Trip to AZ! FUN FUN in the SUN SUN!

So we needed to get out the cold so we drove to Arizona to hit up some spring training baseball games and hang with family. It was so great and I always have a hard time leaving my home state! :( My body loves being warm and I love all the fun things there are to do there.

The first night there we went to a baseball game. Here are the boys posing on the "big baseball" outside of the stadium.

Jake and the boys sitting front row! These are my dad's seats. They are right by the dugout of the opposing team. The padre's and mariners play there in the spring.

My niece Bella, and nephew Lucas. So cute!

My daddy and his grandbabies piled on his lap! The players throw baseballs all the time, out to the crowd. Zach has caught 2 now! He razzes the players as they walk by. So funny!

The next day, we went to Encanto Park in Phoenix. It has the cutest little amusement park and the kids had a ball. This is Brady and Isabella riding the helicopter.

Zachy and Brady on the carousel. Love em.

On Friday we went to the Phoenix Children's museum in downtown Phoenix. It is so fun and interactive. This was the art room where they actually had a huge space ship the kids could paint. Zach also enjoyed doing the playdough center.

As did Brady, Bella and Lucas.

Have to squeeze some Easter Dying pics in, just to prove to my kids that I indeed did egg dying with them when they were little! :) And yes, I made them do it without clothes.

Zachy's egg

Brady's egg

Sledding and New Years

So I wanted to show some cute pics that we took sledding with Jake's family back in December. It was so much fun! We went up to Soldier Hollow in Midway and spent a few hours in the snow and then had a fun, fondue party after. It was a blast!

This is actually Christmas morning. :) Cute boys.

Zach, Tyler, and Garrett (cousins) getting ready to head downhill

Kayli and Ricky pulling on the cheesy faces!

Probably my favorite picture ever of Papa Shoff! Love it

Jake and Brady getting ready to head up the hill

Brady in his tube! He loved it, although he was soaking wet and frozen.

Bustling around, making the fondue dinner

Yummy, Yummy!

All the adults ready to rock the night!

Had to add a cute picture of my mom. She turned 60 and she is still smokin hot! Just Love Her to pieces!

Slacker! Slacker!

Well, I have been the biggest slacker! But I lost my camera and blogging isn't as fun unless you can post pics so I made Santa bring me a new one and hopefully I will be able to get on track again!

In August, Zachary was baptized. He was sooo excited and I know he will always remember this special day. I believe there were 9 kids that were baptized that same day, with him so the chapel was packed tight! Jake gave him a beautiful blessing and confirmed him. Alongside him were Grandpa Shoff and Criddle, Uncle's Ben Schmuhl, Michael Criddle, Josh Criddle, Ben Criddle, Nate Criddle, James Shoff and friend Justin Makin. The most special person standing in as well, was my grandpa, who will be 90 this year! Zachary was so excited that great-gramps could be there to help confirm him!



We took a fun vacation this summer to Arizona and went to the Grand Canyon...This was just one of the few family shots we took in all of 2011. As I said. I am a slacker!

Zachary started 3rd grade this year and is doing awesome! Although when he brought home his class picture, I asked him to point out the naughtiest kids in class.. He then pointed to two other kids and himself.....without hesitation. Oh boy!

One of the biggest reasons I was a slacker in 2011, was because I was in school full-time. In my Christmas letter, I posted that I had graduated with a B.A. in Psychology in October! This was my graduating group below me. Good people! SO glad to have that done and am grateful to all those who supported or helped me through it! Now onto bigger and better things!