The peanut dance

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there." No word are more true in our household. Aiden is so excited for Christmas he can hardly stand it. Trent and I are so excited too. It is so fun to watch the kids open their presents, the excitement dancing in their eyes!
We have been enjoying the holiday festivities to their fullest...looking at Christmas lights, going to Christmas concerts, watching all the holiday movies on TV, etc. Last night we were watching the Nutcracker. Surprisingly Aiden was really enjoying it.
So tonight, as we were settling down for the evening, Aiden says "can we watch the peanut dance again?" The Nutcracker...get it...ha ha!

Birthday Party!

Can you believe that Aiden is four years old already? Where does the time go? Now that Aiden is getting older, he is asking questions about when he was born. So, here is his story...

It was a dark and stormy night...literally! Is was super cold and hadn't been above zero for days. Fresh snow had fallen and the change in weather had begun to stir up some contractions. I was still working night shift OB and had worked the entire night before I went into labor. After a long 12 hour shift, I went home to sleep for three hours and then went to my doctor appointment. While I was at Dr. Ellis' office, my water broke. Up to this point, it was one of the happiest days of my life because it meant I wouldn't be pregnant too much longer AND because that meant Aiden was almost ready to join us in the world! So, after only a few hours of sleep, the excitement began. That was at 1 in the afternoon. By two by contractions had started. Unfortunately I wasn't blessed with my mothers fast labors and Aiden didn't arrive until 12:32 the following afternoon. 22 HOURS OF LABOR! It was all worth it to hold him in my arms. What a blessing. He weighed 7lbs and was 18 3/4 inches long. Up to that point his name was Gavin, but that name really did not suit him. We decided to change to Aiden and later found out "Aiden" meant fiery spirit. I guess that name was meant to be as fiery spirit fits him to a T.

I always tell Aiden that 2's and 3's are his lucky numbers. He was born on December 3rd at 12:32 in room 32 after 22 hours of labor!

As you can see by the pictures, Aiden chose to celebrate tractor style! Grandpa Bill was nice enough to bring over a real tractor for the boys to play on. Hard to see, but in the tractor is Aiden, Parker, Chance and Braylen. Aiden hasn't had a single birthday where is has been nice outside and this year was no different. The tractor excursions didn't last long as it was only about 10 degrees outside and the wind was blowing at least 30 mph. Brrr! All the kids had a great time, especially Aiden. He is now to the age where he will start remembering some of this stuff. Hopefully this was a birthday worth remembering. Happy birthday sweet boy!