ABC's

Jacob is very concerned every time Guinevere cries. When she cries from the next room while he is eating he quickly says "Just a minute Guinevere," and then gets up and goes to see what is wrong with her. He tells her she is ok, and sticks the pacifier in. Yesterday while Rob and I were up stairs, Jacob ran up the stairs to tell us that Guinevere was crying in her swing (like we could not hear her). So we told him to go and sing to her so that she would stop. He said "OK" and ran back down the stairs. We did not actually expect him to quite her, but sure enough a few seconds later all that could be heard was Jacob sweetly singing the only song he knows all the words to, ABC's. Oh how I love my sweet little boy.

Parada del Sol

On Saturday we went out to the largest horse Parade. I am not sure if this is in the Southwest, US, or World, but it is must be worth bragging about since they kept mentioing it. We got up early and waited for an hour at the parade route, so that we could get a good seat. Rob and flat Tyler got a picture with the queen of the parade.


After the parade we went down to the Trails End Celebration. They had a petting area for the kids. Jacob is sacred to death of live animals, so when this donkey walked by he tried desperatly to squeez inbetween Nana and the fence.


We eventually got him calm enough to hold this cute baby goat.



Joseph loved the petting area. He did not really pet the animals, just stared at them as they walked all around him.


Then we rode the horses. All the kids really loved this part.





London saw other kids going on the electronic bull, and she said she really wanted to go on it too. We stood in line and as we watched other kids get thrown off we asked if she still wanted to ride. She said she did so we let her. Jacob went first, and as you can see he absolutely loved it. He was laughing the whole time. Even when it finally threw him off. Obviously the guy at the controls makes it go much slower for the younger kids.


London on the other hand started screaming as soon as the thing started moving. By the time I crawled up there to get her she had tears streaming down her face. I guess to see how much Jacob loved it, it was worth the wait in line.

All in all it was a great day. The weather was perfict, and I remembered to put sun screen on all the kids this year, so no one got burnt. Thanks to Uncle Drake, Uncle Kendale (really it is Aunt Kendale, but this is what the kids call her), and Kendale's mom Chris for getting us a parking pass and bracelets for the kids to go on all the rides.

Blessing Day

On Feb 1st Guinevere had her baby blessing. It was a beautiful day outside and we got a few pictures before the blessing. Guinevere was not very happy, but the rest of us were enjoying the weather.

Uncle Drake and Guinevere. We were very happy that Uncle Drake could pull himself away from the pregame shows and the Super Bowl party that he was hosting at his house for this special family event.


My Mom and Aunt Brenda with Guinevere

The Grill

At Robs work they have a test you have to take in order to be eligible to interview for supervisor positions. The three hour written and 2 hour oral test is call a "Grill." As I understand it, the Grill goes over corporate policies, accounting schedules, and other accounting stuff. Rob has been studying hard, and on Thursday he took and passed his Grill. Now instead of a Staff Accountant he is Senior Accountant. He is still doing the same job, but he has a new title. We are now eagerly awaiting the hiring and promotion freeze to be lifted so that Rob can start applying for supervisor positions. Congratulations Rob! I knew you could do it.