Thanksgiving in New Mexico

This year we had the special chance to spend Thanksgiving with my sister Heather in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She recently moved there from her medical residency in Wisconsin. She is the closest fam we have now that we are in the southwest, about 7 hours away. My Mom says it's kind of funny that both of her daughters are in the southwest part of the country... who saw that coming?

Here are some pictures of the Thanksgiving food preparations. Everyone picked in and we had a delicious dinner together... followed by seconds and thirds... and so on. Yummm yummm....

Here are some pictures of us all playing in Heather's back yard. We played a lot of "PIG" with her basketball court. The shots got crazier the longer we played. Jordan loved what he called "going fishing" by her pool. He would stick the pole on the covered pool and tell us about the big fish he caught. Then we would eat them. He's got a really great imagination. Jordan also had fun throwing leaves at his Aunt Heather. Fun times all around.

We got the chance to go on a tram up the Sandia Mountains of Albuquerque. It was an awesome experience and an amazing view. Jordan wasn't scared at all by the height. He's been trained as a Webb should in liking heights.

Here's a collage of what we saw on the tram. It was a beautiful time of day to go up. The sun was just beginning to set.

Here's a picture of the Sandia mountainside.

The sunset with a jet flying by. When Jordan sees the airplanes and their contrails he calls them "rockets"!

Some pretty mountain views.

The next day we went to do some further exploring to find some petroglyphs. We hiked up a little mountain to see them. It was fun guessing what the pictures stood for. Uncle Charlie was a great help in walking Jordan up the mountain. Natalie was in a frontpack with me and didn't see the sights, but she liked the ride.

Here we are all next to some petroglyphs.

Here we are at the top of a volcano! We really packed in a lot in our short visit with Heather. It was so much fun to be together for Thanksgiving. Thanks Heather for all the fun!

Bart & Gayleen 11/09/12

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Webb! 

My brother Bart and his fiance Gayleen got sealed for time and all eternity on November 9, 2012 in the Portland, Oregon Temple. Congratulations!!!

What a wonderful couple. We are so happy for the two of you!

The fall colors were awesome in Oregon. I couldn't help but take lots of pictures of the leaves since we don't have leaves in Arizona. It was beautiful to see.

The celebrations, pictures, and family gatherings outside the temple. 

We were so happy that we could be there for Bart and Gayleen's sealing. It was a sweet experience. Thank you Natalie for coming early. Natalie is not in this picture because she's inside the temple waiting area staying warm. 

More fall colors.

Here's a sweet picture of Bishop and Sister Peterson. It was so special to have them there for the wedding. They are adopted members of the Webb family and we all love them so much. The Peterson's loved meeting little Natalie. Sister Peterson was so kind to take care of Natalie inside the temple waiting area while we all did pictures outside. 

The Portland, Oregon Temple.

It is amazing the way Heavenly Father paints the earth.

Here are some photos from Bart and Gayleen's reception in Salem. What a fun time. 

Aunt Gayleen and Uncle Bart holding their new niece Natalie. 

The family with the newlyweds. We love you both and we welcome Gayleen to the Webb family!

Being together as a family is one of the best things ever! 

We are so happy to know that families can be together forever. 

Now Bart and Gayleen have that same promise in their marriage. 

Congratulations again Bart and Gayleen! We love you!

Halloween 2012

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 

This year Jordan was Peter Pan. He is obsessed with all that is Peter Pan and so I thought I better take this opportunity to have him be his favorite character for Halloween. He absolutely loved it! He didn't want to take his costume off at the end of the night and he asked to wear it again the next morning. He's our cute little boy. 

Here is Jordan walking around with Dad at our ward's trunker treat. This year he caught on pretty fast to how this candy getting process works. 

This little boy loves to sword fight with his Dad every day. He tells Preston that he's Captain Hook and Jordan is Peter Pan. Jordan will watch the movie Peter Pan as many times in a row as we'll let him. He also enjoys reading his Peter Pan book and any book that is about pirates. We are getting such a kick out of seeing him in this Peter Pan phase. 

Here's Peter Pan posing with our pumpkins.

Little Natalie's first Halloween. She slept through the entire evening.

Here we all are looking good at the ward Halloween party. From left to right: Peter Pan (Jordan), Captain Hook (Preston), Wendy (Hillary) holding Tinker Bell (Natalie), and Tiger Lilly (Mom). We had such a fun time dressing up as a family for Halloween. Who knows what we'll come up with for Halloween next year?