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.

The BEST Trip to Utah Cont.

We were able to see so much family while we were in Utah. We loved playing outside in the nice, cool weather in Utah. We loved playing at parks, having picnics, and doing anything outside. We went camping with Allen's family. It was so fun! But I don't have any pictures of that :(
Aiden and I went out to Price to visit with Jenny's family for a few days. We had so much fun while we were there. We did too many fun things to list them all out, but Aiden did have many firsts. Like first time eating corn on the cob, first time on a riding lawn mower (his favorite), first time seeing a parade and eating his first lolly-pop at the parade, first time on a four-wheeler, first bubble bath, first time feeding a horse, first time playing in a puddle and more. We loved being in Price!!
Another favorite thing was playing in Grandma (or as Aiden calls her G-ma) and Grandpa's backyard! We loved seeing the bunnies, turtle, kitties, all the brooms, and especially the lawn mower! Aiden would sit on the porch and watch the entire lawn get mowed. He absolutely loves the lawn mower!
TO BE CONTINUED AGAIN!!... Gotta love it!

The BEST Trip to Utah Cont. AGAIN!

So this is a ridiculously long post, but we were in Utah for 3 weeks, and we have a huge family, and we had so much fun so it's just going to be long! Here are other cute, random pictures of family!One of my favorite things we did was go to the Utah State Fair! I have gone every year for a long time. I love the fair. We went with James' family and Brent's family. Aiden loved seeing all the animals and carnival rides and eating all the junk. He had cotton candy for the first time. They had a rodeo that night too! What a blast!The flight home went really well. Aiden did great for his first time on an airplane! It was stressful flying just him and I, but we made it home safe and sound!
We want to say thank you to all our family and friends in Utah for making our trip the best trip ever! We love you all so much and miss you already!!!