Happy New Year from the Richards Family!

Happy New Year! We had a great Holiday doing lots of fun things while Alex had a break form school. We did were able to spend time in Phoenix before heading to NM for Christmas with my folks. We went to the children's heart museum, and we went with Chelsy to a farm where we got to go on a musical train ride, Bentley of course loved it! While we were expecting Bentley we made bentley a build a bear and we thought it would be good to carry on that tradition, but this time we had bentley make it for his soon to be little sister.( Of course he got to make one for himself as well:)

In New Mexico we got to see lots of cousins! Bentley had a blast with all of them, he loves to play and he had a constant playmate while there, We also got to take him to the Santa Fe children's museum where they had a train exhibit set up at the time!

When we got back to Phoenix, Alex's parents came to visit! We went to a train park and rode the train a couple times and a carousel, we also went to an ostrich farm and went on a monster truck tour! It was definitely Bentleys' favorite part, he wasn't a fan of the big birds and goats.

For an early birthday present Chelsy put Bentley in a soccer class! It is one of the highlights of the week, he loves it! It is something that I think we will continue with until he says other wise.

Alex has started back in school and is liking it, he has started to look for job, but we still have a few months:)

Me and baby girl are also doing good, 30 weeks down, 10 to go! We sure can't wait to meet her:)

Love always the Richards family

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