The Day After Christmas...

...we had some visitors from Washington! Matt's sister Kirsten & her boys Isaac & Jabe came for almost a week. The girls could hardly wait til their cousins got here.

It's Auntie Kirsten!

Lets just say Isaac and Grandma were shocked at Ashley's present!

Lots of Wii time

After visiting for one day the boys and Kirsten went to Tucson to spend some time with Pam.

We drove down to pick them up and drvie back to our house.

Sitting in the sun Tucson style...

Only in AZ can you swim in December - outside.

After swimming it was time for a little hoops...

Time to get serious

Matt vs. Isaac

We sure know how to pack a car...I think we got 10 people packed in.

Matt made us all get out of the car for a Chinese Fire Drill! Now all the kids

are prepared for when they go to college.

Dinner at the Olive Garden - 'when you're here, you're family.'

The ride home from Tucson

Jabe really wanted to go to Kokomo's...

Kirsten and I went to the mall, and took some of Ashley's friends along with her cousin Isaac.

We took a few pic's of them...they'll thank us later.

A quick sunset picture before Matt & Jabe went to the football game.

We decided to go for a walk...

This is Humphrey in a tutu...Kirsten had to do it.

New Year's Eve Pizza - almost the size of my table! 24" of yummy-ness!

Wii & a scary movie

Sparklers

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The kids enjoyed a huge New Year's Morning breakfast made by Kirsten & Matt before heading out to the park one last time.

Stick ball

Soccer

Football

I just love this shot!

Matt rode Mia's bike home to get something, he probably could have walked faster.

Maddy rode her bike in the grass...

Matt fell.

We finally got Ashley out there...it was a bit like pulling teeth!

We loved having them come for a visit to sunny Arizona.

We all really hope they come back again next year so we can make even

MORE memories together.