2 weeks...

we had such a great christmas and new year in arizona...

it was so fun to spend time with family and friends for two weeks!

unfortunately i left my camera at urban before we got to arizona, so i dont have many pictures and the ones i have are iphone... not always the greatest... but better than nothing... or other peoples pics

first... how fun is it to see your friends kids together... they are all so cute!

the kids played while the husbands played football!

funny faces...

i love these kids!

thanks chelsea for the great pics

[dec 22nd 2011]

....

then we went to flagstaff & williams to ride the polar express...

jones has seen snow before this... but probably didnt remember much of it...

so he loved having a snowball fight with his dad... then ganging up on me and attacking me...

i think one of my favorite things in the world are peoples laughs... and jones couldnt stop...

its the best when your kid cant stop smiling and laughing!

snow!

getting our hot chocolate...

the conductor & santa...

i cant explain the excitment he had when he heard the conductor come through the door and say, "tickets, tickets please"

his face says it all! 

he was so happy to see first the conductor and then santa shortly after that!

it was one of those - you-get-tears-in-your-eyes - moments because you are one proud mama!

testing out his bells...

"i can hear it!!!"

it was so fun to have that experience!

only awkwardness was when the chef that served us hot chocolate kept asking brent to dance with her...

[smile!!!]

[december 23rd & 24th 2011]

....

christmas eve...

martindale family party!

santa outfit... thanks to my dad!

christmas morning...

the excitment of waiting at the stairs...

did santa bring gum?... an umbrella?... and a guitar?...

yep... shark umbrella... gum... in his cheek... and...

guitar...

he doesnt have to pee... this is how he HAD to stand in the picture!

rocking out!

he loves his guitars!

ellis was so excited too...  loved her little laptop...

[december 25th 2011]

....

we had so much fun!

and did so many fun things...

lunch with friends...

arizona science museum...

tia rosas mutliple times...

childrens museum of phoenix...

the library for 50 cent books...

the phx zoo...

family parties...

the inbetween...

and last... jones got his shirt bedazzled by sally...