For Christmas this year, the boys got a playhut, airplanes, nerf guns, and etc. Ayden was super-excited for Christmas, and had a really hard time falling asleep Christmas eve. That morning, the kids woke up at an absurdly early hour. When they saw the playhut set up in the family room, Christmas halted while the boys had a blast playing in it. After about a half an hour, Ayden decided it was time to open more presents. 
This summer we went on a trip to Bryce Canyon with my parents. These are some of the pictures I got of the boys on our hike up to mossy caves. Both of the boys loved playing in the water and they scared me to death by almost falling into the water near the waterfall! So we found an area where some water had pooled up and let the boys splash away! They were covered in orange dirt and had a lot of fun. I remember doing this hike when I was young. It is so fun sharing these things with my kids now, and it was especially nice having mom and dad there. 
The weather got so cold so suddenly. I'm glad last week we played outside a lot and really squeezed the most out of the warm days. Ayden already has the first cold of the season. I am crossing my fingers and hoping that no one else catches it. Ayden never wants to admit that he is sick...he keeps trying to go about his daily business. 
Ayden decided that for his birthday he wanted to go to Idaho and have a birthday party with all of his cousins. And he wanted chocolate cupcakes with blue sprinkles. He is a kid who knows what he wants! =) He had a blast while we were there, and there was a lot of chaos and kids running around grandmas house. When we left, he was crying....and he woke us up the next morning at the crack of dawn telling us that he wanted to go back to grandmas house! Good times...
