Friday, January 9, 2015
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Christmas in Redwood City
We had a wonderful Christmas this year in Redwood City. I love being surrounded by family. It's just the best thing ever and it always makes me want to live closer to our siblings/parents. Our trip was shorter than I would have liked (only five days), but those days were packed full of fun and memory making.
I think the kids woke up around 7:00 Christmas morning and we kept them at bay until 8:00 when we began the morning with a little Christmas program. Grandma Trudy told the story of baby Jesus with her kid-friendly nativity, we sang a Christmas song and then it was time for presents.
Uncle Thomas and Aunt Angela won Parker over by giving him The Lego Movie.
Trudy really has an eye for kid clothes- she keeps Parker and Kate in high fashion. I love this dress and if they had it in my size, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
The next day we went to Happy Hollow. It's a small zoo that also has a little amusement park and play area for kids. Parker wanted to be brave and feed the goats, but he still hasn't worked up the courage. It was sort of a repeat of the last time he tried over two years ago.
Kate, on the other hand, had no problem feeding the goats and even tried to eat the goat food herself.
I think this was Parker's first roller coaster and I was surprised that he was willing to ride it. He's kind of a timid fellow.
Not too fond of the first plummet, but he was smiling again soon enough.
On Saturday we got together with some friends from BYU who live in the Bay Area. It was so nice to be around them. Our lives have changed dramatically since we were all together in Provo (mostly in the form of progeny), but it was so easy to pick up right where we left off.
On Sunday (our last day there) we took some family pictures. Or rather, John took some family pictures of us. Thank goodness for John!!! His love of photography (which I think to some extent is tied to his love for family history and wanting to document special moments in the lives of his family) is truly a blessing for the rest of us! And he really has a talent for it. Looking through these pictures (nearly all in this post were taken by John), I am just astounded at how he has captured Parker's facial expressions and at three years old, what's on his face is what's in his heart.
The night that we arrived Parker helped Grandpa John get his sleeping bag and air mattress out of the attic. Beginning early the next morning, Parker started asking if he could go back up in the attic because he saw lots of fun toys up there. Being the wonderful grandpa that he is, John consented and they did indeed find some fun toys. The boys spent several hours playing with these slot cars.
I think the kids woke up around 7:00 Christmas morning and we kept them at bay until 8:00 when we began the morning with a little Christmas program. Grandma Trudy told the story of baby Jesus with her kid-friendly nativity, we sang a Christmas song and then it was time for presents.
Uncle Thomas and Aunt Angela won Parker over by giving him The Lego Movie.
Trudy really has an eye for kid clothes- she keeps Parker and Kate in high fashion. I love this dress and if they had it in my size, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
The next day we went to Happy Hollow. It's a small zoo that also has a little amusement park and play area for kids. Parker wanted to be brave and feed the goats, but he still hasn't worked up the courage. It was sort of a repeat of the last time he tried over two years ago.
Kate, on the other hand, had no problem feeding the goats and even tried to eat the goat food herself.
I think this was Parker's first roller coaster and I was surprised that he was willing to ride it. He's kind of a timid fellow.
Not too fond of the first plummet, but he was smiling again soon enough.
On Saturday we got together with some friends from BYU who live in the Bay Area. It was so nice to be around them. Our lives have changed dramatically since we were all together in Provo (mostly in the form of progeny), but it was so easy to pick up right where we left off.
On Sunday (our last day there) we took some family pictures. Or rather, John took some family pictures of us. Thank goodness for John!!! His love of photography (which I think to some extent is tied to his love for family history and wanting to document special moments in the lives of his family) is truly a blessing for the rest of us! And he really has a talent for it. Looking through these pictures (nearly all in this post were taken by John), I am just astounded at how he has captured Parker's facial expressions and at three years old, what's on his face is what's in his heart.
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