Friday, April 20, 2012

Christmas 2011

Early Christmas with G.G. and Pappa-razzi.
Ryder kicked off the official Christmas season in his stocking,
 then he got RSV and an ear infection.  He was such a trooper, until Christmas Eve, then he was completely miserable.
 Pre-Christmas fun.
Looking at Christmas lights (above).


Cookie Day!
















 We did a special Christmas morning with just Reese, which turned out to be a fun memory for us because Christmas morning was way too hectic and Ryder was really sick.

 

 Reese and Great Grandmom snuggling.
 Ryan is teaching Reese how to play Tripoly on Christmas Eve.
 This is poor Ryder Christmas morning after a horrible night, poor guy.

 Ryder slowly started to feel better, but still dazed (and confused).

 Reese and Annaliese playing Angry Bird and Reese helping the cats to their stockings.





 And ringing in the new year playing cards!


2011 was a great year, filled with wonderful blessings from God.  Our biggest blessing is obviously the gift of salvation we celebrate at Christmas - we owed Him everything and all we did was incur debt...But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love for us, made us alive in Christ even though we were dead in our transgressions, for by grace we have been saved.  Our second blessing this year was Ryder Andrew, what a sweet baby boy.  There are still too many blessings to recount in this limited space, but to God be all the Glory.

Thanksgiving 2011

 We had Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt Vicki's house, it was a lot of REALLY good food.

 What ever it was, Annaliese was clearly right.
Triptophan.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Halloween 2011

Reese went as Spongebob for the church fair.





This is the train ride at the fair with Annaliese and Carson Chandler.

This was for the college costume party, I really have no explanation.


Halloween Night.

Reese and Annaliese were already checking their buckets after the first house.



Reese and Annaliese held hands while they walked from house to house.



Taking a rest from trick or treating by the Spongebob jack-o-lantern.

Fall Trip to Arizona 2011


Just got off the plane.


Movie night.

I really have no words for these two pictures of Grace.



We were watching the Rangers in the World Series of 2011 (that's how far behind my updates are).


Slumber Party night. Reese always gets kicked out because he can't stop talking.

Train park in Scottsdale.




Our favorite restaurant - Lucille's at Tempe Market Place.




The ride home!