Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland

We celebrated New Year's Eve by playing in the snow at the Phoenix Zoo. Avery and Trent hadn't seen snow before and we weren't sure how they'd react to it. It took Trent a little while to get into it, but after a few minutes, he was having a good time jumping in, kicking, and running through the white stuff. Avery enjoyed watching all the kids, but wasn't too fond of getting her hands cold. I think both of them are fine with living in the desert and not having snow to play in during the winter. I think they would get used to it, though...

Male Bonding

I'm very fortunate to work at a company that gives paid time off to fathers when they have a new baby. I was able to take Trent down to Tucson to spend a little time with my mom on a Friday. We went to the Tucson zoo for a few hours. The weather was great and we had a lot of fun.




Here's one of Trent recently at the dinner table. When he doesn't get an early nap, you can never tell when sleep will strike...


This is probably one of those photos that can be pulled out when he's a teenager and his female friends come over. I'm sure we'll archive this one for just the right moment.

Over the past year, I've been working with Jake Johnson, another local photographer, to take action photos of kids playing various sports. We've got a deal with the city for all city-sponsored sports. We've done flag football, soccer and basketball. Right now is spring soccer and tackle football season. I've spent about half a day over each of the past four Saturdays taking pictures.



I think baseball is next, then another basketball season, then we start over again. It's been fun, and a little extra money on the side makes it worthwhile.

San Diego Trip

In December I went with Trent and my mom to visit my dad in San Diego. It was a short trip, with the main activity being a trip to the zoo.



Trent spots a koala.


He found one of his favorite books, "Tails", in the gift shop.


Cranking the penny pressing machine.


Zhen Zhen, the panda cub.


A cute caracal kitty.


All worn out!


I probably should've gotten some pictures of my dad too, but whenever I have the camera, I always tend to focus on my beautiful boy!

The next day we had brunch at The Original Pancake House in Poway. It's absolutely the best place to get pancakes! My favorites are the 49er flapjacks, and I think I can safely speak for Trent in saying that they're his favorite now too. He was literally shoveling them into his mouth. He positioned himself at the edge of the plate and used his fork to just push them on in! I wish I had the camera with me.

We also had time for a nice little visit with my uncle Marcus' family before returning home.