Merry Christmas 2007

The only thing Reegan truely wanted was left by santa..... Samantha's bed.
Greer with her own iPod shuffle from Santa
Santa brought Ryland a great Hawks jersey

Go Hawks Greer! A gift from Santa
Santa brought Brynn her own makeup box!
The Coleman Grandkids...Jack didn't want to hang with the girls!

This is a work in progess so check back for details....

3rd Times A Charm???

Well once again Brynn decided to give herself a haircut. Seeing that Christmas is just around the corner, we went to Lollilocks to "even it out". Brynn and the stylist made a deal that if she didn't cut her own hair she could come back, ride the elephant again and get her hair cut, styled and of course sprayed with her choice of sparkled hairspray....even be treated to a lollipop. We shall see if she will live up to her side of the bargain.

Reegan Turns 9- Day at the Spa

Reegan's first camera

Can't get any better than this!

Make a Wish


Reegan had a wonderful birthday. She started by opening a gift from us which was a digital camera.... which of course was used extensively throughout the day and some great American Girl books from the Russo family. Seeing that we have only been here a month we didn't do the traditional "kids" party this year. Instead of the party our good friend Karen and I took Reegan to the spa and out to lunch. We went to this really swanky place called Dolce Salon and Spa where Reegan was treated to a nail polish change and full Spa Pedicure. It was so much fun to see Reegan's delight as she sipped a glass of lemonade, sat back in the massage chair, soaked her feet in a warm jetted bubble bath and had her legs/feet massaged and toes painted. I even got into the action with a Pedicure too! After our time at the Spa we went to a fun little place called Arcadia Farms for lunch. Incredible food and desserts. Seeing that it was her birthday they even put a candle on her brownie and ice cream! On our way home we stopped at the Hallmark store so Reegan could spend some of her money that Gigi and Boppa sent on a cute little Reindeer Webkinz. To top off the day Kevin surprised her with her favorite for dinner..........steak. Reegan chose not to have a cake so we toasted with Root beer floats. It was a great, great day!

Zoo Lights

We had a really nice and busy weekend which started out on Saturday night at the Phoenix Zoo. Zoo lights is a BIG event down here. It was amazing with over 2.5 million lights. I guess it takes them over 3 months to put up. We wandered through the zoo and the girls really enjoyed the light shows, music and most of all the carousel. The weather was great... cold enough for the girls to don their winter gear (coat, hats and gloves) but NO rain!

Where we are today

Just thought I'd try taking some pictures of the house as it looks today. We have been decorating for Christmas slowly. Man, where has the time gone! We are flying back to Seattle a week from tomorrow!!! We are having our pool resurfaced and the house completely repainted inside (trim/doors/walls, etc. etc) starting in January. I can't wait. I know that everyone back home has had a wild month of weather..... but I have to say waking up to rain and temperatures not above the low 50s has made me feel like we are NOT in Arizona. The sun finally decided to show itself after 6 days of constant rain. When I drove the girls to school this morning it was 41 degrees. I probably won't be posting until after the new year so here's hoping you all have a very Merry Christmas. Blessings to all of you. Remember to enjoy!