Beth, Phil, Zoe, and Zachy flew in from Utah and Dave and Sarah drove in on a Friday afternoon. We met at our house for sandwiches and beer and had a fun and relaxing afternoon. The three older kids wanted to play outside so we hung out by the pool. Zoe brought her swimsuit and wanted to go in the pool so we got the girls in their suits and headed outside. Zoe got in and walked around on the baja step and Hayden dipped her feet in. It was mid-70s outside (plenty warm for Zoe coming from Utah) but a little chilly for our hot-weather girl. The pool was about 55 degrees! But the kiddos had a great time hanging out and playing in the sunshine.
That evening Beth and Phil watched all four kids so that Matt and I could go the 20/30 holiday party. It was great to hang out with all of our friends at the party but so hard to leave Beth and Phil at the house. We wanted to be in both places at once!
The next day we spent time relaxing at our house. The kids played, and played, and played. We watched Christmas movies, made lunch, watched tv and just hung out. It was great. That night we had taco soup for dinner and homemade chocolate peppermint pie, compliments of Matt Wolach. He's becoming such a chef (and I LOVE it!!) We sang happy birthday to Zoe as she turned five the week before and then we drove to Grayhawk to walk through the neighborhood and see all of the Christmas lights. The kids loved getting outside and the grown-ups got to walk off some of the food that they ate.
On Sunday we packed up the car and headed for the Cardinals vs. Broncos football game at University of Phoenix Stadium. We left the big kids at home with a sitter (bless her heart!) and we took Ellie out for the game. Ash, Afton, Grandma Sarah, and Grandpa Dave met us at the stadium and we had a great time tailgating. Matt made specialty burgers and we had snacks and potato salad. The game was kind of a bust (for those of us Broncos fans) but we still had a wonderful time together. Plus, Ellie really enjoyed her first tailgate and football game. haha
That evening Beth, Phil and the kiddos had to fly back to Utah. It was so hard to see them leave because we love hanging out with them. We're already working on a plan to visit Utah soon so we can get back together!
Click on the link below to see pictures from our fun weekend!
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