Cute Caiden

Caiden got a hair cut today and the stylist thought it would be fun to put some color in his hair! He thought he was pretty cool! Cassidy is one of our neighbors. Caiden loves to play with her because she is so full of energy just like him! They get along really well. We are eating at a restaraunt-they love to play "kitchen".  We will be very sad when Cassidy moves away in the spring.

The other night when I put Caiden to bed, he wanted to sleep in our bed so I let him. He always has to sleep with "Mousey". Mousey has been his favorite stuffed animal since he was about three and he always has to sleep with him and sometimes takes him with us when we go out. When I put him to sleep in our bed, I guess he thought Mousey would like his own bed so he made one for him on our window bench. Good imagination to use a package of wipes for the pillow, a kitchen towel for a sheet and my pajama pants for a blanket!

Naughty Paxton

You've got to love toddlers! We had just finished giving the boys their bath for the night and got pajamas on and were ready for bed when Paxton escaped me while I was distracted with Caiden. Unfortunately, I neglected to drain the tub right after the boys got out and Paxton decided he was not done with his bath yet! He climbed in all by himself with his pajamas on! Silly kid! We decided to capture the moment instead of yell and get mad-looking back, I think that was a good decision! What a naughty, cute kid!

Halloween 2011

We had such a fun Halloween this year! Caiden got to do a parade and have a party at school and the whole family dressed up for trick-or-treating. Grandma and Grandpa Wadsworth came over for some dinner and they tended to the house while we walked the neighborhood! Paxton stayed in step right behind Caiden and seemed to really like it. He did stop a few times to try and actually eat the candy he had been given, but he did really well at keeping up with big brother! The funniest thing was that a lot of people would just let them take one out of the bowl and everytime this happened Paxton of course would grab a whole handful. The people would just laugh and say it was ok for him to have that much. So Paxton ended up getting a ton because everyone seemed to just want to let him dive in! Our neighbors thought it was cute that Jayson and I dressed up so they gave us candy too. It was win-win for everyone!

I want to play bowling ball!

When ever we asked Caiden what sport he wanted to play he always said. "I want to play bowling ball." We decided we would take him bowling so he could see if that is really what he wanted to play as a sport! We took the neighbor friends along and wrestled the toddlers while the big kids played. The toddlers got their turns too! It was fun to watch them get so excited about pushing the ball off the ramp-most of the time they forgot to watch if they even hit any pins. All the kids really liked playing and we had a hard time dragging them home for bed after that!

Falling leaves

Caiden and Paxton loved playing in the leaves on this beautiful fall afternoon. I couldn't help but to snap a few pictures of my cute boys. We have had unseasonably warm weather the last month month and a half, but we couldn't be more happy about it! We hate to see summer go!

Caiden would rake up the leaves and then slide into them, giggling all the time!
Caiden wanted Paxton to cover him up with leaves, which he did for a while and then just decided to cover him up with his body!

The boys love their four wheelers!! I think they like the real ones even better, but these are good substitutes.

Fire prevention week

Jayson really hates that I made him go to this because he misses fire fighting so much, but Caiden really wanted to go and it was so fun for the kids. We got to the fire station early and got in line for fire truck rides right away! Caiden got to sit in the front seat and the driver told him to push the button for the horn, but he was too scared. He loved riding around the block in it though and had a lot of fun at the fire station. The fire engine from the outside.

While we were waiting in line for the fire truck, Smokey came out to greet the kids, as you can see, Paxton was a little timid about meeting the big bear.

While waiting in line, the Air Med helicopter landed in the parking lot-didn't get a pic of that darn it! They had a smoke trailer to practice safe exits in and some bumper car things that would wreck into each other to simulate what it would feel like getting in a head on collision. Pretty fun night!

So much fun when Grandma comes!

My grandmother had such a good time seeing my mom and sister and me when we visited in April that she was really felt she had to come on more time to Utah to see the rest of the family. She met Caiden when he was three months old and some of the other grand kids when they were small too, but it had been a long while since she had come to Utah-mostly because she was worried about flying alone at her age. She asked my Uncle to accompany her and offered to pay for his plane ticket and he gladly accepted. He has never come to Utah to visit so this was nice too. One Saturday while she was here, I thought it would be fun for all the grand kids to go on the Frontrunner, which is something I figured my grandmother and uncle would enjoy too. We met at the station and boarded the train set for Woods Cross! Upon arrival we walked a few blocks to the A&W for ice cream and root beer floats! The morning was enjoyed by all- the kids loved riding in the train and it was fun to get out in the remaining good weather we were having.

My grandma is such a sweet and wonderful woman-I am so glad she came to visit and hope that my kids can remember their great-grandma too.

What happens when mom does canning?

As some of you may know, I have two rather good-sized peach trees in my back yard (as well as two apple trees, a cherry tree and grape vines). So when the peaches are ready to harvest, there is a small window I have to can them or make into pies etc. On this particular day, I had to work, but I knew the peaches would go bad if I didn't can them before work. I tried to convince myself that all would be well and the children would be good-what was I thinking! In this first picture, you will notice a small bag of candy corns. They were placed on the counter only after I discovered the two boys downstairs happily snacking on dad's secret stash.The next few examples show just what damage an unattended toddler can do while mom is engaged in anything productive. This would be our laundry room-also the room that our kitty food and cat box reside. I think my purse had been hanging on the door knob, which of course he can reach. I finally had to resort to locking him in his room so that I could finish up and be on time to work. As you can see, even more destruction occurred in here, but at least he is safe and I stay sane while completing a task.Not sure exactly what is on his messy face, but once again, sure is a good thing he is cute!
--Don't you love how he is still in his pajamas too??!! Great parenting on my part today!!--

First week of school!

Caiden's first day of kindergarten was on August 22, 2011. He was so excited to go and start learning new things! The weather is still nice so at least for the next little while we will be walking to school with our neighbor Tajen who is his same age. Caiden has had a hard time adjusting to going to school everyday-good thing he doesn't have all day kindergarten like some kids!! It is definately going to take some getting used to, but I know he likes it and will learn so much!Little Paxton is starting to be a huge mischeif maker! I remember why I have blocked out the toddler phase from my memory! He is constantly opening drawers or getting into my purse or finding everything he is not supposed to! Good thing toddlers are adorable! I watched my neighbors kids one day for her and loaded them up with some sugar before I sent them home!! These kids are so cute and all four of them played very well together. We always joke that the little girl Cassidy is Caiden's girlfriend, and he doesn't deny it!

My friend Stefanie came to visit form New York (she's the one with black hair sitting next to me) and insisted that the old high school gang got together while she was here. We arranged it all via facebook and all of us could come on the same night, which is amazing since that hasn't happened for about ten years. The most sad thing about it is that all of us minus Stefanie still live very close to one another. This was such a fun night to see everyone and share stories of different trials and triumphs that we've all had over the past several years-it was so easy to just relax back into each other's company. The woman on my right is now my neighbor and she was our favorite teacher in high school. She taught us so much more than just lessons at school. I am so lucky to have her right down the street!

Family Pics

On my last post I promised some pics of our little family. I know this has been a long time coming, but I just can't ever seem to find the time. Since I know I have so many dedicated readers I apologize about the huge lag time in between posts!