Guess Who Lost a Tooth!

Wiggly tooth.. On the bottom in the middle

Dad pulled it out with some dental floss

The Tooth Fairy is going to visit tonight!

A Visit to Great-Grandma's House

Owen was really excited to get to know Grandma's dog, Jewel.

Fancy Nancy

(The pose was her idea.)

This Kid...

He's just too cute. I can't get enough of him.

Cousins

We took these pictures of the kids and Baby Ruby last week:

And this was earlier today. We went to the Mesa MLK Festival:

I told the girls that we were going to the Martin Luther King parade, so they kept talking about the "prince parade." (King... prince. Get it? Lol.) We didn't actually make it in time to catch the parade. Oops.

Phoenix Zoo

While we were at the library yesterday, we lucked out and got a culture pass to the zoo. That means all four of us got in for the price of one child admission. (Woot woot.)


Kmodo dragon exhibit (I'm pretty sure I have a picture of Lizzie doing this exact same pose about 3 years ago.)

Orangutan

This is where Mommy and Daddy went on their first date more than 7 years ago.

Gotta love Lizzie's face here.

This one makes me think of Ariel.

P.S. These kids look like a bunch of ragamuffins. They're all getting haircuts tomorrow! :)

P.P.S. Can I just say that Arizona ROCKS! It was in the 60s today. Meanwhile in Toledo, it currently feels like -6 degrees and they're expecting 1 to 3 inches of snow tonight. Yeah, I don't even kind of miss that place.

Milo

Grandpa Miller bought a puppy for Grandma Lu a few months ago. The kids had fun playing with "Milo" for a couple hours this afternoon:

Owen kept trying to pick him up by the neck. :-s

Liz got a little itchy (allergies), but had a good time.

Heidi was nervous. She LOVES animals, but usually feels more comfortable from a distance.

Happy New Year!

Our New Year spread... We had Aunt Allison, Aunt Kristi, Uncle Jason, and Ruby over.

Our cute little New Year Baby...  Notice his latest injury, above his right eyebrow.

Birthday cupcakes for Aunt Allison's golden birthday

Grandpa Miller

Grandpa Miller and Grandma Lu stopped by for a visit right before bed:

 

Santa left us a remote control helicopter to share. Dad and the kids got a kick out of it.

 

Christmas Day Fun

The kids LOVED running around at Grandma and Grandpa Ellsworth's house:

Owen got a bloody lip on the slide. Daddy was so proud.

The girls spent HOURS running around with Lindsay and Anna.

Climbing trees and picking oranges

Christmas Brunch

Emily and the kids enjoyed Christmas brunch with Aunt Allison, Aunt Kristi, Aunt Rachel, and their families. (Scott had to study.)

One of our Christmas highlights was meeting cute Miss Ruby for the first time. :)

Christmas Morning

Santa found us!

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas Eve was a little non-traditional, but given the fact that we'd just spent the past four days on the road (preceded by packing and finals and all sorts of other craziness), it was just right for us. We had Christmas Eve dinner at Waffle House, and then we went to see the lights at the Mesa Temple:

This kids loves jalapenos. He tried one of Daddy's and was hooked. :)

This is where Scott proposed to Emily. 7 years later...