Bill and Aliyah

Thanksgiving and Birthday

My whole family was able to get together for Thanksgiving this year. So we got a family picture. The last two pics are on my birthday--wow I am 26!

Playing in the Rain

Out of Africa

Aliyah and I went with our friends Aubrey and Eve to Out of Africa (a wildlife preserve/zoo about 1.5 hours north of Phoenix). We got really close to lions, tigers, bears, hyenas, and a few other animals. Aliyah loved petting the 10-ft boa constrictor and seeing the workers "sweep the rhino" (they use a broom to clean off all the dust and dirt). We also got to go on a safari ride through some open area where there were giraffes, zebras, ostriches, camels and antelope. We even got to feed the giraffe and camel carrots--right from our hands! We also got to see the tigers play and swim with the trainers. It was a lot of fun!

More Aliyah

Aliyah just loves playing with and taking care of Minnette. She will be a great big sister one day.

Random Pics

Halloween

Pumpkin carving:

Our ward's Trunk-or-Treat:

Halloween night:

Trick-or-treating was quite an adventure with Aliyah. She couldn't decide if she wanted us to hold her or if she wanted to walk. So finally we just put her in the stroller and that made the night a million times better. The only problem was that she wanted to eat each peice of candy as she collected it.