Holiday Hoopla part 3

It just so happened that our hotel in Tempe was right across the street from Game Works, aka Shawn's Heaven on Earth. We got over then when it opened and it was dark when we pulled into Flagstaff.

Holiday Hoopla part 2

On day 1 of Christmas vacation, we headed out on our first roadtrip with Caden. We were a bit nervous, not knowing what to expect from our little man. Our first stop, Phoenix AZ, where we met up with Bradi and her family, who were visiting their families during the holidays. We grabbed a quick and somewhat chaotic bite of pizza and topped off the meal with a scrumptious dessert that brought out the inner piranha in each of the kids.

It was Caden's first chance to meet those crazy Portland folks!

Our Holiday Hoopla part 1

Our Holiday Festivities started with Gingerbread House making in Logan's kindergarten class. It's amazing how engrossing cookies with lots of frosting and candy can be. You can see the results of his hour of work.

Caden was rather bored by the whole thing.

I'm sure he won't be happy about this when he's older

I just couldn't resist taking these cute chubby baby pics! I used them as gift tags for the grandparents.

Snap Crackle Pop

Caden started snacking on Rice Krispies to help develop his motor skills...it's great pre-meal entertainment, for everyone.