Ginger Bread Trip to the Marriot

Last year Mom started our little Dixon Girls tradition of driving all the way up to North Scottsdale to see the annual gingerbread display at the Marriot hotel followed by dinner to some place new. This year it was Season's 52 at the Biltmore. YUM-O!

This years theme was Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Very Creative!

The hotel is so cute! They have a "letters to Santa" station, where guests can write a letter to Santa and then receive a response the next morning in their room! The kids write their letter and then drop it in the Santa Approved Red Mail Box to get their response. It's adorable!

They also had 2 citizens from Whoville all dressed up along with the Grinch himself to take pictures with!

Merry Christmas from the Dixon Girls!

Zoo Lights!

Our Annual Zoo Lights Night Out! Hot Cocoa in hand. Zoo lights never disappoints! 3rd year in a row for Bill and Nicole joining us. For 6 years Justin and I've been attending Zoo Lights! A great reminder of our first date....Well, it was a pretty good date, up until we had to end the night early due to his flu symptoms and 100+ fever! I guess in the end it all worked out.

All bundled up! It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!

Thanksgiving at Uncle Dave's

Let the traditions begin! It's the Robison family Thanksgiving Dinner at Uncle Dave & Aunt JoAn's! Mom & Aunt JoAn cooking the gravy.
McKenna and Mike

Grandma looking fabulous as always!

Shawn gets to cut the turkey this year with a watchful Uncle Dave behind him.

Miss Sedona and Miss Lyla looking cute as ever!

These guys attempting to look as cute as the girls. I have 2 words for you boys...Try Harder :).

Happy Thanksgiving at the McConkey's

Happy Thanksgiving! It's Thanksgiving at the McConkey's! Justin is in charge of everything! He cooks the bird, the stuffing, the candied yams and the gravy! This is my favorite holiday as all I have to do is show up!

Tom, Thomas & Emily awaiting the fabulous dinner!

Jaci & Jody cozy on the couch watching Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving

Justin & I

The whole McConkey Family

Enough with the pictures! Let's eat already!

And the triptopham kicks in. Why is it always the men of the family end up on the couch asleep?

Wake up Daddy....Let's go play!

Hot apple cider please!

So happy I had my helper here with me to decorate the tree! Emily did a great job!

It's officially Christmas at the McConkey Home!

Luis & Megan's Wedding

Justin was asked to be a groomsman in Luis's Wedding. Here he is standing with Luis's brothers.
He's so handsome in his tux!

Justin, I, Bill & Nicole

The wedding ceremony & reception was held at the Boojum Tree in Scottsdale. It was a beautiful place with candelabras throughout and lots of ho-ho lights!

Nicole and I waiting to eat dinner.

Half way through the Bride & Groom's dance the music switched to Michael Jackson's, Thriller! The entire bridal party ran up on the dance floor and did the Thriller dance! My husband included! It was hilarious!

We had such a great wedding weekend! The W Hotel was very posh, followed by golf at Kierland, dinner at Mastro's Ocean Club and relaxing at the Westin Hotel. Definitely an awesome weekend!

Pumpkin Carving Time

It's Pumpkin Carving Time! Justin was sweet enough to do all the hard work while I supervised and drank wine!
Crockett was a great superviser and apparently likes raw pumpkin?

Our finished design. Yes....it's a wine glass!

Happy Halloween from the McConkey's!

Halloween Party

Happy Halloween at the McConkey's!

We had Hobo's, Princesses, Flappers, Pumpkins, Cows, Chef's, Cowgirls, Witches, a Nun & More!

Ashlyn was Arrora from Sleeping Beauty and I dressed up as Snow White! I never thought my Halloween costume would be bought in the Adult section of the store. Nor did I ever think my goal at Halloween would be to impress a 3 year old! Apparently it worked. Ashlyn told me at the end of the night that we'll switch costumes next year. She'll wear mine and I'll wear hers....Hmmmmm? Maybe my left foot will fit?

This has to be the BEST costume ever! "Will work for Milk" Hilarious! Declan I can't wait to see what you come up with next year!

The cookies were extra beautiful this year! As well as extra sugary!

GB "Jan" is helping Ashlyn with her to go bag. As if she didn't have enough while decorating!

Snow White

Grandma even came to our party! Of course she let me know in advance that she wasn't dressing up. Okay Grandma...

Grandma told Nicole earlier on in the evening that my dog Crockett belonged on a farm. Just another Grandma-ism. I still love her!

Since carving pumpkins can be quite messy I decided to try a new game. Pin the face on the pumpkin. The original intention was to blindfold the kids. I learned really quickly that 3 & 4 year olds aren't interested in that.

The greatest game ever! Name that Bone! Surprisingly the adults did quite well! Next year we'll play name that muscle! Oh we're a wild bunch I tell ya!

Such intense concentration!

Wrap up the kids! Wrap up your Mom! It's Mummy Time!

Jody was such a good sport! Emily and Thomas did a great job!

Lyla getting mummified!

I love this look! Ashlyn's like...Really? Really?

Poor Jody didn't even have a chance!

The adults are hard at work making the transformation!

Uncle Dave and Grandma watching the ASU game.

McKenna as a dinosaur & Mike as a racer! So Awesome!
They even went into Olive Garden dressed like this to pick up food!

My little princesses, Lyla, Sedona, Ashlyn and of course Crockett!

Sedona and Lyla

Tena and Miss Chloe

Oh how I love this! Sedona my little flapper! You are adorable!

Ashlyn busy decorating! I think she ate all the cookies she decorated!

Tim & Baby Harper with Ken & Declan. Great Daddy Photo Op!!

And the joke of the evening...Aunt Kristi doesn't know how to work a Capri Sun!

Yum-O!

My favorite cousin FINALLY made it to our Halloween party! I hear she'll be attending Thanksgiving and Christmas as well! It only took 10 years but we were bound to get her for the holidays eventually! So glad she could come with her beautiful family!

Aunt JoAn, Aunt Julie and our cousins from back East! I love having my whole family together!

Jaci postponed her trip to Biloxi to come to our party! Love that she dressed up as a Nun to boot!

Everyone is hard at work making the best Halloween cookies ever!

So much concentration!

My Favorite Flapper Girls!

Ashlyn checking baby Harper with her Dad

Love Him!

Sarah and cutie pie pumpkin Miss Ella

Nicole & Grandma

Love these gals!

Can't wait to do it again next year!