Santa was good to me...

I got a new Camera!!! I took almost 1,000 pics over Christmas holiday! Here is a little taste:

I love my boy. I love my camera.

Week of Thanks.

We were lucky enough to enjoy Thanksgiving in Ohio, this past November. It's always a great holiday to be with family. We have so much to be thankful for and I'm glad we were able to spend it with Matt's family, good friends, good fun, and of course, good food.

Walking with LaLa & Papa.Busy little bee.

He loved playing with Papa & Aunt Amber.

We got to enjoy a reunion with some college friends

(& life long friends for Matt).

Carly& Kaden=buds.

The posterity.

The crew.

Boys will be boys.

Kaden's first marshmallow roasting experience.

Loved the marshmallows, not so much the fire.

We went to the Cincinnati Zoo in the morning to see the animals, went home for a nap, and came back in the evening for the train ride & lights. The boy was in heaven on that train.

(giraffe)Matty & the elephant.

We stole Santa's chair.

Da Bears.

Christmas bridge with the fam.

On the train with LaLa & Papa.

We also L.O.V.E.D. the carousel.

Candy Cane Lane.

These two went crazy at Graeter's.

I love my LaLa & Papa.

Christmas came early.

I love my Aunt Amber.

On the Nice List.

And tomorrow Santa will deliver a present riding a fire truck to our house. Are we SO EXCITED?? You betcha!

Fall Festivities.

We've been blessed with a great fall season. However, I have not posted ANY pictures, so they will all be lumped together. We continued our tradition of apple picking with the Lee's and then finishing with IHOP--what a fabulous day. It was perfect weather (unlike last year was FREEZING) and Kaden had so much fun running around picking apples and playing in the dirt--not to mention the ride on the tractor. What a day to be a little boy! :)

On the tractor and SO happy!

We put the kid to work early.
Eye on the prize.

To say Kaden loves pumpkins, is an understatement.

He kept saying, "pick out the seeds!" Pretty focused.

Our Masterful pieces of artwork. I'm still impressedat Matt's free hand weiner dog. Kaden LOVED it.

On Halloween Night, the stores on Main St. were giving out candy. It was a lot of fun going from store to store. Our ward had a trunk or treat. Kaden was actually excited and able to go from car to car. It was a lot of fun, and so cute to hear his "Trick or Treat" & "Happy Halloween."

Our Fireman excited for CaNdY.

Hitting the Streets.

Gotta love those blue suckers.

Costume Parade.

Trunk or Treat!

Family Costumes: Matt the ladder, Kaden the Fireman, Allie the Dalmation.