Labor Day and Birthday Two!

On Labor day my family went to Lagoon. Labor day this year also happened to be Ayden's birthday. I am not sure this is how he would want to spend his birthday he is still not a fan of riding rides without a parent)-but the rest of us had a great time! At one point when Ayden was crying his way through a ride on Bulgy the Whale, I yelled "Happy Birthday" to him-the rest of us had a good laugh! Poor guy!

The entire Carlisle clan-man we are getting big!
Sweet Taylor sportin' some sweet shades
Celeste got a little tired and needed a place to sit-snug fit-but it got the job done!
My brother Brandon and his darling family

Riding on the train-probably Ayden's favorite of the day

My cute boys on the Merry-Go-Round

Double Trouble

Ayden and his buddy Boston decided that it would be fun to play in the dirt. Well soon enough they were throwing it-problem being that they would bring their handful of dirt up behind their head and lose most of it before throwing it back into the flowerbed. Then is progressed to full-on throwing it at each other. Boys will be boys. Afterwards they needed a rest and layed on the porch steps. Little stinkers!

Vogue

Ayden has a new pose for pictures. I say "say cheese!" and this is what I get...

Goin', goin' back, back to Cali, Cali

Our family recently took a trip to California. We had a great time! It was so fun watching Ayden get excited about the different rides and characters. The first day I spent most of the time sick in bed at the hotel while Kipp took Ayden to Disneyland. But thanks to some great rest that day-I was able to feel much better throughout the week. We were going every second and would crash by about 9 every night-only to start again early the next day.

This is one of the first things that Ayden saw at California Adventure-and he was star struck! We are a big fan of Cars at our house! He almost didn't know what to do with himself. The Buzz Lightyear ride was also a big hit with Ayden. Because Kipp is a sucker-Ayden came home with Buzz jammies and a Buzz Lightyear action figure.
It sure was warm enough-and there are several great little splash areas for kids to stay cool.My cute niece Taylor-what a sweet heart! She is the most smiley, easy-going thing ever!Ayden left a little of himself in Disneyland (and I am afraid brought some home with him as well)The cute boys of the family. Ayden and his cousins. This was taken while all of the girls in the family were meeting fairies and princesses.If we ever want Ayden to come with us and he is being slow about it-all you have to do is say, "on your mark, get set, go!" He squats down and then takes off running the direction you want. People got a kick out of this. Sure did come in handy on this trip!Ayden also loved the Pixar parade.
We also visited Sea World. Ayden wasn't the biggest fan of the shows-but he enjoyed watching the sea lions and whales swimming. Check out his hand on his cousin Cael's back-maybe he might be a good big brother afterall!San Diego Zoo was another great stop on our trip.

Ayden watching a monkey exhibit. The monkeys were quite active. They were wrestling and making Ayden laugh. He stood there for a good 20 minutes-not wanting to move.


The rest of that day was spent at the beach. And yes-Ayden made major strides since Hawaii:

He actually played in the sand and seemed to enjoy it!My nephew Cael wasn't too sure about the sand-he preferred to be on the boogie board Kipp enjoyed some boogie boarding while we played in the sand.

My nephew Mason showing off his muscles

Cute Taylor-of course smilingAnd my cute niece Avery playing in the sand