Family Pictures, Finally!

So we took these back in November, but I'm finally getting them up! Rory looks so different already, its amazing.

Cause Rory isn't in many pictures...

Get ready for some Rory overload. :)

Christmas Morning 2010

Look at me!! Two posts in a day!! This is a record for me. :) I realized after that last post that gee, all the Christmas pictures were on MY camera, not Jared's. His camera videotaped the whole thing. So here are a few highlights:

Doing their stockings.

The beloved Lalaloopsy doll she asked for constantly for MONTHS beforehand.

Rory's perch to watch everything.

So excited to get her own Lego's. Now she doesn't have to ask for Caleb's permission to play with his all the time.

Caleb wanted a sword so bad. Luckily, Target had a nice supply of them in the dollar spot.

:)

And what has got her so excited?

There were only two major presents she asked for this year, over and over and over. One was the Lalaloopsy doll, and the other was this...

The "take me on a walk" puppy, also known as Go-go my Walkin Pup.

Caleb had some fun stuff too. He really wanted a new remote control car that could climb over rocks and things outside.

And luckily for him, Santa got his letter and found a good one.

Arizona!

I know, I'm waaay behind. Its taken me a month to get this post done!! It seems like every time I sit at the computer Rory wakes up, someone needs something, a fight breaks out, something. But here it finally is. Next up, get Jared to download the pictures from Christmas off his camera so I can get that post done. :) But we are here! Still adjusting to life with a baby again. Its amazing the difference having a baby in a house makes over an apartment. Plus you add in two older kids schedules and homework, and this has definitely been a challenge at times. Back in the beginning of December we went to AZ for Jared's grandpas funeral, and that is what these pictures are from. I'll try and get better!!!

Starting out on the road bright and early at 6am.

We stopped for lunch outside of Phoenix. We love watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on FoodNetwork, so we thought we'd hit up a yummy restaurant for lunch instead of the normal fast food. This is Thee Pitts Again. Super yummy bbq!!!

Jared had brisket and I had smoked pulled turkey. I think the fries were the best though! Jared and I both finished them off, something we never do.

The kids loved the pig merchandise that was everywhere.

Rory was there too and happy for the break from her carseat.

Belle loved her happy face potatoes.

Once we got to Holbrook we went straight to Jared's grandparents house for a viewing/family open house. The place was PACKED!!! Doesn't matter that it was freezing outside (literally), inside it was HOT from all the bodies. There was tons of food and lots of good times.

Here are the kids at the official church viewing the next morning. Caleb had a lot of fun playing with grandma's phone. She found lots of fun pictures on it afterwards. Surprise!! :)

Jared was one of the pallbearers along with his brothers and some of his cousins.

That night we had a family dinner and we took over the whole restaurant. Like literally, it was open just for us. :) We had three tables packed like the one above.

Yummy good food.

Oh, and did I mention? We stayed in our favorite Wigwams. :) We took them over and had different cousin/families in almost everyone of the 12 wigwams. It was a wigwam party!

There is ours!!! We moved up to a double bed one this year, instead of a single bed.

We divided up the drive home into two days and stopped in one of me and Jared's favorite spots, Sedona! This is up on Airport Road.

Hanging out at Tlequepaque.

Belle posing like the horse.