Today we went to the Phoenix Zoo. They boys really enjoyed the long wagon ride and frequent stops. Although I think they were more interested in watching other kids than animals.
Some pics.
Looking for the tiger
There he is.
Hurry up dad.
Ezra was overall happy at the zoo, just not for the camera. Not sure why the one tear either.
A baboon
Just making sure mom or dad is near by.
Guess what. Goat Butt.
To truly know the life of a goat, one must be like the goat.
Santa came to Grandma and Grandpa’s house, Ezra, Noah, and Abby were very good babies this year.
Wow!
Noah is there something on your back?
Drums!
Which one should I open next?
Wrapping paper!
Taking time to read the card.
Poor boy just wanted to play the piano.
Checking out his see and say with Grandma
Ez was done with his shirt
Abby sitting in her new chair like a proper lady
High-Five!
I think we better feed this baby he is eating his arm!
Wahoo! We made it to the top.
My little cuties
Sleepy Noah
Sleepy Ez
I love the wind in my face
Abby on the attack
Rock on
Thanksgiving is awesome!
No that is not stuffing mashed potatoes mushed onto my sippy
Drinking a bottle in the wagon is the way to go
Bagpipes are so awesome
After the boys’ second nap yesterday we took a walk down to one of the neighborhood playgrounds and enjoyed swinging and playing in the grass. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous lately.
Some pics of the fun:
I thought I was snapping a pic of Noah, when I inadvertently caught him making one of his favorite noises on camera:
MVI 5137 from Stephanie Adams on Vimeo.
Here’s Ez practicing his walking with daddy. He was totally happy about it until I whipped the camera out, so he is a little cranky in the video.
MVI 5136 from Stephanie Adams on Vimeo.
I thought I would share some things i am personally excited about for the next 12 months.
Just a few random things in my head.
well the boys are too little for trick-or-treet, but that didnt stop us from having a little fun.
I must say it was so nice having a three day weekend. Having an extra day of daddy help was just what I needed! We had time for some fun activities plus plenty of relaxing and even a few chores.
We ran our first 5k as a family.
Daddy and the boys at the start
Sprinting at the finish
I finished my first 5k!
Then off to the Grandparents’ house for breakfast.
Our first wagon ride!
On Sunday we went back to Grandma and Grandpa’s for lunch and playing with Abby.
Swimming
Bubbles
After lunch was nap-time and chore time.
Carter helping Matt put together shelves for the playroom
Monday was full of playing, chores, and reading.
Wrestling!
Happy Independence Day! We didn’t not celebrate the 4th in a traditional sense today. The boys cannot stay up late enough for fireworks and all the people we normally would BBQ with are out of town (we weren’t ready to throw our own BBQ yet), but we still had a great day.
Our 4th started out checking out all the water left behind from last night’s storm. My rain gauge had 1.5 inches in it, which for the desert is a ton!
The baby pool is now disgusting and full! It was clean and only had about 2 inches of water in it before.
Lake Miramar is full! (Lake Miramar is our neighborhood name for the retention basin down the street, it has very deep dry wells at the bottom too, so it is impressive when it fills)
After that, it was time to go to the Farmers’ Market!
As you can see it was met with great excitement.
Our bounty from the market. Most of this is to make more baby food. Look at those giant sweet potatoes, Ezra will be so happy!
Then we took naps, okay the boys did, Matt and I did stuff around the house. When nap time was over cousin Abby came over and we went swimming.
This is fun!
Dad and Noah
Mom and Ezra
Auntie Michelle and Abby
Noah really likes to lick towels, blankets, pretty much anything
Thanks to our neighbors who lent us their pool in their absence! It was a great day for swimming.
We have survived our first week home! The jet lag plus having two infants made for a challenging week, but thankfully we had lots of help and lots of food. Here are some highlights from the first week, sorry I am sure more happened but I cannot remember all that much!
The boys in their bumbos.
thats how long I have been lucky enough to have such a great wife. Sometimes I still think she is crazy for marrying me. She is pretty much the best wife any man could hope for.
Thanks for an amazing 7 years Stephanie. The next 7 should prove to be even more exciting I am sure!
just for fun, a pic from our wedding.
Just some photos I took last weekend at Cindy’s bday party. Abby at 12 weeks. She is getting so big and growing so fast already!
(why do I feel i washed these out after editing? they looked so vibrant before I uploaded. Maybe I need to re-upload)
On Monday and Tuesday my dad and I went up to my parents’ cabin to see some snow. When we arrived at the cabin we were disappointed to see the snow was already melted. Not to worry a quick 20 minute drive up the mountain and there was plenty. It was the super hard well packed kind, so no snowmen or snowball fights, but we did get to try out sledding. It was my first time (yes I know this is something you should probably try in your life before you turn 30 and yes I have seen snow before), so we stuck to the small hills, which was a good thing, because it was some fast snow!
Here are a couple of pics, I put the rest of them in the photo gallery:
Abby finally made her appearance this morning at 10:35 after a very long night. She weighed in at 7 pounds 3.5 ounces and 21 inches long. She is an absolute doll and already keeping Jason busy with the diaper changes!
Here are some pics, I also uploaded a few more in the photo gallery (I will upload more when I get them, hint hint dad):
Yawning must be hard work being born
Happy new family
Proud new dad
Grandpa and Abby
Grandma and Abby
So i finished uploading, sorting and editing the photos. I took a lot. I mean a lot, like 500+. I bought myself a new (to me) digital camera a few weeks ago. A Canon Rebel XT Digital SLR. I have been enjoying getting back into the habit of using the full manual mode and exploring film speeds, shutter speed, and artistic photography.
So blah blah blah, on with the pics.
I added 28 or so to the photos page, found here.
If you want to see even more pics I uploaded a lot to my flicker account
Old town Pueblo (I like old buildings for some reason).
Also, Side note I forgot something on my trip highlights post. The Vibe got 40mpg. Yep. 40. I normally only get about 30 around the valley. I have peaked at 34 in the past. But we averaged 38 on the trip overall, and for one whole tank, 40. I was pretty excited.
