Archive for December, 2009

Happy Zoo Year!

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Darla and Anna at the Phoenix Zoo on New Year's Eve

We braved a trip to the zoo. Disney Radio had a special event and the place was absolutely packed. But the weather was perfect and we had a good time.

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Christmas: Metivier edition

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Darla and Jared at the Metivier Christmas

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Christmas: Davis edition

Friday, December 25th, 2009

Grandpa Gregory, Anna and Grandma Kathy at the Davis Christmas

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Christmas: Lee edition

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Darla and Anna at the Lee Christmas

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Christmas: Mellentine edition

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Darla, Anna and Jared at the Mellentine Christmas

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Felix-Albert’s birthday

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Felix-Albert showing off his present from Kristen

We went to Liberty Market to celebrate Felix-Albert’s birthday with the parentals.

Phoenix Zoo ZooLights

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Darla, Anna and Jared at the Phoenix Zoo's ZooLights

Click the picture above for our photos from this year’s trip to the Phoenix Zoo ZooLights with the Jardons and the Desmagles.

Darla and Anna’s winter excursion

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Darla and Anna freezing their butts off in Canada

Darla took Anna on a trip to Canada to “experience a real winter” and they got what they were looking for. Check out the pictures by clicking the photo above.

The trip to Anthem and Prescott

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Darla, Annaleigh and Jared in a Christmas sleigh

A few months ago, we planned a nice trip to Prescott to see their holiday parade and tree lighting. As Darla and I planned the day, we decided that we would do some shopping at the Anthem outlet mall – even though it would make the day a little hectic.

We figured that if we showed up at the mall at 9am and left at 11:30am, we’d still have time to make the parade at 1pm.

We got to the mall at 9:45, which worked out because it didn’t actually open until 10. (It’s generally a good idea to check to see when a place opens before you go there.) We spent more time there than we had planned and ended up eating lunch there too. We totally missed the parade and didn’t get to Prescott until after 3pm.

Darla was feeling horrible by the time we got to Prescott. We’re guessing something she ate at the outlet mall’s food court didn’t agree with her.

Because she was feeling sick, we were only able to stay in Prescott for about 30 minutes. We got some good pictures and had fun, but it definitely wasn’t the day we planned.

Photos from the trip are below.

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Anna loves Gap Jeans

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Anna plays hide and seek inside The Gap

We went to the outlet mall at Anthem recently and Anna got bored with normal shopping. She decided it would be fun to hide in the jeans and surprise us by jumping out. Check out the video to see her in action.

Anna has learned our real names

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Anna looks for Darla in Target

I made the mistake of teaching Anna her parents’ real names a few days ago. I thought it might be a good idea in case we ever got separated and someone was helping her look for us. Instead, she now uses these names to get our attention. Check out the video to see her in action.