The Racer!

Daddy built a car to race in the inaugural Grand Prix of Scottsdale. Mia was a great helper in designing the car, and couldn't wait to hop in and figure out how she was going to reach the pedals!

Always Love the Snuggle!

Nothing beats a Sunday afternoon snuggle!!

Mia the Mechanic

Mia is not only an amazing skate boarder and dirt biker rider, but she has become quite the accomplished mechanic! When Daddy bought her a RZR dune buggy a few months back, he promised to buy her any upgrade she wanted, with one caveat: she had to do all the work herself.  Well, lo and behold, she has done it!  She literally installed a full custom suspension, racing seats, bumper, etc.  She is one amazing kid!

Arizona State Fair!

It has become a family tradition to take the kids to the State Fair every October!  It is totally trashy and filthy, and nothing but fun...  This year we got caught in the biggest monsoon rain storm of the year and ran around soaking wet, splashing in puddles and having the greatest day!!  Raising children is truly an amazing gift and definitely the highlight of my life.

Movie Night!

I'm not sure if you can even decipher this picture, but it's basically a mass of sleeping children! Friday night has become Movie Night in the basement of our new house.  It's an awesome night of quality family time, but always ends with Mommy & Daddy carrying a whole bunch of big kids up the stairs to their beds...  They are getting so heavy!

Papa Visit!

We took a quick day trip down to see Grammy & Papa in Tucson.  Mia's favorite thing in the world is going to the dog park with Papa!  She insists on going every time, as soon as we arrive.  She still has a huge love for dogs!

Weird...

Ok, this picture was just too funny not to share! As I was walking down the hall the other day I see Mia, with the door wide open, just hanging out on the toilet watching a movie...  Wow!!

Incentives...

Funny what motivates a child!  Brandon isn't the most diligent of students. Yet, after he was told that Sprinkles Cupcakes offers a free cupcake to any child who brings in a quiz with a perfect score, he immediately scored a 10 on a quiz...  Uncanny the timing!!