just a little late

We went right straight back to Moab the weekend after Thanksgiving weekend so that Kenny could participate in a coyote hunting contest. FYI. My husband is an avid coyote hunter, during his free time and spare moments, he heads out to the desert to try and shoot (to kill) a coyote. Why? I just really couldn't tell ya. FYI. My coyote hunting, gun shooting, dead animal loving husband has never, not once in his twenty six years of life shot or killed a coyote. Even though he goes all the time. So, when he went this weekend to participate in the contest with his dad as his teammate, my prediction was that they as a team would kill two coyotes, and that his dad would kill both of them. They came back after hunting from 4:00 am until 5:30 pm with not a single dead coyote. Poor guys. I really felt bad for them, but it was a little funny. I love teasing my husband. He has weird hobbies.



While they were off having their fun, Aiden and I got to hang out with my parents all day and have fun. We started the day off at the dam by my parents house (oh it's not a dam for a lake, or a pond or anything, there's just a dam and then more dry dirt.) throwing rocks from the top of the dam into the nothingness that is below the dam.

Luckily Aiden did not inadvertently pick up the word dam.



And then we went to let Aiden drive the loader. It's been my dad's goal to get Aiden onto a running tractor and have him like it, and this was the first time it was a success.

After all that, we went to the park and played on the playground, then went to the bridge to play Pooh Sticks. Aiden loves Pooh. If it's got Pooh in the title, Aiden is all about it.

He dropped his stick off one side,

ran over to the other side,

and waited until he saw his stick come out on the other side.

After all that, Aiden took a much needed nap and after he woke up we went to the light parade.

This Search and Rescue helicopter was my very favorite.

The highlight of the evening was seeing Santa on the fire truck. Aiden has just recently caught on to who Santa is, and is totally on board. When he saw Santa he immediately stretched out his arms toward Santa and said "Santa, presents please! Santa, presents!"