Merry Christmas 2011

Merry Merry Christmas! We have had a great Christmas this year and feel very blessed. We stayed in Colorado as we are about two weeks away from baby boy #2 joining our family.

We went to the Electric Safari Zoo and saw a lot of lights, animals, and Santa.

They had the best Santa. Sam told him all the animal sounds, gave him high five, and told him he wanted a train but would NOT sit in his lap.
It was nice to split up our Christmas with church on the day we celebrate our Savior's birth. We got to split the presents before and after church. We had our traditional scones for breakfast and Sam was so worn out he took a 4 hour nap! We loved skyping with family.


Sam was very delicate as he tried to open the presents. He would tear a little and then say, "stuck!" He was thrilled with the little things like the slinky, toothbrush, and ball that lights up.

Marvelous Mimzy Moments

Our babysitter got married and was going to be out of town. My mom didn't even hesitate when we asked her to come and help out for 2 weeks. Sam calls her "mama". He couldn't get enough of her chasing him and then hiding behind the counter or in the bathroom. She has so much more energy than I have. We had so much fun together. We spent a day at a pumpkin farm with Rivers and Melanie.

We had a perfect trip to the zoo. Sam was squealing about how

close he could get to all of the animals !

We skyped with Mom after she left. She and Sam had all of the same inside jokes and he still loved showing off for her and PopPop. Eventhough my Mom and Dad live so far away, they have basically been able to see him every 6 weeks or so of his life. He knows them and loves them so. He is so lucky.