Xmas Chaos, First steps and Resolutions.

Well, it's been a few months but here we are with another update on the Dillon Family.

Christmas was a lot of fun, but also a lot of stress as we had to coordinate traveling up to Michigan to see both sides of the family. This is not easy to do with two energetic boys! But in the end, it was fun for all. About two weeks before Christmas, Brayden told us that the thing he wanted more than anything else for Christmas was a "Transformers Helmet". He was referring to a toy helmet that looks like "Optimus Prime" the leader of the good transformers, that talks and changes your voice. Well we decided that we'd get it for him, but BOY was it hard to find. Since the transformers movie has been out of the theaters for so long now, the toys are not much in demand. We searched and searched and then we finally saw the helmet in a Toys R Us ad one Sunday morning. Well I called the store early in the morning and they told me they only had two left! I felt like a crazy person as I sped across town just to get my kid the one thing he wanted for Christmas, but the mission was successful and Brayden still loves his helmet.

Once we were up in Michigan, little Kyler did some pretty amazing things... most notably, he took his first steps! It was so much fun to watch him waddle across the room and the see the excited look on his face when he reached his goal! The only problem is, now he walks EVERYWHERE and tries to get into EVERYTHING. Including things that used to be out of his reach. So today, I went around the house and installed child safety locks on all the cabinets, and boy you should have seen the look of confusion on little Kyler's face the first time he went back to the Kitchen after the locks were on! It was priceless to see him try to open the cabinet and then look at me as if to say "Daddy, the door is broken!"

Brayden continues to amaze us with his ever growing intellect and powers of observation. He is also VERY protective of his little brother. So much so, that once when Kyler was crawling toward the stairway (mind you he was still about 12 feet away), Brayden sprinted across the room and tackled him so that he wouldn't hurt himself on the stairs. It was funny.

Sarah and I have made some new year's resolutions to live healthier so we both joined a gym. The biggest problem is that between work, getting the kids to daycare, keeping up with the chores at home and studying, we barely have time to go to the gym at all. Hopefully we find a way to get there regularly.

One last Braydenism for today. We asked him where he would like to go on vacation if he could go anywhere in the world. His response? "Grandpa Dillon's House!"