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Well this is our Christmas Card.  So, sorry if you will not get one in person.  I love you anyway.  I was asked why I don't do a card with both of us, but... why?  This picture is cute enough for a whole family!

Happy Holidays
Becki and Aiden

Thanksgiving and Christmas - all in one post

Fruit Gobbler.  Ha Ha!  Cutest thing ever.  Especially when we added the dried cranberry eyes. Fun to do, more fun to eat.  Awesome Thanksgiving treat.

My sisters Kari and Jodi on Thanksgiving Day!

My turkey that I made.  All myself.  

Maple syrup, a pound of butter, brown sugar.  Mmmmm....

Aiden did not eat for Thanksgiving.  He played with Thomas and just goofed around.  All dinner long.

Then had a major meltdown pretty much the whole afternoon.

Breanna, Kelle and I made these fun leaf chips.  They were SO good.

So, this year, I decided we were going to have little toddler mitts all over the Christmas Tree.  Our tree is only four feet tall, so he can reach pretty much everything.  And that was on purpose.  The pretty decorations are put away.  In their places are legos, matchbox cars, non-breakable pretty ornaments, stuffed animals and all the toys that Aiden would ever want.

I wanted this year to be a hands-on Christmas.  Therefore, he can touch everything on the tree.  And he will. And he already has.

Christmas really is about children.  I am lucky to have mine this year.

Goodbye, Dear Friend

This is the last picture I have of Aiden with Mr. Binkie.

Last Saturday night, as we were snuggling to go to bed, I gave Aiden his binkie.  He put it in his mouth, took it out and handed it to me.  That was that.  He doesn't want it now, so... goodbye, Mr. Binkie.

Mom is slightly sad.  It means that Aiden can choose for himself about what he wants and doesn't want.  He doesn't want a binkie anymore.

So there.

On a lighter note, Aiden has been so stinkin' funny while I have been cooking for Thanksgiving dinner for 2 days.  

Watching Thomas

Making Gobble Gobble noises

Found Mom's nasal spray in her purse.  AWESOME pic!!!

Live and let "thleye"

Friday started off with the most spectacular sunrise.

Before the snow fell, we had to get in one more trip to the "thleye" (slide) at the park.  Friday afternoon we enjoyed a bitter, bitter cold playground date.  Aiden was elated.  Mom's cold fingers finally brought the fun to an end.  Then we went home and made cookies.  See the adventure below.  Awesome.

Awesome blue getup!

Elison Park has the cutest big phone.  Aiden loves to push the buttons like he is dialing a phone.  A really, really old-fashioned phone.  My cell phone looks nothing like this...

Giving Mom the silent treatment after being torn screaming from the playground.

If you look carefully, you will see the sugar from the cookie-making all over the counter.  Not a grain made it into the bowl.  It was awesome.  I had to sit down from laughing so hard.

Aiden would NOT eat the cookies.  He wanted his favorite treat - corn.

What a weirdo. 

I didn't think I needed to clarify...

So, I guess I need to clarify....

Someone today put the following deductions together.  And not in this particular order:
I chose to be a single mother by in vitro fertilization
I don't wear jewelry very often
I am not dating... so I must be a lesbian.

Okay, now I realize that this person did not know me during the 9/10ths of my life that consisted of before I had a child and doesn't know that I love being feminine and ladylike, but guess once again I need to clarify...

I am a heterosexual.  
For all those who really know me, you know that I enjoy dating.  I chose to be a single mother for reasons that are not anyone's business, but I would give a lot to share that with a man who I love and trust with my son.

I don't wear jewelry because I am not married (no ring on my left hand), my son pulls off my earrings and it hurts like hell, and necklaces usually get torn from my neck, and my wrist is too fat for bracelets.   I wear one ring because my mother gave it to me just before she died and I love it.

Also, I am not dating because I am trying really hard to be here for my son.  I am lonely.  A lot.  I am desperately lonely, but I am not desperate.  I love my life and I love my son.  I have always planned on doing  this alone, but I would love to change that plan should the right man come along.

Everyone clear?  Thank you.  I will get off my soap box.

Mom's Hot Date

Mom had a really amazing date night.  

With my son. 

We went to the Dinosaur Park, then to Rainbow Gardens to share a Mormon Muffin.  And milk.  It was awesome.

It must be tradition to take a picture of my little man in this spot.  

What does a dinosaur say?  Aiden says, "ooo Ooo Oooo"  

What?  No!  That is what a Monkey says.  

We had to work on that.  By the end of the night, we had this:

ROAR!!!

So cold, but so fun.

Just an Aiden-sized dino.

The faces match!

Love my boy!!

Visitors

Aiden is feeling better.  And we couldn't be happier at my house.  When Aiden is not feeling well, he is GRUMPY SAUCE!!

Both Saturday and Sunday, Aiden's cousins came over to work on some Christmas crafts.  Aiden loves his cousins and here is the result:

Chillin' watching Thomas with Kelle on Saturday night.

The craft table... So much fun!

Found the toy bucket.  Kelle took him for a ride...

The bucket turns into a really fun, fast ride

But wait... there's more

You can't see this, but Kelle is running really fast...

She is a trooper.  She did this for many many rounds.

Check out the hair

And more...

Then we found the blanket swing.  

Kelle and Breanna

Sunday

We decided to add a helmet...