Ruth's First Christmas

We were with my family for Christmas, which meant a trip to Tucson!  It is a place that I love dearly, and I was glad to be able to share more of it with John-Michael.  The last few trips were short with limited time to enjoy Tucson's beautiful terrain.  This time we were there for 10 days, so we fit in a few sight-seeing trips between the Christmas and New Year festivities! JM hiked Finger Rock with a friend and took some beautiful pictures.  I wasn't brave enough with Baby 2 on board but hope to go next time!  As most new parents do, I took a ton of pictures of Ruth's first Christmas.  Below are some of my favorites as well as a few shots of the mountains!

First cookie!

Little water bug--it was warm enough to
swim and we thoroughly enjoyed it!

Ruth especially loved splashing us.
She thought it was hilarious :)

Making Christmas cookies!

Grandpa's favorite present

Baby 2 on board!

Cheesin' with GiGi

I love this man dearly

Happy New Year!

Looking down the mountain to the valley below.