Mineer Madness: November 2012

Our Thanksgiving was pretty delicious this year! We were sad we couldn't see everyone, but we enjoyed our time together. John is now working a new job, so he was able to spend the day with us! We feasted on turkeys, potatoes, vegetables, pies, and much more! Our bellies and hearts were full. We are so thankful to share our lives with such incredible family. Both of us feel very blessed, we love you all!
After Thanksgiving, we went up to Williams with cousins and siblings to ride the Polar Express. We had a blast! It was cold, but we bundled up and cuddled under blankets. Kenzie fell asleep right before Santa appeared on the train, but she still loved every second. Big thanks to Grandma and Papa for the wonderful (early) Christmas present!! We all loved it and are happy to have the memory! We spent the night and ventured off to Bearizona the next day with cousins and aunts. Another memory we're so thrilled to keep. Kenzie was very excited to see bears and buffalo! The bird show was awesome too, an owl flew so low it knocked off John's sunglasses!! I enjoyed my birthday because we spent the entire weekend together, what more could I ask for? Besides a pedicure ;) We were also blessed with a new, beautiful and perfectly healthy little niece! Miss Aubree Anne made her debut on November 25th at 5:47 p.m. She was 8.4 lbs and 20" long. She has a full head of black, wavy hair!! She is so sweet and perfect, it was a great way to end an already perfect holiday weekend! Enjoy some pictures!

A little scooter time on Thanksgiving morning, donning her boots that were once her dads :)

Family photo before turkey!

John is truly the love of my life

Swinging on dad during our walk around the block

Warming up by the fire, in our pajamas that we wore on Polar Express

Sitting with Grandma at dinner, before Polar Express

Wanted to ride the horse!

Crashed out after the exciting train ride!

An American bison

Alaskan Tundra Wolves

A black bear! It wasn't more than 5 feet from our car, and ended up closer to us!
It was incredible.

The fearless owl that swooped down and hit John in the head.

Thumbs up for a great time!

I will be uploading more pictures from Polar Express, so stay tuned for more!

On Saturday, November 17, John, Kenzie, and I joined some family up North. We went through Prescott up to Mingus Mountain and we had a blast!!! It was cold, but we bundled up and enjoyed the ride - literally!

John's brother Ryan and his wife, Alicia, went up with us (as well as Ben and Kassie), and brought their RZR and quad. At first I thought Kenzie would be afraid (they're kind of loud), but she was far from it! Kenzie was obsessed with them, we couldn't keep her off!! She is still talking about her fun weekend. She loves her uncles and aunts!

It was an amazing day and we can't wait to go back for more!

**Before anyone wonders, she was PERFECTLY safe riding around. The RZR has seat belts like a car, so she was strapped in!