New Haircut and Cute pics of Hayden

I got my hair cut last Friday. I guess it looks pretty much the same, but I cut off like four inches so it was a pretty big deal to me.
Always so serious!!
I must have caught her in a good mood!

All Bundled up

Hayden wasn't very prepared for the cold weather in Utah so she was very happy for the cute Jordan hat uncle Chris gave her. Also thanks to Aunt Sandi for letting her borrow so many cute warm clothes.

Christmas in Blanding

We were able to spend Christmas in Blanding this year with my family. We spent a week and a half doing nothing but playing games (Rook), eating, watching movies and talking!!! We had a great Christmas and a very fun New Year. On New Years eve we had a big Rook Tournament. Colin and I were partners and were almost the champions, but in the final game we made a crucial mistake and lost!!! We were both pretty upset...I couldn't sleep that night! I never really enjoyed playing Rook before this past week, but it is a really fun game.
One of the days we thought it would be fun to actually leave the house and do something active so we decided to go up to the Cabin and go sledding. We tried and failed...the snow was two deep for the four wheelers and four wheel drive trucks. We were able to still play in the snow and do a little sledding down a not very steep hill.
The trip went by way too fast and now we are back in Phoenix planning our next vacation!!


Hayden with her new best friend Brooklyn. Brooklyn loved Hayden and cried when we left. She is so sweet!!
The boys Christmas presents!!
About tow minutes after this picture was taken Hayden spit up that entire bottle.


Colin posing!!! Isn't he cute!!
Colin plowing through the snow
Shelly and I with our new sleds...yes we did get sleds for Christmas! She lives in Portland where it rarely snows and I live in Phoenix where right now it is 70 degrees. ha ha!! They did come in very handy though...we were happy to have them.
My cute niece Heidi with my cute baby Hayden
Mary (aka Brooklyn) with her "wife" Joseph (aka Ava) and two baby Jesus'

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!!