The day before the day before Christmas was another day of fun with trains - but this time we got to ride them! The park also had a great playground.
Later that night Jo, Amy and the boys made Christmas cookies for Santa, then Papa read a bedtime story to Zach.
These photos are from three days before Christmas. We started off with a Sesame Street video (the only way we could ever get the boys to sit still long enough in the same place at the same time for a photo), moved to the back yard for a spin on a new toy from Grammy and Papa (kathie and pat, Amy's parents), then Connor and Zach had an art session. After naps, playing and dinner, it was story time, the last step before "night-night!".
A few months ago we got a kids' music CD by the Barenaked Ladies. It's one of our (and Zach's) favorites. We got one for Ian and Connor, and they really like it, too. One of the boys' favorite songs is "Popcorn". Ian invented a game that includes standing by the front door during the intro of the song, and then running around the couch in the living room as fast as possible... it's tiring just watching. Needless to say, Zach slept very well that night. Here's a video to give you a taste of what it's like with three boys in the house:
On our second full day in Phoenix, we took a tour of a neighborhood model train society. These folks are In To It. And by "it", I mean model trains. And by "in to", I mean ... hmmm, how do I say this diplomatically? ... well, these folks turn their backyards into permanent model railroad displays, need I say more? but bless 'em, it sure is fun to visit them, the kids love it, and they let all these strangers traipse through their yards in support of charity, so they can't be much more crazy obsessive loony than anyone else, right?
Hope you're all having a great day and enjoying time with loved ones.
