Bracken's First Christmas

Bracken's first Christmas!


Bracken's favorite present in his stocking was the orange. He'd roll it around like a ball and bite it until the skin was full of tiny little bite marks.


Kristi, Bracken, Brian, Kira and Melissa. This was the first time Brian's family has had a little kid around for Christmas morning since Kristi was a baby. So it was extra fun for them to have Bracken there too.


Bracken's favorite part of Christmas morning was sitting in a pile of wrapping paper and crinkling and ripping each piece to shreds. This is one of the few tims he actually looked at the toy for a minute before going back to the wrapping paper.

Our Trip to Phoenix

We went to Phoenix for Christmas this year. Bracken loved that he could crawl around on the grass and being outside as much as possible. We could definitely get used to the winters in Arizona!


We went to the zoo with some of Bracken's cousins. Above: Ethan, Ella, Adelle and Bracken.


Bracken liked the goats in the petting zoo. Although his version of petting is still more like hitting.


On Christmas Eve we ran a 5K Jingle Jog with Brian's brothers and sisters and cousins. We had a good turnout and it was fun!


Recreating the finish line: I tied Sally for first place! I only had a chance because she had a minor injury and a major side ache, but I was still excited. :)


Brian finished reading "My Life's Review" this year, an autobiography of his great-great-great grandfather Benjamin Franklin Johnson. Brian came to really appreciate and admire him, and was glad we were able to find his grave at the Mesa Cemetary.