Part 2

So here is part 2 of all the catching up I have to do...
The week of Thanksgiving, America, Tyler, TJ and I went to VEGAS to see The Lion King! It was so much fun. TJ and I had never really been there before (more than just passing through) so we decided to go for 2 nights so we could do more than just see the show. The Lion King was still definitely the best part, but we did lots of other fun stuff, too. One thing we were sure to make time for was a little shopping. While doing so, I needed to stop by Sephora to get some make-up. While in there, America and I saw a bunch of false eyelashes and decided we needed to get some to wear to the show that night. Tyler then convinced us we should get crazy ones. After much debate I decided, "what better place to do something crazy like this than vegas??" So... we went a little crazy... (our camera batteries, of course, died when we got there, so I apologize for the qualities of the following pictures, taken on our phones)

We ended up snipping off most of the excess feathers even before the show that night, but it was still fun :) Another awesome thing about going to The Lion King there was that our seat were in the very first row. TJ especially loved that because he had an amazing view of the pit. He might have spent almost as much time watching the people in the pit as he did watching the actual performance.

Right around that same time, America and Tyler actually moved in with us. We were a little nervous about there being enough space, but it ended up working great and we LOVED having them with us. We were so so sad when they left at the end of the semester. Steven loved having them around too... especially Lloyd

When Christmas time rolled around, we didn't really want to set up the tree since we weren't going to actually be home for christmas. We also didn't think a toddler and a dog would do very well with the tree/ornaments within reach. We wanted to put something up, though, so we decided to just put up the top of the tree (set on our kitchen table), some lights around the ceiling, and a few other choice items that we couldn't live without.

We also decided that we should make a trip to the Hogle zoo to see Zoo Lights. We had done this with Kelly and her family before when they had been in AZ, and didn't really think about the obvious difference there would be between the two - the weather. We still had a good time, though :)

America gave Steven her gloves to keep his hands warm which is why he looks like a monster...

We spent Christmas in IN with TJ's family and had a great time! TJ got to go to a Colts game with his brother and Dad for his birthday, we celebrated Randy's birthday a little early, and just had lots of good quality time together. I, of course, forgot my camera, and so these are the only picture I have, taken on TJ's phone.

Steven has all of a sudden become sporadically interested in watching shows on TV. He has never seem interested before, but one morning when I was getting ready, I came out of the bathroom to find this, even though the TV had been off when I had gone into the shower...

And it was turned on to Sesame Street and everything!

Also, Steven is becoming more and more musical every day! He loves playing on the piano that we are lucky to have in our home until the end of the summer (we're watching it for some people that left for the semester), and is getting better and better at playing the drums!

With Morgan and Conner, the kids of one of our friends from the ward - and Morgan loves to play the "pLano"

These last pictures are actually taken on stage with TJ's drum set he plays with the Young Ambassadors. I think Steven could be part of the show, don't you? :)