Aiden's present from santa....

Apparently, Santa thought Aiden was good this year.... really good! Beause this big machine came rolling into our living room on Christmas morning! Aiden face was priceless, just as we thought it would be!

This picture reminds me of the pictures the Phillips boys would take when they'd look off in the distance! Too cute!

Aiden is obsessed with "checking the gas" underneath the hood! It's good that he's taking good care of his Jeep!

mErRy ChRiStMaS!!!

Our Family  -  Christmas 2010
Hope everyone had a holly jolly Christmas!

Our Christmas started at 4:20am when Logan had opened his bedroom door and started knocking on our bedroom door. We took him back to his room, told him "night night" and went back to bed!

Then at 5:30am I went downstairs to start the Cinnamon Rolls I was making for breakfast! Then, right on time, Bob, Julie, and Lizzy came over so we could open our Christmas presents together!
Santa brought Aiden a very nice present ( a Hot Wheels Jeep!!) [We'll post pics later]
Then at 1:00pm, we went over to Bob and Julie's to eat lunch with the rest of the Phillips/ Frary family, and open more presents!!! It was a really great Christmas.
We are very grateful for everything our Heavenly Father has blessed us with; and are truly very lucky to have each other, and also extended family so close to us. I am so grateful to have spent this very special holiday with so many people who love us! And for those family members who we could not see this Christmas, We are so grateful for the phone calls, cards, presents, and love we received! Thank you so much for making our Christmas so special; we couldn't ask for a more perfect family!

Manee's Baking Day!!

Aiden now LOVES to help anyone and everyone in the kitchen..... even if all I'm doing is refilling our pitcher with more crystal light mix! :)

Aiden was helping Manee make MY FAVORITE: Cherry chocolate cookies!! or "black and red berry cookies" as Aiden calls them!

I had just asked Aiden to "look-up" so I could get a picture of him smiling as he was baking.... this is all he gave me!

As you can see... Aiden's job was simple, but vitally important! He was incharge of placing the cherries in the center of the balls. He would take a cherry and place it carefully in the cookie, then get another cherry and place it...in his mouth! he did this every time! We didn't realize he was eating a cherry every other cookie until we ran out of cherries!!!! :)

zOo LiGhTs!!

I used my camcorder to record most of the time we were there, and then later realized how few pics I actually took....

none of Daniel, or Lowgs, or Manee, or Papa....

... but here's Aiden and Brooklyn at the "Water falls" part of the Zoo that Aiden loves to play!

Aiden looks so goofy in this picture! He loved the lights and the music! It was super crowded and kinda crazy getting in and out of, but so much fun!!

At the Farm...

The boys riding the cow train!

Aiden looks so confident, like he's the one steering the train!

 Aiden and Brookie looking at the ducks!

Logan liked the piggies!

I love this picture of all three of the looking at the pigs!

"Aiden the Scarecrow"

.... and "Logan the Flower!"

Logan LOVED the Teeter-Totter!

Grammy Frary's birthday picnic!

On Saturday, we celebrated our Grammy's birthday with a fun picnic in the park! I absolutely loved her "Park hat!" ( as she called it)

Logan 9we didn't know at the time) had an ear infection and was feeling sick. :(

Daddy and Aiden enjoyed a little game of soccer ( or "football"!)

Aiden and Laney

Laney, Brooklyn, and Aiden playing in the sand.

Uncle Dan with Aubrey

Dan put his hat on Aubrey- it covers her entire head!! 

Aiden and Brookie

Then we all came back to Bob and Julie's for delicious Red Velvet cake!! Yum!