Our Arizona Christmas

This year we spent Christmas in Arizona, and we had so much fun! Laura and Isaac let us stay with them, and it was nonstop fun for all of us. When we came home it took my girls a few days to get used to not playing with at least 2 extra friends every second of the day! 

So here are a few of the things that we did in Arizona. We went shopping of coarse, and here we are at a play area in the mall. Abbi and Reese really wanted me to take these pictures of them!

 

 













We spent some quality time playing or watch guitar hero. Do you see how excited Abbi is to be watching? I played guitar hero for the second time on this trip, and really like it. 

Josh, Amanda, their kids, Laura, Isaac, their kids, and our family went to see the Mesa temple lights. My camera doesn't take the best night pictures, but they were very beautiful and impressive. There were so many people looking at the lights we had to wait in lines at times, or file through smaller walkways one at a time. We really loved going to see the temple lights!

I need to get better at having Brynn in photos like this. She is always hanging out in her stroller, and misses out in some cute pictures like this.

They had scenes set up all over the temple grounds, scenes that led up to the saviors birth. Abbi loved this scene of baby Jesus in a manger. There was a big bright star lit up above the manger.

Isn't it great that they can be outside in t-shirts...in December. In Utah the only time that happens is in the house!

Amanda's mom was so nice to invite us over on Christmas eve to have dinner with them. We didn't just eat dinner though, she had all sorts of activities for the kids to play, they frosted and decorated Christmas trees cones, and Santa even came and gave every kid a present! The kids were fully entertained, thanks to Amanda and her mom!

Decorating foam boards with snowmen and accessories.

The kids are waiting for Santa to come.

Luckily Abbi asked Santa for what she had written on her list, a My Little pony.

Reese didn't want to go anywhere near Santa. Too bad because he had a great gift ready for her. Later she would at least stand near him for pictures, but of coarse my battery died and I don't have those pictures.

Brynn on the other hand had no problem at all with Santa. She was so cute, she would play with his beard, and snuggled right up to him. Santa liked her quite a bit!

And this is where my camera died. the rest of our trip was great also! We had dinner on Christmas day at Laura and Isaac's, and it was delicious! Then on Friday we all went over to Marlissa's. Andy's dad and Dana came out for the weekend, so it was great to see them. Reese loves her papa! Overall it was a great vacation. If it weren't for the 10 1/2 drive we would visit way more often:) We love visiting with Andy's family, and they all made the trip very easy and fun, thanks!