October and November Highlights

Once again, I have been terrible about blogging. Here is a quick recap of some fun things that happened in October and November!!

Matt turned 7 on November 24th. We had a small family party at our house, and then Jared and I took Matt, Zach, and some friends and cousins to Laser Quest to play laser tag. It was actually REALLY fun, and everyone had a blast.

AIDEN turned TWO, on November 7! Happy Birthday baby.

While we were camping my dad, and Jared taught the boys the basics of repelling. For those of you that know my dad, he is an avid rock climber. He wishes all his sons and grandsons would climb with him. He put the boys in a harness, and they "repelled" down a tree and a rock climbing wall.

We did a lot of fun activities for Halloween this year. We had the school "Fall Festival", a Halloween party at our friends, home, and we spent Halloween in St.George. We also pulled our trailer up to Zion River Resort, in Utah, and camped for the rest of the weekend.

Aiden has turned into quite the little "ham." He loves having his picture taken, and this is basically the same smile I get from him everytime. I just love this little boy!

Apparently my brother Kris took this picture when I wasn't looking. So for payback, I am posting it on my blog. Oh, and he is still looking for a wife.... contact me if you know of any single ladies ;)

October- Matt finished up his 3rd Baseball Season. This was "fall ball" and played on a team called the Aces. Matt isn't the best player, but he seems to enjoy the game. I was a little frustrated with the coach this year, because instead of helping the kids get better by letting them play all different positions, he stuck the worst players in the outfield for ALL the games. Matt got bored towards the end of the season, because he was in the outfield, and decided he didn't want to play anymore. We will have to see if he changes his mind in the spring when it starts again.

We had to do a school project for Zachary's class.. We had to disguise a turkey, so Zach chose a CLOWN theme. I went to the party store and found this wig. Aiden loved it, and wanted to wear it all day. Of course, this is his new CHEESEY smile.

October 1st, Matt lost his first "real" tooth. He had his top tooth pulled out a year ago because it was injured, but this was the first tooth that feel out on it's own. Actually, it didn't fall out on it's own. The tooth had been loose for a few weeks, and Matt would NOT let me touch it, wiggle it, or inspect it at all. I figured it would fall out when it was ready. One Sunday after church, he was playing "puppy dog" with Aiden.. He had the leash in his mouth, and Aiden grabbed the leash, and it hit the tooth and knocked it out. Of course, his mouth filled with blood and he was HYSTERICAL. You would have thought he lost his arm. He cried that he wanted me to put the tooth back in. It took about 15 minutes to calm him down. In fact we called my youngest brother Jared, who is in dental school, and he convinced Matt it was okay the tooth came out, and that bleeding was normal. Needless to say, it was a traumatic experience for the first tooth. Good thing the tooth fairy was generous!