Bowling

 

The Terry family was together again this past week. My parents had their mission farewell on January 25Th, which brought my brothers and sisters together once again. We decided to do one more memorable activity before the big departure. We were debating Valley of Fire or bowling. Since the weather wasn't cooperating, we decided on bowling. It was a great choice! The kids and adults all had a blast! After bowling they played in the arcade. Then we decided to venture over to our house to hot tub and eat dinner. It was a fun night.

New Dresses

 

Sydney and Alexa got new matching church dresses! I can't resist pink and brown colors together! Aren't they cute!

 

Cardinals VS. Eagles

 

Steve and 7 other guys lucked into buying tickets to the NFC Championship game of the Cardinals against the Eagles. The game sold out in 6 minutes. My brother in law Jeremy had season tickets and sold the tickets to his friends and relatives. It was a close game, but the Cardinals pulled through. While Steve was at the game we had our own television football party. It wasn't as intense as being at the real game, but it was fun! The boys and I were biting out nails the last 3 minutes of the game. GO Cardinals!!!

 

Bath Time!!!

 

Alexa loves her bubble baths! She puts her face in the water and comes up with bubbles all over! She is at such a cute stage! We love her!!!

 

Not So Fun!!

 

Cameron and Sydney had their tonsils and adenoids out on the same day. We told them they could have as much ice-cream and pudding as they wanted, so they were excited about the surgery. Conner and Derek were even jealous! They wanted endless amounts of yummy food too! When the surgery was done, they weren't as excited! As you can tell from the pictures, the smiles are prior surgery! We are sure glad we live in a time with good medicine! It makes life with pain a little less miserable for the kids and the parents!

 

 

Conner's Class Pet

 

 

Conner was so excited to take his class pet Marty home for the weekend. The kids loved playing with Marty the hamster! The night before Marty went back to school was definitely memorable! I woke up at 3AM to scratching sounds. I flicked on the light, and Marty was behind my dresser(Next to my bed.) Somehow he had gotten out of his cage! The poor hamster was terrified of us! He kept running around our bedroom, while Steve was attempting to catch him. We were contemplating waking up Conner to have him retrieve the pet, but finally after about 10 minutes Marty was caught and put back in the cage. The excitement never seems to end in the Reese home!

 

 

Fun Arizona Pictures!

 

Here are a few of the pictures we took of the kids in Arizona!

Arizona Fun!

 

While in Arizona we went to eat at a Mexican Restaurant with my sister Angela's family. The restaurant had a ton of orange trees in their court yard. The people working there told the kids they could pick as many oranges as they wanted. They came home with 3 bags full. The kids decided they wanted to make freshly squeezed orange juice and sell it . The orange juice tasted so good, that it was long gone before they had a chance to sell it! They had a fun time making it with their cousins! Thanks Angela and Jason for letting us stay with you! We had a great time!

Christmas Dip

 

My brother Brad heated his pool during the Christmas Break! The kids had a blast swimming with their cousing, jumping off the cliff, and going down the slide! Thanks Brad and Toni for letting us all destroy your house, but make memories that will last forever!

Bungee Jumping in Arizona

Conner



Derek


The kids had a great time in Arizona playing with their cousins! The four oldest kids had the opportunity to Bungee Jump at my sister's neighbor's house. They had no reservations! They were doing back flips over and over again! We couldn't get them high enough! Here are some of the pictures we took!


Sydney


Cameron

Cardinals VS. Falcons

At the Spur of the moment, we decided to drive to Arizona and go the the Cardinals play off game. We surprised the boys with tickets! They were excited to say the least! I took the kids and drove to Arizona on New Year's Day to spend some time at my sister Angela's new house! Steve had to work, but drove up with my brother in law and nephews who were also attending the game. They met us just in time for the game to start. It was an awesome game!! Cardinals won by 6 points which made us all happy (especially Derek and Steve).

NEW YEAR'S EVE

We spent New Year's Eve at my sister Lisa's House. Steve had to work, but my Parent's and many of my brother's and sister's were there to celebrate the New Year! We took the kids to the movie, Bedtime Stories,and then went back to Lisa's. We played cards, watched TV, drank Root beer, ate all sorts of desserts, and just hung out. Right before the New Year we gave the kids crowns to wear and blowers. They made enough noise to wake up the whole neighborhood! We all had a great time, but we were exhausted by the end of the night!

MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS MOMENTS

During the two week Christmas break we were with the Whole Terry Clan! All 7 of my brothers and sisters, and their families were in Logandale at my parents house. The kids had so much fun playing with their cousins. It was nice to visit with all of my family members! The kids had fun playing Uno with Grandma, and getting tickled by Grandpa. Alexa and Sydney loved being played with by their Aunts and Uncles! The boys were in Heaven playing football with their cousins and uncles.

CHRISTMAS DAY

We had a fun Christmas this year! Christmas Day started out with Steve and I going to bed at 2 AM, and the kids waking us up at 5AM. It's amazing we survive on the amount of sleep we get! Conner, Derek, and Cameron were excited to see that Santa brought them the sports jersey's they had asked for. Conner wanted the Patriots(Tom Brady) Derek-Cardinals(Larry Fitzgerald) and Cameron-Chargers(Tomlinson!)
Derek was also excited for his Ipod alarm clock, and Conner for his regular alarm clock! It doesn't take much to make them happy! Cameron was so excited when he saw his Nerf ball gun. He immediately started running around shooting people and objects around the house. Sydney and Alexa were happy to get dolls,strollers,earrings,and clothes! Sydney's stuffed dog named Lucky was quite the hit! It obeys commands like sit, sleep, etc. The whole family had fun playing with the dog.
After opening presents at our house, we went over to visit the Terry clan! It was a very fun, and eventful day!