January Activities

Celebrating Grace's birthday with a tea party for just girls! Rylie LOVED this party. 

These girls are such sweet friends. 

 Building a two-story house from K'NEX...super focused.

 Family building night!!!

 Park playdate with friends from preschool...Rylie, Caden and Hannah

 Super fun park with swing zip line...Rylie spent the whole time at the park on it!

 More preschool friends...Ava and Milania

Rylie and I had a special day just the 2 of us. 

We went to a play place and then out to lunch and ice cream. It was super fun!

 Derek built a crank fan from his simple machine K'NEX set.

 Play date with Grace...I painted the girls' nails

 Rylie built the Eiffel Tower with her K'NEX set.

Playing volleyball with the Christmas tree storage container!

 Rylie loved these Shopkins lipgloss containers and decided to draw them on the whiteboard. She spent a long time getting the colors and details just right. I was very proud of her.

 Rylie selfie!

 Making chocolate chip cookies with Mom!

 Matching braids with her American Girl Doll, Elena!

 Derek LOVED playing flag football!

 

 Rylie was excited to get some hot chocolate!

 Snuggling with Daddy and watching some TV.

 The kids LOVE reading in the car

Playdate with Derek's best buds from school - Hadrian, Zane and Jack. 

Love how these boys wrestle and play hard.

 

 We went to one of Becca's basketball games.

The kids made her a sign and we had fun cheering her on.

Rylie has been working hard on the monkey bars!!

 Derek is working on the K'Nex ferris wheel 

Finished product!!

One day Derek said he wanted to make deviled eggs so we set out to making them. Yummy!

 Kids made their own sandwiches for lunch!! 

Rylie hanging out at one of Derek's flag football games. It was a cold game and we pulled out her winter jacket. Its SO fun to wear a winter coat in Phoenix.

 

Matt's keezer being delivered after Terry Clay made it look awesome by adding old barn wood to the sides. Matt was wanting it to be ready for his Tenure Party.  Drew, Matt and Terry lifted it into Terry's truck. 

Hiking Spur Cross Ranch in Cave Creek, one of the kids favorites. We brought Grace along with us. Nikki, Ellie and Caitlin joined us along with Christina, Dave, Bella and Caden and Janet, Brent and Jack. It was such a fun and adventurous hike.

 Crossing the first river.

 Ellie and Rylie

 Tradition of stopping at Dunkin Donuts on the way home! The kids did awesome hiking.

 Pajama day at preschool. Rylie brought Gracie, of course.

 

making fresh squeezed orange juice

 coloring with Milania

 Dad's day with Derek at SCA! Derek and Matt dressed up in Gator gear.

 

 Early morning snuggles with Derek and Rylie

 Jumping for joy!!!

 

Rylie and Daddy date night to ASU women's gymnastic meet

100th Day of School poster. Derek cut out 10 different Star Wars Lego guys 

and grouped them into 10 groups of 10.

So proud of Rylie she had blood drawn and was very brave. 

This is her favorite pink dress that Milania gave her!

 Mommy and Rylie breakfast date to Dunking Donuts. 

 Mommy and Derek breakfast date to Dunkin Donuts.

 To celebrate Derek's half birthday at school I made football cupcakes. 

They were definitely delicious.

 Family date night to Dave and Busters. The kids LOVED playing all the video games.

 

Preschool prom with Daddy. Dinner and Dancing and crafts. Rylie said it was the "BEST NIGHT EVER!" Her favorite part was dancing. She didn't want to stop. I volunteered to help out that night with the crafts and I loved watching Rylie and Matt dancing together. It was so sweet.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 Biking with Xander!