New Years Eve & 2013 Review

My New Years dates and it's only 9pm.

This year has been eventful. There have been trials, but there has been a lot of good memories that we won't forget.

• We took lots of trips - Cayman Islands, New York City, San Diego, Las Vegas, Utah, Arkansas, and Branson Missouri.
• We saw a lot of great artists in concert - Yo Gabba Gabba Live, Muse, Mumford & Sons.
• Zander turned 3, finally got potty trained, started preschool, participated in swimming and soccer, and is growing too fast!
• Devin got a promotion at work, started working out and lost 20 lbs, went white water rafting, and started to learn how to play the guitar.
• I said goodbye to my twenties, (finally) got pregnant, continued to grow out my hair, and celebrated 2 years at work.
• Baby Merrill is on it's way. I hope for a girl and Devin is hoping for a boy. We will see who wins in February.

Christmas

Christmas Eve at the Mesa Temple for Temple Lights

Christmas morning feeding the homeless in downtown Phoenix

Encanto Park

Nan with her 5 great grandsons - Jayden, Zander, Tage, Chanson, and Grayson

When Devin was a little boy, he visited Encanto Park with his cousins to ride the train. Fast forward 25 years and we are doing the same thing with Zander and his cousins. On the Merrill side, the first five grand kids are boys. Devin is #4 in that line up and loved growing up with boy cousins as he never got a brother of his own. The next generation of Merrill grand kids also has five grandsons. Zander is #2. Hopefully he will have a brother in the future, but I'm happy that he has a bunch of cousins around his age.

Ward Christmas Breakfast

The Ashley Heights Ward held breakfast with Santa this year. Zander was so excited to see the big guy in red which is different from previous years where he was completely terrified and cried. It's been great to experience this holiday season through the eyes of a 3 year old where everything is magical and special.

Nan pulled off her wig tonight and frightened Zander. After a while he thought it was funny so he tried it on.