Tent Rocks

We drove to Tent Rocks NP here in NM over MLK Day weekend. It's only about an hour away, and very worth the trip! The girls and us hiked for about 1-1/2 hours. Their favorite part was all the patches of snow they found and got to jump in. We don't see snow too aften around here! We all liked the cave a lot too, tho it's much harder to get into (and out of) than I thought it would be! We will definately try and get here again before we move.

The girls luved the snow! * View from inside the cave

Me and girls inside cave * Jenna found her very own teeny weeny cave

Happy 4th Birthday Zoe!

Zoe had a great 4th birthday. She had a party at McDonalds on Saturday. Her and her friends ran around the play area for almost two hours straight, with only a few stops to munch on a Happy Meal or eat cake. She was all smiles the whole time! Her official birthday was Sunday, so we had a little more cake and opened presents from the family. It was a nice birthday weekend.

Zoe's McD's Party:

Her birthday at home:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We opened presents from friends and family on Christmas Eve and then presents from mom and dad and Santa on Christmas morning. It worked out well, especially since at this age they want to play with whatever they open first before going on to open the next present. The girls and us were thankful for everything. The only unfortunate thing was that Frank's parents were not able to join us as planned for Christmas due to some very bad weather. Hopefully we can re-schedule another trip sometime soon!

The girls on Christmas Eve

Frank and I on Christmas Eve

The girls on Christmas morning!

Video from Christmas morning. Our favorite line: Zoe saying "Maybe he knows what kids want!" He meaning Santa.

Video of Zoe and Jenna singing Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer together. Too cute!

For New Years the girls and I went to our friends the Bishops. Frank was returning late from a trip for work, but managed to make it home just in time at 11:45 PM! What a new year's present!

New years cuties.

We tried unsuccessfully to get the kids to sleep before midnight. Well, how could we resist the girls getting to see daddy on new years?!?