The Farm

I really hate how difficult it is to move photos on this blog, so in all my laziness, you will just have to deal.
We went to the Heritage Farms today. It's a non-working farm for kids and adults to come and enjoy. It was only 3 miles from our new place, which is one of the reasons I really like it here. Everything is so close. The boys had a wonderful time. Ryder really enjoyed feeding the chickens, they ground their own corn first, and then fed the chickens. Ryder did it one kernel at a time. It was hilarious, and he taught me with a great amount of seriousness how to do it the right way. They boys loved the tractor that they not only got to play on, but they rode in the back around the farm. Zane's favorite part was the gentleman that brought all kinds of icky animals, african roach's, bald python (which we learned have toes, very cool), a tarantula, a bullfrog and some 3 week old bunnies (those were actually adorable). This is just another fabulous activity that we were able to do thanks to our Mom's clubs. I like how close and convenient everything is here. Makes trips out a lot easier for all of us.

In case you hadn't heard...

We MOVED!

Kitchen

Living room
Boys Room

Zane playing in snow the day we moved in

Zane driving the moving truck. He did a great job!

So here we are, all settled into our new place in TX. So far we love it!! Minus of course our friends we left behind. But then that would have made life perfect, and we all know, life is never perfect. Our transition has gone very smoothly. Cheryl helped us move out here and get unloaded, when we dropped Cheryl off at the airport to head back to PHX, we picked up my Mom who stayed with us for a few days to help with the kids and unpacking. In 6 days time we were totally unpacked and settled in. We have already been doing play groups for the past 2 weeks, and are really having a great time. The boys have handled the move amazingly well.

Christmas, Christmas, Christmas

These are, of course, in no particular order:

Zane with his Aunt Lana

All 6 grandkids

See, he is real

My niece, nephew and step-son. On the Polar Express

Here we are just before we started our Polar Express Train Ride

The Silly 6

Grandma with her 2 boys

Ryder with his new Woody and Buzz plush. They are now inseparable

I hate trying to arrange pictures on this blog. So, you get what you get and you don't throw a fit.

Christmas pretty much rocked this year. We keep it very simple, believing that who and how you spend Christmas is far more important than how many gifts are under the tree. My Mom and her husband came in 2 days before Christmas and just went along for the crazy ride. We spent Christmas eve with our good friends the Callister's. It was so relaxing, and fun, and the food, well, you just can't go wrong when you dine at the Callister's. Christmas day was a hoot. Ryder woke up at about 6 am, and I did my best to keep him happy, until about 6:30 when i just couldn't stand it any longer. I woke Zane up so we could get the fun going. We did our usual gift opening, the boys surprised us on what things they liked the most. Needless to say, Santa did not hit the nail on the head. Oh, well, maybe next year. For the 5th, and unfortunately final, year, we had Christmas breakfast at the Tenney's. The rest of the day consisted of movies, playing, and most importantly, not getting out of our PJ's the whole day.
Over the next few days Kib's kids, and my sis in law and her kids, arrived in PHX. We went up to Williams for the Polar Express Train Ride. It was AWESOME!!!! My Mom and Ken treated all 11 of us to the Polar Express experience and we all could not have enjoyed ourselves more. We even got to see snow. Which both my kids decided they didn't like, that was, until we got in the car and drove away, and Zane decided that snow was his favorite thing in the world. whatever!
New Years eve we spent at the Tenney's. SO FUN!! Although we were home by 8:30 to tuck the little guys in, and I, of course, celebrated on east coast time, and was in bed by 10:15.
So here we are, it's now 2011, and there is no doubt that it is going to be a HUGE year for our family. Just not sure if it's huge good, or huge bad, yet. All I know is that we are ready for this adventure to Dallas. Ready to not be in limbo, ready to get back to eating better, and definitely ready to start working out again.