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We had so much fun in the recent snowstorm. We measured around 9 inches total!

Bryan's brother, sister, and sister-in-law recently came for a visit. While they were here we got a little bit of snow. Ezekiel had lots of fun with Uncle Mike and Aunt Jenny since he hadn't seen them since April.

For Christmas this year we flew down to Visalia to spend some time with the whole family. We had lots of fun playing games and making memories. One day everyone went bowling, even Ezekiel threw a couple of balls down the lane. Some frames he even did better than I did, but I'm blaming it on my center of gravity being a bit off.

Something I always look forward to when I go to Visalia is playing miniature golf with my brother. Last time I was there I won, this time he won. Next time I'll be bringing my "A" game for the tie breaker!

Another added bonus of being in California was the amazing weather. One afternoon Ezekiel and I enjoyed spending time in the garden. He loved just moving the dirt from one place to another and examining all the vegetables in the garden.

Ezekiel had tons of fun with all his cousins. He loved playing with Shelby on her laptop and playing with Mariah on her phone. I'm so glad he doesn't love technology as much as his dad. We had fun at Christmas seeing the whole family! It was nice to have everyone sit together and share an amazing meal!

Ezekiel always loves helping in the kitchen. So, when it came time to make Thanksgiving dinner Ezekiel was right there to help. He ended up being Aunt Michelle's sous chef for the evening and the dinner turned out magnificent!

In October, my parents visited and we were fortunate enough to be able to celebrate my dad's birthday with him. The time was short but we will take any time together that we can get.

A friend had given us a giraffe dress-up outfit and it happened to still fit Ezekiel when it was Halloween! He loved dressing up and having fun!

It has become a tradition for the Anaya family to spend the 4th of July in Waldport, and what a fun tradition it is! When we took Ezekiel to the beach he loved to play in the sand! I think it was the highlight of his trip.

I'm not sure what happened but somehow the company that hosts our site managed to lose my last couple of posts. Since I'm not sure how many posts were lost I'll do my best to add what I thought was there. All the pictures are from June!

In the beginning if June we flew down to Visalia so that Ezekiel could meet everyone i the family he had yet to meet. At first I think he was overwhelmed by all the new faces but he eventually warmed up to everyone had we all had a great time! The only problem was that the time flew by. So, we cannot wait for our next visit!

We celebrated Ezekiel’s first birthday while we were in California and we had a fantastic time. I think his favorite part was the cupcake!

While we were in Visalia the family got together for my grandparents 60th Wedding anniversary. All 33 of us (including 9 great grandchildren) took a huge family photo. It was so amazing that all of us could be together at once. What a fun tie we had celebrating the happy couple!