Metolius in the Winter

My parents started staying in a cabin on the Metolius River every December to celebrate their anniverary, which is on the 14th of December. That also happens to be me and Andrew's dating annivesary (it has been 4 years now)!!! We met them out there last year when I was pregnant and again this year with Ayden. It was a lot of fun to have Ayden there. It started snowing while we were there, which was so beautiful and peaceful. What more could you want.......family, snow, warm fire, Metolius River, and AYDEN!!! It was really fun! I have a lot of pictures from this trip. These pictures are from my camera. My next post will be the nice photos from Andrew's camera. Playing with Grandma Sandy on the couch. Getting ready to go on a walk with Grandma Sandy. All bundled up and warm!!!Watching the snow fall! Drew being the awesome photographer that he is!!!
Grandpa Al and Ayden relaxing on the couch.
Cute boy and his moose!

Kisses for Dada!!

Cute nose!!!

The Camp Sherman store in the snow.
My family!!!

The soon to be husband and wife!

Peaceful moment with Dada!

Relaxing with mama by the fire!

I will post more from Drew's camera and some video clips from the cabin.

Love, Alyson

Ayden's 1st snowfall!!!

We are back and ready to go!!!! Sorry that it has been awhile since we have updated our blog. Between the holidays, winter storms, broken computers, work and school starting back up it's been hard finding time to sit down and do it. So I have a lot to update. We are going to start where we left off.

This is pictures from Ayden's first snowfall. Well....actually he saw snow when he was about a month old but he didn't really realize what it was. Now he is able to look at it, smell it, feel it, and play in it!!! He didn't actually do much playing in the snow. I didn't want him to get too cold.

This was the first snowfall in Bend this winter, Dec 13th. We got about 2 inches or so. Ayden was so curious about all the white stuff. These last two are pictures from the big storm that started Dec. 18th. These are pictures from the first day that is snowed, so there wasn't that much yet. We got a lot more snow. It lasted till the New Year! Ayden loved it. I think he has some snowboarding in his future!!!!

This video is from the first snowfall on Dec. 13th.

We hope we get a little bit more snow. It has actually been spring like weather lately. I actually had the doors open the other day while I was cleaning to let the warm air and sun in. Maybe just one more snowfall and then I think I am ready for the warm sunshine!!!

Sorry for the lack of posts

Hey everyone....
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. We have a broken computer and it just so happens that it is the one with all the pictures. We are trying to get all the pictures on the external hard drive and then on to our other computer. Bare with me....we are almost done. We have some great Christmas pics that we want to share with everyone. Check back in a day or two.

We miss and love everyone

Alyson, Drew, and Ayden

Winter Time

We have been keeping busy this winter! We were sick last week but now we are feeling better and getting in the holiday spirit. This is one of my favorite times of year and we are so lucky to now have Ayden to share this time of year with. Here are some random pictures we have taken so far this winter!!! I hope you enjoy! love, Alyson

Every winter Andrew hangs Christmas lights for people around Bend. Its a nice little side job. Well it's not quite little, he does a lot and it keeps us really busy. Andrew is showing Ayden how to screw in light bulbs!

Helping mom and dad put the lights on the Christmas tree.

If you look closely you can see his new front teeth!

Cute bear suit that keeps him SO warm in this freezing weather. Thanks Ali & Matt!!

Helping Dad fix the lights. Such a good helper!

Ayden's 1st Thanksgiving

We had a great and relaxing Thanksgiving here in Bend. My parents and sister came over for the weekend. It was so nice. We had great food and enjoyed each other. My sister moved back to Tualatin that weekend, so we were helping her pack as well. Holidays are just so much more fun now that Ayden is here. It's like we get to be a kid again!!! Enjoy the pictures from our Thanksgiving weekend. -AlysonMy dad, mom, and sister making apple crisp and hanging outAyden being cute and hanging out with Dad while he watchs football.Mommy and sonOur feast and Ayden patiently waiting for dinner!

YUM!!!!

Ayden tried mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce for the first time and LOVED it!

Grandpa Al and Ayden relaxing have a HUGE feast!
Uncle Evan and Cassie came over on Saturday to watch the Civil War game and hang out.

Trip to Utah, November 2008

Our trip to Utah was awesome. We were there for 6 days!! Usually when we go we are there for around three days, four max. This time, we decided that since we only see the fam in Utah once or twice a year, we were going to make our time count! It was so nice to be able to actually spend time with the family, vs racing around town making sure we get to see everyone, and everyone has relatively equal time. It is hard when the families live 20 minutes away from friends! Anyway, this time we were able to spend quality time with almost everyone. Better yet, Ayden was able to get used to all the new faces and feel comfortable around with the 50+ family members he had been introduced to over the week. Here are a few pix from the week in Utah. Combined, Aly and I shot about 4 gigs worth of pics and there are a lot of good ones, so I decided to post all the fam pics together and all the fun pics separately. Also, when I posted these I was choosing from tiny little thumbnails of pictures that all looked the same, so some of these pics might have eyes closed, or whatnot so... beware!!?!! Enjoy the first few shots, as there are many more to come!

Thanksgiving Dinner... Why do all the kids get to go first all the time?!?!

@ The kids table... They tried to make me sit there!

Brigham patiently waiting for the dinner bell!

The three cooks! Workin hard trying to feed around 50 peeps!

I love this shot!

Ayden all dressed up for church.

Ayden and his cousin Blake. They had a blast! Blake is 4 months older than Ayden.

Annalyse and Laura Lynn love babies! Especially my baby!

Clay trying to figure out what his birthday present was.

Uncle Clay and Nephew #1

Grandma Garber and boy!

Ayden in my Santa hat!

Thanksgiving Dinner. Most everyone is in this shot, minus two other tables.

After brig's event.

Brigham sang the National Anthem at a pep rally for high school students. This program is sponsored by Utah Governor and his wife, and identifies successful people in our society, and how the got to where they are now.

Uncle Pete and Ayden on the day of fam pics in the park. Ayden will have no fear of heights (or falling through the air)!! My favorite part about this shot is the shadow! SWEET!

This was taken by my bro pete at this really crazy place called Gilgal Garderns. I will post more shots from here later. I didn't post process any of these shots, so forgive the bad exposure!!

Goofin around killing time in SLC with Dan. This was taken at the top of the new SLC Library which has rooftop gardens. Again, more shots to follow. We randomly decided to take this hike, but it was well worth the view!

Ayden and Uncle Pete having fun.

All 5 bros in one spot at one time! First time in 2 years.

Close up of the Brothers

Playing with my Mom and Step Dads dogs in their backyard

Uncle Brigham playing with Nephew Ayden.

Dad's side of the fam, and their better halves!

Grandpa and Grandma Larkin having fun with Boy!

Pete and Ayden @ Gilgal

Pete and Ayden @ Gilgal 2

Uncle Dan and Ayden having a good time

Aunt Cassie and Ayden were having a serious conversation!

More pictures to come!