Christmas in Kansas and Grayson's 4th birthday

What a month we've had!!! We had our trip back to Kansas for Christmas and were able to see so many people. We left on the 23rd and didn't get back home until the 3rd, moving non stop the entire time. When we got home, Grayson was sick and then Kaitlyn got it a week later. They both eventually recovered but it was a long couple of weeks. Kaitlyn also has about 3 teeth trying to pop out so she has been a little grumpier then usual but still as cute as can be!! Finally, Grayson celebrated his 4th birthday party yesterday and what a day it was. It was originally supposed to be at a local gymnastic club but b/c it snowed all afternoon Saturday(was only 5-6 inches) , the gymnastic place "strongly urged" us to cancel his party. I was not going to let my little boy not have a birthday party so we moved it to Chuck E Cheese which is basically across the street from our house. Most of the kids attending live in the same area we do so it was no problem for them to come. In the end, Grayson really didn't care and it all worked out. Today is his actual birthday so when we got up, Daddy made him a big breakfast and then he opened all of his presents and had a fun day playing with his new toys. Below are pictures beginning with the plane ride all the way to this evening. Enjoy!!

Getting ready to take off from Baltimore airport.

Grandad and Grayson riding in the go cart before the big snow storm hit Kansas.

Kaitlyn opening her tea party set from Santa,

Grayson and Kaitlyn wrestling with Uncle Scott.

Cousin Alli reading to Noah and Grayson.

Grayson playing his Leapster from Santa.

Cousin Lindsey loving on Kaitlyn.

Cousin Jacob and Grayson playing with toys at Great Grandma and Grandpa Kasten's house.

Ice skating in Manhattan city park.

Grayson riding with Great Grandpa Kasten out on the farm.

Mommy was packing up a box of toys to ship back to Maryland and Kaitlyn jumped in the box!!

Kaitlyn with Uncle "Shark" and playing with the boys light saber...watch out!!

Dad and the kids hanging out on a Saturday morning at home. This was taken after they both felt better and life was some what back to normal!

Kaitlyn enjoying her first wagon wheel. YUMMY!!!

Daddy and Kaitlyn watching the snow. This was taken the Saturday of Grayson's birthday party.

Grayson and Tyler riding the roller coaster at Chuck E Cheese.

Daddy and Kaitlyn at Chuck E Cheese.

Grayson and his superhero birthday cake!

Grayson and his new guitar. He says he's rocking out on it.

I'm Bumblebee!!

Kaitlyn enjoying a nice ride in the laundry basket.

Here are some pics of our fun winter weekend here in Bel Air. We got around 19 inches of snow and Grayson absolutely loves the snow!! The kids also opened their Christmas gifts and below are some pics from that. What a fun weekend!!

Grayson outside while the snow was coming down!

We didn't have a sled so Daddy pulled him in the laundry basket.

Our Christmas tree before the presents were opened!

Grayson opening his present from Kaitlyn...a spiderman watch and wristband.

Kaitlyn and her new taggie dolly.

Super Why to the rescue!!!

Kaitlyn and her new drum.

Kaitlyn in her new outfit from Miss Deborah and Mr Fred.

Kaitlyn and her new flower garden.

Grayson and daddy playing with Grayson's new race track.

Getting ready for some fun in the snow!!

This is the front of our house...you can't really tell but it's pretty deep here. Our front yard has a small hill.

The snow was so deep Grayson had to crawl in it.

Kaitlyn getting ready to go outside in the snow.

Kaitlyns first time in the snow.

The neighbor let us borrow their sled. This is our front yard!

Merry Christmas!

Wanted to do a quick update before we left for our big trip back to Kansas next week. Tonight we went to see Santa at the mall and it was so much fun. The picture turned out so cute!! Unfortunately, I can't post it but we did take some snap shots before we left for the mall and they turned out pretty cute (see below). Merry Christmas to all and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season!

Kaitlyn is almost sitting up. She has to do it tripod style but she's starting to get the hang of it!

Kaitlyn and Grayson right before we left to see Santa!

I love this picture...I wonder how much longer they'll continue to play so nice together?

Grayson trying to catch snowflakes during the first snow of the season here in Maryland.

Kaitlyn bounced herself to sleep in the jumperoo.

Halloween!

For Halloween we took a road trip to Poquoson, VA (near Virginia Beach) to hang out with Brent and Sherrie for Sherrie's 30th birthday. We had a great time even though Grayson ended up with a fever most of the weekend.

Grayson is sitting in a wheel barrow waiting for Brent to come and push him some more.

Look how sweet I am!!

Spiderman and the Ladybug

Grayson wanted to ride his Spiderman scooter while we trick or treated.

Sherrie taking Ben (the dragon) and Grayson trick or treating at someones house.

Kaitlyn passed out after an exciting evening!!

Grayson and Kaitlyn in their new pajamas from Grammie and Grandpa.

Pumpkin Patch and Carving Pumpkins

Yesterday we headed to the pumpkin patch for some family fun. We rode a little train, did a kiddie maze, played on the playground, and picked out pumpkins. The below pictures are in the opposite order of the how the events happened (sorry, I uploaded them wrong).

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

Kaitlyn says this pumpkin tastes good!!!

Say cheese!!!

Grayson picked out a dragon for daddy to carve.

Grayson wasn't really excited about carving the pumpkins and getting his hands messy.

Kaitlyn loves rolling over on her belly and this time she took the blanket with her.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm....carrots!!

Kaitlyn rolling around on the floor. She found her feet and loves to grab them.

After sunday school, church, lunch and then the pumpkin patch, Grayson passed out on the couch when we got home. He was so tired, he kind of fell of the couch and didn't wake up!

Grayson picking out the perfect pumpkin!

Kaitlyn waiting in line with daddy. She fell asleep shortly after this was taken.

Children's maze

Getting ready for the train ride

Riding the tractors

A friend of ours in Bel Air is trying to start a photography business and asked if she could take pictures of our family for free so she can start her portfolio. Well I wasn't going to say no to free pictures!! They are wonderful pictures and we couldn't have been at a more beautiful place or picked a more beautiful fall day. Below are a few of the shots that she got. Enjoy!!