Update on Christmas

Hello again....I finally have a minute to sit at the computer and decide which of the hundreds of pictures (literally - we took almost 200 pics) of our trip to Arizona that I want to post here on our blog. We had a wonderful time spending Christmas with Kevin's family in Arizona. Thank you soooo much to his parents for making it possible for us to come home...especially with their announcement that they'll be going on a mission this year and won't be around for the next couple of Christmases. It made it extra special knowing it might be awhile before we see them again! Thank you also to both Kevin's brother Duane and his family and Kevin's parents for letting us invade your homes while we were there. Alexa had a fabulous time with her cousins and exploring new surroundings. We've hit another milestone with her....she's now walking everywhere. We knew it would just take some visual encouragement from her slightly older cousins! Despite some bruised knees and bottom....she's loving her newfound independence. She still looks a little "drunk" when she walks but we think it's rather cute. We had a great time hanging out with family that we don't get to see that often and we really enjoyed being home in Elfrida where Kevin got to share some of his favorite things with Alexa...like going to the Granets (sp?). Travelling with Alexa went okay, we used curbside checkin for both our flights and it was fabulous - we can handle tipping a couple bucks if we don't have to haul our luggage or stand in long lines!!! We were even able to manage getting the extra seat on our row both ways so that Alexa had her very own seat which made the flights much more bearable. All in all, we really did have a great time and hope to see family again soon!