Hiking!

A couple days after Christmas, I was starting to go nuts not having a schedule and I just needed a break form all the holiday craziness. I facebooked our ward group asking about anyone who knows of some good hiking. LaDawn, who is in the Primary Presidency with me, replied that she knows a of a lot of good hikes since her husband has been in Scouts for years. She said she'd love to go with me. We hiked Pinnacle Peak and it was amazingly beautiful and I felt so refreshed. We decided we will try to do a hike once a week! 

I went a few days later while she was out of town, just to a trail near our house. Love it!

Courage!

Brooke decided she was motivated enough and had the courage to ride her bike!

Alan is the patient one so he is always assigned to these tasks and does a far better job than I could. 

It took her about 10  minutes, just like Emma, and she had a HUGE smile on her face!

Christmas!

It was a nice, quiet Christmas. We were here in AZ, just us. We missed our families but it was also nice to be low key. Above are the kids on Christmas Sunday. 

Baking cookies for Santa with Brooke.

Ryan opening his Christmas jammies on Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning! 

Snorkeling gear for our trip to Hawaii!

The Chronicles of Narnia book series!

And beautiful cards from all our friends and family!

Pics from my phone:

I started to go a little stir crazy so Emma, Ryan and I went out for some exercise:

Gifts from Grandma Kari:

I love these cacti in lights!

 Mom texted this of Dad as Elf on the Shelf!

Cute Pics

We were laying on the carpet playing with Ryan and had to take a kissing selfie. 

These girls are so entertained by their brother. It is adorable to watch. 

Ad I've discovered "Savers" which is a thrift store that I think is a cut above the rest. I got all this for Ryan for Christmas for less than $20!