Christmas con mi familia

Viva Arizona in the winter! We've been swimming, on jogs and walks every day. Today we went out to Saguaro Lake to feed the ducks and take a walk. We have enjoyed feeding the wild rabbits that hop behind my parents house, watching the neighborhood coyotes, eating insane food and spending time with each other. Hope you all had merry Christmas and hope you make and keep all your New Year's resolutions. The Grandaughters!- dee, mj, brooklyn, rebs

Me and the sista

our little familia

all the grandkids and nana and papa

dee, mj, and punky (my nephew)

rebs and punky

first meeting

great grammy, great don and todos los great grandkiddos from my mom's family

Oh Happy 3rd Rebs!

So long ago...

"Gotta be with my mom!!!"

"Lovin' my Dad"

Some VERY rare seconds of quietudeHAPPY BIRTHDAY REBS!

Most of the time, I look at you and laugh because you are one of the funniest little kids I have ever known. I love the personality you reveal with every morning you wake. I love the strength you show during trauma. I love that you are CRAZY! I love that you are hilarious. I love that each day is an adventure with you and I can't wait to have more. I love you. We ALL love you! Happy 3rd Birthday.

loving the holidays

**technical difficulties have been overcome. Here are the Washington holidays...

Mj and peapod

The "little" Allgood Family

Here are all the Allgoods

On the Hayride at the Christmas Tree Lot- THRILL RIDE!

Great Aunt Ali and Grandma Stephanie and of course Cooper the Reindeer!

Cooper was a huge hit with the girlsSeriously.Ryan with my pick for tree of the year!

The girls racing Grandpa Dave back from the barn after feeding the feral cats

Dee made the turkeys on the place cards. a-freakin-dorable.

Rebs is anxiously awaiting the out of control hayride!

And what would you like for Christmas Shiloh Jolie-Pitt?The girls with Norman Rockwell's Santa- the best Santa of all time

For real, that is my kid.

Dee telling Santa that she wants something we don't want to buy her for Christmas!

Peapod and his mama

Those are their real eyes

First Thanksgiving with no plans to ever be pregnant again. Oh happy day!

Sibling Date

Our rather large family drove up to the Motherland for Thanksgiving this year. I think I have Jared convinced we should move up there and form the Viva Allgood compound. That way, our children, once married, can live on the compound with their families and they never have to leave! I like it.

I was not great at taking photos while in Washington. I didn't get pictures of Thanksgiving or any of the major events surrounding it. But I did capture the sibling date ad nauseum. So, here is our sibling + inlaw - Dea night on the town. We missed you Dea!

Itinerary: Pack up in the sweetest ride ever and head to Seattle.

Yes, it's a minivan.

Taking pictures out of a dirty windshield always yields great results!

2. In Seattle

3. Dinner at Boom Noodle!
I ordered the best thing on the menu

Jed is CRAZY excited about his meal

The "deep in smiley conversation photo"

Los Tres Amigos

We had fun and ate well

Jon, sorry to point this out but that is a great smile!

Who knew you could be a superstar just by wearing a 3 wolf moon shirt? Jed did and he is.

4. Headed to Scoop Du Joir - with a name like that, it was like we travelled to France!
Kate REALLY wanted more of Jed's ice cream- we were able to avoid bloodshed
Taylor looks like he has the GMOH's (Get Me Outta Here's)- I mean just look at that face! And somewhere during the course of the evening, Ryan's mouth disappeared. The guy that runs Scoop Du Joir was very nice- I had to get a picture- incognito.
Happily adding to the Thanksgiving weight gain
I suppose the wolf moon shirt doesn't protect his ice cream. He shoulda thought of that!
5. All tuckered out from a date with the siblings and from the obsessive picture taker.I wish we all lived closer together because we had a really fun time. Some people stress about their in-laws but I love mine- all of them. Thanks guys.
P.S. Jared, I love you.