Fiesta Bowl Parade 2010

We were joined on our annual trip downtown for the Fiesta Bowl Parade by the kiddos' cousins, auntie and uncle. We rode the Light Rail again this year and sat in the same spot (thanks to our good friends who continually stake out the front row in the wee morning hours). The kiddos had several cans of silly string, which they had almost exhausted before the parade even began. They could be heard loudly telling the balloon holders to "spin it" and were delighted by the Star Wars marching band.

Discovering Trains

With the help of his cousin, William, Benton has discovered the joy of trains.

Digging

Eamon loves digging in the sand creating roadways, ditches, holes, cities, volcanoes...

Extended HolidayAve

Grandpa Cates was delayed in his trip to visit, so the holiday festivities were extended a few more days. Much to everyone's delight he gifted us with a Wii. To Dave's delight, Grandma and Pap gave us Guitar Hero. Eamon loves playing Mario Kart. Dave LOVES Guitar Hero. Aine and Heather play a bit of bowling. Benton just likes using the steering wheel or controller without actually playing.

Christmas 2009

Holiday Lights and Trains

The whole Williams extended clan headed out to the railroad park for some holiday lights, carousel rides, train rides, hot cocoa and a little ambience. Unfortunately the line for the big train was too long for us to wait and ride. However we had a lot of fun!

Holiday Dance Recital

Aine takes dance one a week at a local dance studio. The class is a combination class for an hour and a half. It covers ballet, tap and gymnastics. She LOVES it. She attends with her best buddy and cousin, Rachel. Her other female cousins also have class there, so she is able to see everyone. She is learning a lot and participated in the holiday production. She was great. She smiled the whole time and really enjoyed herself!

Socktober Socks

I finished the Through The Loops Mystery Socks for 2010. They turned out really nice. I am pleased with how quickly I knit them. It helped that I did two socks at one time - albeit on two different sets of needles.

Oh course, I still only have one sock from the 2008 knitalong, but who's keeping track.