Happy Thanksgiving!

We've had a very exciting Thanksgiving here in Phoenix with Grandpa Jerry and Grandma Carol.  They arrived from Oklahoma on Wednesday and we've enjoyed several days of playing in the park, watching football and of course EATING!!

We started Thanksgiving morning with a friendly neighborhood football game in the park.  This is the first year Aaron's been here to play and we loved enjoying some time with our neighbors.  I didn't cook a big meal this year, so we munched most of the day with Aunt Alicia.  And in the evening we went bowling - and Elayna loved it!!

A few fun pics:

Watching da-da play football!

Cheers, Grandpa!!

Elayna learning how to bowl!  She did such a great job and loved the different colored balls.  It was really fun!

Hiking at Cave Creek Rec Area

Zoo

We had a great day on Saturday -- Elayna's first trip to the Phoenix Zoo!  Here are a few pictures!

Elayna's favorite by far were the orangutans!  She made the monkey call and stared at them for 15-20 minutes.  It was very cute.

Halloween Photos

Our poor home computer is slowing giving up...  It has taken me a while to load pictures up of our fun Halloween.

We live in a split household -- Aaron's family attended the University of Oklahoma and Aaron is a big fan of their team.  My mom is a Texas Longhorn and my cousin Michael is a sophomore there. Therefore, no matter what university Elayna supports, we are doomed for some friendly family conflict....

So for Halloween, Elayna was a SOONER CHEERLEADER.

I love Halloween in our neighborhood -- its a rare opportunity to enjoy time with our neighbors.  Aaron took Elayna trick-or-treating to a few houses around the block and she understood the concept almost immediately.  Elayna is very clever and loves candy!

We also visited our church's fall festival later in the evening.  The petting zoo was a little scary but she enjoyed the slide at the playground.  It was a fun night for her and we love to see her so full of joy.

Happy Halloween!!