My Once Upon a Time...

Katie's dad surprised us with a long weekend in Alaska right after Christmas.  We left bright and early the day after Christmas and wondered how Fox would do on the flights (one was 3.5 hours long, the other one about 2.5 hours). He was such a trouper! He didn't cry, didn't even fuss once, and was just happy as can be to play with his toys and sit or stand on our laps. We were so proud of him!       The first night, we went to a family reunion. Katie still has a lot of family living in Alaska (Anchorage), she grew up there and her dad still owns a house there as well, which is where we stayed.  We thought for sure that Fox would lose it, Alaska is 2 hours behind Phoenix, and by the time we left for the reunion, it was already 2 hours past his bedtime. Katie's family was so excited to meet him and he was passed around all night, again, totally content and happy, until he fell asleep five hours past his bedtime...eeks!      ...

 This was the first year, Katie and I hosted Christmas at our house. Katie has three families, so it's impossible to get everyone together, but we managed to get two out of the three over on Christmas Eve. We had Christmas Eve off, so we started our day by going to church, just us three, before everyone came over.  Here's Mr. Fox, looking all cute, as usual! Love this kid!           Our fireplace literally got finished a few days before Christmas, so we still have to figure out how to decorate it for the coming years, but it made me so happy to finally see our stockings up.     Katie's sister Ashlie, her boyfriend Brad and Fox.           Grandma Sandie   This cracker was Fox's Christmas dinner (along with some Breastmilk)...haha. This boy does not like food, the only thing he voluntarily puts in his mouth are these crackers and bananas. We're...