Naptime

We came back to our hotel room after lunch for a little nap. As soon as we both woke up, we were ready to start running and playing again!

This is the view of Union Station from our hotel room with a close-up of the T-Rex in front.

Science City - Part 3

They had one big train set up that we could push different buttons and make lights inthe city turn on, or make different machines do different things. This was my favorite area, because it had a John Deere digger. I am just sure that I am going to get this for Christmas!

Parker had a great time playing with the wind tunnel. He liked that he could turn it on by pushing a button and he could open the door while it was blowing.

Parker also enjoyed watching this mini wind tunnel. You could throw scarves into it and watch them go up and down. Eventually, they would come out the top.

Parker might have enjoyed all that wind, but I enjoyed the little dino section. Look at this 'fossil' I uncovered!

Science City - Part 2 Kinder-Lab

Science City has a special spot just for us little tots to run and play. There were lots of things we could play with and it was pretty much enclosed, so Mom and Dad enjoyed that too!  We played here for almost an hour.

We tried to build many towers with these big blocks. Both of us were able to add blocks to the stack when it was over our heads. We are expert builders!

There were also some teacher lead activities. As it was a pretty slow morning, they let Aiden do whatever he wanted. He played with this play-dough for a long time. He really enjoyed making spaghetti with a garlic press!

Science City - Part 1 Music

We went to Science City this morning and had a lot of fun. When we first walked in, there was a section on different ways to make music. Aiden and I figured that out right away!


I sure had a great time making music and trying to play what Daddy was playing!

Aiden seemed a bit scared of this dinosaur. I'm not sure why, it only roared at you if you got too close to it.

Union Station

Look at this tree! It has a holiday train that goes around the base that is fun to chase.

We both loves trains. Daddy has had to pick us both up to check out the trains that are a little higher up.

We checked this out last night, but came back this morning for Science City. We love Union Station because we can run in a lot of the wide open spaces!

Swimming Pool

We enjoyed some time in the outdoor swimming pool at our hotel.  We didn't stay out there more than 30 minutes or so, before we were all cold. Then, we decided to jump in our 'pool' back in our hotel room. I'm not sure how we all fit, but we had fun!

Today we went over to Union Station to check it out. We were thrilled to look at all of the model trains. We'll go back there tomorrow and take some pictures. We also ate dinner at a train restaurant where our food was brought to us by a model train above out heads. It was so much fun to watch, that we barely even ate our food! We can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!

On the Vacation Road

Mommy's driving, Daddy's relaxing vacation style, I'm chillin', and Aiden's navigating us to Kansas City, MO. Vacation has started! We're actually still on the road (Daddy says it's vacation so we can use the cell phone for internet!).

Bubbles!

We have some mad bubble popping skills and very different techniques!

Hat

I love hats!

Reading

Picking out books

and reading have become enjoyable to me.

Aiden even sits and reads with me.


Here is a video of me reading Goodnight Moon, one of my favorite books!

Bath Time

I love to splash!

Tuckered Out

What a day! I didn't take a nap and so I fell asleep watching Frosty with Uncle Mike. Mommy carried me to bed, and I didn't wake up at all!

Christmas Cookies

I found the mixer to make some cookie dough!

Mommy and Emily helped us cut out the shapes and roll the dough flat.

Grandma Jo helped Aiden decorate.

I just decorated one cookie over and over again and then ate all of the decorations off of it. It was delicious!

Broadston Christmas

This year's gang - Aunt Mindy wasn't able to make it back.

I instantly starting eating the candy in my stocking without even asking for help unwrapping it. I'm getting big enough to do it by myself.

Parker didn't quite know what to do with the presents. This one looked like a good place to sit.

Although, after Daddy opened this present, he found a much better place to sit. This chair was Great Grandpa Lawrence's chair when he was a baby. Grandma Jo had it all fixed up to look brand new for Daddy!


Aunt Mindy sent a Curious George that skateboards around the house.  I'm pretty sure it was for me, but I think Parker might have claimed it.

Baby Love

I have decided that baby Holden is okay. I try to give him kisses when he is upset. Aiden is always trying to hold and kiss Holden. It'll be interesting when Holden gets big enough to run along side us!

Santa

We went to the John Deere Christmas party and Santa was there! Parker and I weren't brave enough to sit on Santa's lap, but we did get close enough for a photo. I got a digger tattoo which helped so I could show Santa what I want him to bring without using any words!

Box

This box is the perfect size!

Drum

Drums just aren't loud enough for us!

Stilts

It's hard to see, but I love walking on my 'stilts'!

Friends

Joel and Kathilene came to town to go to a show and left Danny for us to play with!


This morning, we got a lot of playtime in and Joel tried to teach us about duets!


We also colored many pictures, but more importantly....

Look what I can do! I traced my name! I've also learned how to spell it - A-i-d-e-n, Aiden!

Christmas Cards

Well, none of these pictures made this year's Christmas card. Check your mailbox to see what pictures did!

Friends

Zoe and I cuddled up on the couch to read a few books this morning. It so much fun having friends that like to read as much as me!

Naptime

This is our new favorite game.  We love to pretend we are sleeping and then we wake up and play.  We play this game anytime we are near Aiden's bedroom.  Mom seems to think that we should be sleeping at nighttime, but it's way more fun to stay awake when it is dark!

Robe

I'm so excited because I'm getting big enough to use a bathrobe!