Ensign Peak

When Mom gets cabin fever it means that the whole family gets to go on a hike. Or at least that is what happened to us today. I needed to get out of the house so we decided to go on the Ensign Peak hike. It is a wonderful hike that is not quite a mile, but it is very steep in places so it really gives you a workout. The boys did great. Aaron had to be carried most of the time. We had to keep telling Joseph to slow down, he just loved it.The boys on their way up the hill. This is the way Aaron got up the hill, on Dad's shoulders. He wasn't crazy about it at first but then he got used to the idea.

Joseph with the Great Salt Lake behind him. We could see where our house was from here.

Dad and Aaron at the Great Salt Lake viewing platform.

Aaron at the top of Ensign Peak. I tried to get Aaron to get a picture with Joseph, but he wasn't really in the picture taking mood. He was too interested in the dogs that were up there.

Joseph at the top of Ensign Peak.

At the top were some people that had some dogs that were extreemly friendly. Aaron was more interested in the dogs than anything else. Joseph was just loving them up. He kept telling them that they had funny ears because they stood up and were pointy.The family on top of Ensign Peak with the Salt Lake Valley as a backgroud.
One other note, Joseph saw the Temple down in the vally and told me that it looks really small, but it is still beautiful.

Happy Birthday Aaron!

The last two years have flown by and our little Aaron is now 2!
He had so much hair and just loved his first bath.
They have always been buddies.
All ready for Church

Look at thos chubbs!

He has always been such a happy kid. Just look at that smile. I also loved the shirt he is wearing. It says silent night, yeah right.
Such a cute smile.
My little rock star!
Celabrating his first birthday with his cousin Everett (who is 10 days younger than Aaron) at Grandpa and Grandma Michaelis' house in Montana.

Playing with a boat at Bear Lake. We love our summer trips here.

He has always loved to swing, but lately I think his playgroud favorite is the slide.

Pony rides at the State Fair. He loves animals, especally puppies.

This kid is always eating. He loves fruits and veggies.

Just look at that adorable face!

We had Tigger and Pooh bear for Halloween. This was his first time trick or treating.

We got to kidnap cousin Max for the weekend. Fun times.

He loves to play sports with his brother. This was the first time this year we had gotten out to play some baseball when Grandma and Grandpa Michaelis were here.

Our family tradition, a pancake in the shape of what age you are turning. Aaron was mad at me for singing to him. He just wanted to eat. Not sing or say cheese.

Cheese

Playing Piano

We have a great little townhome community. The boys both have several little friends that they love to play with. I took this shot(above) of Aaron and his friend MaKenzie this week. It reminded me of another picture(below) we had of Joseph and Anela at about the same age too.

Yes we are alive

Sorry it has been a while since we blogged last. It has been a bit busy. I have wanted to blog, just haven't had a ton of time to do it recently. I did post 6 posts today about what has been happening to our family. Please read and enjoy!

Hill Air Force Base and Legos

Stephen didn't have to work on President's day this year, but I did so he took the kids to Hill Air Force Base Museum. They found the modle of plane that Stephen's grandfather flew in during WWII. They also met some very nice veterans that were happy to tell them about the planes in the museum. Since I was not there that day I will have Stephen get on and explain more about the pictures, but until he does that so I thought you could enjoy the pictures. As you can tell it was raining that day and the boys were loving the umbrella.



Stephen broght home his old lego set the other night. Joseph loves playin Legos with his dad. It's one of his favorite things to do now

Random Pictures

Here are some random pictures from January and Febuary.

We had our cousin Max over for a night. The boys loved playing with their cousin. He loved playing with boys. (He has 4 sisters and his brother is only a month old)

We also enjoyed some corn on the cob. The boys loved eating their corn this way.
Aaron kept telling me to take his picture. This is what we got.
MMMMMM. Aaron loved corn on the cob so much that he kept chewing on the cob once the corn was gone. He got very upset when I took the cob away from him.

Christmas Morning

Here is how Santa lef our living room for the boys. The table cloth and blanket are hiding what Stephen and I got for each other. This way it is a suprise on Christmas morning.
The traditional picture on the stairs. Aaron looks like he hasn't woken up fully yet.
Aaron is like enough with this sittin on the stairs and getting our pictures taken I want to figure out what is going on down there.
The boys looking at the loot that Santa broght. Joseph loves his scooter.
Mommy showing the boys the Trouser Socks she got.
Both the boys got mugs with their names on them. They love using them for milk to dip their grahm crackers in!
We also got the boys coon skin caps. They love to wear them as they are rocking out on their electric guitars. Opening the huge box of cars that Grandma and Grandpa Michaelis got them.
The presents are opened and it looks like a hurricane hit our house. I love the after christmas devistation.

Christmas at the Bair's house

We had a Christmas Eve party with Stephen's family. Here are some of the cousins waiting for their gifts.
Miriam and Chris brought their new little baby Samuel. He was 1 week old. Aaron kept saying "baby" and trying to carry Samuel off. I guess he thought that Samuel was a baby doll that he could play with.
Joseph's favorite place to sit was on Desi's lap.
Aaron sure did love Samuel. Kept trying to give him hugs and kisses.
Joseph wanted to hold Samuel too. No, we are not getting them their own baby any time soon. They are just going to have to enjoy their cousin for right now.
Joseph was very excited to get the puzzel. He kept asking if he could open it and play with it now.
Aaron really got into opening the presents this year. He also loved what was inside.
Aaron had to help Joseph too. Joseph was not the biggest fan of the help. But they got some cute stuff from their Grandma and Grandpa Bair.