From Being Company to Having Company

Our good friends Brandon, Jenny, Sara and James came to stay with us. Angie had fun having other kids in the house with us and we loved catching up with them.

Sara and Angie play together in the sand.

Sara and James also loved playing in the sand at the park which is a nice change from the parks in Utah.

The stickers are always a hit as well.

Tap Dancing

We went through the hand me downs that Aunt Kendra gave us and found some tap shoes. Angie loved them!

They were a little big on her but that did not stop her.

Pardon the dirty laundry all over the place. It is right after getting home from a trip.

Thanks Aunt Kendra for the clothes and hours of fun!

Fun in AZ

In the morning Karen started pulling out the Christmas decorations.

Then Joe pulled out the bounce house. It was a huge hit :)

Here we got Angie on film pointing to the piggy on her shirt. Too cute!

All four monkeys jumping in the bounce house.Then we took Ryan out for a Special Birthday Lunch with us in lieu of a present. Angie loved having company in the back seat with her.Ryan picked McDonald's for his special lunch.The touch screen painting was a big hit with Angie.Ryan joined in on the coloring fun.Here is Ryan's Birthday masterpiece.Next we went to Brian and Kendra's place for a visit. Angie enjoyed playing with all their toys.The cousins all played so nicely together!Angie goes for a ride.Angie loves dogs.Kendra helped the kids make and decorate sugar cookies.They did such a good job taking turns.Abbie was so nice playing with Angie.Abbie gets one of Angie's famous hugs.Zoey also gets a famous hug from Angie.Angie is shopping for more toys.It was so nice to visit with Brian, Kendra, Zoey and Abbie. Next time we get to see them they will be a family of 5 people and 2 dogs :)We headed home that night at Angie's bedtime. This drive was much better, Angie slept and traffic was very light. The only trade off was getting home at 1am.

Third 2009 Thanksgiving

Then next day Zoey and Abbie came over to play in the morning so that their parents could go out to breakfast with Grandpa Bill for his 60th Birthday.

Stickers are always a hit.

Ryan got beamed right between the eyes by a ball during baseball play. After the tears were done we took this picture. Look closely and you can see a red circle on his forehead right between the eyes.

Angie had a great time playing with new toys.

I taught Ryan how to make the special bread machine rolls.

He learned so well he taught his Mom how to do the second batch.

Angie so cute playing dress up.

Grandpa Bill teaching Ryan some Kanji.

Karen having fun :)

How many cooks can fit in the kitchen?

Angie giving Ryan one of her famous hugs.

The kids table was aimed at the TV for them to watch Frosty the Snowman during dinner and let the adults eat with less interruptions.

The "adults" table.

Mmmm seconds anyone?

Love Ryan's face in this picture.

My happy girl.

Joe, Karen, Megan and Andy.

Funny face.

Megan, Andy, David and Becca.

Megan, Grandpa Bill, Angie and Andy.

David, Bill and Becca.

Karen, Bill and Joe.

Joe, Karen, Becca and David.

The kids wishing Grandpa Bill goodbye and a happy Birthday.

Angie had a great time taking a bath with the girls. I have a cute video but won't post it here for privacy reasons.

Then Brian came over and we had some fun playing Rock Band.

David and Becca playing while comfy.

Love Brian's face in this picture.

Karen is a rock star on the drums. Fun times!