Santa's Visit

We had a ward Christmas party last Friday and Santa came to visit. We introduced him to Hayden and she snuggled right into his soft red coat. It was cute!!

Best Invention Ever-The Baby Swing

When we went up to Utah for Thanksgiving Hayden found something that she really loved. She realized that is was very comfortable to take three hour naps in a baby swing. So being the good parents that we are we packed it up and took it home for her. The only problem is it belongs to my sister-in-law. Now we are know as the "Baby Swing Stealers." Well Hayden started to feel a little guilty (but not guilty enough to give it back) and wanted to thank Tiffany and let her know how much fun she has swinging in it.

p.s. Hayden is taking very good care of it!

Food Network Challenge

My new favorite show is the Food Network Challenge. It is the coolest show!! It a competition between four or five pastry chefs. They have to create a specific type of food(usually cake ) in six hours with a chance to win $10,000. Some of the shows I have seen have been Birthday cakes, Halloween cakes, holiday cakes, and edible ornaments. Two upcoming shows are gingerbread houses and Edible mansions. The stuff they can do is incredible, some of the cakes you would never even guess were cakes. I love it!! The best thing about it is they show reruns at 3:00 in the morning, so when I am up with Hayden I can watch it...sometimes I am disappointed when she doesn't wake up until later.

Phoenix Zoo

Colin and if you look really close you can see one of the three animals we saw at the zoo
Colin and Hayden in front of the pond full of lily pads
Kelly and Hayden at the entrance of the zoo

Last night we went to the Phoenix zoo. During the holidays they have lights up and it supposed to be pretty cool. We got there and the place was packed so we thought it really must be cool. To say the least we were a little disappointed. They had the majority of the zoo closed off. We only got to see the zebras, an otter hiding in a tree stump and some flamingos. I figured if I was going to the zoo I was going to see real animals, not fake lit up animals. In their defense the lights were very pretty and it did make it feel a little more like Christmas. Also the part that Hayden was awake for she liked. She loves staring at lights, so I guess that made it worth it.

We are getting so excited for Christmas. We get to go to Blanding this year and our whole family will be there, so it should be a lot of fun. I love the holidays!!