We've celebrated the Christmas day. Going to a local church for service Christmas eve. Waking early to greet the children's frenzied mania over beautifully wrapped packages from Santa. Swimming in the pool for a break. Exploring all the new gadgets and toys, playing with games, losing and finding key pieces of contraptions. The day was filled with many new experiences for our family. The ham, corn and twice baked sweet potatoes were delightful.
We were able to talk to our families back home, receiving and giving blessings of good health to all our friends and family. Traci and I feel fortunate to have all the great relationships we have with people. Everyone has been so supportive of our efforts on this adventure.Friday it was back to work for Dad and the rest of the family continued their study of all the things they received on Christmas. Friday evening we all played the Wii for several hours.
Saturday we woke and went to Papago park for a hike. The local park system is impressive. There are many activities available to do within an hours drive. We hiked a little, Savannah and Sophie grumbled a little. There was a visit from two jack rabbits along the trail. Sophie ended with a stomach ache which led to a hurried drive home for some relief. 
Latest news is we'll be here through the end of March then up to the northwest. Savannah has trip home for ten days coming in January. She has a new soccer team which practices this Monday in Tempe. Traci and I are having a little challenge trying to figure out how I can get back from Ak Chin while she's in Tempe. 
Quirkle is an interesting game of tiles placed in rows. The row have to either have the same color or shape to be counted as played correctly. Traci and I quickly fell in love with the game!The late nights with the holiday and the long days full of all the new stimuli have been wearing some nerves thin. We did have the comfort of pumpkin pie to help bring us relief.
The family needs some more sleep this weekend. Even Shane has complained of a sore back, maybe from the Wii. 
Weather broke into sunshine today from cloudy, rainy days for the past few days. While we were outside it was a little chilly in the shade, only up in the 50's. We're expecting frost in the valley tonight. Good sleeping weather.
2 comments:
Welcome to the world of Wii! If you use wireless internet in your home you can set up wii connect 24 and the kids can send messages and play some games together! Hannah got Animal Crossing and it has quickly become the family favorite. Now we need someone with a wii and the internet connection to get it so we can play together...
We have wireless service. What do I need to do to get us hooked up? We have Wii Sports, Wii Play, Wii Cheer, and Wii Party.
I look into the 24 option.
That would be very cool to be able to play together!
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