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.