Look At Me!!!

CHOCOLATE!!!

Whenever Parker eats, he makes a complete mess. The food tastes good, but he hasn't experienced it fully until it's on his head. I had to take pictures so people would believe me.

Dancing and Singing In The Rain

It doesn't happen often here in Phoenix, but today we had lots of rain. And yes, PUDDLES!!! 

So we jumped and played in them. It felt SOOOOOO good!!!  

Happy Valentines Day!

Aiden is an amazing singer!! He knows lots of songs. But for Valentines day, I thought it would be appropriate to post this one. It's the song from Pete's Dragon. Here are the words he's singing.

"It's so easy to find someone who cares, it's so easy to find magic in pairs. Now that you have 'em, hold 'em, treasure him from day to day. Cause it's so easy.
Life is lolly pops and rain drops with the one you love. Someone you can always be with, argue and agree with, climb the highest tree with. Cause it's so easy."

Hope it makes you feel loved!!!

Grandma & Grandpa Francis Visit

Grandma and Grandpa Francis came to visit us. We recently moved (only a block away) so they helped us unpack and organize and get projects done. Of course we found time to play! Yes, we went swimming outside in January. And look at Grandma in the water with us!! Way to Go Grandma!! Grandpa was the party pooper and refused to get in the water.Aiden and daddy are both fishes. They could swim all day, every day. Aiden swims all by himself. He jumps off the side and swims about 10 feet to his dad. No fear, he absolutely loves it!
We went to the Desert Botanical Gardens, which was fun to see all the cactus and desert plants.
We love Grandma and Grandpa so much and are so grateful they were able to come visit us!

Christmas Morning

YEAH!! Christmas morning!! We had so much fun. Aiden looked so cute in his new Elmo footy pajammies.

We had tons of presents! We made the mistake of having Aiden open Santa's present first. Nothing mattered after that. We were opening his presents for him after that because all he wanted to do was play with golf clubs.


This is all the stuff Aiden got. How fun is Christmas!!!

Santa's Lap

Aiden was so much fun this Christmas! He got all into Santa Clause and singing the songs and the lights and everything. He got to sit on Santa's lap at the ward party. We had to stand in line forever because all the older kids were in line in front of us. When we finally got to where we could see Santa, Aiden started telling him what he wanted for Christmas. He couldn't even wait until he was sitting on Santa's lap to tell him he wanted, "golf clubs and a golf ball to hit it in the hole." This is Aiden telling Santa while waiting in line.Aiden had no fear of Santa. Everyone helping was amazed that he sat right down and told Santa what he wanted. No crying or anything.
He got a treat bag from Santa that had a lolly pop in it, Aiden's favorite candy!! This is what happened on the way home from the party. Oh man, did he have a good time!

Train Park Adventures

We went to the train park today with a play group from our ward. Aiden loved the train!!! He was a bit nervous at first (as you can see here,) but he loved it. The tunnel was his favorite part.
Then we rode the carousel. He was nervous for this too, and when the horse first moved he was scared, but he ended up liking it. He's such a big boy now!

Arizona State Fair

Today we went to the Arizona state fair. We love a good fair!! This is on the ferris wheel. Aiden liked it, but didn't say much. I think it scared him a little.
We love to see the animals!
They had a fabulous petting zoo with pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, llamas, kangaroos and donkeys. Aiden loves to see and touch animals! He had so much fun.
Notice him trying to kiss the sheep, and the sheep kissing him back. I love this picture!
What??!!!... Nothing!
We love the state fair!!

Cute Kid

This is how Aiden had to take his nap today. One sock, and a winter hat. Not because it's cold, but because it's Taylor's hat (a friend who he just loves!)
It made me laugh!!!

Happy Halloween!

What better way to start Halloween than carving pumpkins!
I asked Aiden what he wanted his pumpkin to look like and he said, "Bat and Ball." So that's what he got. He's really excited about it, can you tell?
What else could Aiden have been for Halloween? He LOVES baseball!!

We were a family of baseball players! We had fun at our ward trunk-or-treat. Aiden really liked the cake walk and seeing a kid dressed like Max from 'Where the Wild Things Are'. He just saw the movie, so he was obsessed with seeing Max at Halloween.
We tried to teach Aiden to say, "trick or treat," but all he would say is, "candy," because he knew he was going to get some candy. But he was amazed that he could just walk up to a stranger and say, "candy," and they gave it to him. Hopefully he doesn't do it all the time.

Happy Fall!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Allen took Aiden to a Diamondbacks baseball game. Aiden absolutely loved it!A lady sitting by them thought Aiden was the cutest thing she had ever seen. When she found out this was his first baseball game, she left and came back with this cute button for Aiden. It says, "My 1st Game," with the Diamondbacks logo and mascot.
Aiden has an obsession with baseball. He carries around a bat and ball all day and says, "Hit it," "Batter hits it, pitcher throws it," "Strike" (with his thumb stuck out), and other random baseball-ish things ALL DAY LONG. He remembers eating CrackerJacks at the baseball game and talks about them a lot too. Recently he has learned the "Take me Out to the Ball Game" song, and we sing that at least 5 times a day.

What else could he possibly be for Halloween but a baseball player. Grandma and Grandpa Francis found this cute baseball outfit and hat for him. We tried it on to see how it looked. He was in heaven!!!

The BEST Trip to Utah!

We just went on a super fun trip to Utah from August 23 to September 12th. Allen was with us for a week and then drove home, and Aiden and I stayed another 2 weeks and then flew home. We had so much fun seeing all our friends and family!!! This is Aiden helping me pack before the trip.
We stopped in Las Vegas on our drive up to Utah from Arizona. Aiden has never been to Vegas so we took him to the Belagio and showed him the display of flowers and things inside and the water fountain show outside. He loved it all, but his favorite thing was playing with the water arches over the walk way.


We stayed the night in St. George with Grandma-Great Daphne! Aiden mowed the lawn with Grandma-Great and helped her rake and sweep the back porch. He loved looking at all her glass, and playing with her kitty toys (the kitties never came out.) It was so fun to stay with Grandma-Great! We love her so much!!
We stopped in Cedar City and saw our nephew, Brandon. He just started college at SUU. It was great to see him!!
It was a very long drive, and we were all ready to finally be in Utah Valley!!!

















TO BE CONTINUED....KEEP READING. I'm splitting up the posts.