FINALLY!! WALKING!!

Okay, I know that each child does things in his/her own time, but COME ON!!  Aiden has had full ability to walk for almost 3 months, but has refused to walk.  He finally did it, unbribed, unscripted today for the first time.  Here are the results.  Enjoy my home movie moment.

Christmas 2010

Our Christmas Day was wonderful!  Thanks to Jodi and Dustin for being so welcoming.  Dustin found the perfect activity for a tired toddler.  We went to a house in Tremonton that had lights set to music.  It was grand.  Our favorite activity thus far.  We had a delicious dinner, we played, ate, enjoyed each other and did our best to remember the meaning of Christmas.  The Goodwin kids were so excited to see Aiden.  We stayed in Katie's room (thanks, Katie) and she had a welcome note on her mirror.  They had guest towels and peppermint lotion in the bathroom and we felt very, very welcome.

Santa came with a vengeance.  As Ethan said, it looked the like the Christmas tree had a serious accident.  There were so many presents we could barely see the tree.  It was such a blessing for us.

I love the freedom of Christmas Day.  Sure, eat whatever you want.  Don't change out of pajamas all day.  Call people you love, play with toys, nap, and eat more.

Mister had a great Christmas Day.  Sorry the pictures are not great, but I forgot my nice camera.  Aiden climbed the stairs Christmas Morning and saw his Thomas scooter.  (Thanks, Uncle Chris).  The rest of the presents could have disappeared and it would not have mattered.  While the Goodwin girls played with Polly Pockets and American Dolls, Aiden was fixated with the scooter.

Aiden really had a wonderful Christmas, as did I.  Teresa, Jodi, Kari, Lisa, and Uncle Chris made our Christmas wonderful.  We were so blessed this year and there was one gift to our family from an anonymous person (or group of people).  It was very generous and it was exactly what we needed to keep going.  Thank you, to whoever you are.

After presents, Aiden wanted to be a big guy... so...

He played with "doh doh" (playdoh) with the Goodwin Girls and ate crackers.  These girls loved Aiden and doted on him.  He is not used to such attention and he just lapped it up.

We went home, unpacked our Christmas then went to Smedleys to help them get to the train station for their trip to Sacramento for the World Championship for karate.  Aiden got a lot more fun things from Smeds (including his traditional sock monkey) and got to say goodbye one more time.

As a last minute new tradition, Aiden and Mom went to IHOP for dinner on Christmas Day.  He had the fruit, I had the veggie soup.  Perfect end to the perfect day.