I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

I woke up this morning to find...snow!!! I was ecstatic. It has taken me moving away from Utah to a place where freezing temperatures warrants warning signs and extreme measures taken, to appreciate snow. I never thought I would say that since I was one of the people growing up in Utah who hated the long winter months and suffered from seasonal depression every January through March, but I miss the snow! I now have come to appreciate all the seasons and welcome most of the changes they bring. I have figured out that getting in the festive Christmas spirit is a lot harder when temperatures are 65 degrees (even though the weather in Nov. was amazing). I want snow!! I want to sit by a fire and drink Stephen's hot cocoa. I want to take a nap in the glow of my Christmas tree lights and know that it is cold and dark outside. I want to take Aiden sledding and play in the snow. How happy the brief snow flurry in Bedford, TX has made me. I just pray that when I get to Utah in 2 weeks, I get some snow!

This is what I found

On Sunday I had club volleyball tryouts during our regular church hours, so we were rushing to make it to the 9:00 ward. We were all ready to go, I just had to put my maskara on in the car. I was grabbing something and Trent was brushing his teeth. I came out to find this...

Grandma and Grandpa visit!

We had a visit from Mom and Dad last weekend. They came into town late Friday night and stayed til Tuesday afternoon. We had a good time, but the visit was too short. On Saturday I got a babysitter so we could go to the Sixth floor museum in Dallas. It was very interesting to learn of all the controversy surrounding the JFK assassination. We took some pics on the grassy knoll, Elm street and of the window that Lee Harvey Oswald shot the president from. We went home and relaxed for a bit, then headed back into Dallas for some authentic barbeque. When we walked into the Baker's Ribs, there was not one other person there. We were all a little worried, that is never a good sign for a restaurant, but the food was very good. We got brisket, chicken, ribs and pulled pork. I am pretty sure there was a strip joint next door, but it was good food!

On Sunday I made a pretty good breakfast if I do say so myself and then we got ready for church. I had to teach Sunday School so Mom kept Aiden and was wrestling with him for an hour until he fell asleep. We went home and fixed the home cooked meal that only Mom can fix. Mom made chicken rolls, mashed potatoes and gravy and I did vegetables and a salad. I will never cook like my mom, everything she makes is delicious. It was a feast. Sunday night we pulled my dad's arm and took away all his techno toys so he had to play games with us. We ate massive amounts of blue bell ice cream. Thanks to Dad we found that the pecan pralines and cream is heaven. I think we ate 3 half gallons of ice cream while they were here!

Monday was very chill. We had an adventure finding my dad's journal, which was eventually found at our church building. We spent the rest of the day shopping and hit one more bbque joint before they left on Tuesday. This one was terrible in my opinion. We didn't want to drive as far and went to a chain restaurant, it was a bad choice. While my parents were here my dad fixed our printer, the clock in our car and my external hard drive. I mean there is nothing he can't fix! He is a wizard! My parents are so wise.

Aiden loved having Grandpa(Bapi) and Grandma(Mommy) here. As you will see in the pictures he smothered them telling them where to sit, pulling them where he wanted them to go, and constantly trying to play with their iphones and D.S. It was so good to have them here. We miss our family a lot. I'm just excited that we get to see them soon for Christmas! Love you guys!

Halloween

This year we went to our ward trunk or treat on Friday night and went trick or treating with some friends on Saturday night. Trent and I were going to dress up with Aiden and have some sort of theme, but then we realized we really didn't have anywhere to go and didn't want to spend the money. We ended up using costumes we already had. Trent was Peter Pan and I was a female version of Where's Waldo. Aiden loved trick or treating and bypassed his usual shyness if there was any chance of him getting candy. I had to bribe him with treats every time I put his costume on because he fought me tooth and nail, which was fitting because he was a lion.

State Fair

We went to the Texas State Fair again this year, and just like last, it was nothing but a good time. We went with our friends Hugh and Caitlin and met up with some other friends from work. You can't go wrong with a petting zoo, pig races, ferris wheel and of course some deep fried food. I had a corn dog and funnel cake and Trent had a deep fried snickers. Delish. I guess it's allowed once a year, right?

Quarantined

Trent has had a lonely week this week after being quarantined to our room for the past 5 days. Aiden got sick last Thursday, I thought he had ear infections. I took him to the doctor and he tested positive for influenza A (most likely H1N1, but they didn't do another test). On Saturday Trent started coughing, had a fever, and looked pretty terrible. On Sunday, we tried to get him into Care Now to see a doctor. They called us and said it was a four hour wait, so we waited and went in at noon. After 2.5 hours there, numerous tests, chest x-rays, a shot and a breathing treatment we found out Trent had influenza and pneumonia. Of course the doctor said we needed to be very careful so Aiden didn't get sick on top of what he had...so that meant Trent was to be quarantined. He got lonely pretty fast. He told me how much he hated our room. I am just glad both my boys are feeling better and we can have him around again. It was hard not having any help with Aiden. I am glad he is feeling better and especially happy that I didn't get it!

Grandpa Wilson

Life is full of high's and low's. I have really experienced this in the last couple of weeks. Aiden and I left for Utah once again on the 19th of Sept for my Grandpa Wilson's funeral. I am so glad I was able to go and spend time with my family and say goodbye to my Grandpa. I really loved hearing about his life and seeing old pictures of him. He was such a humble man, he never wanted any sort of spotlight on himself, including at his own funeral. He actually said that, isn't that amazingly ironic?

I will miss my Grandpa so much. I have so many great memories of him. I will miss him teasing me, his great advice and always telling me, "How keen I am." He was so stubborn and smart and always emphasized getting an education. We always knew what he was thinking and he supported me in everything I did. Here are some great pictures of him.








After I got back on Wednesday, we had a pretty relaxing weekend. Our anniversary was on Friday, so we got a babysitter and went to the melting pot. Sooo delicious. It was so nice to not be in a hurry and to get to enjoy the experience. I can't believe it has been 3 years, it feels like we just got married. It was so fun to spend some quality alone time with Trent and remember why we actually got married. I love that guy.

We got some things done around the house on Sat, went and played at the park, and then I went to the relief society broadcast. Today we found out that Lori had a layover at DFW! I love it when that happens. So we took some lunch and hung out with her. Trent let me have a fantastic nap and then we went to our friend, Kaitlin's, birthday party. It was a great weekend. Here are some pictures of Aiden, after he fell asleep. He was so tired he rolled over when I was changing his diaper and stuck his butt up in the air.

Like father, like son

Aiden and his new favorite toy