Happy New Year to one and all! I hope this year brings peace to all of us as we strive to face these uncertain times with the strength the gospel can brings.
We had a great new year. On New Year's Eve we took the kids to the Las Vegas Zoo! Las Vegas has a zoo you ask?! Well, it is more like an animal r
escue and there are not a ton of animals but it is a zoo. The boys had a great time feeding the goats and the birds. Jon was chasing the chickens and pigeons and trying to catch them. Then he got a little too close to some 
baby chicks and the mother hen f
luffed up her feathers, spread her wings and went after Jon. He did not want anything to do with the chickens after that. And if he tells you that the "big bir
d is mean", that is because an ostrich bit his finger. There is a reason that there is a sign that says don't feed the ostriches, too bad Jon can't read and we did not keep him farther from the fence with his cup
of food. That night we went to
the Mayo's house (a family in our ward) for a party. The kids had a great time running around and decorating and building a fort out of two couch boxes. We visited with people and played some games. Joey fell asleep while the kids were watching a movie. After Jon decided to sit himself in their bathroom sink without his pants on (we have been potty training), we decided it was time to go. Peter and Joey slept in the backyard in our tent. It was freezing but they had a great time. Arabella made sure I was awake for the stroke of midnight.
escue and there are not a ton of animals but it is a zoo. The boys had a great time feeding the goats and the birds. Jon was chasing the chickens and pigeons and trying to catch them. Then he got a little too close to some 
baby chicks and the mother hen f
luffed up her feathers, spread her wings and went after Jon. He did not want anything to do with the chickens after that. And if he tells you that the "big bir
d is mean", that is because an ostrich bit his finger. There is a reason that there is a sign that says don't feed the ostriches, too bad Jon can't read and we did not keep him farther from the fence with his cup
of food. That night we went to
the Mayo's house (a family in our ward) for a party. The kids had a great time running around and decorating and building a fort out of two couch boxes. We visited with people and played some games. Joey fell asleep while the kids were watching a movie. After Jon decided to sit himself in their bathroom sink without his pants on (we have been potty training), we decided it was time to go. Peter and Joey slept in the backyard in our tent. It was freezing but they had a great time. Arabella made sure I was awake for the stroke of midnight. Friday my parents and Peter's family came down to spend the weekend and join us for Arabella's blessing. Lindsay and Brady came down on New Year's Eve so we played with them on the 1st. Friday, we ate dinner with every
one at our house. Saturday morning we all went to the Springs Preserve and I am a nerd and forgot the camera. We spent about 4 hours there and 
loved 
it. If any of you are ever in Las 
Vegas we 
recommend it. We have even found a way to get 
discount tickets because it is a bit expensive. We actually got a family pass for the year and look forward to a few more 
adventures there. (I will remember the camera one of those times.) 
Saturday night we watched movies and had pizza at our house. 
Sunday we ate a delicious lunch (Peter smoked a turkey, yum! and we had a seasoned roast from Cope's meat in Springville, yum!). We took pictures with Arabella in her gorgeous blessing dress (Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Rabner)! We took the dress off to get to churh and I am glad I did because she spit up so bad it was all over the car seat. Peter gave a beautiful blessing and Arabella cried through the almost the whole thing. She started crying about two sentences into it and stopped the second Peter said amen. It was kind of strange though because it almost sounded as if she were far away even with the microphone right by her. We are so grateful that we were able to share this special day with our family and appreciate them driving down.
one at our house. Saturday morning we all went to the Springs Preserve and I am a nerd and forgot the camera. We spent about 4 hours there and 
loved 
it. If any of you are ever in Las 
Vegas we 
recommend it. We have even found a way to get 
discount tickets because it is a bit expensive. We actually got a family pass for the year and look forward to a few more 
adventures there. (I will remember the camera one of those times.) 
Saturday night we watched movies and had pizza at our house. 
Sunday we ate a delicious lunch (Peter smoked a turkey, yum! and we had a seasoned roast from Cope's meat in Springville, yum!). We took pictures with Arabella in her gorgeous blessing dress (Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Rabner)! We took the dress off to get to churh and I am glad I did because she spit up so bad it was all over the car seat. Peter gave a beautiful blessing and Arabella cried through the almost the whole thing. She started crying about two sentences into it and stopped the second Peter said amen. It was kind of strange though because it almost sounded as if she were far away even with the microphone right by her. We are so grateful that we were able to share this special day with our family and appreciate them driving down. It felt nice to get back to our routine today! But we loved having a break! Best Wishes to all!
3 comments:
I wish I could have been there! You look great and Bella is a doll. We miss you and hope to make out for a visit at the end of next month.
YAY for your blog! Nice work! The blessing dress is just beautiful!!! I'm glad everything went well that weekend. It can be a stressful thing!!!
we love the las vegas zoo! it has the nicest zookeepers!!! arabella looks beautiful!
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