First Trip to the Dentist

Cael had his first visit to the dentist yesterday. He was such a good boy. He let the hygienist (Kami Avila) and the dentist (Dr. Platt) do a complete exam, including x-rays. He did all they asked and was well-behaved the whole time.

His mom was proud.

Mrs. Avila did a great job showing Cael all the tools and things she would use on him before she began the exam. Cael even got to move the "magic chair" up and down and back and forth.

Cael got to wear one of the blue exam gloves, a blue bib, and glasses to keep any debris out of his eyes.

I love how his legs are sprawled out, as he relaxes in the chair.

The only bad news about the day: He has two cavities that need to be filled, so dentist visit number two will be coming up soon.

Who is giving him all that sugar?

Santa!

"I want four fings: a Cootie dame and a Wii dame

and choclate and a candy cane."

Snow!

Cael enjoyed the snow in Flagstaff

with Grandma and Aunt Kirsti.

He even got Grandma with a snowball,

but I hear she got him back.

The Forgotten Carols

Uncle Lon and Aunt Jennifer bought us all tickets

to The Forgotten Carols as a Christmas gift.

We were able to attend with almost all of our family

(Uncle Stephen and Uncle Tyson and their

families weren't able to be there.)

It was a wonderful production, as usual,

and you enjoyed the singing and the jokes.

(You didn't understand them,

but you laughed along with the audience.)

We are so grateful to Uncle Lon and Aunt Jennifer

for giving us the opportunity to feel the Spirit

and make a family memory.

Little Moments that Touch My Heart

I went into the kitchen and found

this message on the side of the refrigerator.

"The children were nestled all snug in their beds..."

One night when Mom returned home

from a girls' night out, this is what she found.

Elder Davis

Cael's pal, Austin, is on

his mission in Portland, Oregon.

For Thanksgiving, we sent him

this turkey greeting...

...and Elder Davis sent

this letter in return.

We love Austin and are so proud

of him for serving the Lord

for two years.

We thank him for the example

he is to Cael

and for how much he loves him.

"Happy Fanksgiving!"

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving

in Holbrook at Aunt Kirsti's house.

The food was amazing, the company was great,

and Mom's Redskins beat the Cowgirls.

It was a great day.

Cael the photographer made an appearance

to document the day and those in attendance.

You took all these pictures

except the two you are in.

Great job, buddy!

Aunt Kirsti and Halle

Aunt Julie donning a pretty autumn scarf

Aunt Sarah finding more items to knit on Pinterest

Jalen flashing his pearly whites

Dad and Mom are all smiles for you.

This is my son Cael Paul, his great-grandpa Paul Ernest, and his dad Paul Ernest

Aw...Cael with Grandma

Aunt Kirsti signalling Game On!

Grandma signing I Love You

Great-grandpa thinks it is time to go home.

Go Redskins!

Playing at Home

Cael has quite the imagination,

and he uses it to entertain himself when we are at home.

I constantly discover him playing

in funny and interesting ways.

Three Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies and One Goofy Cael

For Family Home Evening,

we decorated sugar cookies to look like turkeys.

From left to right: Cael's, Mom's, and Dad's
(Dad said his different colored feather is his gray hair.)

After decorating our cookies,

Cael wanted to pose for pictures making silly faces.

"Charge!"

Ever since watching the Charlie Brown Halloween special this year, and reading it over and over on Mom's Kindle, Cael has been wanting to jump in a pile of leaves. He had to wait for awhile because the leaves didn't fall off our tree until later than usual this fall.

This past week, we went outside, Mom raked up a nice pile for jumping, and off he went. He yelled "Charge!" like Linus does, jumped into the leaves, and then, also quoting Linus, exclaimed, "Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker!" A couple of times, he even pretended to be licking a sucker prior to running and jumping into the leaves. What a ham he is!

My first wood-getting trip.

I watched Dad sharpen his see-saw.

I helped stack some wood in the back of Grandpa's truck.

I rode with Mom in the back of the truck while Dad looked for more dead Juniper to cut.

I watched Mom cut down a tree with her chain saw.

I helped Mom cut for a second, but I didn't like all the corn (Mom told me it was sawdust.) that flew into my face, so I went back to the safety of the pickup bed.



"But I want to stay 100 nights."

Staying warm

Matching suspenders with Great-grandpa

At Jalen's birthday party, helping him open his presents

For Cael's November weekend in Holbrook, he got to stay three nights due to the Veterans' Day holiday weekend. He loves it there so much that, when he returned home to his mom and dad, he told them he wanted to stay in Holbrook for 100 nights. We just can't compete with them.

Cael was so excited to see Jalen, who has been away at college. When we told him Jalen was coming home for his birthday, Cael's face lit up as he asked, "He is?"

The Tale of the First Lie

One November night,

Cael was eating a tortilla for dinner.

When his mom and dad asked him

if he finished eating it,

he said yes.

"You ate it all?" Mom questioned, to make sure.

"Yes!"

"Good job, buddy," congratulated his parents.

We thought he had downed it rather quickly,

but we had no reason to doubt him

when he told us he had eaten it all.

The following day, Mom walked by the table

and saw something near Cael's place mat.

She went to get the small piece of trash

to throw it away, but when she tried to pick

it up, a partial tortilla appeared from

beneath the innocent Mickey Mouse mat.

Mom could not believe her eyes.

Her trustworthy four-year-old son

had deceived them.

When Mom asked Cael,

"What is that?"

he proceeded to pick it up and eat the stale treat.

That's a Hancock for you.

A Handyween

 Cael was Handy Manny for Halloween this year,

and we were his tools,

Pat (the hammer)

and Felipe (the Phillips screwdriver).

We had a grand time dressing up

and attending the Halloween Costume parade

and trick-or-treating.

 

Nice eyebrows