Phoenix Zoo? Sure! And a Happy New Year! Welcome 2011

So it was my mom's 54th birthday on Dec. 28 and my dad, Jason and I surprised her in taking her to the Phoenix Zoo- She is a big fan! She is so funny.  I think she is the only one who LOVES the zoo.  It was perfect weather and Reed had a blast hanging out in Jason and Gpa's arms rather than his stroller!  

 Where's the monkey?

 This little guy came right up to the window to say hi to Reed!

 Look, they're holding hands! HA

 Trying to "Roar" to the lions...

 Giraffes gonna eat the plane...

 HI!

My little monkey

Where's this monkey?

Getting tired...

Peek a boo!

Feeding the peacocks

And he's spent!

Reed was so good the whole day even though he skipped his nap and stayed awake the entire day looking at all the animals.  He didn't fall asleep til we got in the parking lot.  

Weird weather the last few days after this beautiful day.  Yesterday it SNOWED in Mesa!!! Yes, SNOWED!!! It hasn't snowed in the valley since I was in like 1st grade! It was amazing! I didn't get any pictures unfortunately, but I did get it on film.  Reed, my mom and I stood outside the Superstition Springs Mall and let the snowflakes fall on us! What a winter wonderland in Arizona! Miracle!  And today was FREEZING!!! Tonight was New Year's Eve.  Nauni, John Michael, August and I all drove up to Cave Creek for dinner at this fancy, expensive golf resort called Desert Mountains.  The dinner was $100 each person and we ate there for FREE!  Thanks to our good friend's in Utah, they're dad is a member of the club and had left over money that had to be used by today before the year ended so we took advantage of the offer and had a fancy steak dinner and yummy desserts.  It was delicious and a fun, fancy night out!  Then August and I came home, put Reed to bed and celebrated New Year's alone just sipping our sparkling cider and listened to the neighbors light fireworks.  

Reed is been busy as always lately.  His newest milestones- not only army crawling and getting around fast, but now lifts to his knees and rocks back and forth to crawl.  He is so close! He also sat up to sitting position from his belly and pulled himself up to standing position against August and the couch yesterday (Dec. 30).  He is about a week shy of 7 months old already!