Finally Christmas pictures

This was taken on Christmas eve. The elves bring Kaiden a present on Christmas eve and put it under his tree in his room. When we get back from Grandma R. he gets to open it and it's pajama's. Then we cut up apples(it's usually carrots but we didn't have any) and put them on the porch for the reindeer. Then we leave cookies and milk on the table for santa.

This is Kaiden on Christmas morning. We had to wake him up. Mike and I didn't sleep all night because we were so excited. We woke him up around eight. The elves always leave him a pair of slippers by his bed so when he wakes up he can put them on.

He was so excited that santa brought him a Thomas the Train bike. You should see him ride it. He is really good.

Santa also brought him alot of tractors, books, and clothes. Dad bought him his very own fish tank.

After we open gifts at home, we head to my parents house for more gifts and breakfast!

My parents always go way over board on Christmas. This and the next picture just shows how crazy they get with the gifts. Their whole family room is covered.

For Christmas dinner, we go to my dad's moms house. This is a pictures with some of my cousins.

I think Kaiden was a little wore out. Long but fun Christmas day!

This was Christmas Eve at my grandma and grandpa R. house

Two little terrors looking so innocent.

Grandpa showing the kids his train. Kaiden loves it. Everytime we go there he wants to play with it.

A review of our December

Kaiden and I took a train around the bottom part of South Towne mall. He was a little nerves at first but then he loved it.

Every year before Christmas, Mike and I invite my family over for a game and dinner night. This year we did appetizers. Grandma Cindy bought the kids a game to play and they had so much fun.

We played pool and for some reason everytime we play my dad always wins. I think he cheats ;0)

Grandma and Carson playing the Wii. Carson beat everyone at bowling.

Kaiden and Papa playing!

Carly and Kaiden being silly!

Sisi and I. Everyone says she should of been mine. We like the same things and she has attitude just like her aunt!!

Fun Times!!

The sunday before Christmas, my parents have us over for dinner and they buy us all ginger bread houses to make. Kaiden was more interested in eating the candy then putting it together. This was our finished product. Of course Mike had to put grass on it!

Mike putting together the house while Kaiden watched him and ate the candy.

Corey and Tarah putting together their train. Tarah was copying the box so Corey hid it from her and told her they had to do their own design.

Grandma Cindy helping Carson. Jaycee was really sick so Mike and Mindy had to take her to insta-care. She had strip throat.

Kaiden eating Carly's candy!

We didn't make it up town this year to see the lights. It has just been to cold. Hopefully next year we will be able to.

Grandma Day

Ever since Kaiden was born, we go spend Wednesday's with my grandparents. We have lunch with them and visit. It is something Kaiden and I look forward to every week. Two weeks ago when we went over, they had put all there Christmas stuff out. When we pulled up to their driveway, you should of seen Kaidens face. He had the biggest smile on it. He said, "Yay grandma Shirley has her blow ups out."
When we went inside, he seen all the Christmas toys so he had to play and see how all those worked. His favorite part is the train, so grandpa turned it on for him.
Its so fun to enjoy all these little moments with him. These will always be treasured memories for us and for him. I am so grateful our grandparents are so involved with us and keep us such a close family. We love them very much and look forward to many more memories!!!

Build a Bear Day

I told Kaiden since he has been so good and we have only had one accident since he's been potty trained, that I would let him go build a frosty at Build a Bear. Out of all the animals there, frosty was the first one he picked. He helped the lady stuff him and but a heart in it. He gave him a bath and picked out a broom, scarf and pipe for him. Then he filled out a birth certificate for him and I said what do you want to name him. He said mom, Frosty!! He was one little happy boy. They put frosty in a little house and he carried it throughout the mall!

Our week

It's been kind of a crazy busy week for us. Monday I can't remember what we did due to preggo brain. Tuesday Mike works from home so he told me to go and finish some Christmas shopping. I was so glad because I pretty much have everyone done now. I did do a naughty thing and decided since I haven't been in the new Nordstroms I would try it out. And yes, I went straight to the kids department. BAD THING!! But Kaiden got a bunch of new clothes he probably didn't need. Oh, and they had the cuttest baby boy stuff ever.
On Wednesday I took Kaiden and Carson to see the movie Planet 51. I was a little nerves because I have never taken Kaiden to the movies and he doesn't sit still very long. He did really good. He sat on my lap for the first 20 minutes and then stood up between Carson and I. There was only 5 other people in the movie theater so it make it nice. About 40 minutes into the movie he got a little mad so I set him on my lap and he fell asleep for the rest of the movie. Carson and I really enjoyed it. I think it's funny now days how they throw adult humor into movies now. Thank goodness Carson didn't get those parts.
Yesterday, Mike and I decided to take Kaiden to the Zoo lights but since it was so cold we ended up going to Thanksgiving Pointe to see the lights. There you drive in your car the whole way through the lights. My mom and Carly came with us and we had to stop and get icecream first!! Kaiden loved it. Then after they have reindeer so we took him to see those. You should of seen the smile on his face :0) He wanted to know were santa and his sled was.
This is Kaiden's favorite time of year. We watch Christmas movies all year. He talks about santa and his reindeer all year to. When Halloween comes around he wants to get out the Christmas stuff and not the Halloween stuff. We put up all our Christmas decorations minus our tree the day after Halloween. He has his own tree in his room with a ton of decorations. He reminds us every day that we need the tree up. We put it up this year the day after Thanksgiving. He loved putting all the ornaments on it. Every time we go to someones house he asks me if they have there tree up! Also every night we watch a Christmas movie. It's so fun watching him and seeing how excited he gets. I love being a mom!!

Surprise!!

Ok, some of you I'm sure know but for those of you who don't, Mike and I are expecting baby #2. My due date is May 30th. We are all so excited. At first it almost didn't seem real. I wasn't sick, or nauseated. I did get hot flashes and food didn't taste good at all but I just thought my body was being weird. This pregnancy has been totally different than when I was preggo with Kaiden. It did feel real when we went to our first doctors appt on Nov. 5th. We heard the heart beat and they also did this ulta sound.
We found out on Sept. 23rd. It was actually crazy because that morning Kaiden was crying and he kept saying I want my baby sister. I told him he didn't have one but he had brother Koda. (That's our dog) He had also told me a few weeks before that, that he wanted his baby sister. Well that night was when I found out I was pregnant.
If you ask him what mommy is having he will tell you a baby sister. But he also tells me, mom you not sick, you not pregnant. I don't think he quite understands yet. I also went to the toy store and bought him a doll and of course he had to have a pink stroller. I thought this would help him get ready for the baby. Well, it back fired. I asked him the other day were his doll was and he said, "I hate it, I threw it in the garbage." Sure enough, that is what he did. I had to pull it out. He still doesn't have anything to do with it but he pushes his toys almost everyday in the stroller.
I'm excited to see what he does when the baby arrives. I know he will be a great BIG brother.

Happy Halloween

Kaiden carving his pumpkin. The first thing he did when he pulled out some seeds was put it in his mouth.

He wanted to carve a scary one!

Grammy and Grandpa Jim came to stay with us for Halloween.

Goofy kids!

Kaiden tells grammy she is a princess so she dressed up as one for Halloween.

I made mummy dogs for the kids and chili for us.

Getting ready to go trick or treating. They were so excited!!

Our cute cowboy!

Grandma Cindy taking Kaiden trick or treating

We had a fun Halloween. This was the first year we didn't make it to the pumpkin patch. Either Mike was out of town, it was to cold or it was snowing. My mom took Kaiden to a farmers market and she let him pick out a pumpkin.
Also, grammy and gramdpa Jim came out to stay with us. They've never been out here during Halloween. They helped Kaiden make some sugar cookies and they decorated them. Grammy and Kaiden carved a happy pumkin since he had already made a scary one. Grandpa Jim went with us trick or treating and grammy stayed back since it was cold and handed out candy.
Kaiden had so much fun with his friends. He loved going to all the houses for candy. It was so fun to see him so excited!!