get out. I'm pretty slow on my bike these days (visions of tending to two small children with a broken arm kept creeping in my head) but it's still just as much fun. Luckily the company I keep doesn't mind it too much; my dad and Chris would stop and wait for me every so often to make sure I haven't crashed.

We asked Molly if she wanted a dirt bike and she said "Yes, but not yet."