So, we have been big-time slackers. I don't know if there is anyone who actually cares, but for the one or two that do... I will try from now on to keep up with life.

I'm not going to waste my time or yours with trying to catch up on the last 3 months. Mostly because the thought makes my head explode. And no one wants that. That having been said, I will attempt an overview.

November: Thanksgiving in Provo with a side trip to Idaho to visit Grandma and Grandpa Archibald. While in Idaho we were rear ended by a semi. No injuries, no damages, not even a scratch. We love our Saturn. Oh, and John got a job!! We are so blessed to be one of the lucky ones to have employment during these tough times.

December: Aiden and I went to Fresno for 3 weeks for the Christmas vacation. John came for 2 of those weeks. We had a blast. We did a ton. If you'd like to know all the details, my sister, Staci gave a great overview in her blog. We have a link to her family's blog on ours. However, one side trip we did from there was to Gilroy. We met up with our friends the Sagers and had dinner with them. We really missed them since they moved to California, so it was really good to catch up. And, it was weird to be punched in the nose by the overpowering, eye-watering smell of garlic while passing in and out of Gilroy.

January: Came back from Fresno. Not much to report yet. Aiden is talking more (says mom, dad, yeah). He still dances a ton and makes incredibly cute faces. Basically he's a ham. Videos and pictures to come, of course.

Aiden was a leopard for Halloween (not a cheetah—we checked). He was a cute little thing, if you ask me. Trick-or-treating was not in the cards for him this year because he was asleep by 7, but probably next year! We did, however go to our ward "trunk-or-treat" (minus the trunk, due to weather) and got enough candy to appease Mom and Dad.

John and I went as people who got attacked by a leopard whilst on a safari.

Wasps. They are now my enemies. Why? At approx. 1800 hrs one viciously attacked my poor little boy while he was looking out one of the kitchen windows at the snow. Luckily Aiden is not allergic to wasp stings (it turns out). As for that infamous wasp--he got his. A warning to all you wasps out there (and bees for that matter): Watch your back. As far as I'm concerned, you are now public enemy #1.

I've always loved the first snow of the season, when the trees are all perfectly flocked and it's so quiet and serene outside. We decided to take Aiden outside to play in it. He even made his first snow angel (with a little help from daddy). I know every mother thinks this, but my baby really is the cutest baby! :)

Just after Aiden turned 1, we decided he was finally in need of a haircut. He was starting to grow some kind of mullet or rat-tail. As cool as that is, we didn't have any flannel onesies with the sleeves cut off.

Before:


After: (and without any tears!)

Last Friday we took Aiden to a enormous pumkin patch that's not too far from us. Aiden had a blast! He got to wander through the pumpkins, see some cute baby animals, and play in all the hay! Man that kid loved the hay! Grandma and Grandpa Archibald picked out some great pumpkins that we'll soon carve--so that'll be fun. I think this will definitely be a family tradition for years to come.





this is Aiden throwing a fit when we took him away from the fun. Bad parents.

Well I took the LSAT today and I have to say I think I did pretty well but I'll find out for sure in a couple of weeks. Best case scenario, I scored perfect and have law schools clamoring over me to give me full-ride scholarships. Worst case scenario, I didn't get a single answer right and I'm forced to wash car windows at intersections for spare change. I'm betting it's somewhere in between.