Goodbye Mazda, you won't be missed.

About two weeks ago Daryl and I decided that maybe we should just trade in his Mazda because we had some problems with it before and we felt like we could be waiting around for something else to go wrong. We decided maybe we should get something out of it while it still has some value. A week later we had a new car.

Now we are driving a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder and it is very nice. It is a grey color as you can see in the pictures, and it has all the bells and whistles. I must confess that I really enjoy seat warmers and that is probably my favorite thing about the car besides the fact that it can seat seven, has roof racks, and is all set up with a hitch in the back. I'm trying to convince Daryl that we need to do a Brady Bunch style camping trip in the Grand Canyon. Maybe get a pop-up tent to tow around. Wouldn't that be great? I name all my cars. For example, my trust '96 Honda Accord is Ted. If you've seen him you know it suits him. If you have any name suggestions feel free to make them. I'll just let you know that I have a feeling that this one is a boy. (Yeah were just a little crazy here, but I didn't need to tell you that probably.)

Guess who's pooped in the potty three times now!

The Avery that got away.

We have what we call the 'baby corral' which is where Avery spends most of her day.  We recently made the area smaller by adding a new gate.  We only attached the new gate to one wall, thinking with the couch in the way she would not be able to get it open.  But we were wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugY7Lmg_owc

Avery in HD

Rachel and I may need to put a ban on visiting Bestbuy.  We visited the other night, and we were wooing over a fancy HD camera when one of the bestbuy employees told us they had an open box of that camera, which we were unable to resit.  We got it for $300 under the normal price, and well from now on our home videos are going to be in full HD.

Here are some sample footage I put together, you may notice some digital combing, but I'm pretty sure it's not coming from the camera, I need to upgrade my PC so I can re-encode the video better.



You may need to pop it out to get the full effect.  Blogger has some strange column width issues. (double click on the video and that will open a new window)

Avery eating her cake

Sorry this one took me a while to put together.  The footage of Avery was making my computer crash every time I tired to edit it.  I finally converted it to a different format and all is well.  Hope you enjoy.

Disneyland pictures

Here are my pictures from Disneyland. They must hate cell phone cameras there as I was able to take decent pictures of the ride pictures. Just know that I practice these faces all the time preparing for my next Disneyland adventure.

Christmas, Disneyland, Copious Amounts of Food, and Etc.

This Christmas we stole away to the more mild climate of Phoenix to be with my two sisters and their husbands, and more importantly our adorable new niece Addison born last month. The first weekend we were there Daryl and I drove over to Disneyland with my Dad and my sister DeAnna. We had a splendid time. As you can see in one of the pictures Alex's cat, Little Kitty, decided to jump in the bath tub with Avery. While in Phoenix Daryl and I attempted to eat a 2 foot long hot dog, but I was little help so we didn't finish. We also went down to Tuscon to try an eating challenge we saw on Man Versus Food. Daryl didn't get the 12 patty hamburger challenge, but instead opted for the tamer 6 patty hamburger challenge which he easily completed. We had a really great time, and we already miss everyone. (I know the Daryl hamburger before and after picture is backward, but I just don't care.)