Thursday, January 27, 2011

January

A day or two after Christmas while Scott's parents were still in town we all headed up to White Pass to let the boys ski. It was Logan's first time on the slopes, he did really well and never complained about being tired or cold. It took Jaden a time or two down to remember exactly what he was doing but by the end of the day he was skiing in and out of cones.

White Pass has this "magic carpet" that takes the kids up the bunny hill.




We spent New Year's Eve in Seattle visiting Mitchell and celebrating Chad's birthday on New Year's Day. A group brought in a really nice dinner to the Ronald McDonald house and then the boys tried their hand at a little karaoke. After that we headed over to the hotel to swim and then eat snacks until midnight finally rolled around.


Logan dressed up and ready for his first day of Primary! The last couple of months we really struggled getting Logan to go to nursery so I was a little nervous how it would go, but it turns out he was just over going to nursery...he LOVES primary! Last week Jaden gave a talk so I got to sit in the back of the room, I was amazed that Logie was sitting there folding his arms and being so reverent the whole time. I hope it sticks, but I bet once he is more comfortable in there he'll start letting his craziness out.


Speaking of crazy- check out Logan's awesome hair!

Derek flew for a weekend to see Mitchell and crew in Seattle so we headed back over to there the next weekend to see him.




The original Hatfield clan (Eden stepping in for Melissa)


Scott turned 30 this month!!! I put together a party for him at the church inviting some friends from church. We played several basketball games (pig, bump, free throw shooting contest) and had a paper airplane flying contest as well.

On Scott's actual birthday we had a small party over at my folks house where he opened some super exciting gifts like a tie, and a window cover for the car. Just what every guy dreams of for his 30th birthday!

Notice that we used the cake from the previous party. No sense making a new one when we still had so much left. Also, you'll notice that Cannon has his paws on the box with the hope of getting a little for himself. He has been much more challenging than the other boys at transitioning into solid food. He HATES baby food. He'll either gag, spit it out, or even throw it up later if we manage to sneak any in his mouth. He's 20 lbs at 6 months so obviously his milk only diet isn't hurting him at all, but it would be nice to have some other options out there. He does like a few fruits that we mash up for him (but only in tiny portions) and bread.



We have had some warm weather lately. It's hard to remember that it is still January rather than spring time. We took advantage of it by going on family bike ride and playing some baseball in the backyard.

All the excitement wore poor Cannon out.


I feel like I don't take enough pictures of Cannon, so in an attempt to make up for it I took several at one time.






Cannon and Logan have come a long way these past few months. Cannon used to cry when Logan came too close to him, but now he absolutely loves him. Logan is a great helper during the day while Jaden is at school. He sticks right by my side all day and helps entertain Cannon so I can get a few things done.



Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Christmas!

We had a great Christmas! Scott's parents drove up from Preston to spend a few days with us, and we all had fun with a full house. We filled our time with parties, playing with toys, and eating lots and lots of treats! On Christmas Eve we had our annual dinner at Burger King, followed by a trip over to Uncle Jim's house where Santa showed up!

Jaden: I want a race car


Logan: I want a transformer


Cannon: I just want to eat your beard


After the Tree's house we headed over my parents house for festivities. Cannon and Eden needed a quick nap after all the excitement from Santa.


We were all so excited that Mitchell was able to come home for the Christmas weekend. I went and found Logan's and Mitchell's favorite dress up clothes and they had a good laugh putting them on again. (You can read more about Mitchell's progress here: http://mitchellhatfield.blogspot.com )


The six Yakima cousins


Grandma Hatfield with the two newest grandchildren.


The boys got to open their new pj's over at Grandpa and Grandma's house.


Looks like Santa found our house!


Jaden and Logan ready to run out and see their loot!










Grandpa and Grandma Hatfield along with Aunt Heather stopped by for awhile in the morning to watch the kids open some of their gifts. Cannon didn't want to let go of Grandpa's hair!


The biggest hit of Christmas was all the spy gear the boys got. The love watching the Spy Kids movies with their Hatfield cousins and now the boys can be spy kids too!










Cannon got baby food in his stocking. He wasn't a big fan of applesauce!




Sunday night we decided to actually eat at our dining room table (instead of in the kitchen) and use our China for the first time. After nearly 8 years we finally have house and place to store it all.




The typical look I get from Jaden when I try to take his pictures these days.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Polar Express

The weekend before Christmas we took our kids on the "Polar Express." We told the kids we had a surprise for them, but never told them what it was. It took us about twenty minutes to drive out there and it drove them nuts not knowing where we were going. I wish I had on camera Jaden's face when he saw the train and realized that he got to take a ride on it. The actual ride to the North Pole was just a few minutes, but it was long enough for the boys to really think they went to teh North Pole. There wasn't a chance in the world that Logan was going to sit on Santa's lap, but the other boys did. I'm having trouble uploading the actual pictures with Santa, maybe one day I'll get them up here.