Our new Life in the Desert SUN!!

It has been an amazing January for us. Moving into our new loft (or hotel as Ava says), Emma starting a new Preschool, Ava starting her "school" (mommy & me) and Jon starting his Peds EM career.

We are enjoying every minute of it all especially the sunny 70 degree weather!! It feels like spring here and the girls are loving the parks, riding their bikes and making new friends. Emma said on a bike ride the other day "Mom I just love Arizona don't you? But there is only one think I don't like.....the SUN" too funny! Let's just say we will be investing in many pairs of shades for our sun sensitive blond hair, blue eyed babies!!

Happy New Year!

Cheers to an amazing 2011!!!!

Riding in style to look at Christmas lights.....

G-ma Lor Lor & Baby Jim rented a Limo for us to check out Christmas lights this year!! We had so much fun and really felt like BIG GIRLS that night!!!

Alamo Bowl......Oklahoma State vs Arizona!!

(36-10 Cowboys WIN!!!)


What are the odds that our 2 teams would match up in the Alamo Bowl this year??? We enjoyed watching the game in Phoenix with G-ma Lor Lor & Baby Jim!! Mom was happy with the outcome.....dad not so much! But, unlike the last time our teams played against each other in the sweet sixteen.....no one slept on the couch this year...ha ha!

Ooh well, they will get a chance to meet again the next two years.....in Stillwater next year and Tucson the following. We're hoping to make both games!! We printed these pics of the girls on a canvas and framed them for part of our parents Christmas gifts this year. I think they were a hit!!

Arizona Christmas!

We finally made it to Arizona and were so excited to celebrate Christmas with G-ma Lor Lor, Baby Jim and Uncle Mike. Santa even came to see us.....although Emma kept saying Santa was really baby Jim dressed up.....silly girl:) Check out all the fun gifts we received.....thank you for all our awesome presents.....i think the stand up microphone was the favorite!!!

"road trippin" to Arizona!!

After 2 months of being homeless and a fun Christmas celebration in Oklahoma, it was finally time to make our way to our new home out west!! Destination day 1.....Albuquerque....and day 2....PHOENIX!!

After driving 12+ hours in the car, we made it to adorable Albuquerque, checked into our quaint hotel in Old Town and were all enjoying a fabulous mexican dinner until Emma vomited all over mom!! Poor baby, she had been complaining that her stomach hurt all evening. We were quite a sight and had to leave immediately but laughed it off as my mom's saying goes "parenting is not for wimps" but an hour later Jon was ill.....uggh!!

Luckily Ava & Mom escaped the illness....here were are in Old Town Albuquerque before Emma & Dad got sick.....

Christmas 2010!

Here we are before church the day after Christmas having fun with uncle Bob!