The last night of Glendale glitters is a block party that includes glowing hot air balloons. We got to see lots of Christmas lights and hot air balloons. We got to see the one below get filled up with air (it is a bee). The kids loved watching it!
Rebekah, Avery, and Miren met us there. Below the kids and Paul are waiting for the bee balloon to air up.
Another balloon. Lots of people.
Paul and Eve (a lovely green hue from the lights of the ATM machine). Eve loved it!
We went to Westgate on Saturday to let Nate build a car at a store called Ridemakerz. It is a similar concept as Build a Bear only with cars. While Daddy and Nate built a car, Mommy, Ellie, and Eve hung out by the fountain.
While Ellie was looking over the railing she was asking where the coyotes were. We had told them to look at the big Coyotes player blow ups earlier. The whole time she kept looking for the animal instead of the hockey players. Probably because we had also been talking, the night before, about how Daddy almost hit a coyote on Indian School Road.
Stagecoach flying in the air. We found this amusing!
The zoo opened the Komodo Dragon exhibit a little while ago and we finally got a chance to see it. The kids loved playing on the dragon statue. The dragon is hiding in the bushes and blends in very well to the dirt.
Nate’s snowman that he made for his class bulletin board. He was so proud of it and wanted everybody to love it.
Eve and Ellie hanging out. This picture was Ellie’s idea so we actually got a decent smile and her eyes not squinty. Eve was happily staring at her new friend, the ceiling fan.
Tummy time. She lasts about 5 minutes before she’s done with it.
Eve has decided that she is a big girl that needs to sit up. She is in the crook of the couch sitting very happily. She is also purposefully feeling things such as the stuffed kitty on her lap.
Green trees for Nate and a hot pink tree for Ellie.
The kids loved all of the lights. Eve wanted out of the stroller only 5 minutes into it. She was so happy looking around at all the lights.
Decorating our New Year’s crowns.
Wearing the crowns at midnight.
The kids made it all the way until midnight with no nap. Nate almost gave up with about 10 minutes to go but we kept him up. We had a fun night of playing games, eating root beer floats, and watching a movie. We even had a toast at midnight using sparkling punch in wine glasses. The kids were more than ready to go to bed and went right to sleep.
