Disneyland

We went to Disneyland April 20th to celebrate Nate being home from his mission.  We had a lot of fun.   Friday we went to Disneyland all day and Saturday we went to the beach.  Some of the family went back to Disneyland that night but Braden, Kaden, and I went to bed instead.  Kaden wasn't so sure about the rides.  Any ride that was dark he didn't like.  He had a fun time being with his cousins, eating lots of food, and running around.  His all time favorite part of Disneyland was when a very nice couple let him come pet their dog.  

I didn't take any pictures at the  beach, but we had fun doing that too.  It was a little chilly so nobody really got in the water.  We couldn't keep Kaden's face out of the sand.  For some reason he just really wanted to eat the sand.  We would hold his hands so he couldn't get handfuls but then he would just put his face right in.  It was quite comical.

We didn't have a double stroller but our stroller worked just fine with Hope sitting on the front of Kaden's stroller.  I think Hope fell asleep first and then Kaden played with her hair until he fell asleep. 

Happy Birthday Kaden

Kaden turned one on April 18, 2012. I can't believe my baby boy is one.  Kaden has the cutest personality.  He makes me so happy every single day.  Every morning when he wakes up he snuggles with me for about 20 min.  Those 20 minutes of snuggling are the best 20 min of my day.  He will give me hugs and kisses whenever I ask for them.  He loves dogs, especially Harley and Shadow.  He barks like a dog anytime he sees a dog.  He loves reading books. Every morning when he is going to the bathroom on the potty I bring him a book to read and he gets so excited.  His favorite show to watch is the Backyardigains.  That show was a real lifesaver for the first 4 months of my pregnancy.  All I had to do was give him his drink and he would lounge back on the couch and watch the backyardigains until I couldn't handle listening to it anymore.  Kaden has always been so good and happy. I couldn't ask for a better child.  He brings so much joy to our lives.  

 

Welcome Home Elder Mitchell

Nate came home from his mission in Brazil on April 13, 2012.  We missed him the 2 years he was gone.  He came home to 3 new nephews(Hayden was only a month old when he left) and 2 pregnant sister-in-laws.   

The brothers reunited again

The Mitchell siblings

Family pictures.

Easter 2012

Easter this year was a little different.  I was sick and Kaden was up the whole night before.  We stayed at Braden's parents house the night before Easter so we could celebrate with them early in the morning before church.  Kaden slept in our room since we were at braden's parents house. He didn't feel very well so he was up all night crying. Therefore, Braden and I were up all night trying to keep Kaden from waking everybody up.  Non of us were very perky for Easter.  We did Easter with Braden's family then we went home to our house.  They boys slept all day and I threw up all day.  We went out to my parents house that night for an Easter dinner and egg hunt.  Kaden didn't get the concept of searching for eggs, but he had a fun time playing outside with the rest of the kids.

Papa and Grandma Great came down the beginning of March for Madix's blessing and Danny's baptism.  We sure do love when they come visit.


Grandma holding Brynlee and Kaden

Grandpa bought this tractor from an auction and he had it dropped off at my parent house so he could pick it up when they came down.  It wouldn't start when it got to my parents house, but all the boys in the family worked very diligently to get it working by the time my grandpa took it home.  Once they got it working all the guys took turns driving it down the street.

Happy Family

During February work for Braden was a little slow, so we got to spend some quality family time together.  Anytime Kaden is outside he is happy.  Kaden loves his dad so much.  Whenever Braden gets home Kaden always runs to him and gives him a big hug and kiss.  Our children are lucky to have Braden as their dad.