Arizona Christmas gift exchange

Some pictures from our Arizona Christmas gift exchange on December 20th.

Birthdays!!

This past weekend, we celebrated birthdays for Holly (a week late) and Carter! Carter is just starting to walk so, as you can see on Jeff's videos, it was a memorable celebration! Thanks to everyone who was at the party!

I must clarify that the cake was a #1 cake (for Carter's first birthday) decorated with black "Holstein" spots! Carter loves my cow collection and if you ask him, he will say that the cow goes "MOO"!

Carter on his new trike!

Carter by the chair that was Gamma Hampson's.....now "Carter's Chair"

Celebrating Carter and Holly's Birthday

We were all over at Dad and Mom's this afternoon to celebrate Carter (12/11) and Holly's (12/6) birthday. Lots of Carter pictures below, along with some videos at the bottom (including Carter walking)! More videos available on YouTube

Carter likes cows, so Mom made a cow cake

Carter walking across the room after his new toy

Carter didn't enjoy his first dip into the cake

Carter and his new trike

Tempe Festival of the Arts

Allison and I went to the Tempe Festival of the Arts on the ASU campus yesterday afternoon to do a little browsing.

Busy place!

Kansas Thanksgiving

I got back from my annual Kansas Thanksgiving trip last night....I had a great time! Thanks to "Grandma" and "Grandpa" for putting up with me! I am including just a few pictures from the week.

Grandpa preparing to go hunting on Thanksgiving morning.

Grandpa with his new tractor.

Lynn and me...(Not sure why Raymond looks so scared....!)

The "girls" in the kitchen!


Diana and me....

Just a couple photos

Allison doing some paperwork in the warm sun coming through the window

Kitty chooses to sleep on the people pillows recently

Big yawn!

Close up!

An early Thanksgiving

Since Mom will be in Kansas during the actual day of Thanksgiving, we decided to have Thanksgiving dinner today. Lots (and lots and lots) of good food and family time! Thanks to Mom and Dad for putting it together!! There were two other cameras present, as well, so my pictures below won't be the best of the group, but they give you an idea of the atmosphere. I'm stuffed!

Carter shows us what you feel like after Thanksgiving dinner!

November is half over already!!!!

We can't believe that November is half over already!!!! Time flies by so fast! Here are some new pictures of Carter.

Carter "Kahuna" in his Hawaii body shirt!

Playing with the "walker" toy....

Grandma and Carter

Grandpa and Carter