Snow in Flagstaff

As part of the our road trip to northern Arizona last week we spent 2 days in Flagstaff. The kids had an opportunity to enjoy lots of snow. We decided not to post all 200 pictures of our trip (you're welcome), but if someone is bored enough to look at them head on over to our "Flickr" website. The link is in the column to the right - or you can just click on this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/azsmithstuff/sets/72157628520591977/



Roadtrip to Northern Arizona

We just arrived back into town after spending a pre-holiday long weekend in northern Arizona. We have lots of pictures, but not a lot of energy to sort through and post them tonight. We did put a few down below as a sneak peek....Check back soon for more.



Flagstaff, AZ



Grayson watches as his daredevil sister zooms down the sledding hill.

Rather than cruise control, we just let the kids take turns driving.

A big horn sheep.

At the train station in Williams, AZ.  Next stop the North Pole.

Santa visits the Polar Express.

Marley and Frosty.

 The other night we took the little people and old people out to the Scottsdale Railroad Park to ride the little train and enjoy the Christmas lights.

The family poses for a group photo.

The happy siblings.

PaPa tells Grayson about his experiments with LSD in the 70's.

Everyone boards the train.

Marley and a member of the Special Olympic Equestrian Team.

MARLEY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

This past Thursday Marley turned 6 years old. We had a little party for her on Saturday afternoon at "As You Wish", which is a place that allows the kids to pick a piece of pottery, paint it and "fire it". Because we could not afford to replace all of the pieces Grayson would have undoubtedly smashed, he stayed home with MiMi & PaPa Pollard.

The pre-party scene.

Marley paints her piece: a guitar.

Mom checks in.

Everyone is hard at work.

The girls are having fun.

Marley soaks it in while her friends sing "Happy Birthday".

She's getting ready for the big finale.

She can finally exhale and eat her cupcake.

The party people are all smiles.

Our new dinnerware.

Flashback: Marley's 4th birthday (2009)!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARLEY FROM MARLEY (Video)

Marley celebrated her 6th birthday today, but before the big day she set aside some time to sing to herself.

*After a long delay Marley has also updated her own blog with additional videos. There is a link to "Marley's World" located in the the column to the right. She has big plans for her blog in 2012, so stay tuned.

Scottsdale Firehouse

Last weekend the kids had pancakes with the Scottdale Fire Department. The kids loved climbing all around the fire trucks and Grayson entertained everyone with his high pitched squealing, which represented his best impression of a siren.