Year in Review

So, I only sent a few Christmas cards out this year, and I didn't include a letter about our eventful year. SO, here is the Aitchison Family Year in Review!!!

We have had an interesting year. February was a BIG month for us. We bought a townhome on Feb 15th, found out we were expecting our 3rd child on the 20th and also found out that Silas has Rheumatoid Arthritis.

At week 9 of my pregnancy, I started bleeding and was on bedrest. It was a very scary time, but we made it though without any permanent damage.

In June we found out that we were having a baby boy. We wanted to name him after my dad (his middle name is James) and we love the name Grant, which is a Scottish name from Silas's geneaology. So we ended up with Grant James.

July we had our annual Rowley Reunion which is always a blast, although being prego and camping don't mix too well for me.

August 9th- Ryan turns 2! He is a very funny boy.
August also took us to Provo for a Hoyle family reunion. It was so nice to see members of our family that we don't get to see too much. A few weeks later, Silas started another semester of school. Around this time, Silas's RA medication started to work, giving him some needed pain relief which is such a blessing.

With the new home we also have a new ward. We miss our old ward, but have been enjoying the Cobble Creek Ward a lot. We are in charge of the Activities Committee and I teach Relief Society, which I love!!!

October 25th- Grant James Aitchison was born. We love him! Silas's mom, Joleen, was out for 3 weeks which was awesome.

November 20th- Cleod turned 4! Our little guy is getting to be a big boy. November also brought some final decisions on what Silas is doing in school, so we know for sure that he has 3 semesters left. There is an end in sight.

December 12th was our 5th anniversary...we took the family to DQ. Woot. We are enjoying Christmas at my mom and dad's.

Overall, it has been a great year where we have really grown as a couple and a family...BUT...I am looking forward to a new year with some new goals. Silas has a great job at State Bank of Southern Utah and I coordinate the day care at a local gym which I really enjoy. We are really blessed!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Anniversary, Silas!

It's been 5 years since Silas and I were married and I'm pretty happy with the decision I made to marry Silas. He works so hard for us and then comes home and really tries to spend quality time with the boys and with me. This year has been tough for him but he's become so much stronger because of it. I don't even know what to write because words really can't tell how I feel about him and especially the joy I have felt recently as I am lucky enough to be his wife. I love you, Silas!

I love my boys!

I just realized that I never posted anything about Cleod's birthday. It was Nov. 20th and we had a little party for him which was fun. He's such a sweet boy and so smart. This is Cleod with his birthday bike...


Ryan is a funny boy. He loves hats and gloves right now. He makes us smile!


Grant is an angel. I love that he is starting to smile.

And here's one of all of us, well minus Silas. I love him, too! He's been SO busy this semester and is all done this week (for the semester). GOOD JOB, DADDY!!

5 Buck Pizza

One of our favorite pizza places burnt down last night or early this morning. My family knows one of the owners too, Chris Dunning. He was in our ward in Vegas when I was young. Here are some photos...

This is the back side. 5 Buck and the Bike Route were destroyed.

Here's the front. The backhoe is IN the store, or where the store used to be.

Pastry Pub is right next to the Bike Route and it was damaged too. We really hope they have some good insurance.

HAPPIER NOTE:

Grant smiling at him mommy!

We love Grandmas!!

So it's been almost a week since the Grandmas left. It has been weird adjusting to just us especially since Gma Aitchison was here for 3 weeks. I just wanted to let Gma Aitchison and Gma Rowley know that we love them and miss them!!

Silas's blog

So, Silas hates that I started a blog on blogspot because he has spent a lot of time making our family website from scratch. Anyway, today he made his own blog on the website which he has named The Home Schooler Chronicles. He's pretty funny.

Sunday best

Sunday was Grant's first time going to church. Yes, I took him to church. Cleod's primary program is next week and he is so excited about it so I wanted him to be at church. Anyway, here are my 3 cuties in their Sunday attire. (Grant's pretty much the best baby...knock on wood. He wakes up twice at night to eat and then goes right back to sleep and he eats every 4 hours during the day so I don't feel like I am constantly nursing. He's an angel basically.)

Grant

Ryan

Cleod

Outings

So, yesterday we went out for the first time with Grant. Yes he was only 2 days old, but if you've ever eaten at Pastry Pub in Cedar City you might understand. Grant slept the whole time and although Ryan had a minor meltdown, it was a successful outing.

Today on the other hand we had a very unsuccessful outing. First we went to Silas's work to show him off. That was fine. Then we went to Wal-Mart. It was a quick trip because I want a new carseat, but even though we weren't there long it was ridiculous. Luckily Silas's mom was with me, but all three boys were sad or naughty. Cleod didn't listen to anything, Ryan was crying over broccoli (screaming actually) and Grant cried the whole time we were in line to checkout. SO I am not taking them all out to a store for a very long time!

The boys are doing really well with Grant himself but having some breakdowns because of the changes and all the people that are coming and going. They have had too many adults telling them 'no' for the last few days. I am hoping the next few days we will be able to relax a little more and they won't feel so pushed around.

Check out more pictures of Grant on our website: www.thehomebodys.com.

Grant James Aitchison

At 2:30pm we welcomed Grant James Aitchison into our family.
He weighed in at 8lbs 2oz. and is 20 1/2 inches long.

Enjoy the pictures, cause he's beautiful.

Pumpkin Patch

We just found out that there is a pumpkin patch in Paragonah, about 20 miles from Cedar so we took a road trip. The boys had fun picking their very own little ones.

My preppy boys...

I finally got out the boys' warm clothes and realized that I had some matching shirts. (Cleod's looks too small even though it's a 5T and he's not even 4.) The are pretty much the cutest ever.
Ryan is saying cheese with crackers in his mouth, by the way.

I'm offically a blogger...

So, Silas and I have had our own website for a while, but it was a little complicated for me to post stuff. I thought we'd give blogspot a try. I love to look at other people's blogs and wanted an easier way for others to look at what's new in our family.

We are 3 1/2 weeks from having our 3rd boy, which I am very anxious about. I wanted him to come early, but now I want him to wait at least until the 23rd (which is 5 days before my due date) because Silas's mom, Joleen, is flying out to be here and it would be really crumby if she missed it now.


This is from a few weeks ago. My mom and my sister, Deni came to see us for a couple of days. Cleod, my 3 year old is holding Deni's baby Landon and I have my 2 year old Ryan.